Trapped in the boss's embrace (by Katrina A) novel Chapter 10

Chapter 10 A Cruel and Selfish Man

Meanwhile, Desmond’s face darkened.

Not long after, Violet’s phone rang again, and Beatrice took it.

“I’ll take it,” she said.

After Violet handed her the phone, Beatrice answered the call. “Stop bothering Violet. I’ll come back.”

After a brief silence, Desmond’s breathing grew heavier. His voice was cautious. “Where are you? I’ll come get you! How’s your injury? Is it still hurting?”

Beatrice suddenly laughed. “Desmond, your fake kindness really disgusts me.”

The silence stretched the tension before Desmond explained, “You know how crazy things have turned out today. I didn’t mean to-‘

“Stop right there,” Beatrice cut in, her voice full of disgust. “I don’t care if you meant it or not. You laid hands on me. That’s the hard fact.”

“Okay, okay, it’s my fault. Just tell me, where are you? I need to know it right now!”

“Like I said, I’ll come back home tonight.”

“You’d better be coming back, or I’ll search every corner of Cloudia to track you down!” Desmond’s temper was slipping out of control.

Beatrice finally gave in, saying she’d be home in an hour.

Desmond might go to any lengths to find her once he’d lost it.

And Beatrice was well aware of that. Plus, she didn’t want to give away the location of her new place.

Later on, Violet gave her a ride.

“That jerk has messed up so many times and still acts like he’s on top of the world. His temper’s awful, and he’s such a control freak!” She complained.

“Crap! If he finds out you tricked him into signing the divorce papers, he might just strangle you on the spot.”

Beatrice stared out at the countless lights in the distance and teased, “Looks like I’ll need to keep some poison handy, just in case he tries to strangle me first.”

Beatrice arrived at Desmond’s place quickly.

As soon as she showed up in the living room, Desmond strode toward her, looking all worried and annoyed.

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Taking a glimpse at him, Beatrice changed her shoes, and walked inside.

Beatrice glanced at him briefly,

As she bent down, the injury in her waist flared up, and her brows furrowed immediately.

Desmond reached out to steady her.

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“Don’t touch me!” Beatrice shouted, as though his hands were lainted. She winced with pain but still pulled away from him.

Desmond’s heart sank.

He pulled his hand back, trailing behind her as she walked further into the house.

He took out his phone and handed it to her. “I’ve installed cameras in the office. You can check them anytime. It won’t happen again.”

To be honest, Beatrice was a bit surprised. She’d expected him to brush things off like he always did. Yet, this time, he didn’t.

Glancing at the screen thoughtfully, she asked, “Worried I’ll crash the party again and embarrass your girlfriend like I did today?“–

Caught off guard, Desmond was stunned into silence for a

moment.

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Finally, he said, “There’s nothing going on with her. I admit, I think she’s fun and cute, but that’s just because I see her as a little sister. I brought her into the company because her dad asked me to…”

“He wanted her to learn about business from me. The Fairfax Group is about to sign a contract with us next week. Am I supposed to just say no to this small request?”

See?

Again, Desmond was all about reasons and excuses.

He kept feeding Beatrice with all kinds of lies, while in fact, he’d hurt her over and over again.

At the thought, Beatrice couldn’t help but wonder when he had become so hypocritical.

The contempt she harbored for her soon–to–be ex–husband was about to surface.

Still, she managed to keep it under control.

Her gaze hardened as she looked at him with a knowing look.

“Oh, I get it. You only see her as a sister? But didn’t she say you two spent a lot of nights together? Would you sleep with your sister?”

“I’ve told you, she’s just a spoiled kid, talking nonsense.”

Chapter 10 A Cruel and Selfish Man “But you find her nonsense cute, don’t you?”

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Desmond caught the sarcasm in her voice and let out a deep sigh. “Anyway, there’s nothing going on between us. You should take a trip for a bit. When you come back, we’ll start trying for a baby. After that, you can be a full–time wife at home. I promise, you’ll be my only wife.”

Beatrice studied him, a slow smile spreading across her face.

She knew exactly what he was implying.

He was telling her that as long as she turned a blind eye to his affairs, he would never divorce her.

Too bad, Beatrice wasn’t gonna let him have his

way.

Desmond, the cheater, had been chasing thrills with Madeline. He went on vacations with her, slept with her, and even watched the sunrise with her.

That bastard shattered Beatrice’s heart into pieces. And yet, he had the guts to demand that she have a baby with him and spend the rest of her life with him.

For the first time, Beatrice saw just how cruel and selfish Desmond really was.

“Honey, I love you,” Desmond said, seeing her smile and thinking everything was fine now.

He didn’t let her pull away, holding her tightly as if he was

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scared of losing her.

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But inside, Beatrice felt nothing. The more she saw through him, the more determined she was to leave him.

Desmond helped her upstairs and called the family doctor to check on Beatrice’s waist.

Once the doctor confirmed there was nothing serious about it, Desmond let out a relieved sigh.

Later, when Beatrice headed into the bathroom, he followed her.

“Let me help you.” He offered to help.

“No need,” she replied.

The thought of him touching her with the hands that had touched other women made her skin crawl.

If he touched her, she might just snap and poison his coffee.

Desmond sensed her reluctance. It bothered him, but he knew better than to push her that day.

“I’ll be outside. Call me if you need anything.”

“Fine,” she nodded with a smile, but the truth was, even if the pain was killing her, Beatrice wouldn’t call him.

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When Beatrice emerged in her pajamas, Desmond was still by the door.

The scent of her freshly washed skin caught him off guard, her exposed shoulder and collarbone drawing his eyes. His darkened.

is gaze

As she moved to the bed, she noticed his look and said, “My waist hurts. Spare the thought. There won’t be a happy ending tonight.”

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