CEO's Burning Desire

"How dare you come back to this house after everything that happened! You’re shameless!" Simon cursed.Simon's insults made her freeze up. Why was he acting like this?At the sight of the blank look on Laura's face, Simon's palm was about to strike again. But Nora, Laura's stepsister, immediately grabbed her dad's arm."Dad! What are you doing? Why did you hit Laura?!" Nora cried out, her face etched with worry.Simon yanked his arm away from his daughter. "Stay out of this! I have to teach this damn sister of yours a lesson!"Gilda, Simon's second wife and Nora's mother, heard the commotion and rushed out.Seeing the scene, she immediately helped her daughter restrain her husband. "Darling, calm down! Don't be like this!"While Gilda and Nora were struggling to hold back Simon, Laura was trembling uncontrollably. A terrible premonition washed over her. Did Simon know what she had done last night?"Quiet! You have no idea how disgraced I am! The Myers family canceled the weddin

As all those questions raced through Laura's mind, she heard Emma cursing with passionate emotion."That sly fox! I bet Nora's been after Noah all along! This means whatever happened to Laura must have something to do with her!" The woman didn't forget to add, "Noah, too! Doesn't he know the impact of this announcement on Laura? Doesn't he care about Laura's feelings?! If I ever run into those two despicable people, I'll tear them apart!"Emma's voice, growing louder and louder, made Alan frown. "Don't scream, idiot! Turn down the TV volume! Laura can hear…"Suddenly, the man's words stopped as his eyes landed on Laura's frozen figure on the stairs."L-Laura!"Alan's shout made Emma spontaneously turn off the television. The siblings froze on the spot until Laura walked closer.Emma and Alan immediately stood up and approached Laura."Laura, don't pay any mind to those two horrible people, okay? They're not worth thinking about!""That's right! Not worth it!"The siblings fran

Laura flinched and immediately burst into tears. It wasn't just the pain in her wrist, but Asher's words were incredibly hurtful.Stealing? How could Laura steal something that belonged to her?"Did you only want to work here to steal?!" Asher glared at Laura. “I'm going to report you to the police!" he asserted, dragging Laura toward the door.Laura could only shake her head, sobbing uncontrollably. "No! Let me go!" Laura screamed, "I didn't steal anything!"Laura's outburst made Asher stop. "Not stealing?" he repeated. His brow furrowed as he continued to ask, "If you're not stealing, then is this necklace yours?"Asher's question made Laura fall silent. Should Laura tell him the truth?"I...!"Just as Laura was about to say something, a sudden, intense dizziness attacked her head."Ugh..."Asher looked surprised. "Laura?"However, Laura couldn't even reply to Asher's words. Her vision, blurred by tears, darkened further. Her head felt like it was being pierced by a thousan

While the three people stared at each other in shock, Asher frowned in confusion. "Do you all know each other?"Asher's question shifted everyone's focus.Laura looked slightly awkward. "Ah... yes, I—"Before Laura could finish answering, Nora quickly interjected, "We're old acquaintances!" She looked at Laura and gave a meaningful look. "Laura is a former employee of my family's company."Nora's statement successfully made Laura and Noah frown. Old acquaintances? They were sisters!Where he stood, Noah looked at Nora with a troubled expression. "Nora, you—""Noah…" Nora called out in a low voice. Her gaze seemed to emphasize something as she spoke in a tone only Noah could hear. "Don't complicate things."Nora's words silenced Noah, understanding Nora was warning him that Laura's situation was already complicated enough. Simon had disowned her, so no one should bring up Laura's background as Laura Hartley!Laura, meanwhile, just offered a bitter smile, especially seeing the cl

“About three weeks ago. I don’t remember the exact date.” Nora’s words from a few minutes ago gnawed at Asher, making it impossible for him to focus on the pile of documents on his desk.Laura was with a man in a room at Star Hotel about three weeks ago. Yet, the woman had confessed to him that she’d been raped by an unknown man and subsequently thrown out of her home.‘Am I the man she was talking about?’Moreover, Laura had been caught trying to steal his necklace. Even when Laura first saw the necklace, Asher had asked her about it because she looked so stunned.The necklace was indeed valuable. But there were other priceless items in his office.Why would Laura target that necklace? She surely couldn’t sell it without the accompanying paperwork, which contradicted Laura’s stated reason for stealing: needing money.Asher was reminded once more of when Laura fainted. The hand grasping the necklace remained tense even while she was unconscious, as if Laura refused to let go of s