All Chapters of No Way to Win Me Back: Chapter 221 - Chapter 230

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Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty-One

Damien’s POVBy the time I pulled into the driveway, night had already swallowed the neighborhood.My head pounded from hours of useless talk with those self-righteous fossils on the board.Every damn one of them had that same condescending tone.“Mr. Kent, we respect your contributions, but the company needs stability.”Stability.As if I hadn’t built Imperial Aurium from the ground up with my bare hands.As if Henry Brown hadn’t been golfing his way through meetings when I was sealing million-dollar deals.I slammed the car door harder than necessary and stalked toward the house.My jacket hung off my shoulder, and my tie felt like a noose around my throat.Another day wasted. Another humiliation to swallow.When I stepped inside, the house was unusually quiet.No chatter from the staff, no television murmuring from the living room, no sign of my mother barking orders.“Mother?” I called, glancing around.The only answer was the soft ticking of the grandfather clock.My brows furrowe

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Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty-Two

Celest’s POVI’d just stepped out of the shower when I realized how utterly quiet the apartment was. The kind of silence that felt too hollow.Steam curled from my skin as I walked barefoot into the living room, towel-drying my hair.My sketchbook lay open on the coffee table, filled with half-finished designs that had started blurring together in my head.The audit had everyone stretched thin.Even after hours, Evelyn’s voice still echoed in my mind, clipped, reminding me to stay calm, to cooperate, to not show nerves.But how could I, when every knock on the studio door felt like judgment? When strangers were combing through every sketch, every invoice, every ounce of my team’s effort as though we were criminals?And then there was that damned name.Avalon Club.I’d spent the last two nights looking into it, searching databases, business registries, gossip sites. Nothing. Not a whisper.A name like that didn’t just disappear unless someone wanted it to.I sighed, tossing the towel as

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Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty-Three

Celeste’s POVThe smell of antiseptic clung to my clothes the moment I stepped into the hospital.White walls and dim lights greeted me, along with the soft beeping of monitors.I immediately asked for Bonnie when I reached the pediatric ward.“She’s in Room 204,” the nurse supplied helpfully and I rushed.My legs moved before my mind caught up.The moment I pushed open the door, the world narrowed to the little figure curled up on the bed with her cheeks flushed, damp hair stuck to her forehead, her small chest rising and falling too fast.“Bonnie,” I breathed, the word breaking as it left my lips.Damien looked up from the chair beside the bed, surprise flickering across his exhausted face.“You came.”“Of course I did,” I whispered, brushing past him.My fingers trembled as I reached for a wet towel from the tray and began dabbing Bonnie’s forehead.“How long has she been like this?”“I found her like this when I got home in the evening,” he said quietly. “The fever kept climbing. T

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Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty-Four

Vivian’s POVI never thought silence could be this loud.Not until I stood outside Molly’s bedroom door, hearing nothing but the sound of her stubborn breathing from inside.It had been three days since she last ate properly.Three days of untouched breakfast trays, of milk glasses turning lukewarm and cereal bowls going soggy.Three days since she last stepped foot outside her room.And three days since she’d last spoken more than five words to me.“Viv,” Steven’s voice came from behind, low and weary. He’d rolled his sleeves up, his tie hanging loose, eyes red from lack of sleep. “Did she at least drink the juice?”I shook my head. “No. She wouldn’t even look at it.”He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. “I don’t know what to do anymore.”Neither did I.We’d tried everything from promises, stories, gentle coaxing, to even bribery. But Molly’s silence was absolute. Not angry or rebellious, just… hollow.The last time I’d seen her smile was the day she’d been on that video call wi

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Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty-Five

Celeste’s POVThe hospital’s walls had begun to smell like sleep deprivation and burnt coffee.For three nights, I’d sat outside Bonnie’s room, curled up on an uncomfortable chair with nothing but the hum of the corridor and the occasional squeak of nurses’ shoes to keep me company.The first night, she’d called out for me in her fevered haze, clutching my hand like she’d never let go. But once the fever broke and her eyes cleared, she turned away.So, I sat in the hallway, hearing the cartoons playing from her TV, the sound of her spoon clinking against the bowl, and each tiny laugh she shared with someone that wasn’t me.By the third day, my heart felt numb.Ryan came by twice, once with coffee, once with soup I didn’t eat. We barely spoke.The memory of that night, Damien’s sudden hug, my tears, and Ryan walking in on it, hung between us.I hadn’t planned on leaning into Damien’s arms. God, of all people.But grief doesn’t ask for permission. It finds whatever anchor it can and clin

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Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty-Six

