The Faceless Billionaire Celebrity Wife-Chapter 99: Proving Himself.

Ruthlyn bit her lips, engrossed in deep thought as she stared down at Shikera’s sleeping form. Ethan’s question kept resounding in her mind and the frown on her face turned deeper.

"Is it...uhm, normal...for a woman to sleep for so long after...a late night exercise?" he had asked.

Earlier that morning, Ruthlyn had gotten ready together with Raymond and Enoch, just like they always did on every weekday. And they had come to the villa to wait for Ethan, who surprisingly was still in a casual t-shirt and slacks, and wearing a confused frown on his face.

"We are ready," Raymond had taken the courage to announce, when Ethan didn’t even pay them attention from where he was cooking in the kitchen.

He ignored them still, and the three shared confused glances before Ruthlyn signaled to Enoch to try. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"Big bro, Hazel asked if she can come and get Esther ready for school but I asked her to wait for your call. I did good, right?"

Again, his question was met with silence and Ruthlyn, noticing the rare ingredients and spices he was using in cooking, gave a nod in realization.

"Is anything wrong with Miss Anderson, I mean... Shikera?" She asked, giving a sigh of relief when Ethan finally spared her a glance.

He walked out of the kitchen to meet them in the living room, coming to stand directly in front of Ruthlyn.

"You have experience, right?"

"Experience? What kind of experience?"

"In bed," Ethan deadpanned, causing the jaws of all three surrounding him to fall in surprise.

Enoch and Ruthlyn shared nervous glances before turning back to Ethan.

"Ye–Yes! I do have experience but..."

"Follow me," Ethan cut her off, leading the way towards the stairs.

Follow him? There was no telling who was more shocked among the three assistants, as their eyes followed Ethan with profound confusion and countless assumptions in their mind.

Raymond’s mind: I’ve surely heard of CEO’s and assistants doing ’it’ but I never knew Ethan was like that. Wait, he doesn’t like Ruthlyn! I’m sure of that, or...does he want to use her to release his sexual frustrations? Doesn’t he have a wife for that?! Even if their marriage is fake...he also wants to do this early in the morning and in front of his brother?!

Enoch’s mind: I’m sure I didn’t use any kind of drugs that has hallucination as its side effect, right? Then why does it look like I’m hearing things? A minute... everyone else look shocked so it means what I’m thinking really just happened! But...fuck! I don’t even know what to think. Did I offend Ethan somehow?

Turning to Ruthlyn, he asked,"Why is he calling you? Is there anything I need to know about my brother?"

Staring at her fiance like he had grown horns on his head, Ruthlyn shook her head and sighed. She was the only one who, at least, had the cleanest thoughts about her boss among the three of them. Of course, it was to be expected as she was the smartest and was also quick to connect the dots together to make a long line.

Last night, Ethan had asked her to call Shikera and she has clearly felt the friction between them both when she had called. This morning, not only was Ethan not dressed for work, but he was also cooking in the kitchen. From the ingredients, it was obvious that he was cooking for Shikera. And finally, he had only answered them when she had mentioned Shikera.

This miniscule events had grown the idea in Ruthlyn’s head and when Ethan finally asked if she was experienced in bed, the idea had been cemented.

She was right after all, but...what was the problem now?

"Do I need to pull you with me?" Ethan called out, from where he was standing at the foot of the stairs, and Ruthlyn didn’t need another warning before hurrying after him, up the stairs and into Shikera’s room.

"Is it...uhm, normal...for a woman to sleep for so long after...a late night exercise?" he asked.

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"Wait, is she breathing?" Ruthlyn mustered the courage to ask.

"What?! She’s breathing," Ethan replied, and though his voice was firm, he moved towards the bed and felt her pulse again. Just to be sure.

Since he woke up this morning, Shikera had not budged one bit from where she was sleeping and if not that she was breathing evenly and her pulse was also normal, Ethan would have rushed her to the hospital. Why? Because she looked lifeless.

And that was the reason why Ruthlyn decided to ask the second question, "How many times did you guys...I mean, how many rounds of exercise—fuck!"

Ethan could already guess the rest of her question, though he still decided not to answer.

"None of your business. Just tell me if it’s normal that she’s like that," he said.

"It should be, or so I think. Cause Enoch definitely wasn’t as...rough as you are. It can also be as a result of her health, we do have different levels of strength," Ruthlyn explained, giving a small smile as she saw Ethan nod.

"She asked me to prove myself when she’s not all that strong," he murmured under his breath, before speaking up.

"Y’all should go without me. Since Raymond will be out tomorrow, then make sure you come back early," he instructed.

Ruthlyn nodded in acknowledgement, bowing slightly before leaving the room.

It was late afternoon when Shikera finally stirred from the bed, to feel something cold wiping around her face and her neck.

As memories of the previous night came rushing into her head, she flew up into a sitting position.

"Kera!" Ethan exclaimed, helping her to sit up."How are you feeling?"

"Fine, of course," her answer came almost abruptly. She continued,"By the way, did you just call me Kera? Please, switch back to Shikera! I want my full name back."

As she has noticed for some time now, Ethan always called her Kera whenever the atmosphere around them was romantic. And he called her that several times last night, while ’proving himself’.

For now, she wanted her name back.