All Chapters of Breaking The Spotlight: Chapter 191 - Chapter 194

Valerie Sinclair had never believed in ambushes that came with linen napkins and crystal stemware, yet here she was.The private dining room at Hôtel de Crillon glowed with candlelight and quiet menace, gold accents catching the flame like secrets that didn’t want to stay buried. The Eclipse board had chosen this place deliberately, because of its historical background and exclusivity. Valerie entered last, as always, with a forced smiled.Conversation faltered, not stopped, just paused, the moment she stepped inside. She had that commanding effect as she walked into a room. Her silk dress was the colour of midnight, not seductive, not alluring, professional and commanding, just like her aura. Her hair was pulled back enhancing her bare neck.Sebastian stood near the far end of the table in his perfectly tailored, charcoal suit, his posture suggestive of how he owned every space he occupied. He was in the middle of a conversation with two board members, glass in hand, smiling just e

The door had closed behind Sebastian, but Valerie didnt turnaround, she stayed where she was, because she knew it was Sebastian, her palms were braced against the glass, city lights sprawling beneath her like a living thing that refused to sleep. The footage was still open on her tablet.Paused. She didn’t need to watch it again.“I told you it wasn’t the full conversation,” Sebastian said from behind her.She didn’t give him an answer.“You know how Eclipse edits,” he continued, quieter now. “You know how they...”“I know how you choose your words,” Valerie cut in. Her voice was steady, which surprised even her. “And I know how clearly that one landed.” Sheturned towards him, slow and deliberate. Sebastian stood a few feet inside the apartment, jacket still on, shoulders tight, hands loose at his sides like he didn’t trust them not to reach for something they shouldn’t. “Valerie,” he said, and this time her name wasn’t strategy. It wasn’t measured. It was bare.“Don’t,” she said.