Filed to story: Big Bad Husband Please Wake Up All Episodes Free
After the interview, Ciara returned to the Lewis family’s mansion. The whole place was quiet. In the garden, Judy was the only soul watering the plants.
Ciara paced around the house and realized Adrian was yet to come back. She slumped on the couch in the living room, feeling a tinge of boredom. Fumbling through her pockets, her fingers brushed against Calypso’s business card. Her mind wandered off to him, and she began to fret.
Was Calypso’s interest in her merely an attempt to trade her body for the job?
If it were, and she passed the interview, should she accept the offer or not?
If she didn’t, she would be letting go of an excellent opportunity to prove herself. If she did, she would be a puppet in his hands.
These thoughts troubled Ciara, and she let out a sigh.
Living in this society was a daunting task, full of snares and pitfalls lurking around every corner.
With a despondent expression, Ciara took out her phone and searched for Calypso’s information on the Internet.
Bored and uninterested, she skimmed through his resume and pictures before turning her attention to Holden Fredrick-the current CEO of the BRD Group, who Ciara suspected to be the same man as Adrian earlier.
Holden was a man shrouded in mystery, an enigma that left Ciara intrigued. Despite her best efforts, she found no substantial information about him on the Internet-no past experience, no identity, and no photos.
But Ciara refused to give up. She scoured the depths of the web, determined to uncover even a sliver of information about the enigmatic CEO. And after a long and arduous search, she finally stumbled upon a grainy photo taken in secret by a paparazzo. Despite the poor quality, Ciara could tell that Holden was tall and had a strong, chiseled jawline.
As she studied the photo intently, Ciara felt a strange sense of deja vu wash over her. It was as if she had seen this man before.
“What are you doing?” Without warning, Adrian’s voice echoed through the living room, causing Ciara to jump and almost drop her phone.
She scrambled to put it away as he appeared behind her like a ghost. Trying to hide her unease, she rose from the sofa and chided him, “Why must you sneak up on people like that? It’s beyond frightening.”
Adrian’s frown deepened as he sneered at her. “If you didn’t do anything wrong, you wouldn’t feel guilty,” he stated coldly, making Ciara roll her eyes inwardly.
As she prepared to leave, Adrian wheeled himself over to her with a casual air, his handsome features indifferent. He sized her up as though choosing an inconsequential item.
Despite Ciara’s composure, she couldn’t shake the feeling of unease his gaze brought upon her.
“What’s that in your hand?” Adrian demanded abruptly, his piercing gaze trained on her.
Ciara froze, realizing that she still clutched the business card in her hand. Hastily, she balled it up and tossed it into the nearby wastebasket, feigning nonchalance. “Nothing, just an advertisement flier that was handed to me while I was out,” she replied, hoping her voice didn’t betray her nervousness.
“You went out today?” he asked, his tone inscrutable.
“Yes, I went out for a walk.” As Ciara tried to suppress her guilt, she swallowed hard and summoned the courage to ask about Adrian’s well-being. “How are your legs?”
Adrian was taken aback by her concern, and a rare smile graced his lips. His response, however, was dripping with arrogance. “It’s none of your business.”
With that, he wheeled his chair away, leaving Ciara feeling unsure of what to do next.
Yet, she couldn’t help but feel relieved that Adrian didn’t pry any further, as she was certain she would have slipped up and revealed her interview.
The unexpected exchange left Ciara feeling uneasy and out of sorts, causing her to lose interest in investigating Holden’s background.
After returning to her room, Ciara was eager to check the results of the interview from the BRD Group.
But as she read the short, polite message of rejection, her heart sank. At first, she was disappointed but then found the whole situation funny.
She chided herself for ever thinking Calypso was interested in her. She was back to her unlucky life, and failure was just a part of it.
The next morning, Ciara went down for breakfast and saw that Darian and Andrew had joined them at the table.
She sat beside Adrian and glanced at the trio.
Adrian’s face was an enigma, but Andrew was grinning from ear to ear as if he had won a game.
With the confusion in her heart weighing her down, Ciara wordlessly poured herself a glass of oat milk. As she was about to take a sip, she chanced upon the empty plate in front of Adrian.
It was as if a switch flicked inside her head, and before she could even think, she gently pushed the glass of milk in front of him.
Adrian’s indifferent expression softened ever so slightly, as he looked up at her and took a sip from the glass.
A strange, unfamiliar warmth spread through Ciara’s chest, and she couldn’t help but feel a sense of contentment. For the first time in what felt like forever, the tension in the air dissipated, and Ciara wondered if this could be a turning point in their relationship. Maybe she could try to be nicer to him, even if it was just by pushing his wheelchair for him.
At that moment, Darian placed his utensils on the table and started talking. “I have something important to tell you all,” he announced, eyes flickering around the table. “Adrian is struggling to manage the company all by himself because of his health condition. We cannot continue like this.”
Ciara felt a lump form in her throat, her hands trembling as she clutched her tableware.
Her heart raced with nervousness, unsure of what Darian was going to suggest. Ciara had learned about the Lewis Group from Andrew, and she knew that it was one of the most prominent companies in the hotel industry in Eleymond. The group had almost a monopoly on high-end hotels in the city, making it an incredibly successful business.
However, after Darian’s father passed away and he took over, the company started to experience a downturn.
It was on the verge of bankruptcy before Adrian intervened, taking over the company and implementing sweeping reforms to revive its fortunes. Under his guidance, the Lewis Group even opened a subsidiary in the entertainment industry, which proved to be a smart move.
But now, it seemed as though Darian was trying to use Adrian’s illness to push him aside and reap the benefits of his hard work.