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GIFT

Author: Quillian Dark
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I pushed the door open, trying to look calm like I wasn’t hating what was going on here today. The fluorescent lights gave the conference room a washed out low that made it feel like I had walked into an old movie.

Alex still seated there, jacket hanging on the back of his chair now, sleeves rolled neatly to his elbows. He didn’t look up, just scrolled through something on his iPad.

“Took you long enough,” he said, his voice smooth but cold. “Did you at least get me something to eat from the cafeteria?”

I blinked, setting my notepad down beside him. “No one said I was supposed to do that.”

He glanced up at me for just a second, those cold eyes piercing into me as always. Lord knows I hated that. “It’s just basic courtesy, Chloe.”

I bit the inside of my cheek, forcing a polite smile. “Noted, Sir. I’ll make sure to bring you a coffee next time I step out.”

His mouth twitched with joy. He seemed to be enjoying this new that was respectful so I wouldn’t lose my job. “Thank you. I like hav
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  • Betrayed by One, Loved by the Billionaire    GIFT

    I pushed the door open, trying to look calm like I wasn’t hating what was going on here today. The fluorescent lights gave the conference room a washed out low that made it feel like I had walked into an old movie.Alex still seated there, jacket hanging on the back of his chair now, sleeves rolled neatly to his elbows. He didn’t look up, just scrolled through something on his iPad.“Took you long enough,” he said, his voice smooth but cold. “Did you at least get me something to eat from the cafeteria?”I blinked, setting my notepad down beside him. “No one said I was supposed to do that.”He glanced up at me for just a second, those cold eyes piercing into me as always. Lord knows I hated that. “It’s just basic courtesy, Chloe.”I bit the inside of my cheek, forcing a polite smile. “Noted, Sir. I’ll make sure to bring you a coffee next time I step out.”His mouth twitched with joy. He seemed to be enjoying this new that was respectful so I wouldn’t lose my job. “Thank you. I like hav

  • Betrayed by One, Loved by the Billionaire    SUICIDE SQUAD

    The cafeteria smelled of coffee as usual and overworked air filters. The chatter around me was light, consisting of small talk about what was going on in the organisation, but it all blended into background noise. My fork hovered over my salad, pushing my lettuce leaves around as if moving them would make it appetising.I sighed and unlocked my phone, scrolling past unread emails until I saw my favourite human’s name.Lois.My thumb hesitated, hovering over my screen before tapping ‘Call’.“Well, look who finally remembered that I exist!” Lois’s voice burst through the phone’s speaker, warm and teasing as it reached my ears. “You’ve been gone for so long, I thought Alex had you locked up in one of the cages he calls an office.”A small laugh left me before I could stop it. “Honestly? You’re not far off from what really happened.”“Oh no,” she said. “Girl, from your tone I can tell there’s something more. What’s going on?”I leaned back in my chair, staring at the untouched food

  • Betrayed by One, Loved by the Billionaire    CHAOS

    The conference room felt too big, too quiet. The hum of the air conditioner buzzed faintly in the corners, a low, steady sound that did nothing to ease the tension building up in my stomach. I sat at the long mahogany table, a notepad open in front of me, the pen in my hand still unused. My reflection in the glass wall across from me looked very composed, with a tidy bun on my head, a pressed navy blouse, and a straight posture, yet inside, my thoughts wouldn’t stop running around.He was late. Of course, it was something he would pull off.I glanced at the door for what felt like the tenth time before finally hearing the faint echo of footsteps. The door opened up, and Alex walked in like he owned the world, coffee cup in one hand, a file under his arm. His tie was perfectly straight, his grey hair slicked back with that effortless confidence that somehow irritated me more than it impressed me.“Chloe, you look like you’re about to attend a funeral,” he said with a dry tone as he

  • Betrayed by One, Loved by the Billionaire    THE LAST PLEA

    The next morning, I found myself standing in front of Alex Blackwood’s office yet again, my reflection ghosting across the sleek glass doors. The same damn “Termination List” folder was pressed against my chest like a cursed object. I’d spent most of my night staring at it on my coffee table, trying to convince myself that this was the right thing to do, and half the night failing miserably.I inhaled sharply, straightened my blazer, and knocked.“Come in,” came his voice as always, low, crisp, and clipped.I pushed the door open and stepped inside. The familiar smell of coffee and polished wood hit my nostrils immediately. Alex sat behind his desk, typing furiously, his expression hard with focus. The rhythmic clack of his keyboard filled the room. He didn’t even glance up.“Morning,” I said softly, placing the folder on his desk. “So I’ve been thinking…”He didn’t react, didn’t stop typing, didn’t even bat an eyelash towards me.“Maybe it would be better if we handled the term

  • Betrayed by One, Loved by the Billionaire    LEADERS EAT LAST

    One week after our trip back home and the glass doors of BW Enterprises hissed open in front of me, swallowing me back into a world I’d been praying that I didn’t have to return to. The scent of polished wood, coffee, and faint cologne hit me the moment I stepped in, that familiar mix that screamed power and money and Alex Blackwood.After the Maldives and everything that followed, I had prayed for peace in my life, maybe a slow Monday. I should’ve known better than it wouldn’t be possible in this hellhole. Peace and Alex didn’t belong in the same sentence.I squared my shoulders, walked through the corridor, and knocked before entering his office.He was there as usual, seated behind his massive desk, the city skyline looking still behind him. I wish I were lying, but his charcoal-grey suit was crisp, his tie perfect, his attention buried in whatever figures glowed on his laptop screen. The rhythmic tapping of his fingers on the keyboard filled the silence.“Good morning,” I sai

  • Betrayed by One, Loved by the Billionaire    CONSEQUENCES

    “Well,” Alex murmured, his tone having a visible form of amusement that only he could pull off at a time like this. “This just got interesting.”The elevator doors remained open as Bryan stood in front of us, looking the same way he was when I left him: tall, composed, and every inch the ghost from my past that I didn’t want to see.For a moment, the world narrowed to the space between us. My breathing slowed down, my fingers tightening around the strap of my bag until my knuckles hurt. Then instinct took over as I looked away, turned sharply, and started walking fast.Maybe if I pretended not to hear him, not to see him, he’d finally disappear and realise I didn’t need him bugging me.“Is that what we’re doing now, Chloe?” His voice cut through the air, low but carrying easily across the luxurious lobby. “Walking past each other like we are strangers?”The sound of it was like a hand closing around my throat.I froze mid-step. My feet were moving quickly against the floor as I

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