All Chapters of A Scandalous Marriage Deal With Mr Manchester : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

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041: THE VAUGHN SECRET

~~Selene~~Rain doesn’t allow the conversation with Noah to fester before he pulls me away. Fortunately, reporters are not in the hall to shove their cameras in our faces, but the stares we get from the guests are just as nosy as any camera could be.Rain leans into me, his breath fanning against my shoulder. “They are watching us.”“I can tell.”“You know what this means, right?” I expel a sigh, looking up at him. I don’t know if it’s the night light, but he looks majestic right now. His green grey eyes seem enchanting, like it would be so easy to drown in them. Clearing my throat, I drag my gaze away and whisper back. “We need to give them a show.”His hand drops to my waist, pulling me closer. An inaudible gasp escapes my lips at the contact. His palm settles against the small of my back, fingers spread out. “Selene,” Rain calls in a low tone. “No one will believe that we are deeply in love if you keep getting flustered whenever I touch you.”I tip my head back, a brow raised. “A

042: RAIN VERSUS NOAH

~~Selene~~She walks to the sink and turns the tap on, placing her hands beneath it. “Your ring is the talk of the night. You really know how to grab attention, don’t you?”“Rain insisted I wear it.”A mirthless chuckle leaves her lips. She grabs a napkin, dabs at her hands, then turns to me. “Are you flaunting that in my face?”“No, Miss Wu.” For Pete’s sake, I have had enough drama for one night. I don’t want any more. “Word of advice, Selene. Rain has a hard time getting used to new things.” She leans against the counter and folds her arms. “He prefers familiarity. If I were you, I wouldn't read too much into the gestures he’s making for you.”“You don’t know about Rain.”“I dated him for twelve years. No one knows him better than me.”I roll my eyes and slip my lipstick back into the clutch. “Since we’re advising each other, let me give you one of my own.”She arches a brow, a look of surprise flashing across her face. “You’re a beautiful woman, Ava. I think it’s pathetic that y

043: MY WOMAN

~~Rain~~Noah averts his gaze instantly. That’s all the confirmation I need that my hunch is right. My teeth grind against each other. How dare he? How dare he lace her drink with an aprodisiac? In what world is that even right at all?“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”I spring up, my vision blurry with fury. Noah glances at the crowd, and it reminds me that we’re still in front of people. Pushing saliva down my throat, I slide the lid of the pen back on. Noah stands too, causing the hall to erupt in another round of applause. He stretches a hand out, applying the perfect role of a professional business partner. I take it and pose for the cameras, but I can't for the life of me fake a smile.“Meet me outside. Now.”The guests continue to clap even as we storm outside. As soon as we are in the garden outside the hall, I grab Noah by his collar and deal a blow to his face.“What the fuck is wrong with you, man?” Noah groans. “You drugged my wife.”Blood roars in my ears. The

044: CONSUMMATE THE MARRIAGE

~~Selene~~“May I have this dance, Mrs Manchester?” For a moment, I wonder if I heard him wrong. I stare at Rain’s outstretched hand blankly, wondering what is going on in his head. His gaze is soft, with a strange unfamiliarity that I can't make sense of. He’s looking at me as though he’s seeing me for the first time.“Where’s Noah?"“He’s gone.”“But–”“I’ll be your dance partner for the night, Selene.” His tone softens. “If you wish, of course. Noah forfeited his card to me.”I narrow my eyes at him, unsure if there’s truth in his words. He looked really furious when they left the hall after exchanging signatures.Slowly, I place my hand in his. Rain pulls me up, snaking an arm around my waist. I can feel the heat of his palm through the velvet of my dress, and it only makes me hyper aware of him. As if on cue, the dancing couples make way for Rain and I. We move to the center of the floor, where he guides my hand to his neck. It’s a good thing the lights in the hall are dim becau

045: SHE WASN'T THE WOMAN IN THE VIDEO

~~Rain~~I do not remember anything that happened on the night of the scandal, but it seems Selene is no different from me. My haze lingers on her face, searching for any sign that my hunch is right. Ethan’s words have caused millions of thoughts to erupt in my head, and Selene's actions are making things even more complicated.She averts her gaze, thin lines appearing on her forehead. “Why does that matter right now, Rain?”“I want the truth, Selene. That night was such an important night of your life. You drugged me and arranged for it to be leaked to the public. There’s no way you don’t remember a detail as small as that.”“Why should I remember the color of my underwear?”“Selene.”She wiggles out of my grip, walking away from me. I try not to be distracted by the way her ass moves in that red lace that leaves little to the imagination. “You weren’t there that night?”She goes quiet, shrugging a dressing robe on. “Selene, you weren’t the one in the video, right?”I know the answ

