Hello, lovelies. Welcome to Lisa's Reading Corner. If you are interested in my complete books, here they are: 1) Alpha Ezequiel's Fated Mate 2) Oops! I Married A CEO By Mistake 3) His Silver-Eyed Luna (Sequel to Alpha Ezequiel but can be read as a stand-alone) 4) Would Never Let You Go (Included in further chapters of Oops I Married A CEO By Mistake) I will try my best to update this book every alternate day in December. From January 2023 onwards you will get regular/daily updates. As English is not my first language so please be easy on me. I am open to positive criticism if you will tell me nicely. ;-) Love you all. I hope you will like the story. Happy reading. xoxo. Lisa Salman-author
Ashley povUgh! I tried to stretch myself. The mattress assigned to me was not comfortable but today it felt like a hardboard.And that hardboard was snoring slightly. I felt so tired that I did not want to get up. There was nothing to do. Nobody was waiting for me. What’s the use of waking up when I would be getting bored? Or maybe I should pop in some sleeping pills and spend one year sleeping on a couch or my mattress like a dead.My cheek hurt due to resting on the hardboard so I decided to change the side and lifted my face up. I saw a man sleeping on his back under me. Taking a deep breath, I closed my eyes and rested the other cheek. Just then my eyes went wide.I was NOT sleeping on my mattress. I lifted my face again and looked up.Shit!Who was he? He was not my husband but whoever he was, the man was drop-dead gorgeous. How can a man have such long lashes? Look at those lips. Damn!If it was a sin to look this handsome, he should have been hanged publicly.His face was so …
Ashley pov:I was taken into the same bedroom which originally belonged to my husband. I was still scared that my sick husband might return any second.Though I did trust my handsome savior, but Mother Superior once told me that all wealthy men could never be trusted. They always helped and trusted their own kind.I was just a maid and a contractual wife of that asshole.This smart-ass… I mean this round-assed man might be sincere, but it was silly to trust him.Once inside the room, I went to the corner where my mattress was lying. My luggage was still not there. I needed to talk about it to this man who was helping me. The one who spent the night with me.Yeah, I knew that I was blushing.Hello!” I scrunched my nose when someone waved his hand before my eyes, “Back to the earth, kitten.”The gorgeous man was frowning at me, “I have been calling you. Where are you?”Oh! I was in heaven, handsome!“Ah! I … I was … umm…” He was waiting for me quite patiently, “I haven’t got my bags…
Sarah’s pov“Sarah. Don’t you think you are being emotional? Justin can never stay angry with you. He loves you and you know that.”My friends Nadia and Shella were trying to console me. Justin did not receive my call after that. I knew he loved me and cared for me. This was the first time he did not talk to me for almost three days.“I agree with Nadia,” Shella spoke for the first time, “Give some time to him. It was just a silly bet. We tried to warn you that Olivia is just jealous of you. She was after Justin for quite some time.”Shella who had a secret crush on Justin tried to scold me. Nadia did like Justin but at least she had a steady boyfriend. Shella was still single by choice.We all were sitting in the luxury suite of our hotel.“Don’t worry about Justin. Granny told me that maid is not much beautiful. I trust my fiancé.” My fingers were intertwined under my chin, “It’s just that… he is upset because of me.”I did not know why I was getting this uncomfortable feeling in
Ashley’s pov “Ashley? Sweetheart? You are crying? What happened?” Concern was dripping from his voice, and it was making me cry even more. “Shh…” Still kneeling on the floor, he lifted his hand and gently wiped my cheeks with his thumb, “Can you be alone for a few minutes? I will just be back in a jiff.” He snapped his fingers. I managed to nod at him. Without realizing what he was doing, he gave me a quick kiss on my forehead and went out leaving the door slightly ajar. I started wiping the tears with the back of my hand. It was stupid of me to cry like this when Justin was not at fault here. Maybe I needed to blame this time of the month for making me extra sensitive. Waiting for him patiently I started tapping my foot on the floor when I heard him walking to the bathroom, “Ashley?” Such a gentleman. He was again asking for my permission. This time I did respond to him. “Yes.” He entered with his gaze lowered down and extended his hand to hand over a brown envelope. Not under
Ashley’s povThankfully my Excel sheet experience proved to be of some use. Whatever Justin wanted, I not only got it in a jiffy but also started doing it on a PC placed in the corner of the study.He got busy with his laptop on his desk and kept taking his official calls. Once I started doing my job, we did not talk much except I once asked him if I could start munching Doritos.A man whose name was Alex delivered large bags of Doritos to the office. The moment Justin nodded at me to go ahead I beamed and got busy.While doing my work I was aware of his strong presence in the room. I could feel the occasional glances, he was throwing in my direction.It felt like working near him was making him happy.My work was going smoothly when I got stuck at a company’s name. I couldn’t remember if I was supposed to include its calculation or not.“Justin. Do I have to include this company’s calculations or leave it?” I asked him when he was talking to someone on call. Now it was counted as bad
Ashley povI could not maintain eye contact. He looked so sexy in that black t-shirt.“Come on, Justin. I was getting bored and badly need your company.” I gestured for him to sit before me.“If you are getting bored, you can watch TV, Ashley!” His face had gotten serious.“I have already broken lots of rules, Justin. I went out of the room. I am using your company. You are taking care of me. None of this is your responsibility. You are already doing a lot.” Leaning towards him I whispered, “I know what you are hiding from me.”His eyes went wide when I scrunched my nose, “W…What do you mean?”“I mean to say is…” I rolled my lips between my teeth, “I know you are keeping him away!” I giggled and he frowned looking down at my face.“I am talking about my husband, silly.” I kind of reminded him, “You are keeping him away to keep me safe. Isn’t it?” Strangely he did not react to it and started wiping his hands with the napkin.“What? You are not eating your meal?” He shook his head and t
Ashley pov:I had fallen asleep on the bed in his arms. I did not know why he did not insist me to go back to my mattress, but I liked his closeness.The next morning, I woke up when a maid knocked the door for bringing my breakfast. The moment she placed the tray and left, I quickly went to the bathroom and took shower. Justin was no more there beside me.It did not feel good to eat something without his company. I sat on the bed and removed the lid. When I was placing the lid on the nightstand, my eyes caught a piece of paper. I picked it up and unfolded it.“Hello, Kitten. I am leaving some more Dorito bags. Enjoy them. And yes! You are ALLOWED to watch TV. Ok? Don’t get bored. Once I will be back you can help me with some more calculations.”I was horrified when I realized I was tracing his firm handwriting under my thumb. Oh, Justin. I miss you. I just can’t wait for you to return and give me company.He was a true gentleman who was funny, and mischievous and never tried to touch