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Abandoned by my ex, Reclaimed by his boss Chapter Twenty - Two
Chapter Twenty -Two LIANAMorning arrived like a thief—stealing sleep I never had, replacing it with exhaustion and tension that clung to my skin like static.Ethan was already gone.His side of the bed was cold, the sheets smoothed into sterile perfection. No note. No text. Just absence, deliberate and efficient. Like I’d been dismissed from a scene once my role was done.I sat up slowly, the weight of last night pressing against my spine. The echo of his words still rang in my ears. Don’t confuse this with something real. As if I ever had the luxury of believing in fairy tales.I showered quickly, scrubbing off the remnants of perfume and false intimacy. The black silk camisole was discarded like a lie. I changed into soft jeans and a loose sweater, the kind of clothes that didn’t belong in Ethan's polished world.The hallway outside the master suite was quiet, save for the distant murmur of someone speaking downstairs. I walked fast, head down, ignoring the sting behind my eyes. I
Abandoned by my ex, Reclaimed by his boss Chapter Twenty one
Chapter Twenty- oneLIANAThe party ended and we soon headed home.The moment we stepped inside the penthouse, I didn’t wait. I turned immediately toward the hallway that led to the guest room—my room. The illusion might still linger in the outside world, but I needed space. Distance. Air. My feet ached from the heels, my back hurt from the posture, and my face throbbed from the fake smiles I had worn like armor.But I had barely taken two steps before his voice cut across the quiet."You're not sleeping there tonight."I froze. Slowly, I turned to face him. Ethan was standing by the console table, already unbuttoning the cuffs of his shirt, as casual and composed as ever."Excuse me?" I asked, keeping my voice level even though my pulse jumped.He didn’t even glance up. "You're sleeping in my room. With me."I blinked. "That wasn't part of the agreement."His eyes lifted then, sharp and unreadable. "It was always part of the illusion. You think people aren’t watching? Everyone in thi
Abandoned by my ex, Reclaimed by his boss Chapter Twenty
Chapter TwentyLIANAThe moment our car eased to a halt in front of the Grand Marquette Hotel, my entire body tightened like a drawn bowstring. My heartbeat wasn’t in my chest anymore—it hovered somewhere between my throat and stomach, thudding with a kind of anxious rhythm I couldn't tame. I had known this night would come, but now that it was here, the reality hit harder than I’d expected.Outside, chaos reigned. The night was alive with flashes—pulses of white light from hundreds of cameras, flickering like manic lightning in a storm. Paparazzi lined the entrance like a hungry, snarling pack, their voices rising as soon as our black Bentley rolled into view. They surged forward in a frenzy, elbows jutting, camera lenses aimed like weapons. The sound of shouting names and questions bled into a relentless roar. It was loud, dizzying, and suffocating.I clutched the bejeweled clutch in my lap with such force my knuckles turned white. My instincts told me to shrink, to curl into myself
Abandoned by my ex, Reclaimed by his boss Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Nineteen LIANA The buzzing wouldn’t stop. At first, I thought it was just an alarm I’d forgotten to silence, maybe one of those annoying reminders I’d snoozed too many times. But the sound was relentless—an angry vibration pulsing on the nightstand like it was trying to wake the dead. I reached for the phone, still bleary-eyed from sleep, expecting the usual: a few texts, some promotional junk, maybe an email or two. But what stared back at me wasn’t routine. Seventeen missed calls. Dozens of unread messages. And then—one notification that turned my blood to ice. BREAKING: Exclusive photos of Emma's mother, Liana—Ethan’s fiancée—drinking and smoking outside a nightclub. Should a child with a heart condition be raised in this environment? I froze, my thumb hovering above the screen. A lump formed in my throat before I even saw the image. I didn’t need to. I already knew the story wasn’t going to be kind. Another headline followed. Ethan’s fiancée exposed: Party girl un
Abandoned by my ex, Reclaimed by his boss Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Eighteen LIANA I kept my hands busy, even though I didn’t need to. The cookie dough was already rolled and placed neatly on the tray, the oven preheated. But I kept smoothing the parchment paper, pressing it flatter than necessary, anything to avoid thinking about what I’d just heard. Daddy. The word echoed in my mind like a dropped glass shattering on tile. I hadn’t meant to listen. I’d only come to tell Ethan that lunch was almost ready and that Emma needed to wind down. But I’d frozen at the edge of the hallway when I heard her say it—so naturally, so confidently, like it wasn’t the first time she’d thought it. Like she'd just been waiting for the right moment to say it out loud. I wasn’t sure which part rattled me more: that she said it… or that he didn’t correct her immediately. He hadn’t laughed awkwardly. He hadn’t redirected her. He hadn’t said, I’m not your daddy, sweetheart. He’d just… paused. Like the word hit him in the chest, and he didn’t know what to
Abandoned by my ex, Reclaimed by his boss Chapter seventeen
Chapter SeventeenETHANI was going through the Collins proposal, flipping page after page of projections, timelines, and half-baked financials that clearly hadn’t been vetted before landing on my desk. My team had sent it over an hour ago, expecting my approval before end of day, but all I could see were red flags. Incomplete cost analysis, overestimated revenue, and a partnership clause that made absolutely no sense. If this was the best they could do, I was going to lose it. I leaned back in my chair, rubbed the bridge of my nose, and tried to ignore the pounding in my head. The kind of headache only incompetence could trigger.I barely noticed the soft footsteps on the hardwood floor until I heard a small voice behind me.“Sir Ethan?”I didn’t turn.Not now.I had a meeting in less than two hours, another report to sign off, and at least four calls to return before the end of the day. I didn’t have time for games—not even pretend royal ones. I figured if I ignored her, she’d get b
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