The CEO’s Betrayal: My Ex-lover Has Triplets novel Chapter 1

Chapter 1~ Dumped

“Take this and leave the company.”

Tessa Hilton stirred in her sleep and picked up the piece of paper that was unceremoniously thrown on her face.

“What is this?”

She mumbled as she squinted her eyes to read the content but they were yet to adjust to the light in the room. After a long night of passionate lovemaking, she felt weak and tired. She just wanted to rest and sleep in.

No answer came from the man who sauntered around the room with nothing but a towel hanging low on his hips.

It appeared he had just come from the bathroom as his body still had beads of water that were trickling down his well-defined chest, sliding down his Apollo’s belt and disappearing into the towel.

Tessa bit her lip and felt hot again when she saw this. How could she get so lucky to have such a good-looking man as her… eh… sneaky link? The man had never really put a label on their relationship so she had no idea what to call him.

He had medium dark brown hair and a neatly boxed beard that gave him that manly vibe. His hair was usually styled neatly but right now, it was wet and fell over his forehead messily, making him look more handsome.

He had mesmerising cerulean blue eyes that were like whirlpools that could suck you in. They seemed magical. Whenever he looked into her eyes, it was as if he could see through her soul.

The man was none other than Aaron Wentworth, the CEO of the Wentworth group. He was Tessa’s boss and she was his senior assistant but secretly, they were lovers, sneakily linking up when no one was looking.

Regardless, Tessa thought they had a special connection and there was something more between them.

Tessa frowned when she sensed his sudden cold demeanor so she glanced at the paper in her hand. Only for her heart to sink deeper and deeper into her stomach when she saw what it was.

It was a cheque.

Her eyes almost popped out of their sockets when she saw the figure.

One million dollars!

“What’s this for?” Tessa felt confused. Why would Aaron suddenly give her a cheque of money out of the blue?

She whipped her head up sharply when she recalled he had told her to leave the company after throwing the cheque at her.

“Aaron…” she called out his name, her eyebrows furrowing.

The man glanced at her and the coldness in his eyes shot a pang of pain through her heart. Her stomach twisted with nerves and a bad feeling crept into her.

‘What’s going on?’ She could only ask the question in her mind since Aaron looked so terrifying at the moment.

The man who made love to her the whole night like he didn’t want to let go was gone and in his place was this cold and distant man that she couldn’t recognise.

“Are you deaf?! Didn’t you hear what I said? I said you should leave the company. That money should be enough to sustain you for a while,” the man responded, iciness dripping from his tone.

A flash of irritation was plastered on his devilishly handsome face as he stared at Tessa as if she was a stranger.

“Y-you’re firing me?” Tessa’s voice quivered and she felt her eyes sting as tears threatened to fall, her heart clenching painfully.

She didn’t know why Aaron was behaving this way but it was making her feel uncomfortable, hurt even.

“I’m not firing you. Your contract ended. Or did you forget you signed a contract to work for me for two years?”

The coldness in his tone felt like someone was squeezing her heart. But Tessa still couldn’t understand what was going on. Since Aaron and her had been in a secret relationship for two years, she assumed her contract renewal was a done deal so she never really thought about it or sent out any applications to look for a new job.

“Was it something I did?” She asked, a lump forming in her throat.

Aaron glared at her, his patience running thin. “What’s wrong? Are you unwilling to leave? Is the money not enough? Fine. I’ll add more.”

His words made Tessa’s heart drop to her stomach and the tears she was holding back finally rolled down her cheeks. Sitting up from the bed, she grabbed the quilt and covered herself up to her chest while she watched as Aaron wrote another cheque and threw it at her.