Tempting My Rented Boyfriend - Chapter 158

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“I am tired… you may leave,” Eleanor said as she tried to sleep again.

“Eleanor….,” he called out.

“Please… my body cannot handle the stress anymore,” she said.

Why can’t she listen to him once? He wanted to know why the hell she wanted to postpone their marriage. But why wasn’t she giving him a chance to talk. He knew he was wrong for doing that to her. He wanted to say sorry to her, but his sudden idea about the AshBrooke’s family made him unable to say it to her. But she was fine and he was glad she did.

Cedric failed to notice the change of his behaviour. He failed to notice that… he was acting as if he didn’t care about her.

Eleanor knew if the topic was brought up, they would end up in a heated argument. And she has no energy to do that. There was already a crack in their relationship, and the discussion about this matter would only worsen things. Eleanor wanted to talk to him about this but not in this way. She wanted to have a heart to heart talk with him. Right now… he was looking angry which was scaring her. She just wanted to stay away from him for now and talk to him when he was cool. But… things weren’t going the way she thought.

“Eleanor! I am not asking you to talk! You will listen to me here whether you are willing or not!” he says yelling at her.

His yell makes her flinch. She subconsciously moved back, hugging herself at his sight and tone.

“You agree or disagree… we will get married. That too whenever I say not when you say. You got that!?” he asked her, moving towards her. His tall frame hovered over her body making her flinch at their closeness. For the first time, she was really scared of Cedric. Now she understood why everyone under Cedric was scared. He was a monster. Tears streamed out of her eyes. Can’t she even have an opinion? Now she realized why Valene was against their marriage. She wondered what would have happened if Martin was awake. If he was with her, then he would have been protecting her just like before. She missed him. The thought of Martin made her cry even more.

Cedric was stunned at her tears. He didn’t expect she would cry all along. Suddenly he realized he wanted to ask the reason for the marriage postponing. But he ended up warning her. He felt angry at himself.

Slamming the door, he went outside her room. Eleanor cried by herself before slipping into sleep.

Cedric wanted to punch himself for being a dick. He saw her office was neat and clean. There were papers which needed to be done on her table. He felt he needed a distraction, if not he would end up doing something stupid to Eleanor. Walking ahead, he started doing Eleanor’s work. Cedric doesn’t know how long he worked, but all he knew was he finished seventy percent of paperwork. He wrote notes for her and summed it up for her in short notes for her to read and sign.

After he was done with seventy percent of work, he removed his coat and walked inside the room. He saw her sleeping in an uncomfortable position. His chest tightened at her sight.

This was the woman he loved with his life. But how could he do this to her? She just asked for one month of time before marriage, not cancelling it. But what did he do? He screwed it up. And also… he fucked her forcefully even when she said no and made her experience the things which no woman wanted to experience. Removing his tie and the first two buttons of his shirt, he joined her in the bed. He made her sleep in a comfortable position. Unknowingly, Eleanor snaked her around his torso and placed her head on his chest. Cedric smiled at her. Even in her sleep she was still so comfortable with him.

He was such a dick that he made her cry and was uncomfortable. He saw fear in her eyes when he came closer to her earlier. He wanted to punch him badly. Cedric wanted to apologize to her. He decided to do something romantic to seek her forgiveness. Cedric owed not to touch her till she gave him permission. After some time, he crafted a perfect plan to apologize to her. He felt everything being settled in his chest, not knowing the storms that would attack them tomorrow. Peacefully, he slept in with her being in her arms.

Next day, Cedric woke up when Eleanor was still asleep. He could sense that her body was really weak. He called his personal doctor and asked for a diet. After hanging the call, he walked into her office. He took a few blank papers and wrote something on it. He pasted it on all sides of her bedroom, while trying to keep his silence. Cedric tried to not make a single sound.

After he was done, he left the office and went to a flower shop. He bought a big bouquet of blue Hyacinths. On the way he got her nutritious food to eat. Returning to her office, he placed the big bouquet on her table. He kept the food inside her bedroom.

He went near her and placed a kiss on her forehead. He wanted to stay and cuddle with her, but he saw her stirring in her sleep. Getting up, he left the room.

Eleanor woke up feeling something was wrong. Last night, she felt Cedric was sleeping with her. In his current condition, he wouldn’t do that. But again, she felt a pair of cold lips on her forehead. She knew he was here. With a jolt, she sat up straight, but she found nothing. Walking inside her bathroom, she washed up and changed into comfortable clothes. When she reached the door, there was paper stuck on it.

[I am sorry, Love. Don’t forget to have breakfast on your bedside and take your meds] it read.

Despite how angry she was with him, she was hungry. So she walked to her bedside and ate. It was still piping hot. She wondered if he was still here or not. She badly wanted to see him but the craze she saw in his eyes scared her. Lost in her thoughts, she gulped a big spoon which scalded her tongue.

“ahh!” she screamed. She drank a big gulp of water to ease her scalded tongue. Slowly she finished her food and ate her meds. Walking outside, she found a big bouquet of Hyacinths on her table with sorry notes from Cedric.

[I know I acted like a dick past few days. From now… I won’t behave like that. Please forgive me, Love.] it read. She threw the flowers on the couch and settled in her chair. Cedric felt his heart ache when he saw her throwing them aside. He wanted to go in front of her and kneel to apologize. But he was ashamed to face her. Even if she doesn’t forgive him, he deserved that for being a bastard with her.

She opened the pile of files that were screaming of her attention with imaginary blood tears dripping from her eyes.

She was shocked to find Cedric handwritten notes in her file. He summed up every point in a short way. In the end, he even wrote his advice saying if she could sign them or not. She knew he loved her but his anger scared her. And this work… was he trying to help her to get her forgiveness?

“If you want to get my forgiveness, you should come in front of me not with notes and flowers,” she said to herself. As she started going through his notes and following his advices instead of reading those torture books.

Cedric was hiding in a corner of her office. He doesn’t have a face to go in front of her. But he badly wanted to see her reaction. But he couldn’t face it. So, he hid in a corner. When he heard her words, he could say that she wasn’t that angry with him. Gathering his courage, he walked in front of her.

“I am here, Love,” he said after picking the roses from the couch.

Eleanor was shocked to hear his voice. She never thought he would be hiding in her office to know her reaction.

“What are you doing here?” she asked, feeling shocked.

“I am sorry. I am ashamed of the things I did. So… I hid at that corner and waited to see your reaction. When I heard you muttering to yourself, I gathered up my courage and walked in front of you,” he said.

He knelt on his knee in front of her with flowers in his hands. “I am sorry, Love. I am such a dumb, idiot, mad bull that made you experience things that you don’t want to. I will accept everything you give me as my punishment. Marriage, if you want it after a month… let’s have it after a month. I won’t touch you from now on till you give me your consent. I will be obedient. Please forgive me.. I feel my soul is missing without you,” he said, holding his heart out of his ribcage.