All Chapters of Bound By A Broken Night: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Chapter 21 - Plain Housewife

Cassidy claimed her place beside Zandrie after the polite exchanges with Jefferson and Zabrina, her posture perfectly composed and her smile flawless as they continued greeting the approaching guests.“Your woman seemed not to know her place—until now,” Cassie murmured when they finally had a moment of privacy.Zandrie turned to her, studying her expression as if weighing her words. Cassie met his gaze calmly, unflinching.“Nissa?” he muttered, his eyes subtly scanning the crowd as if expecting the woman to appear.Cassie’s lips curved faintly. “Arrogance can be dangerous,” she said evenly. “I’ve never interfered with your rendezvous, Drie. But lately, too many people seem interested in stirring the pot—your marriage, your private activities.”Her eyes swept across the room, taking in the guests with effortless grace.“Being a CEO—and the face of every business transaction bearing my name—isn’t your only responsibility,” she continued.“You also have an image to uphold—as a respectabl

Chapter 22 - Plain Housewife 2

"Are you sharing your wife with Dad?”The words had barely left Jameson’s mouth when Zandrie lunged.His fist struck with brutal precision, snapping Jameson’s head to the side. The impact sent him staggering backward, his boots scraping against the marble as he struggled to stay upright.“Fuck!” Jameson spat, blood streaking from the corner of his mouth as his hand flew to his jaw.“Jameson!” Jeff barked, rushing forward to catch him before he collapsed.Zandrie stalked toward them, fury rolling off him in suffocating waves. His jaw was locked so tight it trembled, fists still clenched, body coiled and ready to strike again.“What the hell is wrong with you two?” he growled, closing the distance. “Say that again—and I’ll make sure you never open your mouth the same way again.”His eyes were razor-sharp, drilling into them with a promise of violence that needed no further explanation.Jeff scoffed and stepped forward, emboldened by arrogance or sheer stupidity.“Then explain this,” he

Chapter 23 - Trouble

"Dad called.”Zandrie rushed in the instant Cassie opened the door, urgency etched across his face.“What’s wrong?” she asked, brows drawing together as she followed his frantic movement.“Jameson and Jeff are in serious trouble,” he said quickly. “Those two idiots brought women back with them.”Cassie gave a quiet, humorless chuckle and shrugged.“And that’s new? You’ve done the same often enough.”“This isn’t that,” Zandrie snapped, pacing the room as he dragged a hand through his hair. His agitation filled the space. “The women called security. They’re claiming they were forced—beaten.”He stopped abruptly, jaw clenched.“If this leaks, Father is finished. The Holt name will be dragged straight through hell.”The trace of amusement vanished from Cassie’s face. Her eyes narrowed, sharp and calculating, as she weighed the implications.“What hotel?” she asked evenly.“C&M Hotel.”She reached for her coat without hesitation.“Tell Mom, Kai will be staying with her a little longer.”

Chapter 24 - Bluff

“Once the CCTV footage inside this room is retrieved,” Cassie said evenly, “those who perpetrated this crime will answer to the authorities.”The color drained from the two women’s faces. Their mouths parted, words failing them as terror sank in too quickly to disguise. The realization did not stop with them—it rippled outward, striking the two brothers just as hard.Jameson found himself staring at the woman he had dismissed from the very beginning.The wife his playboy brother had married. The plain housewife he had mocked without restraint.The same woman their father had defended without hesitation.Understanding dawned—slow, crushing, and irreversible.She was not an ordinary housewife. She was not even an ordinary woman. She was anything but ordinary.“She owns this hotel?” Jeff leaned in and whispered, disbelief tightening his voice.Jameson didn’t answer. He didn’t need to.Zandrie, however, heard him—and almost laughed to himself. If only they knew what else Cassidy owned, he

Chapter 25 - Collections

"Another conquest,” Zandrie said lightly, sliding a slim folder across the desk toward Cassie, a satisfied smile tugging at his lips.Cassie’s gaze dropped to the folder, but she didn’t open it. She didn’t need to. She already knew what it contained.“The documents are finalized,” Zandrie continued as he settled into the visitor’s chair across from her—her chair, the one she occupied every time she visited his office.“The acquisition of the AI firm is complete.” He leaned back, folding his arms. “Soon, it’ll be known as KaiTech Solutions.” Pride and quiet triumph colored his voice.Cassie merely hummed in response, spinning her chair slightly left and right, as if the weight of another acquisition was no heavier than a passing thought.“You’re insane, you know that?” Zandrie added with a chuckle, casting her a sideways glance.“Most women your age are collecting luxury bags, shoes—living carefree lives.”Instead, he gestured around the room, then toward the city beyond the glass wal

