Tempting My Rented Boyfriend - Chapter 136

Ch-136

“Nope! I need to go to the office. Some other time,” Eleanor said in a single breath and pushed him. As if she was having a marathon, she ran picking her purse. Cedric just smiled at her antics. She was still such a kid.

When she said no, he prepared himself not to touch her, but he felt it would be fun teasing her. But she just ran away when his teasing went overboard.

Cedric neatened his clothes and walked down. He saw Eleanor sitting on the couch talking with his father. He walked towards them with a smile on his lips. Like a king, he walked downstairs. Eleanor turned to see him coming down. Her eyes stuck on him. He looked like a Greek god. She regretted not continuing what they did earlier. Well… she got a lifetime to continue those things. Her lips parted at him. He looked too hot in his black suit.

Cedric noticed Eleanor was gawking at him. He raised a brow at her and threw a wink on her side. Eleanor blushed at his action and turned her head away from him. Regan saw this and chuckled, catching her attention. Eleanor couldn’t help but feel embarrassed at her actions. Oh, God! What the hell was happening to her? Aiden just cleared his throat at her.

“I need to go to the office,” Eleanor said and was about to run from there.

“I will drop you,” Cedric offered.

“I can go by myself. The chauffeur would drop me there,” she said, trying to escape from his clutches.

“That is a good idea. It will be better for me to catch up with Old Zora,” Regan said with a hidden grin.

“That…” Before Eleanor could say something, Cedric cut off her words.

“That’s great, Dad. I will listen to you. And Eleanor listens to you too. Right, Eleanor?” Cedric said with a smirk, which almost railed Eleanor’s anger.  But… she held it on, after all, her parents, in-laws, and everyone were there. She shouldn’t lose her control.

“Her silence is her agreement. Dad… we will take our leave. See you,” Cedric said and dragged Eleanor away, giving her no chance to speak or say something.

Eleanor: “…”

Aiden: “…”

Eleanor found herself being seated in Cedric’s black range rover. “Cedric, stop,” Eleanor said.

“What?” he asked.

“My purse,” she said. With a sigh… he went inside to get her purse.

“Why are you back again?” Regan asked the moment he saw Cedric back in the house.

“Hmmm… Eleanor didn’t get her purse. I am here to get it back,” he said.

“Ayyoooo… such a henpecked husband even before you got married,” Regan teased.

Cedric went near to him and whispered, “I am afraid she would run back into her dad’s arms If I let her go,”

“Hmm… that’s true too,” Regan commented.

“And I don’t mind becoming a hen-pecked husband for her,” he said.

“Well… you shouldn’t. If you, then you wouldn’t be my son,” Regan said.

“Hmm… If you are done whispering, Let’s talk Regan,” Aiden said, suddenly clearing his throat.

Regan gave him a confused look for which Cedric just shrugged and gave a thumbs-up, leaving him alone to fight with his overly possessive father-in-law. Regan tried to plead with him, but Cedric winked at him and left him alone asking him to fend things by himself.

No matter how cute Regan acted Cedric didn’t fall for his tricks.

“So… come clean,” Aiden said the moment Cedric stepped out of the house.

“What do you mean?” Regan asked with a confused look.

“Come clean. I am not gonna repeat again.” Aiden said. Regan can sense his arrogance. He knew it was not going to turn out well if he didn’t comply with his wishes.

“Fine…” he said, raising his hands in the air.

“Okay. I am all ears. Tell me what is happening,” Aiden asked.

“I already fixed their marriage to next Friday,” Regan said truthfully.

“Cedric doesn’t know. Eleanor doesn’t know. I don’t know. And you made your decisions?” Aiden said with his cold eyes.

“I know… it would displease you. That’s the reason I didn’t bring it up. Indeed I asked the Bodhisattva hermit and found that coming Friday is good. I don’t want to rush. That’s why I ignored it. I only said this thing to my Butler but no one else though. After all, it isn’t going to happen,” Regan said.

“What? Then why is everyone sending me congratulation messages? If you only said that to your Butler… Why are others congratulating me?” Aiden asked.

