Her Tiger Billionaire(14)
“That shrew. Did she say anything?”
“Not much. Just some mundane chit-chat.” Annalise paused. “Sven…”
“Hmm?”
“Were you two lovers?”
“Did she tell you that?”
“No. Just a feeling I had. Each time she talked about you, she had these googly eyes on her. Women know this stuff you know.”#p#分页标题#e#
Sven tightened his hug. “We were. Long time ago. When we were teenagers. Your uncle and Cécile’s father worked on a project in Kiev. We spent three summers there.”
“What happened?”
“I broke it off. She was a royal pain in the ass, and she still is.”
“I don’t think she’s over you.”
“I beg to differ. Cécile has an inability to love. If you ask me, she’s a borderline psychopath. She has low empathy toward people, or animals for that matter. Everything she does must serve her own need. She’s the type of person who would sell her own mother if it granted her fortune and power.”
“Dude, that’s harsh.”
“That’s the truth. And don’t call me ‘dude.’ I’m your husband.”
“Do you ever think she’s after the chairman position just to get back at you? After all, you dumped her.”
Sven snorted. “I doubt it. She’d still want to be the chairman even if I stayed with her. She wants to be the emperor of the earth.”
“I thought she was kind of nice.”
“Don’t let her appearance deceive you. Many have fallen as her victims.”
“You must be exaggerating.”
“Sadly, I’m not. I’m only looking after your best interests.”
“Hmm.”
Sven leaned on his side. His eyes looked unnaturally luminous in the dark—like cat’s eyes. “You said you had a boyfriend. What’s his name?”
“Why do you want to know?”
“It’s only fair, since you asked about my past romance.”
Annalise grudgingly agreed. “Cole. His name is Cole. We were dating in our sophomore year.”
“And then?”
“Nothing to it. We broke it off. Or rather he dumped me.”
“Why?”
“Why? He’s jackass, that’s why.”
“Why was he a jackass?”
She made a grumbling noise in her throat. “All he thought about was sex, sex, and sex.”
“You hate sex?”
“I don’t like it.”
“What don’t you like it about it?”
“What is this? An interview?”
“I answered your questions, you answer mine. Quid pro quo.”
“Yeah, sure, Hannibal.”
“Hmm?”
“Well…”
“Well what?”
“It hurt.”
“Sorry?”
“It hurt! Why are you smiling?”
“Nothing. Seems to me he didn’t know what he was doing.”
“It was our first time. And why are we discussing this stuff? It’s embarrassing.”
“I’d like to know the reason you won’t have sex with me.”
“Why do I have to have sex with you?”
“You’re my wife. Should there be any other reason?” Sven fidgeted again. “Okay, this position is killing me. My legs have fallen asleep. We should get out.”
“No way. I don’t like thunder.”
“My room is soundproofed. You should be able to rest in there.”
“Is this a trick to get me into your bed?”
“Not a trick, but I do want to get you into my bed. For a totally different reason.”
Annalise didn’t budge when Sven tugged her arm.
“Come on. I won’t do anything to you. Just rest. I’ve been up since four and I’m tired. I have a busy day tomorrow, and so do you. Besides, a husband and wife should share a bed. It’s only natural.”
What Sven said made sense. She was tired as well but too wound up to relax. Annalise let him coax her out from under the bed and steer her into his room. Like he said, it was soundproofed. The king-size bed stood in the middle flanked by identical nightstands. Sven pulled back the cover on the bed, revealing the cozy white-sheeted mattress to curl on.
“Ladies first,” he said. “I need a quick shower and to brush my teeth.”
She got in and pulled the cover up to her nose. Luckily Sebastian was very thorough with his cleaning. It was spotless under her bed. Otherwise she’d need to take another shower too.
Annalise was drowsy by the time Sven joined her. Like he’d promised, he didn’t try anything funny. The man only contentedly sighed and spooned himself next to her. The warmth of the bed and his fresh scent soothed her frazzled mind. Three seconds later, she was in dreamland.