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BOOK 4 - Chapter 50: Healing Together
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“No. Sophie destroyed him. You were her weapon, but you weren’t the villain.” She pulls back, looking at me directly. “And my son loves you. Has loved you since you were children. One month of hell doesn’t erase that. Doesn’t change that.”“I don’t know if I can forgive myself.”“Then let us help you. Let Ethan help you. Let all of us help you.” She glances at her son. “You’re both victims of Sophie’s obsession. Both of you need to heal.”Lucas stands now, moving beside Serena. “Maya, I’ve watched Ethan these past few weeks even though I only visited San Francisco for just few days. Watched him fall apart, barely eating, barely sleeping, consumed with proving his innocence. Not because he wanted revenge on Sophie. But because he wanted you back. Wanted you to know the truth.”“I know.” My voice is small. “I know he never stopped fighting for us.”“And you never stopped loving him,” Lin says. “Even when you thought he was guilty, I saw how it was destroying you. How you couldn’t sleep,
I’m Back, Mr. CEO BOOK 4 - Chapter 50: Healing Together
{MAYA POV}The conference room at my mother’s San Francisco house feels too small for all the people gathered here.Serena Moore sits beside Lucas Grant, her hand in his, both of them watching me with careful expressions. My mother, Lin, is at the head of the table, Uncle James beside her. Derek and Rachel are near the window. Clara, Serena’s best friend who flew in from New York this morning, sits across from them.And Ethan. Ethan sits beside me, close enough that our shoulders almost touch but not quite. Close enough that I can feel his presence, his warmth, his support.But also the distance. The careful space he’s maintaining. The uncertainty about whether he’s allowed to touch me yet.“Thank you all for coming,” my mother begins. Her voice is steady, but I can see the strain around her eyes. “I know this is difficult. But Maya asked for this meeting. Asked for all of you to be here.”All eyes turn to me.I’ve been dreading this moment since I woke up this morning. Spent an hour
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“Because we’re not.” Maya’s voice is gentle now. Sad. “I’m sorry if I ever gave you the wrong impression. Sorry if my friendship made you think there could be something more. But Sophie, what you did, what you’ve been doing, that’s not love. That's an obsession. And it’s sick.”“The police are on their way,” James says quietly. “I called them before we came up. They’ll want statements from all of us. And Sophie, you’ll be arrested. Charged with assault, drugging, stalking, harassment. You’re looking at serious prison time.”“I don’t care.” Sophie’s still staring at Maya. “I don’t care about prison. I don’t care about charges. I only care that I’m losing you.”“You already lost me. The moment you lied about Ethan. The moment you destroyed an innocent man’s life for your own twisted purposes.” Maya turns away. “I can’t even look at you.”She walks to me. Stops a few feet away. Her eyes are red, face blotchy from crying.“Ethan, I—”“Not here. Not now.” I glance at Sophie, still crumpled
I’m Back, Mr. CEO BOOK 4 - Chapter 48: She Knows
The door handle rattles. A key card beeps. The door swings open.“Sophie? I’m here, what—”She stops. I can imagine her face. The shock. The horror. The betrayal.Just like last time.“Maya…” Sophie’s voice, perfectly calibrated. Shocked. Scared. Guilty. “I can explain…”“Explain what?” Maya’s voice is cold. Deadly. “Explain why you’re in bed with Ethan? Half-dressed? In a hotel room?”“It’s not what it looks like. He… he lured me here. Said he wanted to talk about that night. About clearing his name. And then he…” Sophie’s voice breaks convincingly. “He tried to force himself on me again. I threw wine in his face to stop him and he passed out.”“You’re lying.”The words are simple. Direct. And for the first time since this nightmare began, Maya sounds certain.“What? No, I’m not—”“You’re lying, Sophie. I know you are.” Footsteps. Maya moving into the room. “Because Ethan texted me two hours ago. Told me you were trying to set him up again. Told me to trust him and come here at exact
I’m Back, Mr. CEO BOOK 4 - Chapter 47: The Trap Springs
{ETHAN POV}The wine burns my eyes, but I force them to stay open just long enough to see Sophie’s panicked face before I let myself collapse.“What did you…” I slur the words deliberately, making them sound more affected than I am. “What was in that…”I stumble toward the door, letting my legs give out exactly where I planned. In the hallway. Where the security camera Derek installed this morning will catch everything.Sophie drags me back into the room. I let my body go limp, dead weight, making it harder for her. Making sure she struggles. Making sure every second of this is documented.The small recording device in my shirt pocket is still running. It has been since before I arrived. Every word. Every confession. Every moment of her admitting she loves me, that she’s obsessed, that Maya is “hers.”All recorded.She positions me on the bed, and I keep my breathing steady, deep. Playing unconscious while my mind races.This is it. The moment we’ve been planning for three days.When
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“I told her the truth. That I don’t know anymore. That my memories are confused. Maybe I was wrong.” I move even closer. “I’m trying to fix this, Ethan. Trying to give you both a second chance.”“By luring me to a hotel room under false pretenses?”“By creating a neutral space where we can talk honestly. Away from everyone else. Away from Derek’s investigation and Lin’s judgment and all the noise.” I gesture to the wine again. “Please. Just one drink. Then we can talk about how to approach Maya. How to make her listen to you.”He stares at the wine glass. I can see him wavering.“How do I know you didn’t put something in it? Like you did last time?”My blood runs cold. “What are you talking about?”“I know you drugged me, Sophie. I know you staged everything. I just can’t prove it yet.” He steps back toward the door. “This was a mistake. I’m leaving.”“Wait!” I grab his arm. “Please. Just listen to me.”“Let go.”“I love you!” The words burst out before I can stop them. “I’ve always l
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