Chased by my Ex Husband novel Chapter 61

Grace

“ The PR is taking down the articles and pulling the video from social media. They will be done soon but I think the damage is already done. ” Tristin sighs, closing his eyes.

I look down at his face. I am still trying to understand how his head actually landed in my lap.

I scratch my ear and hum. “ How did the video release? From what I know Lily is still…kind of missing? ”

“ That wench is not as smart as I thought. She made sure my cousin had a copy of the video in case she went missing. She used it as leverage to keep herself safe all this time. But Carlos didn’t wait for whatever she had in mind. As soon as he gathered enough people to back him at the company, he released the video to weaken my position. ” He grumbles, moving his head to rest in a comfortable position.

My hands hang in the air as I blink a few times. “ Uh…Carlos? Your cousin wants to— ”

Tristin snorts. “ He wishes. He can bring hell to Earth and he still won’t be able to become the CEO of our business. At most, he will get a subsidiary and I will send him packing. ”

“ You should have done it sooner then. ” I sigh.

“ I didn’t have a reason to. Not until now. If I had kicked him out without a good reason, I would only be inviting more trouble. ” His eyes open and meet my gaze.

He gathered himself a little over an hour ago and since then, he’s been occupying my lap as if he owns it. I am tied to watch him watch me and sigh every now and then.

His hand lifts towards my face and slides my hair behind my ear. “ most executives don’t like me at the company. ”

“ Why do you think that? ” I ask, finding myself staring right back into his calm eyes.

I am glad he is not like before right now or I don’t know what I was supposed to do to comfort him.

“ I don’t have the traditional education or training to lead the company. I left home, remember? ” He grimaces and closes his eyes again.

“ But you are doing…more than fine. ” I mumble, my eyes tracing his frowning brows, his tall nose, and full lips.

Seeing him from so close is always so strange. He is so handsome that you can not take your eyes off him once you start looking at him.

Girls must be swooning over him all the time.

An ugly emotion rears its head in my heart when I think about that.

I shake my head, and reach for his forehead, smoothening the lines between his brows.

“ They like to cause trouble. ” Tristin mumbles, his breaths hitting my wrist.

I nod but don’t say anything. Unconsciously, my fingers slip into his hair, feeling the softness beneath my skin.

“ Why are you living in this small place? ” He wonders.

“ It’s…comfortable here. A big place would have made me feel…weird. ” I tell him honestly.