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After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 86
CHAPTER 86The board members had been waiting. Some of them aimlessly scrolling through their laptops while some tapped their pens on the table and chewed on their inner cheek.The usual Monday morning meeting was to be held but Caleb had not yet arrived, and they couldn't proceed without him.Xavier saw a perfect opportunity, and when thirty gruelling minutes had finally passed, he stood and called their attention."I'm sure we all must be tired of waiting. Mr Lockwood hasn't informed us of his location and I doubt we can wait any longer. I personally have a lot to attend to, so how about we kickstart the meeting and fill him in when he arrives later?" "I think we should wait a few minutes more," Mr James suggested."How about a vote then? Those in favor of us starting please raise your hands."Five of the eight members raised their hand. "Let's flow with the majority then, shall we?" Xavier smiled at James who just looked away.He pulled out his chair and walked around to one end
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 87
CHAPTER 87Bianca kept her ears to her room door for over twenty minutes, listening for any sound or movement outside the door.She held the bottle in her hands a little shakily as she stood by the door.Jeffery was at a corner of the room, strapped to his stroller and playing with a toy.After she had listened for a while and didn't hear any sounds, she was convinced that Rose was in her room, probably taking her afternoon nap and Lilian was also in her room, reading a book.She inhaled deeply to calm her nerves and boost her confidence before turning the handle of the door slowly.She cringed when the door creaked a little but she didn't stop. When the door was wide enough for her to pass, she tiptoed slowly to the other part of the hallway where Caleb and Jane's bedroom was.She took out their room key she had duplicated a few days back without Caleb's knowledge and slid it into the keyhole, turning the handle slowly, blood pumping through her ears as she did so.She was careful n
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 88
CHAPTER 88Caleb spent most of his hours staring in Jane's direction. With her barely speaking, the office was unusually quiet, which did no good to the tension he was already feeling inside. The only sound that could be heard was the whirring of the air conditioner.He returned his gaze to the mail he had been composing and blinked at the screen, trying hard to mentally retrieve whatever it was he wanted to write earlier, but it was futile, he had lost his train of thought.He sighed and shut down the screen, giving Jane yet another glance. He missed her badly, her voice, her smile, her banter. And he knew that he would give anything to get her back again."Jane," he called.He saw her close her eyes briefly and exhale before replying. "Yeah?""Please bring the financial report for last month."Jane searched for the file and walked towards him."Here," she said and dropped the file on his desk but did not look up at him."Thank you," he said with a smile. She nodded and returned to h
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 89
CHAPTER 89Caleb's eyes widened with shock.Why was Stella standing in his doorway?And why did she have all those alarmingly large bags behind her?He looked her over, noticing the short, skimpy satin dress she wore. "What are you doing here, Stella?""That's not a very nice way to say nice to meet you, but I'll accept it," Stella shrugged and began to roll her bags in."Woah, woah, hang on. What's all this?" Caleb asked with annoyance."Oh, hasn't Rose told you yet?" Stella looked towards Rose who swallowed hard and slightly raised a brow. Stella had definitely not told her of her coming and she had no idea how to play along. She had not even told her about Jane's return and she didn't want to think of how Stella would react to the news. She swallowed hard and then began to shake her head."No, Stella, I haven't told him yet. Maybe it's better you do so yourself," she let out a nervous smile.Stella then moved towards Caleb with a pouty look."Oh, Caleb, I'm sorry I hadn't informe
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CHAPTER 90Saying nothing, Jane quickly turned into Caleb's arms and broke down, sobbing uncontrollably. Her whole body was now totally drenched in the rain and she shuddered at the cold."It's okay, come on," Caleb said as he wrapped his arm around her and helped her to the door. He mouthed a thank you to Lilian who smiled in response.Stella was still standing in the living room with her bags around her and when she saw Caleb help Jane up the stairs and into the room, she watched them with an envious frown."I don't know what your plans are, Stella, but they're going to fail," Lilian said to Stella and eyed her up."Don't be so paranoid, Lilian, I have no ulterior motives," Stella retorted."Just don't cross my path," Lilian replied and headed to her own room."When were you going to tell me that Jane was back here?" Stella whispered to Rose when everyone had gone."I was going to, but I didn't find the right time.""Right time?" Stella frowned. "Do you know how badly this has ruine
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 91
