Hidden Flash Marriage: Love Me Back, Mr CEO

Ignoring the onlookers and Cole Andrew’s deafening pleas, Lucas quickly followed the big boss and opened the car door. Shawn settled Mia in the backseat, and then he got in beside her.

Lucas shut the car door and turned to face Jasper, who stood by the side, awaiting his next order. “We’re heading home,” he said.

Jasper nodded and entered the car he drove to the Andrew family’s residence.

While Lucas heaved a sigh and stepped into the driver’s seat. He ignited the car engine and sped off.

The drive back to the mansion was, as usual, cold and silent. Mia’s tears had dried completely, but she still seemed weak and feeble, with her cheek still blazing red.

Shawn took a quick look at her and gritted his teeth, holding back the urge to scold her. He wondered why she hadn’t called him. Why did she leave school in the first place? Why did she keep getting herself in trouble? Did she want to be the death of him?

He knew yelling wouldn’t help the situation, considering her fragile state. So, he turned his face and looked out through the tinted glass window to calm his anger.

Fiddling with her fingers, Mia sneaked a look at the impassive man sitting next to her, his back turned to her.

‘He’s furious.’ She could tell.

But she couldn’t seem to decipher the reason. What exactly was he annoyed with her about? She badly wanted to know, as there were thousands of reasons for him to be mad at her. Her stupid self-always disturbed him with her irrelevant life, bringing chaos into his life…

Fighting back her tears, Mia tore her gaze away from Shawn’s back and also turned to look out through the other glass window.

The couple remained like that, their backs turned to each other, until they arrived home.

—

Lucas looked at the duo in the backseat through the rearview mirror and cleared his throat. It had been a while since they arrived, and neither the husband nor his wife had made any movement…

Two servants had already opened the backseat doors simultaneously.

Were they going to start residing in the car? Are they planning on sleeping there? Lucas thought, feeling the tension.NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

Just as he was about to clear his throat again, Shawn suddenly stepped out of the car and walked away without looking back.

At first, Mia’s heart skipped a beat at the sudden movement, fearing he was going to lash out at her. Surprisingly, he didn’t. Watching his retreating figure, she pressed her lips into a thin line.

Just as she was about to heave a sigh, the retreating man suddenly stopped three paces from the front door.

‘What now?’ Mia’s heart began to beat erratically.

The next second, Shawn turned around and started approaching the vehicle.

Mia knew she was done for as he had his cold eyes planted on her. Would he throw her out? She had nowhere to go… She would have to fall on her knees and beg him…

Numerous thoughts raced through her head as the man became closer and closer with every step he took.

A few seconds later, Shawn stopped and stood in front of her. However, without saying a word, he hunched low. Before Mia could know what was going on, he was already walking away from the car, with her in his arms.

‘Stupid girl,’ Shawn cursed inwardly.

Curled up in the man’s arms, Mia was frightened. Her heart began to beat even faster.

‘He didn’t yell at me.’ Blinking, she gazed up at him from beneath her eyelashes as he took large strides into the lounge.

Did he not hate her anymore? Why was he being nice to her these days?

Slowly, she relaxed her body into his embrace and let her head rest on his chest.

—

When Shawn stepped into the girl’s room and was about to lay her on the bed, he glanced at her face and noticed that she was already fast asleep. He stood in motion and observed her face. She looked like a baby. A weak, lonely, and fragile baby.

Gritting his teeth, he turned and walked out of her room with her still in his arms. He entered his room and gently placed her on his bed.

“Stupid girl,” he muttered.

The corner of his mouth lifted as he helped her remove her bag from her back. Then he stared at her face for a few more minutes, engulfed in his thoughts, before walking away.

The CEO stripped and headed straight into the bathroom for a cold bath.

When he returned, Mia’s phone was ringing. Frowning, he rummaged through her bag and casually picked up the phone. Max’s name on the screen made his mood dampen, and the frown on his face deepened.

They had already broken off their relationship. Why was she still in contact with her ex-boyfriend? Why was he calling her? Shawn didn’t like his things being coveted by others, especially when that ‘thing’ was his woman.

He pressed the answer button and placed the phone to his ear.

“Mia, where are you?” A concerned voice came from the other end.

“Don’t call this line again,” Shawn replied, then hung up the call, leaving Max speechless.

“Hello?-Hello?” Max said as the line went dead. He gaped wordlessly at the phone.

Ever since Max heard about what transpired between Mia and her father two days ago, he had been thrown into constant worry. And a while ago, when he got home from school, he saw the news about Arnold’s company going bankrupt on TV.

He became more worried. No wonder, after school, no matter how he searched, he couldn’t find Mia anywhere. She must have headed straight home immediately after school was over.

Since the afternoon, he’d been contemplating on calling Mia, and after a few hours, he finally picked up his phone and dialed the girl’s number.

But then, never in his wildest dreams did Max expect that the call would actually be answered by a man-whose voice was so deep and imposing.

Who could that man possibly be? The deep and imposing voice didn’t belong to Mia’s father.

Max’s brows furrowed deeply. Could the gossip at school about Mia being involved in shameful activities be true? He couldn’t help but wonder.

As anger coursed through his veins, he squeezed the phone tightly in his hand. Just because he broke up with her… How pathetic.

After hanging up, Shawn glared irritably at the phone before strolling over to the bed.

“Stupid girl,” he cursed beneath his breath as he looked at the sleeping Mia.

Huffing, he returned the phone to her bag and walked out of the room.