Triplets for the Cold-Hearted CEO

Chapter Two: Five Years LaterThe flight landed smoothly and Sarah gently shook her children awake. They had been sleeping through the entire journey, and now they stirred slowly, blinking against the light with drowsy, rumpled faces."Mummy, why do we have to come here?" Adin asked, rubbing his eyes."Because Mummy has some unfinished business to take care of." Sarah smiled and smoothed his hair back.Aria tugged at her sleeve, her little face forming a familiar pout. "Mummy, are we going to see Daddy here?"Adin turned to his sister immediately, his drowsiness gone. "Shut up, Aria. Why are you so obsessed with having a dad? Isn't Mum enough for you?" He crossed his arms with the authority of an older brother. "Mum already told you Dad is gone, so stop bothering her."Sarah’s expression softened as she listened to her son defend her. Five years ago, she had been naïve enough to believe her stepsister when she claimed she knew who the father of her baby was. Not only had Sarah wasted

Chapter Four: Bumping Into Him Two days later, Sarah was walking out of the hotel where she had been called for work. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't notice the tall figure appearing in front of her until she walked straight into him.She clutched her forehead and stepped back quickly. "Sorry, I'm really sorry—""Do you often use this method to start conversations?"The voice was low and raspy and immediately familiar. Sarah looked up slowly.Nathan Reed stared down at her with cold, unreadable eyes.It was him. Again.Sarah pressed her lips together. Of all the people in this city, how was it that every time she bumped into someone, it always turned out to be this particular man?"I was just thinking about something else, Mr. Reed. I apologize."Nathan said nothing. His gaze dropped to his jacket and his brow furrowed slightly. He reached for the collar with his long fingers, examined it briefly, then shrugged the jacket off with a look of open disdain and tossed it

Chapter Six: The Press Conference By the time Sarah arrived at the venue, it was already noon. The lobby was packed with reporters even though the conference had not yet started, and the noise level told her everything she needed to know about how much attention this event had drawn.She walked straight into the main hall and took her place, offering a brief apology for being late.Nathan saw her the moment she stepped in and went completely still. This same woman. Sarah walked up to the stage. Cameras began flashing immediately, lighting up the room from every direction. She steadied herself, gripped the podium lightly, and spoke into the microphone. "Thank you all for coming. This partnership between our company and Reed's Corporation represents—"The doors burst open.Emma walked in like she owned the room, her eyes locked on the stage with an expression that made several reporters turn around in their seats. "No way, Sarah." Her voice carried easily across the hall. "What exactl

Chapter Eight: DNA TestNathan was fuming that evening. The car crawled through evening traffic, horns blaring outside, but inside it felt like the air had been sucked out. He kept glancing in the rear-view at Alex, then finally couldn’t hold it anymore.“You’re not going near that woman or those kids again. That’s it. End of discussion.”Alex stayed quiet for a second, just staring back with those big eyes that always got shiny when he was about to cry. He knew his dad didn’t say things he didn’t mean.“Dad… I’m sorry. I won’t make any more trouble. Please… just let me keep seeing Mummy.”The word Mummy hit Nathan like a punch. He pulled the car over sharp, tyres scraping the curb, switched off the engine and twisted round in his seat. Reached back and caught Alex’s cheek, not rough enough to leave a mark, but firm enough to make the boy freeze.“That woman is not your mummy. I don’t know her. And I don't want to know her. You say that word one more time and you won’t like what happ

Chapter Ten: The plan Two days later, Sarah drove to the Reed Cooperative building for the new project meeting. The moment she stepped inside, one of Nathan’s men was already waiting. He led her straight to the top floor without saying much.She stopped in front of the big office door, took a breath, and knocked softly. Only when she heard “Come in” did she push the door open.The office was bright and huge. Nathan sat behind his desk, leaning back lazily in his big chair. A document lay open in front of him, and he was slowly twirling a pen between his long fingers. When the door opened, he lifted his head. A small smile touched his lips.“Ms. Irish, please have a seat.”Sarah felt uneasy the second she saw his face. It looked too much like his son’s. Maybe it was because of the trouble Alex had caused two days ago.She sat down quickly and went straight to the point. “Mr. Nathan, for the first step of this collaboration between my international fashion company and the Reed Cooperat