LOGINShe was an orphan who was taken advantage of by both her stepmom and a VIP at her workplace. The encounter was supposed to ruin her life, but instead, her life turned around even for the better. Instead of getting married to the abandoned son, he turned out to be a big billionaire, even bigger than her ex. Bitter and thrashed, her step sister left her wedding venue, blaming Selene’s amazing stars. How everything was always in her favor. Even though she took her boyfriend, she still ended up with this demi-god. Agh!! Anna seethed with anger.
View More"I have to go to the office," he whispered against her skin. "The board is meeting. They are going to try to strip me of my power. They are going to try to use this to take the company." "Go," she said, pulling back to look at him. "Go and fight them. I’ll stay here. I’ll wait for you." Lucas kissed her forehead, a lingering, silent promise. He stood up and walked toward James, his face hardening back into stone. The man of the loft was gone. The CEO of Yates Empire was back.The Yates Tower was a hive of activity. As Lucas’s black car pulled up to the curb, a wall of reporters surged forward, their cameras flashing like strobe lights."Mr. Yates! Did you hold Ophelia against her will?""Is it true you used your position to harass her?""How do you respond to the Sterling engagement?"Lucas didn't stop. He didn't even look at them. His face was a mask of cold granite, his eyes fixed on the revolving doors. Beside him, James struggled to keep pace, his face pale as he tried to sh
The air in the loft, which had felt so light and hopeful only an hour ago, suddenly turned into lead. Lucas stood by the door, the tablet still clutched in his hand. The screen glowed with a cold, blue light, illuminating the words that were currently tearing his world apart. He didn’t move. He didn’t breathe. He simply stared at the image of Ophelia standing next to Leonard Sterling.Leonard was the youngest of the Sterling brothers, a man known for his expensive suits and his even more expensive vices. He had always been a shadow in the Yates boardroom, a director who sat in the back and watched with hungry eyes. Now, he was standing tall, his arm wrapped protectively around Ophelia’s shoulders. "Sir?" James whispered, his voice cutting through the silence like a jagged blade. "The phone lines at the office are already jammed. The board of directors is calling for an emergency session at noon. They aren't asking for you to attend... they are demanding it."Lucas finally looked up.
"Ophelia," Lord Sterling said, his voice like gravel.She looked up, her eyes watery and wide. "Yes, My Lord?""Your story is a tragedy," he said, though his face remained like stone. "If Lucas Yates has done these things, he must be destroyed. But a woman in your position... a woman whose reputation has been questioned... you need protection. You need a name that Lucas cannot touch."Ophelia blinked, her fake tears stopping for a second."What do you mean?"Lord Sterling leaned forward, the light from the fireplace glinting in his eyes. "I have one son who is not yet married. Leonard. He is a director at the Yates empire, as you know. He has a seat at the table, just like you did. He is a Sterling, through and through."Ophelia’s heart skipped a beat. She knew Leonard Sterling. He was cold, arrogant, and just as power-hungry as his father."I am proposing a union," Lord Sterling continued, his voice dropping to a low, cold hum. "If you want the protection of this house, you must
The loft was filled with a rare, heavy silence... a silence that did not feel like a threat for once. The morning sun had climbed higher, turning the dust motes in the air into tiny flecks of gold. Lucas sat at the long wooden desk, the blue light of his laptop reflecting in his dark, tired eyes. He had not slept. He had no intention of going to the penthouse yet. The penthouse was a place of glass and steel, a place where people watched him. Here, in the shadows of the loft with Selene resting nearby, he could finally think.His fingers moved across the keyboard with a steady, rhythmic click. He was not looking at stock prices or news reports. He was deep inside the core of the Yates empire... the parts of the company that nobody saw. He was looking at the structure of his power, and he was looking for the holes.Ophelia was gone. He had terminated her position, but her ghost was still in the system. She had been a cancer in his boardroom for too long, and now that she was removed, a






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