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Lahat ng Kabanata ng HIS PRETENSE BRIDE: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

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CHAPTER 21

Xander's POVSurprisingly, she is already dressed and waiting for me downstairs when I stroll in.Our eyes lock for a second before she turns around and makes for the stairs. I follow quickly, determined to get her out to lunch.That is my way of apologizing to her.“Alex,” I call, racing towards her. As soon as I am close, I grab her hand and she twirls around and slams her body into mine with her eyes growing wide for fear of falling.I wrap my hand around her waist and gaze down at her beautiful face. She is wearing a poppy wrap neck top with red prints and leather trousers. She has her hair down, making her look mesmerizing at a close glance at her“Let me go,” her soft voice pulls me out of my reverie and I let go of my hold on her hand. Without hesitation, she darts forward towards the bedroom.Quietly, I follow.I have a meeting by 3 pm, so I need to get this done before then. Two hours is all I have to spend outside the office, and I hope to put that to good use.When I get to

CHAPTER 22

Alexa's POVMy husband confuses me.My husband. It still feels a bit weird to refer to the man I barely know as my husband but he certainly confuses me. One minute, he was leaving me alone in bed, discarding me like trash under his shoe and the very next, he is kissing me like his life depends on it.Technically, it does but not his life, I suppose.A low moan slips out of my lips as his finger runs through the hair I had combed to perfection. His heavy breath is all over my face which only manages to intensify the ache I feel beneath my clothes.I feel so hot that I can barely think straight.Wrapping my hand around his neck, I stand on my tippy toes and tip my neck to the side as he takes his lips off mine to place kisses all over my skin. I can't even try to hide the moan that erupts from me as he bites onto the skin of my neck, his teeth sinking in like he is trying to leave his mark.Shit has never felt so good.“Xander,” I whisper halfway through a moan, the sound leaving my lip

CHAPTER 23

Xander's POV It occurs to me only moments after our dinner ends that I really have no choice but to make this work with Alexa. It's been a tough past few weeks with us, and the last thing I want is to hurt my wife.It really doesn't matter why I married her. It doesn't matter that I married her to have a child. I couldn't have a child with someone I barely knew anything about. I will have to deal with Alexa for the rest of my life, married or not.I eye her slowly as she presses her face to the window, taking in the city as the car speeds off. She barely said more than a few words to me after the interruption from the staff earlier. After they left, I couldn't bring myself to say anything to her, especially as I knew that she would only get hurt.What is wrong with me?I offered to marry her to make our situation more believable and barely. I offered to marry her so she could give me a child.Why then am I making things more difficult than they already are? She wants me to touch her

CHAPTER 24

Alexa's POVI wake up to flowers beside me on the bed, gently teasing my nostrils when I wake up. Frowning slightly, I yawn as I force myself to sit up while clutching the duvet to cover my body.After taking a few minutes to clear my hazy eyesight, I stare at the flowers in bewilderment. Who put them there? I certainly don't know anything about how flowers got there, which is why I'm a little surprised. Or did Xander put them there?Furrowing my brows, I glanced around the room where I had slept. It was the largest room in the mansion and also the room I and Xander are supposed to share but ever since we got married when he had refused to stay in the same room with me, I haven't seen much of him.But looking across the room right now, I can see some of his things littered across the room, such as his shoes and the tie he wore yesterday. I check his side of the bed where he is supposed to sleep, and it looks like he slept there. Biting the inside of my cheeks and not knowing how to f

CHAPTER 25

Xander's POVShe settles down on the chair and drops the bouquet of flowers on the table. For a few seconds, I stare at the flowers in annoyance. She doesn't like them. Carly asked me to get her flowers, and I did. But it's not the kind that she likes.Once again, I'm reminded of the fact that I know next to nothing about my wife.And that's not okay.So, I'm annoyed at myself. And I'm struggling not to show it as I bite down on my lower lip, fisting my fingers into a ball fist. I don't like this.I can't remember the last time I was in a relationship. Just kidding. Of course, I do. I certainly remember the last I was in a relationship. That was years ago. I'm talking five years ago.Daniella.And she left me. Messily. She was the first and only woman I was ever serious with but she left me. And now, I can't help thinking that every woman out there that shows interests in me only wants me for what I have. What I own. But Alex…She isn't like that. She won't even succumb to being so

