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All Chapters of Reckless CEO One Night Stand : Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

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Mary's POV The television screens kept flashing the same headline. Reid Brown, heir to the Brown empire, signs a historic deal with Damian Motors. News anchors praised him as he stepped formally into the global automotive world. Analysts called him one of the youngest and wealthiest business leaders of his generation. And it was just the first time Reid Brown had appeared publicly as the true face of the empire. Clips replayed from Mr. Philip's anniversary gala showed how Reid stood tall beside his fiancée while cameras kept flashing endlessly. His fiancée, an A-list celebrity actress from a distinguished family, carried herself with effortless grace. Despite being born into prestige, she was known for her humility and warmth. The media adored her and both of them were described as the perfect power couple. In my quiet office, I stared at the screen. The applause. The admiration. A bright future awaits him. I felt nothing but a hollow ache. Maybe I had made the right decisio

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Author's POV Rodney picked Amy up from the airport himself. By the time they arrived at his restaurant, it was already evening and lights had started glowing warmly against the grand exterior. Amy turned slowly as she took everything in. "As an architect," she said softly, "this is breathtaking. The symmetry, the height and the detailing. It feels like stepping into another world. Rodney smiled pleasingly. "I wanted it to feel timeless. Amy couldn’t stop admiring the structure but suddenly her attention shifted. Across the table, Rodney was on his phone, discussing a deal he was about to finalize. His tone was calm, authoritative and confident. Amy found herself studying him instead. Rodney felt her gaze and glanced up. For a brief second, his breath hitched. Under the warm lighting, she looked radiant. Despite being travel-worn, she was effortlessly beautiful. He quickly ended the call. "So?" he asked while leaning back slightly. "How is it?" "It’s beautiful," she admi

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Mary's POV Three years later. Tonight was our two year anniversary, Danny and I. It had been three years and a lot had happened. Rodney had gotten married to Amy and Reid had enrolled Layla into an international school in Europe. Reid wanted us to get back together but I couldn't. He was now a ruthless billionaire, he was no longer the Reid I had always known. Their family was brutal and he was the one spearheading all the underhanded tactics. However, Donna had been destroyed and she had parted ways with Danny. Mr. Cale had committed suicide and Danny was only hanging by a thread. To be honest, I was still in love with him. So, I chose him and gave him everything I had. We reignited our love and it was two years today. I had planned everything perfectly. I booked a dinner at Lahorz, the most exclusive restaurant in the city. That was the place where I wanted to tell Danny the truth. The truth I had been hiding for years. I didn't give him all my shares and now I would be maki

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Mary's POV I had called him over twelve times. There was no answer. What could possibly be the reason behind his absence? I had planned so much for us today and he messed it up. I took a cab home with my stomach in knots. I felt so bad about everything I wanted to tell him. Now, I just felt sick. I dragged myself out of the cab weakly as my excitement had now turned to anger and a hint of worry. Inside the house, it was so dark when I walked in, and it was also quiet, too quiet. Then I saw it. There was a piece of clothing on the floor. It was a lacy red bra that wasn't mine. My heart stopped as I didn’t use to wear red lace, I never had any. My hands shook as I bent down to pick it up. The fabric was soft and it looked expensive and familiar It was Donna’s. I remembered Danny buying her the set for her birthday, but what could it possibly be doing here? My stomach twisted. I dropped the bra as if it was burning were My chest was so tight that I could barely breathe. It

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Mary's POV My body was still frozen with tears burning my cheeks as I replayed his words in my head. Everytime it hurt more than the previous. Danny stood there with his face twisted in irritation instead of guilt and shame that I expected. He was just irritated like I was the one who had done something wrong. "Mary!" he snapped. I wiped my face with my hands trembling. "Aren’t you ashamed?" I asked with a raw and broken voice. "You are a remorseless betrayer, Danny." He crossed his arms and tightened his jaw. "It’s not that simple." I let out a hollow laugh. "Oh, really? Then explain it to me. Make me understand how you come to the conclusion that I am the devil." He didn’t even flinch. "Though, I didn’t plan for you to find out like this." "Find out like this?" My voice cracked. "You weren’t going to tell me at all, were you?" He didn’t answer and it hurt me more than anything. I forced myself to stand on my weak legs. "Are you planning to kill me, Danny?" He sighed and

