Semua Bab The CEO's Forbidden Love: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Jeffrey was pacing through the hospital corridor, he was sweating through his skin, his heart hammering painfully against his ribs. Every tick of the wall clock hung on the wall felt like a drumbeat in his head. When he finally spotted the doctor emerging from the ICU, he ran over to him, almost pushing him down.There is something about hospitals that makes him weak in the knees."Doctor! How is he? Is Grandpa okay?" he asked, his voice raw with worry.The doctor’s face was a mixture of calm and fatigue. "Let's talk in my office," he said, motioning for Jeffrey to follow.Inside the office, Jeffrey sank into the chair across from the doctor's desk, barely breathing. On a normal day, he is a man of patience, but today is entirely different. "He suffered a panic-induced heart attack," the doctor explained, his voice even. "It seems like something triggered a massive spike in his blood pressure. Luckily, he was brought in just in time. But, I must say, we need to keep him under serious

Angelie ran out of the hospital gates, the doctor's words echoing in her mind. Pregnant? How? She hadn't been with anyone. Not Lucas, not Jeffrey, not anyone.Is this the immaculate conceptionThe sky was beginning to darken, but Angelie didn't notice. Her legs moved aimlessly, taking her down unfamiliar streets. She didn't have a destination, she just needed to breathe.Thousands of questions raced through her mind, but no answers came."ARGGHH!" she cried out, dropping to her knees in the middle of the quiet road, tears streaming down her face.Hours later, she returned to their room. She looked like a ghost of herself.The door swung open, and Flora nearly jumped."What happened to you?! I've been sick and worried! I regretted letting you go alone!" Flora exclaimed, her hands flying around dramatically.Angelie didn't say a word. She trudged to her bed, curling up under the duvet."Hey! You owe me an explanation! You’ve been gone for hours, and you come back looking like a soaked c

Angelie sat quietly, her hands playing with her skirt in a tense manner, as she finally found the courage to speak."I don't even know where to start," she said, her voice as low as ever. Damien watched her patiently, giving her all the time she needed. He knew she needed to feel safe first.And so, she told him everything.The marriage, how she had to accept Lucas. The sacrifices she made for her brother, Tim. The complicated entanglement with Jeffrey. And finally, the most confusing part of it all, the pregnancy she couldn't explain.Angelie let out a loud laugh as tears welled in her eyes. "I know it's all messed up. I don't even know why I'm telling you all this," she said, half-laughing, half-crying.Damien reached across the garden and took her hand firmly, removing her hair strands from entering her eyes."You don't have to apologize," he said. "And no… this doesn't change anything."Angelie looked at him, stunned."You deserve to be happy, Angelie. You deserve every good thin

The boardroom buzzed with agitation as Lucas tried to mask the anxiety tightening in his chest with a well-rehearsed smile. His voice barely settled when the heavy doors opens, and silence filled the room for a minute.He stepped in, dressed immaculately in an all-white suit, his silver hair combed back as always. Not a hint of a smile touched his lips. His presence swallowed the noise, and all murmurs died instantly.Lucas' eyes widened. He hadn’t expected this. He thought his grandfather would still be in bed, recovering, or nursing his health. Lucas had planned to manipulate the board into naming him acting CEO before anyone else caught wind of Jeffrey’s disappearance."What is going on here?" Grandpa Lu's voice cut through the thick tension, loud and unmistakably dominant."You're here..." Lucas murmured, almost under his breath."I said," Grandpa Lu repeated, his tone stronger this time, "what is going on here?"Mr. Smith, a seasoned board member with little patience for drama, s

"What do you mean?" Angelie asked, her voice almost cracking.Lucas had already started walking away, but he turned slightly, enough to flash his smug grin over his shoulder. "So wifey isn't aware? Too bad." He disappeared down the corridor, leaving Angelie frozen where she stood, the place suddenly feeling too tight for her to breathe.She stood there, rooted, for a few more seconds. Then she turned on her heel and marched toward Anita's room.**********Anita was sitting in front of her vanity, dabbing a moisturizer ont,o her face when Angelie knocked and stepped inside.“Where is Jeffrey? Is he okay?”Anita raised a brow through the mirror. "The guts of you to walk into my room and ask about my husband." She deliberately dragged out the word "husband," as if it had sharp edges meant to hurt."This is not the time to fight, Anita," Angelie said, holding back the urge to scream. "I just need to know what's going on."Something in her voice must have reached Anita, because for the fir