Chapter 106


    No longer a nobody


    I could never find the right words to express how amazing it felt to wake up in Aren’s embrace. It was


    sensual and hot beyond limits. I was on edge the entire night, and so was he. The skin of our bodies was


    hyper-sensitive, making the slightest touch a turn-on. The only reason why we fell asleep was most likely


    due to overpowering our senses. Putting restraints on our mutual desires was an insanely difficult thing


    to do…


    I didn’t want to hurt Aren’s pride, so I would never say it aloud, but I knew what it meant to have sex with


    him and how energy-consuming it was. As insane as it sounded, I knew that he was willing to sacrifice


    his health just to satisfy me, as if he had been neglecting his husband’s duty while in aa, and he


    wanted to make it up for me. I knew that inwardly he was aware that he hadn’t fully regained his strength


    yet, but he would never have admitted it. He forced me to make it more my problem than his, but I was


    willing to since I was doing it for him.


    Unfortunately, he kept challenging my determination… We were lying like two spoons, with my back


    tightly pressed against Aren’s firm chest. He held one hand under my neck, curling his fingers to caress


    my shoulder while his other handy on my waist.


    “You lost weight,” he murmured, his fingers blindly roaming across the skin of my stomach.


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    I sealed my lips as the sensation of his touch enticed my arousal, but I didn’t want to give him the


    satisfaction. I took a deep breath, ignoring how he made me feel. “Well… I was busy while you were


    sleeping.” “I made you worry,” he whispered, kissing the back of my head.


    “You made me miss you like crazy,” I said, cing my hand on top of his.


    “So you were spending your days either worrying about me or working because of me.” He brushed my


    hair away and kissed the nape of my neck, sending shivers down my spine.


    I could barely concentrate on talking, yet I wasn’t going to surrender. “I was also training with Chris and


    Jack,” I said, “Chris was teaching me how to fight, and Jack showed me how to shoot.


    He tensed up. A heartbeatter, I was on my back, and he was over me, pinning my hands down to the


    bed. “Chris was teaching you how to fight?” he asked, his tone sharp and dangerous


    “Well, yes,” I replied with a frown. “Is that a problem?”


    “Of course, it is!” he eximed.


    I raised my eyebrows, feeling slightly amused by his sudden agitation. “I also practiced shooting with


    Jack, and yet you mentioned only Chris. Mind exining to me why is it a problem that I’m trying to learn


    how to fight, but you don’t seem to be worried that I’m learning how to shoot someone?”


    “You don’t need physical contact when you learn how to shoot,” he said coldly.


    I burst out intoughter. “You are jealous!”


    “I don’t want other men touching you, and if it’s some handsome guy, that makes the case even worse,”


    he grunted.


    I yfully licked my lips. “I like you when you’re jealous, but you don’t need to. You are the


    only man I can think about.”


    My words painted a hint of a smile on his face. He leaned down and kiss me,


    ***


    I wished that our blissful morning might havested longer, but it was time to start solving our problems. I


    decided to dy telling Aren about Lanfen and that night at Crawford’s clinic. He already had a lot on his


    mind from the second he woke up.


    We entered the chaos as soon as we drove over the entrance of the Lan Diamond Tower. Over thirty


    reporters stood there, waiting for us to arrive. Aren grabbed my hand. “We don’t have to do this if you


    don’t want to. We can go in through the underground parking lot.”


    I sighed, gazing out through the window. “No… We have nothing to hide. Let’s do this,” I said, trying to


    sound confident.


    Marcus stopped our car in front of the entrance. A secondter, a group of bodyguards gathered around


    the car, securing our way to the door. Aren smirked and got out first, causing an immediate burst of


    commotion. Then he turned toward me, offering his hand so I could leave the car gracefully. I held my


    breath, stepping out. I knew that I was nervous enough to lose my bnce and turn myself into a


    laughing stock, but I quickly realized that Aren would never allow that to happen. His arm created a


    steady frame I could lean on as I took the first step out of the car in my high heels. As soon as we turned


    around to face reporters, the


    ons started. All I could hear were single, meaningless words as they all shouted at once. I nced at


    Aren, but he seemed to ignore all of them, taking his time as he smiled at me, brushed my hair off my


    face, and gently kissed my cheek. He acted as if themotion around us didn’t exist, making me turn


    my entire focus solely onto him. Suddenly, the uproar softened, and the questions became easier to


    understand.


