Mr George, Don't Be So Arrogant

Euan looked at Riley before he answered. He wanted to see her reaction, but she didn't have any reaction at all. She had no emotions on her face and was just lying lazily against the head of the bed, closing her eyes as if she was going to sleep soon.

Euan grasped the phone with his slender finger, "I'll talk to you again."

He was tired of dealing with the tedious issues at home, especially when t was about Lydia and Riley.

Lydia was easy to please. As long as you give her something she would be pleased, especially with new handbags. She was a gentle person and would be a good mascot for the George family for a long time.

But Riley was an independent woman, and he didn't need to do anything for her.

Sometimes he would worry about her and would put his all into it, but it never felt like enough.

"What do you mean, talk about it later? You are to come home tonight! Lydia is pregnant, she's very emotional right now and any extreme emotions can bring harm to the baby. You are the father and you have to be responsible!"

The child. It was about the child again.

He couldn't comprehend. If Lydia wasn't pregnant, she would be nothing in Anika's eyes.

"I'm busy, I'm not returning today," replied Euan with a hint of annoyance.

"I don't care, come back immediately, Euan. Lydia is my daughter-in-law. You guys have been together for so many years and she had suffered a lot because of that woman named Riley. She's pregnant and you still want to let her suffer? Even if you can let that happen, I won't let it slide! Sign your divorce papers right now. Even if you don't, I'll just announce that Lydia is your official wife!"

Riley could hear everything, and she knew that Anika was serious about it.

Anika was an impressive person. She was already an impressive person 20 years ago as she shocked the world by wholly covering up the huge scandal surrounding the George family.

Euan frowned, "I'm overseas and I cannot go back. Talk to you later."

He then hung up the phone.

Riley opened her eyes and saw that Euan was feeling awkward and unhappy, "You should go back. Your mother sounds angry."

"She's your mother-in-law and you're my wife. That's a fact." He announced her identity overbearingly, not letting her escape.

Riley wanted to laugh, "I heard your conversation on the phone. Anika would only accept Lydia as your wife. Euan, we should really..."

Divorce.

He wasn't going to let her say that word and interrupted her, "I'll tell them that I'm temporarily not in the JD City and hence I cannot go home tonight. I cannot go back to the villa and not only for tonight, probably for several nights." Riley clenched her fist that was resting on the blanket, "So you..."

"The wardroom is shabby looking, but the bed is huge. I'll stay here tonight."

Riley said, "...you want to stay here?"

"Why? You don't want your husband to accompany you? Or are you waiting for Mr. Hardesty?" said Euan snappily, not giving Riley a chance to retort.

But she didn't mean it like that. She just wanted to tell him that the environment in the hospital wasn't the best. He who was used to living in luxurious mansions wouldn't feel comfortable living here.

"There are no toiletries provided here," she said after pausing for a long time, a familiar string of words.

"That's not important," he answered plainly.

Fine. If he didn't mind it, she wouldn't push it any further.

Though, Euan made Elijah get him a set of toiletries in the end.

Riley looked at the bathroom in the VIP wardroom. Euan was freshening himself up. She was angry yet she wanted to laugh. Just a few seconds ago they were fighting like cats and dogs and now they were going to spend the night together peacefully? It was a huge turn of events. She felt sleepy and tucked herself to bed, unable to resist the heaviness of her eyelids.

After showering, Euan put on pyjamas and slid into the bed that smelled like disinfectant.

Riley could feel the warmth from her back, and she tensed up. Euan's warmth and scent surrounded her and filled every breath she took!

Euan hugged her shoulder from the back with his strong arms. Riley was shocked and was now awake, she almost jumped out of the bed. He pressed her down as if he knew that it was going to happen.

"You, what are you doing?" Her voice was trembling.

He used to do something bad in the past and she was traumatized.

Euan had insomnia and had put in his every ounce of effort to rescue her today. And then he had to deal with some family issues. He was exhausted, spent the whole time worrying and pushed his body to the limit. He didn't even eat much the whole time. He was strong but he was still human in the end.

He was utterly exhausted.

"Don't worry, I'm not interested in someone sick," he said brusquely, but his hands and his actions were scarily gentle.

So gentle that it was so unfamiliar and was eating Riley alive.

Riley's barricade was softened by his gentleness and she talked more gently, "The smell of alcohol in the hospital is quite strong, but you'll get used to it."

He answered with a humph and inched closer to her back, like a pouting child seeking attention. He pressed his chin against her neck and couldn't pick up any other scent such as the disinfectant but only the sweet smell of shampoo from her hair.

Her breathing started to hasten, she gritted her teeth and asked, "Are you cold?"

He was hugging her so tightly and it was getting way too warm. Did he have a fever?

It was not just warm, it was burning!

Euan moved his arms between the sheets and grabbed her waist. He made her turn around and face him. He didn't like that her back was facing him.

Riley's heart started to beat fast facing him so directly. She looked at Euan in a daze, bit her lips and didn't say anything.

Euan looked at her and was hugging her, "I am regretful."

Riley blinked repeatedly and asked, "About what?"

Euan took a deep breath, "I should've made the incident about your kidnapping known."

He should've made it public, causing a huge uproar in the city and made it the headline news.

