Se connecterPartager
84. Family
Date de publication:
2026-04-13 00:12:32
Dernier chapitre
The Heiress's Choice 128. Where I belong
Elena's POVI said good morning to security at the front desk before he even looked up, and he grinned the way he always did when he wasn't expecting it."Morning, Ms. Sterling.”"How's the knee?" I asked.He looked genuinely surprised I remembered.“Better actually, physio's helping.""Good," I said, and kept walking.The Sterling lobby at eight in the morning had its own rhythm, the low hum of the building systems coming fully awake, people moving through with that focused Monday morning quiet that existed before the day properly arrived.I greeted two analysts by name near the coffee station. The legal team’s coordinator caught me a few steps later, holding out a folder I’d been waiting on since Friday. I signed for it without breaking stride and handed it back.Since taking back the CEO position, very little about my mornings had actually changed.The same people still filled the halls. The same elevators still hummed. The same Monday morning rush unfolded around me.What had chan
The Heiress's Choice 127. Good luck
Elena's POVCaleb texted me a little after lunch.Caleb: Rehab went well today. Mind if I come over?I smiled before I even realized I was doing it.Me: Since when do you ask permission?He reacted with a laughing emoji. That was it.No long conversation. No explanation. Just five words… Rehab went well today.I read them again anyway. For some reason, they stayed with me. Maybe because I’d spent half of today wondering how he was doing, even though I promised myself I wouldn’t overthink whatever happened after he drove away last night.Whatever today had been… I hoped it had been kind to him. And after how yesterday ended, I wanted him to walk into something that felt like home.So I cooked.By the time everything was nearly ready, I heard the familiar sound of keys outside my front door. A second later, the lock clicked.Then… Someone started humming.I actually stopped stirring.Caleb? Humming? I couldn’t remember the last time I’d heard him do that.The front door opened and a gy
The Heiress's Choice 126. Mom
Caleb's POVBy the time Sunday morning practice ended, my shoulder was burning. Not the sharp kind of pain that followed me for weeks.This was different.It was the good kind. It reminded me I was getting closer.“Again.”Coach didn’t even glance up from his clipboard.I caught another football from the trainer, rolled my shoulder once, then threw a clean short pass right into Marcus’ chest.He caught it one-handed.“Damn,” he muttered. “You’re starting to look like yourself again.”I caught the ball, fighting a smile.“Don’t tell Coach that.”“Too late.”Coach finally looked over.“I heard that.”A few of the guys laughed.Training had changed over the last week. I wasn’t standing on the sidelines anymore. I was throwing again. Running controlled drills. Every day the trainers trusted my shoulder a little more.“That’s enough,” Coach called after my next throw. “Don’t get greedy.”I tossed the ball back to Marcus.As we headed toward the locker room, he bumped my shoulder slightly.
The Heiress's Choice 125. Maybe
Elena's POVBy Saturday afternoon, life had somehow settled back into something almost… normal.Almost.After everything that had happened Thursday night, the last two days had passed surprisingly quietly.Caleb had looked me in the eye and quietly promised he was going to ask me properly this time.Since then, neither of us had brought it up again. Somehow… life had simply kept moving.Which was probably why Adrian insisted we all come over for lunch.“Caleb, I swear if you let Ethan beat you one more time on purpose I’m telling him,” Adrian said from across the table.Caleb looked up from where Ethan stood beside him with both arms thrown into the air in victory.“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”“You dropped the controller.”“I slipped.”Ethan turned to him with complete confidence.“You slipped three times.”“I’m injured,” Caleb said, holding up his shoulder with complete sincerity.Adrian pointed at him.“That is your throwing arm.”“It affects my grip.”Maya laughed from
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 53. It's never too late
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
Dernière mise à jour : 2026-04-01The Heiress's Choice 41. She lied
Damien's POV "Blackwell, can you drop these off on twelve?"I looked up from my desk as my supervisor, Marcus zen, dropped a stack of files in front of me."Sure," I said, grabbing them, "What are they?""Quarterly reports for Henderson," he said, already walking away."Meeting room C."I stood up
Dernière mise à jour : 2026-03-28The 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
Dernière mise à jour : 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
Dernière mise à jour : 2026-03-17
Vous vous intéresseriez aussi à
Revenge of the Hideous Lady
Moonlight972.2K VuesBegin Again
Val Sims1.0M VuesMy Wife is a Hacker
Summer1.9M VuesAccidentally Yours
Shayla HArt1.9M VuesIn love with the enemy
Riri🤎136 VuesThe Bride They chased Away
Flimxy vic 301 VuesPregnant with the Devil's Heir
Raina52 VuesOWNED BY FOUR BILLIONAIRES
Bara62 Vues
