Demon CEO's Hidden Love: Mr Grayson Stole Me From My Abusive Husband
Chapter 68: Don’t Call Me A Pervert!

Chapter 68: Don’t Call Me A Pervert!

Capturing her gaze slowly, he confessed, "I was touching you. Brooke. Like a man does to a woman he finds attractive."

Brooke’s gaze fixated on his eyes, the determination in them was enough to convince her that he was serious.

"Mr Grayson-"

He pulled away. "But don’t worry, I won’t behave like that with you again. I crossed the line, and failed to show restraint. You have suffered enough, I should’ve been more under of your situation." he explained, referring to her recent divorce, and how he had acted too hasty.

Whereas Brooke’s mind had wandered off.

Restraint?

Was such a handsome man actually trying to show restraint with someone like her? Even her husband did not touch her after they got married, she had been convinced all this while that she wasn’t attractive.

And yet...

"I’m sorry." Brooke blurted out.

Thane raised a brow, "And why should you apologize?"

Brooke tried to work an answer in her head, but failed to and ended up spilling out her honest thougts. "I also crossed the line. I could’ve said something, but I stayed in place. I took advantage of you!" She announced, her tone serious.

However her seriousness was met by laughter from Thane, he covered his mouth with his palm so she wouldn’t see him laughing, but his eyes were watered with tears.

Tears of laughter.

"Brooke honestly, you’re the only person who’d think you took advantage of me in that situation." He confessed, wiping the tear away from the corner of his eye.

Brooke picked up her cup of tea and took a quick sip out of it, her ears reddened and her cheeks flushed.

Grabbing his cup of tea he cleared his throat, "But you know..." he retained his calm demeanor, save for the amused smile on his face. "I wouldn’t mind it, having you take advantage of me again."

Her heart skipped a beat. It did sound strange hearing him say it that way.

She tightened her grip on her cup, "That so?" Her voice was low and barely audible. "Then...why don’t we get married?"

Thane had thought he hadn’t heard her well, so he asked teasingly, "Are you proposing to me? After taking advantage of me? Women these days sure are daring."

Blood rushed to her face in embarrassment of him wording the sentence that way. "Ah! I’m...I’m just responding to your proposal! That’s all!" She snapped at him, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Thane teased her further, "Is that so? But why did you wait so long to answer? Don’t tell me you were waiting to get physical with me first before giving me your answer." He nudged, playfully stealing glances at her.

Brooke groaned, "Haa?! I’m not a pervert! And...And I’m certainly not interested in your body...or anything like that." She pointed at him, "Th-This is just an arrangement for the plan, right? Right?"

"If you say so." He crooned.

Brooke didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. ’Who knew Mr Grayson could have this side to him too? Talking with him like this almost reminds me of...’ the image of the sickly boy from her childhood flashed before her eyes.

She blinked twice.

Ever since she met Thane Grayson, she hadn’t once thought about the boy from her childhood. In the past, she used those memories to escape the pain of her family’s abuse. But since her life took a sharper turn for the better, she hadn’t once thought of him.

’Is that because I don’t need those memories anymore?’ she thought, stealing a glance at Thane, ’Or is there some other reason?’

Noticing she had gone quiet, he dropped his mug on the counter and knelt down on one knee in front of her.

He playfully flicked her forehead, catching her attention.

Brooke huffed, "Fine! Just forget I said-"

"Let’s get married." He cut her off, his gaze soft.

"Are you sure you want to get married to a pervert who only wants you for your body?" She pouted, folding her arms across her chest, throwing a mini tantrum.

The sight made Thane half smile. "I wouldn’t have it any other way."

His words made her heart race, "F-Fine! But don’t call me a pervert."

"Noted."

"A-And you were the one who asked first!" She insisted.

"Of course."

"Also..." she thought of something else she wanted to clear up, but nothing came to mind.

Seeing as she was out of demands, he reached for her hand, and gently rubbed his thumb against the back of her palm. His touch made her skin burn, and shot tingles throughout her body.

"I swear my loyalty to you, Brooke," he said, his voice soft and gentle, his eyes locking onto hers with an intensity that made her heart skip a beat. "Whatever I have, I swear to use it for your sake, and your sake only. I promise to always be there for you, to protect you from harm, and to place you above all else."

He got off his knees and leaned in, so close until their faces were inches apart, his breath whispering against her skin, "I swear to never make you suffer for any reason. Whoever it is that causes you pain, whoever it is that comes hurling curses at you... "

His voice dropped to a whisper, he eyes flashed with a fierce determination, "I swear to you, Brooke, that I will make them suffer a thousand times more than they ever dreamed possible."

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"Cassie! What do we do? Ethan won’t answer any of my calls! Your father-"

Cassie slammed her palm on the dining table, startling Serena. "Stop your whining already! And stop bringing up that scumbag! He clearly doesn’t know who he’s messing with."

"But what do we do?"

Cassie scoffed, "Mr Grayson is already on it. Didn’t you see he sent his people to take care of everything? His assistant gave me his word that their lawyers are handling everything." She told her mother.

"But who is this Mr Grayson? And how do we know we can trust him? Don’t you think we’re being played?" Her mother voiced her concerns.

"Played? Why would he want to do that? We barely know each other." She answered, her tone clueless.

"Then why is he helping someone he barely knows? It all sounds too ominous. Let’s just try Ethan again-"

Cassie picked her fork and pointed it at Serena, "Hey! Are you deaf? I said to trash that scum!"

"W-What about the baby?" Serena questioned.

Cassie rubbed her palm over her stomach, and grinned wickedly. "I think I’ll abort it."

"What?" Her mother gasped, "You can’t do that! Ethan will abandon us! Cassie think this straight!"

"Abandon? Mother you’re slow! The bastard abandoned me when I needed him the most!" The hurt in her eyes was hard to miss, she had truly called Ethan, pinning all her hopes on him.

His betrayal was a sharp slap to the face.

"But don’t worry, we’re not alone. And as for Mr Grayson’s intentions, I’d say it’s clear he wants me, maybe not as a girlfriend, but he’s looking to fool around. Men like him obsess over pretty things to fuel their ego. So I’ll just use him."

"Use him? What do you plan to do?" Serena blinked twice, unsure of what Cassie had planned.

"It’s simple, I’ll just do the same thing I did with Ethan. I’ll make him fall for me, and when I’ve sapped enough out of him, I’ll dump you aside. Humph! A man like him should be proud I’m letting him get me." She said, a smile playing on her lips.

"And what about your sister?"

The smile on Cassie’s face turned into a sharp frown at the mention of Brooke. "That wench will get what’s coming to her soon enough! She dared to team up and try to fight me. Has she no shame?"

Serena nervously fiddled her thumbs under the table. "But, why is she doing all this now? You don’t think she has any evidence-"

"Evidence? Don’t make me laugh! Sadie’s case won’t even make it to court. And what evidence could that idiot have?" She laughed.

Serena laughed as well, but her laughter was dragged and anxious. She recalled making photocopies of the documents Brooke had asked for, but she didn’t even know what they were.

Or what she needed them for.

She was just too scared of her releasing that audio to the media, and having Luther get angry at her.

"What I’m more worried about is how she’s able to walk." Cassie pinched her chin. "That bitch is supposed to be crippled, so why..." all of a sudden a thought popped into her head.

Cassie shuffled her gaze to her mother, "You don’t think that bitch was playing us the entire time?"

"What do you mean?"

"I’m saying, what if Brooke was just pretending not to be able to walk all this time?" She asked, her eyes laced with anger.

"If that bitch was just messing with me, I swear I’ll teach her a fucking lesson and break both her legs for real this time!"