All Chapters of THE CEO'S SECRET REDEMPTION : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

The night air in Manhattan was thick with tension. Rain streaked against the ..penthouse windows, tracing silver lines across the glass as Adrian Knight stood motionless, staring out at the storm. His reflection wavered half shadow, half steel half the image of a man who had rebuilt everything only to feel it slipping again through his fingers.Behind him, Gabriel Vega sat on the edge of the couch, the faint glow of the paused video still burning on the screen. Daniel’s terrified face was frozen mid-frame — eyes wide, voice silenced mid-beg.Neither of them had spoken for nearly five minutes. The only sound made was the rain and the slow, unsteady rhythm of Gabriel’s breathing.Adrian finally turned, his voice a low rumble.“Whoever’s doing this, they’re using Daniel as bait.”...i know how tricky this sounds but I don’t have a good feeling about this ...Gabriel’s head lifted, his expression raw. “He’s not bait, Adrian. He’s scared. He’s in trouble because of us.”Adrian exhaled s

The rain hadn’t stopped by morning. It came down in silver sheets that blurred the city skyline, streaking against the tall glass windows of the penthouse. Adrian stood with his coffee in hand, staring out at the gray horizon. He hadn’t slept. Not really. Every sound in the night had reminded him that somewhere out there, someone called Lucien was waiting…just waiting for the right moment to strike… Behind him, the quiet sound of bare feet padded across the marble floor. Gabriel. He moved like sunlight breaking through storm clouds quiet, warm, grounding. He wrapped his arms around Adrian from behind, resting his cheek against his back. “You didn’t come back to bed,” Gabriel murmured, voice thick with sleep. Pecking the back of his neck ... Adrian placed his hand over Gabriel’s. ..I couldn’t baby ... Gabriel said nothing for a moment. Then, softly, “It’s about the message, isn’t it?” Adrian exhaled. “Yeah. Whoever this Lucien is, he’s not done. And I can’t just sit and wait

The night the storm broke, it was almost poetic. Thunder rumbled in the distance, echoing like a warning that the end was near or maybe, that something new was about to begin. Adrian Knight stood before the wide glass windows of his office, the city stretching beneath him like a map of everything he’d fought for. Knight Enterprises had survived scandals, betrayals, and countless enemies… but tonight would decide whether it would stand or crumble. Gabriel entered quietly, dressed in black sharp suit , his expression composed but his eyes fierce. “Everything’s set,” he said. “Our contact at the cybercrime unit is ready. Once Lucien takes the bait, we’ll have the trail we need to trace his accounts and pull the plug on his operations.” Adrian nodded slowly. “And Victoria?” “She took the deal,” Gabriel replied. “Testimony for immunity. She’ll lead us straight to the files Lucien stole from Daniel.” For a long moment, neither spoke. It was all coming together months and months of

The days had grown longer, softer the kind of quiet season that felt like it belonged to them. The storms were gone now. Knight Enterprises was stable again, the media had moved on, and for the first time in years, Adrian Knight could breathe without the weight of the world pressing against his chest.But it wasn’t the success that steadied him. It was Gabriel.Every morning, Gabriel’s presence had become part of his rhythm the way his voice carried through the kitchen as he made coffee, the scent of cedar and citrus that always lingered on his shirt, the ease with which his laughter could make Adrian forget entire decades of struggle.They had slipped into something resembling domestic peace, but it was far from ordinary.Gabriel was fire steady, warm, but capable of burning through every wall Adrian had built around himself.One evening, after a long day of meetings, Adrian found Gabriel waiting for him on the balcony of their penthouse. The sun was setting over the city, streak

Chapter seventy nine The days leading up to Sebastian Hale’s 80th birthday carried a different kind of energy the kind that came not from pressure or fear, but from love. The air around the Hale mansion buzzed with gentle excitement. For once, no scandals shadowed the family name, no lawsuits, no hidden enemies lurking behind corporate curtains. Just laughter, planning, and the sound of Gabriel and Adrian working side by side in something simple and pure family... Adrian had always been the man who commanded boardrooms and restructured empires, but now he found himself sitting on the living room floor with Elias and Gabriel, surrounded by ribbons, candles, and pieces of gold-trimmed stationery. “You know,” Adrian said, folding a card with questionable precision, I could run a multi-billion-dollar company in my sleep, but this he gestured at the mountain of decorations “this might be my greatest challenge.” Gabriel laughed softly, sitting cross-legged beside him. “You don’t nee