All Chapters of Mr. CEO, I Came Back With Your Baby: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

AMANDA “Don't do anything stupid.” Ashvin's cold voice hit me, and I burned in anger, but I held it in. It was all Evelyn's fault. If she had never come into his life, I'd have found him still hopelessly in love with me when I returned. “Of course I won't. I'm trying to do better, Ashvin. Do you have to be so cold towards me? It's almost as if you don't love me anymore. Is that it?”My heart pounded as I threw the bait at him. Hoping he'd at least feel guilty and tell me he didn't mean it. Eleven years ago, Ashvin would worship the ground I walked on. Anytime I cried or got upset, he always found ways to make me feel better. But that had changed. Silence stretched between us with only my breathing audible on the call. It was almost as if he had picked up and thrown the phone far from him. “Ryan will send you the address Luna goes to. Tomorrow is her first day, so you can go early and apologize.”“How do you know so much about that bitch? Are you keeping tabs on her? Is that why yo

AMANDAI barely recognized myself when I looked into the mirror the next morning.My eyes were swollen from crying, and no amount of cold water had managed to completely erase the evidence of what had happened in my kitchen the night before. There were faint shadows beneath my eyes, and my face looked exhausted despite the expensive skincare products covering my bathroom counter.I hated looking weak.Weakness invited questions, and questions were the last thing I needed.So I covered it.I applied more foundation than usual, followed by concealer beneath my eyes until the darkness disappeared beneath layers of makeup. I added another layer when I wasn't satisfied, then more powder to keep everything in place. My eyeliner was heavier, my lashes fuller, and my lipstick darker than I normally wore during the day.When I was finished, there was no trace of the woman who had spent half the night crying on the kitchen floor.Despite the heavy make up. I looked perfect. Well put together wit

ASHVINI had barely stepped out of my car when I realized I had made a mistake.Not a business mistake or the kind that could cost Blackwood Group millions or piss off the board.This was worse.I had voluntarily inserted myself into the middle of a school drop-off.And the reason for it was currently standing a few feet away from me, with her mother glaring at me like she wanted to set me on fire.I closed my eyes briefly.This was ridiculous.I was a grown man.A thirty-five-year-old billionaire who had spent years negotiating billion-dollar deals, intimidating board members, and making grown men twice my age sweat with a single look.Yet here I was.At a school.Hell, it was a fucking academy.Simply because I had missed a five-year-old girl.I was officially losing my mind.Even Lucian and Lucy looked at me like I had grown two heads.The two children avoided me like a plague ever since they got into the car that morning. When I told Ryan I would take them to school, they looked at

EVELYN “Well, that was something,” Sophie said as we sat down in a café near the school.I dropped into the chair opposite her and released a breath I hadn't realized I'd been holding.“Something?” I repeated, staring at her.Sophie picked up the menu and casually flipped through it.“Yes. Something.”I narrowed my eyes.“You're enjoying this, aren't you?”“A little.”“Sophie!”She finally looked up at me, and the amusement in her eyes only made me more irritated.“What?” she asked innocently. “You have to admit, watching Ashvin Blackwood standing there with Luna in his arms and smiling like a proud father was not exactly something I expected to see today. You really can't fight a bond between a father and a daughter, can you?”“I can, and I will. And he is not Luna's father!” I snapped. Feeling my heart pound harder and fear grip me like a vice. Sophie placed the menu down. Her voice softened as she reached over and squeezed my hand,“You looked terrified.”I sighed, feeling like I

EVELYN For one foolish second, relief rushed through me.Then I remembered.“We rejected them.”“Yes.”“Did they try again?”“No Boss. They thanked us and said they would move on to other options.”The relief I had felt disappeared as I slowly lowered the tablet.My chest felt unbearably tight as I took a seat. Wondering why that thought crossed me all of a sudden.Of all the companies that had approached Luna & Co., Blackwood had been the strongest.They had the capital.They had the distribution network.They had the influence.They could have given us the stability we desperately needed.And I rejected them.Because of Ashvin.Because I was so determined to keep that man away from me and Luna..I was hopeful. I was sure we would get a good deal and pull through this phase, but now….I wasn't so sure. “Leo, how bad is it?”He didn't answer immediately. He simply stared at me, and that silence was enough to make fear crawl through me.“How bad?” I insisted. “Don't sugarcoat. Give me