Chapter 26 - Perfect Opportunity

On the verge of bankruptcy?The thought struck Cassie with immediate disbelief the moment the company’s name was spoken.“Knowles Corporation? Bay City?” she echoed, seeking confirmation even though Drie had said it plainly enough.“Yes. Knowles Corporation of Bay City,” Zandrie repeated, his gaze never leaving her face, as though watching for a crack—any sign of recognition or alarm.For a brief moment, their eyes locked. The silence stretched, heavy and deliberate, each of them weighing the implications of what had just been revealed.“Conduct a thorough investigation into Knowles Corporation’s alleged bankruptcy,” Cassie finally said. Her voice was calm, decisive, the initial surprise already buried beneath focus and resolve.Jameson’s gaze shifted between his brother and Cassie before settling on her. “Do you think there’s more to this than what they’re claiming—just an attempt to modernize their resources?”“With a guaranteed sixty percent share of the stocks?” Cassie murmured,

Chapter 27 Returned

"Are you okay, Cassie?”Drie’s voice cut through the haze, sharp enough to pull me back into the present.Six years. And here I was—returning to my birthplace.The city that had watched me fight for a sliver of space I could call my own, only for me to realize, far too late, that I had never been given one to begin with.Earlier, during the flight, I had stared out the airplane window. As the familiar outlines slowly emerged below, conflicting emotions closed in around me—longing and fear, twisted so tightly together I couldn’t tell where one ended and the other began. The realization unsettled me more than the sight itself.For six years, I had lived in a foreign land with nothing but the brilliance of my mind, my stubborn resolve, and borrowed money from the Pierces hanging over my head like a gamble I couldn’t afford to lose. Every move I made had carried the weight of that debt—and the risk of failing the people whom I have learned to care.Yet I had built something from nothing.

Chapter 28 Recollection

I stiffened at the familiar voice calling my name.After hours of aimless walking, my feet had begun to ache. I had been searching for a quiet café—somewhere I could rest and have lunch—when fate decided otherwise. I had walked straight into someone I knew all too well.“So, you came back,” she said, lips curling into a thin, mocking smile. “After six long years, here you are again—loitering around Bay City.”The snicker that followed was unmistakable.I didn’t turn around immediately. Instead, I took my time, drawing in a slow breath and schooling my expression into calm neutrality. I had expected this encounter—Bay City was never big enough to hide in—but I hadn’t thought it would happen so soon.When I finally faced them, two scornful gazes locked onto mine.Six years ago, my hands would have been shaking. My chest would have tightened, my voice caught somewhere between fear and obedience. But not today.“Well,” Madame Rima drawled, her eyes scanning me from head to toe with open

Chapter 29 - Meeting

“I’ll give you time to explain it to your daughter,” I whispered before stepping away from her grasp.“Bitch,” she spat under her breath, her glare sharp enough to cut.“What nonsense are you spouting, Cassie?” Mirriam demanded, turning to me when she received no answer from her mother.“I’m not sure myself, Mirriam,” I said lightly, feigning innocence as I looked back at Rima Knowles. “Only your mother can explain it to us.”Rima’s composure finally cracked.“You really wasted no time causing trouble the moment you returned,” she snapped, her face flushing a deep, furious red. “Do you think you’re braver now?”She stepped toward me, fury blazing in her eyes. If looks could kill, I would have been on the ground.“How dare you weave lies about me?” she hissed. “Are you trying to destroy my family?”Then she reached for her favorite weapon.“Is this how you repay me for raising you in my own household?” she went on through clenched teeth. “I treated you like a daughter.”A short, humorl

Chapter 30 - Meeting 2

Our gazes locked in a silent duel, the quiet between us stretching until it became almost deafening. It felt as though the entire restaurant had softened its hum, granting us an uneasy pocket of privacy.“Aren’t you in a meeting, Mr. Pierce?” I finally asked, forcing the reminder past my tight throat when he remained standing in front of me far too long—long enough to disturb what little peace I had left.“Yes.” He flicked a brief glance toward the private room. Then, to my disbelief, he pulled out the chair across from me and sat down as if this were the most natural thing in the world.My pulse spiked.“When did you come back?” he asked once he’d settled.“Just yesterday.” I gave a light shrug, though I couldn’t understand why my return seemed to matter to him at all.“Are you staying for good?”The question came with that piercing stare again—measured, intent, as though he were weighing every possible answer before I could even speak.“No.” The word left me without hesitation. I di

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