All Chapters of Marriage For Revenge, Bound by Desire.: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Chapter twenty one

CatherineThe moment we stepped inside the house, the silence between us snapped.I dropped my purse on the table harder than necessary.“That dinner was insane.” I said kicking my shoes off.Kaden loosened his tie slowly, like nothing had happened.“They were testing us.”“They were humiliating us,” I snapped.His eyes lifted to mine.“They humiliated themselves.”“Oh please,” I said, turning toward him. “Your father practically handed me a legal trap in the middle of dinner.”“It was a negotiation tactic.”“It was a threat, Kaden.” Kaden walked past me toward the kitchen.“They won’t do anything yet.”“That’s not the point,” I said sharply, following him. “They think I’m the weak link.”“They’re wrong.”“That’s easy for you to say. It’s not your signature on that ridiculous document.”He leaned against the counter.“You didn’t sign it, Catherine.”“I know that.”“Then what’s the problem?”I stared at him.“The problem is that your family just made it clear they’ll destroy me if it

Chapter twenty two

KadenThe office lights were still on at two in the morning.I hadn’t moved from my desk.Three different reports sat open in front of me, but I wasn’t reading any of them.Catherine thought I let my family walk all over her.I leaned back in my chair and rubbed my eyes.My phone buzzed on the desk. Luke.I answered immediately.“What did you find?”“Still tracing the missing funds,” he said. “But whoever’s doing it knows your system well.”“I figured.”“And boss… I can’t find any connection linking your brother and Samantha together. Looks like someone wiped her records clean.”“Keep digging,” I said.I ended the call and leaned forward again.“What exactly is going on here?” I whispered. “This is too coincidental.”I never confronted Kai over this, because sometimes the smartest move was letting people think you weren’t paying attention.By morning, the office was already filling with people.I had been up for almost twenty hours.Coffee helped.Barely.My phone was off, so I plugge

Chapter twenty three

KadenCatherine left for work again.She had argued for ten straight minutes about going to the office. In the end, I let her go because stopping her would only start another fight.I decided to visit James, because I was about to lose my cool over all this. I needed some man talk.“You look like someone insulted your entire bloodline,” James said.“Maybe they did.”James walked over to the small bar in his office and poured two glasses of whiskey before handing one to me.“That bad?” he asked.“You have no idea.”He leaned against the desk. “Start talking.”I took a sip before answering.“Someone’s targeting my wife. Her car was followed yesterday. Someone tried to cut it off.”He straightened immediately. “You’re serious?”“Very.”“You got security on her?”“Always.”James rubbed his jaw.“You better find out who’s responsible before she gets hurt.”James and I talked for hours, coming up with ways to deal with all this.*******Back at the office, Luke was waiting in my office.He

Chapter twenty four

CatherineMy phone went dead just as I was talking with Kaden.“Damn,” I whispered.I decided to man up and see who was in the house. I was about to take a step when a young woman appeared.“Huh… who are you?”“Oh… I’m sorry. You must be Mr. Mitchell’s wife, Catherine. I’m Mia, the new house help.”I folded my arms and stared at the lady before me.“Kaden never mentioned any house help.”She was about to speak when the door flew open and Kaden walked in.“Catherine! What’s wrong? Who’s in the house?”I waved my hand toward the lady.“Her.”He breathed out in relief.“You scared the shit outta me. I thought something happened to you.”“She said you hired her. Is that true?”“Yeah. After what happened, we need help around here.”“Can we talk upstairs?” I said.He waved off the lady and followed me upstairs.“I don’t think hiring somebody in this our situation is the best. She could be a spy or something,” I said, dropping onto the bed.“She’s professional and her records are clean. And

Chapter twenty five

CatherineMorning sunlight filtered through the curtains when I walked downstairs.Kaden was already in the living room.Which was strange.Kaden Mitchell was never home in the morning.He stood by the window with his phone pressed to his ear, his expression cold.“Trace every number again,” he said. “I don’t care if it’s a burner phone. Find something.”He ended the call and turned when he noticed me.“You’re awake.”“You didn’t go to work,” I said.“Neither did you.”I crossed my arms.“You skipped work to babysit me?”“It’s too early for a banter, wife, if you’re looking for one.”I rolled my eyes and walked into the kitchen. He followed me in.I opened the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water.“I think Dean might be behind this.”I shook my head. “I don’t think so.”Kaden frowned.“Listen. Dean is an arrogant bastard,” I said. “But he’s not subtle.”“And?”“If he wanted to threaten me, he would do it directly. Dean likes watching people squirm.”“Hmm…” Kaden tsked. “My uncle inve

