Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Woman In Her Empire: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 5

Chapter Two – “Thrown Away” Maya’s POV I was lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling, but sleep wouldn’t come. My heart was heavy. My mind was loud. So many thoughts—too many feelings. The room felt cold, even with the blanket wrapped around me. I closed my eyes and tried to breathe, just breathe. Tomorrow, I would tell Bryan the truth. That everything he had—the job, the house, the luxury—it wasn’t from my best friend. It was from me. I wanted to tell him that I was the real CEO of Denim Group. That I built it from my father’s company. That I had made him the manager because I believed in him. Because I loved him. I went to the kitchen and reach out for the wine bottle on the small table. I didn’t usually drink, but tonight… I needed something to calm my nerves. The wine was already open. It looked untouched. Maybe my friend had left it there earlier, when she visited, maybe it was the one she wanted to drink before the call came in. I went to my room. I took a few

Chapter Four – The Fire Maya’s POV A Month After I sat inside my small private lounge at the back of the event hall, far from the noise. My hands were shaking slightly as I touched my forehead. I didn’t feel okay these days, I just tried to keep on pretending using the drug my friend prescribed for me to use, but it didn’t get any better and I don’t like going to the hospital. After using the morning drug, My body was warm. My stomach… strange. I didn’t understand what was wrong. Maybe it was the stress. Maybe it was everything that had happened lately. I had lost my home. My husband. My peace and everything that I thought I had. And now… I couldn’t even rest. I placed my hand gently over my belly, pressing it lightly. There was no pain… just a strange feeling I couldn’t explain. A feeling that scared me. I closed my eyes, trying to calm my mind. Suddenly, my phone rang. The sharp sound made my heart jump. I picked it up. “Hello?” “Maya… Maya!” It was one of