Contract Go Wrong: The CEO’s Tempting Bride

And also a state of oblivion, one that was so overwhelming, leaving her with no control of whatever happens to her, either bad or good. And fear struck her that even if something dangerous was looming over her, she wouldn’t have the power to protect herself. She was just like an ordinary peasant sent out to war with no skills nor armor.

Could she continue living this meaningless life? Living every day in fear of the devil, and heeding each of his pointless rules while serving his mistress?

Gina was afraid she might soon die of apprehension. And there was her dream, would it continue lying in the mud forever?

She dropped her spoon with a sigh and dropped her head, supporting it with both hands. She might be a coward with not a sliver of defiance to fight back, but that doesn’t mean she wants to live this way.

After she was done eating, Gina went out to the dining area and found the place empty. She picked the dirtied plates and tidied up the kitchen before leaving for her room.

She took out her phone and got herself busy. Some hours went by, and when she left the room to get something to eat, her eyes wandered around the empty area with a frown. No sound was coming from the living room and it seems like she was the only one inside the house.

When she came out of the kitchen with cooked noodles on a tray, she walked past the dining area toward the living room, amusement flashing in her eyes. She would at least get to watch some movies before they return.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

She picked up the remote and settled the tray on a glass table that was standing beside one of the couches. After sitting down, she clicked on so many channels while trying so hard to swallow the noodles. Seems like even her stomach was fed up with it.

She was halfway through eating while watching a channel that was playing a romance movie. And she rolled her eyes as the male lead was confessing his love to the female lead. The scene was so touching that she fought the huge to spit out the noodles. If only such love exists in real life.

Now that she thinks about it, all her fantasies and expectations about love were mostly based on either the movies she saw or the novels she had constantly read in her teenage years.

She was still little when her mother died and never got to witness the kind of love between her parents. ‘Urgh’ how hopeless she was to have expected so much. But then, the few times she caught her father staring at her mother’s photos inside his study room, just from the expression in his eyes, one could see that he loved her so much.

His feelings for her were so strong that even when her grandfather told him to take another wife, he couldn’t bring himself to do it, saying that he was afraid she wouldn’t get enough love from him and his attention had to be diverted between his new wife and his daughter.

She rubbed her forehead with a sigh then her hand grabbed the remote and she started flipping through the channels again.

Her eyes suddenly caught something on one of the channels, which was showing business news. She put down the remote and focused her attention on the headlines.

‘Global world conglomerate?’ That was Adrian’s company. And it seems like it was having a collaboration with a company from abroad. Her eyes narrowed at the other company’s name and she frowned, trying to recall where she’d heard its name from in the past.

What was wrong with her? She broke out of her stupor and shook her head. Why was she suddenly interested in whatever this collaboration was going to be?

But for some kind of reason, she couldn’t pick up the remote and her mind was telling her to keep on watching. Adrian’s photo had never been shown on the news, and it wasn’t like they’ll do it now, then what was with this foreboding feeling, gradually rising up her chest?

Her gaze darted to the other company’s name and right at that moment, the face of the newscaster was taken down and now replaced by a guy’s photo.

Gina blinked and her whole body stilled. Even her hand which held the spoon that was about to reach her mouth froze mid-air.

‘Greg?’ what was he doing on the news? Was she dreaming?

She sprang up to her feet with a gasp and ended up spilling the remaining noodles on the floor. Glancing at the company’s name again, it finally hit her.

It was no wonder she found it familiar. But how did Greg reach the CEO’s position in such a short time and also snagged a collaboration with the Global World Conglomerate?

Her mind wandered to a month before their breakup when he informed her about this company his family had acquired in abroad. At that time, it was run by his eldest brother, he didn’t even grab a manager’s position and was left to cater for a small company left by his father.

That was only a few months ago. With Greg’s abilities, she doubted if it was pure luck that he was now the company’s CEO.

At the sight of his face, and the soft smile he had on it, Gina’s fists clenched and she gritted her teeth wondering the number of people he had deceived with that smile.

The news was suddenly changed and she sighed in relief, then her attention turned to the mess she’d made and her hand flew to her mouth with a gasp.

The white leather couch was now stained with noodles soup and the noodles were scattered everywhere on the carpet.

Her heartbeat increased as she rushed toward the kitchen then came back with a towel and a vacuum cleaner and started wiping the stains. But no matter how she tried the stains seemed to be spreading everywhere the towel touched and a huge sigh escaped her lips.