The CEO's Naughty Little Wife

Prologue...

"Are you trying to take me to bed with pretty words?" Tanying snorted sarcastically, rolling her eyes.

The few rays of moonlight that crept through the curtains of the room reflected the perfect features of the man, who smiled with a hint of mischief as he looked at the expression of the young woman on the other side of the bed.

"Who said anything about that bed? There are much more exciting places to do it, we won't necessarily need one" he answered shamelessly. His voice was seductive and his black eyes lit up, showing the malice in them.

"You... " Tanying grumbled.

Her body shuddered, trembling with anger, while her little face turned red with shame and rage at the words of that brazen man.

"Maximiliano Cash!" She suddenly exclaimed his full name and then pointed her index finger at him "You unscrupulous man. First, I'd let a fucking clown kick my stupid ass before anything happens between us, I remind you that the only reason I'm here is because I had no choice. I won't be, and I'm not one of your cheap whores you usually fuck! You want sex? Well perfect, go look for it in another, because you won't find it in me, I'm nobody's sex toy."

Maximiliano's features changed drastically, his good temper vanishing completely. "What kind of wife sends her husband to commit infidelity? Are you so desperate to find a reason to incriminate me so you can divorce me? "He let out an unfunny laugh". Honey, it's only been a few hours since we got married, or am I wrong?

"Oh my God! I just got caught, damn it! I should have tried harder to pretend a little better so I wouldn't be too obvious, damn it! "Tanying said dramatically in mockery, making her husband's face turn much darker. However, that didn't seem to bother her at all, as her expression became completely serious, looking directly into her husband's angry eyes without any fear whatsoever.

"I thought my intentions were clear enough for you my dear 'husband', since our parents started this shitty marriage forcing us to be where we are now, or what did you think? That this would be a fucking Disney fairy tale? Oh, wait..." she said, waving her hands in the air, and then added "My dear Mr. Millionaire, I forgot that everything you want to own you have to buy with money, since that's the only way you know how to get something."

Suddenly a burst of laughter escaped Tanying's lips, echoing off the solid walls of the room. Although the heating was on, no trace of warmth could be perceived in the newlyweds, rather the atmosphere felt as cold as a lonely winter night for both souls.

Without even realizing in what moment Maximiliano had reached right where she was, the strong grip of those cold hands on her arm, which caused pain and made her body flinch, surprised her and that was enough for her to raise her gaze to meet those cold eyes that radiated pure fury. If glares could kill, surely Tanying would no longer be alive.

"Just because you are Daddy's spoiled little daughter doesn't mean I will tolerate your insolence towards me, control your tongue or you will be in big trouble, I am not one of those little kids you are used to deal with in your little world of superiority" he said between his teeth, as if with every word he was killing her.

It was inevitable that a girl like Tanying would not feel intimidated when in fact inside she was totally terrified. Who would not be? If every person who lived in that city feared to be in the presence of that man, who unfortunately was her husband, what were the reasons for him to be so feared and at the same time the delirium of many women because of his beautiful face? Well, there used to be speculations and rumors that none of them spoke well about him, but the most intriguing of all is that no one knew if all this was truth or lies.

"Let go of me!" she exclaimed. But the large, thin hand that gripped her wrist did not let go, but held her even tighter.

"We have a bed to share for the rest of our lives, my dear.

The young woman's expression turned into total horror, she still couldn't assimilate the idea that she had gotten married, but that guy already wanted her to sleep in the same bed, as if they really were the couple of the year, when clearly, they were far from it. They couldn't even stand to breathe the same air. How were they supposed to share the same bed?

"I'd rather sleep in a bed filled with hedgehogs than share a bed with you. Not today or any other night will I sleep in the same room where your horrible presence is! You'd better get that ridiculous fantasy out of your head since this is not a real marriage, enough with the farce I have to put on of a happy wife in love in front of the public, and now I have to put up with your silly idea of playing daddy and mommy, this really has to be a nightmare!" she was lucky enough to break free from his grip, and without wasting any time she ran quickly towards the door leading to the corridor. Maximiliano did not dare to say a word, for a moment he was perplexed by the rejection that had just kicked his enormous ego, watching the slim figure of his wife disappear.

"Nightmare?" Maximiliano murmured slowly, showing a sinister smile on his lips". You will end up just like all of the others, who pretended to play hard to get, you will beg for my attention, it's only a matter of time, I'll take care of that.

