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Chapter 83: The Collaboration of Enemies
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I’m Back, Mr. CEO Chapter 84: Birthday invitation
**Adrian POV**I sat in my car for twenty minutes after the meeting ended, hands gripping the steering wheel, trying to breathe.She’d looked at me like I was nothing. Like I was just another business associate. Another name on a contract. Not the man she’d married. Not the father of her child. Not even someone worth basic human warmth.Just nothing.My phone buzzed. Vivian: *How did the meeting go?*I stared at the message, and couldn't bring myself to type a response. How did I explain that I’d spent two hours being professionally eviscerated by the woman I’d destroyed? That every attempt I made to connect, to apologize, to show her I was trying to be better was met with ice?That I deserved every second of it?I drove to the office on autopilot, went through the motions of work, attended meetings I barely remembered. My assistant kept giving me concerned looks but didn’t say anything.At six, I finally left. Drove home to the mansion where Vivian and my mother and my children were
I’m Back, Mr. CEO Chapter 83: The Collaboration of Enemies
The first meeting was scheduled for Tuesday at ten a.m. in a neutral conference room at a hotel neither of us owned.I arrived fifteen minutes early with Clara, Amelie, and my lead architect, Louis. Professional. Prepared. Armed with every defense I could think of.Adrian was already there.He stood when I walked in, and I watched his face do that thing it always did now when he saw me. That mixture of guilt and longing and pain that I refused to let affect me.“Serena. Thank you for coming.”“Let’s get started.” I didn’t shake his hand. Didn’t acknowledge the greeting beyond a curt nod. Just moved to my seat, opened my laptop, and pulled up the project files.His face fell slightly, but he recovered. “Of course. I’ve prepared a presentation on the scope of the development project. The timeline, the budget projections, the target market—”“I’ve read the proposal,” I interrupted. “All fifty-three pages. I don’t need a presentation. I need specifics on how design integration will work w
I’m Back, Mr. CEO Chapter 82: The Contract Offer
**Serena POV**The contract arrived by courier at ten in the morning.Amelie brought it into my office with a confused expression. “This just came from Moore Enterprises. It’s addressed to you personally.”I looked up from the designs I’d been reviewing, felt my stomach tighten. “From Adrian?”“The return address says Moore Enterprises, but there’s a personal note attached.” She set the package on my desk like it might explode.I stared at it for a full minute before opening it.Inside was a thick contract, professionally bound, with all the legal language and official seals that made it look legitimate. But it was the handwritten note on top that made my hands start shaking.*Serena, I know you won’t take my calls or see me. I understand why. But I’m hoping you’ll at least look at this. It’s a business proposal. A real one. No tricks. No strings. Just an opportunity that could benefit both our companies. If you’re interested, review the terms. If not, throw it away and I’ll stop tryi
I’m Back, Mr. CEO Chapter 81: The Stalker Ex-Husband
The email came back within an hour.*Ms. Moore has reviewed your meeting request and respectfully declines. She has no interest in speaking with you at this time or any time in the foreseeable future. Please direct all future business inquiries through the appropriate legal channels.*I stared at the message, read it three times, felt something crack in my chest.She wouldn’t even see me.I called her office directly. Got her assistant, Amelie.“I need to speak with Serena,” I said, trying to keep the desperation out of my voice.“Mr. Moore, as stated in the email, Ms. Moore is not available for meetings with you.”“Five minutes. That’s all I’m asking. Five minutes to apologize—”“Mr. Moore.” Amelie’s voice went cold, professional. “Ms. Moore has made her position clear. She does not wish to speak with you. Continuing to contact this office will be considered harassment. Have a good day.”She hung up.I sat there, phone still pressed to my ear, the dial tone mocking me.She’d shut me
I’m Back, Mr. CEO Chapter 80: The Investigation Report
Daniel Morins arrived at my office exactly forty-eight hours after I’d hired him, carrying a thick manila folder and an expression I couldn’t read.“You’re not going to like this,” he said, dropping the folder on my desk.I’d been dreading this moment for two days. I barely slept. I barely ate. Just waited for whatever truth was about to explode in my face.“Just tell me,” I said.Daniel sat down, opened the folder, pulled out a photo. Serena, but not the Serena I knew now. This one was thin, gaunt, standing outside a tiny apartment in what looked like Paris. Dark circles under her eyes. Cheap clothes. Hair pulled back in a messy ponytail.“That was taken about months after she left New York,” Daniel said. “She was working three jobs. Waitressing during the day, cleaning offices at night, and doing alterations for a local tailor on weekends. Living in a studio apartment that cost most of her salary. Eating one meal a day. Barely surviving.”I stared at the photo, and couldn't speak.“
I’m Back, Mr. CEO Chapter 79: The Forbidden Investigation
**Adrian POV**I couldn’t keep fighting her.The realization hit me at three in the morning, staring at my laptop screen in the dark office. Stock prices down another four percent. Two more clients making inquiries about contract terminations. My board is scheduling another emergency meeting for Friday.Serena was winning. And if I kept fighting her head-on, she’d destroy everything I’d built.I closed my laptop, rubbed my eyes until they burned. The office felt suffocating. Everything felt suffocating lately. Vivian’s panic. My mother’s rage. The constant pressure, the constant attacks, the constant reminder that my ex-wife had come back from the dead more powerful than I’d ever been.Peace. I needed to make peace with her.The thought felt like surrender, and I hated it. But what choice did I have? Every move I made, she countered. Every strategy I deployed, she anticipated. It was like fighting a ghost who knew all my weaknesses because she’d once been close enough to see them.I p
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