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Mona's POV

I lay on my small bed, staring at the cracked, peeling white ceiling, struggling to breathe through my swirling thoughts. My mother’s voice echoed in my mind, demanding things I didn’t think I could achieve. Even in the silence, her presence felt heavy, filled with expectations that weighed me down.

I rolled onto my side, each breath growing heavier. The bed felt constricting, and I swung my legs over the edge, miscalculating the distance to the floor. My heart raced as I teetered, almost losing my balance. A rush of panic hit me, but I steadied myself, trembling from the close call.

I muttered a curse, breaking the silence, before trying to gather my scattered thoughts. I reached for my shoes, which were hidden under the bed. I brushed my fingers against the cool wooden floor but found nothing. Frustration built within me—how could finding a simple shoe feel so hard?

Leaning down, I carefully searched again, feeling the smoothness of the floor beneath my hands. Overwhelmed
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  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 15

    Ian's POVMy heart raced as Mona’s body collapsed against mine. At first, I thought it was just her exhaustion catching up to her, but then I felt the dampness on her skin. Sweat. Her body was burning up, trembling against me in a way that sent a cold shiver through my spine.I moved quickly, my hands gripping her shoulders, steadying her as panic surged within me. Her breaths came in sharp, shallow gasps, and I noticed her skin growing pale, a strange rigidity starting to seize her limbs.“Mona,” I said firmly, my voice tight with urgency. She didn’t respond. Her head lolled back, and her eyes flickered open for a brief moment before shutting again, a glassy look in her eyes making the world around me feel suffocating.I didn't waste another second. I scooped her up, cradling her against my chest, feeling the weight of her fragile form in my arms. My body tensed, every muscle primed to power through the fear pushing me forward."Stay with me, Mona," I insisted, determined that she c

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  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 16

    Ian's POVI heard the term and felt as if my life was unraveling. What did she mean by her body being significantly compromised? I called out to the doctor as she was about to leave; the situation didn’t seem to add up at all.“Yes, Mr. Ian,” she replied.I scoffed, my breath coming in heavy gasps as my eyes scanned the room. Just how dire was her condition?“Very serious,” she said urgently, placing a hand on my chest. My heart raced as I locked eyes with her, sensing the sincerity in her expression.“It’s fine,” I nodded, making my way out of the hospital. I was determined to uncover the identity of the cook who had poisoned her.My heart thudded violently as I exited the hospital. The doctor’s words reverberated in my mind, each one more suffocating than the last. Mona had been drugged, and I was resolute in ensuring that the person responsible would face justice.I slammed the door of my car, the sound echoing through the desolate parking lot. My grip on the steering wheel was so

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  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 17

    Mia's POVThe atmosphere between us was heavy, stifling, resembling an impenetrable barrier. Each word from my mother tightened the grip around my chest, as if she were sketching a detailed outline of all I had been striving to forget. Her gaze—those eyes that seemed to uncover every hidden truth—bore into me, anticipating a response."This isn't a support group, Mom," I replied, my voice barely audible. "I did what I had to do. Whatever Ian is dealing with now is a result of his own ignorance."The last statement escaped me like a secret, and I immediately wished I could take it back. I didn’t want her to grasp the entire truth—not the complete truth, at least. I couldn’t reveal that it wasn’t solely Ian’s fault—that I had shattered everything between us weeks prior. I had dismantled it with my own actions, my own selfish errors, and now I was desperately trying to piece it back together.My mother, however, was not easily deceived. She had always been perceptive. With her arms cross

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  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 18