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Mary's POV I mustered up the sanity left in me and packed my stuff in silence. My hands moved on their own as they kept shoving clothes into the suitcase. I grabbed a few things that were truly mine in this house. Some photos, jewelry, and the little trinkets Danny could afford to give me before I gave him my empire. I didn’t cry. I had cried too much and there were no tears left to cry. The only thing that kept me going was my memories of Layla. My baby, the one good thing left in this mess. I zipped up the last bag and took one final look around the bedroom. Just a few hours ago, I was so happy, making the plans for our anniversary and telling Danny that he was going to be five billion dollars richer. All that was shattered now. I grabbed my box of things and walked out without looking back. I was halfway down the stairs when she appeared. Donna, the devil The woman who had laughed at me, made me cry and was hellbent on destroying me. She leaned against the railing with

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Mary's POV I woke up to blinding white lights with the smell of antiseptic and the beeping of machines. Without doubt, I was in a hospital. My head pounded as I tried to remember how I got here, and my body felt heavy as if I had been crushed by a heavy weight. Then the pain hit and my memories flooded back. I recollected Donna’s smug face and her cruel words, the way she stepped closer to me with her eyes full of hatred, and the way she had left me to die after pushing me from the stairs. How she shoved me off the stairs with no remorse, all of it came back. The door burst open and it cut through my thoughts. My attention snapped back to the door as I hoped to see Danny return, to beg for forgiveness and things to go back to the way they were. Instead, Rose walked in with some guards. Her expression was unreadable. I looked away the minute our eyes made contact, I felt ashamed. "Leave us!" she ordered the guards. The nurse and the guards walked out hurriedly. With the soun

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Mary's POV Just like Reid had commanded, two days later I was getting married to a more brutal version of Reid Brown. The morning of my wedding arrived like a death sentence. I sat stiffly in front of the vanity as a team of stylists buzzed around me as they were trying to transform me into a perfect bride. The white dress hugged my body tightly with the lace scratching my skin. The heavy veil weighed down my head like a crown of thorns. I felt nothing. I was empty as if I was dead inside. The girl staring back at me in the mirror was a stranger with pale face, red lips and hollow eyes. I looked like a doll that was being dressed up for a show. "Beautiful," the makeup artist murmured as she dabbed more powder on my cheeks. I didn’t respond, there was nothing beautiful about this, being sold off like cattle just to pay for my mistakes. As I gulped a lump, my eyes sting with tears. The hatred for Reid burned within me like a burning fire. A knock at the door snapped me out of

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Mary's POV I felt suffocated. The reception hall was too loud and full of people smiling at me like this was some happy occasion. I felt like I couldn’t breathe. "I need to use the restroom," I mumbled to no one in particular and pushed back my chair. As Reid glanced up from his conversation with some business associate, his dark eyes studied my face for a second before he gave me a slight nod. I hurried away before anyone could follow. Feeling grateful that the bathroom was empty, I quickly locked the door behind me and I finally gave myself a break. Tears poured down my face and ruined my perfect makeup, my chest heaved with silent sobs while I gripped the sink for support. This wasn’t fair. None of it was fair. I made a mistake and chose Danny while I rejected Reid. But getting married off to Reid Brown against my will was unfair. It was too much to bear I hated Reid, I hated Danny, I hated Donna. Most of all, I hated myself for being so stupid and naive to think love

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Mary's POV The wedding reception finally ended. Feeling relieved that there were no more fake smiles, no more pretending to be happy and no more watching Danny glaring at me from across the room, I sighed. Reid didn’t say a word to me as we left, he just grabbed my arm and led me to his black car parked outside. The ride to his mansion was filled with silence. I sat as far as possible from him. I pressed myself against the door while staring out the window at the passing city lights. My throat was still hurting where he had choked me, and the wedding ring also felt heavy and wrong on my finger. Reid didn’t look at me for once throughout the whole drive; he got himself busy with his phone, his jaw tight and his fingers tapping impatiently on the screen. When the car finally stopped, I realized we were at a huge and dark mansion that was bigger than the Brown family’s mansion. Reid got out first. Without waiting for me or helping me, he just walked straight to the front door

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