Semua Bab My Contracted Husband, The Heartless CEO has Amnesia?!: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Chapter 22: The Confrontation CELESTE"How thoughtful of you," Sophia said, moving to position herself between me and the office door. "Though I'm afraid Xenois is dealing with a terrible headache right now. He asked not to be disturbed.""I'm sure he won't mind if it's me," I said, trying to step around her to go in and see my husband because there were a lot of things that I had to ask him now and one of them being why the hell Sophia was here.But Sophia's hand shot out, gripping my arm with surprising strength as she pulled me back, as she glared at me with her smile but a smile was still present on her lips. "Actually, I think it would be better if you came with me for a moment. There's something we need to discuss...... privately."Her grip was firm, almost painful, and something in her eyes made me not want to cause a scene in the middle of Xenois's workplace. Against my better judgment, I allowed her to guide me down the hallway toward what appeared to be a bathroom."Soph

Chapter 24: Torn Between DutyDMITRIThe red mark on her cheek was very visible against her pale skin. Sophia had not only threatened her with words, she had physically assaulted her as well and no less in Xenois's building as well."She hit you.""She did more than hit me. She cornered me in the bathroom, threw me to the ground, and made it clear that I was the outsider here. That she was the one my husband really wanted."I felt rage building up in my chest when I heard this, not just at Sophia for attacking Celeste, but at myself for not anticipating this, for not protecting her better. Part of my job was keeping the Kingston family safe, and I'd failed."We need to tell Mr. Kingston about this immediately.""No." Her response was quick and firm as she shook her head from left to right. "We don't tell him anything. Not yet.""Ma'am, she assaulted you. That's not something we can ignore.""And what happens when I tell him? When I confront him about hiring his pregnant mistress as hi

Chapter 26: SentimentsXENOIS"I got the car to the place he told me to, left it there, and took the bus home. He said someone would contact me about payment, when the time was right but nobody ever did. Then I started seeing news reports about your condition, and I realized I'd screwed up badly.""Has anyone tried to contact you since then?""No. I've been waiting for someone to come finish the job on me, but nothing. It's like I don't exist anymore."I looked at Sloane, who had been taking notes throughout the conversation, jotting down things that were important but I could also see the question that was apparent on his face even though he didn't voice it out. The fact that Thomas hadn't been contacted at all since the accident was interesting and a little bit mysterious in its way.Either his client had written him off as a failure when they saw the news and decided to cut him loose, or they were waiting to see how it would go from here."Thomas," I said, "I need you to think care

Chapter 28: Guilty Conscience XENOISThere was something in her tone that made me worried and look at her a little more carefully.. since I woke up with amnesia, she had always been in touching distance with me, or hold onto me but right now she was acting strangely. She seemed eager to get away from me, to put distance between us, and I couldn't understand why."Mrs. Kingston," Principal Morrison called after her, "the forms are at the main office reception desk."She nodded without looking back, leaving me alone with the boys and a realization that something bad had happened somewhere and I had no idea what it was."Daddy," Lake said quietly, "is Mommy mad at us?""What makes you think that, son?""She's been really quiet since she got here. Usually when one of us gets hurt, she fusses over us more."Wow, such honesty out of the mouths of babies Even our five-year-old could sense that something was off with Celeste's behavior."She's probably just worried about Soren," I said, thou

Chapter 30: Under FireSORENTroy had his tablet out and was typing frantically on the keypad as he was texting someone. I looked at the screen and saw he was sending another message to Dad: They're here. The men from the car. They're looking for us. We're hiding under the table.My heart was pounding so hard I was sure everyone in the restaurant could hear it. But I kept on a neutral face, because I didn't want to scare my siblings yet.Where was Mom? Why hasn't she come back yet?That's when I heard the first gunshot.The sound was so loud, and it was so unexpected, that for a moment I couldn't understand what it was. Then the front windows of the restaurant shattered as, glass were raining down like confetti, and people started screaming, and running away."Get down!" I shouted, throwing myself over Lake as more shots could be heard repeatedly. The sound was loud enough to deafen someone, and I could hear people crying and shouting, chairs being dragged on the ground as everyone tr