Chapter: CHAPTER 190ELOWEN"We are gathered here today to witness the beautiful union of Ryan Sylvarn and Elowen Lenshaw, a match both believed was made in heaven, one whose connection we all can agree was a spark way before ignition..." The words of the priest trailed as I lifted my eyes to Ryan's through the veil over my face, my eyes holding his in a lovestruck gaze, my lips threatening to betray the intensity of the gaze with a smile.It was finally here, a day long over due had finally come.One that had only been as an imagination to me, the only difference was that the dream starred a different groom, one that was not my destined half nor my significant other."I now pronounce you man and wife!" The little crowd of friends and family erupted in cheers, my hand instinctively reaching for Ryan's arm, locking him in place as we walked through the flowers descending from the sky.The reception hall was filled with the scent of lilies and laughter as I scanned my eyes over everything and everyone in t
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Chapter: CHAPTER 189ELOWEN"Has he been found?" I asked, pacing around the room, my head spinning from the events from the last past days."No ma'am." The police officer replied, clearing his throat slightly."Where could he be?" Ryan asked, slamming a hand down on the desk angrily."We have tried locating him for the past few weeks, his phone has been switched off, his house was confiscated, his company was completely brought down and no trace has been seen of him ever since." He explained, passing me a stack of documents.I paced back and forth in the small office of the commissioner, the sound of my heels clicking against the floor echoing like a clock counting down the seconds of my sanity. "A man doesn't just vanish into thin air when the entire city is looking for him!" The officer didn't flinch, he just sighed and leaned back in his chair, gesturing to the scattered stationary on his desk. He reached out and passed me a stack of documents that were clipped together, and I took them with shaking
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Chapter: CHAPTER 188OWEN"I'm coming!" I dragged my form off the ground, my legs feeling like lead, unable to effectively move them from the dinning room to the front door."Who is it?" I asked through the door, looking through the peep hole but there was no one behind it."What the fuck?" I cussed, walking back to the dinning room when I heard the ring again.I paused, turning around almost immediately. "Who the hell is that?!" I yelled, hauling the glass cup in my hand at the direction of the door."Mr Hill?!" Liam's voice came from behind the door, to my surprise."Liam?" "What are you doing here?" I called out to him as I headed for the door.I pulled the door open and grabbed Liam by the front of his shirt, dragging him inside with a strength I didn't know I still had, the paranoia was starting to eat me alive. I looked sideways into the street to make sure no one was following him, then I slammed the door shut and engaged every lock with a series of panic filled clicks. Liam stood in the middle
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Chapter: CHAPTER 187ELOWEN"Do you want her body cremated as well?" The doctor gestured for Lilith's water lodged body in a body suit."Mrs Hill had wanted an immediate cremation for Mrs. Elora as well." I paused, "How much was left to clear the bill for her hospital bills?" Ryan asked, putting an arm around me, his fingers slowly pulling me into him."This is the bill accumulated." He pulled out a piece of paper, handing it to Ryan."Can I wire it immediately?" He asked, letting go of me to collect the piece of paper from the doctor."Sure, come with me." The doctor said, turning to leave, gesturing for his office."Do you want to come along?" He asked, raising his hands to his shoulders. I nodded slightly, flashing him a toothless smile."I'm fine." I sniffed, wiping my face with my palm."I want him in jail, I want him gone completely." I said, my voice laced with bitterness and anger.Owen has broken the final straw, he had taken a lot from me, I wasn't going to let him get away with it, not with Li
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Chapter: CHAPTER 186ELOWEN"Li–Lilith?" I read aloud, my hand trembling, my fingers weakening as the paper slipped through them, flattening on the ground."What was in it?" Celeste rushed after me.I felt Ryan's hands wrap around my shoulders, his warmth encompassing me.It should have felt good but surprisingly, I felt empty, incomplete, unable to comprehend how I felt, the emptiness, the guilt I felt within me.I couldn't stop staring at the ink.I felt like the name was burning a hole in my mind, felt so lightheaded that the white walls of the hospital began to spin around me in a blur."What was in it? El, talk to me!" Celeste rushed towards me and didn't wait for an answer, she just reached down and grabbed the paper almost immediately, her eyes darting across the lines with a look of pure shock. I couldn't stand up anymore. I staggered to the nearest piece of furniture, falling back on a plastic chair for support and buried my face in my hands. I felt Ryan's hands wrap around my shoulders and he
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Chapter: CHAPTER 185ELOWEN"Excuse me?" I jumped off the counter, my heart in my throat as I moved closer to the door with a glass of water in my hand."Who is it?" I asked, my heart racing, thumping against my ribs."A female body was found at the dock by a retiring fisherman a few days ago, and we were only able to find a trace leading to you this morning," the voice continued, then it went silent for a bit as if the man on the other end was giving me space to breathe, but there was no air left in my lungs."Ma'am? Are you still there?" he called out softly, but I couldn't answer.I was staring out the window at the dark trees, my hands trembling so hard that the phone was shaking against my ear."El, what's wrong?" Ryan asked, his voice full of a concern as he moved across the kitchen immediately.He placed his hands on my shoulders and pulled me back from my state of absence, trying to look into my eyes, but my mind was already drifting away to the thought of who it could be. Who would have left me
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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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