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The Shadow Within the Boardroom

Sarah Richard
last update Zuletzt aktualisiert: 18.10.2025 21:45:36

Pressure settled over Cross Enterprises like a thundercloud. Every step Elena took echoed too loudly, as if the walls themselves were waiting for her next mistake. The boardroom door loomed ahead — dark glass, polished steel — the place where reputations lived or died.

Inside, she could already hear raised voices.

“…how could this leak have happened under your leadership, Mr. Cross?” one board member snapped.

“I suggest you mind your tone,” Damian’s cold reply cut through the air.

When Elena pushed the door open, the argument stopped instantly. All eyes turned to her — the woman they whispered about in corners, the one whose name had started appearing in gossip columns overnight.

“Mrs. Cross,” one of the older executives greeted her stiffly, “perhaps you can shed some light on this.” He turned his laptop toward her. On the screen flashed an article headline from The Insider Report:

> The Cold CEO’s Wife: A Spy in His Empire?

Her stomach clenched. Beneath it was her photo — smiling bes
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  • Married to the cold CEO   Lies and Half-Truths

    Shadows crawled across the penthouse walls as Elena stood frozen in front of the tablet screen, her pulse thundering in her ears. The leaked files glowed back at her—Damian’s confidential documents, the ones Julian Crane had posted publicly just minutes ago.Only one thing mattered in that moment: her name appeared inside those files.Not in betrayal…But suspiciously close to it.Adrian’s voice echoed from behind her. “Elena… don’t jump to conclusions.”She turned slowly. “My name is listed under the Cross Enterprises internal breach reports. Why? Why would I be linked to anything?” Her hands trembled as she held the tablet like it might burn her.Adrian swallowed hard. “It’s not what you think. Damian only—”“Don’t lie to me,” she whispered, taking a step back. “Not now.”Her world was already shaking. She didn’t need another crack.“Damian never believed you were involved,” Adrian insisted. “Your name appears because he was trying to protect you. He flagged you as someone Julian mi

  • Married to the cold CEO   The Boardroom Reckoning

    Hushed voices swirled through the marble lobby as Elena stepped out of the elevator beside Damian. The entire Cross Tower felt charged, as if the walls themselves vibrated with anticipation. Employees paused mid-step, pretending not to stare, but their eyes followed the CEO and his wife with a mixture of curiosity, fear, and awe.Elena felt none of that.Her focus was on Damian.His expression was carved from steel, but she sensed the storm beneath it. After what Julian revealed, after the truths ripped open in that archive room, she expected him to crumble just a little. But Damian Cross never crumbled.He held himself with the same icy poise he wore in every crisis—except for the way his fingers brushed hers now and then, almost unconsciously, as if checking she was still beside him.“Board’s waiting,” Damian murmured as they reached the executive floor. “Julian wants to humiliate me publicly. Don’t react to anything he presents.”Elena nodded. “I’m here. Whatever happens, I stay.”

  • Married to the cold CEO   Hidden Truths Beneath His Name

    Footsteps echoed behind Elena as she pushed through the double doors of Cross Tower’s top-floor archive room. Papers trembled in her hands, and her breath came shallow. The world outside felt loud and sharp, but this room—cold, dimly lit, and untouched by time—carried a different kind of tension.She hadn’t intended to come here.She hadn’t intended to follow the trail she found tucked inside the envelope Julian dropped, as if by accident.But once she saw the file name—MARLOWE CASE: SEALED—she couldn’t unsee it.Damian’s mother’s name was Marlowe.His past was tied to that name.And now she was staring at a key to everything he never said.A quiet resolve settled inside her chest. If she wanted to protect him from the storm Julian was building—she needed to know what she was fighting for.A whisper of air stirred as someone entered behind her.“Elena.”Damian’s voice.She stiffened. He rarely sounded breathless, but tonight he did. He closed the door with a soft click, his gaze loc

  • Married to the cold CEO   Lines Crossed in the Dark

    Pressure built inside Elena’s chest the instant the elevator doors closed behind her, sealing her and Damian in a small pocket of tense silence. The faint hum of machinery felt louder tonight, almost intrusive, like it could sense the chaos building around them. Damian stood rigid beside her, eyes fixed forward, jaw carved in stone. The leaked photo had shaken him—she could feel it in every inch of the air between them.“That picture could destroy the board vote,” Damian said finally, his voice barely above a whisper. “They’ll call it proof of favoritism. Manipulation. Emotional instability.”Elena swallowed hard. “We weren’t even doing anything inappropriate.”“It doesn’t matter what was real,” he said bitterly. “Only what they can twist.”His pain pressed against her own ribcage. She had known the rivalry between Damian and Marcus was savage, but this—going after their private moments—felt like a new level of cruelty.“What are you thinking?” she asked softly.“That Marcus wants to

  • Married to the cold CEO   A Strategy Born From Ashes

    Shadows drifted across the conference room glass as Elena stepped inside, her pulse ticking with a determined rhythm she hadn’t felt in days. The air smelled faintly of coffee and tension—Damian’s signature atmosphere before a major strike. He stood at the head of the table, sleeves rolled up, jaw tight, eyes fixed on several illuminated screens showing plummeting reports, red alerts, hostile headlines.“Julian released another statement,” Adrian said quietly from the corner. His usually calm voice carried the strain of sleepless nights. “He’s accusing Cross Industries of manipulating stock values for personal profit.”Elena slid into the chair beside Damian, watching him. His expression didn’t crack, but the muscle in his jaw twitched. He’d been fighting battles on every front—business, reputation, family, and now, his own heart.“Let him talk,” Damian replied, his tone cool, deliberate. “Noise doesn’t dictate the truth.”Elena felt a rush of warmth in her chest. Every time he spoke

  • Married to the cold CEO   Shadows Curl Around the Boardroom

    Soft murmurs rippled through Cross Enterprises’ top floor long before Elena stepped out of the private elevator. Her pulse tightened as she approached the glass-walled boardroom, where tension hummed like a trapped storm. Something was wrong—so wrong that even the air felt heavy.Adrian stood by the door, his usually composed expression strained.“Elena,” he whispered urgently, “you need to prepare yourself.”“For what?” she asked, though a cold weight was already coiling inside her.He hesitated, then lowered his voice. “Damian hasn’t arrived yet… but Julian Crane has. And he’s not alone.”Her breath hitched. “Marcus?”Adrian nodded. “They walked in together.”A sharp flick of dread sliced through her. Marcus Blackwell joining forces with Damian’s corporate rival wasn’t just suspicious—it was war.Elena stepped into the boardroom.Silence met her.Twenty board members shifted uncomfortably. Julian Crane sat near the head of the table, legs crossed confidently, like a man who believed

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