Mr. Chairman’s Devious Wife by Brey Mitchylle

A Marriage of Convenience

Sofia’s lips trembled before she clasped the pictures in her hand.

The menu before her seemed to blur, the words dancing on the paper like elusive shadows. The soft

hum of conversation inside the hushed ambiance of the Japanese restaurant enveloped Sofia like a

cocoon. For a few minutes, the room felt almost suffocating.

“Where did you get these?” she asked, her gaze landing once again on the images of her boyfriend

and elder sister together on the balcony of a hotel, kissing each other. A part of her was certain these

were photoshopped.

After all, her sister Charlotte Lockhart had been very good to her, supporting her in everything. Why

would she betray her trust? Moreover, Sofia’s boyfriend Daniel Beaumont had been with her for four

years. Why would he suddenly betray the trust she gave him? This didn’t make sense.

“You can check the dates, time, and location behind each photo,” the man across from her answered.

She quickly turned the photos around, and just like he said, the information she was looking for was

indeed scribbled behind each image.

“Mr. Beaumont, you must understand that this information is…” Her lips trembled as her gaze landed

on Mr. Alexander Beaumont, Daniel’s older brother and the current CEO of Beaumont Empire. “Too

much to handle.”

She felt a tightness in her throat and a drumming in her temples.

“Having doubts despite all the evidence is normal,” Alexander’s lips quirked up as he mused. “I would

understand it if you have the photos checked for authenticity.” Amusement flashed in his dark brown

eyes.

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She nodded. Again, her eyes landed on the photos. Without saying another word, she placed the

photos back in the brown envelope and carefully stowed them inside her bag.

“Then may I know what Mr. Beaumont wants?” Sofia said. This made her confused as she had actually

only met Mr. Beaumont once, and that was during a Christmas dinner two years ago. Despite being

Daniel’s older brother, Alexander Beaumont buried himself in work. This man had been a well-known

workaholic who missed his younger brother’s birthday for four consecutive years. Yet, out of nowhere,

he would suddenly meet her. Why? Was it simply because he wanted to tell her about the photos?

Without saying a word, Mr. Beaumont signaled his secretary, who was standing behind him. The

secretary then handed another folder to Sofia. She opened it without asking questions. She understood

that Mr. Beaumont was a man of few words.

She quickly read the documents inside the folder, and almost immediately, her expression changed. “M

— Marriage of Convenience?” She almost could not believe what she was reading. Mr. Beaumont

wanted to marry her?

“Read the rest…”

Sofia bit her lower lip as her green eyes glazed over the entire document until she finally reached the

last part that informed her this was but a temporary arrangement.

“Mr. Beaumont, I am your brother’s woman,” she uttered as her heart raced against her chest. What

was this man doing?

“Cheating brother,” he added.

“I have yet to confirm this,” she steadied her voice as she slowly comforted herself. There is still a high

chance that Mr. Beaumont was lying and that the images were photoshopped. She convinced herself

that this might just be another scheme.

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Again, without saying a word, he pushed what looked like a black card her way. She stared at it and

realized it was a hotel key card.

“What is this?”

“It would take time to confirm the photos so Mr. Beaumont arranged for you, Miss Lockhart, to confirm

the matters with your own eyes. This is the flight that Mr. Beaumont arranged for Miss Lockhart, as well

as the accommodation and transportation. You will be checking into the same hotel as Mr. Daniel and

Miss Charlotte are staying.”

Sofia could not contain her emotion as she accepted the things that Mr. Beaumont’s secretary handed.

Daniel was currently not in Springfield; he was at a conference in LA. Meanwhile, Charlotte should be

somewhere in Texas, wrapping up her taping for her current film.

“Let us have this conversation again once Miss Lockhart has confirmed everything,” Mr. Beaumont got

up. “If you want to change a few things in the contract, please feel free to call my personal number.”

He placed another card on the table between them and then started walking away.

“Why me?” she asked as he took his first step away. Mr. Beaumont could marry anyone. Literally,

anyone. Yet, he would suddenly choose to propose a marriage of convenience to his younger brother’s

girlfriend? Why?

He turned around, and without an iota of emotion on his face, he stared at her for a few seconds before

he said, “Business.”

Then he turned around and left the restaurant.

Once again, her gaze trembled. She wanted to ask more questions, but her mind could not seem to

think straight. The next thing Sofia knew, she was already on the first-class flight to LA.

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It was already the dead of night when she arrived at Long Beach Airport. With just her bag, she quickly

boarded the transportation that Mr. Beaumont set up for her. At this point, Sofia did not even know what

she was doing a thousand miles away from home. A part of her wanted to know the truth. She knew

the truth would devastate her, but she had to know what had been going on behind her back.

Not long after, she arrived at the Ritz and proceeded to check into a suite room that Mr. Beaumont

arranged. Apparently, this room is located just next to where Daniel and Charlotte were staying. The

weight of uncertainty pressed down on her as she stepped into the lavish suite.

Sitting on the large King-size bed inside the room, Sofia immediately sent a text to Daniel, asking him

about his day. Just as she expected, there was no response even after thirty minutes.

Unable to stop herself, she got up and got out of her room. Then she turned on the video on her phone

and used the hotel key card that Mr. Beaumont gave her earlier to access the room.

The door seamlessly opened. For a while, Sofia stood in front of the door, wondering what she was

doing.

Then she straightened her back and walked inside the room. She chose not to turn the lights on and

instead used a small flashlight that she bought from the airport.

Quickly, Sofia realized that no one was inside. After a quick tour, Sofia concluded that a couple was

inside this room. However, a part of her was still doubtful, hoping that the evidence was all planted,

arranged in advance for her.

The other part was, of course, devastated.

However, she steeled herself. There was no point in backing down. She came here for the truth, and

she was prepared to find out what it was. Just as she thought of checking the luggage stored on the

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luggage rack, she heard a hiss. Then all the lights inside the room turned on.

Whoever it was that was occupying this room… just arrived.

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