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030| Hope

Auteur: Elca Stephenson
last update Date de publication: 2026-06-17 22:30:50

~OLIVIA~

I sat on my sofa. I traced the edge of my diamond ring while a smirk appeared on my face.

Then suddenly, my phone buzzed and I swiped the screen open instantly, expecting Matt's name.

Instead, a text message popped up from a private number with no caller ID.

“The suite at the Grand Horizon is booked for tomorrow night, beautiful. Don't keep me waiting like last time.”

My cheeks flushed but I deleted the message immediately.

I shook the thought out of my head. I could not lose my focus
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  • TOO LATE TO WANT ME   038| The Investigation

    ~CASSIAN~The folder Marcus dropped on my desk looked very thick which enough made me even more interested about Tyla.I leaned back in my leather chair. I stared at the black cover while Marcus stood on the other side of the desk. He looked tired."Is that everything?" I asked."Yes, Mr. Virell," Marcus said. "But the data does not match what we thought. There is no corporate spy angle."I narrowed my eyes. "What do you mean?""She was married for the last five years," Marcus explained. "She married Matthew Wilson, the CEO of the Wilson Group. But the marriage was completely hidden from the public. She worked as his personal assistant for four years, she sat at a tiny desk outside his office to maintain public image and never for once had they been intimate in public. Also, she lived in a guest room in his house."I stared at the papers. My jaw tightened. How would any reasonable man treat his own wife like that?"Why did he hide his own wife?""It was more or less like an arranged m

  • TOO LATE TO WANT ME   037| The Question

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  • TOO LATE TO WANT ME   036| The Wrong Conversation

    ~MATT~A sleek white UV arrived. It was the Henderson family dropping off their six-year-old son, George.Tyla had arranged this playdate weeks ago, long before she packed her bags and vanished into the night.I had completely forgotten about it until the butler informed me this morning. Part of me wanted to cancel it, but Grandma insisted that Kenny needed the distraction."Hi, Kenny!" George shouted as he saw Kenny from a distance. He had a small robotic toy in his hands.Kenny, who had been sitting quietly on the bottom step of the staircase for the past hour, forced a small smile on seeing his friend. "Hi, George.""Look what my mum bought me!" George exclaimed, thrusting the toy forward.“She said if I was a good boy during our family vacation to Hawaii next week, she would get me the matching spaceship too! We are going to swim with dolphins. My dad already booked the whole resort."Kenny’s smile faltered a little as his eyes dropped to the plastic robot. "That’s cool.""Where i

  • TOO LATE TO WANT ME   035| The Cost of Being Chosen

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  • TOO LATE TO WANT ME   034| For One Woman

    ~MATT~Usually, family meetings were held in the dining room over coffee. But Grandma hadn't called for coffee.She had called for Mr. Harrison, the senior legal advisor who had managed the Wilson family trust since my grandfather was alive.When I walked in, Harrison was already organising folders. Grandma sat at the head of the table."Sit down, Matt," she said. Her voice lacked its usual warmth it always had before Tyla walked away. Now, it was completely flat.I pulled out a chair opposite her, wondering what this was all about again."Grandma, if this is about Olivia again, I’ve already told you. She is staying. I am handling my personal life."Grandma didn't blink. She didn’t look angry like she was in our previous discussion and it made me curious. What was up her sleeve yet again?"This is not about your personal life, Matt," she replied. "This is about the Wilson family lineage. Mr. Harrison, please begin."Harrison cleared his throat, adjusting his glasses.He slid a thick,

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    ~TYLA~Elowen Virell.I looked down at the little girl hiding behind my legs, and then up at the giant, intimidating man standing by the door.“Dad” she whispered.I was completely stunned. This sweet child was the daughter of the cold tyrant from the boardroom.Suddenly, everything made sense.I f

  • TOO LATE TO WANT ME   025| His Daughter

    ~Cassian~For nearly an hour, I was in a state of panic.Elowen had slipped away from her nanny during their morning walk.My security team locked down the whole building immediately. They checked every camera feed then scanned every hallway.They guarded every exit but she was nowhere to be found.

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  • TOO LATE TO WANT ME   023| Not Good Enough

    ~TYLA~I wasn’t expecting his question and that caught me off guard.His insult about my five year absence hurt me more deeply than any technical critiques.It was obvious that Cassian wasn't just testing my software anymore. He was now attacking my professional reliability.He was using the five y

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