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After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 10
Chapter 10Taking a deep breath, Jane sank into the car seat as Caleb sat beside her, minutes before the car started moving."Is everything alright? You look apprehensive" Caleb questioned when he noticed her uneasiness, but Jane only lowered her head. "Y–Yeah, I'm fine." Jane stuttered, avoiding Caleb's gaze."Don't be nervous, we just have to show everyone we are married and we continue with our plans.""About that," Jane paused for a while, recollecting her words, "I don't want to be introduced as your wife."Jane's words took Caleb aback, and he asked, "Is everything alright?""Yeah, I just don't want to be given preferential treatment," Jane replied, rubbing her sweaty hands on her purple jumpsuit. "Why?""It's just..." She paused and bit her lower lips. "I want to find my feet first. I want them to know me for me, and not just because I'm the boss' wife. "That's okay, we'll take it slowly then." That was the end of the discussion as he continued scrolling through his palmtop,
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 11
Chapter 11"Fine, I'm sorry," Caleb sighed. "What do you think about my wife?" Caleb was worried.But why was he worried? Shouldn't he be minding his business? Didn't he make it clear that he didn't want to know anything about Jane's business?"If you insist, Mr. Lockwood," Xavier steadied his eyes on Caleb. "Your wife is becoming more acquainted with male staff than the female staff. She ditched Emily and chose one of the tech guys to be her tour guide.""Ditched Emily?" Caleb's eyebrows arched, but in the same instant, he didn't want to believe Xavier, as he knew his uncle had it out for Jane from the first day his eyes met hers."Yes, I can swear I saw her blush at his jokes.""Thank you so much for caring, uncle. I appreciate it." Caleb faked a smile to dismiss his uncle who tried to monitor his facial expression."Anything for my favorite nephew." Xavier excused himself with a broad smile and left.The moment Xavier shut the door behind him, he picked up his phone and dialed Rose'
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 12
CHAPTER 12"Crash the meeting?" Jane raised an eyebrow. "How will that help?""We'll pitch something to the investors that will blow their minds. Something Marcus wouldn't expect," Caleb explained, his voice steady and confident. "I know this is risky, but it's our best shot."Jane nodded slowly, starting to see his vision. "Alright, but how can we compete with Marcus? He's been planning this for more than a month."Caleb leaned forward, his eyes locking with Jane's. "How well do you know your ex-husband?"Jane paused, a thoughtful look on her face. "Better than anyone. I fed him those results you're seeing."Caleb smiled. "Perfect. Then we can outmaneuver him. I need your insights to craft a pitch that will leave the investors no choice but to side with us."Jane's eyes lit up with determination. "Alright, let's—"Jane’s and Caleb's conversation were interrupted by a protesting Emily and his mother. He saw the worried and scared look on Emily's face, and dismissed her, then she bowed
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 13
Chapter 13"Alright... If she needs it badly... but__" he stopped and sucked in air, still mesmerized by Stella's looks. Jane stood in shock, blinking rapidly as she fought to believe what was happening in front of her."Thank you so much, Caleb, you're the best." Stella threw her arms around Caleb and gave Jane an evil grin.It took just one look from the woman who had once broken his heart for Caleb to change his mind.Jane didn’t know the details of what had happened between them, and she didn't think it was her place to ask.But she could tell that Caleb was still hurting from it. The pain was clear in his eyes. You could sense the anger that rose from him every time his eyes met Stella.Jane couldn't take it anymore, so she excused herself, "I'll be going downstairs, got some work to finish." She walked past Rose, Stella, and Caleb."Jane, please come back!" Caleb tried reaching out to her, but Jane paid deaf ears."Can you just focus on me for the moment?" Rose called Caleb bac
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 14
CHAPTER 14Marcus finally shifted his gaze from Jane and Caleb and rested it on the man, he smiled broaded and nodded. "Of course" he tried to maintain the smile, ignoring Caleb and Jane which he almost sucked at. "Mr. Marcus Dreame" the glass hat man cleared his throat, "As technology advances, what is the biggest ethical problem the tech industry will face in the next decade? And how will your company handle it?"Marcus hesitated. It was obvious he didn't prepare for this type of question. He kept on looking at Jane and then one other man called Mr. Thomas, with grey who was at the table, the man shifted his gaze uneasily, but since he noticed no one was coming to save him, he had to say something. "Uh, data privacy and cybersecurity," he stammered. Marcus's answer was vague, which earned him silence from the room. Caleb noticed his first flip and whispered something to Jane's ear, making Jane nod and jot down somethings. And Marcus was still distracted by them, then he tried to
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 15
Chapter 15"Hello, Marcus. What do you want to talk about? Come to think of it, where's Abigail, your new fleet?" Jane questioned, staring straight into his eyes while resting her weight on one foot."Oh, you wish. Abigail and I are married," Marcus retorted, as a little grin tugged on his lips."I don't actually, I've moved on already," Jane replied."Great, because I had moved on while we were still in the marriage, and right now I think that's the best thing I've ever done." Marcus folded his arms across his chest, happy he had struck a chord, as Jane took a step backward, placing her hands on her stomach."Best thing you've done? You were cheating on me for years and you say it's your best decision. I sacrificed three years of my life, being your dutiful wife. I even placed you on the seat you're enjoying today, Marcus. You are such—""Spare me the pretense, Jane. It's only someone as cheap as you that could decide to stay with you," Marcus spat, referring to Caleb."Don't you dar
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 16
Chapter 16"I heard you all have been waiting for me," Caleb strolled in, his head held high, while Jane walked in behind him."Are you kidding us right now, Mr. Lockwood?" One of the board members by name, Jake, spoke.But Caleb shot him a deadly glare that made him not continue his sentence. He's among those who feel Caleb was too young to handle the company and felt he wouldn't want to lose his dough. And he almost in all cases never forget to remind Caleb that he didn't really like him."What Mr. Jake is trying to say is that the company's finances are going down. We can't even embark on a new project because we can't control the cost, and worse, one of our investors just left," an older man responded.Xavier sat down, saying nothing and was just listening. He wanted to see the magic Caleb was going to perform about the situation."We've been losing investors since Xa--" he stopped talking and cleared his throat, then turned to look at Xavier before he continued speaking."We've be
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 17
CHAPTER 17 He met Jane conversing with Lilian and her friends and interrupted them. "Are they bothering you, Jane?" He asked immediately he got there. "Oh no, of course not" Jane giggled. "Alright now, Off you go with your friends Lilian" Caleb dismissed them and they left, still chattering. "How's the party going?" He asked her. "Nice" she responded."Are you sure? It seems to me you want the walls to swallow you" he chuckled and she sighed. She took a big gulp from the class again, emptying the glass and placing it on a tray when a waiter passedby.Lilian came out from nowhere, interrupting them as she grabbed Jane's arm. "I'm sorry brother, I have to steal her for a while." Without allowing her to protest, Lilian held her arm and left with her while Caleb only grinned and slowly took a sip from his glass. "So guys, this is my brother's wife, Jane. The one I told you about" Lilian introduced her to her friends and they exchanged pleasantries. The girls complimented Jane as
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After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 174
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
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 173
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
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 170
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
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 169
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
After Divorce, I Married The CEO Chapter 166
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
