All Chapters of Bound to My Sister's Billionaire Crush: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

- SIERRAThe executive lobby was silent like a graveyard with empty desks after lunch. Desmond was in a high-stakes board meeting three floors up, and Nigel had vanished into the mailroom. I sat at my new desk, staring at a line of spreadsheets when the elevator chimed. The scent of expensive, cloying perfume hit me first."You really think you're clever, don't you?"I looked up. Vivian was standing there, her arms crossed, her eyes narrowed into slits. The "sweet, fragile sister" act she’d been playing for the parents and Desmond was gone. This was the real Vivian—the one who’d spent three years letting me take the fall for her mess."I'm working, Vivian. You should try it sometime. The fourteenth floor isn't going to manage itself."She stepped closer, slamming her manicured hands onto my desk. "Don't get cocky with me. You seduced him. I saw the way he looked at you this morning. It’s pathetic. Using your body because you have nothing else to offer him."I leaned back in my chair

- SIERRAIt was pitch black down here. I couldn't see a damn thing the second the lights cut out.My phone’s flashlight beam was starting to feel like a lifeline in a vast, cold vault. I'd already tried banging on the door until my knuckles hurt. I’d even tried to pry the lock with a stray paperclip, but it was useless. The door was designed to be a vault.My chest felt tight, and it gave a little flutter of panic inside me. I pressed a hand to my stomach, trying to breathe. "It's okay," I whispered, more to myself than to the tiny life growing inside me. "It's okay. We're not trapped. We're just... having a little bit of a situation."I slid down the wall, the cold concrete biting through my blazer as my head spun with panic. I had to think. I had to get out. But what if no one came for me until morning? The thought of spending the night down here, in the cold and the dark, was almost more than I could bear.My mind raced through the possibilities. My new clearance gave me access, bu

- DESMONDI looked at her pale face and my gut twisted."I'm here," I muttered into her hair, my heart thumping so hard I thought it would crack a rib. "I've got you. I'm sorry. Gosh, I'm so sorry.""The lights... the door..." she choked out, her breath hitching."I know. I've got you now." I looked up at Nigel, who was standing in the doorway with a flashlight. "Get the car ready. We're going to the hospital.""I'm fine," Sierra whispered, trying to pull back, but her legs gave out the second she tried to shift. "I just... I forgot the key. I was so stupid.""You're not stupid," I said, my voice thick. "But I am. I'm the biggest idiot on the planet."I lifted her up, her head falling against my shoulder. She felt like glass, like she’d break if I gripped her too tight. Getting her out of that suffocating basement made everything Vivian had said feel like a joke. None of it mattered anymore.I didn't care about anything. I just cared that she was breathing."Don't leave me alone again

- SIERRAVivian turned her head to look at me with a smug smirk."You look like hell, Sierra. Truly. I heard about your little 'accident' in the basement. So clumsy of you to lose your keys in a blackout.""You locked that door," I said, my voice trembling with rage. "You knew I was in there."Vivian stepped closer, her eyes glittering with something that looked a lot like victory. "Prove it. From what I heard, the security cameras had a bit of a glitch. Such a shame. But don't worry, I didn't come here to talk about maintenance issues."She pulled a chair over and sat down with a graceful cross of her legs. "I came to see if you were ready to be smart. Desmond is currently in a board meeting fighting for his life because he skipped a crucial call to play hero for you. The investors are pissed, the merger is hanging by a thread, and frankly? You’re the anchor dragging him down.""Get out," I hissed. "Nigel is right outside. I’ll have him throw you out of this building."Vivian laughe

- DESMOND"She did what?" I gripped the steering wheel so hard that the leather groaned. I was weaving through midnight traffic as I pushed eighty on a city street. "She’s gone, boss," Nigel’s voice crackled, sounding like he’d just gone ten rounds with a heavy bag. "Aleena picked her up. They nearly took my hand off with the car door on the way out.""I told you to watch her, Nigel! I told you to keep her there until I got back!" I slammed my palm against the wheel. "Dammit!""She was going to scream, boss. She was going to make a scene in the middle of the lobby. I couldn't exactly tackle her in a hospital gown.""Settle the bill," I snapped, cutting him off. "Pay for the room, pay for the extra cleaning, pay for whatever the hell you have to. Just get it done. I’m five minutes out."I hung up before he could apologize again. My head was spinning. What the hell changed? Three hours ago, she was leaning into me, shivering, looking at me like I was the only thing keeping her alive. S