Lahat ng Kabanata ng I Came Back To Make my Ex-Husband Pay: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

By seven that evening, Seraphina was driving out of the city. She had spent the rest of the day working, which was probably the only reason she hadn’t spent it thinking about Cassian. There was always something to do at Voss Holdings, whether it was a company to acquire, a report to read, or someone to threaten with a spreadsheet. All of that was much easier than sitting around wondering why the man who had once known everything about her could look directly into her eyes and see absolutely nothing.She turned off the main road and followed the narrow path she had memorized years ago. No sign told anyone where it led, which was exactly how she liked it. She parked beneath a tree, took the flowers from the passenger seat and got out. She hadn’t brought her driver, told her assistant where she was going, or even mentioned the visit to the Voss family. They knew she came here occasionally, but they didn’t know everything about the place. They didn’t need to.Seraphina walked for several

By six that evening, Bellamy was almost hers. The final acquisition papers were spread across Seraphina’s desk, covered in enough notes to make her legal team miserable the next morning. She had been reading the same clause for the third time when her assistant walked in.“The board meeting is at eleven tomorrow. Bellamy called again this morning. They want to meet before the papers are finalized.”Seraphina looked up from the contract. “Move the board meeting to the afternoon.”Her assistant nodded, then hesitated. “There’s something else.”“There always is.”“Devereaux Holdings has increased their offer.”Seraphina leaned back in her chair. “How much?”“Three hundred and forty million.”She stared at her for a moment before laughing. “That’s cute.”Her assistant smiled despite herself. “They’re serious.”“I know.”“They really want Bellamy.”“So do I.”“You’ve already offered three hundred and fifty.”“I know.”“And you’re still willing to go through with it?”Seraphina picked up he

The deadline expired at nine the next morning, and Cassian Devereaux was already standing in the lobby of Voss Holdings by eight forty-five.He hadn’t slept. He told himself it was Bellamy keeping him awake, along with the board breathing down his neck and the messages his COO had sent throughout the night about everything that needed his attention. He didn’t tell himself it was Seraphina.The receptionist looked up as he approached the front desk. “Mr. Devereaux. Do you have an appointment?”“No.”“Ms. Voss’s calendar is fully booked this morning.”“I’m aware.” He didn’t move. “Tell her I’m here.”The receptionist hesitated, clearly unused to being told rather than asked, then picked up the phone. Cassian watched her speak quietly into it before she nodded and hung up.“She’ll see you. Fourteenth floor.”He rode the elevator alone, running through what he planned to say and discarding most of it before the doors opened.Seraphina’s office sat at the end of a long corridor lined with

Seraphina called Cassian knowing she was about to piss him off.“Ten o’clock tomorrow,” she said, skipping the greeting. “I’ve arranged a press conference to announce the partnership.”“You arranged it.”“I did.”“Without asking me.”“I’m telling you now.” Her voice remained even. “Just show up and do what you always do, Mr. Devereaux.”“And what is that?”“Look like you’re in control of things,” she said without missing a beat. “You’re very good at it.”Cassian said nothing.She smiled to herself and ended the call.She was already at the podium when Cassian arrived the next morning. The atrium was fuller than any announcement they had made before, with reporters filling the seats and cameras positioned at the front.Cassian stopped when he saw the setup.“You planned all this?”Seraphina glanced at him.“I said I arranged a press conference.”“You arranged a press conference without telling me.”“I told you yesterday.”“You told me I had to be here at ten.”“And you’re here.”He sta