All Chapters of You Broke My Heart, Now Watch Me Rise : Chapter 131 - Chapter 139

139 Chapters

130: An Attempt

An AttemptTHE parking garage was quiet when Elena stepped out of her car. She had been coming earlier than usual lately because the office was peaceful before everyone else arrived. She didn't receive any phone calls and literally had no interruptions, which was what she needed on the new project she was working on. If the project sailed through successfully, she was going to put the company on the A class of tech companies, meaning the company would be on par with Lunaris Tech with this one project.Her heels clicked against the concrete, the sound echoing off the walls of the parking garage. She was halfway to the elevator when she heard the footsteps behind her. When she turned, Marcus was already too close. His hand went around her neck before she could scream. His fingers pressed into her throat, cutting off air, cutting off sound."Don't fight," he whispered. "Just sleep. That's all. Just sleep."She clawed at his hand. Her nails dragged across his skin, but didn't let go. The

131: What Tiara Did

What Tiara DidELENA didn't get the news until Dr. Karen burst into her office while she was working on a project with a junior staff. Elena humbly excused the staff because she saw the look of excitement on her face, and she smiled back slightly."You seem a little happy." Elena began as Dr. Karen sat across from her."You just got exonerated and the internet is even apologizing to you..." She paused to take a deep breath. "And not only that but Lunaris Tech have put out an apology and are offering you a higher position now."Elena was almost amazed by that, but she held herself back. "And how did these all happen? You're keeping me in suspense..." She was already taking out her phone from her bag."I just saw the video."Elena didn't look up from the screen on her phone as she turned on the WiFi. "Which video?""Your cousin, what's her name? Uh... Tiara? She did a lives stream and it's been viewed three million times in four hours." Karen closed the door. "The one where she just adm

132: In Danger

In DangerTHE front door slammed open and Elena looked up from the kitchen table. Evan was already in bed after watching his favourite TV series and the house was quiet except for the sound of Eamon's footsteps crossing the hallway fast, angry.He stopped in the kitchen doorway. His phone was in his hand and the screen was lit up with a tabloid headline she couldn't read from where she sat."Krix," he stopped short in front of her. "You leaked Krix to the public and set them up for investigation!"Elena set her phone down, having just received the threatening call from the anonymous person. She tried to act nonchalant and keep her voice cool. "Good evening to you too.""Don't." He tossed the phone on the counter. It slid across the marble and stopped against the fruit bowl. "The story is everywhere, Lena. Their name, their connection to Marcus, their operations. Do you have any idea what you've done?""I know what I've done." She pressed her lips together firmly and stared straight at

133: First Day

First DayELENA felt like there was no point in continuing the martial arts training programme because Marcus was finally locked away and awaiting his sentence which would give him a life imprisonment, but Eamon had tried so hard to convince her that she needed it to keep herself fit and her mind active, which would help her as a CEO. And Elena knew the second reason why; Krix. After infuriating them by leaking those documents, she knew her life was targeted. She didn't even tell Eamon about the call that was made to her after the news got out. It would only make Eamon more erratic.Elena stood in the center of the dojang, already breathing hard, and they hadn't even started."Again," the instructor said, folding her arms across her chest and frowning at the bad form she was keeping.Elena had to reset her stance, with her feet shoulder-width apart and her hands up. The way she had shown her twelve minutes ago, but she had already forgotten the moves.Dina had looked at Elena when the

134: The Therapist

The TherapistAPART from the grueling martial arts training that Eamon has made her register under, he had also suggested that she went to the therapist for her to "heal" now Marcus was behind bars. For her to get rid of the nightmares so that Evan could sleep beside her anytime he wanted.The therapist's office was on the third floor of a building that Elena thought was going to fall anytime soon, but Eamon had convinced her that it was just a beautiful architectural design to make it look that way, but Elena still wasn't convinced. She sat in the chair by the window and counted the degrees on the radiator, waiting for the therapist to look up from her journals and attend to her."So," the therapist began. She had introduced herself as Dr. Webber, and she had grey hair and kind eyes, with a soothing calm voice that Elena felt she was in the right place. "Tell me why you're here."Elena looked at the bookshelf and started speaking absentmindedly. "My boyfriend thinks I need to talk to

135: Her Discovery

Her DiscoveryTHE shop had been empty for some days now, and Tira kind of expected it after she released that livestream video about Marcus being an abuser, and she was nostalgic that he was behind bars now. Either ways, she missed the feeling of threading her hands into her customer's hairs while talking about the latest gist in town. Hair making was the only thing she could do, and she did it exceptionally well."Ugh..." She sighed and stood behind the counter and watched the street, and the same women she always saw barely glanced up at her shop again, as if they were scared that having her hands in their hair would turn them into someone like her. So, the women walked past, both old and young with hairs that needed making, with hair she was certain that she would make them look their best. But none of them looked in, and it was becoming depressing.The money Elena had given her was going to be sufficient enough for her until delivery, but what after that? Her life would have to go

136: First Conference

First ConferenceTHE conference hall held at least four hundred people, and Elena stood behind the podium and waited for the first speaker to finish. Her notes were in her hand but she didn't look at them. She was thinking about how far she'd come to be chosen as a public speaker by various companies who wanted her to speak for them."And now," the host said, "please welcome Miss Elena, CEO of Sterling Technologies."The applause was polite as she walked to the podium and adjusted the microphone. "Thank you," she said. "I'm going to talk about something that makes most people uncomfortable. Failure."Today's topic was on something that didn't border on tech, but a way to empower women to chose a career in tech no matter what ever failures they had ever encountered. At first, she wanted to use another story to teach, but she decided against it and decided to tell her own story."Eight months ago, I was fired from my job. I was going through a divorce. My ex-husband was telling anyone w

Six Hundred Billion Dollars

Six Hundred Billion Dollars ELENA did not go back home as promised because the organizers of the conference invited her to stay over after their lunch break because they had a very important announcement that would involve her company. Elena was very curious, and she sent a quick text to Eamon and told him she was going to be home late, but she would still bring the ice creams. She sent it with a wink emoji and blushed before going back inside.The conference host returned to the stage after lunch. lights dimmed and the screen lowered behind her. "Ladies and gentlemen," she said, "I have an announcement that will change the landscape of this industry."The room went quiet as everyone was now curious to hear what they'd stayed back for. The organizers told them it was something juicy."The Global Tech Summit will take place in six weeks. Three companies have been selected as finalists. The winner will receive a six hundred billion dollar investment from our investors."A murmur moved

138: Do Anything

Do Anything.TIARA was busy in her shop, packing things up and auctioning them for sale online. There was no need to hope that things would get better because she still didn't get any customers after the second livestream went out. That was until she found the envelope.Tiara found it on the counter of her shop, slipped under the cash register sometime between closing the night before and opening that morning, and it had nothing to identify where it had come from or anything. And it was extremely heavy. She opened it, and her mouth fell open in shock.Cash. Stacks of it. Brand new notes that were still banded. She counted the money over three times and still got the same amount: fifty thousand dollars. Even Elena hadn't given her this much.Her hands were shaking when she looked up. The man from the sidewalk at Elena's former house, was standing in her doorway."You," she pointed, looking between the money and him."Me." He walked inside, closed the door behind him. The lock clicked.

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