046: CONSUMMATION

~~Selene~~It’s the first time I want someone this much. My body is alive, my clit throbs in anticipation of him. I wonder what it would feel like, having his length inside me. I can feel him growing even harder against me, but rain is taking way too much time than I prefer.Just when I am about to take matters into my own hands, he spins and walks to the bed, dropping me to it gently. My hands find the buttons on his shirt, yanking them off as fast as I can. In seconds, his torso is bare, giving me a full view of how sculpted he looks for the first time.“Oh good lord!” I whistle, my eyes wide. He’s ripped, toned abs causing pleasure filled ripples to run down my spine. I trace my fingers over it, going black for a moment.But that’s not the best surprise of the night. My hand travels lower, right to his hard cock. Even though his trousers are still on, I can feel how full he is.“Undress!” he orders swiftly. As if controlled by a remote, I lean back and reach for the clasp of my

047: SMEAR CAMPAIGN

~~Selene~~The next morning, I wake up smiling, heat in my cheeks, sheets pulled up to my face. My eyes remain closed as I stretch beneath the sheets, a familiar warmth and soreness beneath my legs. Last night’s memories rush into my head, and it only causes my smile to widen.Rain and I had gone at it over and over countless times. We fucked everywhere in the room. By the wall, on the floor, under the shower… Everywhere. I can still smell his cologne, feel his hands all over me.But at the back of my mind, there’s an unaddressed cause for anxiety. He knows the truth now. He knows I wasn't the cause of the scandal. How will he handle this discovery?I open my eyes. Rain’s side of the bed is empty and cold. A small knot forms in my stomach. I shouldn’t read too deeply into the fact that he’s nowhere to be found after we had such a magical night together, but I can't help it. Getting out of bed, I pick up the robe we had discarded yesterday and throw it over my shoulders, reaching for my

048: HER KNIGHT

~~Selene~~For several seconds, I can't move. Vivvienne sashays to the table, her eyes crinkling as the triumph in her expression increases. Her smile is infuriating, a testament of how she has managed to kick me to the curb and steal everything I have worked for.She is behind this scandal. Why did she do this? I never got back at her for making me take her place in marrying Rain, yet she decided to attack the one thing I hold dear.“What the hell do you think you’re doing, Vivienne?" I whisper in a bitter tone. “Are you insane?”“No, honey,” she replies in a honeyed tone. Her hand comes up to my shoulder to brush it. “This isn’t personal, Selene. The company needs stability at a time like this, and unfortunately, your name has become inseparable from the scandal.”“Did you pay those people to slander our products?"She shrugs. “Did I?”“Vivienne!” my voice rises. Vivienne chuckles, taking a step closer.“This is business, Selene. We are all working hard to prove ourselves to Grandp

049: YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH HER

~~Rain~~It has been over an hour since I left the villa with one goal in mind. To confront Ethan Anderson.Selene is still asleep. I woke up to her curled on her side, hair ruffled from the journey my fingers went in it last night. Last night was… unexpected. Necessary, even. But that was all it was. A physical activity we both had to engage in to clear our heads.It changed nothing. Selene and I are two consenting adults who needed the sex to get rid of all the tension between us, and that’s it. This marriage is still nothing but a contract that will be void once the time is up. The tension had been building up for weeks, and it finally snapped. That doesn’t mean anything.Yet, I find myself outside this early morning, desperate to know everything there is to know about her.I pull up in front of an uncompleted building where my private investigator is waiting for me. Damon Cross leans against the wall, his forehead knotted in a frown.“You look refreshed,” he notes.“I slept well,”

050: ARE YOU OKAY?

~~Selene~~Rain doesn’t put me down till we get to the car. He gets in beside me and fastens my seatbelt, his eyes on my face the whole time. Outside, the crowd watches from a distance as Marcus pulls out of the premises.I relax into the car seat, still breathing unevenly. How did he know to come here? He should be somewhere else. At home, at work. Not here to witness such an embarrassing moment like this.“To the hospital,” he orders Marcus, his hands shaking slightly. My fingers curl into my laps.“I’d like to see my grandfather."“We’re going to the hospital.”“Rain!”“What the hell were you thinking?” he thunders all of a sudden. “Why did you come here? A trap was set for you, and you walked into it knowingly. You’re supposed to be smarter than this, Selene.”I push bile down my throat as tears well in my eyes. I shouldn’t be this emotional, but with everything that has just happened, I definitely need to decompress. Rain isn’t helping matters by shirting the blame to me.“What d

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