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Chapter 31. Helping Hand

مؤلف: Anna Bajanova
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The crack spread fast—ripping from the peak of my confidence straight down into something darker, heavier. Anger. Resentment. I felt sorry for her. I really did. She’d been through hell, and I couldn’t even imagine a fraction of it. She must’ve wanted that baby so badly… must’ve given up everything for it.

I sat beside Mom on the bed, and then she said it—something that hit like a final shove.

"I found out too late," she sobbed, covering her face. "It was a hard time. I wasn’t tracking my cycle
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  • The CEO Who Won’t Let Me Go   Chapter 31. Helping Hand

    The crack spread fast—ripping from the peak of my confidence straight down into something darker, heavier. Anger. Resentment. I felt sorry for her. I really did. She’d been through hell, and I couldn’t even imagine a fraction of it. She must’ve wanted that baby so badly… must’ve given up everything for it.I sat beside Mom on the bed, and then she said it—something that hit like a final shove."I found out too late," she sobbed, covering her face. "It was a hard time. I wasn’t tracking my cycle. By then it was too late for anything, and my parents wouldn’t let me get rid of it."Something sharp pierced me—like a needle straight through my chest. I’d stepped on it years ago and just… left it there. Forgotten. It had been inside me all this time, working its way deeper. And now it finally hit.Everything snapped into place.They had never loved me.I hadn’t just been unwanted—I’d been a mistake they resented.All those happy childhood photos? Only Valeri.Birthday gifts? Always for Vale

  • The CEO Who Won’t Let Me Go   Chapter 30. The Power of the Family

    My biggest hopes crashed the second I saw my father’s car and my mother’s driver parked outside the house.“To my office, Zoe.” His sharp voice cut through the air the moment I stepped inside.I froze.They’d been waiting for me.Both of them stood in the hallway, faces cold and unreadable, and suddenly it felt like I’d done something unforgivable—like I was about to be punished.“Can I change first? I just got home,” I said, unable to keep the edge out of my voice as I gestured at myself. I was still in the dress from Valeri’s engagement party, my makeup smudged beneath my eyes. I needed to fix it. Needed a minute to breathe.“You have ten minutes.”He turned and walked away without another word.The second he was out of sight, my mom’s expression cracked. The color drained from her face, her eyes filling with tears. She stepped toward me just as I kicked off my shoes, ready to run upstairs.“Zoe, sweetheart, wait—let’s talk before you go to your father’s office, I—”“I want to chang

  • The CEO Who Won’t Let Me Go   Chapter 29. Friends?

    The shock of realizing I’d fallen asleep in Shulgin’s arms had me jerking upright in bed.A chill skated over my skin when I noticed my dress—neatly folded on the chair beside me. No. This couldn’t be happening. Not again. My hand drifted to my stomach, trembling—and right then, his voice cut through the silence, making me flinch.“Nothing happened, Zoe.”I turned slowly. He was sitting at the edge of the bed, shoulder braced against the headboard, watching me. I dragged the sheet higher, instinctively covering myself under his gaze. My underwear was still on. And there was no lingering soreness, none of that raw, burning reminder from the first time.“You should go. Valeri could walk in any—”“She’s already home. I dropped her off half an hour ago.”Something cold and heavy settled in my chest. The danger wasn’t hypothetical. It was sitting right in front of me.“And Rinat? Is he—”“Your fearless bodyguard’s still here. He’ll take you home whenever you want.”That tone—too casual, to

  • The CEO Who Won’t Let Me Go   Chapter 28. Salted Tears

    Alan blocked the door and started talking without turning on the light.“You asked Rinat to talk to me, but I figured I’d say it myself—nothing’s changed. My offer still stands, and if you want to keep—”That was it. The final straw.Something inside me snapped. The air rushed out of my lungs in a shaky exhale, and the next breath hitched into a sob—sharp, loud, impossible to hold back. It cut through the silence and made him stop.Alan froze, then his whole body softened. He stepped away from the door and came toward me.“I can’t do this anymore…” I whispered.Tears spilled over, hot and heavy, sliding down my cheeks and soaking into the neckline of my dress.“Zoe, I…” Alan said quietly.That only made it worse.“I didn’t mean to. I won’t tell her anything, okay? Do you hear me?”His hands closed around my shoulders, giving me a small shake, but it didn’t help. I broke completely, sobbing like a child.Everything hit me at once. It crashed down, too much, too fast—like a storm breaki

  • The CEO Who Won’t Let Me Go   Chapter 27. Truth or Lie?

    My gaze flicked from the man to the woman, and I couldn’t make sense of what I’d just heard. Had this Konstantin really said our daughter—or was my brain playing tricks on me? It had to be the latter. There was no other explanation.Konstantin’s sharp stare slid from my mom to me… and softened. Warmed. Opened. Something lit up in his deep brown eyes, bright and unsettling. A faint smile touched his lips.“Zoe… that’s a beautiful name. And you’re beautiful too, like—”“Stop!” my mom cut him off, stepping in front of me like she could block him with her body. “She’s not your daughter! That’s just your sick imagination!”“How did you live with this all these years, Zhanna?” Konstantin’s voice hardened again, his gaze going cold. “I don’t doubt for a second that she’s mine. But if you don’t even know who you were with nineteen years ago—while your husband was lying helpless after the accident—then fine. We’ll do a DNA test.”The room felt unreal. The shouting, the crying, the words—they b

  • The CEO Who Won’t Let Me Go   Chapter 26. Who is He?

    Mother practically lost it and yanked me out of Boris’s hands. I didn’t even know how to react to something like that from a parent, but with that man blocking our way, arguing felt like the worst possible idea. So I stayed quiet.Konstantin—broad-shouldered, immovable—stepped right in front of us, cutting off any chance of escape. A slow, satisfied smile spread across his face.“Well, Zhanna, why the rush? It’s been ages since I’ve seen you.” His gaze slid to me. “Aren’t you going to introduce me to your little girl? I have to say, I’m impressed. You and Philip hid her from society so well.”“We have nothing to talk about, Yakovlev,” Mom snapped, her fingers digging painfully into my hand.“I wouldn’t be so sure, sunshine.” His eyes dragged over her before settling on me. “Zoe, right? Maybe you can tell me why your parents kept you tucked away all this time? A girl like you shouldn’t be hidden from men’s eyes.”Heat rushed to my face. I dropped my gaze, my nerves tightening with ever

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