Celeste’s POVI sat with Evelyn in my office, my elbows on the desk, hands clasped tight beneath my chin as she scrolled through the audit report.“Okay,” Evelyn finally said, squinting at the monitor. “So here’s where it starts getting strange.”I looked up from my coffee that had remained untouched while we went through all our documents.“Strange how?”She turned the screen toward me. “This transaction right here.” Her finger hovered over a line item highlighted in yellow. “A purchase from GemEssence Suppliers—an order for precious stones totaling nearly a hundred and twenty thousand dollars.”My eyebrows furrowed. “That’s impossible. We didn’t need that kind of volume. What exactly was ordered?”Evelyn clicked open the invoice. “Let’s see… twenty-five carats of Burmese rubies, thirty carats of Colombian emeralds, and…” she paused, scrolling down, “ten carats of Kashmir sapphires.”I stared at her. “Sapphires? We haven’t used Kashmir sapphires since the limited ‘Crown of Dusk’ line

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Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty-Seven

Celeste’s POVI spent the entire morning in the conference room.My team sat scattered around the long table. Evelyn was at the head with her laptop open, Ryan leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.Rachel and Jenny on either side, eyes glued to the account spreadsheets displayed on the projector screen.We had been at this for hours. And the deeper we dug, the more everything refused to make sense.Evelyn rubbed her temples. “So to recap—the purchase was made under Rosemary Atelier’s primary account using Celeste’s digital authorization key. Funds cleared through the main company card. The invoice matches the payment record, and the supplier confirmed delivery. But there’s no trail leading beyond that.”Jenny frowned, her voice soft but uneasy. “You mean, it’s like we really bought them?”“Yes,” Evelyn said. “Every trace says this was legitimate.”I let out a slow exhale, the kind that felt more like defeat than calm. “Except we didn’t need those gems. And Grace confirmed the

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Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty-Eight

Celeste’s POVThe studio was quiet that night.My desk was filled with sketches, invoices, and the half-finished ring I had been carving for the past hour.I didn’t even like it anymore, but it gave my hands something to do.Anything was better than thinking.Tomorrow, the Association would decide if Rosemary Atelier still deserved to stand.The thought of it made my stomach twist.The lights in the hall flickered faintly, everyone else had gone home hours ago. Only the steady ticking of the wall clock kept me company.I told myself I’d sleep here tonight. There was no point in going home.The apartment would be dark and silent and full of thoughts I didn’t want to have.At least here, surrounded by my work, I could pretend everything was still under control.I was setting my carving tool down when I heard footsteps.“Still here?” Ryan’s voice drifted from the doorway.I didn’t look up immediately. “You’re one to talk.”He stepped inside, his jacket slung over one shoulder, tie loose.

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Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty-Nine

Celeste’s POVIt was Friday morning, and the air already felt heavy before the sun had even risen properly.I’d barely slept, but I was dressed, composed, and standing outside the boardroom of the Jewelry Association with Evelyn by my side.The mahogany doors looked almost ominous, their polished sheen reflecting our resolute faces.Ryan had wanted to come, but I told him to stay at the atelier and handle any client fallout.Today, I needed to face this myself.“Ready?” Evelyn asked, flipping through the folder one last time. Her voice was steady, calm. I envied her for that.“As ready as I’ll ever be,” I murmured, straightening my blazer. “Let’s get this over with.”Inside, the room was filled with quiet tension.Four members of the Jewelry Association sat behind a long oak table.Their expressions were unreadable.They had already seen the headlines, read the reports. To them, we weren’t Celeste Sinclair and Rosemary Atelier. We were a company under suspicion.We took our seats as th

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Chapter Two Hundred and Thirty

Celeste’s POVThe moment I stepped into Rosemary Atelier, the noise of the world fell into a muffled hum..I could still hear Maximilian’s voice echoing inside me.Stay away from my son.Stop filling his head with your poison.My palms itched with the urge to wash away the sting.Instead, I straightened my blazer, adjusted my breath, and pushed open the glass door to the main studio.Evelyn was already there, surrounded by the team, Ryan, Grace, Rachel, and Jenny, all looking at her like she carried either salvation or execution.“We’re back in the competition,” Evelyn announced, calm but tired. “They’ve accepted our explanation. The audit stays for a year, but… we’re in.”Relief broke like a ripple. Rachel actually laughed. Jenny clapped her hands together. Grace let out a sigh so deep it might’ve carried weeks of tension.Ryan turned to look at me, a faint smile curving his mouth. “We did it,” he said softly.I nodded. “We did.” My voice came out steadier than I felt.Evelyn continue

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