    The car door clicked shut with a definitive sound that resonated in the stillness of the night. Inside the dimly lit vehicle, she reclined against the seat, the gentle purr of the engine the only interruption to the quiet. Outside, the streetlights cast a faint glow, flickering as figures approached, their footsteps deliberate and measured against the chill of the pavement.They halted just before the car, pausing for a moment before one of them broke the silence, his voice steady yet tinged with an underlying tension.“Is it finished?” the man inquired, his words barely audible in the night, as if he feared eavesdroppers.“Finished,” she answered, her voice calm and almost indifferent, though her thoughts raced through the implications of every decision she had made leading up to this moment.The woman, who had remained silent until now, stepped closer to the vehicle, her gaze darting nervously between the windows, as if wary of being observed. "You’ve fulfilled your end of the barga

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  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 19

    Ian pov The cold, still body of the cook lay there in front of me, and everything felt wrong. The silence that filled the room was suffocating, the kind that pressed against your chest and made it impossible to breathe. My hands shook as I stared at the knife, the blood, her vacant eyes.I didn’t know what to think. Who did this? Why?I could hear the faint sound of footsteps, then a voice, sharp and piercing. "Ian, what happened? What did you do to her?" Mai’s voice cut through my thoughts, and I snapped my gaze up to her.My body tensed immediately. I didn’t have time for this. Not now."Shut up, Mai," I growled, my hands tightening into fists at my sides. I felt a fury rising within me, boiling over with every word that left her lips. "Don’t say that. Don’t you dare accuse me of something like that.""But... Ian, she’s dead," Mai stammered, eyes wide as she looked between me and the cook’s lifeless form. "Did you—did you kill her by mistake?"The accusation hung in the air like a

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  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 20

    Mona's povThe sound of the stabilizer hummed faintly in the background, a constant reminder that I was alive. But alive for what? My head felt like it was filled with cotton, a thick fog clouding my thoughts. I tried to open my eyes, but the light stabbed through the thin layers of my eyelids, pushing them back closed with the force of a storm.I shifted my fingers. The cold, metal tube of the IV dug into my skin, and I could feel the steady drip of medicine coursing into my veins. My chest felt tight, like I was drowning in air, and my breath came in shallow gasps. My heart raced, and with it, the panic began to creep in.Where am I?I forced my eyes open again, a little more forcefully this time. My vision blurred, distorted shapes merging together. My pulse was in my ears, loud and insistent. My eyes darted around. The sterile walls. The faint smell of antiseptic. The beep of a monitor. The rhythmic sound of something mechanical—a stabilizer, I realized. The noise was muffled, but

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  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 21

    Doctor Devis’ POVI stood outside the patient's room, my hands tightly clenched at my sides. The soft beeping of the machines had turned into a familiar yet unsettling background noise. I could hear her faint, labored breaths. The young woman had been admitted several days earlier, and I had been closely monitoring her recovery, but the signs were still not encouraging.I was in the midst of reviewing test results when the nurse entered my office with news that made my heart race.“She’s awake,” the nurse announced, her tone a mix of relief and uncertainty. “She’s conscious, but... I don’t think she fully understands what’s happening.”I quickly set my papers aside. “I’ll be there shortly.”As I entered her room, I saw Mona, her face pale and her eyes filled with confusion. She clutched the IV pole tightly, trying to steady herself, but her body shook, and her breaths were shallow. I had encountered patients like her before, but each time, it struck me just as hard. The fragility of l

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  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 22

    Mona's POVI blinked, my eyelids heavy, as I felt a soft, cold drop of something wet on my arm. My heart raced, the sensation sending an unfamiliar chill down my spine. It was like the gentle, calming feel of rain, but this wasn’t rain. I felt it again—a few more drops, the water tracing down the inside of my arm. What was happening?I jerked upright, my body groggy, but my mind trying to catch up. I scanned the room, disoriented. The beeping of a machine, the white walls, and the sterile smell of the hospital assaulted my senses. A small window allowed a sliver of light into the room. My vision swam, still foggy from whatever had happened to me.Then, I saw her.Her presence filled the room with warmth and light. I had been so lost in my panic that I hadn’t noticed her sitting beside me. My mother.She was right there—close, her hand still firmly clasped in mine. I didn’t even realize how tightly I had been holding on until I felt the pulse of her fingers in mine. I wanted to believe

