All Chapters of THE CEO LEFT ME.... THEN CAME BACK BEGGING: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Morning came without softness.The sky over the house was pale and unsettled, like it hadn’t decided what kind of day it wanted to be.Amelia barely slept.Neither had anyone else.The tension from the night before still lingered in the walls, in the silence, in the way footsteps echoed a little too clearly through the hallway.Sophie was the first to come downstairs.She looked exhausted.“You’re up early,” she said quietly, spotting Amelia already sitting in the living room.Amelia didn’t look away from the window.“I didn’t sleep.”Sophie sighed and sat beside her.“Neither did anyone else, if that helps.”It didn’t.Because Amelia already knew.Damian hadn’t left the house.She could feel it.Even if she hadn’t seen him yet.Adrian appeared moments later, tying his jacket as if preparing for something important.He looked at both of them.“Something’s off.”Sophie raised a brow. “Just now you noticed?”Adrian ignored her sarcasm.“Damian didn’t react like someone trying to stop he

The footsteps outside the door stopped.Then came the knock.Sophie’s voice followed immediately.“Amelia? Can I come in?”Amelia didn’t answer.Her eyes were still on Damian.The folder sat open between them like something alive—spilling truth into a room that was already too small for it.Damian didn’t move.Didn’t speak.Just watched her.Waiting.Amelia finally exhaled.“Give me a minute,” she said loudly enough for Sophie to hear.A pause.Then Sophie’s footsteps faded.Silence returned.But it wasn’t the same silence as before.This one was heavier.Tighter.Charged.Amelia turned back to Damian.“You can’t just drop something like that and expect me to stay still.”Damian nodded slightly.“I know.”“That doesn’t change anything.”“It might.”Amelia let out a short breath.“You really think telling me Vanessa was involved in something worse is going to make me cancel my entire life?”Damian’s jaw tightened slightly.“No.”A pause.“I think it makes you understand why I couldn’t

Nobody touched their food.The breakfast Damian had prepared sat forgotten on the table.The atmosphere had shifted the moment he said those words."Vanessa didn't start with you."Amelia stared at him.Waiting.Sophie looked uncomfortable.Adrian remained silent, but his attention sharpened.Even he wanted to hear what Damian was about to say.Damian rested his hands on the table.For a moment, he looked like he was reconsidering everything.Not because he wanted to hide it. Because once he started talking, there would be no taking any of it back.Amelia broke the silence first."You said truth."Damian looked at her."I did.""Then stop stalling."His lips almost twitched.Almost.The old Amelia used to say that whenever she got impatient.For a second, the memory hurt.Then he looked away."Fine."The room fell silent again.Damian took a slow breath.Then began.---"I met Vanessa almost seven years ago."Nobody interrupted."At the time, Vale Holdings was expanding international

Nobody spoke.For several long seconds, the kitchen remained completely silent.Amelia stared at the article on Sophie's phone.The words seemed to blur together.Pregnant.Ex-wife.Secret move.Mystery man.Every detail she had fought so hard to keep private was suddenly public.Her hand instinctively moved to her stomach.A protective gesture.One she didn't even realize she was making.Damian noticed immediately.And something dangerous flashed across his face.Not anger.Not frustration.Protectiveness.The kind that appeared when someone threatened something he considered his.Sophie swallowed nervously."The article is spreading fast."Amelia looked up."How fast?"Sophie hesitated.Then showed her the screen.Thousands of comments.Thousands of shares.And the numbers kept climbing.Every second.Every refresh.Higher.Higher.Higher.Amelia felt sick.This was exactly what she had wanted to avoid.The attention.The speculation.The endless public opinions from people who knew

The red light continued blinking.Once.Twice.Three times.Nobody moved.The shattered glass lay scattered across the floor, reflecting the blinking light in dozens of tiny fragments.Outside, reporters still crowded the property.Their voices drifted through the broken window.Oblivious.Unaware that the story they were chasing had just become something much darker.Amelia's heart hammered painfully against her ribs.Her hand remained pressed against her stomach.Protective.Instinctive.Terrified.Damian stood frozen, the note clenched tightly in his hand.His eyes never left the object.Not for a second.Adrian slowly stepped closer."What is it?"Damian didn't answer immediately.Instead, he pulled out his phone."Nathan."The call connected almost instantly."Sir.""I need security here now."Nathan immediately picked up on the tension."What happened?"Damian's voice was cold."Someone threw something through the window."Silence.Then:"Is anyone hurt?""No."A pause."Not yet