The CEO Who Swore Off Marriage… Until Her novel Chapter 16

Chapter 16 

În no time, they arrived in front at the manor. Miguel intacted the drives, “Wait here.” 

[out oTV—the wealthy messing 

The light in the mann, soon and on. The vet inkd himself it was probably just a mock stop to grab something. Aber all, that was how it aberys played outoTV—the weat half the city or asinele deumen. Hetalbinsell me tomri think it 

Miguel entered the elevator and pressed the button for the second basement friel. When the doors opened again, motiem semot lights illuminated the basement’s layout. 

There were the corridor, rich leading in a different derrtim. The ali was damp and candela musty, decaping stuell 

The stunde doumane of the halways. It was silent except for the dicking of his leather shoes on the floor, adding to the ominous armosphere. 

Amorest Tate, he stopped at a dose and nokon a bey to unlock it. The sounded metal scraping against metal was harsh. From inside, the clanking of chains could be heard, followed by a 

Migel pushed the door open and stepped inside 

In the center of the room, a print man with a ses amisschis face manchainedup. Hiuskin was pale from prolonged conferment, and his eyes burned with the wild intensity of someone diven, ba madness. Mipart Zocken! You finally camel Let me out!! 

The churns raided bridly as he struggled against thanni. 

Miguel’s expressim darkened. He walked over to the side, picked up a whip from the floor, and lashed il mercilessly at the man. The whip had borbs, and the man scoramed in agony with 

Migori seemed to be vesting his rage, delivering blowatter blew unish the man’s skin was torn and bloodied. Bring bently, he finally tossed the whip aside. He grabbed the man’s chin and pronded, “You deserve this Dann it! This is what you owe mal” 

|The man, heerly clinging to consciousness, spat out blood and gripet “Trai, you she sent ere. You promised i 

mid a way out of the country—after it was done – You mward. 

Miguel’s lips curled in a inister smile. “Teah, I told you to take care of and finish the job, but what did you do? The brand didn’t die, and now, I have to dran up your mess! You’d be 

The man–calmly gasp des au in rapped breaths. 

He could understand why Miguel stewed up retry two were lo just ba vent his anger Sure, he had‘ handled the task perfectly, but it hadn’t led to any serious. CONSEQUENCES. 

Once Miguel had vented busanger, his expression softened, and the towering fury in his eyes faded He ignored the man on the ground and turned to leave 

Onwardtable, a dusty photograph tay halt–stained with blood. It showed a family of there with a girl in the mide, her mile sweet and innoce 

By the time Miguel iets Rivermouth kanor, hipexpression had crtursed to soc mat 

When be recoved a call from Sheila, he patiently spoke to her in a garde andicalres 

I’m on my way back. Go to deep and don’t wait for me, okay? 

Mareful, after Entra and her friends left the lab, Kachel was filled with galt. “I had lost my cool, you would have had to how your head to the brands” 

Zack chuckled. “Come on, we don’t mess worth people unless they mess with us first. They were walking all over un!If we had just sat back and done nothing, we would locked the fool 

Enricumded “Tionow yin tade about me. Honestly, hearing you curse them out leli pretty good” 

With her temperamem, she could never bring to do something like that. There were times the envied Rachel. She was a direct and unafraid to speak her mind she never held back 

Seeing star she truly did Hameer Khel ally relased she saidingantly, “One day, well the rap, and these bastan will be begging at our feet! 

Wielas early shoot the next morning, she vented before hurrying o 

Kack, who had driven there, turned its Enric “Letmedeher you home. I didn’t drink night.” 

She nodded and por ime his car 

bining the ride, back ought up another matte, “About that kid you want to adopt – bow’s the process going? I’m worried Nigel might interfere now that you‘ se divorcing” 

Entaa paased, unune.“I detikink he would pothullar, would he?” 

Miguellad Sheila now and would surely want to have his own child. He probably wouldn’t care about an eight–y 

561), she sent a WatsApp message to the datos of the orphanage to check on the situation. 

e quickly replied that rimything matan track. Barring any unexpected issues, they would be able to complete the process next month. 

Zack belt eelised. “When you haven time, I’ll go with you a pain 

Linica’s bufluence changed lån över dine learning about the struggles of the children in the mountain, he had joined her every year na being clothes and books. He had even personally 

As they were talking her phone rang tering the caller ID, sier quickly answered, “Hello, Mr. Pulcher. 

die than octant vidi, page stood by the window, his tall frame exading suength. Hearing has the adlessed him, he sail in a deep voice, “Dib’t we agree you’d call me Zayer fuam now an?” Derasa besitated, feeling inexplicably awkward “well, waan hy that just a temporary alrangement when we met your pi 

the chuckded solily. “Eslink we should keep it up in everyday life too & full, seamless disguise is the only way to make sure neone suspects got marriage is a sham.” 

The jeansing was impeccable, and she found herself commed. “Alright, I call you Zayne from now on 

If she saw bin as a man, addressing him by his fame older 

was another at her fils, wouldn’t it be fine! 

Zach, who was driving, glanced at the expressed slightly. 

rime replied, “It’s rocking urgent. I just wantedtecheck when you’d be back” 

Altes a pasar, atit afraid she night neunderstand, he explained, “Traalivady to co pin, and I’m about to sleep. I was concerned you might not be able to get in.” 

She chuckled “T’in alirady on my way back. Go ahead and sleep. I have the key” 

She pul 

her was on her way, Zayir finally relaxed. He let mut a soft bumi before hanging up one away and looked up, ratching Zack’s amused expression in the rear view mİLTOL… 

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Entra asked, puzzled, “Why are you looking at me like that h 

Zackwinked at her “That so–called bushand of yours from the sham marriage? 

She explained, “He’s about to sleep and was worried I wouldn’t be able to get in, so he called to ask when I’d be home 

When zack spoke next, his words were laced with implication. “I wouldn’t be so sure about that.” 

Zayne was just worried about her bring est so late, but he didn’t say it outright. Instead, be made up an excuse about fearing she’d get locked out. That was not how gay menusually handled things. And that name — Zayne. How gross! No self inspecting bottom would be caught dead with a name like that 

Erica didn’t catch the meaning behind his words and joked. “What, is he some kind of chainsaw psycho? just waiting for me to walk in so he can chop me up?” 

Zack looked at her carefree smile and shook his head with a chuckle. Forget it, he wouldn’t bother waming her. She just got divorced, so she might as well have 

some fun with a man. 

Soon, they arrived at Zayne’s n 

cresidential.complex. 

Zack did some quick mental calculations. The property prices in this area were over three thousand dollars per square foot. A small two–bedroom would be at least 650 square feet, meaning it’d go for about two million dollars. And from what he heard, there was no mortgage. Zayne’s net worth wasn’t too bad. 

He worked in sales, but as the company’s top salesperson, he was surely malding a decent income. Zacks only concern was whether he had picked up the usual bad habits of salesmen Heavy drinking gambling, or frequenting brothels–he hoped Zayne wasn’t that type 

Thinking of this, Zack, eamestly advised Ennica. “Look, I don’t care about anything else. But if things get intimate, you’d better use protection. If he won’t wear Jone, tell him to get lost, dot it? 

She was completely confused. “Huh?” 

“Ainight, E 

poon back Zack shoned her out of the car and drove off. 

Innca stood there, baffled. What was that all about? 

As she reached the front door, she tookcout her key, Just as she inserted it into the lock, the door was swan; upenicom the inside..