All Chapters of The Devil Who Bought Me : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

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Chapter Sixty-One : Begging for mercy

The next morning, the mansion felt different. The air was heavy, thick with unspoken words and an oppressive silence. Lorenzo was gone. His usual early morning presence, the faint scent of his coffee, the distant sound of his voice on the phone—all absent. Anita, her eyes downcast, brought her a tray of untouched breakfast. “Signora,” Anita murmured, her voice barely a whisper, “the Signore… he left early. He instructed me to tell you that a car will be ready for you by noon. Flora called, we should be heading to the studio very soon, some perfumes needs to be completed." Natalie stared at the perfectly arranged pastries, the fresh fruit, the steaming coffee. It all felt like a cruel mockery. “A car?” she asked, her voice hoarse, still raw from the night’s tears. Anita nodded, her gaze flickering to Natalie’s face, then quickly away. “For your… departure, Signora. He says you can stay at the penthouse until you find your footing." Departure. It was happening. He wasn’t blu

Chapter Sixty-Two : Little to Imagine

His gaze sharpened, a shadow passing over his face. “That’s irrelevant now. It was a mistake to even consider it.” “Tell me,” she urged, stepping closer, her hand finally reaching out, her fingers brushing his arm. The contact was electric, a jolt of raw sensation. “Please, Lorenzo. Tell me the truth. All of it.” He looked down at her hand on his arm, then back up to her face. His eyes were dark pools, swirling with a mixture of anger, pain, and something else, something she couldn’t quite decipher. “The truth?” he repeated, his voice rough. “The truth is, Natalie, you intrigued me. From the moment I saw you, fighting against your fate, refusing to break. You were a fire, a storm in a world of controlled flames. I saw a strength in you that mirrored my own, a defiance that called to something long buried inside me.” He took a deep breath, his chest rising and falling. “And then… then I started to see you. Not just as a means to an end, not just as a pawn in my game, but as a wom

Chapter Sixty-Three : Sleeping with my Husband

The sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in fiery hues of orange and purple as they drove back to the mansion. The silence in the car was different now, no longer oppressive, but filled with a nascent intimacy, a fragile understanding. Natalie’s heart still thrummed, but it was a different rhythm now, one of anticipation rather than dread. Back in the mansion, Lorenzo led her not to her usual room, but to his own, a vast, opulent space dominated by a massive four-poster bed. The air was thick with his scent, a primal, masculine aroma that both soothed and aroused her. He closed the heavy oak door behind them, the soft click echoing in the sudden quiet. He turned to her, his eyes dark, unblinking, devouring her with a gaze that promised both passion and possession. He didn’t speak, didn’t rush. He simply stood there, allowing the tension to build, a palpable current between them. She felt a tremor run through her, a mixture of fear and exhilaration. Her body, betraying

Chapter Sixty-four : Facing new fears

When she woke up Lorenzo was gone, the sheets were still rumpled, a testament to what they had shared the night before. A soft knock on the door brought her fully to her senses.“Come in.” She said. Anita Walked I’m grinning from ear to ear. Natalie blushed but tried to hide it.“Someone has a great night.” Anita teased.“And someone is being a little too nosy this morning.” She said sticking out her tongue.They both chuckled.“Where is my husband?” Natalie asked.“Oh! So it’s my husband now?” Anita chuckled. “Answer the question already.” She got out of bed. “He left with Marco very early this morning. I’m not his assistant so he didn’t drop his schedule with me.” Anita said sitting down in one of the sofas. Natalie rolled her eyes.“But you seemed to know everything about him before.“I worked as a maid here before, remember?”“Yeah, yeah. What’s my schedule?” She asked instead. “Fiona is at the perfume store already. Your perfume is really getting sold out. You have a press co

Chapter Sixty-Five: Overbearing and underhanded??

“What do you mean they all quit?” Natalie still couldn’t believe her ears.“What are we going to do now?, I have a press conference by the 2pm!” “2pm ? I thought it was 11am.” Fiona countered.“It was...she shifted it this morning.”Anita chopped in. “And right on time too. There is no way a press conference is holding with everywhere like this.” Natalie countered.“You’re right about that.” Fiona answered. “What of my samples? Are they okay?” She asked.Fiona nodded. “So? What’s their excuse for not showing up and quitting on me on a very important day like today?”Natalie asked.Fiona shrugged.“I don’t know. I just got the email from them all of once. I was shocked. I was still thinking of what to do when you came in. I’m really rattled by this. I can’t even think straight.” Fiona said, her voice shook like she was about to cry.Natalie knew how much work she’d put into this. Only God knew how this must have rattled her. “Well, staying here complaining about it won’t help our cau