CHAPTER 26

Alexa's POVI hold my breath as Xander slowly chews the hot cookie he just threw into his mouth. Usually, I'm not concerned or bothered about someone eating or tasting one of the meals I make.But it's Xander.He has eaten in the finest places, has the best cooks, and dined with notable chefs. And that's something. Or a lot, I can't make up my mind.However, that is not what bothers me.What I can't seem to stop being nervous about is that since I finished culinary school, the only person I have cooked for is myself. Sure, I worked as a chef in a restaurant, but I never took on tasks that allowed me to fully express myself. They never allowed it. Just the way culinary school had been hard for me.I almost didn't see it through.Xander hums lowly, which makes the hair on my body stand. The corners of his lips tilt up, and I watch him reach for another one. Folding my hands in front of me, I meet him with a cold glare that should have him speaking immediately.“Alright.” He raises bot

CHAPTER 27

Xander's POVI'm sitting on a chair in the patio where we have agreed to have breakfast today, and I'm awe-struck at the sight in front of me.Alexa is standing by the sliding glass door, a cup of iced coffee in hand as she stares out into the courtyard, staring at a bird flying past.The bird makes a squeaking noise, which makes the corners of her lips tilt up in a small smile.The sun is out, and the reflection is directly on her face, creating a halo glow that I can't seem to look away from.She is flawless.Unable to help myself, I take my phone out and take secret snapshots of her in that position, ogling the bird like she's never seen one while wearing a crazily short cotton short and some throwaway top. Which brings me to the realization that I really need to take her shopping.But even though the top has holes in them, it doesn't in any way reduce or diminish her look. In fact, I do think that it completes the aesthetic.Brushing strands of her hair out of her face, I watch he

CHAPTER 28

Xander's POVMissing out on a few days at the office to work at home didn't really help with my workload, especially as I still wanted to go on the honeymoon with Alexa.This time, it was a place of our choosing and without any supervision from the evil woman, but we really wouldn't be able to make it if I didn't manage to put all the work behind me.Cracking my knuckles, which ache a bit, I push my chair to the back a little and unbutton the top buttons of my shirt.Since I had a board meeting earlier, I am dressed to the nines. Those board members had a lot of questions for me, especially on my marital status. My phone pings to alert me of a message and I don't hesitate before I reach for it.Wifey❤What do you want for dinner? I'm considering cooking since I'm bored out of my mind right now. Also, uhm, I might have ruined one of your shirts.I read the text with a smile forming on my face. And then I text her back. MeSure. I don't mind anything you cook. I don't want you to be n

CHAPTER 29

Alexa's POVA yawn breaks out of my mouth as I sit up in bed, nestling my untied hair. Stretching, I look around the room and notice that the shower is running. Xander is inside then. I climb out of bed and head for the bathroom without second thoughts. The showers cubicle is closed, so I can see nothing, but I make conscious efforts not to look over there as I quickly brush my teeth.When I finish, Xander still hasn't stepped out of the shower and I contemplated going to knock on the door just to ruffle him a little bit. But I don't. Instead, I turn around and head out of the room, down the stairs and toward the kitchen.It's been a very enjoyable and eventful past few days and I'm slowly starting to lean into the experience.One can't hope for too much in life. I didn't dare to hope but here I am with almost everything I would ever need.Better not to mess it up by knocking on the husband's shower stall and crossing the marked lines.The maids are already waiting for me when I wa

CHAPTER 30

Alexa's POVI barely have time to finish my breakfast and skip out of the patio when one of the maids comes to tell me that Sofia is waiting for me in the living room. I hesitated, clinging to my cup of iced coffee while silently debating whether to go up to my room and change or just go see Sofia like that.Sofia and I haven't been friendly. She was there to help me when I was getting married but that was just it. Besides, she made me slightly uncomfortable with her numerous questions. After a quick deliberation, I decided to just go see her while still wearing my pajamas. After all, it will be very nothing she hasn't seen before. With a cup of melted coffee in hand, I proceed to the living room where Sofia is seared, waiting for me.The petite woman with wavy curly brown hair rises to her feet when she sees me approaching. There is a small friendly or polite smile on her face. I stop in front of her, not quite sure how to go about things. I still do not understand why Xander felt t

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