Chapter: CHAPTER 87RYAN"Are you sure you're fine?" I asked again for the fifth time since we arrived at Owen's office. "I'm fine, thanks." She replied almost immediately, her voice tight and barely above a whisper.I tried hard not to stare at her but I couldn't help it, my mind kept eating me up for bringing her here with me.I could see her hands trembling slightly by her sides and I couldn't help but notice she was uneasy.I shouldn't have been so focused on getting to Owen that I didn't see how this place would affect her.“Look, Owen isn't here yet,” I said, keeping my voice low and gentle so I wouldn't startle her. “We can leave. We don’t have to wait. We can come back later, or I can just handle this another time.”I waited, watching her face. Her eyes, which had been fixed on a point somewhere on the expensive Persian rug, finally lifted to meet mine. They were wide and dark, still holding that flicker of fear, but beneath it, I saw a stubborn resolve.“No,” she said, her voice a little steadi
Last Updated: 2025-11-15
Chapter: CHAPTER 86OWENI curled up into a ball just as Lilith slammed the door shut behind her."She is leaving me," I muttered, a dry chuckle coming forth as I reached for a bottle of beer behind the couch."Our whole relationship was a lie anyways, of course she's leaving." I chuckled, pulling the bottle cap off and chugging a mouth full of beer."I expected her to leave." I chuckled again.Maybe if I said it with more conviction, it wouldn't hurt as much.My life was falling apart, my company crumbling, my best friend hated me and the lie of my wedding was in shambles.I raised the bottle, pouring in more beer and swallowing as I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand. Maybe there's something I can still do. I lowered the beer bottle, crawling on my knees to the dinning room get my laptop. I tapped on it, looking through the stocks chart that was released.Who would release private business stocks to the public, that was insane.I was running crazy without Elowen, now this.I raised the beer bott
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Chapter: CHAPTER 85LILITHMy hands dropped to my sides as I began to feel light headed, weaker and weaker, my body dropping in exhaustion.Just as I was about to give up, the sound of a ringtone filed the room and the pressure of Owen's hands around my neck loosened, oxygen flowing into my body as I slumped to the ground, coughing."What the hell Owen?!" I screamed, lifting my hands to my neck as I took in dep and heavy breaths of air."Hello?" He lifted the phone to his ear, throwing me a quick glance that made me flinch.I looked around the room, trying to steady my breath and stop coughing.My eyes landed on a sprinkle of white substance on the floor and I trailed it to a faint line of it over the table as I pulled myself off the ground.I have to get out of here, that was all I could think of at that moment."What do you mean you don't know?!" I flinched as he yelled into the phone, my eyes instinctively returning to his form.I exchanged glances between him and the white substance on the table. He
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Chapter: CHAPTER 84LILITH"Open up!" I banged on the door impatiently, nervously running a check the neighbourhood to make sure no one had noticed or recognised me.I waited a couple of seconds but no reply came from within. I leaned into the door to listen for any sounds whatsoever but nothing came.I lifted my hand to knock again when I heard the sound of bottles clicking inside then a heavy thud and a cuss word."Owen!" I yelled into the door. I banged on it, harder this time, holding my fingers so tightly in a fist, my knuckles turned white."I know you're in there!" I continued banging on the door. "Open up, Owen!" I yelled louder then I heard the door lock click and he pulled me inside violently, looking outside carefully before shutting the door."Can you stop-" he paused, taking in a deep breath, shutting his eyes."Can you stop yelling my name out like that?" He asked, his voice calmer and more even and I shrugged, looking around."You refused to open the door, loser." I countered, my voice sha
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Chapter: CHAPTER 83LILITH"Why is he calling me?" I hissed, raising my phone to my ear."Hi Lilith," I rolled my eyes and sighed."What could I do for you Marcus?" I asked, the disgust apparent in my voice. "Wow, really happy to hear from me huh?" I sighed, lowering my phone down to the bed."We need to talk Lilith," his voice was rushed."What about?" I asked.If it's about us getting back together again I swear to God, I'll never speak to him again."I hope it's not something about us again?" I asked, my voice holding a level of disdain in its tone."Lilith," he started, his voice calm and soft. I shook my head.I can't let him change my mind. I married Owen because he was rich and able to take care of my needs. My eyes roamed the room, the disappointment of how low I had dropped weighed on me."What did you want to talk about?" I asked, maintaining the tone of my voice. He sighed, taking a breath before replying."It's not sold that should be said over the phone, Lilith." He replied, his voice deeper
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Chapter: CHAPTER 82ELOWEN"While you were away ma'am, we had a pile up of cases that required your attention but I had Gina handle them." I flipped through the pages of the document Sandra handed to me, a quick summary of what had happened the past week."You would have sent it to my email," I lifted another page as I raised my gaze to her face. She smiled, lowering her head a bit."I thought you would be busy." Her voice was barely above a whisper. I nodded, "It's fine, from what I see here, she did a pretty good job, I'm impressed." I shut the pages and lifted it to her as I cleared my throat."Well done." She lifted her head, beaming from cheek to cheek."Send me the current cases on our table, I'm going to take over from here." She nodded."Of course ma'am." She starts for the door and I sigh leaning into the chair.The conversation I had with Ryan kept replying in my head. Was a bit too harsh?Maybe I had been a little hard on him, after all he did stand up to his mother for my sake. That was somet
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After Divorce, My Secretary Wife Becomes Rival Boss
Charlotte devoted six years to being the perfect wife and the efficient secretary—loyal, and the quiet force behind Drake Watson’s corporate empire. She sacrificed her career, her dreams, and even her dignity. But when betrayal shattered her world, she lost everything, including the child she never got to hold, the moment her husband’s mistress, Mia, returned from Paris.
