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Beneath the Façade Chapter 32
BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secret awaitsChapter 32 ETHAN'S POV: We hadn’t been on the road long—maybe ten minutes at most. The sky outside had begun its slow shift from a soft, sleepy gold into that deep evening blue that always made the city look like a promise. I watched the lights flicker to life one by one, blurring a little through the window. My father was steady behind the wheel, one hand relaxed on the steering, the other tapping gently to some old song that played low through the speakers. He always brought that playlist out on days that meant something. Birthdays. Big meetings. Today.My mother sat beside him, fingers smoothing over the same part of her sleeve again and again, like the fabric would sit differently if she just kept trying. Her eyes were on the road, but I could tell—she was somewhere else, maybe already picturing the evening, maybe worrying about nothing and everything all at once.In the backseat, I kept quiet. I wa
Beneath the Façade chapter 31
BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secret awaitsChapter 31 ETHAN'S POV: The morning of the introduction didn’t come with a bang. No rush of excitement, no grand feeling. Just stillness.I woke up to the soft hum of morning—birds chirping somewhere beyond the window, sunlight crawling slowly across the floor, and the quiet breath of the wind tugging at the curtain like it had all the time in the world.But I didn’t.I sat at the edge of the bed, feet planted on the cold tiled floor, elbows resting on my knees. My hands hung loosely, fingers twitching every now and then like they were unsure what to do. I kept staring out that window like the answers I needed would be hiding in the sky.A dog barked in the distance. Somewhere, a hose came on. Water hit grass. A car drove by. The world outside moved like it always did, as if this was just another morning. But for me, everything had shifted.Today wasn’t just any day.Today, I’d face the man whose daught
Beneath the Façade Chapter 30
BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secret awaitsChapter 30 Caleb's POV: I used to think I’d recognize the exact moment my daughter stopped being my little girl. Thought I’d feel it coming, like a shift in the wind or a light that flickered just before going out. I imagined it would be in the way she spoke, maybe in the way she said my name, or the questions she stopped asking. I thought there would be signs, loud or quiet, that would let me prepare for the day she stepped into a new chapter of her life without needing me to guide her every step.But nothing prepared me for it. No warning. No clue.It didn’t come with a speech or some dramatic goodbye. It came with a simple glance. A glow in her eyes. A small ring on her finger. And just like that, the truth hit me.She wasn’t mine to keep anymore.Not in the way she had been when she was five and needed help tying her shoes. Not in the way she had been at twelve when I waited in the rain outside her
Beneath the Façade chapter 29
BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secret awaitsChapter 29 Emily's POV: Earlier that morning, Ethan’s voice had wrapped around me like a secret too beautiful to keep.“Be ready by sunset,” he’d said, his tone soft, laced with something that felt like mischief and meaning. “I’ve got a surprise for you.”He hadn’t told me more than that. No hints. No clues. Just that quiet certainty in his voice that always made me feel like the world was tilting toward something good. And now, as the sky began to turn gold outside the window, my heart beat a little faster.He'd asked me specifically to wear the black gown. The gown. The one I wore on our very first date. The one with the delicate lace sleeves and the subtle shimmer at the hem that caught the light when I walked. I hadn’t worn it since that night, but I hadn’t forgotten how he looked at me when I did. Like I was a story he hadn’t read yet but couldn’t wait to.As I slipped it over my shoulders, I felt
Beneath the Façade Chapter 28
BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secret awaitsChapter 28 Ethan's POV: I stood barefoot on the cool wooden floor of the beachside suite, the salt-heavy wind slipping in through the open balcony door. Below, the waves rolled in and broke softly against the shore—steady, unhurried, like they’d been doing this forever. It was the kind of sound that usually made me feel calm. Not tonight.The room was still. No voices, no music—just the low hum of the ceiling fan overhead and the heavy rhythm of my own breathing. My chest felt tight, like something was pressing down from the inside.I walked toward the window, drawn by the sea like it might have answers. The horizon was pale gold where the sun had started to dip, and the sky above it stretched wide and silent. I watched the tide move in slow, deliberate strokes, like it had something important to say but didn’t know how to say it.I looked down at my hand. The small velvet box lay open in my palm.The r
Beneath the Façade Chapter 27
BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secret awaitsChapter 27 beneathCaleb's POV: “I should check on Emily—see if she’s done with the folder,” I muttered to myself, already rising from my desk.The house was quiet, unusually so. No echo of her footsteps in the hallway, no low hum of music playing from her speakers, not even the soft creak of her chair. It was strange. Emily always left a trail of presence, even when she tried not to.As I approached her room, I noticed something that made me pause: the door. It was ajar.That alone made my chest tighten.Emily was many things, sharp, strong-willed, overthinking at times but careless wasn’t one of them. She never left her door unlocked. I pushed it open a little more, the hinges giving a soft whine. There she was, curled up on the edge of her bed, her laptop screen dimmed beside her. One hand still rested near a notebook, her pen half-slipped from her grasp. She was out cold.I stepped inside slowly, car
Beneath the Façade Chapter 26
BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secret awaitsChapter 26 beneath Emily's POV: The rain had started without warning, quiet at first, a gentle rhythm of droplets brushing against the tall windows of my father’s study. I hadn’t meant to linger there that evening. The room still carried the faint scent of his cologne, sharp, woodsy and the warmth of the leather chairs clung to the air.I was only supposed to retrieve a folder, the one with the quarterly numbers for the company's board review. He’d mentioned it offhandedly during dinner, claiming he’d left it in his study, tucked safely in the middle drawer.But as I walked toward his desk, something felt off.My hand reached for the brass handle, expecting it to glide open like it always had, effortlessly. Instead, the drawer resisted. A subtle, unnatural resistance. Not jammed, but restrained. Almost as though it was guarding something not meant to be seen.I paused, brows drawing together. I gave it
Beneath the Façade chapter 25
BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secret awaitsChapter 25 beneathEmily's POV: Saturday afternoons like this were rare—quiet, unhurried, indulgent. I was curled up in the center of my bed, legs tucked beneath a fleece blanket, the soft hum of my air conditioner barely audible beneath the sound of dialogue playing from my laptop screen. My favorite series was midway through its new season, and I was already two episodes deep, with no plans of stopping anytime soon.In one hand, I held a perfectly crispy spring roll—still warm, the flakey skin breaking slightly with every bite. The small plate beside me was already down two, and I had no intention of showing restraint. It was my weekend. My rules.The room smelled faintly of ginger and garlic—sweet reminders of the takeout I’d ordered in lieu of cooking. The scent mingled with my lavender candle burning quietly on the dresser. A comfort combo I didn’t know I needed until now.It would’ve been even bett
Beneath the Façade Chapter 24
BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secrets awaits.Chp 24 beneath Emily's POV:My phone rang just as the digital clock on my nightstand blinked 12:00 a.m. in bold, unbothered digits. At first, I thought it was a dream—but by the third ring, I groaned softly and reached out blindly, fingertips fumbling until they landed on the cold screen.The name lit up instantly: Ethan.That jolted me upright.I rubbed the sleep from my eyes, still dazed and slightly disoriented, but something about his name in the dark stirred me awake faster than any alarm ever could. I swiped to answer, not sure why I felt a ripple of nerves dancing in my chest.“Happy birthday, my Dream,” his voice came through, rich with excitement, thick with something sweeter—something like love.My breath caught. For a moment, I just sat there, blinking into the darkness of my room, the phone pressed against my ear, his voice echoing in the quiet. I glanced down at the screen, half expecting
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