CEO’s Surrender: With You, I Can Never Win

Chapter 2

Even though he was glad, Bryan was still wary.

After all, he had consulted medical professionals from all over the world and none of them had been able to help him.

He was close to giving and was starting to accept the reality of his condition. He’d never imagined that he would ever regain his sense of smell.

Finley grinned at Bryan’s skepticism. “My maternal grandfather is an ENT specialist who did extensive research into smell disorders. My mother was one of the world’s top perfumers. I learned from both of them and married the two skills.”

Finley reached out a hand to take back the pink bottle from Bryan and the man relinquished his hold on it reluctantly.

“This bottle of perfume is a secret little something I came up with. It can help people regain their sense of smell. Unfortunately, the effects are only temporary. It eases the symptoms. A cure is somewhat trickier. Possible but tricky.”

After that, she winked mischievously and said, “If you think about it, marrying me is in your best interest. You would profit from this deal.”

“Why must you marry me?”

After a moment of silence, Finley answered honestly, “You saved my life.”

bitterly. “I just escaped from being violated by a dozen men. If not for you… I

shook her head. “Do you know that before my mother died, she said the only way I could survive in this poisonous family of mine was to bow my head and become a shadow

which somehow prompted Finley to continue

school so that I would be expelled. My stepmother dug up my mother’s grave and tortured the dog I raised just so I would obediently follow her here. If that’s

fists, her nails leaving crescent marks on her palm. “If you did not appear and order your men to clear the bar… I probably

never forget the dirty gazes as well as the clammy hands of those disgusting men. It was a girl’s worst

word he could think of to

saw the stubborn glint in her eyes and was inexplicably moved

asked, “So your thanks is to ask for my help to get your

get my revenge with my own two hands.

in the eye and said solemnly, “I need your help to… give

Bryan opened his mouth, disbelief evident in his

lost your mind?

wouldn’t lose out on this either. Fine, take it

“You’re crazy.”

you’re a great catch, after all. You have an illustrious family background and you don’t look half bad. With your