All Chapters of The Devil’s Convenient Wife: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

ZARA’S POVMackenzie didn’t bat an eyelid at first and it made me wonder if she had expected me to say that. Then she muttered, “You want me to-”When she paused, she seemed to have been hit by the weight of what I just said. She walked closer towards me and asked, “Did I hear you right?”“You did,” I replied naturally. “I shouldn’t be asking you to do this since we aren’t that close but frankly speaking, there is no other person that can do this. I would have done it myself but there are too many eyes on me.”“Maybe I should find you an assistant,” she muttered. “I just want to live peacefully and something tells me my peaceful life would be disturbed if I help you.”She was right to think in that manner. Aurora who helped me back in Paris was dead, anyone who helped me here could face the same fate.I stood up and walked towards Mackenzie. I held both her hands and looked into her eyes, “You… It has to be you. You said it yourself, it would take too long to find a trustworthy person

ZARA’S POV“You look like a mess! What have you been doing all night?” Kate asked with a baffled expression. I stood up and took a look at the mirror myself. It was indeed unpleasant. I had dark circles and my eyes looked swollen as if I had cried for hours. My face was pale too. Conclusively, I looked sick.I turned to Kate weakly, “I will be fine. It’s just a little insomnia. I will be fine after I rest for an hour or two.”“Are you sure?” she asked, her voice soaked with doubt. She touched my neck to check my temperature. “Are you sick? What are your symptoms? Shall I call the doctor?”I managed a smile, “I said I’m fine. I just need rest.”I walked to the bed slowly and laid down on it. I had even covered myself with the blanket before I remembered that I now had a job and today was a workday. I sat up even though I was physically exhausted.“What is it?” Kate asked, fearing for the worst. “Do you have a headache? Do you feel like throwing up? Does your body feel-”“I have to go t

ZARA’S POVI stared at him in disbelief. He was calm and collected even though he had just dropped a bombshell. In the heat of the moment, the waiter arrived with what we had ordered. Gabriel had ordered a cocktail too so I took a sip of that first. Maybe I believed it would help clear my head.He looked at me, smiling, “You look like you are about to reject me.”“Of course,” I replied in a straightforward manner. “Out of the several absurd things I have heard in my life, this was the most absurd of them all.”“What made it so absurd?” he asked, his facial expression barely changing. “Was it my sudden proposal? Was it because you are a married woman? Was it because you thought you’re not attractive enough to get men drooling over you?”I scoffed, “I know I am an attractive woman.”“Then it shouldn’t be that absurd,” he pointed out. “I am a regular man and blood flows through my veins. You are a very beautiful woman and you made my heart skip crazily right from the first time we met. I

CAEL’S POVI walked into the restaurant with Charles right behind me. I had seen the people we were here to meet from afar and when we got to them, Charles did the introductions.“Boss, this is Luisa Klein, Lead Prosecutor of the case we are involved in. Miss Luisa, this is Cael Ashford, CEO of Ashford Capital,” Charles introduced.“Nice to meet you, Luisa,” I stretched my hand towards her.She shook my hand, “Whether it will be a pleasant meeting or not, that will be decided later. Have your seat for now.”I sat down with Charles on one side while she sat down with her assistant on the other side. This assistant of hers brought out his laptop and started to type.“He is here to take notes of everything we talk about. That is not a problem, is it?” Luisa asked carefully.“No, it isn’t. Please go ahead,” I replied eagerly.“Alright,” she began to say. “From what you know already, the German government is suspecting your company’s German branch of violating the nation’s laws. The most p

ZARA’S POVHe led me to the dance floor and we got into position. He had one hand on my waist while I touched his shoulder slightly. We began to move in rhythm and as he swirled me around, I blushed. He pulled me back towards him and started to talk as we danced.“I’m Doku,” he said. “Nice to meet you.”“Doku?” I asked just to confirm. “That’s a unique name.”“I know,” he replied. “I don’t know what my parents were high on the day they made the decision.”I chuckled, “The name sounds cute.”“It’s the only cute thing about me,” he responded. “As for you, Zara, do you enjoy being cute?”“Well…” I hesitated. “I’m not sure I’m cute. I think of myself as just a chill, pretty girl. I haven’t done many adorable things and honestly, acting cute feels a little cringe.”“It is meant to be like that,” he replied.“No,” I disagreed. “It only feels cringe to people who don’t like acts like that. Someone like me for example.”“I guess it’s my turn to disagree,” he replied, smiling. “You really look