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Chapter 20
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2026-10-21 05:52:09
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One night with Mr Blackwell Chapter 20
"Mum, please don't cry. Whatever you heard, I promise I can explain…""What? No, I'm not crying because of the news," she said, sniffling into the phone. "I'm crying because I'm cutting onions."I blinked. "You're what?""Onions, Ava. For dinner. I'm standing in my kitchen trying to feed this family, and then your sister shows me your face on the television during a commercial break. So forgive me if my eyes are doing several jobs at once right now."There was a pause, followed by the sound of a knife tapping against a cutting board."And another thing. You disappear on me for days, don't answer my calls, and then I find out what's going on in your life from the evening news, like I'm a stranger. Do you know what that felt like?"The guilt hit harder than the panic had."Mum, I'm sorry. It's been a lot, and I didn't know how to explain it over the phone."I'm just glad she hasn't had to deal with Collins verbally abusing her again or something. From the way she sounds, you'd know he'd
One night with Mr Blackwell Chapter 19
I stared at the headline until the letters stopped making sense as actual words and became nothing more than shapes swimming in front of my eyes.ADRIAN BLACKWELL HAS AN AFFAIR WITH A FEMALE EMPLOYEE AND DEFENDS HER AFTER SHE STOLE HER EX-BOYFRIEND'S PROJECT."No," I said to nobody in particular. "No, no, no. Absolutely not. Today was supposed to be the good day.""Let me see that," Sarah said, snatching my phone out of my hand before I could even protest.Her eyes scanned the screen, and I watched her expression change from confusion to pure fury in about two seconds."Oh, he did NOT!"I slumped into the nearest chair. Again.Was my life some form of entertainment to someone? Because if it wasn't, why couldn't I just live a life free of drama for once?My phone buzzed in Sarah's hand before she could even return it. Then it buzzed again. And again.Three times in a row, a small avalanche of notifications stacked up on the screen."Ava, your phone is having a seizure," Sarah said, han
One night with Mr Blackwell Chapter 18
"No matter how much this looks like an accident, I still think Victor planned this," I whispered to the person I believed was Sarah."Ava, baby, don't be scared. Mama's got you. Ouch! But where in God's name are you?" Sarah screamed, bumping into a desk somewhere in the dark.If Sarah was over there, then whose arm was I currently holding?"Ahem. Miss Collins, I believe you have the wrong person.""Geez, that scared me, Mr. Dave!"I let go of him so fast I nearly dislocated something. One hand smacked his arm while the other clutched my chest like an old woman who had just seen a ghost."I would prefer you stay away from me, ma'am. I still love my work," he said, already putting some careful distance between us.I genuinely did not understand what went on in that man's head sometimes."Nobody move," Adrian said, his voice cold enough to lower the temperature of the entire room. "Dave.""On it, sir."Dave's fingers were already moving somewhere in the dark, and within a minute, the lig
One night with Mr Blackwell Chapter 17
I walked into the Meeting room or should I call it the court room shaking like a leaf about to fall because of the harsh wind. Every eye turned toward me at once. They'd arranged the chairs so I sat at the far end of the table, facing eight people who had clearly already reached a verdict and were just waiting for me to catch up.I hadn't even opened my mouth yet and I was already guilty. Impressive, honestly. Some people take years to build that kind of reputation.Stay calm, Ava. Just get through this, I told myself, with the confidence of someone who did not believe a single word she was saying.Victor sat directly across from me, folder resting in front of him like a man who'd already written his victory speech. The directors beside him kept their faces carefully blank, the kind of blank that wasn't neutral so much as it was patient, waiting for me to trip over my own story."Miss Collins," the silver-haired director began, tapping his pen against the table, "walk us through exact
One night with Mr Blackwell Chapter 16
I hung up on Sarah mid-scream, which she was going to make me pay for later, but right now I had bigger problems than my best friend's blood pressure.Stolen. My idea. The one I stayed up three nights straight polishing until my eyes crossed. The one I cried actual, undignified tears over at that award ceremony I'd begged Sarah to attend in my place, and she'd refused, the traitor.Was Victor nuts? Just because he sat there with me while I was sorting it out, handed me a cup of coffee here and there, did that suddenly make it his project now? By that logic my landlord built it too, since he at least kept the lights on."Where are you going?" Adrian asked, watching me snatch my jacket off the chair."To kill that bastard. How dare he try to claim what's mine. And so much for having the best directors in New York, just because he's family they bought his word without blinking." I was already halfway to the door.He let out a short laugh, tapping his fingers against the armrest like he w
One night with Mr Blackwell Chapter 15
I stared at Adrian, still trying to figure him out. My brain refused to process anything.My room… but not my house.My bed… but not my street.My posters… but definitely not my peeling ceiling.It felt like stepping into a parallel universe sponsored by a billionaire with too much money and absolutely zero boundaries.I slowly turned back to Adrian.He looked annoyingly calm, like people reconstructed entire bedrooms from memory every day.“Mr Blackwell, we are not close enough for me to invite you into my room, right? So how do you know what my room looks like?”If I’m being honest, the whole situation was terrifying.He just stared at me. No explanation. No blink. Nothing.“So,” I tried again, “let me get this straight. You… recreated my entire room. In your house.”“Yes,” he answered like he was reading a weather update. “You got hurt on our way, so I made this one identical. I didn’t want you panicking when you woke up.”“You said I was fine back then.”“I lied.”“You LIED about
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