Se connecterSynopsis Katherine McQueen's world shattered when her father borrowed from Massimo Hollingsworth, a ruthless New York billionaire who commands the fearsome Hollingsworth dynasty. When Massimo arrived to collect his due, a tragic accident left him in a coma. Desperate and cornered, Katherine was forced into a marriage she never wanted. His powerful relatives plotted his death, certain he wouldn’t survive, eager to erase her as well by throwing her out once she becomes a widow. But Massimo did survive. When he awakened, the ice in his gaze was nothing compared to the fury in his heart. He recognized Katherine as the daughter of the man who orchestrated his accident. Hatred replaced reason. Cruelty became his weapon. “I heard you might be pregnant with my child already? Abort it. I don’t want a child from your wretched bloodline.” Devastated, Katherine fled, building a new life far from his shadow. But seven years later, fate played its cruel hand again. At a bustling amusement park, her brilliant young son, a boy who looked like a miniature Massimo, pointed to a man on stage. “Mom, why does that man look so much like me?” “Because he’s your uncle. But remember, never cross his path. He’s dangerous… he even threatened me while I carried you.” Yet her son was no fool. Taking matters into his own hands, he wrote a letter to Massimo. "You are my dad, but you terrified my mother while she was pregnant with me. What kind of father does that make you? I hate that I look so much like you. But guess what? I’ve come to stay and suffocate you.”
Voir plusKatherine sat quietly in the front passenger seat as Damien drove beside her. The silence in the car was heavy. She still couldn’t quite wrap her head around how she’d ended up here.Earlier that evening, Myles had mentioned, almost casually, that someone was outside asking for her. Katherine had been confused. No one ever came looking for her unannounced. She hadn’t been expecting visitors, least of all today.So when she stepped outside and saw Damien standing beside his parked car, she’d been surprised. He’d told her calmly that he was taking her clothes shopping, specifically for the dinner that evening.She’d been stunned.Politely, she’d declined, explaining that she already had something to wear. She’d thought that would be the end of it, but it wasn’t.Ariana had burst out of the house loud and dramatic as always, declaring that Katherine was lying and absolutely did not have a dress.Before Katherine could protest, Ariana had turned to Damien, folded her arms, and announced
“The first is a lady,” Damien continued, “One of my staff, and I want her death to be brutal. So brutal that her corpse won’t even be recognizable. But it must look like an accident, because there was a witness when she offended me. That’ll be the first job,” he added flatly. “It must be carried out immediately. The moment I end this call.” Stone said nothing, listening. “She has something that could ruin me,” Damien went on, jaw tightening. “I don’t want it getting anywhere near the media. Sh—” He broke off abruptly. A thought struck him. What if she was lying? Damien frowned, dragging a hand through his hair. But doubt didn’t calm him, it enraged him. What if she wasn’t lying? He clenched his fist. He wasn’t about to take chances. Not after she’d torn him apart with her mouth. Not after she’d said Massimo was better. “Boss?” Stone’s voice came through the line, cautious. “Are you still there?” “Yes,” Damien snapped. “Finish her.” He inhaled sharply, then continued
“That was total bullshit!”Damien’s voice thundered through the executive hallway as he stormed out of the elevator. “How dare that little brat disgrace me and my company like that? In my own boardroom! And those stupid, spineless delegates, grown men stood there, letting a child talk down on me!”Behind him, his personal assistant, Alisa, followed at a careful distance. She kept her head slightly bowed, her tablet clutched tightly to her chest. One wrong word could easily turn his rage on her, and she knew it.The moment Damien appeared, the hallway reacted. Staff members froze mid-conversation, then scattered instantly, hugging walls, ducking into offices, pretending to be busy. Everyone had heard, everyone knew that the little CEO of Kathan’s Group had humiliated their mighty CEO.Damien reached his office and shoved the door open with such force it slammed against the wall, startling his staffs. He slammed the door shut just as violently behind him.Instead of heading to his chair
Meanwhile, at Vortan’s Group.The boardroom, usually a place of rigid control buzzed with murmurs. Executives from Vortan’s Group sat alongside the delegates of Kathan Group, yet none of them were focused on the documents spread neatly before them.All eyes were on the same person.The women in the room whispered openly now, no longer bothering to hide their astonishment. Even the seasoned older men of Vortan’s Group, men who had negotiated billion-dollar deals without flinching seemed incapable of closing their mouths as they stared at the small masked boy seated in the executive chair meant for the CEO of Kathan Group.Earlier, one of the senior executives from Vortan’s Group had risen abruptly, slamming his palm on the table.“This is outrageous!” the man had barked. “You have no right to sit there. That chair belongs to the CEO of the mighty Kathan Group. Such insolence, such disrespect!”The room had gone silent.Then, calmly, one of the Kathan delegates had stood up.“With all d
Massimo stared in disbelief at the bold boy sitting across from him. The child’s face was alive with mischief, a spectacle far too big for such a small frame, and a streak of unusual color ran across his forehead, almost covering it entirely. Strangely enough, the boy’s eyes were mismatched just li
Ariana, Katherine Jordan, Willow, Myles, and little Ethan sat around a table in the opulent yet hushed Diana & Son restaurant. Soft golden lights shimmered against crystal glassware, and though Christmas Eve had set the city buzzing outside, the atmosphere within was calm. Tonight was about togethe
“Oh, fuck! What the hell’s going on?!” Massimo screamed for the umpteenth time, clutching his stomach as he bolted toward the office bathroom, nearly tripping over the carpet. His usual composure had vanished, replaced by the raw panic of a stomach twisted into knots.Katherine’s lips pressed toget
The tension in the office was so thick it felt solid. Katherine swallowed hard, finally tearing her gaze away from Massimo. He was still standing where he'd been since Rosa announced the news, his jaw tight, fists clenched at his side. Rosa had fled as though her trousers were truly on fire, leavi
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