A CEO's Revenge Marriage Accidentally in Love

Chapter 49

Chapter 49

Winnie

Ritva’s kitchen is spotless. The floor is immaculate. Every little nook and cranny has been polished and cleaned. The handles of every cabinet are neat, and I feel so freaking proud of myself.

“Good job, Winnie!” I tell myself as I wipe

my forehead on the back of my hand,

smiling at the sparkling kitchen.

I’m so amazed by my work that I don’t

notice Jake until my back crashes into his wet form.

“Oh, sorry!”

“No problem,” his hands are on my shoulders, and he moves me aside to walk over to the tap.

I follow him with my eyes, gaping at the

view. He is only wearing a towel around his waist, and woah. Did he always look like

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I stare at the corded muscles on his back, a bit taken aback. I don’t get to admire him too much, though. He quickly turns around with a glass of water brought to his lips. “I expected you to be long gone.”

“Oh,” I straighten myself, smiling

awkwardly. “I found more and more areas to clean, but I’m done now.”

“It looks very clean in here.”

“Thank you.

He gives me a sly, calculating look. “Did you take more time cleaning just so you could lag behind?”

I miraculously manage to keep my smile. It’s easy to get distracted by Jake’s half-

nakedness, the seductive note in his sly

voice, and how he looks at me as if he wants O LOOK AT him.

Maybe? I was hoping we could talk.”

Without showing any emotion, Jake keeps

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staring into my eyes with an intensity that has me questioning whether he is pissed off or if he always looks so intimidating. Like, we have known each other for years, but I’m only now starting to REALLY pay attention

to him.

“Sure, I have time,” he walks over to the fridge, grabs a beer, and then heads over to sit by the table. I watch him pop it open, but he doesn’t even glance at me. Instead, his voice goes chillier. “Well? Start talking. What are you waiting for?”

Jake has always been approachable? The funny thing

about whether or not I should

mouth.

my own chair. “Why do you like

surprised by my blunt question, he

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exact words, yet

always had each other’s backs. You’ve always been my partner in crime, and… I wanted to keep it that way. That’s the reason

a bit irritated by his use of

now?”

that question, and please don’t

then I notice the slight of the corner of

seat. “Yeah, yeah… you don’t get over a person within a day and all

drinks more water, then adds, “Also, aside from

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me in every ridiculous plan that your amazing mind can conjure. You’re also exactly my type

This is hilarious. “That is rather hard to believe. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not ugly, by no means. I have some

date.”

people?” He blinks in confusion.

“Jocks.”

it show on his face, but I can see

sort of women do

and some hair spilling out of it… also, if they fill like it, they might hashtag it

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own skin routine and their own branded bottles, which they claim they religiously use every morning in their

don’t.”

a

at all… it’s just who you NHL people. date…” I’m half teasing right now. I don’t hold a

sounds amused. “I might need them for wife

I laugh. “Wife-hunting…”

me. “Yeah, so chop-chop, I need

this. Tell me about

to

women your kind is interested in never

fart nor use the toilet. They

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that you ask yourself if it’s a filter

my neck,” Jake says, grinning, and I just know he is

for the

woman and not bother with me. The Lord knows my short legs

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words make Jake frown, and he looks genuinely confused for a moment.

“Like, I’m

So, when I’m around a group of taller women, I feel

and towered

in the day.

grew past me. I felt pretty humiliated when all

Chester

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compare themselves to

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