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?”

ribcage, but I don’t know why. Could it be because Jake has always been approachable? The funny thing is that I preferred him to be

I’m uncomfortable and hesitant about whether or not I

mouth.

my own chair. “Why do you

question, he doesn’t

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exact words,

crime, and… I wanted to keep it that way. That’s the reason I wanted to ask you out and why I was

pout, a bit irritated by his use of past tense. “Does

now?”

question, and please don’t insult my intelligence by

notice the slight of the corner of his lip and realize

you don’t get over a person within a day and all

drinks more water, then adds, “Also, aside

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amazing mind can

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

date.”

people?” He blinks in confusion.

“Jocks.”

can see a curious light in his big, blue eyes. He also

women do my people

wake up looking perfect with a bun on the top of their head and some hair spilling out of it… also, if they fill like it, they might hashtag it with something pretty, like ‘morningroutine’ or

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

don’t.”

“Do you hold a grudge toward those

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

me more so I can take notes,” Jake sounds amused. “I might need them

I laugh. “Wife-hunting…”

winks at me. “Yeah, so chop-chop, I

Tell me about the woman

to date.”

kind is interested in never have a bad hair

do they ever fart nor use the toilet. They are tall,

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that you ask yourself if it’s a filter or if they

actually. I don’t have to bend my neck,” Jake says, grinning, and I just know he is trying to get under my

here for the

yeah?” My voice is a challenge. “Then perhaps you should find yourself a tall woman and not bother with me. The Lord

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

I admit. “Like,

I’m around a group of taller women, I feel more childish than them, you know? I reached

height early and towered over

class back in the day.

I felt pretty humiliated

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compare themselves to me.”

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