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Penulis: King Emerald
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-08-21 15:42:49

SOPHIE

Ethan would not let the subject go. He wanted my word that I would not disappear on him.

I thought the whole thing was strangely sweet.

That was exactly why I decided to tease him when he said he would not kiss me until I promised to stay.

I moved onto his lap and felt him tense beneath me.

A low, rough sound came from his throat.

The reaction made me smile.

Instead of kissing his mouth, I brushed my lips along his neck. Then his jaw. Then the edge of his ear.

Anywhere except where he w
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  • The Ruthless CEO's Obsession    45

    SOPHIE I storm out of the elevator and into the lobby just as my phone starts ringing. My emotions are all over the place, and I assume it's Ethan calling again. Without checking the caller ID, I answer and snap, “Just leave it!”“Whoa! What am I leaving?” Maya asks.I immediately freeze.“Shit.” I drop onto the couch and rub my forehead. “I’m sorry, Maya.”“Sophie, what’s going on?”The concern in her voice breaks whatever control I have left. Tears fill my eyes.“Sophie?”“I don’t even know where to start.”“Where are you?”“In the lobby at work.”“You’re back in Seattle already?”“No. I’m at the Boston office.”“Okay. Tell me what happened.”I sniffle and wipe my eyes.“Sophie?”“Ethan came into the office, and we got into an argument.”“Into it, as in hot office sex?”I let out a weak laugh.“Almost. But he stopped me and said if I wasn't willing to commit to him, then he wasn't sleeping with me.”“Oh.”“Last night I told him I can't have kids, and he told me he loves me. Then I

  • The Ruthless CEO's Obsession    44

    SOPHIE I do not take my laptop or my phone with me.I walk through the city with no destination. I am trying to get her out of my head.But I cannot stop thinking about her. How she felt in my arms. Her smile. The way she scowls. Her eyes. Her lips. Her knee. Anything that belongs to her.Darkness comes. I have walked for miles.But the longing I feel for her only gets stronger.I realize I left my phone on my desk. So I turn around to go get it.The office is empty now. Everyone has gone home. The whole building is empty.That is exactly how I feel inside.I have told her everything. All my secrets.The only thing standing between us is her fear. She is afraid I will leave her. She is afraid I will destroy her career.Neither of those things will happen.But she does not trust me.I am about to walk into the office when I see Sophie. She is still there. Her back is turned to me. She is working on her computer.I am surprised. I thought she would have left by now.I start to walk awa

  • The Ruthless CEO's Obsession    43

    SOPHIE As much as I want to be part of the meetings with Ethan, I understand now why he tried to keep me away from this side of things. Huge biomedical firms have a lot of power. I am not someone who believes every rumor I hear, but I have read enough stories about people who push back against powerful companies and then seem to disappear from public view. Whether all of those stories are true or not, I understand why Ethan is worried.So I agree to stay in his office, listen to the meetings, and only communicate with him through the CloudSync Vault files. That is as involved as I am willing to get.The first meeting is with a company called Cosoner.It lasts around forty-five minutes.From everything I hear, the meeting goes well. They seem interested in the possibility of selling. Ethan handles the conversation carefully. He talks about all parts of their business and only briefly touches on the insulin side of things.Every so often, I type a note or a question into the shared

  • The Ruthless CEO's Obsession    42

    ETHAN I love her.What happened to her breaks my heart. I hate that she had to live through something like that. But it doesn't change what I feel for her. It doesn't change what I want. It doesn't change what I'll feel tomorrow or years from now.Someone hurt her. Maybe more than one person, based on what she told me last night.Now I'm dealing with the walls she had to build because of it.And you're also dealing with the fact that you still haven't told her everything.Sooner or later, she's going to figure it out herself.You need to tell her before that happens.Because if she finds out another way, she may never forgive you.But right now, keeping her safe matters more.Listen to Xander.Get security involved.The car stops outside the building.We get out and head inside. I glance at my watch while we walk. We still have forty-five minutes before the meeting begins.After we pass through security and reach the office floor, I guide Sophie to my private office. The moment we st

  • The Ruthless CEO's Obsession    41

    ETHAN It was Friday morning.My mind would not slow down. I had been awake all night, and now I was finishing a ten-mile run with Lamal.Sweat ran down my face and neck. My chest felt tight. My heart was pounding much harder than it should have been after a run.I reached for the bottle of water in Lamal’s hand and took it.“Ethan, what’s going on?”“Sophie and I are over.”Lamal stopped in place.“What are you talking about? She paid 25K for your ass last night.”I took a drink before answering.“Yeah. Maybe she just likes supporting charities because I told her I loved her, and she walked out of my room.”“Shit, man. That sucks.”“Yeah.”“What happened?”I lifted both hands.“I wish I knew. Everything seemed fine. I told her about Nathan. Then she told me something really painful from her past. After that, she started packing her things.”“Damn. That's... Jeez, Ethan.”I laughed bitterly.“She’s convinced that being with me will ruin her career. I can’t change the fact that I’m her

  • The Ruthless CEO's Obsession    40

    SOPHIE I jerk my head back. "What?""Are you pregnant?""What?""You are. That's the secret you're hiding. That's why it has something to do with me.""No, I'm not!""Yes, you are. And you weren't planning to tell me, were you?"I quickly get off the bed and start throwing on my clothes. I need to leave. Right now."What are you doing?" Ethan grabs my elbow.I pull away immediately. "Don't touch me."Ethan lifts his hands. "Fine."I walk over to the desk where my makeup and hair tools are still scattered from earlier. I start shoving everything into my toiletry bag."What the hell, Sophie?"I ignore him.I keep stuffing things inside, trying to close the zipper, but it catches and won't move. While I'm struggling with it, Ethan reaches toward me.The bag slips.Everything spills across the floor.My makeup.My brushes.And my medicine bottle.Both of us freeze.Then we move at the same time.Ethan gets to the bottle first."Give me my stuff, Ethan."I jump up, trying to grab it, but

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