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Chapter Thirty-two: The red lace
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I was extremely late!Not fashionably late. Not oops, I lost track of time late. No, I was full blown,sprinting through the lobby and praying that my boss didn’t fire me kind of late.My heels clicked loudly against the polished floor as I ran toward the elevator, watching in horror as the doors began to slide shut.“Wait! Please, hold the elevator!” I shouted out to the person inside.The man inside barely turned his head before lifting his hand to stop the doors. I breathed out a sigh of relief and rushed in, pushing my hair out of my face.Only to freeze because the ‘kind gentleman’ who had held the elevator? it was no one other than Ethan Blackwood, the devil himself.Of course it has to be him.I didn’t thank him. I didn’t even acknowledge him. Instead, I just let out an irritated hiss and gestured toward the control panel.“Hit the button.”Ethan arched a brow at my tone but said nothing. He simply pressed the button for my floor.The elevator doors slid shut.It jerked slightly
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I spun toward Ethan meeting his full intense gaze as my chest tightening. “Can you just try yours.”He pulled out his phone then glanced at the screen before he shook his head. “Nothing.”I clenched my fists trying to get a grip of myself as my dear was getting the better of me“You have got to be kidding me.”It became hard to breathe as my vision slightly blurring at the corner of my eyes, I couldn't see well as my head was banging. No, no, no.“Sophia,” Ethan’s voice cut through the fog in my head but even at that I barely heard him.I pressed myself against the cold wall trying to force air into my lungs, anything I could do to breathe but it wasn’t working. The walls were closing in and my heartbeat was becoming too loud nothing I tried could make it stop, the only thing I could do was to feel my skin getting wet with sweat.I gasped, clutching my chest. I can’t breathe! I can’t—Then he did something unexpected.He touched my face then he slid his hand from my face to the back of
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The rest of the day was a blur. No matter how much I tried to focus, my mind kept circling back to the elevator and obviously to him.I was supposed to be preparing reports, but all I could think about was Ethan, the way his hands were in my hair, the quiet way he had admitted that his mother used to do the same for him.It threw me completely off balance and I have had enough of it, enough of his twisted games, enough of the taunts and his manipulative ways, just enough of him.One moment, he was giving me impossible deadlines just to watch me struggle; the next, he was finding excuses to keep me close, and the next he was humiliating me in my apartment.Today, the elevator stunt was the last straw.Because today, he was kind. Patient, even. He could have mocked me or even used my panic attack against me, but instead he had calmed me down and held me together when I was at my lowest.And it wasn’t just the elevator.I caught myself thinking back to the night he forced his way to my a
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The air was heavy, I swallowed hard, my throat dry as sandpaper, but it didn’t stop the heat crawling up my neck, it didn't stop the way my thighs pressed together, desperate for his touch or anything to ease my feeling.And I knew he saw how his words were making me uncomfortable, the bastard was enjoying every second of it.He tilted his head, watching me like he had all the time in the world. His lips curled at the edges as I could see his dark amusement.“You don’t have to say anything, Sophia.” His voice was softer now, but still very much less dangerous. “Your body already told me everything.”I let out a shaky weak breath, I needed to regain control but my brain refused to cooperate.Ethan took a slow step closer, his chest nearly brushing mine. “Still pretending, sweetheart?” His gaze dropped, dragging over my body in a way that made my skin feel watched. “Even though I can see your nipples through that tight little blouse?”I choked feeling half shock, half turned on.I force
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The walk home was supposed to clear my head but it didn’t, if anything it made.me think even more.After tormenting me for weeks then out of the blue he wanted me on his arms at some high-society event like I was his prized possession.It was never going to happenHe had models and women who I knew would sell their soul without any hesitation or guilt for his offer, so why didn't just ask them and leave me the hell alone?I sighed, reaching the corner to my apartment building only to stop dead in my tracks.At my door there was a sleek black box, I frowned, stepping closer, there was no label, branding or anything that could make me identify what it was, it was just pure luxury staring up at me.Feeling very hesitant, I picked it up and carried it inside, kicking the door shut behind me. My fingers were practically shaking, this could be a bomb or something else, but I didn't want to sound ridiculous, I wasn't that important for someone to send a bomb so with shaky hands, I traced the
