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All Chapters of His Mad Delusions: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1

Anise Buccaneer felt as if there was something lodged in her throat while tears began to well up in her eyes. “Don’t worry, Mom. I got it. I’ll come home to be with you after I’m done with the handover.”After hanging up, she began to pack up her belongings in her office.Over the years in Renault Corporation, she had so many personal belongings piled up. When she was halfway through packing, her phone rang again.Clarice Reid had sent her a location along with a short text, [Come.]There was no mistaking it. It was the address of Arthur Renault’s villa.Twenty minutes later, Anise stood in front of the villa.She pushed the ajar front door open and stepped inside to see Clarice in the center of the living room, holding a piece of bracelet.Anise felt her heart skip a beat. She was sure she had taken all of her belongings with her when she moved out of this villa. How did she miss that?Before she could even respond, Clarice slapped her across the face.“These last few days, I

Chapter 2

The moment Anise clicked send, she lowered herself into the bathtub filled with water.The foam turned into bubbles that popped all around her, just like the unrequited love she had harbored for Arthur these years.The next day, she went to work as usual.To her surprise, pictures of her returning home drenched in the rain had somehow been posted online and gone viral overnight.“Imagine streaking when you’re as flat-chested as she is! I wouldn't even glance at her if she walked past me! This woman was so desperate to get famous, she would do anything as long as it meant garnering her attention!”“I don’t think she’s trying to get attention. She looks too haggard for that. If anything, she looks more like a homewrecker who got put in her place! She had it coming anyway. What kind of shameless woman would try to insert herself between a couple? I wish she had been run over by a car!”Anise felt terrible upon reading all the malicious comments directed at her, but there was nothing

Chapter 3

Arthur’s tone turned gentle while trying to coax Clarice, “I’m telling you the truth, there’s a lot of work piling up now, and we can’t afford any delays. Why would I lie to you just to avoid firing a secretary?”She was insistent, “Even if you can’t fire her, at least punish her by making her kneel at the company entrance for a day. Can you do that?”This time, Arthur caved in. He turned to Anise, “Those documents are very important for sustaining our key collaborations, but you failed to look after them. You have two choices. Either pay fifty million dollars for the damage or kneel at the entrance for a day.”Anise knew he was only forcing her to do this because Clarice wanted to take it out on her.There was no way she could come up with fifty million dollars on the spot. With that, she staggered to her feet before making her way to the entrance to suffer the humiliation of kneeling there.She lowered her head to the ground so nobody would see the troubled look in her eyes. T

Chapter 4

Anise felt her eyelids twitch and had a premonition that something was wrong. She turned around sharply to see the slides switched out to something else.It was projecting a collection of foul and unflattering photos of her during her time in university. There were also pictures taken in the bedroom that had been blurred out except for her face.Anise recognized the pictures immediately. They were pictures taken from the security cameras at Arthur's villa.She felt her blood run cold and her mind turning blank in succession. Her instinctive response was to turn toward Arthur’s direction.He was wearing a frown when they made eye contact. Meanwhile, Clarice, who was next to him, wore a contemptuous and challenging grin.Anise immediately knew Clarice was the one behind this. A surge of blood rushed to her head.She marched straight toward Clarice and wanted to ask what it would take for her to be left alone.Arthur's expression changed the moment he noticed her approaching. He

Chapter 5

Klay was no match for Arthur’s commanding presence. He shot up straight and sheepishly bowed before excusing himself.Arthur slammed the door shut before backing toward Anise. The first thing he saw was the bouquet she held.“So, he has a crush on you and confessed?”Anise met his gaze but did not provide an answer.In the face of her silence, Arthur snatched the bouquet of roses from her and tossed it out the window.Although Anise had rejected Klay’s confessions, it was not her intention to hurt his feelings like this.She removed the IV drip strapped to her so she could go collect the roses. Before she could proceed, Arthur grabbed her wrist and pinned her to the hospital bed.He glared intently at her with a glacial look in his eyes.“What do you think you’re doing? What’s the point of picking up a spoiled bouquet? Are you telling me you’re into him?”Anise pushed him away and spoke in an indifferent tone, “Mr. Renault, you're just my boss. It is not in your place to decid

