All Chapters of The Guarded Obsession : Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

“Your rivals must hate you tonight.”The man said it with a half smile that didn’t even reach his eyes, envy bleeding through his breath. Adrien didn’t even bother to slow down. He gave him a quick smile, which was gone as soon as it showed and kept on walking. The man’s eyes dropped first. Adrien didn’t need to answer. Silence said more than he ever would.Adrien Cross is thirty two years old and already a self made billionaire. And the youngest CEO of Cross Enterprises. He is mean and ruthless, he didn't even feel the weight of the world he carried it like as if it belonged to him daring anyone to take it back. Cross Enterprise is one of the most talked about companies and Adrien posed as a machine of glass and steel devours his rivals for breakfast and splits out billions.Tonight, in his Manhattan penthouse, which is a three story building with floor-to-ceiling windows and marble that gleamed too much, he was on display. A gala for the newest acquisition, a hostile takeover dres

Adrien Cross stared at the mess of glass on the office floor, the scotch bleeding into the cracks like it wanted to sink all the way down. It looked like broken promises, nothing else. His hand clenched around the phone, the message stamped on him like a brand: Sleep well, Adrien. I’m watching.Lucian Vega’s voice in his head was taunting, too sharp, too smug. Someone had tried to end him tonight. And worse, someone close was feeding him out like scraps. His Empire, which was strong, steel and untouchable suddenly felt like a child's play.“Adrien.” Isabella’s voice was steady, but her eyes weren’t. She stood in the doorway, holding her phone tight, and then watching him like she was already counting the damage “Security’s sweeping every floor. The burner’s locked down but IT’s already digging. We’ll have a name soon.”“Soon’s useless,” Adrien bit out, his voice low and venom-laced. He stalked to the window, the city stretched calm and cruel outside, glittering like it wanted to mo