2026-07-03 07:52:33"Colton, I want you to forward the acceptance mail to Emma. She has always wanted a cooperation with Neon Cosmetic Group, and this is going to be the greatest anniversary gift for her."
"On it, young master. Everything will be processed in a few minutes!" The other caller's voice rang through the speaker of the phone with a mixture of reverence and fear.
Rowen had a broad smile on his face as he settled his cell phone on the table and stared at his watch.
Today was his wedding anniversary with Emma, the girl who had saved his life years ago and whom he had come to love, wishing to spend the rest of his life with her.
He had prepared a mini feast for her at Hilltop Five-Star Hotel, clearing the whole place to recreate the first time they had met, eyes locked into each other and their souls connecting like they had been made for each other even before the world began.
Rowen was beyond excited as he waited for her.
However, his excitement soon began to boil down into a deep sense of apprehension settling in his chest.
The clock in the room seemed to grow louder and even the air turned hot.
It had been three hours since he had been waiting for Emma, hoping that she would show up and they would have the best night of their lives.
His calls weren't going through, Emma wasn't responding to his texts, and worse, she was online and wasn't responding.
"Could something have gone wrong?" he thought. He was now pacing through the top floor, trying to settle his restlessness that only grew even further.
With these thoughts on his mind, he got up from his seat to find her when a familiar voice and pattern of steps hit the halls.
Rowen's mind instantly settled.
He didn't need to look up to know that was his Emma.
A broad smile cut through Rowen's face. He had immediately forgotten about the apprehension that had burned within him while he waited.
He fixed his suit and picked up the rose flowers that Emma loved so much and turned to give them to her.
Then the smile washed off his face in a flash.
Just up ahead, Emma was in another man's arms, kissing him so passionately without a care in the world, leading him into the building by the loins.
The man was obviously hard and Emma was dripping, craving him like an obedient sl*t.
Rowen's jaw dropped; his world, just like his heart, broke into multiple pieces.
He wiped his face, desperate to remove the sight that laid bare before his eyes.
"It has to be a dream."
"There's no way that Emma could be doing this, especially not today. I must be seeing things!"
Rowen said these words to himself; he was desperate to make lies and excuses to ease the pain that hammered on his chest without mercy.
However, the sight before him remained. Even worse, the man gripped her by the a**, his tongue digging deeper into hers, and she didn't resist.
The rose flowers that Rowen held tightly in his hands instantly dropped, and when he opened his mouth to speak, just one word ushered out.
"Emma!" he said through his cracked voice and shattered heart.
The duo that stood before him instantly paused. For the first time, Emma noticed that someone else—her husband—was actually in the room.
The instant their eyes crossed paths, her face blurred into different shades of purple before turning pale from the intensity of the shock.
Her mouth opened to speak, then closed, opened again, and then closed.
And just as the shock came, it was gone.
Her face hardened and she let a smile play on her lips while she stared at him.
"You are here, husband!" Rowen could not tell if that was deliberate mockery or just a statement meant to cover up the embarrassment that she felt at the moment.
She looked around like she was searching for something before turning her gaze fully back to him.
"Hmm, what could you possibly be doing here, Rowen? We both know that you cannot afford this place. So tell me, are you here for a job, or are you here to beg instead?" she asked.
Her face was smug with dark tints of nonchalance.
There was not the tiniest shade of guilt on her face, not even the slightest bit of shame for what she had done and the fact that she had been caught red-handed by the one she had vowed to love on the altar and in the presence of witnesses three years ago.
Rowen scoffed, then his face hardened into a frown that was only meant to control the rage and the hurricane of pain that crashed into the edges of his soul.
"Shouldn't the question be what you are doing with another man, Emma, when today is our freaking wedding anniversary?" he almost growled.
"Oh this?" Emma turned around to the young man that she had walked in with.
"This is Fred, the CEO of Ravetech and one of the fastest-rising companies in the city!" she added, like she was introducing a god to Rowen, someone that he was supposed to show respect and bow to.
"What are you still doing here, Rowen? You should bow and show your respect. It ain't every day you get to meet someone that can change your life with a call!"
This time, Rowen didn't miss the mockery in that tone. Those words were meant to crush him, and compared to how she folded into the hands of the young man and disrespected him, it was nothing.
"So this is the useless husband that you told me about. The one that sucks all day and leeches on you. I remember you calling him the biggest mistake of your lifetime!" Fred said.
Rowen's hands clenched tightly as he said those words, giving Fred the satisfaction to go even further with the derogatory statements.
He clicked his tongue and shook his head.
"He's even more miserable than I thought. Hey bro, since you have been taking care of my girl for three years and you've been playing fetch for her, why don't I reward you and give you a place as a cleaner in my company?"
"Aww, that's so caring of you, Fred!" Emma said, with her eyes lifted.
"You should take the offer quickly, Rowen. This might be the only opportunity you get to eat properly."
Rowen ignored her words. He drew closer, his eyes locked against hers.
"Emma, you dare to cheat on me with another man, you disrespect me on our wedding anniversary, and this is all you have to say?"
Emma's face suddenly turned cold and hostile, dripping with so much hate the instant he said this.
