LOGINShe turn on the flash light from her phone to see, but few seconds later, the phone went off due to battery low.The tiny beam of light flickered weakly across the office before disappearing completely, throwing the room back into darkness. The sudden silence around her felt heavier now. Without the light from her phone, the office became pitch black, leaving only the faint glow of distant city lights struggling through the glass windows.“My phone is dead.” She said, her voice weak, one hand still pressed to her stomach.Another sharp pain twisted through her lower abdomen immediately after the words left her mouth. Tessa bent slightly, breathing harder as her fingers tightened against her stomach. Sweat had already formed lightly across her forehead despite the cold air lingering in the office.The pain was becoming unbearable.She tried to steady herself against the wall, but her strength was slowly leaving her body. Her head still ached badly from stress and exhaustion, and no
“Tessa, I’m just worried about you.” Curtis said, his voice filled with frustration.The corridor outside the office remained quiet except for the low sound of the air conditioner humming softly above them. Curtis stood a few steps away from her, still dressed in his dark suit from work, though the tie around his neck had loosened slightly. His face looked tired, almost pale, like someone who had not slept properly for days. His eyes remained fixed on Tessa, carrying that heavy guilt he had been dragging around lately.But Tessa only looked at him coldly.There was no softness left in her gaze whenever she looked at him now. The hurt he caused had buried every bit of warmth she once carried for him. Standing there before him only reminded her of the hospital bed, the blood, the pain, and the tiny grave she visited almost every day.“Do you think saying sorry and sending me these will make me forgive you?” Tessa cut in.Her voice echoed sharply through the quiet hallway. She folded
Before the stairs leading up to Tessa’s office, Curtis was giving Kira a bunch of wrapped flowers and a flask possibly containing food. He looked hurried. Morning light filtered through the glass walls, casting long reflections on the polished tiles, but none of it softened the exhausted look on Curtis’s face.His tie sat slightly loose around his neck like someone who had rushed out without caring properly about his appearance. The flowers in his hand were fresh white lilies mixed with soft pink roses, carefully wrapped with cream-colored paper. The flask looked expensive too, the kind that kept food warm for hours. From the tightness in the way he held both items, it was obvious he had personally selected them.“Mr. Deveraux,” Kira said, collecting the items, looking nervous. “you want me to send Ms. Dean these every day. I’m running out of excuses. Maybe you should give her these yourself.”She adjusted the flowers awkwardly in one hand while holding the flask with the other.
Rosa sat on the couch beside her son who was adjusting his tie in front of the mirror, getting ready to leave the house. The early morning light filtering through the tall windows fell across the quiet sitting room, but the atmosphere there carried no peace. Curtis looked exhausted. The dark circles beneath his eyes had deepened over the past few days, and even the expensive suit on his body could not hide how drained he truly was.His movements were slower than usual as he straightened the cuff of his sleeve and picked up his wristwatch from the table. He looked like a man who hadn't slept properly in a long time.“Curtis,” Rosa called softly, studying his face carefully. “is Tessa still angry with you?”Curtis paused for a second before fastening the watch around his wrist. The question settled heavily inside the room. Even the servants moving around quietly at the far end of the hallway seemed to sense the tension hanging between mother and son.“I have done horrible things to
"You did this to her." Grace said, unhappy.Her voice carried anger and disbelief as she stared directly at Tessa. The office atmosphere immediately became tense again.Most of the files still lay scattered across the floor from where Kira had hurriedly pulled them off the table moments earlier. The once elegant office Lauren ruled over proudly now looked disturbed and disorganized, almost like the room itself was reflecting the downfall of its former owner.Ashley's chest rose and fell heavily as she stood there.Unlike the others in the company who quickly shifted loyalty after Lauren's downfall, Grace still looked unwilling to accept reality.To her, Lauren was still her boss.Still the woman who built Ecofel into something powerful.And now seeing Tessa standing there confidently, occupying the same office Lauren once controlled, made bitterness grow rapidly inside her chest.Tessa remained calm.Her expression barely changed.She simply stood there with both hands buried inside
Tessa walks towards the staff in the working area, her assistant, Kira, walking slightly behind her, hugging a file to her chest. The sound of Tessa's heels echoed sharply through the large working area as she moved forward without slowing down. Her expression remained cold and unreadable, the kind that instantly made the atmosphere around tense up. The company that used to feel lively and noisy had suddenly become unusually quiet the moment she stepped in. Everyone noticed her immediately. Some secretly lifted their heads from their computers to steal glances at her before quickly looking away again. Others pretended to stay focused on work even though their fingers had already stopped moving across keyboards. Nobody could deny the massive change that had happened in Ecofel within only a few days. Lauren had fallen completely. Tessa had risen. And now she was walking through the company not as an ordinary designer anymore, but as the new CEO. The confidence aro