CHAPTER 91"Mom, it's just not possible, I'm sorry," Caleb said to his mom for the hundredth time."Take some time at least to think about it, Caleb. She needs our help as well," Rose replied."There's nothing to think about again, mom. I nearly lost Jane again because of her and I don't think I can risk that happening again.""Just do it for my sake, Caleb, this one time," Rose held his hands and gave him the pleading look that she knew he found difficult to resist."Mom, it's not the best decision. Jane wouldn't like it.""Jane has nothing to do with this!" Rose snapped. "You've conceded to what she wants for an irritatingly long time. But Stella has been with us for years now, don't you remember how much you used to love her?""That was years ago, mom. She broke my trust, and you're not even trying to see the situation from my perspective.""I know that mistakes happen, but right now all she needs is a good company around her that would love and care for her until she gets over her
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CHAPTER 92"Is it something I wasn't doing right? Was it something I said? I don't think I've pissed him off in a long while, and I don't remember when we had a heated conversation. So what could the problem actually be?!" Abigail ranted, pacing up and down in Diane's living room.Diane, who was struggling so hard to focus on the TV sighed."Maybe he's just not feeling it anymore," she said with a shrug."Not feeling it? That's absurd!" Abigail rolled her eyes. "We were so close to each other even when he was married. He was so into me and that's why it's very confusing that everything has gone south and he's now obsessed with her.""Well have you tried my suggestion to get rid of his ex-wife?" Diane asked."I've thought hard about it, trust me, but it doesn't seem workable and I could be putting myself at a huge risk. She's living with her husband and she's too protected, I couldn't come up with anything helpful. Besides, Caleb would kill me if he found out I laid a hand on her.""Ca
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 93
CHAPTER 93The previous night had been blissful. And even though Jane had refused his proposal that they go out for dinner, Caleb knew that a lot of tension between them had dissolved.It was the morning of a beautiful sunny Friday, and Caleb did not want to move from his position with Jane huddled around him. It was the closest they had come in weeks and he didn't want the moment to end.He stroked her messy hair gently as he thought deeply about Stella's stay.Jane stirred and groaned, and the sound alone sent signals through his system.He watched with a smile as she slowly opened her eyes. "Awake so soon?" He asked quietly.She looked up at him through her lashes and then quickly jerked away from his body, as if it was wrong for them to stay that way. Caleb frowned at her reaction."What time is it?" She asked."A few minutes after nine o'clock. Why?""Shit!" Jane landed down on the pillow and put her arm over her eyes. "I overslept.""Yeah, you tend to do that whenever you're in
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CHAPTER 174Minutes after Marcus revealed all he knew, dozens of patrol cars as well as two helicopters were despatched to the location Marcus had given.One of the helicopter pilots sighted the house from above and the officers, including Caleb quickly moved towards it.They kicked the door of the building down without hesitation and as Caleb ran in, his gaze immediately fell on Jane's weak body sprawled on the bare floor. Caleb rushed to her and wrapped his arms around her. This time, he did not hold back his tears.Her body and clothes were covered in dirt, some parts of her body was swollen and there were a few cuts in different places, but still she didn't lose her beauty.Jane muttered something with her eyes half closed.“I'm here, baby, I'm here. You're gonna be okay. It's all over, you'll be fine,” Caleb didn't mind that some droplets of his tears fell on her face, all he knew was that he had finally found her and he was never going to let go ever again.Some medical attenda
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CHAPTER 173“He's a lying bastard! How can you believe all that?” Xavier asked Ross who had asked to question Xavier immediately Lorenzo told them everything.“It's not something we would want to believe as well, Mr Xavier, but he showed us the millions of dollars as proof,” there was a look of disappointment on Ross's face. “You do know that drug trafficking is a really serious offence, right?”“There is nothing to prove that I'm involved with this man!” Xavier yelled. “How do you know if someone didn't pay him to lie against me?”“He gave us a perfect description of you and said you came around every week to collect the profits that belonged to both you and coincidentallly Marcus Dreame.”“This is outrageous, Ross.”“Trust me, Mr Xavier, the whole situation has also left me totally dumfounded, but it's also helping to put the pieces together.”“What pieces are you talking about, Ross? What the hell is all this? I deserve more respect than this, don't I? How and why would I get mysel
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 172
CHAPTER 172Four days and there had been no word from either Xavier or Mann, no newspapers to tell him what was going on outside, and they were running out of food. And he still haven't received a cheque from the weekly profit as usual. Marcus was totally losing it.He paced from one end of the house to another.“That fucker!” He said through his teeth, imagining Xavier amassing all the money to himself. He reasoned that Xavier had probably withdrawn himself from situation and had left him and Jane there to die of starvation. And probably enjoying all the money and profit from their illegal business. The thought of that sickened him. Xavier had probably come to his wits end and had decided to keep his slate clean.But Marcus was not one known to easily let go.He knew he was eventually going to go down, and he would stop at nothing to bring others involved down with him.“You'll be a dead man if you step out of that door,” Jane said weakly as she watched him put on his camouflage.
