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Alexander’s POVI stared at Charlotte’s secretary for several long seconds and the silence inside the office became almost unbearable.She still held the tablet firmly against her chest, completely unfazed by the expressions of everyone around us.I slowly rose from Charlotte’s chair. “You know who I am, don’t you?”“Of course I do, Mr. Voss.” She answered.“Then you also know I’m Mrs Charlotte’s husband.”“I know that too.”“And yet you’re calling me an outsider?” I finally snapped at her.She didn’t flinch as she began speaking. “My answer still remains the same.”I almost laughed. Not because I found it funny but because her confidence was strange. It was way too strange.Anyone else in her position would have been nervous after hearing or obviously knowing I’m her boss’s husband. But she wasn’t. Not even a little. Instead, she stood perfectly composed as though she’d prepared for this conversation long before it happened.I turned toward the staff still standing inside the office

Charlotte’s POVA firm knock echoed through the room before the lock clicked open.I slowly opened my eyes, blinking against the light that spilled inside. My body felt weak after going an entire day without food. My stomach protested immediately, but I ignored it and sat up on the narrow bed.Victor’s lackey stood at the doorway with the same lifeless expression he always wore.“The boss wants you in the dining room.”I frowned. “For what?”“To have Lunch.” He said with that cruel look.I almost laughed. “How thoughtful of that bastard.”Victor’s lackey didn’t react to my words. “Come with me.” He simply said.I climbed out of bed and followed him into the hallway. Two guards fell in behind us while another walked ahead. It wasn’t an invitation. It was another reminder that I was still their prisoner.The dining room looked absurdly luxurious compared to the room they had locked me in.A crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling. The polished dining table was filled with expensive dis

Alexander’s POVI paced endlessly around my penthouse, unable to remain still for more than a few seconds.None of it made sense. None made any sense at all.Every answer I found only created ten more questions. I stopped beside the floor-to-ceiling window overlooking Seattle and clenched my fists.“How?” The word escaped my lips in frustration. “How is this even possible?”Charlotte was missing. According to everything I knew, she was being held somewhere against her will.So how had she just completed a multi-million-dollar company transaction from her own executive account?I had gone to my company myself the moment the report reached me. I had refused to believe it until I saw the records with my own eyes.The transaction was genuine. It had originated from Charlotte’s authenticated executive account.There had been no attempt to hide it. There was no masked IP. No proxy routing. There was nothing!!!It was as though Charlotte herself had sat behind a computer and approved it will

Alexander’s POVThe nurse’s voice finally pulled me out of the whirlwind inside my head. “Mr. Voss?”I blinked several times before looking at her.She offered me a sympathetic smile. “Please… come with me.”I slipped my phone into my pocket without replying. Charlotte’s message continued to burn through my mind, but for now, there was something more immediate in front of me.Marilyn.My feet felt unusually heavy as I followed the nurse through the long hospital corridor.The familiar scent of disinfectant filled the air. Just a few days ago, Charlotte and I had walked through these same hallways with hope in our hearts. Marilyn had smiled at us. She had held Charlotte’s hand and encouraged her. We had all believed she was finally getting better.Now… I was here to identify her lifeless body. Isn’t this just too cruel to handle? The thought alone made my chest tighten.The nurse stopped outside a consultation room. “The doctor is waiting for you inside. You can go in.”I nodded weakly

Charlotte’s POVI stood silently by the window, my eyes fixed on the gray sky outside. I wasn’t really looking at anything in particular because my mind had become strangely empty.Over the last two days, I had cried until my eyes burned and my head throbbed. I’d worried about Alex, my company, my marriage, and everything that had happened so suddenly that it felt impossible to process. At some point, the tears had simply stopped coming.There was nothing left to cry about. I rested my forehead against the cool glass and let out a long, exhausted breath.“So this is what hopelessness feels like… this is what it feels like to be kept as a prisoner and being fed like some beggar when it is deemed fit for them” I whispered the words to myself.I wondered what Alex was doing at that very moment. Had he found my letter? Did he think I had truly abandoned him?Or… Did he think I had taken my own life? Does he still care about me or is he busy having sex and being sucked by his ex secretary