All Chapters of Left by My Fiancé, Loved by His Uncle: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Sonia circled the desk and went for the locked drawer Ethan kept, he'd shown her before how full it could be of neat envelopes. Her hands moved quickly, opening the drawer with a mix of force and fury. She held up a thick envelope as if to test its weight. “I want a number that lets me survive. No sweet promises. Cash. Now.”Ethan stared at her for a long beat; his face showed no confusion, only cold assessment, as if weighing costs and benefits. Outside, the city shimmered beyond the window, their glamorous lives and tangled intrigues reflected in the glass.  Sonia continued, her voice growing more urgent. “If you care even a little about what’s happening to me, if you have a shred of conscience don’t make me sue you in a way that can ruin you too. Do you want to stay safe? Give me a way out. Give me my freedom. Give me the money.”The office tightened; only the ticking clock and their breathing cou

Madeline closed her office door slowly, making sure no one had followed her inside. Ever since the meeting ended that afternoon, the way employees walked through the corridor had changed. It was quicker, more cautious, filled with whispers. She could feel their eyes sticking to her back every time she passed, as if calculating whether the woman who had been married to the CEO for only a few weeks truly deserved the position of General Manager.Of course, not all of their comments were said directly. But Madeline was sensitive enough to read people’s expressions. Smiles that were too stiff. Nods that looked forced. Whispering that stopped abruptly the moment she appeared.Sonia was already fired, but her shadow still lingered in the air.Madeline took a deep breath and placed the stack of internal audit reports on her desk. She had gathered every document herself, without assistance from the staff. Not because she didn’t trust them but because she knew some of them were still loyal to

“I won’t say anything yet,” he finally replied. “But I already sent my men to the hospital and the crash site. I want a full report within an hour.”Madeline covered her mouth, fear creeping back in. “Nathaniel if someone targeted Sonia does that mean it’s connected to us?”“It could be,” Nathaniel said, still steady. “Or it could be tied to something Sonia was hiding. She wasn’t clean. And whoever worked with her might not want their secret exposed.” Madeline shut her eyes, her heart pounding again. “I don’t know if this makes me feel relieved or even more afraid.”Nathaniel took her hand and pressed a brief kiss to the back of it. “What matters is that you’re not alone. I’m here. And I won’t let anything touch you.”His words were comforting, yet the silence that followed was filled with a tension so subtle i

 Madeline lowered her gaze, her tears falling without a sound. “But she died after the meeting yesterday after I revealed everything she’d done in front of everyone. All her wrongdoings. I feel like I’m the one who destroyed her.”Nathaniel slowly shook his head, his thumb brushing the back of her hand. “Sonia destroyed herself, not you. She was the one who chose that path, Madeline. You only spoke the truth. There is nothing wrong with that.”A few seconds of silence passed, filled only by the ticking of the wall clock and Madeline’s strained breathing.Madeline covered her face with her hands, her body bending slightly as though the weight of the world rested on her shoulders. Her breath trembled. “If I hadn’t spoken, if I had stayed silent, maybe she’d still be alive. Maybe she wouldn’t have ” Her voice cracked, leaving behind a hollow space filled with regret.Nathani

The vehicle rushed across the city. Madeline remained motionless in the backseat, her breath still irregular. Her hand gripped a pouch as though it were a vital anchor; inside were the papers she had recently obtained Sonia’s forwarded email, the transfer receipts and printouts outlining the movement of funds into an account registered under Ethan’s name. She wasn’t sure what her next step would be. Should she notify the police? Face Ethan directly? Yet she realized she couldn’t return home and act as if all were well. Sonia had given her access to the truth. If that truth was allowed to vanish, who else would bring it to light? The vehicle kept cutting across the roads as Madeline sensed being confined in an alternate realm, quiet dim and crowded with vague shadows. The noise from the motor, the blaring horns, from cars and the city's hustle seemed faint, far away. What she really perceived was her heartbeat pounding