All Chapters of The Billionaire's Obsession -Claimed by Power : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

The next morning, Victoria forced herself to maintain composure despite the surveillance discovery. Campaign events were scheduled, and canceling would only fuel speculation that something was wrong."Three stops today," Ngozi briefed during the car ride to their first location. You're presenting Standard speech at each, but emphasize more on jobs and economic opportunity."Victoria nodded, reviewing her talking points while King sat beside her, resting his hand protectively on her knee. Marcus drove with two additional security vehicles behind them,the surveillance discovery had everyone on high alert.Her first tour went smoothly. Victoria spoke with workers about wages and benefits,By the time they reached the business coalition lunch, she'd almost convinced herself everything was normal.Until she returned to the penthouse that afternoon and found Cassie in the living room, alone."Victoria!" Cassie stood, smiling warmly. "I hope you don't mind,Uche let me in before he left for a

Victoria found her mother in the penthouse kitchen early the next morning, preparing breakfast while the rest of the household still slept. She hummed a familiar sound as she worked."Couldn't sleep?" Mrs Esther asked without turning around, as she sensed her daughter's presence."Not really," Victoria admitted, sitting on a stool at the kitchen counter. "Too much on my mind."Esther set a cup of tea in front of her-chamomile with honey,a comfort drink she always made for Victoria when she was a child having nightmares. "Want to talk about it?" Esther asked gently.Victoria wrapped her hands around the warm mug, staring into it. Wondering where she will start? There was; Election pressure, Cassie's betrayal, the constant surveillance and threats. But amongst all of it, one fear kept surfacing."Mom," she said quietly, "the sleepwalking is getting worse."Mrs Esther's froze as she turned to face Victoria fully with concern in her eyes."How much worse?""More frequent. Almost every nig

Victoria woke the next morning to notice Uche's been in doors. Her brother was grieving, and there was nothing she could do to ease that pain.King was already awake, dressed in a suit, and coordinating with Marcus over the phone about delivering the evidence to the FBI."You should check on your brother later?" King said quietly when Victoria came out from the restroom."Yeah I want to do that now." Victoria moved to the coffee maker, needing caffeine to face the day ahead."Not now,Give him time," King advised. "Sometimes people need space to process."But Victoria didn't have the patience,she went ahead to go check on him. She knocked softly on Uche's door. "It's me. Can I come in?"He was Silent but later responded, "Yeah."Uche sat on his bed, still in yesterday's clothes, his eyes red and swollen. The engagement ring box sat open on the table, the ring probably returned or thrown away."You didn't sleep?" Victoria asked, settling beside him."I couldn't." Uche's voice was rough

The final week of campaigning was hectic. Victoria's schedule became so tight. Every moment counted now. "Nine days," Ngozi reminded the team during one of their morning's briefing. "Victoria, you're doing three rallies today, two tomorrow, four on Wednesday. Can you handle that?""I can handle anything for nine more days," Victoria said, not minding the exhaustion that came with it.The rallies blurred together. Different cities, different venues, but the same message delivered with enthusiasm. Victoria smiled until her face ached, shook hands until her fingers were numb, repeated talking points until the words lost meaning."You need to rest," King said as they finally returned to the penthouse near midnight. "Victoria, you're exhausted. You can't keep this pace.""Nine more days," Victoria repeated, reviewing tomorrow's schedule on her phone. "I can sleep after the election.""You can collapse before the election if you're not careful," King countered, taking her phone away. "You'r

Victoria stood under the hot shower, letting water wash away the last remnants of sleep.By the time she was out her body felt lighter She dressed carefully in tailored navy pants and a crisp white blouse that projected confidence. When she came out from the bedroom, the smell of her mother's cooking filled the penthouse. Mrs Esther had prepared a full breakfast spread;scrambled eggs, bacon, fried plantains, fresh fruit."Mom, you didn't have to do all this," Victoria said, though her stomach and mouth was salivating."I wanted to,"Mrs Esther replied, plating the food. "My children need proper nutrition, especially during stressful times like this.Come Sit down and Eat."Victoria obeyed, settling at the counter. The first bite of eggs was perfect,fluffy and seasoned exactly how she liked. Her mother's cooking had always been topnotch."Where's Uche?" Victoria asked, noticing her brother's absence."Still sleeping. That boy stayed up on the phone all through the night. Mrs Esther's exp