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?”

my ribcage, but I don’t know why. Could it be because Jake has

hesitant about whether or not I should

mouth.

out my own chair.

question, he doesn’t show it. I’m glad

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He hasn’t said the exact words,

it that way. That’s the reason I wanted to ask you out and why I was planning on getting there.”

irritated by his use of

now?”

the answer to that question, and please don’t insult my intelligence by

first, I stare at him, then I notice the slight of the corner

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

more water, then adds, “Also, aside from

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plan that your amazing mind can conjure. You’re also exactly my type appearance- wise. I think you’re gorgeous.”

believe. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not ugly, by no means. I have some self-confidence, but I know what sort of women your

date.”

people?” He blinks

“Jocks.”

his face, but I can see a curious light in his big, blue

women do

models or influencers,” I shrug. Those girls that 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 some shit.

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

don’t.”

hold a grudge toward

who you NHL people. date…” I’m half teasing right now. I don’t hold a grudge against influencers. A friend of mine actually used

Jake sounds amused. “I might need

I laugh. “Wife-hunting…”

winks at me. “Yeah, so chop-chop,

this. Tell me about the woman

like to

let’s see… the women your kind is interested in never have a bad

the toilet. They are tall,

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

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

here for the

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

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looks genuinely confused for a moment.

I admit. “Like, I’m not super

a group of taller women, I

and towered

class back in the day. But one

me. I felt pretty

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themselves

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