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Chapter 50: The Heat of the Game

Penulis: Cleo Atree
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-23 16:31:01

The room buzzed with laughter and the sharp clink of glasses, the amber glow of a half-empty whiskey bottle at the center catching the light like a silent provocateur. Surrounding it, unopened bottles sprawled across the table like a promise of chaos yet to come. The atmosphere was electric, every corner vibrating with anticipation.

Raj sprang to his feet, a grin lighting up his face as if he’d been counting down the days to this moment. “Tonight,” he declared, voice brimming with excitement, “
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    Her hand drifted across the bed searching.Empty, no warmth. No trace of him.Her eyes snapped open, panic igniting in their depths as she shot upright, her gaze sweeping the room in frantic disbelief.“Cal…”His name left her lips in a fragile whisper.She stumbled out of bed, her heartbeat quickening with every step as she moved toward the bathroom. Her knuckles rapped lightly against the door.“Cal, are you in there?”Silence answered her.A flicker of unease tightened her chest. Slowly, her fingers curled around the handle and pushed it open.Empty.Her breath hitched.For a split second, the world felt too quiet.Then—Her eyes darted across the room, landing on the table. With hurried steps, she crossed the distance, her pulse racing as she grabbed the small sticker note resting there.There is porridge in the microwave. Eat and get some rest. I’ll drop by after work.A breath she didn’t realize she’d been holding slipped past her lips.“Oh… thank goodness. I was so scared…”Her

  • THE COLD-HEARTED CEO'S REBORN LOVER    When the Past Confronts the Present

    The last thread of control he’d been clinging to and snapped, completely.In a flash, he slammed her onto the bed, the force stealing the breath from her lungs. The world tilted, spun then stilled with him looming above her, a force of nature she couldn’t outrun.He looked less like a man now and more like a storm barely contained.Desire. Rage. Obsession.All tangled. All burning.The room seemed to close in, the walls pressing tighter, the air growing thick too thick to breathe. Every second stretched, suffocating, charged with something volatile.Something dangerous.“You want money?” His voice cut through the tension, rough, unsteady, laced with something unhinged. “Fine. I’ll give you more than he ever has.”“Who needs your dirty money?” she spat, her voice trembling but her eyes blazing with defiance.“Dirty…?” he echoed.His tone dropped low, dark, almost unrecognizable.A whisper that carried more threat than a scream.“I’ll show you just how dirty… how messy I can be.”Her he

  • THE COLD-HEARTED CEO'S REBORN LOVER    The Line He Shouldn’t Have Crossed

    He was out before the engine fully died. The doors of the club barely had time to open before he stormed through, his presence crashing into the space like a storm unleashed. Music, lights, voices All of it seemed to falter. Heads turned. The staff froze. No one dared step in his path. Calvin didn’t stop. Didn’t look at anyone. His strides were long, sharp, purposeful cutting straight through the club as if he owned every inch of it. Because in that moment. He might as well have. “Sir—” someone tried to speak. Ignored. He reached the private corridor. One door. At the end. Alvin’s office. Without knocking. He shoved it open. Hard. The door slammed against the wall with a thunderous crack. And Calvin stepped in. Eyes dark. Breathing uneven. Looking less like a man. And more like something that had finally lost control. Alvin’s eyes widened the moment the door slammed open, and he rose to his feet in haste. “Mr. Ink, what brings you here? Please, have a seat—”

  • THE COLD-HEARTED CEO'S REBORN LOVER    The Truth He Couldn’t Accept

    “Hmm,” Cleopatra teased, her fingers lightly tracing his shoulder. “So now it’s not breakfast in bed, it’s kisses in bed?”“Exactly,” he replied without hesitation.She tapped the bridge of his nose gently, her smile warm but her eyes thoughtful.“Alright, Captain… but I have to go now.”His expression shifted immediately.“Go where?”“My apartment,” she said softly. “I’ve been here for five days.”“And so?” His arms tightened slightly around her waist as he frowned, his voice dropping into a quiet protest. “Stay a little longer. If it’s cleaning, I’ll have someone take care of it.”“Cal…” she murmured, her gaze softening as it met his. “We still need space. If we’re always together, you might get tired of me.”His expression stilled.Then, firmly almost instinctively.“I won’t,” he said. “I’ll never get tired of you.”The certainty in his voice lingered in the air.For a moment, she just looked at him her heart wavering.“Mm…” she hesitated, her eyes searching his.He sighed softly,

