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CHAPTER 23: A Little Peace
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The CEO'S SECRET BRIDE CHAPTER 23: A Little Peace
The sun was shining through the windows when I woke up and for the first time in a long time, I wasn’t waking up from fear. I wasn’t jumping up to check the doors or listen for strange sounds. I just… opened my eyes and breathed peacefully.Carson was still sleeping beside me, his arm across my waist, holding me like he didn’t want to let go. I smiled a little and touched his cheek, as I'm enjoying that little moment.He slowly opened his eyes.“You’re awake,” he said with a sleepy voice.“Yes,” I whispered. “And you’re still here.”I added.He pulled me closer. “I’m not going anywhere,” he said.We stayed like that for a while, with no words, no fear, just peace and silence.Then my stomach growled loudly and we both laughed.“I guess someone’s hungry,” Carson said.“I didn’t even eat well yesterday,” I replied with a smile.“Well, let’s fix that,” he said and sat up. “Today, we'll cook. No laptops, no files, no fights. Just food and lovely moments,”he said again.“I like the sound of
The CEO'S SECRET BRIDE CHAPTER 22: Fighting to win
I was still sitting on the floor, wrapped in Carson’s arms, my body was sore, my heart still racing in response to the whole event.Carson helped me up slowly. “We should clean up,” he said.I nodded, my voice gone. Broken chairs, shattered glass, blood stains—everything around us looked like a war zone.We cleaned in silence for a while, then Carson’s phone buzzed again.He picked it up and stepped away to answer, while I sat on the couch, hugging my knees, when he returned with a dark look.“What is it?” I asked.He sat beside me. “It’s Fred,” he said.“What about him?” I asked slowly.Carson rubbed his face. “He was never running. He wasn’t scared. He played us,” he said.I frowned. “What do you mean?”“The files… the book… They were real. But he was never trying to help. He gave it to us so we could take the fall,” Carson said bitterly.“What?” I said unsure of the reaction to give.“He leaked a version of the story to the press—twisted it. Made it look like we stole the files, ma
The CEO'S SECRET BRIDE CHAPTER 21: Planning And Action
It was early morning when we started planning. Carson spread all the files on the living room table, the laptop was open and the little book from Fred was beside it. There were pages, screenshots, names, photos—all mixed together.“This is everything we need,” Carson said.I stared at it all. It looked like a war map. A quiet war, full of secrets and shadows.“So, how do we do this?” I asked.“We go public,” he said. “We hit them where it hurts and this is not leaving behind their reputation, their money, all of it,”he added.I nodded slowly. “Okay. But how do we do that safely?”I asked.Carson tapped the laptop. “We send it out to the right people including the journalists, investigators, and even social media. Everything at once, so they can’t stop it.”He said .I swallowed. “And if they find us before that?”I asked.He looked at me. “Then we go down fighting,”He said.We didn’t eat much that day because we were too focused and too alert, we just wanted to sort everything out and th
The CEO'S SECRET BRIDE CHAPTER 20: Time to Fight
I woke up to the sound of my phone buzzing. My hands were still sore from last night’s escape so I picked up the phone with a shaky hand. My heart is still heavy from everything we found.Carson was already up, standing by the window and looking outside like he was expecting or ready for trouble.“What is it?” I asked as I sat up.“Nothing yet,” he said. “But I don’t trust quiet mornings anymore, everything seems to be a trap recently,”He added.I stood and walked to him.“Did you sleep at all?” I asked.He shook his head. “No. I couldn’t. I kept thinking about what’s next.”He said.I placed my hand on his shoulder. “We’re still standing, so everything is still okay,” I said.He looked at me. “Barely.”There was silence for a while, then he turned to me, looking worried.“Please, I need to tell you something,” he said.I frowned. “What is it?”I asked in curiosity.He sat on the couch and signalled for me to join him, so I moved closer and sat right beside him, and he took my hands.“Y
The CEO'S SECRET BRIDE CHAPTER 19: THE SECRET PLACE
