All Chapters of CEO's Burning Desire: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

30 Chapters

Chapter 1 Bachelorette Party

"Ugh..."Laura Hartley let out a soft groan as she felt a wet feeling on her neck. A man's ragged breath tickled her ear.'Who is it...?' Laura wondered, her eyes fluttering open to figure out the identity of the person beside her. But her vision was blurred, a messy haze from the alcohol swimming in her system."Ah!"A moan escaped Laura's lips as she felt something of his begin to push from below."No... don't..." Laura whimpered, a clear voice in her drunken mind screaming that this shouldn't be happening.The man paused, hesitating for a moment. But an unbearable surge of desire demanded that he continue."Stop it..." Laura pushed against his chest, but her strength was pitifully weak.Her rejection only made the man lock both her hands above her head."I'm sorry... I can't hold back." The man's deep, husky voice was strangely tempting, sending shivers down Laura's spine."Ahh..." Laura's eyes went wide as her core was penetrated deeply.Her beautiful blue eyes welled up

Chapter 2 A Trap

"How dare you come back to this house after everything that happened! You’re shameless!" Simon cursed.Simon's insults made her freeze up. Why was he acting like this?At the sight of the blank look on Laura's face, Simon's palm was about to strike again. But Nora, Laura's stepsister, immediately grabbed her dad's arm."Dad! What are you doing? Why did you hit Laura?!" Nora cried out, her face etched with worry.Simon yanked his arm away from his daughter. "Stay out of this! I have to teach this damn sister of yours a lesson!"Gilda, Simon's second wife and Nora's mother, heard the commotion and rushed out.Seeing the scene, she immediately helped her daughter restrain her husband. "Darling, calm down! Don't be like this!"While Gilda and Nora were struggling to hold back Simon, Laura was trembling uncontrollably. A terrible premonition washed over her. Did Simon know what she had done last night?"Quiet! You have no idea how disgraced I am! The Myers family canceled the weddin

Chapter 3 Shocking News

"How could your father do something like that!"A shouting voice echoed from inside a room of one of the large residences on the edge of the city.Laura was seen sitting on a sofa next to her best friend, Emma Robinson, the daughter of the Robinson family.Laura had told Emma everything that happened. As a result, Emma was furious."It was clearly Nora who forced you to go to that place, yet you're taking all the blame! Your father's favoritism is so obvious!"Laura sat silently, hugging her knees, not responding to Emma's comment at all. She already knew her father had always loved Nora more than her. Living together for years, some things were constant in the Hartley residence.If Laura wanted something, Nora would inevitably ask for it. At that point, Simon would surely force Laura to give in and hand her possession over to Nora. If Nora made a mistake, Laura would be the one punished, with the excuse of not watching out for and taking care of her sister.Everything Laura own

Chapter 4 That Guy

As all those questions raced through Laura's mind, she heard Emma cursing with passionate emotion."That sly fox! I bet Nora's been after Noah all along! This means whatever happened to Laura must have something to do with her!" The woman didn't forget to add, "Noah, too! Doesn't he know the impact of this announcement on Laura? Doesn't he care about Laura's feelings?! If I ever run into those two despicable people, I'll tear them apart!"Emma's voice, growing louder and louder, made Alan frown. "Don't scream, idiot! Turn down the TV volume! Laura can hear…"Suddenly, the man's words stopped as his eyes landed on Laura's frozen figure on the stairs."L-Laura!"Alan's shout made Emma spontaneously turn off the television. The siblings froze on the spot until Laura walked closer.Emma and Alan immediately stood up and approached Laura."Laura, don't pay any mind to those two horrible people, okay? They're not worth thinking about!""That's right! Not worth it!"The siblings fran

Chapter 5 Thief

Realizing she was confusing Theo, Laura forced a smile."Y-yes, I'm fine, sorry... I'm a little nervous." Laura sat in the chair Theo indicated.Laura's hands were clasped together, twisting nervously. She couldn't bring herself to look at the man opposite her. Until her eyes, scanning the desk, found an object that looked familiar.Laura squinted to observe the necklace near Asher's hand. After seeing it clearly, her eyes widened dramatically.'That necklace...' Laura narrowed her eyes, focusing on the familiar object Asher was holding.Laura had lost her necklace. She started to recall that a few weeks ago, while showering, she had searched everywhere but still hadn't found it. Seeing the necklace in Asher's hand, Laura wanted to ask to confirm if it was truly hers.Unbeknownst to Laura, the necklace she had been searching for over the last few weeks had fallen off when she rushed out of the hotel room and was picked up by Asher.Without that necklace, even though it was just

