All Chapters of Hired Bride: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40
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The next morning, Kelsey woke up with heaviness in her eyes. She must have cried a lot last night since she felt that her eyes were swollen. She slowly sat up but felt a weigh on her stomach, preventing her from fully sitting up. She glanced down and saw Chloe's head laying on her stomach.Chloe was sleeping soundly with her mouth slightly agape. Kelsey leaned her back against the tower of pillows by her head and studied the little girl in front of her.Kelsey swept the strands of hair that was covering Chloe's face and soothingly rubbed her head with her hand. Kelsey was completely fixated on Chloe's features that she didn't even realize that Mason was by the door leaning his body against the doorframe with his arms cross around his chest."She was crying last night and didn't want to sleep beside me. She said she wanted to sleep next to you." Mason spoke, earning Kelsey's attention. Kelsey smiled at the thought of Mason trying to soothe a crying Chloe. It must have been tough for
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"Just apologize to your son! Is that so hard to do?!" Delilah barked at her son in demand. Edward ran a hand down his face and groaned."Mama, if you came here to yell at me, you can just leave." He complained as he stood from his spinning chair and took a file from the filing cabinet."I don't understand. You barely see your children and here you are making a big commotion. Can't you just be happy for him? He's getting married for Pete's sake!" She added causing another groan to escape Edward's lips."That's the point, Ma. He's getting married! Married! I'm not too sure about this. Since when did my son like the idea of commitment. I just don't want him to get into something that is hard to get out of. For sure, I will have to clean up after his mess again.""Do you not realize that maybe, just maybe, your son actually wants to get married and fall in love?" She argued. "You shouldn't be the one talking about commitment. If I am not mistaken, you were in the same situation your s
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No matter how many times Mason refused and told his mom, she had decided and made up her mind. She was going to stay in his penthouse for next few days until she flies to Japan for work. Whether Edward stayed with her or not, Victoria was determined to stay at Mason's penthouse and help Kelsey with the wedding.So this brought Kelsey and Mason to stay in the same room, which was the original plan, to prevent Victoria from getting suspicious of both of them.Kelsey had just finished taking a shower and was pivoting with her shirt and standing awkwardly by the door of the bathroom. Mason was reading some proposals with his reading glasses on. 'There is nothing hotter than a man wearing eyeglasses, looking intellectual and sexy at the same time.' Kelsey thought and cursed herself for being affected and attracted to his looks once again.Mason sensed her presence and looked up from his work. He squinted his eyes and tilted his head to the side as he watched her. He thought that she loo
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Mason felt the day dragging on. He was in a bad mood and had been barking and yelling at everyone in the office. When Ella stopped by at lunch to remind him about the movie premier, Mason couldn't help but groan in annoyance as he was, once again, reminded of what had happened early in the morning and he felt like a complete douche.It was already four-twenty-three in the afternoon and Mason was to leave the office at exactly four-thirty, ordered by his annoying sister.Nina entered the room with a stack of documents in her hand. "Mr. King, these are all the documents you wanted. Also, your car is already parked downstairs." She informed him and he only nodded in response."Great, just leave the documents on my desk and I'll review them tomorrow morning. You may leave early today, Nina." He dismissed her. The usually home time was 5:30pm, but since Mason had to go to the premier, he didn't need Nina staying until home time when she had no work to do. They finished analyzing the con
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Kelsey turned around only to see a very beautiful and elegant-looking woman striding towards the theatre. She was wearing a fiery red dress that was open at the back. It hugged her miniature yet long figure and the dress ended at the mid of her thighs, showing off her never ending legs. Her gorgeous blonde hair was held up in a bun and her make-up was done naturally. She looked like a model that just stepped out of a Forbes magazine. She looked like a real life Barbie doll."Who is she?" Kelsey asked in curiosity as she eyed Ella who was sending daggers at the woman's direction. "She looks nice." Kelsey spoke up. It was true, the woman looked kind because she had soft features.Ella scoffed by the statement. "She is far from nice. Quick, go to my brother before she comes in." She ordered in a rush and dragged Kelsey towards the door."What? Why? Is there something-" Kelsey was about to ask if there was something wrong, but she was cut off when Ella pushed her inside the theatre and
