All Chapters of The Devil’s Convenient Wife: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

ZARA’S POVIt had been a long day for me and here I was, trying to end the day with dinner at my step-dad’s house. I had been trying to avoid the place but now I was going willingly to sort things out. As I walked into the mansion, I saw familiar faces and all I did for pleasantries was ‘hello’. When I got to the main living room, the butler, Andy, was there to welcome me.“How long has it been since I last saw you, miss? Two months? Three?” he asked.I smiled softly, “I am sorry. I know I should visit more.”“You should,” he affirmed. “You are just in time for dinner. Victor and Nadia are already in the dining room. Please join them.”I sighed. Even though I convinced myself that it would all be fine earlier, I still dreaded having dinner with my step-dad who only wanted to exploit me and my step-sister who slept with my ex-boyfriend. Still, I walked to the dining room, telling myself it would all be fine if I thought of them to be half human, half animal.Both of them were eating in

ZARA’S POVHe was right. I was too nervous and it was showing.“I’d better be careful,” I muttered.Cael moved closer and touched my shoulders. He looked into my eyes and for some reason, I averted his gaze. I felt shy.“I know how uneasy you must feel, surrounded by potential spies. However, you must not let it show,” he told me firmly. “You must not stay far from them. Remember you must keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Speak to them, relate with them, but make sure you don’t grow attached. You must not trust anyone no matter how heart wrenching their story is or how kind they are to you.”“You want me to do all these yet not feel nervous?” I asked.He smiled, “You can feel nervous, just don’t show it.”His phone beeped and he checked it. He showed me the text he had received from his assistant, Charles. The team doing the security check had arrived.**The security check took over three hours and at the end of it, Cael and I spoke with the team leader. He had a look

ZARA’S POVI salivated more and my heart began to beat harder. If this continued, I wouldn’t be able to control myself. Wait a moment, I think he wanted me too. I could see it in his eyes.“Err…” I cleared my throat. “Why would I sleep here tonight? You should be more clear about things like this.”“We have to,” he said as he moved closer to me. My legs quivered and I found myself moving backwards until I felt the wall. His face was only a few inches away from mine. I have seen this very well in movies. That’s how the female lead and male start kissing and then sleep together and promise to love each other forever and make babies and raise them and live in love until they’re both old and grey.Oh my, these imaginations of mine are truly messing up with my head.“We have to sleep together,” he muttered.I swallowed hard and began to speak subtly, “Sleep together? What do you mean? Didn’t we agreed on having a no sex marriage?”“What?” he asked.I bit my lower lip, “It is totally fine t

ZARA’S POVAs I drove through the gates of my new home, I couldn’t help but think about how I would look Cael in the eye when I saw him. I had just asked for a background check on him since I couldn’t trust him. Was it really possible for me not to let it show?I was met by the head of housekeeping staff, Lily. I expected her to smile as I approached but she didn’t. I could swear she glared at me at some point.“You are here, madam,” Lily muttered. She took a sneak peek at her wristwatch and continued, “I heard you went shopping. It seems it took a while. What about the dresses you bought?”It was right then that I realized that instead of the dresses, what I had in my hand was the document that listed my mother’s assets. I could see Lily’s eyes looking at my hand, trying to see what was on the document.I smiled and moved my hand to my back so she wouldn’t see the content of the document.“The dresses are in my car. Get them and bring them to my bedroom,” I ordered, giving her my car

ZARA'S POV“Have you been spying on me?” I asked. Cael couldn't reply to me so I continued, “You are supposed to be my husband, why are you acting like my enemy? Why would you follow me around?”“I didn't follow you,” he replied.“Then how would you know?” I shouted angrily.“The document you got from the lawyer…” he pointed out. “You left it on the dressing table carelessly, that's when I saw it. I didn't spy on you, I have no reason to.”I took a deep breath in an attempt to calm myself.“Let's talk later,” I muttered and tried to leave. However, Cael held me back, gripping my hand tightly.“You don't trust me, do you?” He asked.“Let go of me,” I muttered. He held on tighter and I frowned, “You are hurting me.”Finally, Cael let go of my hand. I clutched the hand he gripped with the other and then glared at him sharply.“I only met you a few days ago. Wouldn't it be senseless of me if I trust you already?” I asked rhetorically. “I don't trust you yet and your recent actions are onl