All Chapters of Being Mr CEO's Bride: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Kaelia's POV Being flipped over like a pancake does take stress off your shoulders.I had never slept better in my life, and when I woke up the next morning, feeling achy and sore in all the right places, everything was perfect.I was alone on the bed, I knew that, but I still felt Freddy's presence around me. I could spend every day like this. In bed, making love with a hot guy and shutting out the rest of the world.But that was not possible.I reached out for my phone on the nightstand to remind myself what day it was because being cracked so hard could also make you lose track of time, too.The first thing I saw was a text from Sandie. It read, "I need your help ASAP." Come to my suite – Room 23.It was sent five minutes ago. I thought of ignoring it. The last thing I wanted anyway was to leave this hot man pacing the room in flimsy pants to walk to wherever Sandie was.Unfortunately, I was a girl's girl, and if a girl needed my help, well, she could call me up at delivery, and

Stefan's POV From the shadow of the private cabana nestled into the rocks, I watched them.The man I had seen with my wife.I had learned that his name was Freddy Montgomery.He was with his wife, a beauty, I must say, walking barefoot along the water's edge. She paused, pointing at a seashell in excitement while the idiot watched her like she was the goddamn sky.“There they go,” Casper said, watching them too. He raised a bottle of water to his lips and chugged it down. His gaze was hidden behind his sunglasses. “They're getting closer to the ridge. Should we follow?”“Don't be impatient, Casper. Let them enjoy the last of their peace. The launch party is in two days. We'll strike then.”He looked from me to the couple, then back, “Are you sure? We could take him down now. And no one will know about it,”I shook my head and looked at him. He knew how much being pushed irritated me. Only Chioma could do it. “The party,” I said. I don't intend to hide. I intend to set an example fo

Kaelia's POV He leaned in closer to me, tracing the outline of my face with his fingers. “There was one time I was very much involved in car races. It was exciting. I won every single time. Then, one day, we took a path, and as usual, I was coming in first. Well, that was before a skunk came in my way out of nowhere,” He said, “I was not expecting it, so I swerved a little too hard and my car fell off a cliff.”I gasped.“My car was very damaged, and luckily for me, I came out with only a broken leg and a deep cut,”He lifted his arm to show me a scar I had not seen before. I ran my fingers around it. “I'm sorry about that,”He smiled, kissed me, then continued, “After my mom died, I gave up on living. What was it for? The person my life revolved around was gone. So I went off the hook.”“I started drinking—heavy drinking. But drinking was not enough. So I moved on to harder things,” He said, “Pills. Powder. Anything that took the edge off. I was a fucking disaster. I wanted to be

Kaelia's POV The little break finally came to an end. To be honest, I was more than ready to go home.Apart from getting closer to Freddy and meeting Sandie, I couldn't think of anything else I loved about the resort. I was not going to miss the infinity pool or the passive-aggressive brunch either.Despite myself, I missed the Montgomery Grand. It was a feeling I did not expect, but as Freddy and I walked through the airport to our private terminal hand in hand, I realised I missed the buzz. I forgot my job. I missed Rachelle and Asher.I missed it all.But right now, all I wanted was to be in the quiet, safe walls of Freddy's mansion. I wanted to shut out the world and just rest.*****Monday Morning.Once again, I was back to being a guest representative. But I was not complaining. As I walked down the marble hallway, I heard a little sniff, teary sniff. At first, I expected it to be one of those moody influencers who cried over nothing for views.But when I turned, it was a

Kaelia's POV Freddy picked me up that day by himself. He said the driver took a break, and it had been a while since he got behind the wheel.While he drove, I sat in silence, my mind still tangled up in Lilyanna's words.I remembered how I had met her and the one million ways that day could have gone differently.I squeezed my eyes shut at the memory of her asking me to fix her mess. Like it was just some little favour between friends.As if the mess she had gotten herself into was not hers to fix.A secret marriage with a man like that was news that people would milk. And she wanted me to take the heat while she coasted back into the light.“I hate it when you're awfully quiet like that,” Freddy said, looking at me from the side view mirror.Our eyes met, but I looked away, not knowing what to say.He didn’t press, but the silence that followed felt thick with things unsaid.I leaned against the cool window, but it didn't do anything to help the heat in my body at that moment.Whe