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70. Don't call it a date
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2025-01-18 06:01:34The next week at the office was the same drill, and before I knew it, it was the weekend.
I couldn't believe I lasted an entire week here, from having no idea how I was doing to gaining some foundation somehow. Emma was patient with me as I got the basics right and I eventually started working by myself, rarely needing her help.
Through the week, Emma and I developed a great bond. She was proving to be my kind of a person, and since she wasn’t very close to any of her other colleagues, she was soon to accept me into her life too. Although she was technically my senior, she never made me feel that way, nor did she treat me like I was below her in rank. Because of this, we instantly clicked.
Patrick was surprised with us too. He noticed that we were hav
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Lost And Found By The Billionaire 71. Deep red
Much to my dismay, Emma was called for a series of meetings right after her lunch with the boss, so I couldn’t catch up with her later. Right when she got done, Patrick called me into his cabin for some work which lasted for almost half an hour. By the time I returned, Emma had already left.‘Sorry that I had to leave. I was too tired. I’ll fill you in about everything on Monday.’ - Emma sent a message.I smiled before typing her a response. ‘Sure thing! Have a great weekend!’I was waiting in the lobby of the building after having a great day at work. Enzo texted me in the evening that we would be done with work at the same time, so we could travel together today. As promised, Enzo arrived at six ‘o clock, looking rather energetic at the end of the day. “Someone had an easy day at work.” I said as he came to stand beside me. He frowned, “You didn’t?” “I’m afraid not.” I said as we headed outside. We noticed that Enzo’s car was already waiting for us. Once we got into the back s
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“Ready?” He asked once he was done taking my appearance in. I nodded, slightly underwhelmed with his response. I was taken aback with my thoughts. Was I disappointed? But why? Was I looking for a compliment from him? That’s so strange!Brushing the thoughts away, I said, “Yes. Let’s go.”I couldn’t understand why I sensed a tension between us the entire ride to the club. The ride was eerily quiet, and I didn’t make any effort to kill the silence. Something about him seemed different today. It was perhaps because it was the first time that I was seeing him like this; so informally dressed and ready to let himself loose. I never imagined that he could be fun as he was always a workaholic for me. That had to be it, I thought. Once we reached our destination, I was amazed at the place. It was magnificent. I had never seen anything quite like it. “Damn,” I said, sighing out loud. “It’s better inside,” Enzo said as he came to stand behind me. Placing his hand on my arm, he nudged me fo
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-19Lost And Found By The Billionaire 73. A sight for sore eyes
Enzo’s POVI took a sip from my whiskey as I watched her in the distance. She was speaking to Phoebe as the two of them took to the dance floor to sway to the music. I have never seen Cassie like this before, so carefree and so happy. She was having a great time.I realized I was staring at her when someone clicked their finger in front of me. It was Leo.Regaining my composure, I downed the left over whiskey in one shot.“Careful there, brother.” He said, “You’re making it obvious.”“Is it, really?” I sighed, wiping my mouth. “I’m a lost cause.”&n
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Enzo’s POV“Give me a break.” I scoffed and turned around to ask the bartender for another glass of whiskey.“Okay, okay.” Leo said, laughing. “I’ll get off your back now. However, I guess someone else needs your attention now.”Frowning I looked toward him and watched that he was gazing at something with a smirk on his face. When I followed it, I saw that he was looking at Cassie. But what caught my attention was not her, but a man beside her. She was sitting on a table now, while Hank and Phoebe were still dancing, and a new man had managed to catch her attention.“Who the hell is that?” I asked, perplexed. Does she know him? Was h
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-20Lost And Found By The Billionaire 75. No place in my heart
Cassie’s POVAfter the fifth shot, I realized that I had had enough.I was feeling too light and dizzy, and everything around me seemed funny. I don't know how long Hank, Phoebe and I were dancing and chattering until our legs gave away and begged us to take some rest. After taking some rest for a bit, Phoebe and Hank went back to the bar to join Enzo and Leo and I watched them order another round of drinks.Their stamina knew no bounds, I thought. I would fade in comparison.Resting my head against the table, I closed my eyes to catch some rest. It did make me feel good for a bit and the nauseous feeling that arose within my stomach when I took my last shot slowly disappeared. My body cooled
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-21Lost And Found By The Billionaire 76. Injuries of my past
Enzo’s POVShe might as well have driven a sword through my chest.I ceased breathing at that moment, completely taken aback by her statement. It wasn't her words precisely that shocked me, but rather the intensity with which she declared that. As though she had full clarity regarding the matter and that she would not go back on it or have second thoughts."Are you okay?" She asked, tapping my arm."Yeah..." I said, "I was just shocked. You seem to have strongly made up your mind.""Of course, did I have a choice?" She said, "After what happened with Calvin... I realized that no man is worth so much effort. I have given my marr
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-21Lost And Found By The Billionaire 77. I need to tell you something
Cassie’s POVI woke up the next day inside something. Not something. Someone. Someone was hugging me from behind and it felt amazing. But I was confused. Who was holding me? I turned around on the bed to see that it was Enzo.My eyes went wide when I saw him. What was he doing here? And why was he holding me? Did we... do something? Did I say something stupid? Or did we commit to something last night? I couldn't remember. When I looked down, I saw that I was fully dressed.I sighed in relief. So nothing happened.I slowly tried to move away from him. As I inched closer toward the edge of the bed. Suddenly, I lost balance and landed on the ground.
