Todos los capítulos de THE CEO’S RUTHLESS COMMITMENT (hidden obsession): Capítulo 71 - Capítulo 80

Third person’s POVThree days passed. Not a word from Caleb, no call, no text, no cryptic update that could be overanalyzed and reread a hundred times. Just silence, thick and deliberate silence.Layla stood by the living room window for the third time that morning, phone in hand, thumb hovering over Drew’s contact. She didn’t even realize she was pacing until the marble floor felt colder under her bare feet.She stopped, exhaled, then sailed anyway.Drew answered on the second ring.“Anything?” Layla asked without greeting.There was a pause on the other end. Not the worried kind, not the rushed kind. Just… calm.“No,” Drew said evenly. “Nothing new.”Layla shut her eyes. “You’re sure?”“Yes, Ma’am.”“No missed calls? No messages that didn’t come through? Nothing delayed?”“Nothing,” he hesitated, his voice steady, too steady. “Like I told you yesterday.”“And the day before,” she muttered.“What was that?”“Nothing.”Another pause. “You’re overthinking this.”Her jaw tightened. “You

Third person’s POVThe judge had just begun addressing the court when the door at the back opened quietly.Layla noticed the movement without meaning to.A woman slipped in and took a seat at the far corner of the gallery. She wore dark shades that covered most of her face and a scarf pulled over her head, low enough to shadow her features. She looked dressed for mourning, black coat, black gloves, posture stiff, head bowed slightly.Layla’s stomach tightened.She didn’t know why, but the woman’s presence felt… deliberate.Naomi leaned toward her, whispering with mock seriousness, “Tell me why the culprit’s judge looks like a man who has won ten million cases.”Layla barely heard her.The noise in her head had grown too loud, thoughts overlapping, instincts clashing, uncase crawling under her skin. Her palms were damp, her shoulders tense.She shifted in her seat.The judge cleared his throat. “We will proceed with the case of unlawful entry and criminal trespass.”Layla’s attorney st

Layla's POVI didn't remember leaving the courtroom.One moment I was sitting there, staring at the judge's face as he delivered his ruling, then the next, I was outside in the parking lot with Naomi's arm around my shoulders and Drew opening the car door."Get in," Naomi said gently.I obeyed without even thinking.The car door closed and the world outside became muffled. I could see people moving, talking and living their normal lives but mine wasn't falling apart.Naomi slid in beside me and Drew got in the driver's seat.Nobody spoke for a long moment before Naomi now broke the silence. "We're going to fight this."Though I heard what she said but I didn't respond."Layla,did you hear me?" she said more firmly."I heard you," I said quietly."Then say something."I turned to look at her. "What do you want me to say? That I'm fine? That this doesn't scare me? Because it does, Naomi. It really terrifies me."Her face softened. "I know.""They're going to pick me apart," I continued

Third person’s POVDrew's car raced through the quiet street of Florence like a bullet cutting through fog. His jaw was set and his hand grabbed the steering wheel so tight that it might leave a mark on the leather. In the back seat, Layla was sitting rigid and her eyes were fixed on the passing streetlights while Naomi's hand hand were intertwined with hers. " How long until we get there?" Layla asked with a tight voice "Five minutes," Drew replied without removing his eyes from the road. His phone say in the cup holder and the line was still open to the security team. Static made noise through the speaker constantly, caused by terse updates. "Suspect still inside the garage. We're waiting for your command sir." A voice reported " Hold position and do not engage until I arrive." Drew orderedThe car swung hard around a corner and Layla had to brace herself against the door. She didn't complain because part of her wishes Drew could drive even faster so they could quickly get th

Laylas POV"What do you want?"The words left my mouth before I could stop them. The room was silent except for the faint hum of the phone on speaker and everyone was watching me.The distorted voice on the other end didn't rush to answer. I'm sure he deliberately didn't answer immediately to stretch the silence."Cooperation," he said finally. "In seventy two hours, you have a psychiatric evaluation scheduled."My fingers tightened around the phone. "And how did you know that? Is this Jasper? If you think you can threaten me to make me act unstable like you and fake lawyer claimed then you are joking because....""Because you are going to take the psych eval and you have to fail it" the voice replied smoothly. " You will answer every question in a way that makes you appear unstable, paranoid and unfit to manage your own affairs."My stomach dropped. "And why would I do that?""Because you don't have a choice .""And if I refuse?""Then you will have your baby and your housemaid to pa