Chapter 53 - A Spider Web

Ch-52

Eleanor's laughs and giggles made her look lively. Cedric felt that there was a radiant aura surrounding her. He wondered when these things would stay on her face completely. A silly smile formed on his face as he looked at her. 

"Wifey, you didn't answer my earlier question," he asked. 

"What question?" Eleanor blinked her eyes innocently. 

"Would you allow Cedric to marry Eleanor?" he repeated. 

"Th- that…." she stammered. He bent down and bit her ear making her lose her mind. "Say," he urged. 

"Will you allow them to marry?" he asked again, dipping his head into her shoulder blade. He kissed the spot where her neck and shoulder blade joined making her moan loudly in the silent night. 

Eleanor almost covered her mouth with her hands when she heard her moan. Dammit! This man was the King Of Romance! Can she control him? 

"Say it," he urged her again, leaving a deep wet kiss on her shoulder blade. Eleanor was sure that a mark would be left there. 

"Say it," he urged, placing another wet kiss on her shoulder blade. 

"Umm… yes! I will," she breathed out, making him smile. 

"Then there is nothing to worry about," he said to her with a smirk. 

There was a silence between them. This was not the same awkward silence but something seems different. This time… they both liked their presence beside them. It was not lonely, it was cool and comfy. They had a companion be it beside them or in their life. But they had a companion. 

"Cedric, You are really bad at making excuses you know," Eleanor said suddenly, throwing a bomb in his chest. 

"Where did I make excuses?" he said. 

"The three reasons you stated. If not for the excuses… you would elaborate them," she said.

Indeed he made excuses. If not he would not be in a hurry to divert her thoughts. Cedric looked at her face and scratched his neck shyly. 

Shit! He was caught! 

Eleanor knew there was no such thing called coincidences. Even if there were coincidences these many coincidences wouldn't exist. She just waited for him to come clean but he didn't. So… she asked him now. 

"Now… come clean," she asked. 

Cedric looked at her with disbelief. He didn't expect her to pick him. No one questioned him this way apart from his father and sister. 

And she was the first one to catch his lies and question him. Indeed his woman is really smart. Feeling happy, he smiled at her. 

"Stop smiling and start answering," she asked him. 

"That…" he started but no words came out. 

"Just go on. It's not like I am going to avenge you for them," she said in her annoyed tone. 

"From the day, we left the RubyForth. I started investigating them. I got to know Jacob didn't tell the truth to you. So… I decided to tell you. But I know you won't believe me with just my words. So, I pulled strings and took time to get the videos. Meanwhile… I kept an eye on them. So… I got them," Cedric said. 

This time he told the complete truth. He didn't say a single word to her. Eleanor squinted her eyes at him, making him scared under her scrutinizing gaze. "Say the remaining," she said to him, shattering his courage. 

Dammit! 

Why does she look scary? 

In the future, he should be careful. He made a mental note of this in his mind. 

Gulping hard, he looked at her. "I heard she was looking for ways to become a star. So… I arranged those old men for her. I know she would do this. So… I did this," he said. 

"I know," Eleanor said. 

"What do you mean?" Cedric asked. 

"I know that you made some behind the screen tricks and made those old hags fall into your trap along with Jessica and decided to get rid of them all at once," Eleanor exposed him. 

They all were the directors or people who caught the bad ire of Cedric. So… he used a single shot to get rid of them. She read articles about those men having conflicts with Emerson groups. She wasn't that stupid to believe him. 

"And you are showing this now… to warn everyone in the party, right?" Eleanor said. 

He nodded. 

"I lied to you, not because of your stupid or something else. I don't want to burden you. And again… I don't want you to fret over it because it was not worthy," he said to her.

Eleanor swallowed the words that she was about to say. Indeed it wasn't worth her time. She needs to get over those stupid people's memories and make herself good-looking. She has to build her career and be confident with herself. Like Jessica, she cannot sell her body but she can sell her brain and ideas. 

But before that, she has to make her company stand back in its position. She wondered when her brother would wake from the vegetative state. Many of her troubles would be solved if her brother wakes up. 

And she couldn't wipe off the feeling that Jessica and Jacob were somehow related to this accident. She wondered what kind of benefit they get from doing this to her brother. 

Eleanor knew one thing for sure… Jacob loves profit. And he would get more profit from Eleanor than Jessica. Even if he has an attraction towards her… he would most probably make her his mistress, not his wife. And they would never come out in front of her. He accepted Jessica and made her company go through bankruptcy. And for sure he wouldn't be alone if her company went bankrupt. A top 5 company on the verge of bankruptcy?! It means there was some spider web behind the scenes. She doesn't know where and how to start. 

She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't even notice that Cedric was staring at her for a long time.. As seconds passed the frown grew deeper on her face.