Married To A CEO. Omega
Chapter 87 - Seventy-Four

Chapter 87: Chapter Seventy-Four

LEO

Erwin is avoiding me.

I can feel that he is trying his best to avoid me like he is scared of something. It’s been like this since last week when Jessie threw a vase at him. He is not coming to pick me up from my company anymore. He is trying to avoid getting close to me and all the shit that I don’t even understand why he is doing.

"Ugh!" I groan in frustration, rubbing my temple where there seems to be a headache blooming.

I have been busy too lately since we are launching the new project at the market today. I have been working my butt off for that. Liu Feng hasn’t been making too many visits lately either. That’s a good sign though. He is like a thorn stuck in my throat. I can neither spit him out nor swallow him down.

My phone buzzes inside my pocket and I curse underneath my breath. I pull out my phone and bite out. "Ruth."

"You don’t love me anymore~ Leo~" Ruth says dramatically.

"Could please shut the fuck up?" I snap as I straighten up in my chair, "I already have a good amount of problems on my plate. I will survive without you."

"Awe~ you wound me." He sings again and I am five seconds away from slamming my phone on the floor and stomping on it.

"For God’s fuck sake will you get to the point, Ruth?" I groan exasperatedly, "And if you don’t have any point at all then we can just end this conversation here."

"Wait, wait, wait." Ruth says urgently, "I was just kidding earlier. I do have a point."

"Then get into that if you please my lord?" I am growing impatient with each passing second.

"Be patient my boy." Ruth dramatically brags, "I will eventually get to the point but what about you? You seem more pissed than usual. What happened?" His tone changes drastically and this makes me wonder why he didn’t become an actor instead of a doctor.

"Yes, I am pissed and more than usual," I admit since there is no point in hiding it from Ruth, he can read me like an open book.

"Reason?"

I pause, "Erwin." I sigh as I rub my face once again.

"I am coming." Ruth suddenly sounds very determined and manly.

"Where?" I raise an eyebrow even though knowing that he can see me through the phone.

"To beat that bastard’s ass." Ruth declares, "He pissed you."

"Shut up and sit down where you are." I bark, "He will beat your ass, punk. And this is not what you are thinking. I...I think I am sexually frustrated. Erwin hasn’t touched me for days now."

"Oh." He sounds turned off, "In that case, you should have told me earlier. I was almost on my way to get my ass beaten."

"Fuck you." I hiss.

"I have a boyfriend, so I think I will have to turn your offer down." He says cheekily. I can see that cheeky grin on his face from here. And it’s making me piss off even more. "But why is that? I thought that you two had a very high sex drive."

"Well, honestly, I don’t know either. He is been avoiding me lately for some reason I have no idea." I shrug.

"Hmm, seems complicated, I think you should go and ask him directly." He suggests, "It’s at least better than wondering sun and moon."

"Yeah." I sigh, "What about you? Why did you call me?"

"I was going to ask you about Christmas. Any plans?" Ruth asks.

"Currently not." I spin my revolving, which revolves around my whole room once and I spin it again. "Erwin hasn’t brought it up yet."

"Then bring it up. Only four weeks left." Ruth urges.

"Ruth it’s four weeks, not four days." I sat pointedly.

"I know!" Ruth says urgently, "You usually come with me to my family for Christmas but now that you are married you seem distant." He sniffles so fakely that it makes me cringe internally and externally.

"So, what do you want now?" I say sternly.

"A party. A Christmas party." He doesn’t even hesitate.

"I will talk to Erwin." I state, "Anything else?" I know I could read a weather report.

"Nothing." Ruth sounds happy, "I will text you later. Bye." He hangs up and I sigh.

My life problem wasn’t enough so God sent me another problematic best friend.

***

I am home right now and as the project has been launched I didn’t have so much to do, so I shoved all my work to Kevin who seemed like he would weep any moment then. I feel bad for him. I have indeed been making him work too much lately. But I can’t help it. He is so capable that I have the urge to make him the CEO and retire myself. But I can’t do that. Certainly not.

