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027. Delusional Confrontation
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The morning in the Sterling private estate arrived in silence. Inside the master suite, the air was cool, smelling faintly of cedarwood and mint. Valerie sat at the edge of the plush king-sized bed, her silk robe pulled tight around her waist. Her hands shook as she held her smartphone. On the screen, the internet was burning. The photograph captured through the glass windows of Valkyrie Luxe yesterday morning had spread across the internet like oil on water. It was sharp and high-resolution. The light caught everything: the towering silhouette of Killian Sterling, his charcoal suit, and the long black leather glove he had pulled off his left hand. And then, his bare hand pressed flush against the lower curve of Valerie’s back inside the sunlit lobby. The headlines were screaming: THE UNTOUCHABLE KING UNMASKED? BILLIONAIRE KILLIAN STERLING SPOTTED BARE-HANDED WITH MYSTERIOUS BEAUTY AT VALKYRIE LUXE! WHO IS SHE? SECRETS BEHIND STERLING’S BILLION-DOLLAR ACQUISITION AND HIS UNGLOVE
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The main showroom lobby of Valkyrie Luxe was vast, silent, and flooded with blinding morning light pouring through three-story glass walls. Sixty master goldsmiths, senior gemologists, and floor managers stood in two stiff lines near the sweeping marble staircase. Their hands were folded tightly behind their backs, their faces pale as they stared at the towering man standing in the middle of the hall. Killian Sterling stood beside the central display case. Without a word, he unbuttoned his dark suit jacket and tossed it onto a velvet chair. He unbuttoned his cuffs, slowly rolling his ivory shirt sleeves up his forearms. Then, with a deliberate, smooth motion, Killian pulled off his left black leather glove and dropped it onto the glass counter. A sharp, collective gasp rippled through the gathered staff at the back of the room. "Is that... is that really Mr. Sterling?" a young gemologist whispered under her breath, her voice trembling. "The Killian Sterling?" "Look at his bare h
The Rival’s Contract Wife 029. A Shift in the Wind
Valerie stepped out of her bedroom suite, smoothing down the crisp lines of her tailored ivory blazer and dark charcoal trousers. She turned the corner into the main hallway and bumped right into a broad, solid chest. "Woah," Valerie gasped, taking a quick step back as strong hands caught her shoulders to steady her. She looked up into Killian's dark eyes. He was standing right outside her door, wearing a custom charcoal suit paired with a crisp ivory dress shirt, left unbuttoned at the collar without a tie. Valerie blinked, completely missing how their outfits matched down to the exact colors. "Sorry, I did not expect you to be standing right outside my door." Killian's gaze swept over her structured jacket, a small smirk touching his lips. He did not say a word about the matching clothes. "Are you ready?" Killian asked, stepping back and slipping his hands into his pockets. "The cars are waiting downstairs." "As ready as I can be to inspect three companies I apparently
The Rival’s Contract Wife 028. Shadow and Steel
"She said, take your hands off her." A heavy, ice-cold voice boomed across the driveway. Damian froze dead in his tracks. A sudden, instinctual chill ran down his spine, instantly cooling the hot rage in his blood. Dominic Torres stepped out through the grand lobby doors, a heavy velvet gift box in one hand. His usual lighthearted, playful demeanor was entirely gone, replaced by a dark, deadly gaze. Behind him, two massive, suit-clad personal bodyguards stepped smoothly out from the shadows of the entrance, their hands resting inside their tailored jackets. Dominic tossed the velvet box onto a nearby stone pillar and walked forward with slow, deliberate steps. His eyes narrowed onto Damian's hand tightly gripping Valerie's wrist. "I am going to count to three, Vance," Dominic said, his deep voice carrying a razor-sharp, lethal threat that made the quiet evening air freeze over. "If your hands are still on her skin when I hit three, my bodyguards will make sure you never draw
The Rival’s Contract Wife 027. Delusional Confrontation
On the other side of the city, a couple of hours earlier... Philip had winked at Valerie, gave a small playful salute, and shut the studio door so fast it rattled on its frame. Valerie’s cheeks burned like hot charcoal. She immediately turned away from Killian, grabbed her tablet and drafting pens, and rushed straight out of the studio. Behind her, she could hear Killian’s low, dark chuckle echoing softly down the hallway, which only made her face burn hotter. However, as soon as she stepped out into the quiet corridor, before she even shut the door shut, Killian’s phone began to ring inside the studio. A cheeky, curious part of her mind told her to stay and listen. The reasonable, sensible part told her to mind her own business and go to sleep. Curiosity won the battle. Valerie tiptoed softly back toward his study, standing right beside the half-open door, holding her breath to listen. On the other end of the line, the crisp, authoritative voice of Madam Genevieve Sterli
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