All Chapters of Fallen for the Billionaire Doctor CEO Boss: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The room felt cramped. Every syllable that left Maxwell's mouth tightened the hold he had on me, so the walls appeared to close in with every passing instant. Breathing was impossible. Not from the air but from the truth's weight. The truth I had been avoiding for three years. Maxwell's gaze pierced me; his jaw was tight with anger. "You've kept this from me for three years," he cried, his voice barely controlled and his words cutting like a knife. Sophia, I merit the truth. My voice was parched, my hands shaking as I attempted to find the words to clarify something I was not prepared to discuss. Something that would alter all. "I... I didn't know how to tell you," I mumbled, the words coming out fractured. "I assumed you wouldn't be interested to know. That it would... destroy everything. Maxwell's look became steely, his face changing from bewilderment to rage. You believe I wouldn't like to know? Though his voice was quiet, the rage in it was clear. "You believe I wouldn't have

My palms trembled as I entered the Sterling mansion's pristine, frigid hallway. Though the polished floors shone under the towering chandeliers, the burden of what I was about to do, what I was going to expose, felt like a stone in my chest. The air was thick with years of buried secrets and falsehoods waiting to be revealed. Though I didn't expect to see her here, there she was. Seated in her normal place beside the great window, Maxwell's mother, Eleanor Sterling, Drawn curtains created a dark shadow around her. The one who had always looked down on me, the one who had never once concealed her dislike for someone like me, someone who didn't belong in their world. Sophia, you've been avoiding me, she remarked with a seductive voice and a predatory grin at the corners of her mouth. "How... to be expected." I did not answer right away. I stepped closer and my eyes narrowed as I evaluated her. She was all the woman I remembered, strong, shrewd, and tenacious. But she was suddenly cha

The weight of the evening felt greater than I imagined as I sat at my desk, the stack of documents in front of me more intimidating than any medical procedure I'd ever conducted. I ran my hand through my hair, already feeling exhaustion setting in. Diving deep into the muddy waters of my family's participation in the pharmaceutical sector, Harrison had been working nonstop. It was a disaster I never wanted to touch, but now the walls were closing in and I had no option but to confront it. Harrison stormed into my office, looking serious. "Maxwell," he said, barely glancing up as he pushed the hefty folder onto my desk. You have to witness this. I didn't have to access the folder to understand it was bad. The fear in my stomach informed me all I required to know. I looked up at him. What have you discovered? Sitting opposite me, Harrison's eyes were full of grim determination. It's more than we imagined. Opening the folder, I studied the documents and felt my heart race. All connec

I couldn't even avoid the onslaught when it hit. The unrelenting buzz of my phone seemed like a swarm of bees swarming me. Every time I looked at the screen, I saw the same thing. News items. Every news source, every social media site, and every voice in the city had latched onto the same narrative. Sterling Family Scandal: Hidden Secrets and Illegal Medical Trials. The words burnt into my head as I grasped my phone, unable to process what was going on. More deafening than any explosion I had ever heard, the chilly, electrical hum of reality. I had to tell myself I was still standing and breathing. I continued to battle. Sophia had already gone to work, hoping to escape the turmoil, but the harm was already done. The media was unyielding. They were coming for all I had laboured for, and there was nothing I could do to prevent it. Harrison entered my office with an envelope, his face ashen, the door opening. He didn't even have to speak. Before

I watch her as if she were made of stone. The woman who once meant everything to me now seems like a stranger. Though I can't help it, she hasn't spoken in what seems like an eternity. I can no longer bear this burden, this suffering all by myself. I take a deep breath, and the air feels thicker than usual. "Sophia," I pronounce her name as if it were a prayer. Her eyes dance, but she remains silent. That quiet cuts like a knife into my chest. "I've been attempting to control the mayhem, to mend things... but it's all just a mask." Her eyes are cautious but not furious, and she raises her head slightly. That's an improvement, correct? Swallowing the lump in my throat, I say, "I have spent so many years hiding from the truth." "From my family, from you... from me. All the expectations, all the pressure... It was unbearable. I stop, attempting to stabilise myself. "I believed I could win if I played the role and maintained order throughout all", I believe