A CEO's Revenge Marriage Accidentally in Love

Chapter 48

Chapter 48

Jake

I’m not a very talkative person… or well. I talk easily to those close to me, and then I act reserved toward newcomers. I’ve always been like this, even from a young age. This made it hard for me to make friends as a kid,

but I was never bothered by that.

Winnie, my childhood friend and old

neighbor, made me feel seen throughout my

childhood.

Instead of ignoring me like everyone else

did, Winnie included me in everything. We were partners in crime, and I fell for her because she always smiled and made my day

better.

This is why Winnie has been on my brain for the past twenty-two years. People claim kids can’t fall in love and don’t know what those

emotions are, but trust me when I say that

I’ve loved Winnie for years. She has always been the one, but I’m starting to believe she doesn’t deserve me.

In the end, I never mattered as much to her

as she did to me…

I try to push that feeling aside and focus on the tacos I’m making. I chop some

vegetables and put some meat on the stove.

Winnie is sitting by the table, glancing at me whenever she thinks I’m not noticing it. Now that I’ve voiced my thoughts to her, she suddenly sees me, but karma is a bitch

because I wasn’t born yesterday. It will take

miracle for me to regain my interest in

Vell…

ou don’t get over someone you’ve liked for ears in a day, but I’m certainly chillier

ward her now. I asked Winnie to do

rands with me because I was too chicken

it to ask her out on a date. And what does

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she do? Break my freaking heart.

I’m still hurting….

However, she bought me the cookies we used to steal from the cupboard as kids, so my heart isn’t entirely frozen over. I’m also a nice guy, so it’s not like I won’t be her

friend.

“Jake?” Winnie asks in a low voice.

I don’t look at her from where I’m standing by the counter. My sole focus is on the cucumbers that I’m chopping for our tacos. ” Mhm?”

“I’m an asshole.”

smile. Almost.

is now getting up from her seat. “I want to make it

a klutz and would

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fingers.

want to help

I don’t want another

visit

fighting it!

stone when Winnie determinedly

to stand beside me. She is much shorter than me, head

and my heart flutters

It’s frustrating.

itching to touch Winnie, but I can’t. I shouldn’t. I try to turn the other way, but I’m drawn in by

  1. Have there ever been a more tortured

man?

to stay mad at someone who makes your heart sing oudly in your chest. Simply looking at her nakes me start

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and I sigh

doesn’t put up her hair, the chances of her cutting herself are scarily

you have a scrunchie around your arm or something?”

My heart clenches, but I ignore that feeling. “But I don’t need one. Just tell me what you need help

and I open a drawer to take out a rubber band. “First off, you need to

She blinks up at

this once. “It’s what

behind Winnie and mash

pick her up. I’m mad at

made it

life.”

not that

when you ran into a pole in

high school because you

showing around the

of her ears turns red, and she

a

shit happens…’

I smile at the

emergency.”

are

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things?!”

and Winnie turns tense when

blonde hair in my

like fruity shampoo, and I have to fight every instinct telling me to hug the shit out of her. I’m not a cuddler, but

whenever I’m

distract myself by talking. “I just do… I also remember how you slipped and fell on

think anyone saw me!

the whole spectacle. Kinda wish I had filmed the entire thing. It was funny.”

where else she can blush. Just inhaling the

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have to look away

I find more things to admire about her appearance, which is not good.

not count the freckles on

me a shy smile. “I’ve never

that for me before.”

mutter and nod

“You can cut up the

in a bowl.”

“Yes, sir!”

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