Chapter twenty six

Catherine With all the threat happening, I’ve to be at work too. I’m still battling with Dean. And the files that went missing in the financial department, I know very well it was that bastard and he’s trying to set me up.The boardroom door clicks shut behind me. I’ve working for this for a while now to finally put this bastard in his place.Mahogany table. The entire board is already waiting.And Dean.Of course he’s already here.Relaxed. Leaning back like he belongs at the head of the table.I take my seat and place my tablet on the table.“Thank you all for coming on short notice,” I say.Dean finally looks at me.“What’s the reason for this meeting, Catherine?” He said. “We discovered irregularities in the finance department,” I continue. “Large withdrawals have been made from an account that does not exist.”A few people shift in their chairs. Dean remains perfectly calm.I tap my tablet and the screen lights up.“Transactions, Dates, amounts.” I continued“All of these pa

Chapter twenty seven

KadenThe boardroom was quieter than usual.I took my seat, staring at the faces that thought it was a good idea to cross me.My father sat near the center of the table, posture perfect, hands folded like he was attending a ceremony instead of a meeting.Kai leaned back in his chair, one ankle resting on his knee, watching the room with the same bored expression he wore to most family gatherings.And across from me sat the man who had spent the last few months quietly bleeding my company dry.My uncle, Victor.“Everyone is here now.”I stood, placing a folder on the table before looking around the room.“Let’s keep this simple,” I said.My father raised an eyebrow. “What’s the emergency meeting for, son?”“You’ll see.”I sat back down and gestured to the folders in front of them.“Open them.”Kai finally straightened slightly.I kept my eyes on my thieving uncle, watching carefully for his reaction.“What is this?” the bastard asked.“Missing funds,” I said calmly, even though anger w

Chapter Twenty eight

CATHERINE I didn’t sleep well. I rolled on the bed staring at the ceiling, the argument replayed in my head all night — Kaden’s voice, calm and cutting. It’s not yet time. I scoffed, like I needed his permission to fight for what’s mine.I rolled out of bed before sunrise, showered, and left for work before he came downstairs.I wasn’t ready to face him yet.The office was quiet when I arrived. Elena was already at the office. I walked to my office with Elena behind me, I just sat down as my phone pinged.“We need to talk,” Kaden texted.I rolled my eyes and set the phone down.Another buzz.Kaden: Answer me, Catherine.I ignored it. I can imagine the look on his face right now.The third message made me stop.Kaden: Dean called an emergency board meeting this morning without you.I was already grabbing my bag before I finished reading it.I made it to the boardroom in five minutes. The doors were already closed but I pushed them open anyway.Dean sat at the head of the table — my f

Chapter Twenty nine

CATHERINE Waiting for Kaden to get back home, I kept on racking my head to put things together.The door opened and Kaden walked in, looking all grumpy. I could sense something was wrong.“Hey, are you okay?”He sighed and dropped to the couch. “Just a work problem, that’s all.”“Hmm,” I nodded, not quite believing him. I grabbed my phone to show him the message.“This showed up when you left earlier.” He accessed the message, narrowing his forehead.He didn’t say a word so I spoke up. “Whoever it is was in that boardroom with us and I’m guessing Dean is a pawn in this whole game.”“Or maybe the boardroom is not as protected as it is meant to be,” he said calmly.“What does that mean?”“What do you think it means?” He scratched his stubble. “I’ve looked into each board member and I can say they aren’t the one. The room is taped and our best shot here is your ex-husband. If he was sent to you from the start then someone bigger is backing him up.”I sighed. “This is becoming frustratin

Chapter thirty

CATHERINE I looked in the mirror once more, my red long dress that has a slit up to my thigh hugged my body perfectly, I look hot and sophisticated. I will never admit it but I wanted to impress Kaden tonight — I look good all the time but tonight’s just different.It was already 8:00pm when I went down, I saw the househelp Mia moping around the living room.“What are you doing here?” My tone came out harsh.“Oh,” she startled. “Uhm — I was waiting for you to come down to let you know that I won’t be here for a week, you said not to come up to your room anymore so I waited here.” She trailed off, fidgeting with her hands.“You could’ve called or texted, honestly you can take the whole month off, I don’t care,” I waved her off with my hands. The girl might come out as innocent or sweet but there’s something definitely about her that I don’t trust.I stepped into the elevator, texted Kaden letting him know I’m on my way.A minute later I entered the car and we drove off.The venue was

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