All Chapters of THE CEO'S SECRET REDEMPTION : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Victoria Got what she wanted ...The news spread out like wild fire ..this time around it wasn’t like the scandal about The CEO leaving Isabella on the altar ,but something bigger ..... Headlines screamed across financial outlets and gossip columns alike: Hale Distracted by Knight Reunion. This questions the Board Stability. The article painted a wild picture Gabriel Hale caught between two men, old flame Adrian Knight and ever-present colleague Daniel Cross, while Knight Enterprises threatened to topple Hale & Vega’s fragile footing in the industry.. It was less news than spectacle, but in a city addicted to scandal, perception was everything. By nine a.m., Gabriel’s office was in chaos. Assistants hurried in and out, phones ringing incessantly. He stood at the window, jaw clenched, while Daniel scrolled through his tablet, scanning the damage. They’ve got photos, Daniel said grimly. You leaving the courthouse with me. You at that café with Adrian...Daniel cringed his teeth .

Daniel Cross had never thought himself a traitor. For years, he had built his reputation as loyal, dependable, steady the kind of man who carried others’ burdens without asking for recognition. But now, as he sat in a café across from Julian Blackwell’s associate, his hands wrapped around a coffee cup gone cold, the truth gnawed at him. He was betraying Gabriel. Betraying everything he had sworn to protect. The folder the associate had given him lay open on the table: financial leaks, insider communications, and most dangerous of all a strategy on how to destabilize Knight Enterprises from within. Julian Blackwell’s plan was clear: target Adrian’s empire not with a frontal assault, but with a thousand cuts clients pulled away, board members doubting, investors complaining. And Daniel was to be the lighter to ignite the fire.. You have access to Gabriel, the associate reminded him, a man with eyes too sharp and a smile too smooth. Through him, you have proximity to Knight. Informa

Adrian Knight had always lived with the walls built out of power, influence, and an empire too big enough to come crashing down..But that night, in Gabriel’s arms, all of those walls had come tumbling down. For once, he allowed himself to breathe. The scandals, the betrayals, the whispers of enemies at his empire none of it mattered when Gabriel looked at him with that softness that had been missing for years..It wasn’t lust alone that bound them that night .. it was the years of longing, of anger, of heartbreak. The past was a big chain around both their necks, but for those hours, the chain loosened. They shared quiet laughter and lots of kisses., speaking not as rivals or as a lawyer and a CEO but as men who once loved and had been foolish enough to lose it....It should have been perfect. But perfection was a luxury Adrian couldn’t afford. By the time they left the apartment, reality had returned like a cold storm. And reality, Adrian soon discovered, wasn’t done punishing him..

Julian Blackwell had always believed the art of war was best conducted in silence. He never needed to shout, never needed to dirty his hands directly. He only planted seed small whispers, subtle cracks and then sit back to watch empires crumble under the weight of their own weakness....And right now, he watched Knight Enterprises with the patience of a serpent.The lawsuit was moving exactly as he predicted. The leaked document, the sudden pressure from shareholders, the relentless media storm all of it was designed to make Adrian bleed slowly, to weaken his defences until the man was too exhausted to fight back....But what Julian hadn’t accounted at least not fully was Gabriel Vega.He had underestimated the lawyer once before, years ago, when Gabriel dismantled one of his mergers in court with nothing but sharp evidence and sharper wit. Now, watching Gabriel step into the spotlight beside Adrian, Julian’s lips curled. It wasn’t Adrian’s empire alone he had to break It was Gab

Julian Blackwell thrived on weakness, and in Daniel Cross, he had found an ocean of it. The young lawyer wore his heart on his sleeve, though he tried desperately to hide it behind sharp suits and also the long hours at the firm. Blackwell didn’t need to dig deep to uncover the truth ..He knew Daniel’s unrequited love for Gabriel Vega was an open wound, one he could press until Daniel bled... They met again in the lounge of the Grand Meridian Hotel, a place Julian loves for its discretion....Daniel sat across from him, across circling the edge of his glass. I shouldn’t be here, Daniel muttered. Julian leaned back, looking so at ease “And yet, you are. That tells me you’ve already decided Daniel Daniel’s jaw tightened. “No. I haven’t. I’ve already given you too much. Julian’s lips curved in a knowing smile. You’ve given me just enough to prove your loyalty. But Adrian Knight is still standing, and Gabriel… well, Gabriel is still blind to you. Every day you fight beside him i