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  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 40

    Stella's POVI couldn’t take my eyes off them, not because I wanted to, but because I couldn’t stop myself. Vance. That damn smile of his—god, it made me sick. He looked so comfortable with her, touching her hair, whispering something in her ear, and she giggled like some love-struck teenager. My stomach twisted into a knot, tighter than a noose. My fingers curled around the stem of my drink, the ice clinking sharply against the glass, but I didn’t care. My heart was full of something—resentment, jealousy, or maybe just pure disgust. Either way, it tasted sour in my throat.I tried to focus on the music, the chatter around the club, but every time I glanced back, there he was, leaning closer to her, the way his eyes softened when he looked at her. The way he was so... casual with her. Like she was someone he could hold onto without a second thought. It made my blood boil.I wasn’t about to stand here like a fool and let him watch me squirm, so I snapped my clutch shut, sliding out of

  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 39

    Vance’s POVThe night air was cool as I slid behind the wheel of the car, Mona settling into the passenger seat beside me. I could feel the tension between us, thick and palpable, though neither of us acknowledged it outright. She was playing her part, doing exactly what I expected her to do—hesitating, questioning herself. It was the only game I knew how to play with her, and she was never one to walk away once she was this far in.“Where are we going?” Mona asked, her voice soft but betraying a hint of anxiety. I could tell she was trying to mask it, trying to maintain some semblance of control, but I knew better. She wouldn’t admit it, but she was curious. That curiosity would drive her, just like it always had.“You’ll see,” I said, my voice low and laced with a kind of mystery that I knew would keep her guessing. I wasn’t about to tell her everything. Mona needed to be swept into the night, and I wasn’t going to give her any chance to back out. I was already working on the edges

  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 38

    Mona’s POVAfter I’d promised Ian—sworn, really—that I wouldn’t see Vance again or go back to his office, the weight of my words hung heavy in the air. I could still hear Ian’s voice, that firm, almost pleading tone, asking me to choose him and the life we were building. And for a moment, I believed I could. But then, I found myself in front of my laptop, scrolling mindlessly through emails and documents, and there it was—a message from Vance.“We need to talk. I have something to show you.”The words hit me like a sudden rush of adrenaline. My heart skipped, and I felt a familiar tug deep inside—one that pulled me back to him, to everything we shared. I hated how quickly it affected me, how easily I fell back into the rhythm of it.I told myself I wasn’t going to respond. I told myself I was done. But that promise to Ian felt like it was slipping away, just like that. I couldn't explain it, not to myself, and certainly not to Ian. The emotions swirled—guilt, desire, confusion—each on

  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 37:

    Mona’s POVI can feel the weight of his eyes on me as I stand there, heart hammering in my chest. Ian doesn’t say anything for a long moment, his gaze searching mine as if trying to figure out if I’m being honest, if I really mean it when I say I’ll quit my job. Part of me is still reeling from the decision. It’s not easy, not by any stretch of the imagination. But looking at him right now, the tension etched into his face, the raw need in his eyes, I know that this is what he wants. And maybe it’s what I want too.He’s right. I’ve been torn between him and my job, between my old life and the life I could have with him. I’ve been fooling myself into thinking I could have both. But deep down, I know it doesn’t work that way. Not when it comes to Ian.His eyes soften, just slightly, and that’s enough to break something inside me. He believes me. For a second, he believes me. And that’s all I need.“I’ll do it,” I say again, my voice a little steadier this time. “I’ll quit. I’ll make it

