All Chapters of Beneath His Cold Vows: Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

And all I could think about was the petition sitting on my nightstand at home. "Sir?" I looked up. Leo was watching me. Waiting. "The press conference," I said. "Tell Victor's team Mrs. Valentine won't be available." Leo's expression didn't change. But his pause was longer than usual. "May I

Edward's POV The lobby was a circus. Camera crews. Reporters with notepads and recorders. Staff moving fast with clipboards and headsets. The Hawthorne Foundation logo glowed behind the podium. Next to it, Caldwell's emblem. Seventy-eight million dollars. Two foundations. My deal. I walked thr

Alicia's POV My phone buzzed on the desk. Delivery outside. I glanced at the time, it was already past noon. I'd been formatting campaign materials since mid-morning—budget breakdowns, stakeholder templates, contact sheets. The kind of work that requires focus but not creativity. I stood. Stret

"I don't care how I look." "You should." Her voice sharpened, blade-thin. "Waiting makes you vulnerable. Public uncertainty erodes power faster than failure. At least failure is decisive. Alicia's absence will be weaponized. By the board that thinks you're distracted. Competitors who think you're o

Alicia's POV I fumbled with the keys at Elena's door. One of the grocery bags slipped, handles cutting into my palm. I shifted my grip, and got the key in, turned it. The door swung open. Warm air hit me first. Light from the living room. The TV was low on some crime show Elena wasn’t watching.