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Although I was fuming when the makeup team had barged into my apartment, uninvited and very much determined to carry out the devils orders but now, hours later, sitting in front of a grand mirror I was pleased with what they did.My hair had been pulled into a sleek tight bun with not a single strand out of place, it looked as though I was missing a tiara on my head.It framed my face accentuating the cheekbone that I never knew I had, my reflection felt too polished and refined to be me. My nails, which were an uneven and rough mess from all the stress biting, were now painted a bold scarlet red. I ran my fingers against my palm feeling very powerful.My makeup was another transformation entirely. My eyes had a smoky look and my lips were a lighter shade of red. Every, every detail had been done to perfection, I now looked like a version of myself that I wasn’t sure I recognized.And then there was the dress that clung to me like a second skin, it framed my body in a way that made i
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Ethan took my hand, guiding me into the limousine, and the moment I stepped inside, I froze.I had never been in a limousine before.For a second, I forgot everything, I forgot the heat of his hand against mine, forgot how his fingers had begun to drift over the exposed skin of my thigh where the slit of my dress parted.All I could do was stare at extreme luxury I was in.The interior was sleek, impossibly smooth black leather stretching across plush seats. There was a subtle golden glow on the polished wood panels that was reflecting off crystal glasses neatly arranged at the bar. Expensive bottles stood in perfect alignment, their labels unfamiliar but obviously luxury.I sank into the seat, running my fingers over the leather. It was ridiculously soft in a way that made me feel like I had stepped into a different world where I didn’t belong.Like Cinderella in someone else’s carriage.I glanced at Ethan, only to find him already watching me. He sat with effortlessly with his damn
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The moment we stepped inside, the sheer extravagance of the room nearly swallowed me whole.Golden chandeliers hung from the ceiling, their glow casting reflections across the polished marble floors.Soft classical music played in the background, masking the hushed murmurs of men in expensive suits and women dripping in jewelry that probably cost more than my entire net worth.Every detail was perfection—from the extravagant roses adorning each table to the poised waitstaff moving like clockwork. It screamed a level of wealth I had only ever seen in movies.I swallowed hard, suddenly hyper-aware of how out of place I should have felt.But then I remembered whose hand I was holding.Ethan freaking Blackwood and the man was literally richer than God.His grip was firm, as if he knew exactly what I was thinking. The warmth of his touch anchored me, a silent reassurance that I wasn’t some outsider crashing into a world I didn’t belong to.I glanced up, only to find him already watching me
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Lorna’s eyes shifted to him slowly, and the sorrow etched into her face made my chest tighten. She looked like someone who’d lived with the truth for too long, and it had started to rot inside her.“He isolated her,” Lorna said. “At first, it was subtle. He convinced her not to go to her usual doctor. Said he knew someone more experienced, someone who ‘specialized in stress-related issues.’ She was hesitant, but he insisted. Claimed it was best for the baby.” She turned to Ethan “Best for you.”She turned to me then, her voice sharper and deadly bitter. “But that doctor… he was a joke. No credentials we could ever confirm. Always gave vague results, told her the tests were fine even when she could barely walk without holding onto something. I told her it wasn’t right. Told her to get a second opinion. But Robert didn’t let her.”Ethan’s jaw clenched. I could see it working as he gritted his teeth.“He told her she was imagining things. That she was paranoid. That stress was making her
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Sophie's POVLorna’s fingers twisting a worn-out tissue, and I could already tell she wasn’t sure if she should speak. I could tell she was already getting emotional as I watched her lips tremble as she finally drew in a shaky breath.Ethan hands resting on the steering wheel even though we weren’t going anywhere, be looked very agitated as if he knew he wasn't going to like what he was about to hear.“Lorna please.” I begged. “I know this is hard for you but Ethan needs answers.”She nodded her head and sighed.“She met him in school… your mother. God, she was brilliant. Soft-spoken but sharp. She could silence a room with just one look.” She was looking at Ethan with a sparkle in her eyes as if she was seeing his mother in him.Ethan didn’t move, but I could feel him getting agitated. I turned slightly in my seat, I turned my body to face her as Lorna spoke.“Your father was a scholarship student, an orphan but was deadly smart, your grandfather sponsored him and your mother took i
