Lahat ng Kabanata ng THE CEO'S HIRED WIFE : Kabanata 141 - Kabanata 150

Avalynn, her heart racing in her chest, took a deep breath. “I need to talk to Jace. Alone,” she said, the words a quiet but firm proclamation.Dylan’s countenance clouded, a flash of disappointment crossing his features. “I understand, Avalynn. But please, be careful.” Jace’s eyes moved to Dylan, an unsaid challenge in his stare.Avalynn watched as Dylan grudgingly excused himself, his protecting stare staying on her for a minute longer before he turned and went away. She steeled herself as Jace seized her hands, his touch both familiar and strange.He walked her out of the pub and to his vehicle, opening the door for her.She slipped inside, her thoughts a swirl of conflicting feelings.Jace joined her, the stillness between them thick and oppressive, neither knowing how to begin.Finally, just as Jace opened his lips to speak, Avalynn couldn't hold back any longer."Why did you do it?" she yelled, her voice quivering with a mix of pain and wrath.Jace's face changed, a flurry of

Standing on Jace's room's balcony, Avalynn looked far ahead as the cold night air enveloped her.Her head was a storm of thoughts, each more unpleasant than the next. Marvy had seduced Jace under drugs. She was really ready to go that far in order to damage her life? Whether under influence or not, Jace's betrayal nevertheless lingered fresh and agonizing in her mind. She had left behind a world of dishonesty and deception, but it appeared they would not be left. The creak of the entrance door broke off her thinking. Her forehead wrinkled as she looked toward the direction of the sound. Jace doesn't return home by this time, who could be visiting? A woman's voice drifted up, little and alien. "This house is so luxurious and beautiful," the speaker said.Avalyn's heart missed a beat, her body stiffening. Surely that cannot be what she was thinking.Her stomach turned over with potential. She rushed downstairs, every step tinged with increasing anxiety.Her worries returned as she

The silence was broken by Avalynn's words, which hung in the air like it were a real thing. Jace paused, looking at his wife and the woman alternately, his mind racing with confused feelings.A part of him wanted to burst into laughter, to scoop Avalynn up and spin her around the kitchen.But there was another part of him that enjoyed the woman's confused face.A sly, spiteful grin stretched over his features."All right," Jace said slowly, his tone masked as surprise. "It appears that there was a mistake."The woman's neatly groomed face twisted with uncertainty as she stuttered. "His wife? But..."Avalynn braced herself and raised her chin a little. "Yes, his wife," she answered in a cool, clear voice. "And you are the outsider, my love."The woman's glare flared as her eyes narrowed. "This is insane," she stated quietly. "You think I'm going to think this...maid...is your wife?"With ease, Jace said, "Oh, she's much more than a maid," moving closer to place his arm around Avalynn'

"What exactly do you mean by you are carrying Jace's child?" Amelia asked, her voice trembled with a combination of shock and confusion as she confronted her sister in the living room, which was barely lighted. Marvy offered a mischievous grin, and her eyes shined with a peculiar blend of happiness and satisfaction. "It is precisely what I stated, Amelia. I am expecting a child, and it is Jace's child."The night that Marvy had taken the pregnancy test was the first thing that came to Amelia's mind. Marvy had lied and said that the result was negative, but the fact was that it was positive. She had her own plans, plans Amelia had been suspicious of ever since. After hearing this confession, Amelia's suspicions were confirmed to be right; yet, this did not make it any easy for her to accept the truth.“How is that even possible? We did the test together. You told me it was negative,” Amelia said, her voice rising with confusion and anger.Marvy lay back on the couch, a wicked grin dev

Jace's car tires crunched on the graveled floor as he pulled up to his grandpa's house. The compound was big, with great expensive asthetics and the house standing majestic in the distance. It screamed high luxury.He parked and got out, but something didn’t seem right. His thoughts was racing as he headed toward the door, the late afternoon sun lighting the driveway. The feeling that something terrible was about to happen would not go away.He heard a voice that made his spine tremble just as he was shutting the door behind him."Look who we have here," Aunt Linda said, her voice tinged with fake kindness.Jace turned and found her sitting on one of the chairs in the living room, her eyes glowing with a strange sort of happiness. Linda was always skilled at utilizing conditions to her benefit.Jace’s jaw tightened. Aunt Linda lived on drama, and her presence here ensured trouble. Her grin was evil, and her eyes glinted like she was enjoying this much too much.Jace walked into the b