Lahat ng Kabanata ng Under The CEO's Spell: Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

Veil rarely felt dumb, but there was something about Anders’ sudden appearance that got her brain stopping. She stared at him lost for words, clawing for something that seemed far from reach. The doctor must have said something, but Veil couldn't hardly place it. There was a thick wall between her life at the office and the one she had with her family, yet in the blink of an eye, that wall had been breached.Veil hadn't seen it coming.“Do you need to sit?” The doctor questioned, his hand hovering around her back in case her legs gave way. June stayed put on the couch, watching the scene with parted lips, but she at least understood what was going on.Veil's father, on the other hand, was confused and a series of questions ran through his mind. Didn't his daughter say she worked for this man? What was this weird tension around them?“Do you two know each other?” The doctor asked Anders, deciding that Veil was in no delicate situation. “She's my personal secretary,” Anders offered, l

Anders and Veil walked to the hallway together, but he didn’t follow her to the ward. He mentioned that the next time he would see her father, he wanted him to be on his recovery journey. He knew that Mr. Hart hated people seeing him weak. Anders perceived it the minute he had stepped in the first time.The sole journey to the ward felt like a million years to Veil. Her legs felt heavy as she mulled over what Anders had just offered her and the best way to communicate to her family that the money for the surgery had been sorted out without saying a word about the contract.She stopped by the door, hearing laughter coming from inside. They were in such a good mood that this would only make them happier. But that was only if she didn’t tell them about the contract. Knowing her father, Veil knew he would refuse the treatment.Taking a deep breath, she pushed the door open, and all eyes fell on her as she strolled in.“Well, that definitely took more than a few minutes,” June said suggest

Veil started her journey back into the ward, hoping that June had only been joking and had not, in fact, texted Orleans. She wasn’t sure she was ready to speak to him, considering everything that had happened in the last 48 hours.It had been the longest and most eventful 48 hours Veil had experienced in a while, and she really wasn’t interested in making it any more complicated.But her hopes were all for naught as she turned the corner leading to the hospital entrance and met Orleans standing there, with his hands on the door, about to push it open.Holding her breath, Veil halted at once and made to slowly turn around, positive that Orleans hadn’t seen her yet. But he chose the minute to turn around, his eyes falling on her petite figure.“Veil!” He called out before she could dash off into the night. “I just want to talk, okay?”“Well, I don’t!” she retorted, turning fully to face him. “You should have gotten that clear from all the unresponded calls.”“I know I messed up again, a

Even with the news, Veil found it difficult to sleep. Excitement coursed through her bones, keeping her awake through the remaining hours of the night. She passed through different stages of emotions all in a couple of hours and even her mother burst out laughing.Veil cried, danced, laughed, jumped, and fell to the couch in exhaustion and hunger. Orleans offered to go get something to eat on his way back from his house since he had to freshen up. He asked Veil to follow him, but she wanted to be around when her father opened his eyes.She was sending in a formal leave of absence for the day when Mr. Hart was wheeled in on his bed. He was still asleep but the nurse assured them that he had a smooth night and would be awake in no time. After sending out the mail, Veil joined her mother at the side of the bed, watching him like he would suddenly disappear into thin air. Orleans returned with breakfast an hour later and Veil didn't know how hungry she had been until the scent of the foo

“I thought I might find you here,” she said in a sultry voice as she approached, ignoring the nurses who had tried to say hello to her. “I stopped by your office to ask for Veil, and I was told you took a leave of absence today.”“Yeah…” Veil stammered. “But I didn’t include my reason for the leave.”“You didn’t have to,” Sophia replied, taking Veil into her arms. Veil felt like she was drowning in the middle of so many luxurious scents, all paired beautifully well on her. “I made a few calls that led me here. And a strong part of me believed Anders would be here as well.”Anders said nothing, watching intently as Sophia pulled out of the embrace slowly yet replaced her arms on Veil’s shoulder. On the other hand, Veil looked like she wanted to be anywhere else but here. It was all shades of awkwardness for her, being plastered that way in the middle of Anders and Sophia, who had almost joined together by their families.“It’s funny how Anders had never been one to care for his employe