All Chapters of Reborn to Seduce the Devil CEO : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Doctor Chen discharged me six hours later with strict instructions to rest and avoid stress, which seemed impossible given the circumstances.Lucas drove Emma and me back to his house, where Daniel was waiting with his laptop and stacks of research papers."I've been digging into consciousness transfer theories," Daniel said before we even sat down. "There's a physicist named Dr. Yuki Tanaka who published a paper ten years ago about quantum consciousness displacement. She was laughed out of academia.""Where is she now?" Lucas asked."Teaching at a small community college in Oregon. But here's the interesting part—she disappeared from public records three years ago. No social media, no publications, nothing."Emma leaned forward. "The Collector found her. Either killed her or forced her underground.""Or she's working with them," I suggested. "If she understood the science, she might have helped them perfect the process."Lucas pulled out his phone. "I'm sending people to Oregon to fi

The Collector flooded into my mind like ice water, overwhelming and invasive, touching memories that weren't meant to be shared.But I'd prepared for this.During the car ride, while Emma drove and Daniel researched, I'd used a technique Emma described from timeline thirty-two—creating false mental corridors.I'd built fake memories, constructed emotional traps, anything to buy time.The Collector laughed inside my head. "Clever girl. False pathways. But I've seen this trick before.""Then you know it won't work," I thought back, letting my mental voice sound defeated."I know you're stalling. But for what? Your friends can't help you. The transfer is already halfway complete."Through my fading vision, I watched Emma pull something from her jacket—a second syringe, larger than the one Daniel gave me.She mouthed words I could barely understand: "Hold on."My father had regained consciousness, struggling against his restraints. "Eva, fight it! Don't let it take you!"Lucas was yelling

Eva’s POVThe next morning, I woke up alone in bed. Lucas must have carried me from the couch last night.The thought made me blush. The way we cuddled, the feel of his soft lips on mine, it all came rushing back. I could only imagine how sexy he must have looked while carrying me upstairs.A hot, caring devil of a CEO—that’s all I need in my life. And that devil is willing to change for me, a normal girl who was reborn and somehow walked into his world. He’s willing to change for her; for me.I got out of bed but couldn’t find Lucas anywhere in the room, not even in the bathroom.“Where is he?” I muttered.I quickly walked out to look for him. The Collector was gone now, which meant our biggest problem was finally over.But then I remembered Emma, how she sacrificed herself to save me. The memory hit me like a wave, and guilt filled my chest again. I would never stop feeling guilty for her death.I went downstairs, but Lucas still wasn’t there, not in the kitchen, not anywhere. Worry

When I got to the room Lucas gave me, I shut the door and sat on the bed, my hands shaking. Everything that happened kept replaying in my head, Rachel standing there like she never died, her son calling Lucas “Dad,” the way Lucas looked at them. I had never seen that look on his face before. It was shock, yes, but also something deeper. Something that scared me.I told myself not to cry, but the tears came anyway. What if he left me? What if having his family back meant there was no place for me anymore? I wasn’t scared of Rachel; I could deal with her, no matter how cruel she was. What I was scared of was losing Lucas. After everything, after all the pain, I couldn’t imagine my life without him.The door opened, and Lucas stepped in quietly. I wiped my face fast, pretending I was fine, but he saw right through me. He came to sit beside me, his voice low. “Eva, don’t do this to yourself.”I didn’t look at him. “How am I supposed to act, Lucas? You have a son. And your wife... she’s al

The woman in the doorway stepped forward, and my heart nearly stopped until the emergency lights brightened enough for me to see her face clearly."Natalie?" I breathed out, recognizing Victor Chen's daughter.She looked terrible—dark circles under her eyes, her clothes wrinkled like she'd been wearing them for days. "I'm sorry for scaring you. The power outage wasn't me. I just... I needed to find you."Clara was still whimpering on the couch, and Julian moved to comfort her, though his hands were shaking too."How did you get in here?" my father demanded."The gates were open. Security let me through when I said it was urgent." Natalie's eyes found mine. "Eva, I need to talk to you about something my father discovered before he had his heart attack. He made me promise to tell you if anything happened to him.""What is it?" I asked, my pulse still racing.She glanced at Julian and Clara. "It's about the Collector's research. There might be fragments left, but Daniel was wrong about h