Semua Bab The CEO's Forbidden Desire : Bab 51 - Bab 60

Tiana's POV After we both left the rooftop that night, I retired back to my suite and even though I was scared of what was to come, I couldn't stop smiling. Seth came to visit me again the next day and we had dinner together. When I reached my desk on Monday morning, I saw a thick, cream coloured envelope resting on my table. Wondering what it was, I opened it and took out the papers in it. My heart skipped a beat as I read them. It was a lease agreement for a luxury apartment close to work, one of the buildings I had looked at yesterday and dismissed because the rent was three times my monthly salary. It was already signed by the landlord with my name listed as the sole tenant. The deposit and the first twelve months were marked as Paid in Full. I gasped as I stared at the name of the owner and landlord of the apartment, it was Seth Berkley. My eyes widened in realization. Seth bought that house, because the last time I checked, it belonged to some Jeffrey guy. As if that

Tiana's POVMy stuff wasn't much, but Seth still sent his driver to help me with them. I was surprised when I got to my new apartment and saw that it was thoroughly furnished. There was nothing else I needed to buy. I couldn't be more grateful to Seth. I called him on the phone as I walked around the house, inspecting and grinning like a little kid. I slept with a huge smile on my face, totally forgetting about the scenario that happened today. The next morning, just like I expected, everyone kept staring at me. It was even more intense compared to the first time Theo caused a scene. There were whispers as I walked past them but I ignored them all. Just as I was about to enter the elevator, I saw Wren approaching, but she stopped as she saw me. I frowned as I watched her lips pull into a smirk, then she walked to the other elevator. What was that about? I didn't think much about it as I rode the elevator to the tenth floor. I prepared Seth's coffee and waited for his arrival whi

Seth’s POVThe city lights blurred as I drove through the streets leading to Tiana's apartment. My knuckles were white against the leather of the steering wheel, and my heart was doing something it hadn't done in years, it was racing out of worry and fear. I had spent the last ten hours trapped in meetings upon meetings, I was glad to finally break free from that creep but I hadn't realised time had gone so fast. I hadn't checked in on Tiana since she left the office this morning. There was a probability that she was mad at me, I had been calling her but she had been refusing to pick up. I just hoped that nothing bad happened to her. I reached for my phone for the twentieth time, hitting the speed dial, it rang but there was no answer. I was regretting my actions. I shouldn't have let her go home alone. I should have cancelled the meeting. I should have carried her out of that office myself. What if Madison had gotten to her?"Pick up, Tia. Please, just pick up." I muttered under

*Two Years and Some Months Later*Tiana's POVThe bell on the counter of the flower shop chimed, signaling the end of my shift. The scent of lilies and damp earth clung to my skin as I placed the last flower pot in my hands beside the rest. "That’s the last of the lilies, Ana." Caleb, the owner of the flower shop I worked at said to me, wiping his hands on his apron as he stepped toward me.I took off my apron and placed it in the storage room, fixing my bun before leaving the room to see Caleb waiting for me. He scratched his chin as he smiled at me shyly, "So, I was thinking... there’s a new Italian place on the streets after ours. Maybe you and I could grab a bite before you head home? My treat."I offered him a small apologetic smile as I grabbed my cardigan from the hook. "I’d love to, Caleb, really. But I have to get to Leo, you know how he gets when he wakes from his nap."There was a flicker of disappointment on Caleb’s face before his expression softened. "Of course. Leo co

Seth’s POVI didn't look at my assistant, Nikki, as she spoke about the time I was to deliver my speech at the opening event of my new hotel. She went on and on but it didn't interest me, not that anything ever interested me anymore since Tiana left.I missed her more than I could ever express in words. I almost went crazy when the private investigator I hired got no lead on her after months of searching. It was as if she disappeared into thin air and was erased from the surface of the earth. I hadn't given up on her, I knew one day I would find her. "The event is at its capacity." Nikki continued, unfazed by my silence, she was used to it by now. "Everyone is waiting for the announcement of expansion of our empire into other countries. This will be the best time to say it, I'm sure our investors will be elated by the news.” Nikki was fifteen years older than I was and really good at her job, better than Carol and Tiana. She used to be one of my father's employees before she came to