A girl was trying to park her BMW, she had circled the parking lot many times to find a parking space and when she finally found a spot, a Bugatti had passed her, overtaking her and stealing her parking spot. Furious, she got out of her car with the intention of trying to be as polite as possible to the person who had stolen her spot, but to no avail. As soon as the man who was supposed to be the owner of the Bugatti came out, she was confused for a moment, in all her facets she could tell she was looking at the most handsome individual her eyes had ever seen.

However, she instantly came to her senses when she saw that he didn't even turn to look at her, for as soon as she tried to reply her words fell flat.

"Get out of my way. Can't you see you're in the way? Or are you pretending to be blind?" he said curtly.

"You're crazy! You just stole my parking spot, when I clearly had my car's turn signal on, and now you're insulting me. It seems to me that the blind man is someone else!" The young woman replied with irony as she rolled her eyes.

The man's cold face looked at where his car was parked and looked again at the girl in front of him, as if she were a madwoman "I don't see where it exclusively specifies that this place belongs to someone, so stop acting like a madwoman trying to get my attention" Saying that, the man went on his way with no desire to keep wasting his time.

"What he has of handsome, he has of imbecile" she muttered annoyed with her face reddened with rage. Not only had he taken the spot where she was going to park, but if that wasn't enough, he had treated her like a crazy woman who just wanted to get his attention.

Frustrated with the situation, the girl thought of teaching the man a little lesson, so that he would never be so arrogant and rude again for the rest of his life. When the windshield was completely painted with red lipstick, she smiled victoriously and felt proud of her work, even though it was somewhat childish. As she was about to leave the scene of the crime, she heard voices in the distance shouting.

"HEY, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!"

When she saw that it was the man who had opened the door to the arrogant narcissist of a few minutes before, she began to run like a wild animal to get to her car while mentally complaining. What kind of person would think of entering a shopping mall, just for a few minutes? As soon as she was inside her car, she hurried to start it, and by the time the man's assistant was about to reach the girl's car, it was too late, the young woman had been faster and had fled.

Fucking narcissistic psychopath. Those were the words that adorned the car's windshield, and as if that had not been enough, a huge face drawn of a cat figure sticking its tongue out at him. Maximiliano's breathing became uneasy, it was the first time he had driven that car since he had bought it, but now it had simply been vandalized with vulgar words like any piece of garbage.

"Sir, the young lady... I... I couldn't... I couldn't reach her," Paul stammered with obvious nervousness and a bit of fatigue.

Maximiliano gave his assistant a cold glare, "Do you want me to go and get her for you?" he asked with annoyance.

"No, I never meant any such thing," he denied quickly and with uneasiness.

"So, what do you suppose I'm going to do with an I couldn't catch her?"

Paul knew what his boss's annoyance meant, so much so that he did not want to pay for the damages caused by the one who had caused his anger "I will have all the information about that woman on your desk first thing in the morning at the latest," he affirmed with some trepidation.

"You'd better, since lately your incompetence surprises me more and more every day, to the point of considering giving you a very nice vacation, maybe the Netherlands would be a good option for you. I have heard that one of my company's headquarters is in need of janitors to..."

"NO!" interrupted Paul quickly, refusing any kind of so called vacation that his boss wanted to give him. Maximiliano glared at him, Paul hesitated for a few seconds putting together the right words in his mind and then said "What I meant to say was that it's very kind of you, but I really don't need a vacation" he corrected.

"I hope so" he said curtly, ending the conversation.

Once inside the car, Paul looked at his boss out of the corner of his eye, hesitating to tell him that the old man Cash had asked him to make arrangements for the dinner to be held at the Domale Dapane's house, where Maximiliano would be the main guest.

His presence was important, for if he chose not to attend he would be defying in every way the authority of the elder Cash, and he as a personal assistant would be dragged into the middle of a cold war between grandfather and grandson.

"Sir, your grandfather asked me to remind you to attend tonight's dinner, which will be held at the Dómale Dapane's house" said Paul with some insecurity, as he did not know how his boss would react afterwards, because it was obvious that he was still upset about the incident with his car and did not want the aforementioned vacation.

Maximiliano gave his assistant an angry glare in response, which was enough for Paul to bite his tongue and keep silent the rest of the way. On the other hand, Maximiliano thought about his bitter situation, remembering that family alliance that his grandfather had sealed with his old friend when they were young, and still had the control of the city, since both families had had sons, the agreement was passed on to their grandchildren.

