The Devil CEO's Contract Wife novel Chapter 288

Chapter 288: A Call From The Academy [1]

"Did you get what I asked for?" I questioned in a much colder tone, causing James to tremble slightly.

"Y-Yes..."

"All of it?"

James nodded, bringing out the flash drive from his pocket and placing it on the table, shifting it towards my drink.

I eyed it, not as elated as I thought I would be. All I could feel was a burn consuming me from the inside out, my eyes stung with tears, not because I wanna cry or anything, but because of how intense it was.

"Tell me, James Shaw. I want you to be very honest with me." I shifted my gaze to him.

I could feel my emotions turning to stone. When I spoke again, I could barely recognize my voice.

"Is this enough?"

"More than enough..." he replied with utmost sincerity.

I blinked away. "You may leave... I’ll call on you when I need you."

"O-Of course, Ms. Vixen."

"And one more thing..."

He paused midway.

"Get ready for phase two."

He couldn’t reply or understand me because he had no idea what phase two was. Confused, he left, throwing a look over his shoulder occasionally.

"You did well..."

I moved my gaze towards Isaac at the bar; it appeared he had been watching me all this time.

"Is that a compliment?"

He pointed at me as he came closer. "You could have made an excellent Don. It’s a shame Don King doesn’t get to see this... this fire."

"He doesn’t need to." I took the flash drive and shoved it in my purse. "It’s better this way."

"So you intend to be a guardian angel? It does sound badass."

I pushed to my feet. "What I intend to be is none of your goddamn business..."

He chuckled, and I walked past him, not having time for his nonsense. When the door opened with the help of the bodyguard, the broad casino came into view, overlooking numerous ongoing games.

Time to get to work.

~☆~

"Here you go...!" Tori said, dropping a mocktail for me. "One of my specials and on the house."

"You won my heart!" I took the straw with my mouth, moaning at the taste. "Trust me, this is top tier! You can’t get this taste anywhere."

"I see what you did there. Don’t overhype. Remember?"

"What do you mean by overhype? I’m being serious right here. Those high-end places got nothing on you. Trust me. You’re a diamond in the rough."

She grinned. "I missed you."

My expression softened as I took her hand in a tight hold. "I missed you, too."

"I don’t see you around lately. Is everything good?"

I tucked some strands between my ears. "Yeah, the least I can do is keep you away from the crazy media, so coming here is limited. My life is full of drama, and you already have your fair share."

Tori rolled her eyes. "Yeah, sure, as if that is gonna keep me away from my best friend. Really, Cat, I don’t mind. I know we see each other, but I want us to catch up. Even though you’re officially a married woman and a mother, you’re still my bestie."

I giggled, and she did too.

"I’m proud of you, you know?"

"Proud of what?" I asked, amused, wondering where this came from all of a sudden.

Tori was one of the few people I expected would hate me or be furious because of my five-year disappearance. She was black and white, but for some reason, it wasn’t just about that.

"You handled the media pretty well, and there’s the kid’s charity ball or something. That really killed whatever gossip that had been there..."

"You’re still a sucker for gossip, aren’t you?" I teased.

She dramatically snapped her fingers. "Guilty pleasure. And you, my little munchkin... are thou still overwhelmed by the god named Ares King?"

"Stop!"

"Come on!"

"What?" I drawled.

"Just a tiny little bit, alright?" She motioned with her finger, and the cutest expression.

"Ares is um... sweeter."

"Sweeter...?" She grimaced. "What did you do? Mix him up with candies or something...?"

"Tori!"

"I’m just saying..." She raised her hands in defense, but then she smiled. "You should have seen him, Cat... I didn’t believe it before because you know he’s the devil and he’s..."

"Mafia..."

"Yeah, that, he really has strong feelings for you."

"I know..."

"How are you scoping with that part of his world?"

"No comments."

She nodded in understanding. "I got you."

I smiled brightly, and I was thankful she didn’t question me further about it.

"Yeah, sure, Mrs. King. Well? Come on, Cat, get him over here and introduce me or something. We can take things fast. Ahem! I mean, slow. Yes, slow."

"Yeah, that was the plan, but it turned out home wasn’t about the place." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

My phone rang, and I took it out of my purse. Whose number is this?

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