جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 23

Steven's Pov I sat behind my desk, drowning in a sea of paperwork. My spine and joints ached like hell from hours of hunching over documents. I still had a mountain of work to finish, and the weight of it was crushing me.I stretched my neck and my arching wrist, and Just as I was about to delve back into the chaos, a knock at the door broke the silence. “Come in," I muttered, not bothering to look up.The door creaked open, and footsteps echoed through the room, drawing closer to me. I raised my head to see who it was, and my eyes met with my secretary's, whose eyes were barely opened. He seemed so tired and overwhelmed, like he was on the verge of collapse.“So, have you found the perfect place for wedding attire?" I asked, my eyes narrowing at him incredulously. Earlier, I had asked him to look for a perfect place where Carly and I could buy our wedding attires.“Yes sir," he replied, then leaning closer to me to show me the picture of the place on the tablet in his hands. “T

Steven's Pov "What the fuck?" I sighed exhaustively, rewatching the video Mark had shown me. I couldn't believe something like this could happen, especially after I had just convinced Grandfather about my fake wedding to keep my position. Now, he would be suspicious.Then I suddenly remembered that I was supposed to meet Carly at the boutique. Since I had something urgent to deal with, I had no other choice but to text her to try on her bridal dress without me.After sending the message, I dropped the phone on the table and held my temples with my hands. A mixture of emotions filled me as I stared dazedly at the iPad screen on my table. It was as if my whole body was about to burst from the conflicting feelings battling inside meMy eyes reddened, and my hands curled into tight balls as I developed a genuine hatred for the person who had taken the video of me at the bar. I swore effortlessly, wishing I could catch the person soon and let them know they had messed with the wrong perso