Chapter 110 Rachel froze, her heart skipping several beats. “What?” There was no way she was leaving this house. “I said you’re fired.” Her voice was cold, cutting. “I’ve tolerated your presence because Grandfather insisted, but clearly, you’ve overstepped your place p> “Sandra—” Henry’s tone sharpened, his breath shortening. But
Chapter 109 When Sienna left, the silence that followed was deafening. How could she have forgotten such important policy? Wasn’t it a part of the reasons she hadn’t approached Raymond when she fancied him? Then how possible was it that she’d forgotten all about it with Damian? What was she
Chapter 108 The low murmur of voices drifted down the corridor, blending with the faint hiss of the espresso machine. Damian barely noticed it at first since he’d thought it was just another ordinary morning at StoneTech, the kind filled with the usual chatter, the quick steps of interns, the
Chapter 107 Henry glanced at her, his expression softening at the question. “Ah,” he said after a pause, his gaze drifting back toward the lake. “Dan p> Rachel waited quietly, sensing that whatever he was about to say wasn’t something he shared often. “He was my younger brother,” Henry began
Chapter 106 He gave her a look, one of those patient, half-smiling stares that usually preceded a dry refusal. “And where exactly would I be getting this fresh air? My garden p> “Not just your garden,” she said quickly. “Somewhere better p> “Better?” he asked with raised brows. “Mm-hmm.” She
Chapter 105 The morning sun hadn’t yet burned away the mist when Rachel arrived at Mr. Camden’s home. The air was cool and quiet, birds chirping faintly somewhere in the garden. Chloe had dropped her off after they’d both dropped Timothy off at school. Looking above the building, Rachel balanced
Chapter 104 The sound of cartoons and a tiny voice humming reached Bella before she even stepped into the living room. Timothy sat cross-legged on the floor, still in his pajamas, his favorite stuffed dinosaur tucked under his arm as he ate cereal from a blue bowl. Rachel moved around,
Chapter 103 Before she could finish, Jake reached out and caught her wrist. Bella gasped, and before she knew it, his lips were on hers. It wasn’t a question. It wasn’t hesitation. It was everything he’d held back, his pain, his longing, and his love, all spilling into a single,
Chapter 102 He looked away, jaw tightening. “Why not? Maybe they just loved me because they needed someone to fill the hole their real kids left behind p> There it was, that raw, wounded bitterness that made Bella’s chest ache. She understood that pain too well. “Jake,” she said gently,
Chapter 101 Jake didn’t know how long he’d been driving after he left his parent’s house. He looked ahead of him, driving and trying to concentrate, but all he could see were fragments of everything that had just happened. Evelyn’s tears. Charles’s face. Raymond’s voice screaming You lied! He ran
Chapter 100 Once Evelyn finished, a heavy, suffocating, silence sliced through the room pressing down on everyone in the room. Jake stood there, frozen. His chest rose and fell unevenly, his fingers digging into his palms. His heart hammered so hard he thought it might burst through his ribs. He
Chapter 99 A doctor met them at the corridor, his face grim. “Mr. and Mrs. Stone… I’m so sorry. We did everything we could, but we lost p> Evelyn didn’t hear the rest. Her knees buckled, a scream tearing from her throat. “No p> Charles caught her just before she
Chapter 98 The words rang loud and jagged through the room, cutting the air like glass. What did he mean by not his brother? Jake’s expression went blank, shock flickering across his face. Evelyn blinked, unsure she’d heard right. “What… what did you just say?” she whispered. Raymond’s chest rose
Chapter 97 Evelyn’s voice trembled. “Jake… are you saying p> “Yes, mom!” Jake snapped. “If Helena and I had been talking, if there was even a chance of it, maybe it would’ve made sense. But I never liked her! I never even had her number! Yet somehow, she ends up
Chapter 96 Jake’s tires screeched as he pulled into the sweeping driveway of the Stones mansion, the grand white structure standing still and silent against the dusk. Jake’s hands clenched the steering wheel so tight his knuckles turned pale. He’d driven here straight from Raymond’s empty apartment—empty, just like the
Chapter 95 The evening rush had already begun by the time Chloe shut down her computer. The faint hum of chatter and footsteps echoed across StoneTech’s design floor as she gathered her things, glancing once more at the clock on her phone. Bella should’ve been waiting by now. She always
Chapter 94 Jake left the lounge with his blood humming like fire under his skin. The truth was clearer now, but it didn’t make the betrayal sting less. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by ⓝovelFind.net Just like Chloe has suggested. Just like his instincts had been telling him but he’d refused
Chapter 93 Bella’s hands trembled as she pushed open the glass doors of StoneTech and stepped out into the bright afternoon. The sun glared harshly, but it didn’t reach her. Everything inside her felt numb — hollow — as if the world had muted itself. After listening to Jake pass
Chapter 92 Jake sat behind his desk, staring at the papers that lay scattered before him, yet, he wasn’t really seeing any of it. Chloe’s words echoed in his head, looping like a broken record. “She wants to resign p> Resign. The one word that drained the color from his
Chapter 91 The door clicked softly behind Jake, and for a moment, Chloe just stood there, her hand resting on the edge of her desk, the weight of everything sinking in. The room was quieter than it had been in a while and the silence pressed down on her chest