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Chapter 61: The Scent of Ash
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2026-07-26 11:59:09
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I Was Hired To Seduce My Boss Chapter 101: Father's Joy
Liam The wooden slats are smooth beneath my fingertips, each one sanded and polished until the grain catches the light like threads of gold. I step back from the crib, wiping a smear of sawdust from my forehead, and I let myself feel the weight of what I have just done. This crib is not just furniture. It is the first piece of a life I am building with my own hands. Zoe is asleep in the other room. I left her an hour ago, her hand resting on the swell of her belly, her breathing slow and steady. She has been exhausted lately, her body working double-time to grow the life inside her. I watch her sometimes when she sleeps, marveling at the quiet strength she carries so effortlessly. She does not know how beautiful she is in those moments, how the sight of her fills me with a fierce, protective love. I move to the window and push it open, letting the cool afternoon air sweep into the room. Outside, the garden is alive with color, the tulips finally in full bloom. Red and gold and purp
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I Was Hired To Seduce My Boss Chapter 99: Crown of Us
Liam The wooden box sits on the table between us, its surface worn smooth by years of handling, its contents finally at rest. I trace the edge of the lid with my finger, feeling the grain of the wood, the small imperfections that tell the story of its journey. Inside are the letters, the photographs, the fragments of a past that no longer hold power over us. Zoe is beside me, her hand resting on the box, her grey eyes fixed on the closed lid. She does not speak, but I feel the weight of her presence, the quiet strength of her companionship. We have been through so much together, have carried so many burdens, and have uncovered so many secrets. And now, we are finally ready to set them down. "Liam," she says, her voice soft. "What happens now?" I turn to look at her, at the woman who has become my reason, my purpose, my home. "Now we live. We build. We choose who we want to be." She meets my gaze, her grey eyes steady. "And who do you want to be?" I reach out and take her hand, m
I Was Hired To Seduce My Boss Chapter 98: Garden's Promise
ZoeThe flour dusts my fingers like fine snow as I press my palms into the soft dough, folding and turning, feeling the elasticity build beneath my touch. The kitchen is warm, the fire crackling softly in the hearth, and the scent of yeast and woodsmoke mingles in the air. Outside the window, the garden stretches toward the grey sky, its bare soil waiting for the seeds we have not yet planted.Eleanor sits at the table, her needles clicking a steady rhythm, a half-finished blanket pooling in her lap. She has been knitting for weeks now, working on something she refuses to describe. I have stopped asking. Some mysteries are better left unsolved until they are ready to be revealed."You have a gentle hand," she says, her gaze fixed on her work. "Your grandmother had the same touch. She could make bread rise with nothing but patience and warmth."I smile, shaping the dough into a smooth ball. "I never knew her.""She would have loved you." Eleanor looks up, her grey eyes soft. "She would
I Was Hired To Seduce My Boss Chapter 97: The Moon's Reflection
LiamThe silence in the cottage is not the same as it was before. It is not heavy with secrets or choked with things left unsaid. It is the silence of two people who have finally stopped running, who have laid their cards on the table and are learning to breathe again.I sit at the table, the letters spread before me like a map of a past I never knew existed. The ink is faded, the paper worn, but the words are still sharp, still cutting. My father's handwriting. Eleanor's handwriting. Two people who loved each other and kept it hidden from everyone, even from themselves.I trace the curve of a letter, my finger following the path of his pen. He wrote with urgency, the words pressed deep into the paper as if he was afraid they would not be read.If you are reading this, I am already gone. I am sorry for the secrets. I am sorry for the lies. I am sorry I could not protect you.I fold the letter and set it aside. The weight of it is small, but the weight of its meaning is not.Zoe is sle
I Was Hired To Seduce My Boss Chapter 96: The Stars Above
ZoeThe letters lie scattered across the table, their edges soft and worn, their ink faded to the colour of dried blood. I pick one up, my fingers trembling, and I read the words my mother wrote decades ago, words she never had the courage to speak aloud. Each sentence is a fragment of a life I never knew existed, a story buried beneath layers of silence and regret.Liam sits across from me, his dark eyes fixed on the letters, his hands clasped in front of him. He has not spoken since we began reading, but I feel the weight of his presence, the quiet strength of his companionship.I fold the letter and set it aside. The paper is warm from my hands, as if the words themselves still carry the heat of the woman who wrote them."She loved him," I say. "Your father. She loved him."Liam nods, a slow, almost imperceptible movement. "And he loved her."I look down at the stack of letters, at the evidence of a love that was never meant to be discovered. "They kept it hidden. They kept it from
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