The Devil CEO's Contract Wife novel Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Elevated Idiot

"Does it hurt?" I asked, peeling my hand away.

"At the moment, no."

I smiled, and he did too.

"That’s a relief."

Reed looked at my hand, concern flashing on his face.

"I’m fine, never been better."

"Why don’t I believe you then?"

I opened my mouth to reply, but the door barged open, and Nico stepped into the room.

"So this is where you were." He raised the plush slipper. "You have good aim, milady. What are you gonna do next, shoot me in the head?"

"You were being impossible," I bit back. "A quick reset to the head would have been helpful."

"I was following orders, something Reed can’t relate to."

I looked at Reed, and he was obviously not pleased with Nico.

"Reed follows orders quite well. Unlike you, who’s borderline rude," I defended.

"You—" He paused when my stomach growled loudly, and both guys looked at me.

Damn! Add this to the list of my top-most embarrassing things.

I rubbed my stomach. "Seems like the sushi wasn’t enough. Pizza, anyone?"

"It’s fucking 3 am," Nico said with a frown. "Have a snack or something."

I glanced at Reed, giving the best puppy eyes I could muster. It took him off guard at first before he conceded.

"I think we can do that."

"The fuck?"

"Mrs. King wants pizza," he finalized. "Order."

Nico clenched his teeth, murmuring something under his breath as he left the room.

"It was good having that smile wiped off," I said as I showed my palm. "Don’t leave me hanging."

He chuckled, shaking his head as he slapped my palm lightly.

~☆~

I took a bite out of the yummy pizza. It’s a crime that this tastes so delicious at this hour. I tilted my chin and put the remaining slice down my wide-open mouth, chewing but halting when I caught Reed and Nico’s eyes on me.

"What?"

Reed smirked, taking a bite and choosing not to speak.

"Maybe you should eat too..." I said to Nico.

"I have all I need right here." He pointed to the joint.

No wonder he looked so skinny.

"Maybe food will be nice for a change, right, Reed?"

"Nico loves his weed."

"Huh... explains why he’s an elevated idiot."

Nico blinked, and mouth hung, unable to form words.

I smirked devilishly, reaching for another slice, but there was only so much I could do with one hand, and Reed helped.

"Thanks."

"Well, too bad you will have to deal with me from now on. Better get used to this elevated idiot, milady."

"What?" I asked with a frown.

"Reed here has been blacklisted."

"Nico!" Reed hissed.

Odd.

Husband.

The audacity of that devil!

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