บททั้งหมดของ Mr. CEO, Leave Me Breathless : บทที่ 151 - บทที่ 160

I felt the corners of my eyes burn, so I squeezed them shut. When I opened them, I saw one by one avoiding my gaze, and I let out a bitter laugh. My eyes shifted to Grandpa Frank, who remained silent, simply observing everything unfold.“He’s alive, and he said he’s coming back for us. For what reason? What is this now? I thought I already knew everything about this family’s history. So why is this happening again?” I fired question after question at him, my breathing uneven.“Selina, calm down,” Peter whispered beside me, but I shook my head.“Do you even know what’s been happening to me? I’ve received a series of death threats—from the same person. And it was Timothy Blake. I found out he was the one who ordered someone to kill Daddy five years ago. It wasn’t Ethan. Did you know about this? And you just let me believe what I found out back then?” I asked, resentment lacing every word.But no one answered.My heart sank. Their silence felt like an answer in itself. Does silence mean

Suddenly, Yuan came to mind, and the conversation I’d overheard between him and Eleanor that day. I didn’t know if I could even bring it up with Ethan. I knew Yuan and I weren’t on good terms after their last encounter. I also knew they had fought—when I last saw Yuan, his face was bruised, while Ethan’s only had a split lip and a scratched brow.I let out a sharp sigh and stood up. I handed him my phone and turned my back to him.“I’m not ready to think that there’s another traitor close to me. Besides, we don’t even know if what that person said is true,” I said lazily, referring to the sender of the text message.I returned to my table and set down my empty coffee cup. When I turned, I nearly jumped in surprise—Ethan was standing right in front of me, leaning slightly as he looked at me. He truly had to lean over while talking to me, since he was so tall and I was only chest level to him.“E-Ethan…” I called out, almost without thinking.He didn’t respond. His eyes were fixed on mi

Annoyed, I stepped out of my room and headed straight to the kitchen once hunger hit me. Just as I walked out, my phone rang, so I immediately grabbed it. When I saw Tim’s name on the screen, I answered right away, knowing it had to be important.“Hi, Selina. Are you available today? Can you come to my office? This is about your Dad’s case,” he said as soon as I picked up.I cursed under my breath when I heard that. I dropped into one of the kitchen high chairs, stress weighing down on me.“Is it urgent? I mean…” I trailed off, trying to come up with an excuse, but guilt immediately hit me every time I thought about lying.But what was I supposed to do?“Why? Are you not available today? I was hoping to discuss the evidence we’ve gathered against Timothy Blake,” he added, which only made things worse.I couldn’t just ignore this, especially since I’d been waiting for it for so long. Besides, if this case moved faster and that old man finally went to prison, I wouldn’t have to worry ab

I felt his hands gently hold both of my arms, as if he wanted to turn me toward him so he could see me properly.“I can’t just let this pass by, baby. I can’t—”“E-Ethan… please, let’s go home. Let’s go home! S-stop it! W-why are you so hard to beg?!” I finally shouted at him, weakly pounding my fists against his chest.“S-stop it! This won’t help anything! You’ll only… you’ll only make things worse. I-I don’t want this anymore! S-stop it. F-fine! Go on! You’ll kill him. What happens if you end up in prison?” I asked in despair, looking straight at him.I bit my lower lip when I saw the mix of emotions crossing his face. Tears were starting to well up in his eyes too.“H-how… how about Slater? You were already cleared, right? P-please… stop making this harder for me. You’re both so… d-damn it…” I said in surrender, lowering my head as I broke down sobbing.“F-fine! Go on! Fucking kill him! Let your child lose his father again! Let everything I am holding onto fall apart again!” I scre

My hands were trembling as I opened the door to the room where he was. When I finally stepped inside, I almost went back out because I could not take it. Fear completely engulfed me, especially when I saw him lying on that bed.I slowly walked toward him. When I finally got close, I almost collapsed where I stood when I truly saw him. He was nearly unrecognizable because of the injuries on his face. His left eye was swollen shut. I covered my mouth as I stared at him.“Y-Yuan…” I called out to him.He turned his head toward me. I saw him freeze when he realized it was me.“S-Selina…” he uttered, even though speaking was clearly difficult for him.I felt all the strength drain from my body as I looked at him. I could not even bring myself to look at him the way I wanted to.I sat down on the chair beside him. He only followed me with his eyes, and I gave him a bitter smile.“H-how are you…” I whispered, just loud enough for him to hear.He smiled sadly, a sight that almost shattered me