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026: CORPORATE ESPIONAGE
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A Scandalous Marriage Deal With Mr Manchester 028: LET’S BE EXCLUSIVE
~~Selene~~I freeze, the bottle halfway to my lips as Rain’s word hangs in the air. A bitter laugh rips past my throat. Downing the contents of the bottle, I toss it into a trash can and head for the door. “I’ll pretend you never said that.”“No, you won’t,” he drawls. A vein ticks in his jaw. His hands clenched at his sides, like he’s barely holding himself back. “Call your best friend and tell her that you’ve changed your mind. You’re not leaving this house to see another man.”“Whatever I do is none of your business, Rain. The contract was clear from the beginning. We both agreed on this.”“Well, I have changed my mind.”“You can’t just change your mind at will. This is a partnership. I have a right to make decisions too.”“And what decision is that?” He takes slow steps towards me, caging me against the kitchen wall. The scent of his sweat mixed with his cologne makes my mind foggy. The gym session was enough trouble for one day. I can’t handle more temptation from him. “Are you
A Scandalous Marriage Deal With Mr Manchester 027: SELF DEFENCE LESSON
~~Selene~~I’m hunched over my laptop in the quiet of my wing, scrolling through the latest reports from Vaughn beauty, when a soft knock on the door resounds in the room. A maid walks in, hands joined courteously in front of her, with her head bowed.“Mr Manchester requests your presence, Miss Selene."My forehead knots into a frown. Why does he want to see me?The estate’s gym is a sleek, modern space with a glass wall and heavy equipment. I linger in the doorway, taking in the sight before me. Rain is shirtless, pounding a punching bag with brutal force. He releases an angry grunt, his hits on the bag intensifying. He’s mad. Did something happen at the company today? Is he like this because the Helios Merger fell through?He’s clad in a black tank top and shorts that stop a few inches above his knee, exposing way too much glistening skin than is required. His body ripples with every strike, broad shoulders and defined biceps glistening with sweat.I should look away. I know I shoul
A Scandalous Marriage Deal With Mr Manchester 026: CORPORATE ESPIONAGE
~~Rain~~Two days later, I walked into the Manchester headquarters for an emergency executive meeting. It had been arranged without my consent, and I was only given a last minute invitation. Tony trails behind me, rambling in a panic.“You don’t look great, Mr Manchester. Should I book a visit to the hospital?”“No.”I am simply reacting to a minor infection. The injury from the wedding banquet has grown a little bigger, but it’s nothing that painkillers can’t handle. I had the glass shard removed already.We step into the elevator. I take my mind from the different questions in my mind about the reason for the emergency meeting. “Have you found out who is behind the incident at my wedding banquet?"“Yes. The police caught the man who tampered with the chandelier this morning. He was trying to flee the country.”I nod. “I’ll drop by the station later.”We reach the conference floor sooner than expected. In the room, David is seated at the head of the table with the other executives o
A Scandalous Marriage Deal With Mr Manchester 025: REJECT THE MERGER
~~Selene~~“I know you had a long day yesterday and deserve some rest, Selene, but this breakfast is a long standing tradition of the Manchester family,” Roman hums the next morning. Rain and I are in his villa, seated around the table with Ava and David. After what happened at the banquet yesterday, I expected him to be awkward around me, but he seems incredibly happy.“Every new bride is to have breakfast with the family after the wedding. I am more than happy to have you here.”“Thank you, Mr Man–” At his stern expression, I correct myself. “Thank you, Roman."He nods, evidently pleased. I fiddle with the food in my absence. Across me, David scrolls through his phone, looking like he wants to be anywhere but here. Ava, on the other hand, keeps scowling in my direction. I am not blind to the hostile energy between her and Rain this morning. They must have gotten into a big fight.As for Rain, he seems really pale today. “You aren’t eating, Selene," Roman observes. “Is the food not
A Scandalous Marriage Deal With Mr Manchester 024: JUST GOT MARRIED
~~Selene~~“GET AWAY FROM THERE IMMEDIATELY, SELENE,” Kiara's scream tears through the room. I look up instinctively, and I freeze in place.A chandelier dangles above me, the massive crystal structure swaying violently. A chain snaps, loud enough for everyone to hear. For seconds, my body forgets its function. I can’t move or breathe or think.Everything happens too fast. Rain’s strong arm wraps around me, his hard body slamming into mine. In one swift movement, he sweeps me off my feet with a force that sends us crashing across the room. The chandelier falls just as I am removed from beneath it, glass shards flying in all directions. My ears rings violently. Goose bumps sprout on my skin at the magnitude of the crash.It was heavy enough to crush me underneath. If Rain had been a second too late, I'd be dead by now, my body shattered into pieces all over the room. Rain pulls away from me, scanning my frame.“Are you okay?” he asks, his voice laced with concern. His eyes dance in th
A Scandalous Marriage Deal With Mr Manchester 023: POISON TASTER
In ten minutes, I walk into the private room that had been booked for the banquet. The guests are only members of the two families, as the patriarchs wanted it to be a private reception. David is nowhere to be found. It’s just Roman and I against the dozen people from the Vaughn family. I scan the table, from Langston Vaughn, to his three children, children in law and grandchildren in attendance. Selene is the only one without her parents. It’s no news that they have never treated her well, and I wonder if they hate her to the point of wanting to kill her.I think back to the car accident and her eating disorder. Is someone in this room responsible for those incidents?“Congratulations on your wedding,” Langston announces, raising his glass in a toast to me as I sink into the seat beside Selene. “Our families have become one, and I can only hope that it will always be peaceful like this.”Roman studies Langston for a second before agreeing. “I will make sure your granddaughter is we
A Scandalous Marriage Deal With Mr Manchester 004: A MARRIAGE CONTRACT
~~Selene~~It’s been two days since the scandal happened. Two days since I signed away my future to marry a guy I have only seen in business magazines. Today is my engagement, an event organized by the two families to fool the press that Rain Manchester and I had planned to get married a long time
A Scandalous Marriage Deal With Mr Manchester 003: WET PUPPY
~~Selene~~Ethan hasn’t replied to my texts. It’s been hours, and he hasn’t even read them. This is a first. He always has his phone right by him just so he can hear from me all day. My knuckles clench around the steering wheel, maneuvering my car away from the Vaughn estate. Grandfather had locke
A Scandalous Marriage Deal With Mr Manchester 002: DRUGGED
~~Rain~~My head pounds like a live band is hosting a concert in there, courtesy of the numerous glasses I had last night. Tony’s restless pacing doesn’t make it any better. My personal assistant has been worked up since news of the scandal broke out this morning.“The PR team has been working for
A Scandalous Marriage Deal With Mr Manchester 005: THE HELIOS MERGER
~~Rain~~ Until an hour before the engagement, I had contemplated ending everything. I almost made the engagement called off, ready to face the consequences. But when I saw Selene Vaughn, I changed my mind without further ado.One would think that a woman who stays off social media like it’s a plag
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