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Chapter eleven

Catherine “Good afternoon, Mrs. Mitchell.” Rose, Kaden’s assistant, said, standing up. “Mr. Mitchell is in a meeting right now.”“Oh, don’t worry. I will wait for him.”“Alright.”She followed me to Kaden’s office and led me inside.“Can I get you anything?”“No, I’m okay. Thank you, Rose.”She nodded and left the room.I walked over to his desk and took a look around. Our wedding picture was right there on his desk.I smiled. “Looks like he really took his contract seriously,” I muttered to myself.After what felt like the longest wait of my life, Kaden walked in, looking like a sculpted god himself.“Rose said you were waiting for me.” He ran his hands through his hair and I bit my lips.“Catherine, are you okay?” he asked, like I wasn’t just standing here ogling him.“Yeah, I’m fine. I came so we could discuss the shares and all that.”“Well.” He motioned to the couch. “Sit down then. Let’s discuss.”I made my way to the couch and sat down.“So, what’s the proposal?”“Since Dean i

Chapter twelve

Kaden“Why are you buying some shares of your wife’s ex-husband’s company?” my father asked. I had just gotten to my office when the old man barged in to have a talk.“That’s my business, old man. I don’t have to report to you.”“It’s my business, boy. What exactly are you doing? Are you trying to buy the company back for your wife, huh?”I clenched my fists. My father has this voice he uses when threatening someone, but it does not work on me.“No, Father. This was your company then, not now. Your time has gone. I’m the CEO now.” I stood up and stood before him. “I’ve paid my dues. I’m a married man, just like our tradition says.”“You know, it’s kind of suspicious when the almighty Kaden decides to marry. Maybe I should really look into this marriage of yours.”“You never said all this when you congratulated me, when you clapped your hands when I said ‘I do’. So what’s the problem now?”I cocked my eyebrow at him.“If I find out that this marriage of yours is a sham, you won’t like

Chapter 13

Kaden“What the hell are you doing, Kaden?” my father yelled over the phone. “Why are you firing our staff? Kaden, these people have been with us from the start.”“That’s why you called? To yell about me firing your staff?”I tsked.“You’re one silly old man.”He kept babbling on the phone and I couldn’t take it anymore. I hung up on him.I don’t give a shit about anyone. Someone inside my company is messing with my funds and I can’t trust any of those folks there. I fired them off and hired people that I trust.Knock. Knock.I looked up at the door.“Come in.”Catherine walked into my home study and I leaned back in my chair.“What’s up, wife? Miss me in bed already?” I arched my brow at her with a hint of a smile on my face.“Cocky much?” She rolled her eyes. “I heard you on the phone. You seemed angry from your voice. Is everything okay?”“I never knew you worry about me.”“You’re such an arrogant asshole.” She smiled. “I was just checking up on you.”“Is that so, wife?”“Yep.” She

Chapter fourteen

Catherine “So that’s what meant by ‘how about me going after Catherine Mitchell instead of Catherine Rosawood?’” Dean’s voice stopped me as I was making my way to the car.I turned to look at him.“That wasn’t a smart move, Catherine. Marrying Kaden Mitchell won’t get you back the company.”I smiled at him.“Thanks for the reminder, but I’m not the one that embarrassed myself in front of him the other day. Are you worried I will take everything back?”“You can’t doyou shit.”“If you say so,” I sang. “If you really say so.”I turned and my guard led me to the car.Getting ready for bed, I spent the night at Elena’s. I didn’t want to deal with Kaden’s bullshit. Two days since that night he dismissed me like nothing, and I’ve been very upset at myself for letting him get to me like that.Guess I needed a reminder that I will be walking out of this marriage in two years’ time.My phone rang. It was Kaden.I reluctantly picked up.“What?”“Where the hell are you?”“It’s none of your busi

Chapter fifteen

Catherine The rain had started sometime after sunset.I sat in my car with the engine off, after I’d slipped off my guard, watching the entrance of the building Kai had just walked into.My fingers tapped the steering wheel. This was ridiculous. I shouldn’t be here.I definitely shouldn’t be following my husband’s brother like a detective in a crime show. But the image of Samantha and Kai sitting in that bar yesterday couldn’t leave my head.Samantha.The woman who had smiled in my face for two years while sleeping with my ex-husband behind my back.And now she was meeting Kai Mitchell. Something was definitely wrong.Coincidence didn’t exist in my world anymore, not after Dean.The door of the building opened. I straightened in my seat.Kai stepped out of a black car, shrugging on his coat as he walked inside the building.I waited five minutes, then ten, before grabbing my purse and leaving the car.The building turned out to be a private lounge, one of those places where wealthy m