Chapter 6

After tucking the signed agreement in her bag, Anise raised a glass and downed it in one gulp.She drank glass after glass to a point where her stomach was beginning to churn, and she was feeling nauseous.After she forced herself to finish the last glass, she staggered to her feet to go to the washroom, but Arthur's friends stopped her.“Arthur, Clarice just lost again! She chose to play truth or dare this time, and the dare she drew was to kiss a random single man in this room for three minutes!”Upon hearing this, Arthur barely hesitated in pulling Clarice into his arms. He began to make out with her right there.Both of them were going at it passionately that everyone else in the room couldn’t help but scream and cheer excitedly.When Anise watched the way the two were entangled in a fit of passion, she felt a bittersweet, pricking sensation in the depths of her heart.Even when they were finished kissing, Arthur still looked like he was ready for more. Clarice’s cheeks were

Chapter 7

After handing over her early resignation application to the HR department, she watched as they stamped it with the company seal.“Since Mr. Renault has given his explicit approval, you may oversee the handover process and officially resign in three days, Miss Buccaneer.”At last, there was a sliver of daybreak in Anise’s recent rather gloomy days.She returned to her desk and began to arrange the handover procedures.The next two days were spent organizing her documents for a handover to her colleagues. She also prepared a suitcase to pack all her belongings.Just as she finished packing, Arthur opened the door and stepped inside.Upon noticing the top of her desk was cleared out, he seemed somewhat taken aback.“What are you packing up for?”Anise was just about to answer when a thought seemed to have crossed his mind, to which he remarked with an agreeable nod.“Right, you’ll have a private office for yourself after your promotion. Leave the packing for later, I need you to

Chapter 8

Anise was taken aback, shocked. She immediately turned to Clarice with a snap.Clarice was barely trying to hide the smugness underneath her smile. Her ploys were evident immediately.A surprise auction item and a mysterious buyer… It was all adding up, a trap this entire time.“Mr. Renault.” Her voice shivered, “You can’t agree to such terms, after today, I am going to quit…”“Arthur!” Clarice suddenly threw herself into Arthur’s arms to cut off Anise, “I want that necklace! You promised!”She looked up at him with tears welling in her eyes, “Is your secretary more important than I am?”Arthur looked down at Clarice, who was cradled in his arms, then turned to the pale-faced Anise.He wiped away Clarice’s tears softly and assured her, “Don’t cry.”With that, he turned to the auction staff, “Tell the buyer that it’s a deal.”Anise felt her blood freeze in a near instant, “Arthur! You can’t—”Before she could finish her protest, someone grabbed her by the arm.She squirmed de

Chapter 9

The lighting inside the bar was dim and hazy. There was jazz music playing, which added to the laid-back but classy atmosphere.Arthur leaned against the leather couch while running his slender fingers over the whiskey glass. The melted ice had watered down the taste of the liquor.Clarice rested her head on his shoulder and, at one point, leaned in until her bright red lips were right next to his ear. The heat of her breath beat against his cheeks when she spoke, “Want to come to my place tonight?”Arthur absentmindedly grunted in response while his eyes stayed glued to his phone screen.No new messages.Usually, Anise's messages would be pouring in around this hour.She would send pictures of stray cats she'd encountered on the street or pictures of the new nursery below the office. Perhaps she would be complaining about the saltiness of the food in the cafeteria or asking him what he felt like eating that night… Though they were mostly mundane daily happenings, they made his

Chapter 10

What was usually an hour's drive back to the villa only took Arthur a measly twenty minutes.The sky had become overcast by then. Thick layers of clouds obscured the last sliver of moonlight.Then, everything was lit up by a sudden burst of light streaking across the sky. It was followed by a deafening clap of thunder.Arthur felt his heart pounding faster than ever as a wave of overwhelming unease washed over him.When he threw the door open, he had an immediate feeling that something was amiss.The housemaids had been diligent with their cleaning. Every corner of the house was clean and spotless.There was the rich aroma of soup wafting out of the kitchen. It was still gently bubbling on the stovetop.Upon hearing the sound of his entry, the butler appeared to take his coat for him.Everything seemed normal.However, there was also a lurking sensation that something was wrong.Arthur stood in the entryway wearing a tight frown while sweeping his gaze across the gleaming mar

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