Chapter 11\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silas brought Bethany back to the spacious apartment he lived in. He took off his jacket and tossed it onto the couch. Then, he plopped himself down and rolled up his sleeves. \u201cLet\u2019s talk.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany also sat, deliberately choosing the seat farthest from him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silas almost laughed in disbelief. \u201cWhat, are you afraid I\u2019ll lay a hand on you? I don\u2019t hit women.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were the one who walked into the wrong private room that day. You were also the one who proposed to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy family was breathing down my neck, so I agreed. Yet, now, you want a divorce. Care to explain yourself?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany sighed inwardly. \u201cI wasn\u2019t proposing to you that day, Mr. Brennan. I thought you were Cyrus Brannon, the second son of the Brannon family. This was all a misunderstanding.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to marry him to get what I want. We\u2019ve only been married for two days. I\u2019m sure a divorce won\u2019t affect you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silas curled his lips in a mocking smile. \u201cCyrus Brannon? Any idea who that man was who harassed you outside the club last night?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her eyes widened in disbelief. \u201cDo you mean\u2026 that man was Mr. Brannon?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He scoffed. \u201cWho else would it be? If it were anyone else, the security guards would have intervened ages ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silas replaced all the guards after the incident. The manager also held a meeting with the staff, emphasizing that even the most powerful guests did not have the right to endanger others.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany felt nauseated as soon as she thought of Cyrus\u2018 face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany couldn\u2019t believe that Diana would set her up with a scumbag like that. She figured that Diana must\u2019ve lost her mind. Bethany had always known that Diana didn\u2019t love her, but she never imagined she would introduce her to a man like that. Bethany was well aware that she wouldn\u2019t be able to walk away unscathed once she married into the Brannon family. Bethany felt defeated as she thought about her father\u2019s hotel shares. Lowering her head, she muttered, \u201cThank you, Mr.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brennan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noticing how dejected she looked, Silas\u2018 eyes flickered. \u201cIf you marry me, you don\u2019t have to worry anymore. I\u2019m confident the Reids won\u2019t go back on their word once this alliance is set. All you have to do is play the role of my wife. I agree to all the conditions you mentioned before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany felt her heart stir again. \u201cReally?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He nodded. \u201cOf course, I wouldn\u2019t lie to you. That said, there are rumors that I\u2019m interested in men, so we\u2019ll need a grand wedding to reshape my public image. Do you have any other questions?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany was surprised that Silas was gay. \u201cI don\u2019t have any other questions. I just want a copy of your medical report. Is that okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wasn\u2019t being discriminatory. She just wanted to be sure that the man she was marrying was healthy and free of any questionable diseases.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silas leaned back lazily on the couch, toying with the lighter in his hand. With a soft click, a flame sprang to life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He narrowed his eyes and smiled, though it didn\u2019t quite reach his eyes. \u201cSure. I like men, but that doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m dirty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany chuckled dryly. \u201cI just want to be careful, Mr. Brennan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright. I\u2019ll have my father reach out to your family to discuss our wedding.\u201d Silas rose from his seat. \u201cSince we\u2019re married, you should move in sooner rather than later. Married couples don\u2019t live apart.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Y CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana had a very pleasant discussion with the Brannons that evening. The Brannons were generous with the betrothal gifts offering a piece of land, a villa, and a sports car.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The land was what Gary wanted. The villa and car were meant for Bethany.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you think the Brannons were unusually agreeable today, honey?\u201d Especially when it came to the gifts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gary sneered, \u201cDidn\u2019t you see the news? Your son\u2013in\u2013law was hospitalized after being beaten for harassing a woman. Do you think they can afford to play hardball right now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Realization dawned on her. It was no wonder Cyrus hadn\u2019t shown up that evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana had assumed that he was merely frivolous. Yet, it turned out his character left much to be desired.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIn that case, wouldn\u2019t Beth-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His gaze hardened. \u201cEverything has been set in stone today, Diana. There\u2019s no turning back now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 12\u00a0<\/p>\n
A Mix-up Made Me His Enemy\u2019s Woman 11 Chapter 11\u00a0 Silas brought Bethany back to the spacious apartment he lived […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-mix-up-made-me-his-enemys-woman-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19899\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}