LOGINShare
Chapter 89: The Forbidden Research
Last Updated:
2025-12-14 00:01:48
Latest chapter
I’m Back, Mr. CEO Chapter 92: The Trap is Set
Henry’s first day at ETHEREAL started with a carefully orchestrated announcement.I’d had Amelie send out a press release at eight a.m.: “ETHEREAL Welcomes Henry Cross as Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations. Mr. Cross brings extensive experience in financial management and corporate strategy to the growing fashion empire.”Professional. Standard. Boring.Exactly what I wanted.By eight fifteen, my phone was ringing. Vivian.I let it go to voicemail.She called again. And again. Five times in ten minutes.Finally, I answered. “Yes, Vivian?”“What the hell are you doing?” Her voice was shrill, panicked. “Henry works for me. You can’t just hire him—”“He came to me looking for a position. I had an opening. I hired him. That’s how employment works.” I kept my voice neutral, professional. “If you have an issue with that, take it up with your brother.”“You’re doing this to get to me—”“I’m doing this because he’s qualified and I need good people.” I paused. “Though I am curious w
I’m Back, Mr. CEO Chapter 91: The Devil’s Deal
I spent three days verifying Henry’s information.Three days of having my legal team review every document. Three days of cross-referencing emails with dates I remembered, events that had happened, moments that had broken me. Three days of watching video footage of Vivian coaching my son to reject me, her voice sweet and poisonous.“Say it again, sweetheart. Who’s your real mommy?”“You are, Mama.”“Good boy. And what about that other woman? The one who left you?”“She didn’t want me.”“That’s right. She didn’t want you. But I do. I love you so much.”I’d watched that video five times before I had to stop. Before the rage became too much and I threw my laptop across the room, shattering the screen.Clara had found me on the floor, surrounded by broken glass and evidence, crying so hard I couldn’t breathe.“It’s real,” I’d gasped. “All of it. Every suspicion I had. Every nightmare. It’s all real.”Now, four days after Henry had walked into my office, I sat across from him in a private
I’m Back, Mr. CEO Chapter 90: The Brother’s Scheme
**Serena POV**I’d been staring at my phone for twenty minutes when Amelie knocked on my office door.“Ms. Moore, you have a visitor. He doesn’t have an appointment, but he says it’s urgent. A Henry Cross?”My head snapped up. Cross. Vivian’s last name.“Did he say what it’s about?”“No. Just that you’d want to hear what he has to say.” Amelie looked skeptical. “Should I send him away?”I should have said yes. Should have had security escort him out. Anyone connected to Vivian was a threat, a complication I didn’t need.But curiosity won.“Give me five minutes. Then send him in.”Amelie nodded and left.I looked back at my phone. At the text conversation with Ethan from last night. His questions. My answers. The fact that he’d reached out at all.*Can I call you tomorrow? After school?*It was almost three now. School had ended thirty minutes ago. My phone sat silent on my desk, and I was trying not to obsess over whether he’d actually call or if he’d changed his mind.Maybe Vivian ha
I’m Back, Mr. CEO Chapter 89: The Forbidden Research
I clicked on another link. More recent, from around the engagement party:*The real story behind the Moore divorce may be more complicated than initially reported. Multiple sources suggest that Adrian Moore’s now-fiancée, Vivian Cross, was involved with him before his divorce, and played a role in the dissolution of his first marriage.*My hands started shaking.I searched for more. Found photos from years ago. Dad and Vivian at events, even when he was still married to Serena. Articles speculating about their relationship. Blind items about a “prominent CEO’s mistress.”Mama Vivian had been the other woman.No. That couldn’t be right.I kept searching, found more articles. One from a gossip blog:*Word on the street is that the first Mrs. Moore didn’t leave her baby willingly. Sources say she was pushed out by Moore’s mother and mistress, who then raised the child as their own. Makes you wonder who the real villain is in this story.*I closed my laptop, heart pounding.Everything I’d
I’m Back, Mr. CEO Chapter 88: The Questions Begin
The journal sat on my nightstand for three days before I opened it again.Every time I looked at it, I remembered her face. The way she’d cried when I hugged her. The way she’d looked at me like I was the most important person in the world.But I also remembered Mama Vivian’s face when she saw us talking. The way Grandma had looked at Serena like she was an enemy. The way everyone at the party had whispered and stared.I didn’t know what to believe anymore.On the fourth day, I was lying in bed when Mama Vivian came in to say goodnight. She sat on the edge of my bed like she always did, smoothed my hair back like she always did.“Did you have fun at your party?” she asked.“Yeah. It was great.”“Good.” She smiled, but it didn’t reach her eyes. “I saw you talking to that woman. Serena.”My stomach tightened. “She gave me a present.”“I know.” Mama Vivian’s voice went careful. “What did she say to you, sweetheart?”“Just… that she was sorry. That she didn’t want to leave me.” I watched
I’m Back, Mr. CEO Chapter 87: Ethan’s POV Of Meeting His Mother
{To avoid any confusion, this Chapter represent Ethan’s POV, reflecting events from the last two chapters.}**Ethan POV**I knew she was coming before she arrived.Not because anyone told me. Dad hadn’t said anything. Mama Vivian definitely hadn’t. But I’d heard them fighting last night, their voices loud enough to travel upstairs even though they tried to keep quiet.“You invited her? To our home? To Ethan’s birthday?”“He’s her son too, Vivian.”“He’s MY son. I’m the one who raised him.”I’d pulled my pillow over my head after that, not wanting to hear more. But I couldn’t stop thinking about it.S. Moore was coming to my birthday party.My birth mother. The woman everyone said abandoned me. The woman whose face I’d googled a hundred times when no one was looking. The woman who built a fashion empire and looked nothing like someone who didn’t want her kid.I didn’t know how to feel about it.The party started at two. By two fifteen, I was watching the door every few minutes, even th
You may also like
When His Eyes Opened
Simple Silence24.8M viewsAccidentally Yours
Shayla HArt1.8M viewsCEO's Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery
Faith Shaw725.1K viewsSir Ares, Goodnight!
Yan An1.1M viewsThe Divorce That Made Me A Billionaire
Leema Kamal308 viewsBound To Ruin
Key Kirita151 viewsI Hired My Favorite Stripper to Be My Nanny
Ebbie Belle205 viewsThe Temporary Mrs. Wade
Amira_Cura222 views
