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29. The Morning After
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2026-01-13 03:22:51
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The Heiress's Choice 124. Not your girlfriend
Elena's POVI noticed it before I even made it to the bathroom.The hoodie was still hanging over the back of my chair where I’d left it the night before.Dark grey. Oversized.I picked it up almost without thinking. My fingers lingered on the sleeves before I lifted it closer, burying my face in the soft fabric for just a second.I smiled before I could stop myself. It still smelled like him.I shook my head.Somehow, after everything that had happened over the weekend, he still managed to leave a piece of himself behind.Then I remembered exactly how that happened.Two mornings ago, Caleb had been getting ready to leave my apartment after breakfast.He was moving slower than usual, careful with his shoulder while gathering his things. I was sitting on the edge of my bed scrolling through emails when he reached for his hoodie, pulled it over his head……and started walking toward the door.I looked up.Then blinked.“Caleb.”“Hm?”“…Did you forget something?”He frowned slightly.“D
The Heiress's Choice 123. Still here
ELENA'S POVThe first text came at exactly eight forty-seven on Monday morning while I was still in the elevator heading up to my floor.Not from Caleb.From Patricia.Patricia: Good morning, Ms. Sterling. I’ve sent today’s schedule. Mr. Hughes is already waiting outside your office.I frowned, opening the attachment.Seven items. Three marked urgent.It wasn’t even nine yet.By the time the elevator doors opened, I was already scrolling through the list while walking toward my office.That was how my Monday started.It never really slowed down after that.Becoming CEO had been exciting for exactly one day. After that, nobody congratulated me anymore.Around Sterling Global, titles weren’t something people celebrated for very long. They simply came with expectations. People no longer wanted to know how I was settling in.They wanted answers. Results. Decisions.And apparently… they wanted them immediately.Mr. Hughes barely sat down before someone from Finance arrived asking for five
The Heiress's Choice 122. Nowhere
Elena’s povSaturday mornings had quickly become my favourite kind of mornings.No alarm. No meetings. No board members waiting outside my office before I’d even had coffee.Just… quiet.I wandered around my apartment in one of Caleb’s hoodies, still debating whether I was in the mood to actually make breakfast or convince myself cereal counted as a proper meal.Then my phone buzzed on the kitchen counter. I smiled before I even looked at it. Somehow… I already knew.Caleb.Caleb: Come downstairs. You have exactly two minutes.I blinked.Me: Two minutes from when exactly?He didn’t answer.I sighed, shaking my head as I locked my phone.Of course he wouldn’t. Knowing Caleb, he was probably already outside.I quickly freshened up, changed into a pair of jeans and a simple top, ran a brush through my hair, grabbed my bag and headed downstairs before he decided two minutes had somehow become one.When the elevator opened and I stepped out of the lobby, he was already there, leaning agai
The Heiress's Choice 121. Regional Director
Damien's POVMy new assistant met me at the door of my office at exactly eight forty-five with a printed schedule in her hand and a slightly nervous energy she was doing her best to contain."Good morning, Regional Director Blackwell," she said.I nodded once."Good morning."She walked beside me as I moved through the space for the first time properly.My things were still partially unpacked, boxes from the Singapore handover stacked near the window, documents spread across the desk in an organized way."Your first leadership meeting is at ten," she said, reading from her mini pad. “Followed by an onboarding session with the international partnerships team, then a one on one with Mr. Walsh from the board at two, and your new department access codes have already been sent to your phone…”"Thank you," I said, cutting her off.It wasn’t her. Last night, I slept maybe three hours. I just wasn’t in the mood for enthusiasm this morning. "And congratulations again, sir," she added, genuine
The Heiress's Choice 120. Much better
Elena's POVThe building had mostly emptied out by the time I finally made it back to my office and for the first time all day, I was completely alone in the room that had just officially become mine.I sat down behind the desk slowly.My desk, actually.Then I looked around properly for the first time. The wide surface in front of me, the tall windows showing the city at night, the warm light, the shelves that were now starting to look like mine rather than something I borrowed from someone else.Since I came back, a part of me never fully settled in here.Six months ago, Adrian stood in this exact office and told me I was on probation. I remembered walking out afterward convinced I could lose everything.And ever since then, no matter how many hours I spent sitting behind this desk, it never completely felt like mine.It felt like if I made one wrong move, someone could walk in and take it away again.And now I’d earned it, all I felt was tired. Just entirely and completely drained
The Heiress's Choice 119. The weight of happy
Elena's POVThe boardroom smelled like leather, fresh coffee and something that felt strangely like finality.I signed the last document and set the pen down, and for a second I just stared at my own signature, sitting on the page like it had always belonged there.The board members were already rising from their seats, one after another, and the applause started quiet then filled the whole room.Adrian was looking at me from across the table with that particular expression he gets when he is trying very hard not to make it obvious that he is proud of me."Congratulations, Ms. Sterling," the chairman said, reaching across to shake my hand."Thank you," I said, and my voice came out steadier than I expected.Adrian leaned toward me as the room began to settle, keeping his voice low. "You do realise," he said, "that from today you no longer have the luxury of seeing my face around this building every day."I laughed before I could stop myself, "You say that like it is a loss.""For you
The Heiress's Choice 14. The Divorce Demand
Elena's pov Damien's apartment building looked worse than I remembered, the peeling paint and flickering hallway lights buzzing like dying insects.Nothing like the life he pretended to have.I'd been calling him for an hour, but no response. 5 missed calls, 7 ignored texts. Now I stood outside a
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-03-19The Heiress's Choice 9. Moment of truth
Elena's POVI watched Damien flee the ballroom and felt absolutely nothing.That should have scared me. That complete absence of feeling for a man I'd once loved enough to give up everything for.But instead, I felt nothing."You're doing amazing," Caleb murmured as I stepped off the stage. He'd be
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Elena's POV Maya's words had been stuck in my head for three days now, playing on repeat every time I tried to focus on anything else.It was Friday now and I sat at my desk, staring at my computer screen, the quarterly reports blurring together into meaningless numbers.My fingers drummed against
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-04-01The Heiress's Choice 15. The Family Dinner
Elena’s povIt's been three days since I last saw Damien. I sat in my office pretending to focus on work, but every thought circled back to him.Three days. And still, Damien.What’s worse is that on Monday, he’d officially start working here.The thought made my stomach twist. If I was like this w
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