Chapter 6 Trouble Woman

Laura flinched and immediately burst into tears. It wasn't just the pain in her wrist, but Asher's words were incredibly hurtful.Stealing? How could Laura steal something that belonged to her?"Did you only want to work here to steal?!" Asher glared at Laura. “I'm going to report you to the police!" he asserted, dragging Laura toward the door.Laura could only shake her head, sobbing uncontrollably. "No! Let me go!" Laura screamed, "I didn't steal anything!"Laura's outburst made Asher stop. "Not stealing?" he repeated. His brow furrowed as he continued to ask, "If you're not stealing, then is this necklace yours?"Asher's question made Laura fall silent. Should Laura tell him the truth?"I...!"Just as Laura was about to say something, a sudden, intense dizziness attacked her head."Ugh..."Asher looked surprised. "Laura?"However, Laura couldn't even reply to Asher's words. Her vision, blurred by tears, darkened further. Her head felt like it was being pierced by a thousan

Chapter 7 The Limit of Lies

Silence. No one spoke.Laura looked up and saw a look of confusion on Asher's face."Raped?"Laura wasn't lying. She had indeed been helpless when Asher assaulted her. It was just that he didn't recognize her... or perhaps didn't care.With tears streaming down her face, Laura began to explain, "Yes... I was raped... and that's what got me kicked out of my family without any assets." She knelt before Asher. "I'm staying at my friend's place, but I can't stay for long. That's why I tried to steal that necklace, to get money faster!"Laura wasn't entirely lying, but she wasn't entirely truthful either. She was indeed assaulted by Asher, and also kicked out by Simon. However, her reason for stealing was a massive lie.Asher watched Laura's body tremble while she knelt before him. His pair of dark eyes studied every move Laura made, especially the meaning in her eyes when she had looked at him earlier.Right then, Laura raised her head. "Please, don't fire me..." she pleaded. "Give

Chapter 8 Facing the Past

While the three people stared at each other in shock, Asher frowned in confusion. "Do you all know each other?"Asher's question shifted everyone's focus.Laura looked slightly awkward. "Ah... yes, I—"Before Laura could finish answering, Nora quickly interjected, "We're old acquaintances!" She looked at Laura and gave a meaningful look. "Laura is a former employee of my family's company."Nora's statement successfully made Laura and Noah frown. Old acquaintances? They were sisters!Where he stood, Noah looked at Nora with a troubled expression. "Nora, you—""Noah…" Nora called out in a low voice. Her gaze seemed to emphasize something as she spoke in a tone only Noah could hear. "Don't complicate things."Nora's words silenced Noah, understanding Nora was warning him that Laura's situation was already complicated enough. Simon had disowned her, so no one should bring up Laura's background as Laura Hartley!Laura, meanwhile, just offered a bitter smile, especially seeing the cl

Chapter 9 Airing the Family's Dirty Laundry

"Then why did your fiancée said Laura was just an acquaintance?" Asher chuckled awkwardly. "Unbelievable. Besides being impolite, she's also a liar. What was my sister thinking, wanting to marry you off to a girl from the Hartley family? Both of them are accomplished liars."Noah couldn't answer his uncle's question. Despite his disappointment with Laura, Noah didn't want to air Laura's dirty laundry, especially since his ex-fiancée had been kicked out of the Hartley family."It's a long story," Noah replied.Asher didn't want to press Noah, who looked slightly distraught. Besides, his secretary's family problems were not his concern.Elsewhere, Laura, having just learned the fact that Asher was Noah's uncle, was lost in thought.Was all this just a coincidence that she ended up spending the night with her ex-fiancé's uncle? Or had Noah deliberately set up Laura so he could break off their engagement?"Laura... are you alright?" Nora gently shook Laura's arm.Laura snapped out o

Chapter 10 That Woman

“About three weeks ago. I don’t remember the exact date.” Nora’s words from a few minutes ago gnawed at Asher, making it impossible for him to focus on the pile of documents on his desk.Laura was with a man in a room at Star Hotel about three weeks ago. Yet, the woman had confessed to him that she’d been raped by an unknown man and subsequently thrown out of her home.‘Am I the man she was talking about?’Moreover, Laura had been caught trying to steal his necklace. Even when Laura first saw the necklace, Asher had asked her about it because she looked so stunned.The necklace was indeed valuable. But there were other priceless items in his office.Why would Laura target that necklace? She surely couldn’t sell it without the accompanying paperwork, which contradicted Laura’s stated reason for stealing: needing money.Asher was reminded once more of when Laura fainted. The hand grasping the necklace remained tense even while she was unconscious, as if Laura refused to let go of s

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