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Chapter 45 - Claire’s POV
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Too Late To Apologize, Mr. CEO Chapter 102 - Claire’s POV
I looked around the office, frowning in confusion. It was quiet—too quiet. We didn’t have many visitors at this time in the morning, but there should be the background hum of the staff working away. I knew for a fact that Cody often came in early to go over old cases. And where was Madison? Our front desk person was usually the first to enter and the last to leave, even though I’d told her many times she didn’t have to. She should at least take a long lunch to make up for the extra hours, but she wouldn’t do that either. I slipped to the side so my back was to the wall and I had a good field of vision taking in the whole office. Wrapping my purse’s strap tightly around my hand, I wondered about its usefulness as a flail. It was heavy enough to deal out a serious blow. If I survived this, maybe I could ask Isabella for some pointers. There was a clattering noise from Madison’s desk.I balanced my weight on the balls of my feet and got ready to sell my life dearly. “SURPRISE!” Madi
Too Late To Apologize, Mr. CEO Chapter 101 - Claire’s POV
“So, give,” I said. “Tell me how you did it.” I tilted my head and gave Derek my most winning smile. He leaned back in his chair, still favoring his lower back. For a moment it seemed like he’d stand on his dignity and wouldn’t answer me, but he gave up with a sigh.“Right,” he said quietly. “Well, it turned out that getting those reservations was more difficult than I anticipated.” He looked off to the side, his expression haunted.I followed his gaze, but it was just a guy dressed as Pikachu. Nothing to look so traumatized about. In the background the children were eating fried rice served in the shape of a star and entering a state of food-induced bliss. The chaos had settled into a low hum of contented chewing. He leaned in closer, his voice dropping. “Yesterday, Kimura told me the only way he’d give me a reservation for nine people…” He looked down, covering his eyes with his hand. “Was if I filled in for his sick busboy.”I stared at him. Derek—the man who wore silk shirts be
Too Late To Apologize, Mr. CEO Chapter 100 - Claire’s POV
The children had made some changes to their orca poster. They’d added a few sharks. And a sinking yacht… with little figures of people flailing around in the water. “I hope your father never sees that,” I said to Emma. “He’s always wanted a yacht.” “They’re bad for the fish,” she told me seriously. “Now what do you think of this one?” She held up a pretty green dress with flowers embroidered on the bodice. “It’s lovely,” I said. “Now go change. We don’t want to be late.” She scampered off, and I turned to Ethan. He showed me a pair of black jeans, then rummaged around in his dresser. He found a shark t-shirt and held it up with a sly smile. “Now, now,” I said. “Derek’s coming with us, you know.”Ethan went very still. “He’s the one who got us the reservations,” I explained. “If it wasn’t for him, we might have to go to Burger King or something.”Ethan relaxed slightly.“There’s that anime convention this weekend,” I continued, “and Samurai Sizzle is absolutely slammed. It’s a ki
Too Late To Apologize, Mr. CEO Chapter 99 - Derek’s POV
“First, you must prepare,” Kimura said. He led me to a small space just behind the kitchen. It was relatively quiet here, but I could still feel the frantic pace as people in chef’s hats chopped and diced. Heat radiated off the burners in waves and I started to sweat.“Is this like Walmart?” I asked. “Because, all due respect to Sam Walton, who made a shit ton of money, I don’t want—”“Silence!” Kimura roared. None of the chefs flinched. They kept their heads down, focused and intense.“Before work, mind must be still, like quiet pond. Sit.” He pointed to a small, wooden stool.I sat. The seat was hard and my knees started to hurt right away.“Close your eyes. Meditate. If your mind wanders, I will help you.”I closed my eyes. This is ridiculous, I thought. I’m losing $40,000 an hour in billable potential to sit on a stool wearing orange polyester. I started thinking about the next quarter’s earning projections. Then I started thinking about the cat girl from earlier. I shifted my w
Too Late To Apologize, Mr. CEO Chapter 98 - Derek’s POV
Bernard was not helpful. “Duude, you want a reservation at Samurai Sizzle? Tomorrow? You do know Baka Breakdown is on Saturday?”“No,” I replied, my voice rising in frustration. “I don’t even know what a Baka Breakdown is!”A group of people waiting outside the restaurant stared at me. One of them laughed. I turned away from them. Lowering my voice, I said, “C’mon Bernard, you’ve always come through for me in the past. You’re the man. Surely there must be something you can do?”“Don’t call me Shirley,” he replied automatically. “But maybe there is something I can do… Hang on a minute.”I hung on, watching as people in brightly-colored Asian-style costumes walked in and out of the restaurant. Maybe I should just give up and admit defeat. Just call Claire and tell her that what she wanted was impossible. And then she’d call Whittaker, who’d probably pull the reservations out of his back pocket. Where he kept stuff like that to impress much, much younger associates, so he could corrupt
Too Late To Apologize, Mr. CEO Chapter 97 - Derek’s POV
“Hey, Derek.” Claire sounded stressed, but that deep note of despair was gone from her voice. “Claire.” I tried to seem calm and collected. Hearing her voice wasn’t causing my heart to beat faster. It wasn’t. I was just glad that she’d pulled herself out of her funk. After all, she was the mother of my child. Emma deserved a mother who was up to the job. She cleared her throat uncomfortably. I tensed.“Um, listen,” she said. “I was wondering if I could ask you a favor?”Yes! She needed my help. She missed me! She was finally realizing how empty her life was without me in it.“Sure,” I replied, my voice deep like John Wayne. “What do you need?”“Do you think you could get a reservation for—” There was some murmuring on her end. “—for eight at Samurai Sizzle tomorrow night? It’s Ethan’s birthday and I kind of promised him samurai fruit salad.” “Oh.” Ethan. Blake Miller’s kid. Why did she have to take him in, anyway? After what Miller did? If it wasn’t for me, he would have killed
Too Late To Apologize, Mr. CEO Chapter 55 - Savannah’s POV
The smell of the hospital was making me nauseated. I leaned back against the antiseptic-smelling sheets and swallowed the saliva that was filling my mouth. The doctor had left after performing the ultrasound. “The heart rate is strong,” she’d said. “The baby is fine, Savannah, but I’m concerned ab
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Adrian met me at the door with a big smile. Behind him I heard the hammering of little feet as Ethan came running around the corner. I crouched down and held out my arms; he jumped into them and gave me a loud kiss on the cheek. “Look! I lost my tooth!” He pulled back his lip to show me. “I see!
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I looked down at the future mother of my child. Savannah was lying on her hospital bed, looking pale but beautiful, and smiling weakly up at me. “I’m so glad you’re here, Derek.” She held her hand out to me, palm down. I took it in mine and patted it gently. She looked disappointed for some reas
Last Updated : 2026-03-27Too Late To Apologize, Mr. CEO Chapter 53 - Claire’s POV
“Mmmm,” Adrian murmured against my hair. “As much as I want to stay the whole day with you, I need to get home. I like to be there when Ethan wakes up. The housekeeper can take care of him, but it’s not the same, you know?”I burrowed deeper into the warmth of his chest, enjoying the vibrations as
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