Luck was not on their side that time, the Cash family had had a boy as their first born, then seven years later the Dómale Dapane family was blessed with a girl as their first born, that day their destiny was agreed upon in a marriage contract between both families.

All this was recently confessed by his grandfather during breakfast that morning, the old man had said it as if he was a kind of merchandise which was available to be negotiated to the highest bidder, which made him furious refusing to fulfill the contract. But as the ambitious businessman he was, he knew that an alliance through marriage with the Domale Dapane family would be a checkmate, that was the best pass he had to achieve his goal, he would end up becoming one of the richest men in the world and with a little luck he would be one of the first on that list. Once he succeeded, he would find a way to get rid of any ties that bound him to the Dómale Dapane family and the alliance.

Unaware that her quiet life was about to take an unexpected turn, innocently Tanying kept smiling happily as she drove her car, thinking that she had gotten away with it, she had given that arrogant man what he deserved. Not as much as he really deserved in her eyes, but it was enough for her to know that at least she had done something and that she would not see him again for the rest of her life. Then she had to see where she would buy the gift she wanted to buy in that mall for her best friend and classmate's birthday.

Suddenly her phone rang attracting the attention of the young woman, who upon seeing her mother's name on the caller ID made a grimace with her lips and turned her attention to driving. For the rest of the morning Tanying was aware that she had purposely ignored all of her mother's calls, as she was sure that her only purpose was to convince her, no matter what, to attend the dinner that day. However, she was not willing to give in for any reason.

A few hours later...

At the private club in New York City, in a private VIP room, the place was dimly lit but crowded. Young men and women flocked in droves to the place, which was one of the most popular in the city. Sweaty bodies were bumping against each other to the beat of the music in the main rooms, meanwhile inside room 501 was a table filled with bottles of beer, wine and a good amount of appetizers.

The room was decorated for a birthday party. The birthday girl was Karen White, who was turning 20 that day, Tanying's friend and classmate. The birthday girl started to have fun after receiving all the gifts, she started drinking with her classmates, on the other hand, Tanying was the last one to arrive at the party since she had been delayed in choosing the perfect gift for her friend, she left the gift in a corner and also began to have fun with the others.

After midnight, everyone was gathered together in the middle of the room.

"Now, let's play rock, paper, scissors, whoever loses will have to do a challenge" said one of the girls who was already tired of playing truth or dare.

"Emily, that game is disgusting, think of something not so childish" A boy who was already drunk, complained.

"Today is the birthday of our hot, sexy redhead, so we'll make the game more exciting," she then flashed a wicked grin that could be compared to the Grinch's, which made some of the guests' skin crawl.

Since all the people at the party were college students, many were still quite innocent, as they were newcomers. They knew the game and the consequences of the challenges these could cause, only serving to make fools of themselves in some way or another, so they would end up being the laughingstock of everyone else there. But Emily had something else in mind for her good friend Tanying, her cheeks were already crimson from the excess amount of alcohol she had consumed. As the first round began, Emily winked at the others, who realized what she was planning.

"Listen carefully, this will be the first time we will make this game interesting, if any of us loses we will not be in the position to refuse to anything, so, if you are still in diapers, this is your time to leave, babies!" Emily looked at everyone who had formed a circle, seeing how reluctant they were to leave, her lips drew a sinister smile "Whoever loses first will have to interrupt any private VIP room on this floor, enter as a host, drink whatever beverages the room's occupants are consuming, and kiss anyone present, male or female, on the lips. He or she will not be able to refuse" Emily said.

Hearing the challenge, everyone laughed mischievously, they were eager for the first round to begin. That time one boy snorted in disgust, but said nothing, he knew there was already a plot and that one was directed against Tanying, who clearly couldn't stand up very well.

After playing rock, paper, scissors, everyone turned to look at Tanying, who in spite of being drunk, was surprised to be the only one to lose, since statistically two or three had to lose. She stared at her hand, which was the only one that formed the paper symbol. Then she looked at the others and saw that they all chose scissors, her eyes widened and her jaw tightened.

"FUCK!" She yelled as she remembered the challenge, and immediately felt like crying just thinking that she would have to kiss a stranger and even worse, having to enter a private room where she could be immediately recognized and discredit the name of her family, which was one of the most important ones. She was aware of the problems that this could cause, but she could not back out of the challenge, since she had agreed from the beginning, so she took a few steps towards the door, while she staggered from one side to the other, she took all the courage from where there was none and sighed several times before opening the door.

