Hidden Flash Marriage: Love Me Back, Mr CEO

Huffing, he returned the phone to her bag. He then headed into the closet, dressed up for bed, and walked out of the room.

When Shawn got downstairs, he called for Madam Susan. “Take the girl away from my room and help her with the needful.”

Madam Susan bobbed knowingly and then headed up the stairs with two maids.

The moment the trio entered the Master’s bedroom, they walked over to the bed and stared down at the sleeping beauty.

Madam Susan couldn’t help but wonder how the girl got there. Did the master carry her there? That was the first time a stranger was entering Shawn’s room. And to think he carried her in himself… and even laid the girl on his bed.

Madam Susan blinked away her thoughts and hunched low.

Patting Mia’s arm, she said, “Madam, please wake up. Let’s get you bathed.”

Tired and sleepy as hell, Mia groaned in her sleep.

The housekeeper nodded her head at the maids and they immediately helped Mia up, each holding one of her arms, and then led her out of the room.

Drowsy, Mia muttered incoherent words as they entered her room.

After the door had been shut behind them, the maids proceeded to stripping her naked and then led her into the bathroom for a warm bath.Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

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“So, that’s how it happened.” Shawn’s expressionless gaze was planted on Lucas who was standing before him while he was seated in an armchair.

They were currently in the lounge and Lucas had just finished narrating the entire ordeal to his boss.

“Yes, sir.” He bobbed.

Twitching his lips, Shawn looked away.

So, the girl got into trouble because of him… If he hadn’t done what he did, her father wouldn’t have fallen ill and she wouldn’t have ended up being sold off to the Andrew family as an exchange for the restoration of the Thompson family’s glory.

The CEO fell silent for a while before he finally spoke again. “Restore everything back into order.”

Even though the man was not a good father to his daughter, he was still Mia’s father. Shawn forgot to take into consideration that if anything bad happened to the man, Mia would be affected. Either directly or indirectly.

Now, he could not help but restore XY Company to the way it was before.

“Okay, Boss.”

After talking about work for a while, Shawn dismissed Lucas and sent him home.

Left all alone, he looked in the direction of the staircase and saw Madam Susan and the maids returning downstairs.

“We’re done with Madam.” The housekeeper reported.

“Hmm.” Shawn replied nasally and then waved his hand in a dismissive manner.

“Good night, Young Master.” Madam Susan and the maids chorused before exiting the main house.

After they left, Shawn remained in his seat for a couple of minutes more before he stood up and headed upstairs.

When he got to the landing, he gazed at Mia’s door for a while, as if pondering on whether to go into her room. But a second later, he suddenly looked away and headed straight into his room.

Immediately he entered, he shut the door behind him and took large strides to the small lounge that he had by the windowside. He settled on the couch and took out a pack of cigarettes from the drawer attached to the mini table in front of him.

He then took out a skick, lit it, and began to puff, dragging the smoke with his lungs, slowly.

Although this was not the moment that the CEO knew that he was doomed-he had known since the very first day he set eyes on her-but this very moment, he couldn’t help but actually ascertain that fact. He wasn’t just doomed, but thoroughly doomed.

As Shawn sat there, puffing the smoke of his cigarette, while also staring out through the window, he wallowed in in self pity. Something he had never done in a very long time.

About thirty minutes passed, yet he remained in the same position. Just as he was about to light his third stick, his ears picked up a voice. It was a scream… A few seconds after that, he began to hear muffled sobs.

He channeled more attention to his ears and confirmed that he was right.

It was the girl.

He dropped the stick in his hand on the table and hoisted up on his feet at once. He took hurried strides out of his room and barged into the girl’s room without knocking.

As soon as his eyes fell on her, his steps faltered.

There she was in bed, crying profusely, huddled beneath the duvet. Her eyes were red and puffy and Shawn couldn’t help but draw closer to her. He silently sat beside her, on the edge of the bed, and carefully guided her head to his chest.

Mia began to cry even more at this. She buried her face deeply in his embrace, crying her heart away.

Shawn simply let her soak his pajamas with her tears, gently patting her back.

After a while, her sobs gradually reduced, but the both of them maintained their positions.

“Ah-I ha-ad a dream.” She sniffled. “E-it was a nightmare.” Her voice was low and calm, and soothing to the ears. And it was the only sound that could be heard at that time of the midnight.

“I-” Her voice cracked and she began to sob again. “I got locked up in a dark and sca-ry place. It was cold and I was alone.” She cried.

“Pl-please don’t leave me.”

Shawn felt fresh tears stream down his chest. His teeth clenched and he continued to stroke the girl’s back.

For an eighteen-year old, she was experiencing way too much suffering.

After crying some more, Mia gradually stopped crying. Slowly, she drifted off to sleep.

After noticing that the girl had become silent, and that her breathing had become slow and steady, Shawn breathed a sigh of relief.

Being careful enough to not wake her up, he guided her head from his bossom back to the comfort of the soft pillow.

He then stood up on his feet and proceeded to leave the room. But as he turned away, he felt a tug at the hem of his shirt. His eyes trailed down and he saw that Mia was holding onto him.

“Please, sleep here with me. Don’t leave.” She whispered, her voice hoarse from all the crying.

Gazing down at her in silence, Shawn seemed to be hesitant. But after a short while, he removed his flip flops and got in bed beside her.

Without wasting time, Mia quickly snuggled into him and placed her head on his chest.

Shawn simply remained frozen in motion as he observed her movements.

Although Mia was extremely nervous at how close she was to him, she found out that she just couldn’t control herself. She acted without thinking.

She silently tilted her head backwards a bit and peered at the man’s face from underneath her wet long eyelashes. As soon as she did this, she was met by his deep, enchanting grey eyes.

It was as if he was gazing directly through her soul, and she felt naked before him.

Just as she was about to tear her gaze away from his eyes, she felt his fingertips angle up her chin at him. And the next second, his face inched closer to hers such that their warm breaths were feathering each other’s face, lightly.

Mia’s heartbeat raced at this, and before she knew what was going on, her mouth was captured in his.