Task NO.1 How to Pursue Miss CEO
Chapter 226

Chapter 226 You Should Marry Me!

After lifting the blankets, Pierre then got out of bed. "Hey, this is ridiculous. Weren't you alright with it last night?" "Shut up! You're not allowed to mention what happened last night! You've ruined me!" "But we've already done it, so what else can I do, milady?" "Marry me." "Okay!" he blurted out without thinking.

As soon as he said so, Selena stopped crying. Instead, she was gazing at him with a cheeky look on her face. "You said it yourself, so there's no going back."

For a few seconds, he was startled, realizing belatedly that he had been tricked by her. "How dare you deceive me!"

"Why can't I? Anyway, I already recorded everything you said!" Holding her phone up while shaking it, she then left the ward in light and bouncing steps.

On the other hand, Pierre was observing her retreating figure while feeling both frustrated and heartbroken. It was blatantly obvious how afraid of abandonment she was, as she wouldn't have pulled such a trick to get him to propose to her otherwise.

Despite being the president of a company as well as having a net worth of over a hundred million that attracted a lot of suitors, she had lost all of her self confidence due to how hurt she was after her first relationship. In short, she didn't feel secure in her relationships at all.

Breakfast was ready when Selena was back, so they ate together. Looking at the bouquet of flowers, Pierre said, "The flowers have wilted, so let's throw them away."

Upon checking the flowers, she noticed that a few had wilted indeed. Considering how much of a perfectionist he was, he would replace even such minor defects intolerable, so she replied, "Okay. I'll throw them away later."

Meanwhile, he observed Selena while she ate. Judging from how engrossed she was in her food, the flowers didn't seem to affect her. "Where did you replace your assistant?"

"Assistant? Do you mean Linda? I hired her through the company's recruitment process. What's wrong?" She stared at him in confusion.

"It's nothing. She seems to come in quite handy, so I would like to borrow her from you."

"Ha, in your dreams! Now that you're trying to take my assistant from me, are you planning on acquiring my company as well someday?"

"I already claimed you, so nothing is getting away from my clutches!" He arched his brow. "Have you forgotten that we just became one last night?"

A blush crept onto Selena's face once more. "Get the f*ck away from me!" With that, she sat down on the sofa, all the while keeping a safe distance from Pierre.

On the other hand, Pierre didn't note any inconsistencies in her behavior, so she was probably unaware of what happened. As a woman, she should have reacted more obviously the moment he mentioned Linda if Selena was the one who had come up with the scheme to bait him into sleeping with her, but that didn't seem to be the case. Therefore, he determined that there was something fishy with Linda instead.

When Selena was out of the room, he made a call. "Start an investigation on Linda. I need all of her info."

Niall, who was on the other end of the phone, had yet to catch on to what he meant.

"What's with the silence? Did you hear me?" Noting the prolonged silence on his end, Pierre pressed for an answer.

"Oh, Mr. Fowler, I... Are we really going to investigate her background?" Knowing Pierre, Niall was certain that he would never investigate anyone without reason, so the fact that he decided to investigate Linda meant that she was a somewhat suspicious character.

"Of course! Do it immediately! Make sure that you don't miss out on anything! You'll be held accountable if you mess this up!" After that, he hung up the phone without even pausing for a second.

I need to know more about Linda. Just when Pierre was pondering on Linda's role in the incident, his phone rang. His brows furrowed together as soon as he saw the number, but he picked up nonetheless after giving it some thought.