Chapter 121

Edward’s povI breathed in and tried to be calm.“Edward,” she said flatly, “you need to stop calling me.”“Oh come on,” I sighed. “You hundred percent know I can’t do that.”“Then learn how,” she shot back.I scoffed, shaking my head although she couldn’t see me. “You think I can just stop? Just cut you out like a bad deal gone wrong? No. I’d rather die than stop calling you, Eloise. I’m not letting go.”“I’m not doing this tonight. Goodnight.”“El…” but before I could say anything the line went dead.Something inside me broke.I began to pace. Goodnight. As if that drew the curtains.It didn’t.I pulled on my jacket and snatched up my keys.I was going to see what was going on with her.I got in and turned the car on as I roared out of the estate and down the road I headed to her house.My eyes felt tired. Hard. I was supposed to be sleeping but instead I was just stressing myself out. And for what?I caught a glimpse of myself in the rearview mirror as I saw how tired my eyes looke

Last Updated : 2025-09-05

Chapter 122

Charlotte's povThe next morning, I woke up and hated how last night had gone. It wasn't very pleasant.Then the questions came pouring back, questions to which I had no answers, there could be no answers for this. I rubbed at my eyes, rolled onto my side, and tried to tell myself not to mind his actions and his cold words to me. But I didn't mind. He was leaving me. I could feel it down deep in my bones.And I knew why.It was all because of her.Eloise.That woman who always seemed to be around. Always in his orbit, even if she pretended she wasn’t. I’d seen the way she looked at him, and worse, I’d seen the way he softened whenever she was close. Like his guard dropped without him realizing. Like she already owned part of him.They were married in the past but not this time. He belonged to me and not her. What was the matter with him?I decided to go ahead and finish what I had started. I was going to face her and make sure she knew who she was dealing with.I bathed and dressed u

Last Updated : 2025-09-06

Chapter 123

Charlotte's povThe moment I got out of the kitchen still burned in my head. I would teach that little bitch a lesson she would never forget. I would make sure she regretted crossing me of all people.I could feel my heart beating within me in a loud way as I looked around the hotel to see people were sitting to eat.I needed to settle in.I found a good spot to be alone. A corner out of sight, right at the back where nobody goes. And I sat there staring for hours on end at the kitchen.I had a plan.And when I’ve got a plan, I stick to it.I watched the staff scurry about, the kitchen awake with orders and directions, Eloise’s voice above it all like she had a claim to every wall and tile of this building. She was never still. Always dictating.She looked so certain of herself. So safe.I was turning green with envy, but I didn’t move. I waited. I’d gotten to know her routine these last few hours and even prior I had my spy on her and I knew what her daily routines were like. Early

Last Updated : 2025-09-07

Chapter 124

Charlotte's povSandra sat opposite me like an animal in a snare, her shoulders up against the base of the chair as she looked at me in anger. She ran her fingers nervously back and forth along the table edge. I could smell her terror sweat from where I sat. Good.I leaned closer over the table and said softly, enjoying her obvious discomfort at my nearness, “You asked me what I wanted.” My smile was thin-lipped, slow, and entirely calm. “Well, then I want you to take down Eloise. It should be easy for someone like you, don’t you think?”She looked at me in shock. “What do you even mean? Eloise? What has she done to you? She has done nothing wrong.”I laughed in a sharp and ugly way. “Hasn’t done anything wrong? Please. She tried to take what’s mine. You think that’s nothing?”Sandra pressed her lips together. She didn’t need to say anything; I could read it on her face, she didn’t believe me, she didn’t get it. None of them did so long as they were not in the problem I was in.“She d

Last Updated : 2025-09-08

Chapter 125

Eloise’s povI looked at Bryan who sighed and looked around the restaurant part of the hotel before he nudged me to follow him into the kitchen. We got in as he paced around before turning to me.“Everyone out now," he said in a very calm voice as everyone looked at us before nodding and leaving until we were alone in the room. “Look, I know how this looks but I didn't…”" Who in this company is out to get you?” He asked which shocked me as I didn't even know what to say after that." What?”" Oh come on,” he scoffed. "I can tell someone is out to get you so don't act clueless. The more you protect this mystery person the more the person continues and they will make sure they destroy you. You just have to tell me who is causing you to fall apart because this isn't the way to go through this. Tell me now or…”“I don't know who is there to get me," I sighed. “I'm just cooking. I've made no enemies, at least not one that I know of. And let's be honest, why would you blame me for this wh

Last Updated : 2025-09-09

Chapter 126

Eloise’s povI couldn’t sit still. I needed to do something or I felt like I would explode. No matter how I tried to think of this it didn’t make sense of how someone would target the food instead of the finances unless this were some personal vendetta against me.My mind suddenly went to Charlotte but I pushed it aside. There was no way she was the one who was the brains behind my pain. Nope. She was too stupid to do that plus I believed she liked to do things in a very open way. This was beneath her.I packed up my things and headed out of the room as I headed into the elevator that took me to the ground floor.While walking past some of the guests, I could see them staring at me with such hateful eyes. And who could blame them? If I had paid such an exorbitant amount of money for a meal and someone had told me that rubbish I would be mad too.I was lucky enough to escape as I got to my car and sat in there while strumming my fingers on the steering wheel.I needed to tell him. E