TTM #1: Devoted to a Contract

Chapter XXVI || Honeymoon with the she-devil

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Jasmine's P.O.V

"Where are we going?"

I asked, trying to keep minimum eye contact with him as possible. My heart just slowed down slightly, and I don't think it's strong enough to manage another round.

"I have an important meeting." he replied coldly.

"Okay. So why is my presence required?"

"It's not. I just decided not to let you out of my sight after the stunt you pulled yesterday." he clarified.

"For god sake! Can you give me a break? I made one small mistake, and you treat me like a criminal. In fact, it's your blunder for not telling me I was in trouble. If I were aware of what was happening, then maybe I wouldn't have acted recklessly." I complained, turning my gaze to the trees passing by.

"It was a small mistake that could've cost your life Ms Winters." he grumbled.

I huffed, knowing very well that there was no point in quarrelling with this jackass. He was going to win in the end anyway.

Luckily for me, my phone started ringing, preventing me from further engaging in this pointless conversation. I looked up to see Shawn's name blaring up the screen. An involuntary smile graced my lips as I answered the call.

"Hey Shawn!" I squealed.

But before he could say anything, Nate roughly grabbed my phone from my hand. He kept the phone to his ear and said,

"Don't call her again!" with that, he hung up.

"What the hell Valencian? Why did you do that?" I yelled, fuming.

"You're not allowed to talk to him, Ms Winters." Nate declared.

"Why? And also, who gave you the authority to decide who I do and don't talk to?" I raised an eyebrow.

"You're not allowed to talk to Dr Walker. End of discussion. Whatever fling you have going on with him –– end it."

I couldn't believe my ears. This asshole did not just accuse me of having an extramarital affair with my COUSIN.

"Fling? You seriously dare to say I have a fling with my cousin." I yelled. I saw all red by this point, and the somewhat remaining sane part of my brain was making me refrain from strangling this man to death.

"Not cousin by blood. Stay away from Dr Walker! Or should I say, Dr Browne?"

My blood instantly ran cold. Shaun isn't my cousin by blood. Shawn's mother got pregnant by my father's business partner when she was married to my uncle. We all thought he was my uncle's child for a long time until she admitted to my uncle on her death bed. Shawn was ten at that time, and my uncle couldn't bring himself to hate the son he raised as his own for ten years. So he hid it from everyone in the family except my father. He told Shawn the truth when he turned fifteen because he deserved to know. Apart from those three, I'm the only one who knew.

"How did you know? No one knew, and every single record of Shawn being a Browne was destroyed. Then how the hell did you know?"

"I have my ways, Ms Winters. I thought that would be clear to you by now."

"You can't tell anyone about this." I pleaded for the sake of Shawn.

"I won't, Ms Winters. My interests do not involve Dr Walker. As long as you don't do anything to defy the terms of this marriage, Dr Walker's secret remains a secret."