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?”

be because Jake has always been approachable? The funny thing

I’m uncomfortable and hesitant about whether or not I

mouth.

out my own chair. “Why do you

Jake is surprised by my blunt question, he doesn’t show it. I’m glad

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words, yet we

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

bit irritated by his use of past tense. “Does it

now?”

already know the answer to that question, and please

stare at him, then I notice the slight of the corner of his lip and realize

over a person within a

then adds, “Also, aside from

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your amazing mind can conjure. You’re

hard to believe. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not ugly, by no means. I have some self-confidence, but

date.”

people?” He blinks in

“Jocks.”

can see a curious light in

sort of women do my people

of their head and some hair spilling out of it… also, if they fill like it, they

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

don’t.”

snorts. “Do you hold a grudge toward those girls?”

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

take notes,” Jake sounds amused. “I

I laugh. “Wife-hunting…”

me. “Yeah, so

me about

like to

your kind is interested in never have

they ever fart nor use the toilet. They are

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a filter or if they were just born that way.”

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

for the war, though.

perhaps you should find yourself a tall woman and not bother with me. The Lord knows my short legs won’t

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looks genuinely confused for a

I admit. “Like,

but I’m not tall either. So, when I’m around a group of taller women, I feel more childish than them, you know?

towered

class back in the day. But one

everyone just grew past me. I felt pretty

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compare themselves to me.”

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