All Chapters of THE CEO'S PAWN: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Finally, the wheels were in motion, one cat out of the bag with the rest waiting for his cue.It was time for Ryder to finally sit back and watch these men scamper around and fight each other while trying to save their asses.After spending the best night of his life in the arms of God's gift to him and confessing his true feelings for her, he'd been hurried about closing this chapter of his life and permanently moving on from it.He wanted to give her a future that didn't involve his sordid past or his quest for revenge, just love and happiness and someday, maybe kids too.She made him feel that good about himself, made him feel whole, like he wasn't do broken and damaged anymore........like he could someday be a father.The thought of it had made him smile and it had been even better when he'd let himself imagine holding a fragile, little version of either of them.It had been the first time he'd allowed himself such thought and hope and i

But it was already too late.It was clear to Bree the moment she stepped into the living room that something had gone horribly wrong while she'd been sleeping.If only she knew what.He looked do distant from her, do different from the man she'd been with just the other night and it scared the shit out of her.His eyes were cold and he looked to have been up through the night.....drinking.Ryder wasn't a heavy drinker for all she knew.All she knew.....what did she even know about the man except that he was loaded, a target of her father's, and he'd told her he loves her.The man that had said those words to her just hours ago was the one she was looking for as she watched him from where she stood, frozen to her spot.But somehow, he was gone, totally disappeared without a trace, leaving this angry shell of a man in its place.-Ryder had left the room last night in the heat of all the thoughts that were running t

The whole ride to the office passed in a blur as Bree's mind stayed glued to worrying about Ryder.She was only jolted back to reality as the cab came to a stop right in front of the large building that housed their firm.Paying for her ride, she gathered her things and carried them with her into the building.It's been about a week since the last time she was in here and for some reason her mind took its time adjusting back to the environment.Not that that had been her longest break since she started working here.She just pinned it to mental adjustment due to the reason for her previous absence.She needed to dissociate her work space from what had happened with that bastard of a man and his stupid goons.She'd heard gunshots while she'd been being rescued from him and she still hoped the bullets had been pumped into his heart and sent him scampering to the eternal damnation that he so wonderfully deserved.There was Sammy a

Bernet's office was just as Bree remembered it, the same way it had been the day he'd called her into it to offer her the stone account, but today something was off as she stepped into it, but she couldn't place her fingers on what.It was there, tense in the air, heavy on her, a promise that this wasn't gonna be good.He probably wanted to talk about the exclusive account he'd begrudgingly given her and so did she, there seemed to be something about it that wasn't quite right that she was still trying to pin point.While she'd been working on it, she'd realised there were some patterned and regular, yet unexplainable influx of cash into the company that was making balancing it difficult.There were no records of the reception of any of the money, no details or description but the money was always dumped in from somewhere and was messing with her work and mind. And also, there were no explanations to where the large sums being siphoned off &n

It took a while for Bree to come to terms with what just happened back in Bernet's office.God, she must look all puffy from all the crying she's done already, probably looking like she already got some Halloween make up put on.Her head hurt as she tried to wrap her head around the fact that she's been jobless for the past ten minutes and her only hope now is a man who didn't want to see her.Nemy wasn't in the office still so had no shoulder available to cry on, today really sucked and was going well on its way down the book as one of the worst days of her life.There were some that came really close and others that were worse but this one was doing great on its way.Great way to start her weekend, just peachy.Bernet had been clear in his instructions, clear out her desk into a box and take nothing with her.He'd probably have them mail her personal belongings to the house than just have her leave with them now.She's seen h