Chapter Sixty-Six: Something Fishy

They all looked towards the direction of the voice. Bianca was pouring herself a drink. She looked up seemingly noticing the silence in the area. She froze for a second taking in all the stares. Then she shrugged and took a sip of her drink.“You were saying?” The reporter who had spoken prompted after realizing that she had no intention of taking again.“What?” Bianca said throwing her a dirty look. The reporter didn’t lose her calm. “You said she’s not overbearing and underhanded. Care to explain?” Bianca took in a huge gulp. “Well, I’ve just been here a day. I know she’s not overbearing. If anything she seems to walking on thin ice.”“Thin ice? What makes you say that?” The reporter asked again. She was asking probing questions determined to make something slip.Bianca shrugged.“You whole lot be making me walk on thing ice, hell I can’t even breath with you guys here.” She said.The reporter sighed.“That’s not valid. You’ve only been here a day. People don’t necessarily show t

Chapter Sixty-seven: Workplace betrayal

Within a week Natalie had gotten new replacements for her studio. The success of the competition, the release of a new scent and the press conference had all been huge successes , setting the stage for her to expand. She had started this with the aim of bringing Lorenzo down and taking full control of her inheritance but that seemed meaningless now. She had achieved much more than that. She had proved a point and gotten even more closer to her husband. In a few weeks they would be marking their one year in marriage. It seemed surreal. She was in the studio trying to duplicate the new scent when Anita walked in. Fiona was not in the office.“Hey boss.” She was bubbly and vibrant as usual.“What’s up?” Natalie replied not looking up from her worktable.“You asked me to watch your aunt. Well I have news for you.” Natalie’s ears perked up and she stopped what she was doing momentarily.“Talk.”“Well, she’s been shopping in a lot of high profile boutiques lately, and from the receipts

Chapter Sixty-Eight: My Manager is my enemy

Natalie’s chest thumped hard.Fiona’s voice called again.“Annie? Open the door I can’t stay there for long. And why did you lock it in the first place?”Anita racked her brain for an answer.“Uh. I was about going out.” She motioned for Natalie to hide while packing her bags and files.“Out? Natalie’s not in?” Fiona asked. Natalie went towards the storage room with her belongings wiping any trace that she’d been there that morning and hid then locked the door firmly. Keeping the key with her. She could still hear their voices outside.“Yes. She came in this morning then went home. Said she had some emergency to attend to.” Anita replied.“Emergency? And she didn’t let me know? And she’s supposed to make more copies of the new scent. Open the door already Annie!”Natalie heard the door open.“Sorry, You came back so soon.” Anita said.“Yh. I finished on time. Where did Natalie go again ? Her car is still parked outside.”“Yh. Lorenzo sent someone to pick her up. She’s going to send

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Echoes

Fiona put the key into the keyhole , turned and pushed. It didn’t budge.They exchanged glances.“Huh? That’s strange. It can’t be bolted from inside unless someone is there.” Fiona said.Anita shrugged, relieved that the bolts were in place.Inside the storage room, Natalie slowly let out a relived breath. It had been hard to bolt the door without making any noise but she had done it. Now she only had to worry about Lorenzo arriving here on time.Fiona moved away from the door.“What are you hiding ?” Anita looked up startled.“Hid...hiding what ? I’m. I’m not hiding anything.” She said. Then made s show of looking at her watch.“I have to leave and lock up. Natalie’s instructions. You’ll come back for your stuff another day.”She turned to go.“You can go but I’m not going anywhere. I’ll lock up later.” Fiona said.Anita turned.“That’s not happening. Natalie’s instructions were to lock up the studio before leaving.”“And I’ll do that. You can go.”Fiona said.Anita was about to arg

Chapter Seventy: More Secrets

Lorenzo pulled Natalie into his embrace and hugged her tightly.“Cara...” She hugged him back grateful for the safety his presence brought.She let go after a while and turned to Fiona who was still on the floor trying to catch her breath. “Anita said you left already...” a dry laugh. “But it is obvious that this was just a trap for me.” She said casting a betrayed look at her and then Anita.Natalie took in a deep breath. If Fiona wanted to play the emotional black mail and guilt tripping game, she definitely wasn’t falling for it.“Fiona, I heard all of your conversation with Anita and trust me I have a lot of questions for you right now. I don’t even know where to begin.”Fiona scoffed.“Well, you’d begin by explaining why your husband is accusing me of colluding with some Esmeralda!” She cried.“And why you have those accusing eyes staring at me,” she added.Natalie stared, short for words.Then she chuckled. She knew what fiona was up to, she was going to play the clueless vict

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