“What!? How did that happen!?” Regan was equally surprised.

He didn’t expect Aiden would know about this thing. And what was more interesting… people were sending him congratulatory wishes!? This was insane!

Taking his phone out… he called Stephen. “Hello,” he said.

“Sir,” Stephen responded.

“Come inside,” he said.

Stephen came in a few minutes along with Eric. Their faces were flushed. Both Aiden and Stphen understood they were drunk. But still they were steady.

“Did you tell anybody that I want Cedric and Eleanor to get married this friday?” Regan asked.

“Sir Emerson, Congratulations for it. I didn’t know you both already discussed the marriage and you are meeting now just for formality,” Eric interceded in the middle, unknowingly selling out his friend Stephen.

“How did you know this?” Regan asked, feeling annoyed.

“Oh… that… Stephen said.” Eric said, successfully selling his friend out.

“Does anybody know about it apart from you?” Regan asked, throwing daggers.

“Alaric knows,” Eric said. Successfully selling Stephen’s soul too in his drunken state.

“How did he know?” he asked.

“I wanted to have dinner with Eric, after our plan was successful. Our plan brought Miss. Eleanor to lunch and it led us here to lunch. If not for Eric, we couldn’t have succeeded in this plan.

“So… I called him for lunch with me. But he said cooking would be better. So… we both went shopping to buy groceries. Alaric is having leisure time, when he got to know that we are having a meal together, he wanted to join too. So… when we are having food. I said… if everything is good this friday Miss would get married to Emerson family,” Stephen said as he tried to boast his achievements.

If not! This man was answering all his questions. He played a big part in Cedric’s marriage. He should get the credit for his achievements! Hmph! He gave a proud smirk to Eric, not knowing that a big storm was awaiting for him!

“STEPHEN! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO!?” Regan burst out.

Regan couldn’t understand that why the hell Stephen did so stupid thing. And Alaric is Aria’s Butler! He felt reasonable if Aria knew something, she would take the mic into her hands and would announce it to the whole world for the sake of gossip. That gossip eater… smh. He felt a headache was on his way.

“Wait! Isn’t Alaric Aria’s butler?” Aiden suddenly felt enlightened.

“Yeah!” Regan said.

“What the..” Aiden was tongue tied. He realized… it wasn’t Regan’s fault but his ex-girlfriend’s gossipy nature. Like a Master Like a Servant. Both love gossip. A small smile formed on his lips. She still didn’t change. She was the same gossipy lover.

“Why are you smiling creepily? Huh? I am sure… the news reached the media already!” Regan said, holding his head.

“Stephen, what did you do? I don’t want to scare the little girl! See what happened because of your loose tongue!” Regan said feeling frustrated.

“Regan… first… we are not sure that the news reached the media. We have to control the media first. Then… we will have to see what to do next,” Aiden said.

“Yeah… That’s the only way we have now,” he said.

Eric and Stephen felt like a bucket of cold water poured on their heads. His drunken stupor shook hard, he suddenly woke up from his stupor. Dammit! That Alaric sold them out again. It happened yesterday and even now it happened again. He should stay away from him.

“Sir, I guess Mrs. Parkinson is trying to steal Miss. Eleanor. Maybe that is the reason I am finding Alaric everywhere we are going. I think we are getting stalked,” Stephen said.

“She was capable of doing that, that gossip hungry woman!” Regan said, running his fingers through his hair, making it messy.

“Even if there is an afterlife, she would become a gossip monger. By mistake she stepped her foot into the business, if not she would have become a paparazzo,” Regan muttered.

“Stephen, from now on… keep an eye on this Alaric,” Regan said feeling frustrated.

Stephen patted himself for being smart and turning the storm to the other side.

Aiden smiled when he heard Stephen’s words. Maybe he was right. A smile formed on his lips when he heard about her.

‘She still loves you,’ Valene’s words rang in his ears. Maybe he should give it a chance after all. And he was divorced.

‘I never experienced mother’s love,’ Eleanor’s words rang in his ears.

Aria would be a great mother.