All Chapters of Flash Wedding: Terrifying Bride Is a Softie: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Matteo said curtly, "I don't wanna get into what happened tonight. If you've got time, you can ask Cameron how long he plans to keep picking on me like this. I'm not gonna stay patient forever."With that, he moved to end the call."Matteo, at least spare a thought for me! All these years, if not for the Graham family, how would the two of us even have survived? I'm getting old, and I just wanna live out my days in peace." Melinda sighed wearily, her voice breaking.Matteo stiffened. "That's why I've hardly ever made things difficult for you, Mom. You've already forced me to take the short end of the stick way too many times. I'm the one who's actually your son.""Look, Cameron's still young and hot-headed. If you run into him again, just give in to him a little. Think of it as a favor to me." Melinda paused for a moment. "And don't forget about the meeting with the Pierce family. The date we agreed on is coming up."Matteo's eyes flicked toward the direction of Abigail's room. Sh

A bitter smile tugged at the corners of Matteo's mouth after ending the call. From here on out, his life would never have anything to do with Natasha again.That was why it didn't matter if she targeted him. He had his own game plan.…Natasha forced herself to wait another three days, but there was still no word from Matteo. That call from Jonah had been something she'd deliberately orchestrated, but to her surprise, it hadn't accomplished her intended result.The tension in the office was so thick that a knife could've sliced through it, but Cameron acted like he didn't notice a thing.Of course he knew about the history between Matteo and Natasha. Rumors were already spreading everywhere, saying that Wilde Group was going out of its way to make things hard for Matteo.That only boosted Cameron's confidence and made him think Natasha truly wanted nothing more to do with Matteo. There was no way he'd miss such a perfect chance to bring himself and Natasha closer."Tasha, you've

Melinda was furious, but she remained patient as she focused on placating Cameron. It was only after she had one of the staff take him upstairs to rest that she turned her angry gaze back to Matteo.This son of hers looked as familiar as ever, but for some reason, she was abruptly hit with the feeling that he was slipping beyond her control. The feeling left her powerless.She took a deep breath before questioning sharply, "What exactly are you trying to do? The Pierces called today and said the wedding is off. Did you say something to Ms. Pierce because you don't want to go through with the marriage?"They were furious! What was supposed to be a perfectly good marriage alliance has now turned us into enemies!"Matteo was somewhat confused. "The marriage is off?"All because Abigail had embarrassed Olivia?"Either way, you don't get to fool around when it comes to the Pierce family," Melinda declared. "Matteo, I don't care what it takes, but you're going to appease Ms. Pierce, an

Once everything had been settled, Craig quietly summoned Justin Abbott, the deputy director of the HR department, to his office.Justin had originally thought his promotion to director of the HR department was a done deal. He didn't expect the boss' nephew to show up out of nowhere and snatch the position right out from under him.His expression immediately darkened, but with Craig standing there, he couldn't say much."Alright, Mr. Wade. I understand. I'll be sure to help Mr. Fulton as best I can," Justin said.But Craig lightly patted him on the shoulder and said in a meaningful tone, "You should know that if it hadn't been for him, the director position would've been yours. But he's young and doesn't know much. You'll need to make sure you show him the ropes."Justin pondered Craig's words, seemingly catching on."Do a good job, and I guarantee that I'll do right by you. The director position will still be yours eventually. I'm a man of my word," Craig added.Their eyes met,

Since Matteo had spelled it out like that, Craig couldn't keep finding fault with him without seeming unreasonable. In the end, he could only wave his hand and let the matter go.Justin had been sitting at his desk, waiting to watch Matteo make a fool of himself. So when he saw Matteo emerge from Craig's office looking perfectly calm, his gaze narrowed strangely.Matteo merely glanced at Justin and said nothing. If Justin kept causing trouble for him, he'd have to give some serious consideration to replacing him.After a busy day, Matteo received a call from Jonah shortly before the end of the workday."Matteo, are you free tomorrow? It's been a while since we've gone out together. The weather's been nice lately. Why don't we go camping?" Jonah suggested.Matteo had indeed been under quite a bit of pressure lately. A change of scenery and some time in nature would do him good."Sure." He agreed without giving it much thought.The next day, he rode with Jonah to the campsite, but