Semua Bab THE CEO’S RUTHLESS COMMITMENT (hidden obsession): Bab 161 - Bab 170

Third person POVMeanwhile…In Elena’s apartment , it was too quiet in thereShe moved quickly, pulling clothes from drawers, shoving them into her bag without folding. Her hands shook, but she didn’t stop.Layla’s voice kept echoing in her head.‘As long as they’re truly sorry… and they choose to do the right thing at the end.’Elena’s chest tightened.She looked at the bag again… at the document inside it.The one she was supposed to deliver.The one that would ruin everything.Her grip tightened.“No,” she whispered.She couldn’t do it…Not anymore.:::.Not after everything.She zipped the bag halfway, then stopped and stared at it.Her mind was clearer than it had been in days.Maybe weeks.She wasn’t giving it to Stanley.She was leaving insteadNow….Before they came, before it was too late.She reached for her phone and the message was still there.Long and detailed everything was laid out… The truth and the apology.Every word she hadn’t been brave enough to say out loud.All sitting

Layla’s POVEverything after that moved too fast.Sirens were louder . Voices grew, hands were pulling Elena onto a stretcher. There was blood everywhere.I barely remember how we got to the hospital.One second I was holding her hand, calling her name, begging her to stay awake… the next, she was gone behind swinging doors with doctors shouting over each other.Now I’m here….Waiting and pacing.Trying not to lose my mind.“She has multiple injuries,” the doctor had said not long ago, his tone was serious. “There’s internal bleeding. We’re preparing her for surgery.”My chest had tightened instantly.“Surgery?” I repeated.He nodded. “It’s necessary.”I didn’t even think.“Do whatever you have to do,” I said quickly. “Just… make sure she lives.”He held my gaze for a second, then gave a small nod before walking away.And just like that, I was left alone with my thoughts.Well… not completely alone.There’s a policewoman standing a few feet away, watching everything quietly. She hasn’

Layla’s POVI was already on my feet before the nurse finished speaking.I stood up quickly,I felt some sort of relief.Behind me, Viktor ended his call when he saw me standing up.“What happened?” he asked, stepping closer.I turned to him.“She’s awake,” I said. “She wants to see me.”Something shifted in his expression.“Good,” he said quietly.I nodded once, then turned and walked down the hallway without waiting.I didn’t trust myself to say more.When I reached her door, I paused for half a second, my hand resting on the handle.Then I pushed it open quietly.The room was dim and calm.Elena lay on the bed, her eyes were closed, her face was pale and bruised, but alive.I stepped inside and closed the door softly behind me.The sound must have reached her because her eyes fluttered open slowly.It took her a second to focus, then she saw me.“Layla…” she whispered.I moved closer immediately, pulling a chair beside her bed and sitting down.“I’m here.”I reached for her hand, h

Layla’s POVWe moved in quietly, every step was well planned and calculatedThe warehouse felt bigger from the inside. It was cold, hollow and supported by thick concrete pillars that gave enough cover for each of us to spread out without being seen.The officers moved like they had done this a hundred times, I followed, alerted and focused.Viktor stayed close behind me, I could feel it without turningI didn’t argue, right now, we had the same goal. I slowed near one of the pillars, pressing my back lightly against it as I leaned just enough to scan ahead, and then I saw them. Two men, standing with their backs to us.something about them made me pause.It wasn’t just that they were here, it was the way they stood, the shape of their shoulders, the way one of them slightly tilted his head while talking.He looked …. too familiarmy eyes narrowedno… it couldn’t be.But my body knew before my mind caught up. Ssharp breath left me quietly, I lifted my hand and pointed.“There,” I whi

Layla’s POVI didn’t remember when I started crying….Only that I couldn’t stop.It came in waves at first… shaky breaths and tears slipping down my face without sound, then it broke. Everything I had been holding in cracked open all at once.My chest hurt badly…I pressed my hand against it like that would help but it didn't.Naomi didn’t say anything.She stayed right by me always making sure her hand was on my back,making sure I didn’t fall apart completely.Maybe I already had.I cried for everything….For my parents… the truth… the years I lost…. And the people I trusted.The name Caleb alone made something twist inside me.I trusted him…I defended him.At some point…I even liked him.The thought made me feel sick.How could I have felt anything for someone who took everything from me?Who made me an orphan.Who watched me suffer and said nothing.My breathing hitched again.“I hate you…” I whispered, though he wasn’t there.But even that felt weak.Because hate didn’t even begin to