Mr. Chairman’s Devious Wife

The video in front of Daniel was enough to make him shiver. It was a video of his mother and Charlotte.

“You-”

“Your mother wanted to get rid of the baby…” Alexander said. “I thought you should know.”-

Daniel narrowed his eyes at the tablet, his expression unreadable. Then he slowly lifted his gaze as he stared at Alexander. “Why- Why are you doing this?”

“I thought you already knew?” Alexander casually leaned back and stared at his younger brother.

Daniel pursed his lips. From the video that he just saw, his mother tried kicking Charlotte out of the mansion and did not believe that she was pregnant with Daniel’s child. However Alexander asked her to stay and do a DNA test. But with everything that has been happening, Charlotte decided to leave the mansion and had a secret meeting with Daniel’s

mother.

In this meeting, his mother tried to instigate Charlotte to harm Sofia and perhaps Alexander. However, she did not succeed and Charlotte wanted to leave. This is where the problem happened. Teresa accidentally pushed Charlotte. Daniel could clearly see the blood on the floor as Teresa instructed her people to take the unconscious Charlotte.

“You wanted me to hate my mother…” Daniel uttered. At this point, he no longer doubted that Alexander was capable of doing something like this. Alexander was a cruel- cruel man indeed. “Not only did you steal my bride… you also manipulated my mother and now, you want me to hate her?”

“Bride?” Alexander smirked. “But aren’t you cheating with the bride’s sister?”

“It was a mistake.”

“The fact that you are fully aware it was a mistake does not excuse your behavior,” Alexander answered almost immediately.

Daniel gritted his teeth. A mistake is a mistake. However, he fully believes that Sofia will soon forgive him- at least before he is aware of Sofia’s

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marriage to his older brother. Hatred filled his gaze. He was certain that Sofia was manipulated by Alexander. He must have done something to mess with her head.

“It seems that you still think she would forgive you…” Alexander chuckled. Isn’t this because Daniel grew up thinking that the world would forgive everything that he did because of how he was treated in the past. This man believed that the world owed him everything. He was raised to believe that he had been treated unfairly by everyone around him.

But this is no longer Alexander’s business.

“Your mother wanted to harm Sofia…” Alexander said. “I could of course intervene but… I am certain you and your father wouldn’t like that.”

Daniel said nothing. He only stared at his brother, his expression placid. Seeing this, Alexander got up. “I have reasons to believe that your mother is going to keep on trying. There will be no next time, though.” With that, Alexander got up and left the room, leaving the tablet in front of Daniel.

Once alone, Daniel looked at the tablet once again. Then his gaze darkened.

Why was it that Alexander was trying to punish him? Just why?

LH GROUP

“What do you think of this?” Sofia asked her secretary, Miss Amores.

“Well…” Miss Amores hesitated for a few seconds. “I think that might be too plain.”

“Hmmm….” Sofia nodded, her gaze still on the portrait of one of the wedding dresses that her mother had designed. “I think so too… but then again, there is something beautiful about it.” Sofia then closed the album of the wedding dresses and smiled. “Let’s not talk about this matter now.” After her grandmother’s death, she was given access to everything that belonged to Eulanda, including the large vault that contained her mother’s dresses.

It was mostly composed of wedding dresses and some Haute couture and long gowns. They were all pretty so she decided to have a professional create a brochure of all the designs. Seeing the designs actually made her excited.

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However, this was not the right time to choose a wedding gown.

Everything was currently very hectic. Big changes are expected to happen inside and outside LH GROUP. Moreover, Alexander seemed really busy with everything too. Sofia momentarily thought of Daniel and Charlotte.

Alexander told him that he could take care of them- legally. For some reason, he especially emphasized this fact. The last news that she heard was that Charlotte was pregnant with Daniel’s child. She leaned back and closed her eyes.

For some reason, memories of the past filled her head. Indeed, she was still too weak. How could she easily let them go? Shouldn’t she go ‘nuclear’ and destroy them?

After a few minutes of contemplation, she smiled and got up from her seat. Her gaze landed on the beautiful view of Illinois. That’s right. Living a good life while they suffer is the best thing that she could do for herself.

And just like that, Sofia spent the rest of her day in the office, busy with her business and the future plans of the company. It was already eight in the evening when Sofia decided to go home. To her surprise, Alexander said that his meeting just ended and now, he was waiting for her outside so they could go home together.

“What is this?” Sofia asked when Alexander handed her a blue paper bag that was as big as Sofia’s handbag.

“Open it,” Alexander said as he started driving the car. Sofia smiled. Without asking any more questions, she opened the paper bag.

“Pierre Hermé?” Sofia asked in astonishment when she spotted the colorful macaroon inside a box.

Inside the box nestled a beautiful assortment of Pierre Hermé macarons. Unlike the typical pastel colors, these were little works of art. A vibrant emerald green hinted at pistachio, a deep fuchsia screamed of raspberry, and a sunshine yellow promised the tang of lemon.

Each perfect dome was smooth and flawless, their delicate shells promising a satisfying crack when bitten.

“I thought you would like it,” he said when he saw her reaction. These macarons were famous all over the world, and Sofia had mentioned them once while they were having coffee. She mentioned it in passing, just a part of their conversation.

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Sofia’s surprise melted into a warm affection for Alexander. “You shouldn’t have,” she said, touched by the thoughtful gesture. “But these look incredible.”

Alexander glanced at her with a hint of a smile. “I figured you could use a little sweetness after a long day.” He winked. “Besides, I know how much you love Pierre Hermé macarons.”

A blush crept up Sofia’s cheeks. He remembered. It was a tiny detail, a conversation from weeks ago, yet it felt significant.

That was when she noticed that he took a different road. “Where are we going?” she asked.

“I booked a restaurant for dinner…”

Sofia’s expression immediately changed. “I— Did— Are we accelerating something?” Did she miss his birthday? Or his aunt’s or mom’s birthday? Anniversary? She rummaged through her brain but could not find anything. Did she really forget something because she had been so busy with everything else? Just what was it? Panic set inside her chest as she waited for his answer.

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“Can’t I book a restaurant with my wife without celebrating something?” the corner of his lips lifted.

“Eh?” she blinked, a little confused.

“Both of us had been working really hard in the past few days.

we deserved some steak and wine.”

Well, he was not wrong.

Everything has been very chaotic lately.

Sofia opened her mouth, wanting to say something but ended up closi it instead. Slowly, a smile appeared on her face as she turned her head outside.

Having him as a husband was not too bad at all…