    One of the reporters called out, “Mr. Lan, are you nning on hiring your wife permanently as one of


    your executives?”


    Aren nced at me with a smirk before turning to the reporter. “No, I would never do that to mysell.”


    “Why not?” he asked, surprised.


    Aren put his arms around my waist and pulled me close. “I would never allow her to overwork herself,


    and I’m positive that would have happened if I let her be a member of the board.”


    I looked at him with a frown on my face. He sounded as if I couldn’t handle working in one of the highest


    positions in thepany in the long run. That seriously pissed me off


    “Don’t you think it’s a little chauvinistic to say?” another reporter inquired.


    Aren shrugged and chuckled. “What can I say? i’m a possessive man. I know my wife gives her all in


    everything she does. She is smart and remarkable, and she would be an amazing executive in my


    company, but I want her to myself. I want her to see her after work and spend time together, and I am


    certain that it wouldn’t be possible if she became my executive.”


    My anger slightly decreased, but the feministic side of me still had a few issues, and it felt as if a few


    female reporters were reading my mind…


    “So, do you want to turn Mrs. Lan into a housewife?”


    Aren leaned over to me and kissed my forehead. “Not at all. I want her to do what she wants.


    She is an amazingputer programmer and a true genius, and I will support her in everything… as


    long as we’ll still find time for each other.”


    My lips uncontrobly curled up into a smile that came with a blush on my cheeks. I loved my possessive


    husband. He was the only arrogant, rich man that I could forgive almost anything.


    The next question was for me. “Mrs. Lan, what are your ns now, after stepping down from the


    temporary CEO position?”


    I smirked, ncing at Aren. “I don’t know. Maybe I will start my ownpany and sell security software.”


    “Mr. Lan, would you support your wife’spany?”


    Aren grinned devilishly. “I would definitely be one of the major shareholders,” he said, and pulled


    my hand, leading me to the entrance.


    Thousands of shes surrounded us on our way into the building, surrounded by a group of bodyguards.


    Aren held a firm grip on my hand even when we were inside. He only let my hand go after we got inside


    his private elevator.


    “Are you OK?” he asked, his eyes scanning me from head to toe. I chuckled and prodded his elbow.


    “Why wouldn’t I be? I had you by my side, didn’t I?”


    He smiled warmly and hugged me close. Only then did I realize that he was genuinely concerned about


    me. That made me love him even more.


    As we got in front of Aren’s office, it turned out that we had guests. It was Master Gerard Auir and two


    of his artisans who came personally to deliver the ne with Tian Kong diamond. My special piece of


    jewelry was inside a titanium, password-protected briefcase that was carried by one of the two


    bodyguards apanying the artisans. I became nervous just by looking at the protection it needed. As


    we walked inside, Master Auir opened the briefcase, presenting the final effect of his work.


    “Wow…” I couldn’t help but gasp as I saw the Tian Kong diamond ced as the sun in a tinum frame,


    surrounded by dozens of tiny crystal gems, releasing an astonishing glow.


    “I hope you like it,” Master said timidly.


    “It’s the most beautiful thing I have ever seen!” I eximed in awe.


    Aren chuckled, taking the jewelry out of the briefcase. “It is certainly worthy of your beautiful neck,” he


    said before putting it on me.


    I stepped to the mirror that hung in the corner of Aren’s office and touched the diamond on my neck. It


    was mesmerizing, and wearing it made me feel powerful like never before.


    “It suits you,” Aren whispered, leaning down and kissing the nape of my neck right at the ne sp.


    “Now, it’s time that you show yourself wearing it.” He went to his desk and grabbed a pile of envelopes


    with invitations he kept receiving every day while he was in aa. He went through them briefly, until


    he stopped at one and smirked. “Looks like we are lucky, sunshine. We’ve just got invited to a party


    where all the market’s biggest yers are going to be. It’s time to show them my amazing wife.”