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?”

why. Could it be because Jake has always been approachable? The funny thing is that

whether or not I should open

mouth.

out my own chair. “Why do you

my blunt question, he doesn’t

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exact words, yet we both

to keep it that way. That’s

his use of past tense. “Does it mean you’re over

now?”

to that question, and please don’t insult

notice the slight of the corner

in my seat. “Yeah, yeah… you don’t get over a person within a

“Also, aside from liking to

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

is hilarious. “That is rather hard to 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 people

date.”

He blinks

“Jocks.”

he is trying not to let it show on his face, but I can see

women

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

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

don’t.”

you hold a grudge toward those

right now. I

sounds amused. “I might need them for wife -hunting in the future.”

I laugh. “Wife-hunting…”

“Yeah, so chop-chop,

Tell me

like to

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

nor use the toilet. They are tall, with shiny hair, and look

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yourself if it’s a filter or if they were just born

have to bend my neck,” Jake says, grinning, and I just know

here for the

is a challenge. “Then perhaps you should find yourself a tall woman and not bother with me. The Lord knows my short legs won’t grow any

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

I admit. “Like, I’m

when I’m around a group of taller women, I feel more childish than

height early and towered over every kid

back in the day. But

me. I felt pretty

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to compare themselves to me.”

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