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Chapter Seventeen
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2026-03-01 23:01:58
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Before You Forgot Me Chapter Twenty
CAMILAThe car ride started in silence.Eric's hands gripped the steering wheel, knuckles white. Jaw tight. Eyes fixed on the road like it required all his concentration.Camila sat in the passenger seat, hyperaware of every breath, every movement, the lingering warmth of where her hand had touched his arm."Like I'm falling."She'd almost said it. Almost told him the truth.Thank God she'd stopped herself.The city lights blurred past. Late-night traffic. The hum of the engine. The weight of everything unsaid pressing down on them."Thank you," Camila finally said, breaking the silence. "For waiting. You didn't have to.""I wanted to."Three words. But they meant everything.Camila looked at him. Really looked. Saw the tension in his shoulders. The way his jaw clenched and unclenched. The careful distance he was maintaining."Eric—""How was he?" The question came out rough. "Bradley. Was he... what you expected?"Camila's chest tightened. "He was nice. Really nice.""Nice." Eric's v
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ERIC Eric saw the moment Camila walked out of the restaurant. Saw Bradley kiss her cheek. Saw red.Then Bradley left. And Camila walked toward him.Eric stood. Tried to school his expression into something neutral.Failed spectacularly."Hey," Camila said softly."How was your date?" The words came out clipped. Cold."It was... fine.""Fine.""Yeah. Fine.""He kissed you.""On the cheek. As a friend.""Looked like more than a friend from here."Camila's eyes narrowed. "Are you jealous?"Yes. Furiously. Irrationally. "No. I'm your boss. I don't get jealous.""Right. My boss. Who waited for over an hour in a hotel lobby.""I said I'd drive you home.""You could have left.""I didn't want to leave."The admission hung between them."Why not?" Camila asked, stepping closer. Because watching you date someone else was torture. Because suddenly, I wanted to be the one across from you at dinner."Because it's late. And I gave you my word."Camila stared at him. Frustrated. Searching."You
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CHAPTER EIGHTEENCAMILAThe Rosewood Restaurant was on the second floor. Intimate. Candlelit. Romantic.Everything a first date should be.Camila felt nothing.Phew!Bradley was already there, standing when she approached. Tall. Handsome in his glasses and blue button-down. Smiling."Camila. You look beautiful.""Thank you. Sorry I'm a bit late.""No problem." He pulled out her chair. Perfect gentleman. "Work ran late?""Business meeting. It went well."They sat. A server appeared with menus and water."So," Bradley said, smiling. "Your mom has told me so much about you."Great. This again."Has she?" Camila tried to sound interested."She's very proud. Says you're doing groundbreaking research."That was... surprisingly nice. When had Elena ever said anything positive about her?"I try.""Don't be modest. Mom—Mrs. Henderson—showed me some of your published papers. I'm a doctor, but even I could tell they were impressive."Okay. Bradley was actually... nice. Smart. Genuinely intereste
Before You Forgot Me Chapter Seventeen
ERICThe Wellington Room was everything Eric had dreaded.Elegant. Intimate. With a view of the city that Victoria immediately started gushing about."Eric! Finally!" Victoria swept toward them in a red dress that screamed for attention. "And Dr. Camila. How... unexpected.""Victoria." Camila's voice was cool. Professional. "Mr. Ashford."Richard Ashford stood from his seat, assessing Camila with sharp eyes. Tall. Silver-haired. The kind of man who'd built an empire and wasn't impressed easily."So you're the researcher everyone's talking about," Ashford said, extending his hand.Camila shook it firmly. "I hope they're saying good things.""They're saying you're brilliant and controversial. In my experience, those two qualities often go together." He smiled. Shark-like. "Let's see if you're worth the investment."They sat. Eric at the head of the table. Ashford to his right. Camila to his left. Victoria next to her father, shooting daggers at Camila.The server poured wine. Brought me
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"Eric, you can't-- that's too much. If protecting me damages your position--""Then let it." His voice softened slightly. "You earned your role here. You're the best researcher we have. And I'm not going to let Marcus or anyone else weaponize you because of...some rumor.”"Why do I look familiar to you?" Camila asked, her voice barely above a whisper. "And does that have to do with how I got transferred here? Because I look like someone you can’t seem to remember?"Eric's jaw tightened. For a moment, she thought he might actually answer.Then his phone rang.The moment shattered.Eric glanced at the screen, his expression shifting. "I need to take this. Board member."Of course.Camila stood. "I should go anyway. Let you work.""Camila—""It's fine. Thank you. We can discuss later."She was at the door when he spoke again."Friday night."She turned. "What?"“I have a meeting with a potential financial Investor, Mr. Ashford. We are already at the stage of sealing the deal.”Okay, what
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CHAPTER FIFTEENCAMILAOh God.Oh my God oh my God!Camila was sitting in Eric Sylvester's lap.In his office.On a Tuesday morning.With his secretary fifteen feet away on the other side of that door.Her brain short-circuited. What the hell?"Sir—, " she started, her voice strangled."What are you doing here?" Eric asked, his voice cold and rough and nothing like the broken tone from seconds ago.But his arms were still around her waist. Holding her. Not letting go.Camila's heart hammered so hard she was sure he could feel it. "I... I came to talk. About last night. About Marcus. But you were—you seemed like you were in pain, and I—"She needed to get up. This was inappropriate. Unprofessional. Dangerous.She needs to get away from him. So fast.But she couldn’t seem to move.Because beneath the coldness in his voice, beneath the hard lines of his face, she saw something else.
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Outside the building, as they walked to his car, he opened the door and got in. Camila looking at the car like it's a bad omen. Her body suddenly uncomfortable in that dress. "You will not get in?" Eric arched his brows at her. "I don't bite and if you want to go separately, I don't give a fuck ab
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CAMILACamila felt like a deer caught between two wolves.The tension between Eric and Marcus Hale was palpable. Decades of rivalry crackling in the air.And she was somehow in the middle of it."Mr. Hale," she said, forcing her voice steady, "I appreciate the compliment. Bu
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CHAPTER THIRTEENERICThe drive home was suffocating.Victoria had been talking non-stop since they left the gala. About Marcus, about Camila, about Eric's "embarrassing" public display. Her voice grated on his nerves like sandpaper.Eric's hands gripped the steering wheel, knuckles white."Eric, a
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