Once she left the room, she took momentum to the door that was in front, which was 502, and as dizzy as she was, she just hit her head. Her friends who were following her to see if she would comply with the challenge, only laughed without helping, then she got up and continued walking down the hall while trying to enter one of the rooms, she passed through several doors, and when she was near room 508, someone from the door of room 510 opened and from it came out a couple who apparently were already leaving the room. Tanying moved hurriedly while in her head everything was spinning as if she was in an amusement park, so she put her hand on the knob to prevent the door from closing.

Her perfect slim figure managed to slip and stand at the entrance, while her curious eyes wandered around the room, her eye contact was inevitable with a man who was sitting on the sofas in the middle of the room, the low lights did not let her see clearly the man's features, although there were three more who looked at her with curiosity, her eyes were fixed on the man who was wearing a white T-shirt, black pants and leather shoes,

that were also black.

Tanying froze for a moment. The bustle and whispers of her companions brought her back to her senses, so she took a deep breath and gathered more courage. Boldly, she stepped courageously into the room, still looking into those cold eyes with confident steps, avoiding staggering and looking more ridiculous than she already felt. As she approached, it was inevitable for her to breathe in the cigarette smoke that hung in the air, she wrinkled her nose at the same time showing a sweet and tender smile. As she approached her target, her gaze strayed for a matter of seconds to the small table where some empty wine bottles, cards, cigars and lighters could be seen.

"Fuck!" She cursed to herself, remembering that she had to drink and she already felt bad enough to drink another glass of liquor. However, she dragged her feet towards the bar and took the first bottle that her eyes managed to see, once she drank from that bottle, she felt a current of adrenaline run through every part of her body, her eyes met again with those of her target who seemed to look at her strangely in the same way she did.

One step, two steps, three steps and when she least thought they were so close that the scent of his perfume drifted around her nose, without warning she collided her lips with that man's while she closed her eyes, once she kissed him, she turned around and fled as if she was a thief being caught.

Maximiliano had arrived at the club 20 minutes before, coming from the Dómale Dapane mansion, where he had been waiting for hours for the future wife that his grandfather had imposed on him in that marriage contract, and whom never showed up for that dinner.

Not being willing to wait for such a woman any longer, he had left that mansion somewhat annoyed, so he decided to go to a club to have a few drinks with a couple of friends, when he called them they were already in a different club than the ones he used to go to. He told Paul to take him to the club and to stay with him to take him home if he had too many drinks, once he arrived at the club he went to room 510. In a span of 30 minutes, he only dedicated himself to drink whiskey while watching the others play poker, suddenly he noticed that a couple was leaving, he could not help but look at the couple and say in his mind, what a way to waste life. At that moment he noticed a girl leaning out of the door preventing it from closing, somehow, that girl looked familiar to him, which made his facial expression change to a more serious manner.

He frowned.

Who the hell is she and why does it bother me to see her? He tried to remember where he had seen her before, as he lost himself in pondering who she might be and where he had seen her. Maximiliano, lost in his thoughts, totally ignored the time and space around him, could only wake up when he felt someone else's soft lips on his, he was stunned at that instant, it was no more and no less than the same woman with the impossible to miss hair color that scratched his car in the morning.

After the surprising kiss, Maximiliano was petrified in his seat, while his face darkened like the night, as he saw the girl leaving the room 510 at full speed.

"Paul" he roared, furious.

"Yes, sir?"

"You let her get away this time, and you'll go on a vacation with no return" He threatened already irritated.

Paul was bold enough to leave the room immediately and start looking for the girl who had been too brave to defy her boss twice in the same day. On the other hand, the other two men pretended nothing had happened and continued playing poker, because neither of them was prepared to face Maximiliano Cash's fury.

Suddenly a cell phone rang, breaking the huge awkward silence that filled the room.

"Maximiliano, how could you have left like that?" The old man Cash's annoyed voice was heard on the other line as soon as the call was connected. The old man was upset enough, due to the embarrassment his grandson had put him through at the Villa of the Dómale.

Maximiliano didn't bother to answer him, he just ended the call. He was annoyed enough to have to deal with his grandfather" What a shitty day!" he snorted with annoyance.