Todos los capítulos de Sweet Temptation: Capítulo 111 - Capítulo 120

(Alex's POV)New York welcomed us with its usual gray sky.It was the kind of city that didn't change its mood just because visitors arrived.The private airport terminal was quiet.Only the ground workers were around.The cabin door opened, and the cold New York air rushed inside.I walked down the stairs without wasting a second.Karl was already waiting for me.It looked like it had been there for some time and didn't mind waiting even longer."Karl?""Right here, sir."He stood beside a black SUV parked near the private terminal, dressed in his usual charcoal suit, a tablet tucked neatly under one arm.He looked unusually tense.That alone told me whatever this problem was, it wasn't small.He opened the rear door."Everything is ready."I got into the car.Karl got in behind me."How long will it take?" I asked."The traffic isn't too bad," Karl answered. "About forty minutes to headquarters."I nodded."Anderson Headquarters." Karl instructed the driver and the SUV pulled away sm

(Anna's POV)I woke up as the soft morning sunlight filled the room.Even before I fully opened my eyes, I already knew I was still here, in the hospital.The only sound in the room was the the soft beeping sound of the monitor.I slowly moved my body, checking how I felt.My head still hurt where I had hit it and my body still felt groggy.But I could tell I was getting better than when I first arrived at the hospital. Coupled with the latest news I had discovered.I instinctively placed my hand over my abdomen.A tiny life.I still couldn't believe it.A soft smile appeared on my lips.I slowly looked across the room.Richard was fast asleep on the couch.He had covered himself with his jacket because he didn't have a blanket.The couch was too small for someone as tall as him, so his arms were folded across his chest, and his head rested awkwardly against the backrest. Dark circles surrounded his eyes. His hair was slightly messy, and his jaw still carried the faint bruise from w

(Alex's POV)The hotel room in New York looked like every other business hotel room.It was comfortable enough to stay in, but there was nothing special about it. It was the kind of room you would quickly forget after leaving.I stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, looking out at the New York skyline with a cup of coffee on the table next to me.The coffee had already gone cold.Thousands of lights glittered below like stars scattered across the city, but I barely noticed them.My thoughts were somewhere else.They were back in Beverly Hills.With Anna.I wondered how she was doing.I glanced at my watch for what felt like the hundredth time.Karl should have been here already.The investigation couldn't move forward without his report.I let out a slow breath and rubbed my forehead."Come on..."The sooner this meeting ended, the sooner I could get on a plane and fly back home.I smiled despite myself.Anna had sounded different during our last conversation.She sounded so excited.

(Anna's POV)The small digital screen on the safe blinked red again.ACCESS DENIED.I let out a slow breath and rubbed my forehead."No..."I looked down at the small notebook in my hand.One after another, I crossed out the dates Alex had given me over the phone.March 14.I entered it in three digits, six digits, with a two-digit year, and with a four-digit year. I tried every possible version of Richard's birthday.The keypad flashed a red light.Wrong.Next, I tried January 22.Alex's birthday.I entered it in six different ways. They were all wrong.Then I tried July 3.Julia's birthday.Richard lost his mother when he was sixteen, and I had seen how much her memory still meant to Alex over the years.They were wrong as well.Next, I entered the date Richard graduated.The day he became CEO, the day Julia died. None of them were the correct code.I groaned in frustration.What the hell did Richard use as his passcode.I stepped away from the safe and rubbed my face.I took a slow

(Alex's POV)I stared at my son.He was lying across the room, his shirt slightly wrinkled, his eyes red from alcohol and exhaustion. He looked nothing like the confident businessman who usually walked into a room and made everyone pay attention.When he looked up at, I know that he already knew what I wanted us to talk about.The founders' amendment.Yet that wasn't the only reason I had come.My mind went straight to Anna.The moment I had landed in Los Angeles, she was the first person I had called.I had been looking forward to hearing the excitement in her voice when I tell her I've arrived Los Angeles.Instead, she had answered the phone crying."What happened?" I asked immediately."I'm fine, it's nothing," she said.She said it automatically, the way people say they are fine when they are clearly not."Anna. What happened?"There was a short silence.Then she told me everything.She told me about her conversation with Richard.She had clearly told him that she wanted a divorce