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 171
CHAPTER 171Lorenzo sat at his desk, brooding.Two days had passed and neither Xavier nor his scary looking second hand man had come to collect their weekly profit.He looked down at the stack of money in the bag on his desk. If he took even a note from it, Xavier would know and would kill him without thinking twice. He was a man not to be conned and also a man to be feared. But as he constantly stared at the pile of money, he felt his walls of restraint breaking down. The sight of money always enticed him but tampering with Xavier's money was like signing his own death warrant. He quickly zipped up the bag, swallowed some sedative pills and then looked up Xavier's address on his computer. It was better to get the money to him instead than let it stay another day in his office.___Lilian was wrapping her wet hair up in a bun and preparing for lunch when she heard the knock on the front door.“Don't worry, I'll get it,” she said to the house worker who was setting the table.“Hi?” She
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CHAPTER 170Lilian, who had heard from Caleb about her mother and uncle's arrest quickly returned back to the state to see them.Rose on the other hand, had just spoken to the detective and was still in a state of shock. Tears rolled down her face as she stared at the photos of her and Xavier sprawled on the table. She had initially thought that Stella was bluffing when she said she had kept some clues for her lawyer to give the police if anything happened to her.The door suddenly opened and an officer popped his head in.“Ma’am, your daughter is here to see you,” he informed.“What? My daughter?” Rose asked with surprise and began to clean her face while stacking the photos together hurriely. “Take everything with you,” she told her lawyer. “Leave immediately.”Lilian stepped in just as her lawyer walked out.They both stared at each other for a long time and Lilian's steady gaze was like hot iron searing her heart. Every second of silence that passed reminded Rose that she had now
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CHAPTER 169“You're lucky my lawyer is already on his way. You'd better start preparing an explanation for why you had the guts to touch me!” Xavier ranted as the officers led them through the station.Rose on the other hand did not even try to struggle because she knew they were guilty, and her conscience kept battling with her. She did a very bad job concealing the shock expression that was spread across her face. As she watched the officers lead Xavier to one end of the hallway, her eyes landed on two familiar faces and her eyes widened with shock.Stella's parents! Stella's dad was consoling his wife who was shaking and sobbing uncontrollably.“Rose… you…” Stella's father said when their eyes met, but before she could respond, the officers led her away. She could still hear Stella's mother's voice.“I told her to stay away from their family, I warned her…”Xavier was taken to a dimly lit interrogation room, the room was hotter than usual and Xavier swiftly adjusted his tie, the
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 168
CHAPTER 168“I'm sorry… what? What's that supposed to mean?” Xavier asked with his brows furrowed in annoyance. Fear flickered in his eyes but he squared his shoulders and maintained an annoyed visage.“Mr Xavier you have a right to remain silent. Anything you say now can, shall and will be used against you in the court of law…”“You can't arrest us!” Rose said. “What the hell did we do? What's all this about? This is an insult to my person!”Caleb watched with his spoon frozen in his hand. Things were happening too fast for his brain to process and he almost thought he was hallucinating when an officer walked to his mother and ordered her to stand.“Hold up! Hold up!” Caleb finally said to the officers as he stood up.“What's all this about?”“They are being arrested as prime suspects in the murder of Miss Stella Rosman,” the officer explained. Rose and Caleb exchanged glances and while Xavier was able to maintain his composure, Rose visibly went pale.“This is crazy! I barely even k
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 167
Chapter 167It had been two days since Marcus was revealed to be the prime suspect in Jane's disappearance. And the forensic tests came out fine that Marcus was the owner of those male accessories as some combs in the bathroom had his hair samples which were tested. The police officers had combed the woods for two whole days yet there was no sign of either Marcus or Jane and there was also no clue left that could lead to them.“They couldn't have just disappeared,” Rose said one morning as they were having breakfast.Caleb had only taken a few slices of his toast and then walked to the living room with his coffee. His mother had been trying to make conversation with him for the past few hours but talking was the last thing he wanted to do. He was preparing to step out one last time with a few officers to search deeper into the woods. He turned on the television.“Have they found out if there's an insider yet?” Rose was speaking only on the topics that related to Jane because she kne
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Chapter 166“I still don't understand why it's so difficult for you to put a call across to him!” Marcus shouted. “We've been waiting for hours for fucks sake!”They were now in a bigger house with lesser windows and only one sofa as furniture. Mann was staring out blankly from one of the windows.“You know, Mr Dreame, you complain too much for a man.”“What the hell is that supposed to mean?” Marcus scowled and lunged towards him.“You come in at the middle of the night and sweep us all away without explanation and you want me to be quiet and act like nothing happened?”“No, I'm only asking you to be patient,” Mann replied cooly.“Don't tell me that bullshit! My patience expired hours ago. Now call up Xavier.”“Boss is the one who would make the call to us. I'm in no position to call him unless in a serious emergency…”“This is a serious emergency!”“No, it isn't, Mr Dreame. This is just you acting like a scared little girl. Even the woman's doing better than you.”They both turned t
