Midnight Bride The CEO’s Temptation

"Improper? What's the big deal? Mr. Yontz only his nephew, and I don't think they had ever been on good terms. How can Mr. Sterling put off your wedding because of his nephew's funeral? Savannah, anything happened between you? Even old Mr. Sterling feels strange for it!" Garcia was a little worried.

Kaiden seemed to sense something was wrong. He threw down his plate, jumped out of his chair, and ran over to Savannah.

"Mommy, I told Lisa and my friends that you and daddy are going to get married. I can't break my words!"

Looking at Kaiden's worried face, Savannah calmed down and squatted down.

"Don't worry, baby. Your daddy's temporarily delayed by some business. I'll ask him."

***

Savannah called Dylan again before coming out, but no one answered. Then she called Beverly Hills, Judy answered and said Dylan had not come home. He seemed to be in the company, having a video conference with an important foreign customer tonight.

It was a little after seven in the evening when Savannah arrived at the Sterling group.

She took the elevator to his floor. The secretary was not there, so she went directly to the CEO's office and knocked on the door.

After so many days, she was a little excited to see him.

Unexpectedly, a young woman's voice came from inside the office.

"Come in."And the voice was quite familiar.

Savannah's mind went blank.

How did it sound like... Fiona?

Did she hear it wrong? Why was Fiona here?

She held her breath, pushed the door, and saw Fiona standing next to Dylan's desk.

Fiona was wearing a sharp charcoal suit jacket and white shirt. Her long ponytail was replaced by waves. The way she dressed and her make-up today made her more mature and attractive.

Dylan was sitting in a leather swivel chair by the French window.

The air was silent for a few seconds.

Savannah stayed for a while. She did not understand how Fiona was in Dylan's office.

"Fiona, why are you here?" Finally, Savannah broke the silence.

Fiona took a look at Dylan and didn't seem to know what to say.

"Fiona has been transferred to head office. Now she's my private secretary." Dylan said simply.

Savannah was struck.

Why was Fiona suddenly transferred to the head office as his secretary?

When did he get so intimate with Fiona?

Moreover, Fiona was her friend after all, but neither Fiona nor Dylan had even said a word to her until today.

Dylan remained impassive as he saw Savannah's complex expression.

"Fiona," he motioned her out.

Savannah stared at him wordlessly. Her heart wrenched, and she was pained by the sense of betrayal.

Fiona nodded, seemingly unable to look at Savannah, dropped her head, and left the office.

The office fell silent.

Savannah wanted him to explain to her why he would transfer Fiona here as his secretary and why he was so close to her.

"What would you like to see me about?" He asked coldly.

Savannah bit her lips, feeling empty and lost.

They hadn't seen each other for more than a week. When they met today, he didn't show any yearning. His manner was so cold and aloof as if she was only his common subordinate.

His attitude towards Fiona was even softer than that towards her.

"It's been a long time since you came to Green Bay last time. Kaiden wondered why he hadn't seen you for days." She said quietly.

"I'm busy." He gave her two simple words as an explanation.

Her heart sank, and then she summoned up courage. "Your father called today and asked me about the wedding..."

"Oh, good. I was actually about to let you know about the wedding." Dylan interrupted her.

She got a bad feeling.

"The wedding's canceled." His cold, sharp words pricked cut her to the quick!

"Wait, you mean, we're not getting married?" Her voice slightly trembled.

"No." His tone was cold as ice.

Something seemed to be wringing her heart.

"Why?" She managed a word.

"Your cousin killed Devin, my nephew, and it had made a noise. What's more, you had been my nephew's fiancée years ago. If I marry you, the family of a murderer, the media will make up a story against us, and the outside world will gossip about the matter and laugh at me. Shares of the Sterling group will also be influenced," deadpanned Dylan.

"Because the murderer is my cousin, for the sake of the reputation of your family, you won't marry me?" Savannah couldn't believe it.

"It's a big scandal for my family that my nephew was killed by the cousin of my wife. But as long as we don't get married, this kind of scandal won't happen. You know how important fame is to our family. I hope you can understand my difficulties." Dylan looked at her quietly, as if he were talking to a stranger.

Savannah got a lump in her throat, her eyes were blinded by tears, and gradually she began to lose sight of the person in front of her.

Was the man in front of her really, Dylan? Was he still the man she loved and wanted to marry?

Why was it possible for him to say such cruel things?

But he continued to stab her in the heart with the knife.

"Don't worry, you've been with me for so long, and you gave birth to my son. I won't mistreat you. Though you have no chance to be my wife, you have my words that you will have a comfortable and wealthy life. If you want, custody of Kaiden can be turned over to you..."

Before he got the last word out, Savannah gave him a good cuff!

Dylan didn't dodge. He wiped the blood on his lips with the back of his hand.

He was not annoyed, as if with this slap in the face, he could completely disassociate himself from the relationship with her.

"By the way," he quirked up his lips in a half-smile and continued, "I'm not going to stop you from being with Kevin. I know he's been waiting for you for a long time, and now he's back. It's the right time for you to get back together."