The CEO’ s second choice novel Chapter 34

　　Elena

　　Why was he looking at me like that?

　　Annabelle was chatting away, and she was clearly in love, yet his eyes were on me. I offer him a kind smile, then break his gaze and focus on the man sitting opposite me. Sebastian sounds like he was putting out yet another fire at Dumont Enterprises, his voice was low but extremely firm.

　　“I’m so sorry about that, love.” He says as he pockets his phone and looks at me.

　　“Duty calls, I understand.”

　　The more I watch him, the more I fall in love. “Well, that was Irene, my PA. My day isn’t too busy, but I have moved the meeting with The Somersetts to 8 am this morning, and that’s,” he says as he looks at his Patek Philippe timepiece, “in half an hour’s time so we had better finish up here if you wish to see your husband in action.” He finishes with a wink that made me giggle.

　　I am feeling all giddy inside and polish off my breakfast. “You are certain you want to spend the day with me, Elena?” Sebastian asks as he calls for the bill, and I frown at him. “Of course I am. I cannot stay cooped up in the villa for another day longer! How will I find my calling if I don’t venture out into the world? Who knows, I might like the corporate world.” I say confidently and hear him chuckle.

　　“Alright, then I cannot stop you. Let’s get going.” He says and we both stand up, but I find I needed the loo then and tell him before heading towards the restroom. How would I look bursting for the toilet while Sebastian was busy negotiating a merger?

　　I find that I was struggling a bit because of last night. Was it normal to be so sensitive in your lady bits after your first time? I suppose some have it worse than others.

　　After finishing up in the restroom, I proceeded to walk out but felt my wrist being pulled back and I turned to face whoever it was.

　　Nicholas regards me with a glare, and I am filled with trepidation. “Nicholas, lovely to see you,” I say, biting back my sarcasm, but his lips were a hard line. What did he want? I had absolutely nothing to say to him.

　　“I can’t stand to see you with him,” he says through gritted teeth, causing me to scoff. “Excuse me? You can’t stand seeing me out with my husband?” I ask him, placing a hand on my hip and raising an eyebrow.

　　“Oh, come on, Elena. Everyone knows your marriage is a sham. Might as well get divorced now instead of in five years.” He says as I could feel the venom behind his words. If he had told me this any time before Sebastian and I admitted our feelings to one another, it might have hurt me. But I had a newfound confidence in my marriage that I could not wait to show off.

　　“Who said anything about getting divorced in 5 years?”

　　Nicholas’ eyes widen at my statement and he moves to grab my wrists again, but I pull them out of his reach. “Please, Elena, I am still willing to wait for you after 5 years. I still love you.” He says with pleading eyes, but all I do is regard him with distaste.

　　“But I don’t love you, Nicholas. Not anymore. There won’t be a virginal notch to add to your belt after 5 years, anyway. So put the idea out of your head. Go to your fiancee and try to act like an engaged man, God knows she deserves better than what she will end up with.” I spit out and turn to walk to my husband, but Nicholas pulls me back and I see the fury in his eyes. “You let him touch you? After 3 years with me, and you let him have what was rightfully mine?!”

　　“You would do well to get your hands off my wife, Addington.” I hear the sexy voice of my husband as he saunters towards us, hands in his pockets. Breathing a sigh of relief, I snatch my wrist back from Nicholas’ grasp and walk up to him. His expression was stony but demanded respect to which Nicholas submitted. With another dirty look thrown my way, my ex walks off.