All Chapters of My Contracted Husband, The Heartless CEO has Amnesia?!: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Chapter 51CELESTEI woke to the pale morning light filtering through our bedroom curtains, my hand automatically reaching across the bed only to find cool, empty sheets where Xenois should have been. The disappointment hit me immediately, followed by a wave of guilt that settled in my chest like a stone.I had done this to myself. My evasiveness last night, my refusal to let him in, had driven yet another wedge between us. I could still see the hurt in his eyes when I'd pulled away from his questions, the way his jaw had tightened when I'd insisted on handling my own problems. He'd been trying to be a partner, a husband, and I'd shut him out completely.But what choice did I have? How could I possibly explain to the man I loved that his wife ran what appeared to be a sophisticated escort service? That she regularly attended human trafficking auctions, bidding on human lives like they were commodities? That she moved in a world of criminals and predators, pretending to be one of them

Chapter 53XENOISThe day dragged by slowly for me to the point that every minute felt like an hour as I struggle to focus on the boring aspect of my job, reviewing contracts and going through 50 pages of PowerPoint, of why I should invest in something equally foolish.But every meaningless phonecall and meeting that I engaged in, felt like an interruption from thoughts that kept circling back to Celeste and the secrets she was keeping from me.At least one problem had been solved efficiently and I was by far pleased with the results if I say so myself. The new personal assistant Dmitri had found was a middle-aged woman named Margaret Chen - who was professional, competent, and most importantly older than me and happily in love with her husband, which meant no romantic entanglements coming from her anytime soon. She'd taken over Sophia's duties like a breeze, not letting anything faze her and handled all my schedules like a military commander in charge of a team of rookies. She had

Chapter 55SLOANEThe bass from Tommy's headphones vibrated through the car seat as I navigated the morning traffic toward Kingston Industries. In my peripheral vision, I could see him bobbing his head to whatever music was pumping through the expensive headset I'd bought him yesterday, one hand holding his burger while the other clutched his phone like a lifeline.At fifteen, Tommy looked like any other teenager, this period where they think everything is not cool, acting grumpy and having various mood swings in a way that would test the patience of a single mum working five jobs, wearing the new clothes we'd picked up from the mall. But the dark circles under his eyes and the way he startled at sudden movements reminded me that this kid had been through hell before ending up in our makeshift care.He pulled off the headphones and turned to me with that sullen expression teenagers had perfected across generations. "Do I really have to go to school?"I kept my eyes on the road, naviga

Chapter 57CELESTEI was buried in spreadsheets when my phone started ringing, the sharp sound cutting through the quiet concentration of my office. Alina looked up from where she was organizing files on the secure server, her eyebrows raised in question as I glanced at the unknown number flashing on my screen."Unknown caller," I murmured, debating whether to let it go to voicemail. In my line of work, unexpected calls could mean anything from a potential victim needing help to a trafficker who'd discovered my real identity."Could be important," Alina said, returning her attention to her laptop. "We're expecting confirmation on the Miami shipment."I swiped to answer. "Hello?""You bitch!" The voice that exploded through the speaker was so loud and venomous that I had to hold the phone away from my ear. "You think you're so clever, don't you? Sitting in your perfect little house with your perfect little family while you destroy other people's lives!"I recognized the voice immediat

Chapter 59: The TipXENOIS"We just got tipped off," Dmitri said, bursting through my office door with an urgency that made me look up from the broken glass I was still contemplating having cleaned up. "Someone's been purchasing slaves from one of Ramon's secret ports, impersonating his second-in-command."The words hit me like a physical blow. I stared at him, processing the implications as Tommy shifted uncomfortably in his chair and Sloane moved protectively closer to him."This has to be the person who's been stealing Ramon's shipments," I said slowly. "The mysterious buyer he's been looking for.""That's what I'm thinking," Dmitri confirmed. "And if Ramon finds out who this is—""He's going to kill them," I finished. The certainty of it settled in my stomach like ice. Ramon wasn't the type of man who forgave interference with his business operations, especially not something as audacious as impersonating his lieutenant to steal his human cargo."Where?" I asked, already reaching