Contract Marriage st Chapter 21. I will do it for you

Chapter 21: 21. I will do it for you.

Sitting in the front seat of the car next to Duke who is driving because Alan who would have driven us to our destination has so other business matters to attend to, I just can’t stop fidgeting with my fingers.

Can I do this? Can I face her? Am I ready to face her? To face Alicia?

Since the incident with the divorce and everything, I haven’t co face to face with either one of them. Not Alicia, not my aunt, not even my ex-husband.

The one one I went back to the place where I once called ho, thankfully, Rowan wasn’t ho. Duke had insisted on going with

that day, but I pleaded for him to wait for

in the car. For so reason, I didn’t want him to see my annoying past, even though he already knows it all.

I found out that my things had been moved out of the bedroom and stocked in a storage room. They had been replaced by Alicia’s things. The nerve...

The entire apartnt reeked of Alicia’s perfu. I couldn’t help the nauseating feeling and ended up throwing up.

That day I only picked what was most essential to , which turned out to be close to nothing and then I left a note saying they could burn up the rest.

Sotis I wonder... I wonder if Rowan really hated

that much. So much that after finding him in the arms of another woman, he didn’t even call to ask after .

Was I foolish for waiting for his call at night? Was it foolish of

to wonder if he might love

a little bit? Yes...

But, is it foolish for

to think I would be able to get revenge on them for what they did to ? ? Can I really do it? Can—

I feel a sudden warmth permit my hand and my eyes gain focus to realize that it’s Duke’s hand that has covered mine.

"Dearest," his voice, ever so pleasant, fills the car, breaking the silence that I had unintentionally buried myself in.

"What troubles you?" For a quick second, he moves his gaze from the road and fixates it on . However, to

that quick second feels lengthened. Those gray eyes stare at

as though all I need to do is provide him with the answer to his question and he would do everything to take those troubles away.

"Tell ." He says with his eyes fixed on the road. "What’s on your mind?"

Will he find

silly? Or will he be irritated at ? I’ve been around this man for almost two weeks now, and two weeks is not enough ti to deeply learn about a person.

I still don’t know what kind of things make him angry and what things make him pissed. I do know the twins give him extre joy. I’m not sure what kids of things irritate him so I don’t know if I should tell him how I’m feeling right now. Should—

"Pagne," He calls

in a manner that I have really gotten used to. Once again his gaze moves to , "Tell ." He urges again, returning his gaze to the road.

He won’t find

annoying, right? "Do you think I can pull it off?" I finally ask the question. I can’t bring myself to look up at him so I just keep gazing blankly at his hand that is still holding on to mine.

"Which one? The deal, or the revenge?" He asks.

"Both." I say.

"What do you think?" Why is he asking

that when it is obvious what I think?

"I don’t think I can do it. I don’t think I can face Alicia. I—" His hold on my hand tightens and I finally lift my gaze to et his.

"Then I will do it." He says.

"Pagne, if you can’t do it, I will."

This man, he is so weird. In a situation like this, wouldn’t normal people try to encourage

by telling

stuff like ’I can do it’? Or by saying ’I have nothing to worry about, and that I can do anything if I put my mind to it’. Is that not how most people would handle this situation?

But he_ he just outrightly says he will do it in my stead. Why?

"I’m your husband and you’re the mother of my children. If you can’t do it, I will take it from you and do it for you... Revenge and all." He takes my hand to his lips and Places a kiss on my knuckles.

My heart, it’s racing again... because of him. And I can’t stop staring at him... I know it’s happening again. It has been happening from the very first ti I spoke to him, because Aliacia was right. I am that kind of person who easily falls for a man who shows her kindness as long as my heart is vacant.

And it’s happening again.

"You will?" The question escapes my lips.

"Most certainly." He says and flashes

a soft smile before staring back at the road.

I can feel myself blushing as I take in a deep breath and nod to myself. "Alright then, I guess I have nothing to worry about. Let’s do this!"

...

"Ahh!" I scream as we walk out of the building. "I can’t believe she would send a representative on her first deal as CEO!" I scoff.

To be honest at so point I had begun to wonder maybe truly, I had been a bad CEO, maybe truly, Alicia had done more work than . But I take that back, she is lazy and she has always been lazy! And today proved just that.

I had entered the eting hall expecting to encounter her there, but to my shock, she had sent a representative! I an it’s her first major deal since she beca CEO, shouldn’t she have put more sincerity into it?