The Devil CEO's Contract Wife novel Chapter 166

Chapter 166: No Place Like Home

"Granny?"

"Yes, peanut?"

I raised my head so that I could see her face. "How did you know you love Gramps? Is it true love is different and not the same at times?"

"Where is this coming from?" she asked suspiciously, a smile on her lips.

"I just wanna know that all."

"Are you sure—"

"Granny!"

"Okay!" She laughed. "And yes, there are different versions of love and not just the parental and romantic kind. Love isn’t just a single feeling; it’s like a language we learn differently."

From the wistful look in her eyes, I could tell she was recalling the young days with Gramps. I’ve always envied what they shared, and when Dan and I got together, I always prayed ours would be just like theirs.

Look where that got me... I guess not everyone was blessed with that pure kinda love.

"Is this because of your boss?"

I snapped my gaze to her. "N-No...!"

"Catherine, there’s no need to lie. I have seen the way you look at him. It reminds me of how I do with your gramps. Which he always points out."

"W-What look...?"

"The kind that brightens your eyes."

"That’s not—"

"Do you love him?"

Her abrupt question made my insides stir. For once, I spoke the truth and not cuddled it in lies.

"I can’t, Granny... I really can’t."

She tilted her head in confusion. "Why? You’re not committing a crime."

"I-It’s complicated."

"Because he’s your boss?"

"Yes."

I felt shitty right now, but this was the only possible explanation I could come up with.

"H-He doesn’t do office romance, he’s um a workaholic. Don’t mind me, Granny, I’m sure whatever this feeling is will pass, just like every crush does."

"That’s what this is? A crush?"

"Just a crush, you probably misread that look."

"Catherine..." She stroked my cheek. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, Granny. I’m positive."

Thankfully, the topic ended there, and we talked about other things. We had so much to catch up on, but we couldn’t do that in one night.

Granny got sleepy, and her head ended up on my shoulder. I thought about waking her, but I knew the moment I did, she would go back to checking on Gramps.

Just a little sleep will help.

I heard footsteps coming, and at first, my heart raced thinking it was Ares, but when I looked, it wasn’t. I cast the disappointment aside and smiled, pressing a finger on my lips.

Reed took off his coat and draped it on us gently before sitting opposite us.

"Thank you," I whispered. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"You’re welcome." Reed relaxed and folded his arms, his muscles bulging beneath his turtleneck shirt. "You can rest too... I’ll keep watch."

"I don’t think I can. I’m just gonna stay awake."

"Then I’ll just keep you company."

"Shouldn’t you be guarding Ares or something?"

He smiled. "I’m your bodyguard, remember? I watch you."

"Y-Yes, it’s just..." he sighed. "Yesterday you called your boss, King, right?"

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify