CEO's Contract Obsession-Chapter 316: The Inspiration

Anton and Rei managed to forcefully usher Henry into the car, enduring a series of curses and threats in the process. Surprisingly, despite his intimidating demeanor, they were more afraid of Amy than they were of Henry.

"You are such assholes for dragging me to such a stupid dinner," Henry exclaimed while struggling inside the car. Rei and Anton placed him in the middle of the passenger seat between them for he kept on scuffling and pushing the two to get out of the car but to no avail.

Eventually, they arrive at the mansion and Henry stops moving upon seeing the cars entering his house. "What the hell is happening? This is not a simple dinner. What did you do? What’s going on?" Henry kept on gazing through the window checking who are the people coming in the driveway and he still has utterly zero idea what is happening.

Anton and Rei shared meaningful glances, contemplating how to respond to Henry’s inquiry. They knew they had to keep the secret hidden until Amy gave them the signal to reveal it.

Anton decided to come up with another excuse, "We don’t know as well. Perhaps the girls might have gone overboard with inviting people," Anton’s words earned him a glare from Henry.

Henry’s anger was beginning to escalate. Initially, he had only agreed to a simple dinner, but as he observed the magnitude of the gathering, he could only speculate that it had turned into a party with well over a hundred attendees. The flawless decorations provided a clear indication that they were definitely celebrating something important.

As soon as they stop in front of the main door, Henry pushed Anton making him scurry out of the car. He went straight to the backyard where he saw the people were heading.

He also saw people greeting a woman wearing a backless lime green fringe dress with string straps on the shoulders and on her back. He can’t see her face for she has a lime green feather collar on her shoulders and the back of her neck, that’s protruding like a peacock’s tail covering the back of her head.

He was so mad that he abruptly grabbed the arm of the woman thinking she was the host of the party. "Did I ever allow–"

"Can we make up already? I miss–"

Amy could no longer continue for Henry’s mouth and tongue are already on her lips, he was kissing her as if they have not seen each other for a long time when in fact it was just only two days. She felt Henry pull her closer as he wraps his arm around her waist and back, making sure she would not let go of their fiery and hungry kiss, fueled by his longing for her.

Henry’s body pressed against hers and her fingers entwined in his hair, pulling him deeper into the kiss. It was a kiss that shows the longing and love, of two people finding home in each other.

As they finally pulled away from each other, gasping for air, their foreheads rested against each other, both trying to catch their breaths and comprehend the intensity of what had just happened. That’s when they finally hear the giggling of Jena and Jayson and the guests cheering whom they didn’t know that was watching them.

"That’s yucky Auntie Amy, eww," Jena said making both Amy and Henry chuckle.

"Now that’s what I call a romantic scene!" Sophia exclaimed making applaud them.

Both Amy and Henry’s faces flushed with embarrassment. It was only when he glanced at the cheering crowd that he fully grasped the number of people present, leading to a sense of self-consciousness about his passionate kiss.

"Henry, this is Sophia Daniel, my managing editor," Amy said, introducing her manager.

Sophia promptly extended her hand to Henry, offering a firm handshake.

"Finally, I am able to meet the inspiration behind the best-selling romance book of Ms. Bell... Oops, I almost forgot, it’s Mrs. Welsh now. I am so glad to meet you, Mr. Welsh," Sophia exclaimed.

"Inspiration? Did I hear it right?" Henry confirmed.

"It’s–" Amy tried to explain and divert the conversation at the same time but Sophia beat her to it.

"Oh my Amy, what is this? You haven’t shown your husband the book that he helped write?" Sophia then laughed, making Henry more confused and at that moment, Amy wanted the ground to swallow her if possible. She remembered Henry seeing some of the drafts of her book but a lot has been edited after that.

She enjoyed writing that book because she learned a lot about how to write romance novels with the help of her experience with Henry, and it is definitely something that she doesn’t want Henry to see. It is just too embarrassing for him to know what she had written there.

"I must admit, I haven’t read her book. We have been preoccupied a lot after she published it. But I have read some of the drafts," Henry said scratching the back of his neck.

Sophia laughed again after Amy signaled her to stop, and of course, she didn’t, "Mr. Welsh, your wife is now a best-selling author of a romance book and I highly advise that you read it. It’s the talk of the town and you are being left behind."

"Thanks for informing me, since my wife doesn’t seem to want me to read it as she keeps on gesturing you to stop talking about her book," Henry and Sophia laughed at Amy who pouted after her antics got discovered. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"I’ll leave you two since you still need to change to your mardi gras outfit Mr. Welsh, ciao Amy!" Sophia uttered before joining the crowd once again.

Henry suddenly pulled Amy to his side making her jolt in surprise. He moved his head closer to her ears and whispered, "What have you written about me, love?" He said with a smirk.

"I-I didn’t write anything about you at all! I-I just used our love story as an inspiration, that’s all," Amy’s embarrassment was visibly very obvious for her face was vividly red. "Come with me, you need to change into your costume," Amy added to divert Henry’s attention from the content of her book.

Henry changed into a black long-sleeved shirt paired with a gold and green vest featuring an argyle pattern, perfectly complementing Amy’s green dress and gold high-heeled shoes. To complete the Mardi Gras color palette, they both adorned purple headdresses.

Mary and Sandra took on the role of hosts for the party, and when the couple was prepared, they introduced them to all the attendees as they joined the celebration. Several individuals were invited to speak at the front, including Sophia, along with some of the proofreaders and beta readers.

During the event, some of the beta readers read aloud their favorite excerpts from the book, most of which happened to be the steamy ones, triggering laughter from the crowd every now and then.

"I must say this book blew my mind off. My favorite scene was their lovemaking in the river, it was just so steamy and hot that I was sweating while reading each line," one of the beta readers testified.

With both hands, Amy concealed her lower face, feeling a hint of regret for inviting her publishing company to the celebration. However, she reminded herself that her motive was to persuade Henry to grant her permission to go on tour. She believed that witnessing the readers’ enjoyment of her book and the happiness they experienced meeting her and getting their books signed might sway him into saying yes.

"Did you really write that? Did you also describe there how the female character screamed wanting for more while getting fucked on top of the rock?" Henry teased her. He can now relate to when Sophia said that he was the inspiration, for he can perfectly remember those scenes that she wrote.

Amy now covered her whole face with her hands wishing for her to magically disappear from the scene. ’Why did I ever invite these people?’ She asked herself.

Henry giggled when Amy stayed quiet as she covers her face and it just made him want to tease her more.

"I think I am going to buy a copy of your book and reenact those scenes that inspired you to write and made it a bestselling book," Henry whispered to her ear as he gently traced circles on her back with his thumb, a thrilling sensation surged through her, captivating her from her spine to her very core.

Right, she remembered that she is fertile today, making her sensitive to Henry’s touch even if it was just a simple touch. Their kiss earlier already made her want to lock him in their room and ride him all night long. His touch and the steamy scenes from her book are just not helping her current situation. It’s making her wet and she can already feel her sheath tingle in anticipation.