Erwin is not home yet. He has been out a lot lately. Tina told me. Other than that I can smell his pheromones around the house a lot too for a few days now. It’s weird. Because Erwin has been suppressing his pheromones a lot since Tina started to live with us as she is an omega. He was being extra cautious of it.

And nowadays I can smell him even stronger than before in my bedroom. His acting is different too. He is avoiding touching me and even sleeping with me. What the fuck is wrong with him? I sometimes want to throw a huge tantrum and ask him about it but then I need to remind myself that I am older than him so I should behave like one.

"Up, up." Rita splays her arms out and motions for me to pick her up. Her saliva is making bubbles as she speaks with difficulty and it’s incredibly adorable.

I pick her up and set her on my lap.

"She has grown attached to you." Tina smiles affectionately as she watches Rita fiddle with my clothes.

"Seems so." I smile as I caress her rosy cheek with my thumb, "So what will you do after the divorce?" I lift my head to look at her.

"I...don’t know," Tina nervously rubs her palms together. "I have never thought about doing something while I was with her."

"What was your major?" I ask her.

"I majored in English." She replies.

"Is there something you want to do?" I inquire further gently, trying not to cause her any kind of discomfort. "I mean, arts, fashion, or anything?"

"I...I like to write." Tina turns slightly pink as this.

"Writing?" My brows jumps in surprise, "Seriously? You like to write?"

Tina nods hesitantly, "I used to write when I was in college."

"It’s good." I smile excitedly, "You can write all you want now and I will introduce you to a publication company and you can build your own career. Believe me, it will all turn out well."

I am discussing these with her right now because this is something she has to decide for herself eventually. She can’t be depended on me for the rest of her life. I mean it’s not like I am sick of her or anything it’s just some rules are unspoken. After her divorce from Jessie, there will be nothing that connects us, so if I still help her like I am now doing there will be some unpleasant talk rise and none of us will be happy to be the victim of them. So it is better if we sort out things now than regret it later.

"I don’t know how to thank you, Leo, for all of this that you have done for me." Tina’s voice is raspy with gratitude. "Erwin got hurt because of me, and you were humiliated because of me... I am really, really sorry for all that. I don’t know how to thank you enough for all the help and support you have given me. Even my family wouldn’t do these for me."

I chuckle, "It’s alright, you don’t have to think about all this bitter stuff. Just leave them to me to handle and move on to a better future. I know you will do a great job."

She nods, "Thank you so much." She whispers, her voice cracking.

Just then a few heavy footsteps grab our attention and my eyes dart toward the entrance. Erwin enters the space with a stiff expression on his but it soon turns into something unreadable as soon as he sees me staring at him a mild smile on my face.

"Hey." He says, his eyes seem distant and his movement is stiff as if he is trying to hold himself back from doing something.

The room instantly fills up with Erwin’s rich coffee pheromones. My thighs clench and my stomach flips. Tina seems really uncomfortable too.

"Umm, Leo I should go to my room now." She stands up and takes Rita in her arms from my lap.

I nod, "Okay."

Tina gives Erwin a quick nod of acknowledgment and scurries off to her room. Erwin nods back and with a few quick steps he eats up the space between him and the staircase and climbs up the stairs. I follow him upstairs. I need to talk to him and find out the reason behind this kind of behavior.

He notices me but doesn’t turn around and tries to get into the guest room as soon as possible but I am not letting him off the hook.

"Erwin talk to me." I follow him inside the room. "What’s wrong with you? Why are you behaving like this? Tell me."

"Leave Leo, you will get hurt if you stay here." Erwin lowers his eyes, there is a hidden longing and pain in his voice.

"Why?" I step closer to him, "What’s wrong?"

"Leo please..." He takes a step back. "Stay away from me." His pheromones are getting denser and stronger. It’s arousing me.

"Why? Tell me?" I urge, "If you don’t tell me I am not going."

Erwin grits his teeth, "I am in my rut."