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-01-22Lost And Found By The Billionaire 78. Plus one
Sadness instead filled my chest. Poor girl! Emma didn’t deserve that. It was an indirect rejection to her.“Oh, Emma!” I said, “I’m so sorry.”“It’s fine. I didn’t have any expectations from it either.” She said, “In a way, it’s good because I can fully move on now.”“I suppose.” I said, “Patrick wants to meet you by the way. He told me just now.”She nodded, “I’ll be back then.”With that said she walked to Patrick’s room. Sighing, I turned toward my monitor and got to work. Only five minutes passed whe
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Lost And Found By The Billionaire 236. Nothing personal
I waited in the café outside my office, glancing at my watch. It was 30 minutes past our scheduled time, but I was not surprised—Liza was known for her tardiness. She never showed up on time, even for work.I sent a message to Enzo then, asking him how it was going at work, but he still hadn’t replied. Bored, I decided to call Sarah so I could speak to Emmy. But right then, I heard a ring in the air. My face instantly turned toward the entrance and, unsurprisingly, in walked my sister. Her eyes wandered through the crowd until they settled on me at the far end of the room. Her face gave away nothing. I could tell she was slightly nervous, but she tried to play it well. After all, I hadn’t told her why she was here. I wanted to catch her off guard—not come prepared with an answer that would keep us from the truth.I needed her to be honest with me. This was no longer about her silly games. This was about my husband—and his career, which was on the line.She sat across from me, throwi
Lost And Found By The Billionaire 235. She loved my money
“How did you come up with this?” Enzo asked in amazement. He leaned in to get a closer look at the laptop. Once he realized that I was not kidding, disbelief claimed his face. And I couldn’t blame him. The fact that this was still operational was astonishing. When I first made it, I had no idea that it would come in handy in this manner. To be honest, I didn’t even know why I made it in the first place. It was definitely not for something important nor because it was assigned to me. “Patrick was fired so abruptly that I had no way to secure our data.” I said, trying to recollect my days at his firm. It felt so long ago. “I knew that a backup server could come in handy, incase someone hacks into our main system. I originally intended to keep it only until a new IT head could be hired, but it simply slipped my mind after. I let it run for long after I quit the job, I guess.” Mark was impressed. In fact, he was the only one who was so overjoyed amongst all of us. “The best part is t
Lost And Found By The Billionaire 234. A backup
“Congratulations, Cassie,” Raymond said, as he placed a coffee cup in front of me. “I heard your man’s finally coming around.”I smiled, taking his coffee. It was my favorite — a flat white from Starbucks. As I took a sip from it, I couldn’t help but moan in delight.“Thank you for the coffee, Raymond,” I said. “And yes, Enzo is finally finding his way back. Did you hear it from Leo?”“Why would I hear it from Leo?”“Well, who did you hear it from then?” I asked, surprised. Was he not offering to — the way he stayed at home and took care of our daughter, or the fact that he was willing to look at the lead Mark found him?“Well, it’s from a friend of mine. He called this morning saying that Enzo asked him for a favor,” he said, smirking at me. “He wants a job at his company as a legal advisor.”I frowned — then let out a shriek of excitement. “Enzo is looking for a job? Are you serious?”He broke into a grin. “Yes, I am serious. And he wants to be back in the market. You know, although
Lost And Found By The Billionaire 233. An eventful day
“It seems like you had great fun with our daughter today, didn’t you?” I said as I shuffled with the pillows while I made our bed for the night. “Oh yeah, I did.” Enzo said as he got rid of his shirt. Wearing only his boxers, he slipped onto the bed. “She was a darling. I realized she’s not really that high maintenance.” “Oh really?” I said, surprised. “But it looked to me that you were a bit stressed. Especially with all those text messages and calls.” He froze, slipping through his facade. “I’m a beginner. I needed help.” “Is that all or are you hiding something from me?” I said, suspicious with his behavior. I knew he was bluffing. It couldn’t have been that easy. He was trying to hard to be nonchalant about something. His shoulders slumped. “Okay, I’ll tell you if you won’t panic.” I was panicking, of course. He definitely did something, but I still said, “I won’t.” He rubbed the back of his neck as he avoided my eyes, “So I kinda hurt Emmy and I had to rush her to the ER
Lost And Found By The Billionaire 232. A scare
