"Stella's point of view,"
"Ouch...,"
"What happened?" I glanced in his direction. The sight of the legendary Ethan Woods hobbling makes me chuckle uncontrollably.
He kicked the car door fiercely, and now he's jumping around in pain.
See, I told you this man never misses an opportunity to compete with you. Angry with his dominance, my subconscious taunted him.
How could he do this to me? He doesn't have any right to forcibly make me stay with him.
I have an urgent business to attend to, but this man and his stubbornness are too much for me to bear.
I have no idea how Avery deals with my avaricious Lily aunt. The news of my marriage to Ethan Woods made Lily Pinto reveal her ugly side. At this point, she has not spared any chance to exact her wrath on me. She had no idea that my marriage to Ethan Woods was merely a legally binding contract; she just assumed it was a regular marriage.
However, it's fortunate for me that she is unaware of my contractual marriage. If she discovers the truth about my marriage, I am confident she will go to any length to expose my contract marriage in public to humiliate me and trap me into marrying her bastard son.
"Mrs. Woods, don't you think you should help me?" Ethan's voice broke up my internal conversation.
"Oh, do you need my help?" I made fun of him.
"Stella, you are such a devil; you are not human. Rather than offering assistance, you are behaving shamelessly by laughing at my limp."
"Oh, Ethan, why are you praising yourself so much? Why do you continually remind me that you are a brazen jerk when I already know that?" It is inconceivable that he could label me shameless, given that he is the sole individual who routinely engages in flirtatious behavior toward me.
"Get out of the wheelchair; I need this." He asked me to leave the wheelchair for him.
"Wow, how selfish you are. Can't you see I have a plaster on my leg?" This man knows just how to push my button to the core.
"I don't know anything; I just want you to get up so that I can sit because I can't stand anymore." He grabbed my hand and yanked me out of the wheelchair.
"What the hell are you doing?" He shoved me out of the wheelchair.
He grabbed my waist and pulled me to sit on his leg, just as I was ready to collapse to the ground.
"This seems like a more comfortable seat for you, Mrs. Woods."
Oh no, this guy is flirting with me again. He had a solid grasp on my waist and was driving the wheelchair with the other. My dread of falling caused me to close my eyes, but now I can't bear to open them after sensing his closeness.
I want to know where he got his flirting degree. He never wastes an opportunity to make me nervous.
What is it about his touch that always makes me melt like jelly? Feeling his warm breath on my delicate neck causes my face to become heated.
God, what the hell am I doing? I can't be anxious around him because if he senses the heat on my face, he will make fun of me.
"Please let me go, Ethan." I attempted to rise from the wheelchair, but his tight hold around my waist prevented me from doing so.
"I won't let you go, Mrs. Woods unless you accept my offer to become the financial head of Woods Construction."
How could he blackmail me like this? Why do you keep forgetting that he is Ethan Woods and he can do anything he wants? My subconscious brings up his stubbornness.
Yes, that's true. I can't seem to get over his dominance. However, he manipulated me in the wrong way.
why his hold on my waist became tighter.
"I have an extremely busy schedule, Ethan. As you are already aware, I have to manage my business and am fully committed to my share market advisory work. How do I get into your business?" I don't understand why he wants to hire me for his business.
"Stella, I don't know anything; you're skilled at multitasking, so it's your responsibility to manage everything, but I'd like you to look into my company's finances." His closeness and strong hold on my waist send shivers down my spine, but his domineering gaze in those deep blue eyes sets the stage. I can't say no to him because of the authority in his voice.
What is the matter with me, and why am I contemplating surrendering in deference to his requests? I have to keep my emotions in check, or else he will simply take control of me.
"I have to take this call, Ethan.
Please let me go." My cell phone rang.
"No, I won't let you leave until you say "yes" to me."The way his hands moved around my waist made everything worse for me. How could he know that that part of my body around my waist is really sensitive? This time, he had a peculiar method of obtaining my consent. Managing my lustful thoughts will become an exceedingly difficult task if he refuses to release his grip on my waist.
On the way, he tried to convince you to join Woods Construction. I've never seen a man with such intensity.
Oh, just shut up; it's not a romance but a flirt. I have a feeling you let him know about my sensitive part so he could use his charm to win me over.
How can you hold me responsible? You seem to be forgetting that I am your subconscious, not his, so how can I tell him your secrets? However, I wish I could tell him how his touch has affected your body.
Just shut up.
"I never thought you would pull such a ruse to gain my approval, Ethan. I won the car race, so why are you making me comply with your demand?" I forced my lustful thoughts to stop and covered my face in fury.
"Because I want to keep you close to me. Or should I mention that I want you to stay away from your boyfriend?"
"What have you just said?"
Has he just brought up my boyfriend?
"Nothing." My final decision is to appoint you as the financial advisor for my company.
"Whoa, Ethan, are you challenging me?"
"Yes, Stella, you can take my decision as a challenge if you wish to accept my words as a challenge. Say "yes" to me immediately; otherwise, you are well aware that I may touch other parts of your body, just like that night."
How could he bring up that night?
He is determined to win this battle, as evidenced by his mischievous grin.
No one can control me in this way.
"What the hell are you doing?"
I quickly managed to break free of his grasp after kicking his swollen foot with my feet.
"Ethan Woods, do you believe you can rule over me if you become aware of my weakness? You promise me not to touch my waist without my permission from now on, or else I'll sue you for breach of contract." Before he could come up with a fresh strategy to cave into his demands, I pushed his wheelchair out of the room and shut the door behind him.
His touch caused my body to get quite hot, and it took me an hour to get over it.
"Thank God, Avery, you call me.
Tell me now what my dear Lily aunty wants."
"Stella set her aside and told me when you plan to respond to the media on Mr. Chang's allegations.
His baseless accusations seriously damage our company."
"Don't worry; I am waiting for the right moment to teach him a great lesson. But I have to deal with Great Ethan Woods right now." His persistent banging on the door of the room interrupted my call.
"Stella, enjoy the night. I will speak with you later." Her sly smile reveals a lot about her mental state to me.
"Now, what do you want?" I opened my bedroom door fiercely.
"Stella, have some food and medicine." Seeing his puppy smile and food tray with him makes my heart melt.
I have no idea why this man consistently acts in a way that goes against my expectations.