Semua Bab The Ex-wife they Claimed: Their Heat, Her Fire: Bab 41 - Bab 50

Richard answered without hesitation, "Someone every single one of you should be praying doesn't take today's humiliation personally."Camille laughed so hard she almost doubled over, "Oh my God..." She wiped an imaginary tear, "She's Adrian's ex-wife!"The reporters chuckled, and Vivian smiled and stepped forward again, "Richard..." She said gently."I know you're trying to defend her, but this is becoming ridiculous.""She's just a young woman," Kingsley added smoothly,"Exactly."Camille pointed toward Selene again, "She's unemployed, divorced, and the Blackwell brothers have probably dumped her, so now she's dragging a suitcase around looking for somewhere to stay. She has absolutely nothing."Richard's expression became stranger with every word.Selene has absolutely... nothing?!He almost laughed again.Nothing?If these people knew, if they had even the slightest idea of the value of the woman standing before them, they wouldn't dare breathe too loudly in her directionHe looked

The silence that crashed into the hall was so violent that even breathing felt loud, and every eye remained fixed on the enormous digital screen mounted behind the stage.WELCOMESELENE VALECHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERLUNARIS BIOTECHThe words glowed against the black background like a final verdict, and nobody could move. Nobody even remembered they were holding cameras, as though they were all frozen in time with their mouths hanging open.The first sound came from the Lunaris executives as every single one of them stood up simultaneously, chairs scraping across polished marble in perfect unison before lowering their heads respectfully."Good morning, CEO." They all bowed before her, the greeting echoing throughout the conference hall.No one still moved at first, staring in divine shock as those powerful men and women who ran billion-dollar divisions all bowed their heads to the woman everyone else had spent the last twenty minutes humiliating.Whom the Laurents had mocked, insulted a

"The proposed partnership will not proceed."For one long, suspended heartbeat, nobody reacted. It was as though they had frozen once again, but it only lasted a moment before the conference hall erupted."What?!""Did she just cancel it?""She withdrew everything!""Get the cameras!""Record this!"Reporters surged forward so violently that security immediately rushed to form a barrier, microphones stretching from every direction while camera shutters exploded like fireworks."CEO Selene!""Is Laurent Enterprise collapsing?""Is this retaliation?""Does this mean every existing agreement has been terminated?"Executives from both companies stood abruptly, voices crashing into one another until the room dissolved into complete chaos.Adrian remained rooted to the floor.He heard nothing.Not the reporters.Not the shouting.Not even his own heartbeat.His eyes remained fixed on Selene like he was still dreaming all of this, or if he pinched himself hard enough then he would wake up an

Many things had shocked her before, but nothing could compare to this. She had come here intending to shock everyone with her CEO reveal, but never did she imagine that these men also had something in mind for her.A feeling like no other was making her heart swell, and tears were gathering in her eyes. After being married to Adrian for so long, and being discarded time after time, she'd told herself that no one would ever choose her.Not Adrian.Not Kingsley.And her father was gone, so most times she felt utterly alone in this world. That loneliness had always been her driving motivation and discipline to try and win Adrian's heart, because most times, it was always more painful than the rejection itself.And after she finally made up her mind to leave, she had given up on anything called love, for her heart couldn't bear the weight of what came with it.Adrian hadn't just broken her; he had shattered her heart for every other man who would come after him.Then, she had met these th

Another thing he didn't know! Adrian then looked down at the steak. He was afraid to admit the gnawing truth in his throat and pushed it away, "Get me something else to eat!" Still, nothing tasted the same. Adrian climbed up the stairs and finally got to his room. His bedroom lights were already on, but the suit for tomorrow's meeting wasn't laid out on the bed. That had happened five times for the past two weeks now. "Where is my navy suit?!" "It's been pressed, sir," A servant replied, hurrying to his wardrobe. She brought it out and showed it, but Adrian took one look at it and flashed her a glare, "The suit and the tie don't match, or are you blind?!" The servant panicked, "I thought—" "Well, you thought wrong!" He stood up and snatched the suit from her hands, "You've been thinking wrong for the past two weeks now. Everything has always been wrong and I won't be condoning your nonsense anymore! What the hell do I pay you for?!" "Mr Laurent," Martha gently interrupted, st