The Devil CEO's Contract Wife novel Chapter 244

Chapter 244: Two-Faced Bitches [1]

[Music: Call Me By Blondie]

Maria turned up the volume of the radio, the loud beat of the music filling the space.

"Little Esme doesn’t need to hear what comes next," Maria stated.

"Why?" I asked fearlessly. "Why are you doing this?"

This wouldn’t be the first time a hitman came for me, but I’m more terrified for Esme’s sake. Maria may have claimed she wouldn’t hurt her, but I’ll be damned if I believe a word she says.

Maria clearly wasn’t the jovial slutty mouthed girl I knew all this time.

"Lemme guess, the pay wasn’t good enough for you?" I added. "Killing your boss is far-fetched for something like that... there are other ways to get your voice heard."

She scoffed. "Trust me, the pay was decent, and you’re possibly the best boss there is..."

"Then, why...? You come into my diner and threaten me for what reason? You’re making a mistake."

"Is that a warning? You’re in no position to do that..." She raised her knife. "Begging for your life is what I was truly looking forward to."

"Go to hell."

She smirked before the knife was thrown straight for my head, but I reacted quickly, and I sidestepped, my breath heavy as I turned my head to the knife stapled to the wall of what could have been my head.

"Whoa! Nice reflex, boss... I wasn’t expecting that." She brought out another knife. "I had a thought you weren’t gonna go down easily. I’m glad I was right. It wouldn’t have been worth it if you had died so quickly."

I tried to steady my breath as anger seethed through me. I took off my glasses and tossed them aside.

"I think you lost the right to call me boss."

"Aww!"

"Is your name even Maria?"

"God! I wish I didn’t have to kill you. For what it’s worth, you were fun to be with. The single mom boss who couldn’t fuck a fresh meat to save her life. I was really looking forward to it." Her eyes raked me hotly. "You were my type after all."

Another knife sped toward me, and I grabbed the tray just in time to stop it. She’d flung two at me, and the tips were just inches away from my eyes.

"Can you stop throwing these around, and talk like responsible adults?" I considered, hoping I could drag this out longer until I figured out what to do.

I don’t stand a chance against her, and she has just proven she could dice me!

Maria attacked at speed, swinging her knife with ferocity. I barely dodge most of it. I wasn’t freaking Terminator, I’m barely hanging here, and Maria’s agility just proved more of my suspicion that she was some sort of assassin.

I raised the tray just in time to stop her from descending her knife.

"Seems like all those years spent with your bodyguard didn’t go to waste. I would have much preferred you fucked that ass. We could have had a threesome."

Bodyguard? She knew who Reed really was. What else does she know?

Maria kicked me right in the abdomen, and the force pushed me until my back pressed against the wall. I caught her wrist before the knife could get to my head, holding back with all my might until it became a fit of strength.

Oh come on! Her entire face is bleeding, yet she wants to keep going?

Fuck! It’s not even hot anymore.

Uh-oh!

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