All Chapters of CEO's Dare Bride : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

“Nathan, are you awake?” Emma asked.“Yes,” Nathan said. “I am awake.”“Come and eat,” Emma said.“No,” Nathan said. “I will eat later.”“You need rest,” Emma said. “You look tired.”“I am fine,” Nathan said.Emma left the room. Nathan closed the laptop and slid his chair back. He picked up his phone, opened a new message, and typed slowly.“Board meeting tomorrow. Emergency vote on Emma’s future. She is losing support,” he wrote. He paused and deleted a line. He typed a single sentence and read it twice. He pressed send.He opened the messages and removed the thread. He emptied the trash on his phone. He placed the phone on the table and stared at the ceiling.Voices came from the next room. Emma and Ace spoke in low tones about cameras, relocation, and timing. Nathan stood and walked to the door. He put his ear against the wood and listened. He heard a name and a time. He heard a plan to move a camera and to test an access point.He returned to the table. He held the phone in both h

Patricia walked into her hotel room three hours after Ace arrived.She sat at a small table and watched the lobby. She sent a text to the photographer.Target in the lobby. Begin phase one, she wrote.The photographer replied, Copy. On position.The photographer started taking pictures. He sent a few images to Patricia. The photos showed Ace in the lobby. He was alone, reading documents. He spoke on the phone.Patricia ordered a coffee. She did not drink it. She folded the napkin and placed it on the table. and waited.Ace left the lobby and went to the bar. He waited for clients and made a call. He set his documents down on the bar. Patricia followed him to the restaurant. She took a seat three tables away. She opened a menu and pretended to study the offerings. She had the photographer in place across the street. He had a clear view of the entrance. He also had a good angle on the window.Ace sat with three executives from Fintech Industries. They were engrossed in their discussion.

Mia's phone buzzed, she picked it up after the second ringing.“Where are you?” Rafael asked.“I'm at home,” Mia said.“Good,” he said. “Listen. Did you get the vendor list from Brian’s drive?”“No,” she said. “Not yet. I can’t take it tonight.”“Why not? You know its important to me,” he said. “You will get it for me before sunrise. I don't want any excuses.”“I can’t walk out with it,” Mia said. “Brian is watching my every move. You don't want him to start suspecting, do you?.”“Then don’t take it in your bag,” Rafael said. “You know how to do this. You did it before. Stop being dramatic and do the damned thing.”“What I did before was different,” Mia said. “This is bigger. If he notices, everything ends.”“You are good at being careful,” Rafael said. “ I trust you.”“I’m tired of doing this,” she said. “I’m tired of hiding. I don’t want to wake up and check if someone is watching me every hour.”“You don’t get to stop yet,” Rafael said. “Your father’s debt is not gone. The agreemen

“Emma?”She stopped and turned slowly.It was him.Louis Durand!He stood there with his hands in his coat pockets, looking right at her.Memories of their Law school days rushed in. She hasn't seen Louis since he left for Canada after their law school graduation.Emma blinked. “Louis?”He took a step toward her, a small smile on his face. “Hey, Em.”Lola looked from Louis to Emma, eyebrows raised. “Okay… I’ll go start the car.”Emma barely heard her. Her heart was racing.“What… what are you doing here?” she asked quietly.Louis held her gaze. There was something in his expression she couldn’t quite read.“I came back,” he said. “I missed you.”“Wow, it's been long, Louis,” Emma said“I know,” he said. “I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. About you. About our friendship.”She laughed under her breath. “You left so suddenly for Canada. How have you been?”I have been well, and I regret leaving the way I left.” He saidBehind her, Lola moved. “Okay... I’ll give you two a min

“Emma, you there? Please, just open the door,” Lola said softly, voice shaking a little.Emma sat on the floor by her office door, head leaning against the cold wood. She didn’t answer. She couldn’t.“I’m not leaving until you talk to me,” Lola said.Emma took a deep breath. She wiped her eyes, then slowly got up and unlocked the door. Lola stepped inside without waiting.Emma didn’t say anything at first. She just let the tears come.Lola wrapped her arms around her. “I’m here.”Emma sobbed. “I trusted him. We spoke countless times, but he never told me that he was still seeing Patricia,” she said, her voice breaking. “I really thought he loved me.”Lola pulled back a little and looked into Emma’s eyes. “Maybe he does. Or maybe he doesn’t. But right now, you need to think about you.”Emma shook her head. “He slept with Patricia. She’s pregnant with his baby. I saw the pictures, Lola. I saw the test.”Lola sat down beside her. “Photos can be faked, Emma. Tests can be forged. You know