Chapter sixteen

Catherine Sleep didn’t come easily that night. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the same thing, Kai sitting at that table, Samantha leaning forward like they shared some secret.I rolled onto my side and checked my phone. 2:13 a.m.I needed to sleep.I was just about to put my phone down when the screen lit up.Unknown number.My stomach tightened as I opened the message.Unknown: still digging, Catherine?The air left my lungs.How the hell—Another message appeared on my screen.Unknown: always watch your back.My fingers hovered over the phone, my heart hammering in my chest.Me: Who are you?My message bounced back. Tears stung my eyes as panic set in.The office was unusually quiet the next morning. Probably because I didn’t get any sleep, or maybe it just felt that way because my brain refused to settle down.I sat at my desk staring at the same document for ten minutes without reading a single word.The anonymous messages.What am I missing here?Kaden is right. I have to th

Chapter seventeen

KadenI sat behind my desk staring at the numbers on the screen. I leaned back in my chair, running a hand over my face.A knock came from the door.“Come in.”James pushed the door open. He carried two coffees.“You look like you’re planning a murder,” he said as he dropped one of the cups on my desk.“Maybe I am.”He laughed. “Typical Kaden.”“Seriously, man. What’s got you all worked up?”I exhaled and told him about the missing funds and how the employee confessed his part but didn’t know who was really behind it.He rubbed his jaw.“But whoever it is knows how your system works,” James said.“Yes.”“Which means they had access.”“Or someone was giving it to them.”Silence settled in the room for a moment.Then James tilted his head slightly.“What else is bothering you?”“Nothing.”“That’s a lie.”I looked at him.“It’s nothing, man. I’m Kaden Mitchell. I can handle my problems.”He chuckled. “Well, if you need help, you know where to find me.”***********A week passed. Things h

Chapter eighteen

Catherine The boardroom always smelled faintly of lemon oil and cold coffee.Dean was already there when I walked in, leaning back in his chair like he was waiting for a show to start.“Well,” he said, “look who decided to show up.”I ignored him and took the seat across the table.“You’re still on the board,” he continued casually. “I keep forgetting.”“Whenever you’re done babbling, you can start the meeting.”“Still bitter?”I ignored him.“You know, marrying a billionaire hasn’t made you any nicer.”“And taking over my company hasn’t made you any smarter.”The chairman cleared his throat.“Let’s focus on the agenda.”The meeting started, but my attention drifted in and out. They talked about expansion, restructuring—about decisions that would override my influence on the company.I set the remote down on the table with deliberate care.“Dean,” I said, “you don’t want oversight. You want ownership.”He lifted his brows.“This is not personal.”“It is,” I replied, letting my eyes s

Chapter nineteen

Catherine The moment I stepped into the office, something felt wrong.Elena rushed toward me the second she saw me.“You’re early,” she said quickly.“So are you.”Her expression looked tense.“What happened?”She hesitated.“That’s what I was about to ask you.”My stomach tightened.“What do you mean?”“Come with me.”She led me straight into my office and shut the door.“Okay,” I said slowly. “Explain.”Elena walked to my desk and opened my laptop.“Several files from the financial department disappeared this morning.”I frowned.“Disappeared?”“As in gone.”“That’s impossible.”“Apparently not.”I leaned over the screen.“Who had access?”“Technically… you.”My head snapped up.“What?”Before she could answer, my office door opened.Dean.Of course.“Well,” he said casually, stepping inside. “This explains things.”I crossed my arms.“What the hell are you trying to say?”“What explains things?”“The missing files,” he said with his smug face, clearly enjoying the show.“And?”He

Chapter twenty

Kaden The dining room at the estate had always felt like a courtroom.Tonight was no different.The long mahogany table stretched nearly the length of the room. My family had requested a dinner for my wife and me.Catherine sat beside me, posture straight, expression calm.Across the table, my father raised his glass slightly.“To family,” he said.The word tasted like a lie.Everyone murmured the same response and took a sip of wine.My uncles exchanged glances.That was the signal.The game had started.Uncle Victor leaned back in his chair first, his smile thin.“So,” he said casually, “how is married life treating you, Kaden?”I didn’t look at him.“Exactly as expected.”“Is that good or bad?” Uncle Martin asked.“We’re doing good. Unless you want it to be bad.” I sipped my wine.Victor chuckled.Catherine’s hand rested lightly beside mine on the table, steady and controlled.They noticed that too.Victor’s eyes moved to her.“And Catherine,” he said smoothly, “how are you adjust

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