She started crying. No, she started screaming in pain. “Oh fuck,” I said, “Emmy, are you OK?”Since her only response was more crying, I realized I fucked up. There you goI was not safe. I just hurt my daughter while I tried to bring her out of the crib. What the fuck was I supposed to do now?My first instinct was to call Cassie and that’s what I did but to my dismay, she did not pick up the call. “Fuck this,” I said, “Pick up the damn phone, Cassie. But she wouldn’t. It just just kept going to voicemail. I called Sarah and Mark, but they would not talk to me either.Helpless, I stared at my wailing baby. I realized that I had only one option left. ****The ER was not a pretty place to be in, especially if you are a parent, but I still found myself in it. I waited outside the room as the Pediatrician was seeing Emmy. She allowed me to stay inside with her, but I chickened out. I couldn’t see Emmy in pain, knowing very well that I had caused it to her. After what felt like hour
Lost And Found By The Billionaire 231. A day in
Enzo’s POV Cassie was going to be the death of me.I knew that this was her scheme. She purposefully made sure that I would stay home by trapping me with Emmy‘s responsibility. I did not mind taking care of my daughter. I loved her. It’s just that I no longer trusted myself around her. I barely recognized myself and my daughter shouldn’t have to be in the hands of a person like me.I was not proud of it, but I knew that I had no idea how to handle her. For the past few days, I’ve made zero contribution towards taking care of her. It was all Sara and Cassie who were doing it. Hence, I could not be trusted with her. Why couldn’t Cassie understand that?After hours of negotiating with her, Cassie even stopped replying to my texts. Sarah and Mark were also unreachable and it finally dawned on me that today, I had to be taking care of my daughter. All alone.Right now, Emmy was asleep, but I knew that the moment she would get up, she would start crying. She needed a familiar figure to so
Lost And Found By The Billionaire 230. All Alone
That night when I came home, another disappointment was awaiting me.Enzo was nowhere to be seen, yet again.“I found a lead and I told Enzo about it.” Mark said, “But he simply didn’t care. He said he had something to do outside and he just left.”I frowned, looking at Sara, but she just raised her hands up in defense. Before she could explain herself, Mark came to her rescue. “No, Sara tried really hard to stop him and I did too, but he simply wouldn’t listen. It was either that or physically block him but none of us had the courage. Sorry, Cassie. We couldn’t do anything.”I shook my head, closing my eyes. I should’ve known this. Why did I think he would change so soon? Of course, he was gone drinking again. What do I do with this man?“It’s fine, Mark. I know it’s not your fault. And Sara, how is Emmy doing?”“She’s fine, just fast asleep. And I made dinner.”I sighed in relief, “Thank you so much. Do you guys wanna join me?”“No, we already ate.”“All right, I’ll see you guys lat
Lost And Found By The Billionaire 229. Tantrums
I pushed him off of my body at once. “How dare you?” I demanded, fixing him with an angry glare. “I met him today.” He said, “He came to meet me at the bar. He even bought me a whiskey, since you know, he thought I can’t afford it. Generous guy.” He laughed. “Anyway, he told me about your little meeting today. And what you told him.” “What I told him?” I said. “I didn’t say anything.” “Which was precisely his point.” He said, “Said you were reconsidering things in the wake of everything.” “I can’t believe you bought that shit.” I said, “Why didn’t you tell me any of this before?” He shrugged, “I didn’t think you’d be honest with me.”“When did I ever lie to you?” I said, “Did you really think I would leave you for a scum like him?” “Well, the way he said it…”“He’s Calvin. He’ll say anything to get to you.” I said, “He’s the same man who abducted me. The same man that put me in jail. And you decide to believe his word over mine just because you want to feel pain? You want ever
Lost And Found By The Billionaire 228. Are you tempted?
That night when I went home, things couldn’t have gotten worse.Enzo was missing yet again, and I was afraid that it was slowly becoming a habit of his. I couldn’t understand what it was about him disappearing without letting any of us know. I knew he was having a tough time but this was unreasonable. He was punishing us with his recklessness and that did not deserve my kindness. I was patient with him till now. But not anymore. Sara had already gone to sleep while Emmy refused to retire to bed early. Since I needed that distraction, I played with her for a while before her eyes drooped. She fell asleep as I fed her, and I took her back into her room to place her in her crib. When I returned, I could hear the knob of the door twist. I glanced at the time. It was way past midnight. As soon as Enzo walked in, I could tell that he had been drinking yet again. He was reeking of whiskey from a mile away. “Where were you?” I demanded, putting my hands on my hips. “At the bar. Can’t yo
