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“Will you need my help?” Thomas asked. “I’ve worked with Holden for a while. He’s not the type to let a prey off the hook. If you need anything—I could talk to my guys, maybe pull some strings—”“Thanks, but no,” Charles said, already heading toward the cab that had just arrived.Thomas let out a long sigh as he watched Charles walk off. He didn’t really know who Charles was, not deep down. But one thing was certain—if he didn’t play Holden’s game, he was going to get hurt.Other CEOs had spent a few nights in a cell before their brains clicked and they started cooperating.But Charles?Charles was a stubborn bastard.Thomas’ phone rang. He didn’t need to check the screen—he already knew who it was.“Get your ass here and explain why you let that guy go! You’ll be the one facing Mr. Holden when he comes tomorrow!” his boss shouted over the line.Thomas rushed back inside. He’d be lucky if this ended wi
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Sadie checked the time for what felt like the hundredth time that night.11:18 PM.Still no sign of Charles.She had called his phone more times than she could count, but she might as well have been trying to make a pig fly. No answer. Not even once.Worried, she called the office. The executives didn’t seem to have a clue. “Mr. Charles? He left before 4 p.m. this evening, ma'am. Why do you ask?” Holden had sounded genuinely surprised.Sadie wandered toward the door, brushing past the kitchen. The aroma from the meal she had prepared—specially made to celebrate a project launch—still lingered in the air. It only made the house feel more empty.A strange panic gripped her. What if Charles had already left her life?He had come into it mysteriously. What if he had just… disappeared? What if she’d never see him again?The doorbell rang.“Charles?” she called out, her heart leaping. She ran toward
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She blinked, thrown off. “What? Is this about some drama online again? Are people talking shit?”He shook his head. “No. Just… something feels off.”“Like what?” She put down whatever she was holding and moved toward him.“I mean, you haven’t introduced me to your family. I don’t even know what you told your dad about divorcing Charles. Did you tell him the same thing you told your mom?”He watched her closely.No flicker. No hesitation. No guilt. Just that same straight-faced bitch act.“Yeah,” she said coolly. “Told him the same thing.”Roger didn’t flinch, she was definitely hiding something. And he'd wait and watch every bit of it unfold before him. “You know I love you, right?” he asked, pulling her gently between his legs.Emmy smiled and nodded. “I love you too. Just be patient, okay? You’ll meet my dad soon. He’s a great guy. He’ll like you.”“You want us to get married?” he asked, voi
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“Oh my goodness…” She pressed a hand to her forehead like a theatre queen. “Stress. I’ve got high blood pressure already.”“What really happened?” he asked, his voice tight, fighting to stay calm.“Actually…” she began, folding her arms, “that night, Emmy was having a business meeting with Roger in the guest room. You won’t believe what that stupid, brainless idiot did—he barged in and accused Roger of making a move on Emmy.”Mr. Harrington’s eyes widened. “But… Emmy told me Charles made her lose the baby. That’s why she wanted a divorce,” he whispered. His face drained of color. A lie? Emmy lied about that?“She knew you wouldn’t believe her,” his wife snapped. “Even now—with that made-up story—you still chose to believe Charles over your own daughter. So imagine if she’d actually lost a baby… Would she even be able to tell you?”“She shouldn’t have lied to me…”“Honey!” Mrs. Harrington’s voice rose in frustration. “Will yo
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____The Harrington Villa.____Mr. Harrington padded into the sitting room. He had been out since morning—waiting, hoping Charles would show up. Same thing yesterday. He could’ve called, sure, but what the hell was he supposed to say?The more he thought about it, the more messed up it felt. Charles wasn’t the kind of man to mistreat a woman—he knew that. Which only made everything worse. And with the company hanging by a damn thread, it was a full-blown disaster.“Honey, you’re going to catch a cold at this rate,” his wife called from the door, holding out his coat.“How could you just watch them get divorced?” he snapped. “You didn’t even think to tell me. You just went ahead and did it like I don’t matter.”“As for that, you should direct your anger at Charles,” she shot back. “He was the one who walked in here and demanded a divorce.”“You could’ve begged him!”“Begged?” she scoffed. “Beg that penniless idiot and
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But would that make her look desperate? Pitiful?She looked away. Damn it. Why was this man so hard to figure out?“I’ll think about it. You owe me one.”“I hate owing people anything. Just say what you want.”“I said I’ll think about it, Mr. Charles Decker. What’s the rush?”****The next morning, Charles clocked in at exactly 7:30.He walked up to his office door, reached into his pocket… and paused.No key.“Damn it.”He scanned the hallway. Empty. Quiet. Too early for most of the staff. He asked around for the janitor, but someone informed him that the man had rushed out—his wife had gone into labor just before dawn, and in the hurry, he’d forgotten his phone in his little back-office.A junior staff offered, “I can try calling someone who knows him, get him back—”“No,” Charles cut in. “Let him be. This isn’t a time to drag a man back for a key.”He drove ba
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