  • THE COLD-HEARTED CEO'S REBORN LOVER    This Time, I Choose You

    A transfer notification.One million Baymarks.Her grip tightened slightly. Slowly, she lifted her gaze to him.“What’s this for?”Calvin didn’t hesitate.“You said I was throwing money away,” he replied calmly, almost lazily. “Wouldn’t it be worse to throw it at strangers and not even spend a cent on you?”Her lips parted.But before she could speak.“I don’t want people’s gazes on you,” he cut in, his voice lower now, more serious. “I don’t want anyone looking at you and making you feel like you’re not good enough to stand beside me.”His hand moved across the table.Warm.Steady.He took hers in his.“I don’t want anything,” he continued softly, “that could make you doubt yourself.”For a moment—Cleopatra said nothing.The sharpness in her eyes faded, replaced by something gentler, something almost vulnerable.“Cal…” she called, her voice quieter now, slower.Then a small smile tugged at her lips.“Aww… you’re actually sweet,” she teased lightly, though her fingers curled around h

  • THE COLD-HEARTED CEO'S REBORN LOVER    An Empire at Her Feet

    “You aren’t doing anything at the company today?” Calvin asked, leaning casually against the doorway, a playful smirk tugging at his lips.Cleopatra rolled her eyes, a small laugh escaping her. “Cal, don’t remind me of my foolishness. I wasn’t supposed to come to work like regular workers.”“Of course… I didn’t know,” he said, feigning shock. “I was honestly surprised to see you here all week, and you only had that one photoshoot. Did that monkey not tell you?”“Leave Joss out of this!” Cleopatra shot back, laughter dancing in her voice.Calvin’s brow furrowed slightly, mock-serious. “Damn… what is he even managing? Should I replace him?”“No!” she yelled, then giggled.Calvin’s face contorted, his voice dropping a touch. “You… like him more than me?”Her laughter softened, warm and teasing. “Aww, my jealous big boy. You’re irreplaceable,” she whispered, leaning closer as if to seal her words with the sincerity in her eyes.Calvin inhaled deeply, then exhaled, a small smile breaking t

  • THE COLD-HEARTED CEO'S REBORN LOVER    Chapter 1: Shards of Pain

    “Why am I tied up? Why can’t I see anything? How do I get this blindfold off? Where… where the hell am I?” Cleopatra’s voice cracked, raw and ragged, her panic clawing its way up her throat. Darkness pressed in from every side, her hands struggled uselessly against the bindings, and her heart raced

  • THE COLD-HEARTED CEO'S REBORN LOVER    Chapter 44: The Unseen Battlefield

    The elders drifted away toward Orion’s table, leaving the children to their own devices, the murmurs of the party fading into a distant hum. Anthony and Guinevere exchanged a brief glance, the space around them suddenly charged with unspoken words.“I work with Hawk actually, I’m one of the directo

  • THE COLD-HEARTED CEO'S REBORN LOVER    Chapter 16: Step Into My Orbit

    One of the decorators’ hands tightened around Cleopatra’s shoulder, grounding her in the moment.“If Guinevere were even half this stunning, we’d all be doomed,” someone murmured from the shadows, their voice a mix of awe and reluctant relief. “Thank God she isn’t.”Joss’s smile faded into somethin

  • THE COLD-HEARTED CEO'S REBORN LOVER    Chapter 7: Flames Behind Close Doors

    Cleopatra stepped out of the taxi, slowly lifting her head as her breath caught at the sight of the towering INK Model skyscraper before her. Gleaming beneath the sky, its exotic design and flawless structure seemed to embody both elegance and ambition. For a moment, she simply stood there, mesmeri

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