The Devil CEO's Contract Wife novel Chapter 48

Chapter 48: Shoes Reflect A Woman’s Heart [2]

[Music: Familiar By Agnes Obel]

"A King..."

"I know I don’t look like one," I said in a lighthearted tone.

A subtle smile played on her face as her eyes quietly observed me; it felt like I was under surveillance now.

Maybe I said something wrong?

"To be part of the society is one thing, but belonging is an entirely different thing," I added.

Stop talking, Catherine.

A brief laugh rolled off her, and I wondered what caught her amusement.

"You poor thing..." she mumbled, and I narrowed my eyes. "A thing like you, a King."

She stepped past me, and her words left a lingering expression, so I followed her.

"What do you mean by that? You speak as if you know about the Kings."

"Who doesn’t, love? A King put a ring on that finger; surely there is a reason. It makes one wonder..."

She eyed the ring again, and this time, I noticed something envious in those eyes, but as quickly as it came, it was gone, and I thought I might have hallucinated it.

"It was lovely meeting you." She put on her sunglasses.

Before she could leave, I stopped her with my words.

"I didn’t quite catch your name. It would be nice to know the woman who fancies shoes like her own heart."

"I’m sure we will meet again, Catherine. The universe works mysteriously."

As I watched her leave, I realized she had left empty-handed.

What a strange woman.

My gaze travelled to the staffer who glared at me as if I had lost an important customer.

"Would you mind packaging this for me?" I raised the pumps. "I’ll take this one."

"Can you afford it?"

This little—!

"Cat! There you are, I have been looking everywhere for you." Athena pitched. "You left just when I wanted you to try some perfect collections."

She came to me snappily and hooked her hand into my arm and pulled me close.

"You came to buy shoes and you didn’t even bring me along." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"It was either that or spend two hours making a decision."

She gasped. "Paying attention to details is crucial, and you have to get your money’s worth."

An odd thing for a billionaire to say, but who am I to judge?

"Y-You’re the Goddess!" the staffer gasped with wide eyes, stepping forward like she had met her dream person.

"How sweet..." I said as she suddenly caught on quickly.

"Then you’re..." she mumbled. "T-The glasses..."

Right, in all my public pictures, I wore contacts.

"F-Forgive me, I didn’t know..."

"Just package this, thank you."

"O-Of course, right away!" She took the pumps and hurried out.

I still haven’t gotten a reply from Ares. I kept staring at the screen the entire time, waiting for a reply or the bubbles to pop up, but nothing.

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