บททั้งหมดของ CEO's Burning Desire: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

Theodore was dumbfounded by his boss's little rant. "Wait, Sir. Do you mean the woman you've been looking for is Laura Wilson?""She knows she's carrying my kid and hasn't tried to pin it on me? Interesting... what's your next move, Laura?" Asher muttered, a sly smirk playing on his lips.Asher was genuinely taken aback by Laura's attitude. Instead of begging him to marry her, she'd only pleaded not to be fired from his company. Any other woman would have demanded that he take responsibility. Why slog away working when Asher could hand over the world to her?"Sir, you should talk to Laura, right? If word gets out that you knocked someone up, it'll trash your reputation. What if we just… ask Laura to terminate the pregnancy? We could offer her…""What did you just say?!" Asher roared, cutting off the clearly panicking Theo. "You want me to get rid of my own flesh and blood?" he seethed, eyes blazing.Theo immediately bowed his head low. He hadn't realized Asher cared more about th

Thud!Laura's head hit right against Asher's palm, which he had instinctively raised just as she doubled over and her forehead nearly struck the edge of the desk. The pain in her stomach turned into a crippling cramp that shot all the way down.Asher quickly strode over and helped Laura sit on the sofa. She didn't notice the sudden flicker of panic on her boss's face."What else hurts?" Asher, who rarely spoke gently, sounded annoyed and grumpy.Laura felt even more pressured, sensing Asher was blaming her for wasting his precious time. "Sorry... I'll go back to my desk now... ugh..." Laura groaned as she tried to get up."Stay put and don't move!" Asher snapped, then immediately called the company doctor to come quickly.Watching her whimper in pain, Asher felt an urge to gently rub her stomach to ease her suffering. He immediately clenched his fist, stopping himself from giving in and letting Laura get the wrong idea just because he showed concern.Not now... Laura had to be t

Laura sat lost in thought in the room, replaying Emma's father's words from moments ago. 'Hillary Smith is demanding an engagement with Alan, or else....'Even though Benjamin didn't say everything, Laura knew exactly what Emma's father meant. Hillary Smith, Asher Smith's niece, owned a company nearly as powerful as her uncle's.How could the Robinson family possibly refuse them?Hillary was more than capable of crushing the Robinson family business if her demand was rejected. That was why Benjamin had been urging Laura and Alan to speed up their marriage registration.Even if they had already submitted the papers to City Hall, if Hillary was determined to marry Alan, she could probably get the registration canceled anyway.Emma pushed open the slightly ajar door after knocking on it. "Laura... I need to talk to you.""Come in." Laura tried to look calm so Emma wouldn't worry about her.Emma kept her head bowed as she sat beside Laura. "You can probably guess what happened." Emm

"Where am I?" Laura shot up, instantly wide awake after regaining consciousness.Laura was now lying on a massive, classic-style bed. Her eyes scanned the room, trying to figure out her whereabouts.In the spacious and extremely luxurious room, Laura got up and moved toward the window. She was on the third floor of a huge, magnificent house with vast grounds.Laura tried to recall the previous events. She was dragged into a car by scary men in black suits. Her stomach was cramping painfully from overwhelming fear. Until finally, Laura passed out and woke up in this strange place.Who were those people? Did Simon, her father know about her pregnancy and take her far away from the city? Because Laura had never seen this neighborhood before.There seemed to be no other houses besides the one she was in now. Beyond the large gate in front, there were only trees and a single paved road.Laura rushed to the door after examining the surrounding area. She turned the doorknob in a hurry,

Silence filled the room. No one spoke after Asher so calmly exposed his own scandal.Laura stared at him, eyes wide and unblinking. Everything was happening so fast she could barely keep up. It hit her then—Dr. Ruben, who had examined her the night before, must have already known she was pregnant.How had she not realized it sooner?"Y-you..." Since when did Asher know that Laura was carrying his child? Laura wanted to ask, but her voice was lost, swallowed by the intensity of her shock."Asher Smith, this isn't funny…" Regina began, intending to scold her son, but her voice came out faint instead of sharp.Asher sat there, composed as ever, as if none of this were shocking. "Didn't you always worry that I'd never have a child because I kept rejecting marriage? Well, now you're getting both a daughter-in-law and a grandchild. Isn't that great?"Laura's mouth fell open. She looked from him to Regina, stunned. How could he be so calm after doing something so unforgivable?And how