The CEO'S Contract Husband のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

Dennis’s povThe drive to the gay bar was silent as we didn’t say anything to each other.We just sat there doing nothing but staying in silence as he got to a red light and stayed.He got out his phone to type on it as I looked at him.“We need to talk about the kiss we had,” I said as he stopped typing with his thumbs. I could see him look at me out of the corner of his eye, even in the glow of his phone on his face.“What kiss?”I blinked. “Seriously? That’s the way you want to play this?” Alex sighed and leaned back in the seat before locking his phone. “Dennis, seriously. It was—ugh, I don’t know… it was just something. I guess whatever you want it to be, it was,” he muttered.I scowled at him. “So that’s how you’re gonna play this… like… what? Like a slip up?”He nodded. “Yeah. It was. It is. And it’s not gonna happen again. Let’s just focus on what we are doing and not get carried away.”I scoffed. Was he being serious? I felt stupid for even thinking we were about to be a thi

Lyon’s povI pulled into the driveway that evening as I stayed in the car for a while.Without a care in the world, I got out of the car and slammed the car shut.My driver who was still inside flinched but I didn’t care.He got out and I turned to him. “Clean up the car and make sure it’s clean to be used. Inside and out. No excuses."He nodded quickly. "Yes, sir. Right away."I turned and went into my house to relax as my head was banging from what I had seen and heard today.I pushed open my door prepared for silence but Leticia’s shrill voice met my ears instead.“Who on earth let the horses near the donkeys? Can I just say, I did not raise idiots?!”I rolled my eyes and yanked off my dirty boots without bothering to aim as I tossed it about. The maid servants all but dove out of our way, and to be fair, I didn’t blame them.She turned to see me, her hands still resting on her curvy hips, gold bangles sliding up and down her arm as she cocked her head. “Why do you look like somebo

Alex’s povThe study still smelled of old cigars and leather as I walked in here. Dennis followed me in, the butler trailing behind like some silent shadow. My phone was already buzzing in my pocket, screen flashing Mum.I swiped to answer without thinking."Alex," her voice came through, soft but sharp beneath still, "will you be around tomorrow?"I flicked my eyes over to Dennis and then the butler. "Wait outside for a minute," I said to them. Dennis gave me that look, the one where he wants to say something back—but he doesn't. So he just nodded and both him and the butler walked out, door clicking shut behind them.“Mum,” I said, pressing on my desk with my hand, “why are you calling me at this time? I just got back.”“Got back from where?” she asked right away.“The club,” I said, glancing towards the door as if Dennis might be lurking. “With Dennis.”There was a silence. A sigh. The kind of sigh that always meant she’d been practising it in her head for the entire evening.“I ha

Alex’s povI could see she was not happy with the answer I gave, but who cares. If my life was to be destroyed it was mine and not hers.Her lips pressed together. “You should know that your choice is affecting more than you.”“You think I don’t know that?” I scoffed. “Dennis knows the whole intricacies of the company. If he wanted to destroy our company he could do it without blinking. He’s that smart. I want someone like that by my side.”She studied me for a long, heavy pause. "Need, or want?"I didn’t blink. “Both.”For the first time since I’d started, she seemed… confused. Probably because I wasn’t caving in to her words.I kept my stare steady and she said it flat out. “I’m not telling you to get rid of him because it makes the board happier or whatever the fuck they think. I’m only doing it so that you will be with someone you actually like. Please.”I stayed silent for a while as I slowly counted the minutes I’ve spent in this place.“Alex,” she said, softer now. “I’m not try

Leticia’s povThe tinted windows made the world outside look dim, like everything was a world away only separated by glass. My driver kept glancing up at me in the mirror, because I hadn’t said anything since we’d gotten into the car, or maybe because the news station that played on a loop through the small television at the back of my headrest was looping a segment over and over again.The reporter had been smiling too wide for what she was saying, her voice dripping in sugar but laced with poison. “In an unexpected turn of events, the engagement be—” I leaned forward and turned down her volume before she could finish.I didn’t want to hear more bad news. If I needed that, I would call my son and my husband. Those two were really filled with so much joy to work with.They could ruin my life with a bit of news. It didn’t need to be much.Suddenly I felt a buzz as I looked to my side and saw my phone ringing.It was a name on the display, and I shook my head before I hit the button to