Hidden Flash Marriage: Love Me Back, Mr CEO

The entire team fell silent, their voices extinguished in an instant.

The CEO was furious. He had indeed given her the card himself-he was indeed her husband. And those fools had imprisoned her. And they were now laughing? Unbelievable.

“Please, lead us to the cell,” Lucas interjected calmly, preventing the Chief from further provoking his boss.

“Ye-yes. This way, please,” the Chief stammered, beginning to lead the way to the suspect’s cell.

Shawn’s guards remained behind as he and Lucas followed the police officers.

In that moment, the Chief was convinced he had secured a promotion. He had apprehended the CEO’s thief-could he be more fortunate?

Once he handed over the card, CEO Shawn would shower him with praise… Perhaps even give him his personal contact information, allowing him to ask for whatever he desired. He could even request a triple promotion. How marvelous!

Upon reaching the cell, the officers halted.

“Give me the key!” the Chief demanded, snatching a set of keys from one of his men.

The officer who surrendered the keys frowned, sadly lowering his head. He exchanged knowing glances with his partner before averting his gaze.

Their boss was attempting to take all the credit. Truth be told, the Chief hadn’t accompanied them to the hospital. It was the two partners who responded to the call. In fact, the Chief was completely unaware of the situation until they returned with the girl and briefed him, presenting the exclusive debit card as evidence.

It was then that the Chief sourced for Assistant Lucas’ phone number and contacted him.

Now, he was doing his utmost to claim the recognition that rightfully belonged to his subordinates, and they could only silently mourn this injustice.

As the Chief of Police unlocked the cell, he forcefully pulled Mia out by her arm.

Lucas anxiously bit his lip. The man was truly tempting fate.

Shawn’s frosty gaze immediately fixated on the Chief’s hand gripping Mia’s arm, his eyes narrowing.

Who had given him permission to lay his filthy hands on his woman?

The CEO’s eyes blazed with fury. He yearned to shatter every bone in the man’s body and feed them to his dogs. However, even the CEO’s dogs at home would reject the bones, finding them too contaminated for their precious bellies.

Shawn tore his gaze away, shifting it to Mia’s face. Despite her fatigue, she appeared remarkably composed. Exhausted, but unharmed. That was a relief.

Just then, Shawn noticed her eyes as he locked gazes with her. They seemed to twinkle, as if she was pleased to see that he had come for her.

No, Shawn averted his gaze immediately.

But how brave or foolish was she, looking directly into his eyes like that? Where did she find the courage? Shawn was bemused.

The next moment, he blurted out coldly, “Get your hand off her.”

The Chief quickly retracted his hand from Mia’s arm.

He cleared his throat awkwardly. “Sir, there’s no need to thank me. I’m just doing my job. Don’t worry, Sir, I’ll ensure she’s dealt with appropriately. Now that you’ve seen her face, I’ll return her to the cell,” he boasted.

The Chief believed that the CEO’s assistant had requested for them to be brought to the girl’s cell so that the CEO could see the face of the thief.

As he was about to push Mia back into the cell, CEO Shawn’s voice froze him in motion. “Stop.”

He blinked blankly.

“Where’s the card?” The CEO asked after a brief pause.

“Ah, yes, Sir.” The Chief quickly retrieved the shining black card from his pocket.

He held it out in both hands toward the CEO, but the aloof man merely stared down at him with an intimidating presence.

“Ah.” The Chief quickly regained his composure and, without being told, turned to face Lucas.

Lucas took the card from him and handed it to his boss, who then returned it to Mia.

The police officers watched in stunned silence. Their mouths hung open, their eyes darting back and forth.

What was happening? The Chief tilted his head, his mouth also nearly touching the ground.

The CEO didn’t take the card directly from him; instead, he took it from his assistant. Were his hands too filthy? The Chief discreetly blew air onto his hands and wiped them on his uniform.

Then he saw CEO Shawn hand the card directly to the thief.

‘Huh?’ Confusion furrowed his brows.

Was the CEO giving the thief his debit card? No, that couldn’t be possible. “Kind” wasn’t a word used to describe CEO Shawn. He was known to be ruthless, merciless, and self-centered. The Chief was certain that the man had a terrible plan in mind by giving the girl that card.

But before he could contemplate the CEO’s intentions, his train of thought was interrupted.

“You should have believed her when she gave her statement,” CEO Shawn directed his words at him.

Then he added, “Hand over the keys to Lucas.”

The Chief of Police obeyed without hesitation. Although he struggled to process the first sentence, he understood the second one.

Before he could make sense of what was happening, the CEO’s cold voice spoke up again. “Now, get in the cell. All of you.”

The police officers were confused, but they dared not defy the order.

In ascending order, with the Chief leading, they filed into the cell in a row.

Was the CEO conducting an experiment? The Chief blinked rapidly.

After all his subordinates had entered the cell, he proceeded to close the door behind them.

‘Very good.’ Shawn’s expression remained stoic.

He admired people who acted sensibly, people who didn’t need to be told what to do.

Without waiting for instructions, Lucas promptly locked the cell room.

Without sparing a glance at the bewildered officers, CEO Shawn took his wife’s hand and strode away.

Lucas followed silently, offering a prayer for the imprisoned policemen.

Shawn gestured to three of his men and said, “Stay behind.” Then he added, “Release them after five hours.”

They nodded. “Yes, Sir.”

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The Chief and his subordinates were rendered speechless. Who? Who were the people that CEO Shawn was referring to? It couldn’t possibly be them, right? Right?!!

Five hours?!!!!

They would never survive that long! Lord, have mercy! Someone, please help!!!

The entrance of the police station was immediately unlocked, and the CEO’s men cleared a path for him and his wife as they made their way outside.

Without glancing back, Lucas shook his head in pity for the imprisoned officers. “You should have believed the Madam when she gave her statement. She truly is the Big Boss’ wife. Tsk tsk tsk.”

What an unfortunate turn of events for those officers.

All the while, Mia remained silent, unable to believe that all of this was actually happening. It felt like a surreal dream. How did the demigod even know she had been arrested?

As they walked towards the car, she glanced around at the group of men accompanying them. Were they all his? So many of them? It was quite impressive.

Her eyes then shifted down to their joined hands, his large hand enveloping her small one. She stole a quick glance at his face. As always, his expression remained unreadable, making it difficult to gauge what was going on in his mind.

“Get in,” Shawn ordered, releasing her hand.

They had reached the side of the car.

Mia couldn’t help but feel a twinge of disappointment as their physical contact came to an end. Nevertheless, she climbed into the backseat, and Shawn joined her.

Jasper made his way towards one of the vans, while Lucas took the driver’s seat. He started the engine, and they zoomed off.