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?”

pounds against my 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 nice. Now

about whether or

mouth.

my own chair. “Why do you

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

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He hasn’t said the exact words, yet we both know

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

his use of past tense. “Does it

now?”

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

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

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

then adds, “Also, aside

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every ridiculous plan that your amazing mind can conjure. You’re also exactly

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

date.”

blinks in

“Jocks.”

show on his face, but I can see

sort of women do my

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

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your people date also have their own skin routine and their own branded bottles, which they claim they religiously use

don’t.”

hold a grudge toward those girls?”

NHL people. date…” I’m half teasing right now. I

Jake sounds amused. “I might need them for

I laugh. “Wife-hunting…”

“Yeah, so chop-chop, I

this. Tell me about the woman

to date.”

the women your kind is interested

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

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it’s a filter or if they were

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

all here for

challenge. “Then perhaps you should find yourself a tall woman and

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make Jake frown, and he looks genuinely confused for a moment. “Are you unhappy with your

I admit. “Like, I’m not super

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

and towered over

back in the day.

I felt pretty humiliated when all

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themselves

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