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CHAPTER 22 – Competition
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Owned by the Man I Rejected CHAPTER 27 – The Unexpected Ride Home
Rain hammered against the glass entrance of Wolfe Global with such force that the city beyond it looked almost unreal.Water flowed down the windows in silver streams, covering the lights of passing cars and turning Manhattan into a blur of color.Elena stood beneath the covered entrance, phone in hand.She refreshed the rideshare app for the fourth time.No drivers available.She tried another.The estimated wait climbed from twenty-three minutes to forty-seven.She sighed quietly.“Not your night?”The receptionist smiled sympathetically.“It’ll clear eventually.”“I hope so.”She wasn’t worried about getting wet.She was worried about getting home.Her mother always tried to stay awake until she walked through the door.No matter how many times Elena asked her not to.Across the driveway, the black sedan remained where it was.Its headlights reflected across the wet pavement.The engine continued to idle.Inside, Adrian sat in the back seat, reading through tomorrow’s presentation.
Owned by the Man I Rejected CHAPTER 26: Working Late
By Thursday morning, Wolfe Global had settled into a rhythm that only appeared calm from the outside.Inside, every department was racing against Friday’s investor presentation.Phones rang almost constantly.Meeting rooms remained occupied.Assistants hurried through the executive floor with folders tucked beneath their arms, while managers revised reports for what felt like the tenth time.No one wanted to be responsible for a mistake.Especially with Richard Wolfe personally overseeing preparations.Elena had barely finished her first cup of coffee when Maya appeared beside her desk.“You’ve been summoned.”Elena looked up from her laptop.“That sounds ominous.”“It probably is.”Maya lowered her voice.“Lawson Capital just confirmed they’ll be here in an hour.”“I thought tomorrow was the presentation.”“It is.”“This is something else.”Before Elena could ask another question, the phone on her desk rang.“Miss Hart,” the receptionist said. “Mr. Wolfe would like you in the executi
Owned by the Man I Rejected CHAPTER 25 – A Choice He Doesn’t Understand
The Wolfe family estate looked different after sunset.The limestone façade glowed beneath carefully placed garden lights, while the wide driveway curved around a fountain that had stood there long before Adrian and Ethan were born.For Richard Wolfe, family dinners were not optional.No matter how demanding business became, Wednesday evenings belonged to family.Adrian arrived precisely at seven.Naturally.Ethan pulled into the driveway four minutes later.Also naturally.He climbed out of his car carrying a bottle of wine.“You know Uncle Richard doesn’t drink red.”“I know.”“Then why—”“It’s for Emily.”Adrian shook his head.“You’ve planned this.”“I always plan my survival.”Emily Wolfe greeted them at the front door before either man reached it.“There you are.”She embraced Ethan first.“My favorite nephew.”“I’m your only nephew.”“Exactly.”She smiled before turning to Adrian.“And my impossible son.”“I’ve been called worse.”“I’m aware.”She adjusted the collar of his jac
Owned by the Man I Rejected CHAPTER 24 – The Revenge Plan Deepens
Three days before the investor presentation, Wolfe Global seemed to inhale all at once.The lobby was really crowded than Elena had ever seen before. Visitors checking in at the reception, department heads rushing to meetings, and assistants crossed the marble floor with tablets balanced against stacks of documents. Even the café downstairs had a line of people waiting all to the elevators.Pressure had settled over the building.Not the chaotic kind.The disciplined kind.The sort that came before something important.Elena fixed the strap of her laptop bag as she stepped out of the elevator onto the executive floor.“Morning.”Maya appeared beside her carrying two coffees.“I bought you one before you could pretend breakfast isn’t necessary.”Elena accepted the cup with a grateful smile.“One day you’ll stop treating me like a project.”“I sincerely hope not.”They reached Elena’s desk together.Maya lowered her voice.“Richard Wolfe is sitting in on today’s rehearsal.”Elena paused
Owned by the Man I Rejected CHAPTER 23 – A Dangerous Idea
The problem with successful plans was that they rarely left room for doubt.Adrian Wolfe had built his life on planning.Business acquisitions.Market expansions.Investment strategies.Every major decision passed through the same process.Gather information.Assess risk.Execute.Simple.Effective.Predictable.Which was why he found his current situation so irritating.Because doubt had no place in a well-constructed plan.Yet somehow, it had found one.Monday morning began before sunrise.As usual.Adrian arrived at Wolfe Global shortly after six.The city outside was still waking up.Traffic remained light.The office remained quiet.His preferred environment.No distractions.No interruptions.Just work.Unfortunately, Elena Hart had become both.He was halfway through reviewing a quarterly report when a memory surfaced.Not an important one.Not even recent.The cleaning supervisor.The gratitude in the woman’s face.The way Elena had looked uncomfortable being thanked.As thoug
Owned by the Man I Rejected CHAPTER 22 – Competition
Monday morning arrived with the kind of chaos Wolfe Global seemed to specialize in.The investor presentation was only days away.Every department was under pressure.Emails arrived faster than anyone could answer them.Meetings appeared on calendars without warning.And somewhere in the middle of it all, Elena Hart was trying to survive.By nine-thirty, she had already handled three scheduling conflicts, corrected two reporting errors, and rescued a presentation from what Maya described as “a completely preventable disaster.”“You deserve a raise.”Elena glanced up.“You say that every week.”“Because every week I become more correct.”Elena laughed and returned to her work.Across the office, Ethan watched the exchange with a smile.It was strange.A few months ago, Elena had simply been another employee.Now he found himself looking for her without meaning to.Not because she demanded attention.Because she never did.She worked.Helped people.Went home.Then came back and did it
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