Chapter 40\u00a0<\/p>\n
Antonio had just complained to Diana, but the very next day, he was proven wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pacing back and forth, he thought for a moment, then called Bethany into his office. \u201cBeth, I heard from Easton that you landed a big deal for the company! Why didn\u2019t you say anything before if you had these connections?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany understood what he was implying and smiled faintly. \u201cYou never asked. Mom said that it was my fault that we lost clients, so I\u2019m just trying to make up for it. But Uncle Antonio, I\u2019m not covering for this kind of mess next time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Antonio was left speechless. His face flushed with embarrassment after that retort.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany quickly left, saying that she had work to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Antonio was frustrated but powerless against her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back in her office, Bethany opened her WhatsApp chat with Silas, hesitating over how to thank him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before she could type, he sent a message. \u201cAre you going to tell me that you\u2019ve fallen for me? You\u2019ve been staring at my chat for half an hour.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany was rendered speechless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She forced herself to reply, \u201cThank you. Mr. Holland came by today to discuss a deal. I\u2019m guessing that it was your doing. I just wanted to say thanks.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, that\u2019s it? So you haven\u2019t fallen for me?\u201d Silas teased.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany replied, \u201cMr. Brennan, I haven\u2019t forgotten that you like men.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After that, Silas stopped replying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany stared at her phone for a moment, then chuckled and locked the screen. She realized that she might be investing too much energy in him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, she noticed her work group chat buzzing about Royal Crest Cruiser\u2019s new deal with their hotel. What used to cost 29,999 dollars per person was now 19,999 dollars for two.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She considered buying a package for Silas and his boyfriend so they could have a nice trip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fortunately, she and Silas were a fake couple. No one else would be generous enough to arrange a vacation for her husband\u00a0<\/p>\n
and his lover.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Bethany arrived home, she saw men\u2019s shoes by the door and knew that Silas had already returned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She asked Jane, \u201cIs he in the study?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jane smiled. \u201cMrs. Brennan, Mr. Brennan\u2019s in the bathroom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Upon hearing that, Bethany headed to his bedroom and placed the gift on the nightstand, holding it down with the lamp.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t notice the tall figure approaching from behind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you write me a love letter?\u201d a teasing voice sounded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Startled, Bethany turned to see his defined abs filling her view. He wore a loosely draped robe, revealing his abs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Water droplets traced along his jawline, slid down to his sharply defined collarbone, and outlined his strong, sculpted muscles. They paused briefly at the hollow of his waist before disappearing into the loosely tied towel around his hips.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany swallowed hard. \u201cNo, it\u2019s a gift for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 40\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silas brushed back his damp hair and raised an eyebrow. \u201cA gift?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, our company is running a promotion. There happens to be a luxury five\u2013day cruise for couples available.\u201d His breath hitched as he wondered if Bethany was inviting him on their honeymoon trip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 41\u00a0<\/p>\n
A Mix-up Made Me His Enemy\u2019s Woman 40 Chapter 40\u00a0 Antonio had just complained to Diana, but the very next […]<\/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-19928","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\/19928","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=19928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19928\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}