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Chapter 70: Getting What She Deserved
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2026-11-10 17:54:17
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My Contract Marriage with the CEO Chapter 71: Getting Caught Too
Dawn had not fully broken when the telephone in the study of the Lindemann residence rang for the twentieth time.Wilhelm Lindemann sat behind his desk, still wearing the suit jacket from the previous night, which he hadn't bothered to remove. The phone in front of him kept lighting up, displaying names that changed rapidly: media editors, business partners, members of the board of commissioners. He answered not a single one. Beside him, the family lawyer read a draft document in a flat voice."A brief statement, sir. The family does not know of and does not support our daughter's actions. We respect the legal process. We are withdrawing from all cooperation with the Richter Company.""Add," Wilhelm said without turning, "that we regret this.""Sir, that word could be interpreted as an admission—""Add it."The lawyer nodded and made a note.At the doorway, Wilhelm's wife stood in her nightrobe, her fingers gripping the doorframe until her knuckles turned white. Her face was swollen w
My Contract Marriage with the CEO Chapter 70: Getting What She Deserved
Archie laid Eleanor onto the medical gurney. Yet, he refused to let go of Eleanor's hand, which was still freezing cold.“We’re going home, you’re safe now.” Archie continued to gaze at Eleanor with a look of panic and deep concern.The paramedics loaded Eleanor into the ambulance.Before climbing in himself, Archie turned to Margaret. “Handle the rest here, make sure Greta doesn't escape before the evidence of what caused Eleanor's fall is brought to light!” Archie ordered firmly.Margaret nodded. “I understand, Sir.”Archie got into the ambulance, accompanying Eleanor and refusing to leave her alone.The ambulance carried Eleanor down the mountain road with its siren wailing, while Archie sat beside her stretcher, his grip never loosening from that still-chilled hand.Grace followed in a second car with the driver.Back in the villa’s living room, the fireplace burned low. Greta sat on the sofa with a rigid posture, gripping the armrests tightly. Standing before her were two police
My Contract Marriage with the CEO Chapter 69: Found
The mountain road was dark, foggy, and full of sharp turns. Archie's black sedan sped far above safe limits, its headlights sweeping across pine trunks that flashed past like shadows.Sam sat in the passenger seat with one hand gripping the grab handle and the other holding his phone. "The local police just arrived there, Sir. An ambulance from the nearest village has also been dispatched. Margaret has arrived with the security team as well."Archie did not answer. His eyes remained fixed on the road ahead, his jaw clenched so tightly that the muscles in his temples throbbed. Only one thought echoed in his mind: the broken toilet door, Eleanor huddled on the floor with her wet face. And this time, he wasn't there to break anything down."Sir," Sam said cautiously, "you need to calm down.""I am calm," Archie replied flatly. His voice was barely audible, and precisely for that reason, it sounded dangerous.After driving through the heavy tension for a while, they arrived at the Hazelwo
My Contract Marriage with the CEO Chapter 68: The Delayed Message
The cold no longer felt like cold.Now it felt like a creeping numbness, slow and steady, spreading from the tips of her toes up to her calves, her knees, her hips.Eleanor moved from one piling to another beneath the pier, her hands gripping the slick, moss-covered wood.Beneath the planks, the space between the dark and narrow pilings offered nothing, but that was where she found it: a crossbeam connecting two pilings, wide enough and high enough above the water's surface. With what little strength she had left, she pulled her body up, gasping, and rested her back against a piling.Water dripped from her hair and clothes. Her teeth chattered uncontrollably.The phone.She reached into the pocket of her cardigan with stiff fingers. The screen was black. She pressed it, pressed it again. No light. Water had already leaked inside.Eleanor closed her eyes for a moment. She wasn't crying. Her body was too cold for tears. There were only small, clear, strange thoughts, surfacing one by on
My Contract Marriage with the CEO Chapter 67: At the Edge of the Pier
The wooden planks of the pier creaked beneath their steps. Every few meters, gaps between the boards revealed the dark water below, moving slowly, making almost no sound.Greta stopped at the far end of the pier, beneath a single flickering light. She stared for a long time at the mirror-like black lake, turning her back to Eleanor."You know, I've imagined this night countless times," Greta finally spoke. The sweet tone she had used earlier in front of Grace had vanished, leaving behind a voice that was flat and cold.Eleanor stopped two paces behind her. Her hand brushed against the shaky wooden railing. "You said you wanted to talk.""I do." Greta slowly turned around. There was no longer any smile on her face. "I just wanted to see your face one last time before I ask you one thing. How much did Archie pay you?"Eleanor blinked. "What?""Don't play dumb." Greta stepped closer. "I've known Archibald Richter since we were teenagers. He never glances at anyone. Not me, not any woman.
My Contract Marriage with the CEO Chapter 66: The Accepted Invitation
"Ma'am." Eleanor's voice finally broke the silence in the living room. "Archie once asked me to avoid Greta."Grace was not surprised. She placed her teacup down and looked at her daughter-in-law with a calm gaze. "Did he say why?""No. But he never asks for anything without a reason," Eleanor replied hesitantly, afraid of offending Grace.Grace nodded slowly, lingeringly. "I sense it too." She drew a breath. "But I am too old to turn away a hand that is extended without seeing what lies beneath it. If she is sincere, I do not want to be the one who closes the door. If not..." She offered a faint smile. "I would rather see it with my own eyes.""Then I am going with you.""Eleanor—""You must not go there alone," Eleanor said quietly, though leaving no room for argument. "In Greta's eyes, I am the one at fault. If anyone needs to be guarded against, I am the one who should be there."Grace looked at her, then gave a short, warm laugh as she patted the back of Eleanor's hand. "This chi
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