It was the next day, but the tension from the night before was still in the air. I couldn’t stop thinking about the video of Victoria, Greg, and Fred planning everything, talking about my father like he was just a problem they needed to erase.I was in the kitchen, making tea with my hands still shaking a little.Carson walked in. He didn’t say anything at first, he just watched me for a few seconds.“You didn’t sleep again?” he asked.I shook my head. “I tried, but I kept hearing their voices,” I said. “It’s like they’re still in my head,”I added.He walked to me and took the cup from my hand. “Sit down,” he said.I sat at the table and looked at him.“What now?” I asked.“We go deeper,” he said. “We dig until we find something that can destroy them,”He added.“We already have the video,” I said.He shook his head. “The video is powerful, but it’s not enough. People like Greg and Victoria—they can find a way to spin it so we need more. We need something that ties it all together,”He
The CEO'S SECRET BRIDE CHAPTER 18 : More Truth
The next morning came too fast although I didn’t sleep much because my mind was full of questions and worries. I kept thinking about the photos, the name Greg Vale, and the gunshot. It was all too much for me to process.I was sitting on the bed when I heard a soft knock at the door.“Come in,” I said.Carson walked in. He looked tired too, like he didn't have a good sleep.“How are you feeling?” he asked.“I don’t know,” I said quietly. “Still shaken, I guess,”I added.He nodded and walked closer. “You didn’t sleep?”He asked.“Not really,” I replied. “You?”He shook his head. “Same,”He said.There was silence, then he sat beside me and held my hands.“We can’t pretend this isn’t happening,” I said.“I know,” he replied. “I think we need to figure out how to go about this whole issue, so we can know how well to deal with it.” He added.I looked at him but he didn’t look like the same man I married out of force. He looked different and softer now or maybe more human.“What do we do now
The CEO'S SECRET BRIDE CHAPTER 17 - THE GALA EVENT
It was past midnight when my phone buzzed.I rubbed my eyes, half expecting another message from Carson, maybe checking in. But it wasn’t from him, It was from an unknown number. No name. Just a single sentence:“Meet me where it all began.” I stared at it, my heart thudding.“ What did that even mean? Where did it all begin…?” I asked myself.And then it hit me that it might mean my childhood home, the estate that I grew up in. What used to be ours before it was seized and locked away like the rest of my past. That was where everything began, where the night of the gala had ended, where my father returned furious and broken.I slipped out of bed and got dressed in silence. I didn’t tell Carson,I wasn’t sure if I should tell him about it.The city was quiet as I rode in a cab through the night. When we arrived, the place looked as forgotten as I remembered. Dusty gates, overgrown garden. Faded memories.I stepped out and walked to the porch.And then I heard a sound more like a movem
The CEO'S SECRET BRIDE CHAPTER 16 - NEAR TRUTH
I woke up early, the room was quiet. i didn't know what the day would bring but I just want to have a positive mind. I got dressed and went downstairs. I poured myself a glass of water and sat at the table.Just then, I heard soft footsteps so I turned and it was Carson.“Morning,” I said.“Morning,” he replied.He walked past me and opened the fridge. Then he looked at me.“You want to take a walk?” he asked.“A walk?” I said.He nodded. “Just a small one.”He replied.“Okay,” I said.We stepped outside, walked side by side but we weren't talking much.After a while, he spoke.“When I was ten, my stepmother told me I would never be good enough,” he said.I looked at him. He was staring ahead.“I believed her for a long time,” he said.“I’m sorry,” I said.“It’s fine,” he said. “She was always like that. Cold and sharp.”We walked a little more.“You ever feel like you’re pretending to be okay when you’re not?” he asked.“All the time,” I said.He gave a small nod. “Yeah. Me too.”He s
The CEO'S SECRET BRIDE CHAPTER 15 - Loud Warning
The sun came up slowly that morning. I sat by the window, holding a cup of tea I didn’t drink. The house was quiet again. Carson was still asleep, I guessed.I touched the necklace on my neck. It felt cold.My phone rang. I looked at the screen. It was the hospital. My heart jumped."Hello?" I said."Miss Drake?" a voice replied."Yes," I said, standing up slowly."This is from Saint Grace Hospital. It’s about your mother," the nurse said."Is she okay?" I asked."She’s stable now. But something came up," she said."What is it?" I asked again."Her bills... they were fully paid last night," the nurse said.I blinked. "Paid?"I asked unsure."Yes. Everything, both the surgery and the medication, even the special care fee," she said."Who paid?" I asked quickly."We were told not to say," she said."But you know?" I asked."Yes, but we were told to keep it private," she said."Can I come see her?" I asked."Of course. She’s awake now," the nurse said."I’ll be there soon," I said.I ende
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