"And what do you expect me to do? Freaking beg you? You must be out of your senses, Rowen, to think someone like me, way above your league, would stoop so low to do that!" she thundered.
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Chapter 57
Rowen read through the personnel list on his desk.Twenty-three people had access to the restricted operations division during the period when Natasha was transferred. Nine had authorization to use the security terminal on the forty-sixth floor.He opened the records of the first person on the list, checked the employment dates, and moved to the next.Chloe sat across from him, reviewing the same information on her tablet.“Six of these people no longer work here,” she said. “Three resigned, two were dismissed, and one died last year.”“Have their departures been investigated?”“Not yet. Gregory is checking their files.”Rowen continued reading.One name appeared repeatedly in the access records: Marcus Vane, the former deputy director of restricted operations.“Where is Vane now?” Rowen asked.Chloe checked the personnel file.“He resigned fourteen months ago. The report says he wanted to start a private security company.”“Does he have one?”“According to the records, yes. Vane Secu
Chapter 56
The elevator descended toward the lower floors of the building.Rowen stood with his hands in his pockets, looking at the list Jeta had sent to his phone. Chloe stood beside him, reading the details over his shoulder.“R-17 was approved two years and eight months ago,” she said. “Natasha had already been in a coma for several months by then.”“Yes.”“So someone moved her after the mission, and the transfer was hidden under your identity.”Rowen scrolled through the file again.“The record says she was recovered. It doesn't say from where.”“Can Jeta trace the transfer?”“She is working on it.”The elevator doors opened.Rowen walked out into the lobby, where several staff members greeted him. He acknowledged them briefly and continued toward the private exit.His phone rang before he reached the door.It was Gregory.“Supreme Regent, I found something in the old investigation files,” Gregory said.“What did you find?”“The investigation into Victor Hale was opened three years ago. The
Chapter 55
The helicopter landed on the roof of the medical building less than ten minutes later.Rowen stepped out first.Chloe followed behind him as the helicopter lifted away from the roof and disappeared between the surrounding buildings.They entered the building through the private access door.Grace was already waiting in the hallway.“She's awake,” Grace said.Rowen stopped.“How long?”“About six minutes.”“Is she speaking?”Grace nodded. “A little. She's still weak.”Rowen walked past her.Chloe followed.They reached Natasha's room, and Rowen pushed the door open.Natasha was sitting against the raised back of the bed. The nasal cannula was still in place, and several monitors were connected to her.Her eyes moved toward the doorway.She looked at Rowen.“Richard.”Rowen walked to the side of the bed.“I'm here.”Natasha studied his face for several seconds.“You look different.”Chloe smiled from behind him.“He always does when he wants people to take him seriously.”Natasha looked
Chapter 54
Chloe continued staring at the photograph.She looked at Natasha first, then at the younger-looking Rowen standing beside her.“When was this taken?”Rowen lowered the device.“Before the mission.”“You never showed me this.”“There was no reason to.”Chloe looked at the photograph again.“Then why would Victor Hale have it?”“That is what I intend to find out.”Rowen turned toward the vehicles.Chloe followed him.They reached the first SUV and got inside.The driver looked at them through the mirror.“Back to headquarters, Sir?”“No.”Rowen handed him the device.“Take us to this location.”The driver looked at the address on the screen.“Yes, Sir.”The SUV pulled away.Chloe sat quietly for several seconds.“You recognized the photograph immediately.”“Yes.”“Where was it taken?”Rowen looked through the window.“At a training facility.”“Which one?”“One that no longer exists.”Chloe turned toward him.“What happened to it?”“It was shut down shortly after Natasha's mission.”“Why
Chapter 53
The elevator doors opened and Rowen walked out with Chloe right behind him.The hallway was quieter than before.A few members of the organization were still moving between offices, but most of them immediately stepped aside when they noticed the Supreme Regent approaching.Rowen didn't stop.They soon reached another section of the building where two black SUVs were waiting near the private entrance.A driver stepped out of the first vehicle and opened the rear door.Rowen got in.Chloe entered from the other side.The driver closed the doors and returned to his seat.“Where to, Sir?”“The old industrial district.”“Yes, Sir.”The engine came alive.The gates opened and the vehicle drove out of the compound.A second SUV followed closely behind them.Chloe looked through the window as the buildings passed by.“You still haven't told me why you don't want the men to go ahead of us.”Rowen rested his arm against the door.“Because if someone is watching the organization, sending a larg
Chapter 52
Rowen and Chloe stepped into the hallway and the wooden doors closed behind them.For a few seconds, neither of them said anything.Chloe looked at Rowen from the side as they walked toward the elevator.“You really intend to go back to headquarters now?”“Yes.”“After what just happened?”Rowen pressed the elevator button.“She is stable.”“You sound very confident.”“I am.”The elevator doors opened.They stepped inside.Chloe pressed the button for the upper floor and leaned against the side of the elevator.“I've known you for a long time, Richard, but I've never seen you this confident about something you just did.”Rowen looked at the numbers above the door as they changed.“I spent three years making sure I wouldn't come back without being prepared.”Chloe watched him carefully.“Prepared for Natasha?”“For Natasha, and for everything else.”The elevator continued upward.Chloe folded her arms.“Then tell me something.”Rowen turned his head.“What?”“What happened to you durin
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