The CEO Gets What He Wants

Chapter 473

Xavier sent his employer back to the mansion before leaving.

Once Cayden returned home, he heard Avery's voice. “Let me go! I want to leave this place!”

“Ms. Rumpley, Mr. Cayden has told us not to let you leave unless we have his permission,” came the housekeeper's voice.

Cayden quickened his pace.

It was then he saw Avery, who was clad in thin clothing standing by the entrance of the living room as she confronted two housekeepers.

Cayden's heart ached when he saw how adamant she was about leaving.

“Avery,” he called out to her.

Upon turning around, Avery realized it was Cayden. Tears sprang to her eyes and nearly rolled down her cheeks.

Instantly, she turned away from him to stop looking at him.

She knew that things would not work between the two of them, but her heart still lurched when she saw him return. Nevertheless, she did everything she could to remind herself that she must not turn back.

Cayden's sharp gaze landed on Avery's stiff back.

His sigh was almost inaudible.

Even though Avery was not looking at him, she still felt nervous.

His long gaze was burning a hole in her back, and she could almost sense his wrath.

Avery lowered her head bitterly. Yes, he's the one who should be the angriest at me.

A beat later, Cayden walked over to her and pull her petite body into his arms.

When he glanced at the cold food at the side, his gaze turned sharp. “Has she not had her lunch today?”

“Mr. Moore,” Leah, one of the housekeepers, started, not daring to look into his fierce gaze. In a quiet tone, she continued, “Mrs. Moore said that she wasn't hungry today.”

Cayden's tone took on a berating quality. “What are you people doing?”

The two housekeepers clamped their mouths shut, too frightened by his stern tone to even take a breath.

Even though Avery was the one who did not want to have lunch, they did not dare to say anything to Cayden.

After taking a glance at the displeased Cayden, the other housekeeper, Lorraine, immediately apologized, “Sorry, Mr. Cayden, this is our fault.”

Even though they were aggrieved by the situation, they did not utter a word of protest at Cayden's wrath.

They were housekeepers handpicked by Xavier under Cayden's order after the fire incident. Besides, they had gone through years of training and were far more graceful and capable than ordinary housekeepers.

However, Avery was not happy that the housekeepers were getting chided because of her, so she said, “Cayden, this has nothing to do with them. This is my fault. I didn't want to have lunch, so don't put them in a tight spot because of that.”

Cayden's grave expression relaxed a little before he reached out to pinch her earlobe. “You're not a kid anymore. Why are you still acting like one? Even if you don't want to eat, you should do that for the baby in you. He'll be upset with you if you starve him.”

“That has nothing to do with you!” Avery could not stand Cayden's intimate acts. Her determined stance was wavering when his gentle words traveled into her ears.

She turned away, not wanting to look at his attractive face.

At that, a smile curled on Cayden's lips. He gently slid his hand across her stomach as he said, “You're my wife, and the baby in you is mine. This baby is the proof of our love, so how can you say that this has nothing to do with me, hm?”

Reading the room, the two housekeepers quickly made themselves scarce. “Mr. Cayden, we'll bring the dishes into the kitchen to reheat them.”

With that said, they took a tray and put the dishes on it before leaving the room to make space for the two people.

In no time, only Avery and Cayden were the only ones left in the spacious area.

Feeling awkward, Avery turned to leave as well, but Cayden pulled her over to make her sit on his lap. “Where are you going?”

“I want to go back,” Avery quietly said.

She kept her hands against his chest to stop him from getting any closer to him.

However, he tightened his grip around her waist as a tinge of tension seeped into his hoarse voice, “Go back? Back where?”
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