  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 36

    Ian's POVWhat is she doing with him?I can't stop thinking about it—her with Vance. That bastard. My stomach twists every time I picture it. He’s nothing but trouble, and I’ve always known he’d be a problem. I always knew he couldn’t stay away from her.I’m sitting here, scrolling through my phone, trying to push the thoughts down, but they keep crawling back up, bubbling to the surface. Anger pulses through my veins, sharp and hot, with each swipe of my thumb.I hate him. I fucking hate him. That look he gave me—like he was daring me to do something. His arrogance. It makes me want to break something. To break him.I just want to go back to when it was just me and Mona. Before he showed up, before he started throwing his weight around. But I can’t even do that, can I? She’s the one who invited him into her life. She’s the one who… chose him.The thought makes my jaw clench, but I force myself to breathe.That fight—God, it keeps playing over in my head. I can’t stop seeing the way V

  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 35

    The room seemed to shrink as Vance’s control finally snapped. His jaw tightened, and the words that came next were forced out between clenched teeth.“No, Melanie. You’re the one who doesn’t get it,” he spat, his voice rising with the fury that had been simmering for years. “Mona is not like you. She doesn’t use people. She’s here because she wants to be here. I hired her because she’s good at her job—better than you. You want to keep thinking the world revolves around you, but it doesn’t. I’m done letting you tear people down just because you’re afraid of losing your control.”Melanie blinked, taken aback by his outburst, but Vance wasn’t done.“Get out,” he said, his voice cold and cutting. “Go back to your office, Melanie. You’re not welcome here right now.”For a moment, Melanie stood there, fuming, but then she narrowed her eyes, letting out a mocking little laugh.“You’ll regret this, Vance,” she said, her tone low and venomous. “You always do. Just wait. One day you’ll see what

  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 34

    Vance leaned against the desk, his body rigid with frustration as he stared at Mona, the weight of his sister's words still hanging in the air between them. He knew she had every right to be upset, even if she was trying to mask it by focusing on her work. But what his sister had just done—it was too much. No one should be made to feel like that, especially not Mona.He ran a hand through his hair, trying to pull his thoughts together, but his mind was a tangled mess. Melanie had always been a force of chaos in his life, always pushing, always testing boundaries. But to see her try to tear Mona down, to try to make her feel small—he couldn't stand it.He sighed deeply, moving closer to Mona’s desk. Her eyes were fixed on the papers in front of her, but he could see the tension in her posture, the way her shoulders were pulled tight, as if bracing herself for the next blow. He didn’t like it. He didn’t like the way she was withdrawing from him, the distance creeping in between them. He

  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 33

    Mona's povI stood, pacing the office for a few moments, trying to shake off the overwhelming wave of emotion that hit me. The tightness in my chest, the anger at Ian, the confusion about everything that was happening between Vance and me.But then, I stopped in front of the window, breathing deeply. And as I stared out at the city below, I couldn’t help but feel something else. Something that had been missing for so long. Something that made me feel lighter, freer.I smiled, just a little, as I let myself believe, for the first time in a long time, that I might finally be where I was meant to be.I twirled slowly in my chair, the soft leather creaking beneath me as I leaned back and let myself bask in the quiet stillness of the office. The city stretched out below me, the sunlight spilling in through the window, casting long, warm shadows across the desk. My heart was still racing, still caught in the whirlwind of everything that had happened today. The kiss on my cheek, the tension

  • Falling For My Billionaire Captor   Chapter 32

    Mona's POVI walked into the company with Vance by my side, the weight of his presence both reassuring and unsettling at the same time. I had gotten used to his calm, controlled manner, but I couldn’t deny the sudden surge of heat in my chest as he held my handbag in his steady grip. It was a simple act, but it felt so intentional, as though he were claiming something that had never been his before. And I was beginning to let him.I stole a quick glance at him, our fingers brushing for a brief moment before he pulled away. My heart skipped, just a little. Ian wouldn’t like this—me with Vance. Ian, who had made it clear that I belonged to him in the most suffocating of ways. Ian, who would never let me go, not even if I begged him. But Vance... Vance was different. He made me feel like I mattered, like I had a choice.I smiled to myself, glancing around at the people in the lobby staring at us. I could feel their curiosity pressing in on me, but I couldn’t care less. I was with Vance,

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