Forced marriage: Dear wife, you can't escape me novel Chapter 5

“Miss Jones, wait! Where are you going?” John shrieked as he chased after Rita who had run away the moment she realized who her husband-to-be was.

“Back to prison!” She responded while trying to run fast in her high heels.

“But why? Remember you can’t change your mind once you’ve signed the agreement and you signed.” John reminded while panting heavily.

“I don’t care about the agreement!”

John thought Miss Jones had a loose screw in her head. She was worried that her husband was old and had a beer belly but now she was running for her life after seeing the handsome Mr Stevens. ‘Was everything ok with her thinking?’

Christopher who had walked to the entrance narrowed his eyes as he stared at the fleeing Rita and John who was pathetically chasing after her. A surge of frustration arose in his heart.

Even when she was in this kind of situation, she was still reluctant to be with him. ‘Was he really that bad in her eyes?’

Clenching his hands into fists, he remained calm despite the whirlwind of emotions that struck his heart. ‘Rita, you’ve already fallen into my trap and you can’t escape. I won’t let you.’ He thought to himself.

Christopher had come back to the City after years of staying overseas. He finally could not stay away anymore and decided to come back to the very place that broke him.

He knew he was treading on thin ice but the moment he saw Rita at the skybar that night, he immediately made a decision.

Since he couldn’t forget about her, he shall trap her by his side and let them suffer together. He couldn’t be the only one in pain.

The scandal gave him the perfect opportunity to get what he wanted. Knowing very well that Rita couldn’t escape in her situation, he took out his phone and be called his assistant.

“Come back.” He ordered curtly and cut the line. Rita would come back begging him on her own.

John who was suddenly told to go back was dumfounded. ‘Did the boss decide to give up on marrying Miss Jones? Why would he, after going through all that trouble?’

He stopped chasing after Rita and turned around, returning to the civic center.

Rita who had been running with small steps due to her heels suddenly felt like something was wrong. Turning around she was shocked to find the assistant no longer in sight.

Her heart raced as realization dawned upon her. ‘Did they back out of the deal?’ She had no idea. Whatever the case, there was definitely something going on, otherwise John wouldn’t abruptly stop chasing after her.

Without someone to coax her into going through with the marriage. The ball was now in her hands.

She stopped running and thought about her situation clearly. Marrying Chris was actually not bad. Even though he suddenly hated her after she rejected him years ago.. they still used to be friends before that so maybe they could get along in the future.

After convincing herself, she started walking back towards the civic center and her eyes widened when she saw Christopher leaving.

“Wait…Chris!” She called out and Christopher stiffened when he heard Rita call him so intimately.

Anger and some other inexplicable feeling surged inside of him and he turned around looking at her with a piercing gaze. Rita shuddered and a shiver ran down her spine when Chris looked at her like that.

‘He’s so scary now,’ she thought.

“What is it Miss Jones? We don’t have all day.” Christopher spat as she approached and stood opposite him.

Her heart thudded when she looked at him from up close. His good looks rivaled a Greek god’s. Rita wondered if he had always been this handsome. ‘Or she just hadn’t noticed?’

“Where are you going? I just went to the bathroom for a bit.” She lied through her teeth but she had no choice, otherwise Chris would take back his offer.

Naturally, Christopher could see right through her but he didn’t call her out on her lie. He even played along.

“Oh yeah, the bathroom must be very far then, you should have used the ones in the civic center.” He remarked looking at her blushing face then frowned.

He grabbed her chin and tilted her head upwards.

The moment his fingers touched her skin, Rita felt a shiver run through her body. It was a strange and foreign feeling.

“What happened??” Chris asked, anger evident in his voice.

Rita didn’t know what he was talking about so she cocked a brow questioningly.

“Here.. what happened? Who did this?” Chris replied, rubbing his cold fingers on her busted lip and she trembled.

“Uh.. I.. the inspector did it.” She responded, flustered by the intense electrical jolts she was feeling from his touch. She didn’t understand what it was at all. ‘Maybe it’s static current?’

“Ask someone to chop off his hand.” Chris hissed turning his cold gaze towards John. To say he was angry would be an understatement, he was furious. ‘How dare that inspector touch my woman? She’s mine!’