Not shouldering it all alone and now only two of them knew about it.

Riley was taken aback.

Before she could say something, he said, "If the incident was known, your identity as my wife would be known as well. All rumours would have collapsed by themselves and you couldn't flirt with Mr. Hardesty openly anymore."

She was feeling touched at first, but what the heck was he talking about in the end?

Nevertheless, it was so rare to see him being so gentle. She wasn't tense anymore and smiled at him gently. The two of them shared a blanket and was facing each other, feeling each other's breath, "Thank you for rescuing me today. I don't care what your motive is, but you saved me and you have my thanks for it."

Euan caressed her back with his large palms, palms so large it covered up half of her back. It was warm and gentle.

"How do you want to thank me?"

What? Was he asking for a reward?

"How do you want me to thank you?"

Euan raised his brow and said, "Kiss me."

His request wasn't that overly, they were sharing a blanket right now. But she was surprised, they were going to get a divorce and now they were acting like newlyweds.

No, it couldn't be. She was thinking too much,

Her gaze was off focused as she grabbed his arms with her thin arms. She inched closer to his handsome face and lifted his chin. She kissed him on the lips.

She approached him slowly but the kiss itself was over in an instant, like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water. He wasn't satisfied.

It wasn't enough.

He buckled his hands and pulled her close against himself. He looked down and kissed her deeply. Their lips pressed fully against each other and fire was burning inside both of them...

He enjoyed her lips thoroughly, taking in her scent. It seemed like she wasn't satisfied and hence he put his tongue in. But he suddenly remembered that her tongue was cut and so he stopped doing that, suppressing the bulge emerging around his abdomen. She was used to him doing something forceful like that.

She liked it when he did that.

Euan hugged her and said, "Let's go sleep. I'm hungry and might just gobble up what's in front of me."

Riley was speechless and she quickly closed her eyes and sleep.

In the dark, Euan smiled. What was he thinking? Though he was really hungry, he should've grabbed some food before he went to sleep.

She enjoyed his hug and both of them slept well that night.

Euan was already awake early in the morning. Their relationship wasn't known yet and he didn't want others to misunderstand, painting her as the bad person again.

Riley felt the emptiness next to her when she woke up. The stuff in the bathroom was all cleaned up as if Euan didn't stay the night. As if it was just a dream.

Riley was feeling much better after being hospitalized for a day.

She bypassed William and discharged herself.

Around evening, at the MBK International Corporation.

Euan was sitting at the desk, staring at the video on the monitor. It was Aiden and his cynical yet handsome face.

"How's the investigation going? Don't fool around with me."

now."

Aiden scratched his head, "Don't be in such a rush. It happened a long time ago and I couldn't just go up and ask directly about it. I'm also not working in the hospital archives. I'll be in trouble if I just waltz in and grab some documents. I'm looking for the opportunity right "You used to be very efficient, what happened? You got lamer ever since you weren't training under me. If that's the case, move your ass here and I'll retrain you again."

Euan smirked and was provoking him.

Mr. Gibson quickly said no, "I'm working on it. But why do you care so much about what happened to her so many years ago? If you really liked her, just forget about what she did. You guys are together now, isn't that the most important thing? You guys are so dishonest." "No, I need to uncover the truth. If she wasn't at fault for the incident back then, then I would have to be responsible for all I did for the past 3 years."

"And what if it was true?"

Euan remained silent, "Just look into it and tell me about every detail."

"Okay. By the way, what's going on with Lydia? I saw posters in the US about her coming to New York to film a movie."

Lydia was going to New York?

Euan felt shamelessly relieved.

"I don't know and I don't want to know."

"You're a heartless bastard, you don't care about her one bit."

"She has a special status and I cannot do much about her. Just focus on your work for now."

"Fine, I'm just your dog anyways."

Euan knocked his finger on the table. He thought about the opportunity that got away and said, "Is there a way for me to officially announce my relationship with her? In a sense that it wouldn't affect her name and her life."

Aiden laughed intensely, "Announce you guys' relationship? You're Euan George, any woman who tries to get closer to you will become the target of attention. If you announced Riley as your wife, she would be attacked by the media and her peaceful days would be ruin. You have to think about it more carefully." Euan rubbed his temple, "That's what I'm worried about."

"You really loved her. Since when did you ever care about someone else's feelings? I suggest that you talk about it with her so that she can be mentally prepared about being surrounded in public everywhere she goes or being stalked all the time."

For the first time in Euan's life, he felt annoyed at his status.

"Also..." Euan poked his brow, "Is there an easy way to test if she likes me back?"

Aiden was about to die from laughing, "Mr. George, are you sure that you are married for three years and not a boy in puberty? You... you really like her!"

"Shut up and answer me!"

"Well, first of all, you can try getting close to her. Cling to her shamelessly..."

"What's my second choice?" What bullshit was he spouting!

Aiden coughed and said, "Well, you could also try to stay flirty with Lydia and see if Riley would get jealous. If she is then she cares about you, if not then you're doomed."

Euan rubbed his knees. The first method was the better way to go around it.

"Get back to work!"

"Which method did you choose?"

"I'll decide later and I'm not telling you."☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