Alle Kapitel von Until The Baby Is Born: CEO's Temporary Fiancee : Kapitel 41 – Kapitel 50

LANGGUARD HEADQUARTERS The conference floor of LangGuard Holdings was colder than usual, bright, polished, and intimidating in a way only billion-dollar decisions could make a room feel. The long table at the center was arranged with matte folders, small crystal water glasses, and nameplates carved in gold. It smelled faintly of cedar polish and expensive ink.Asher adjusted the cuffs of his charcoal suit, expression unreadable, jaw tight in the way that meant he was trying to keep his nerves buried under professionalism. Beside him, Adrian stood with a tablet and a clicker, rehearsing his notes under his breath. And across the table, Samantha was already wearing a delicate, triumphant smirk, as if she could already see someone’s downfall before the decision was even made.“Ready?” Adrian asked quietly.“Let’s get this done,” Asher said, voice low, firm.They entered the boardroom when signaled. The senior board of Languard, five executives, all with calm but discerning expressions,

The ride back from Languard was silent.Too silent.Rain clung to the car windows in thin streaks, blurring the city lights into tired smears of orange and blue. The night felt heavy, like it knew what was coming long before any of them did.Asher sat rigid in the backseat of the sleek black car, posture straight as steel. His jaw was tight, carved like he’d been holding it that way for hours. His eyes didn’t blink much, just tracked the passing lights like they were responsible for everything that went wrong tonight. Every flicker outside reflected in them sharp, cold, exhausted.Adrian kept throwing nervous glances through the rearview mirror. His fingers tapped anxiously against the steering wheel, tapping faster whenever Asher’s silence stretched too long. But he didn’t dare ask anything. Not when Asher looked like a bomb wired too tightly, one wrong word away from detonating.Samantha, however, was a different beast entirely.Her arms were crossed, legs elegantly angled, expressi

“Asher is not the father of your baby.” The words dropped like a blade. For a moment, nothing existed except the violent ringing in Ivy’s ears. The floor tilted, her knees buckling. Her vision blurred at the edges, white, trembling, collapsing. She fell back. Asher took one sharp step toward her, instinct striking faster than thought, but he stopped when another hand reached her first. Jason. He had just walked in, the door still half-open behind him. His reflexes were quick; he caught her from behind before she could hit the ground. His arm braced her waist, steadying her trembling body. The sight of another man touching her, holding her that close, made something in Asher’s chest twist painfully. But he still forced himself. Jason’s brows rose slightly. “Careful,” he murmured near her ear, surprised she didn’t immediately pull away like she always did. But after a long second, Ivy finally came back to herself. She jerked away from him, gasping softly. Jason smirke

Mrs. Cole’s voice sliced through the thick, suffocating air.“Arrest her.”The command echoed like a crack of thunder.The two officers stepped forward immediately, their boots hitting the polished floor with heavy, merciless thuds. One reached for Ivy’s wrists while the other prepared the cuffs.Ivy didn’t move.Didn’t resist.Didn’t even blink.Her arms lifted only because the officers positioned them, her body limp under their grip, her eyes staring at the ground without recognition.Jason’s jaw tightened so harshly a vein pulsed along his temple.“Grandma, stop.” His voice was sharp, almost a growl, one he rarely used. He doesn't want her to be happy with anyone else but that doesn't mean he wants her to suffer like this as well. If anything, only he has the right to make her suffer. The entire situation was making him so frustrated that he couldn't control it. Mrs. Cole didn’t look at him. Didn’t acknowledge him. Didn’t pause the officers. She simply stared ahead, chin high, col

The night wind cut through Asher’s coat the moment he stepped out of the car, but he barely felt it. The flashing red and blue lights painted the entire highway in chaotic, trembling color. The metallic scent of spilled gasoline and wet asphalt filled the air, mixing with the roar of the river below.He pushed past the yellow tape, jaw tight, breath shallow.An officer hurried toward him.“Sir…sir, you shouldn’t-...”“Where is she?” Asher’s voice cracked like splintering glass.The officer swallowed and pointed toward the mangled police car a few meters away. Its front was crushed, the side door bent open…her side. The railing near the edge of the bridge was broken clean through, metal twisted outward as if ripped by a monstrous force.The river below was a raging black mouth.The officer took a careful breath, voice low.“It… happened too fast, sir. A truck lost control and slammed into the car from the left side. The force broke the door open. Miss Ivy… she fell out.”The words stab