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Kelsey didn't feel like going upstairs. She was frightened of what kind of monster would jump at her if she showed her face. She tried lying on the couch again to get some sleep but she just really couldn't get herself to peacefully rest. Mason's words rang in her head repeatedly, breaking every bits and pieces of her heart that was already shattered. She silently cried for an hour and when her sobs died out, she remained laying on her back staring at the ceiling.She glanced at the wall-clock and it was only four-thirty in the morning. Giving up on the idea of sleep, she rose from the couch and went to the bathroom. She splashed her face with water to completely wake her and brushed her teeth. She patted her hair down and smoothened the crown of her head. Looking at her reflection on the mirror, she couldn't help by sigh by her unpleasant appearance. The bags under her eyes were more visible than ever, her eyes were puffy and the hint of painful tears left a red tint in her eyes.K
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"What did you just say?" Mason asked in bewilderment. He narrowed his eyes at her, boring a hole on the back of her head.Kelsey gulped to swallow the lump that was stuck in her throat. "Mason, this is going nowhere." She calmly stated as she fumbled with her fingers on her lap. "Don't worry, I will return the money that you deposited on my account. I've spent a bit of it to pay for Kyle's maintenance, but I'll make sure I pay it back. I'm just -""No." Mason cut her off with finality. He stood there with his eyes fixated on the couch.Kelsey looked over her shoulder to glance at him. "Mason-""I said no, and that's final, Kelsey!" He loudly snapped as he whipped his head towards her direction with a deadly glare in his eyes. His eyes darkened as if he was possessed by a beast and Kelsey couldn't help but be terrified. "Mason, please..." She begged quietly as the tears started brimming in the corner of her eyes once again. Mason's eyes softened as he stared at Kelsey. Seeing h
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Kelsey went back to work and served the customers with a smile on her face even though she felt like she was dying inside. She cleaned one of the tables and placed the empty plate and a half-full chocolate milkshake on a tray. She started strolling towards the kitchen when a customer called her. She looked over her shoulder and waited for the impatient woman to speak of her complaints."This is not my order." The demanding woman snapped as she glared at Kelsey. Kelsey couldn't even find herself to feel angry at the woman. She just felt really tired and all she wanted to do was go home and take a very long bath until she pass out.Kelsey nodded and replied, "I'm very sorry, ma'am. I'll have a look at it. I apologize for the inconvenience."Kelsey was about to walk and didn't notice a man standing right in front. But it was too late for her to stop the tray from tipping over as she heard the plate and the glass topple on the floor, causing the rest of the milkshake to spill all over
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The next day, Bailey, Kelsey's manager, apologized repeatedly after finding out that Kelsey was Mason's fiancée. Although Kelsey have told her many times that everything was fine, Bailey watched herself around her and felt completely uncomfortable around Kelsey's presence. Kelsey felt bad and she really hated the fact that everyone in the staff was uncomfortable working around her as if they were walking around a fragile eggshell.After work, she decided to apply for another job and started handing out her resumé to a few restaurants and cafés nearby. She found herself lucky when a small café, at least five blocks away from La Mille, said that they really needed a cashier. She got even happier when the manager said that she could start the next day.She got home with a smile on her face. She was glad that she was hired and she could start working to earn the money she needed to pay Mason with."Where have you been?" A husky voice asked right when the front door shut closed. Kelsey
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After her shift, Kelsey shamefully apologized to Nick and luckily, he only gave her a warning telling her that it was not to happen again. After her long day at work, she was relieved to see Enrique patiently waiting outside on the parking lot.She hopped in the car and also apologized to Enrique about her faulty mood earlier. She felt bad that she got angry at him when he was just trying to do his job. She knew how Mason could be as a boss and she was just glad that Enrique was still breathing after having to work with a monster for many years.They quietly drove home and Kelsey felt exhausted from her long day. All she wanted to do was curl up in bed and cast all her worries aside for tomorrow. Once they arrived home, she gratefully thanked Enrique for his service and Kelsey went to the penthouse. She punched in the code and was greeted by the eeriness of the silent and dark house. She flipped on the light-switch as it travelled around and brightened the room.Kelsey sighed and m
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