After a devastating loss, Charlotte finally resigns, files for divorce, and walks away from Drake.
Drake believed losing her was just an inconvenience until she returned, not as his wife, but as his worst nightmare. Now a powerful CEO in her own right, she’s no longer the obedient secretary who lived in his shadow. She’s his rival, and the one woman he can’t afford to underestimate.
But what happens when the woman he cast aside becomes the storm that could bring him down, not just in business, but in the one place that will hurt him the most… his heart.
Drake isn’t the man she thought he was. As she rises in the corporate world, he fights to pull her back into his arms. But can she trust the man who once shattered her? And will revenge be enough… when love still burns between them?
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Chapter: Chapter 0248Drake's POV I didn't shift my gaze from the woman the police officers dragged to where Charlotte and I were. I knew who she was and I wanted to see the look on her face when she set her eyes on me.The officers came to a halt, inches away from where I stood but close enough to see her and hold a conversation.The officers still stood by her side, their hands interlinked with hers and I walked closer to her and leaned in so she could hear my whisper.“So you were in on it after all.” I said, with so much spite.She had denied it when I called her out the other day but now she had been caught red handed. Sawyer had said her name and they went to get her.She lifted her head slowly, her hair was disheveled and her mascara stained the areas around her eyes. She smiled at me, more like smirked at me but it quickly morphed into a deep frown that showed just how much she detested me.“You caused all this Drake. You caused all of this but I will forgive you if you agree not to be with her.”
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Chapter: Chapter 0247Charlotte's POV "They are taking him for questioning at the station. They want to make sure to get everyone that was involved in the kidnap." Drake explained when he saw that I was looking back.I nodded absent mindedly."Charlotte, " Drake called. "Don't pay attention to anything Sawyer said to you." He said and I nodded with certainty."He's trying to gaslight you into thinking you ruined his life." Drake continued and I placed my hand on his, making him to stop talking abruptly."I know that Drake, thank you for taking me out of there." I replied with gratitude all over my face.He took in a deep sigh and nodded his head. "Okay then, let us go to see Sabrina."He pushed my chair in the direction of her room and when we got there, we saw Jason sitting directly opposite her bed with her hand in his. His gaze was pinned on the woman before him and nothing else.I cleared my throat, announcing our arrival and that was when he raised his head."Hello Charlotte, are you better now?" He
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Chapter: Chapter 0246Charlotte's POV He was awake and he was looking at me. It felt like a dream.Everything stopped, even time. As I took in his features one more time. I had been scared to death that I wouldn't see his face again.When he was shot, it was as though a big part of me had been rendered useless.The nurse didn't push me in, she just stood behind me. I was grateful she could read the room. After what seemed like an eternity of staring at each other, Drake smiled warmly at me.His smile seeped through me and broke every single wall I had ever raised against him.It also broke me down into a pathetic sob.Those tears formed again and dripped down my cheeks. But I smiled back. I wasn't crying because I was sad but because I had almost lost Drake and in that process, almost lost a huge part of me.The nurse pushed me further into the room and then left.“I’ll be a ring away whenever you need me.” She gestured to the telephone by the table before leaving. And honestly, I only heard “if you need
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Chapter: Chapter 0245Charlotte's POV My breath seized as the sound of the gunshots echoed in my mind. It felt like it was replying in my mind. Other gun shots rang out in the room where the police men were fighting with Sawyer's thugs but they didn't shake me like the one that rang out a few minutes ago.My legs were weak and I held on to the wall for support, to hold myself up.The policemen ran into the room to check things out and from their numbers, I noticed that they had multiplied. More police officers were there and they were fully armed with their rifles.I pushed myself up with all the strength I could muster. And walked to the entrance of the room I had just walked out from a couple of minutes ago. But I could barely see a thing.The police officers had their backs to me as they tried to carry the men involved in the fight out of the room.My heart beat grew shallow and I could hear it beat in my ears, it was so heavy like my heart was clenched and still forced to beat.My eyes got blurry from
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Chapter: Chapter 0244Charlotte's POV There were other people in the room, I noticed from the voices I heard in the room but I couldn't begin to look at their faces one after the other.My legs were wobbly but I wasn't given the chance to stand, Sawyer's hands grabbed my neck while the other hand pressed a gun to my head. I never knew he had a gun with him all the while.I gasped and my eyes shot open as the cold metal pressed against my skin."I will kill her if you move an inch closer!" Sawyer's voice echoed from behind me, my fear increased and I raised my hands mid-air, begging both him and the people who had come to my rescue."Drop your weapon!" A voice retorted from among the people who were in there but Sawyer pressed the gun to my head even harder."Sawyer... please..." I tried to beg but he pressed my throat tightly and I couldn't finish the words.I didn't want to die like this and Sawyer didn't act like one who had anything to lose, he had nothing to lose and his only gain will be to end my li
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Chapter: Chapter 0243Charlotte's POV I woke up with a loud gasp as iced water touched my skin. I had blacked out before, waking up, I realized that and Sawyer was impatient. He couldn't wait for me to wake up so he used his means to wake me up."This is not the time to sleep. We have a lot to do." He said with an evil smirk that spelt danger.I shivered from the cold aftermath of the iced water bath he made me have coupled with the cold that was in the room already.Sawyer grabbed my hair with his hands fisted in my hair. Pain shot through my head as he pulled my hair downwards to raise my head up."Sawyer please... it doesn't have to be like this." I begged, my teeth gnashing from the cold.My body hurt from my previous struggle with him. He was rough with me, not minding that I was a woman and my joints hurt from the fight but he seemed unscathed."I don't understand why you keep begging me believing that I would have a change of mind Charlotte. This man before you is not the Sawyer you used to know. Co
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