Semua Bab In the Name of Ambition: Bab 121 - Bab 130

AxelIt had been a week since I contacted Ettore, entrusting him with the task of uncovering everything about Kimberly. His silence was making me restless. It wasn’t like him to take this long without even checking in. Something wasn’t adding up.I wanted to go to her, to find out for myself, but Fred stopped me.“You won’t be welcomed there, Axel,” he said, as if I needed reminding.Kimberly had been clear. She wanted distance from me, and as much as every part of me screamed to ignore that, I was trying to respect her wishes. For now. But the waiting was eating me alive.My performance in training had been terrible, and I knew I couldn’t afford mistakes. I was on a new team, earning millions of euros to deliver results, yet my mind was stuck on an unfinished story.I paced back and forth in my office, tension tightening every muscle in my body. Damn it, Ettore, what the hell is going on?Fred walked into the room, and he didn’t need to say a word for me to know he had noticed my fru

KimberlyI wasn’t expecting visitors that afternoon. Ever since I’d been discharged from the hospital, life had settled back into a quieter rhythm, and I was trying to ease into the routine again with Kathleen.When the doorbell rang, I answered it without giving much thought to who it could be. But when I opened the door, my whole body froze. Axel was standing there, tall, imposing. My first instinct was to slam the door in his face, but the shock kept me frozen for a few seconds."Can we talk?" he asked, his voice low and firm.A bitter laugh slipped out before I could stop it. "We have nothing to talk about."Ax

Rebecca I couldn't focus on anything in class that morning. Aaron was different. He tried to convince me that nothing had changed, that he still trusted me, but I felt deep in my chest that something was wrong. He was distant. The way he looked at me when he dropped me off at the art school before going to the office, as if he were fighting an internal battle, only reinforced that feeling. "Rebecca, are you okay?" Lilian asked beside me, pulling me out of my thoughts. I blinked a few times before forcing a smile. "Yes, of course. I'm just a little tired." Lilian seemed hesitant, but the

RebeccaI couldn’t breathe. Aaron turned his back on me. He chose not to believe. The man who said he loved me, who promised to stand by me against everything and everyone… walked away. And he left me there. Alone. With Eric. My vision blurred with tears, but I refused to let them fall. Not in front of Eric. And he took advantage of the moment.“You see, Rebecca?” His voice was soft, but laced with venom. “If Aaron really loved you, he never would’ve believed me.” His words cut deep. Because, cruelly, they were true.

KimberlyWhen I walked into the house, the last thing I expected was to see my sister coming out of the bathroom with a man I had never seen before. He was wearing a plush robe, his hair still wet like he’d just stepped out of the shower. Kathleen stood beside him with a look that could only be described as a mix of surprise and embarrassment.I had told Kathleen I wouldn’t be home for dinner because I was meeting up with an old college friend at a pub. But in the end, I started feeling incredibly nauseous and canceled. I decided to head home instead, hoping for some peace. Of course, things are never that simple.I didn’t say a word. Not hi, not who are you, not even what the hell is going on here? I just stared at the two of them, feeling a wave of irritation and discomfort rising in my chest.