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Return of the CEO's Empress The letter
Gabriel would not leave her alone and was determined to send her letters every other day and not to mention the series of phone calls he made to her house. Catherine was fed up with this and sent him a warning that if he continued with this madness, then she would file a restraining order against him. Thankfully, Benjamin didn't want her to marry him, either. He thought Gabriel was too young to be married to her, as he was only a year older than Catherine. He wouldn't prove to be a better suitor for her, no matter how much he bragged about it. Each day, the bond Catherine had with baby Alex grew even stronger. She was always busy coddling and pampering her baby with dresses she had made herself. Even when she was working at home, she had the baby on her lap, never letting her out of sight. "Say Mamma." Catherine cooed. The baby gave a toothless grin and wiggled her hands. "Come on, Alex. Say Mamma." She tried again."M-m-mama." Catherine's heart filled with immense delight that s
Return of the CEO's Empress Leash
For days, Catherine refused to talk to Benjamin. She shut herself inside her room and her depression had gotten worse. There was a suicidal thought haunting her day and night, and the hollowness in her chest kept getting bigger and inevitable to ignore. Eventually, she stopped spending time with her baby, too. Other than to breastfeed, she wanted nothing else to do with the baby and let Margaretta do the mothering work for her. Catherine began having nightmares about the night she was violated and like arsenic, it was making her sick. So sick that she felt hostile toward her child. Scared that if she warmed up to the baby again, then Alessandro would reappear in her life.Gabriel stopped his persistence in wanting to marry her and she, for once, dreaded he was over her. To test this, she invited him for tea to ask if he still wished to marry her. "Yes! Cathie, yes!" Gabriel said, thrilled. He was wearing a ridiculous-looking shirt with tropical patterns and black bell bottoms. His
Return of the CEO's Empress Resentment
The wind fluttered the purple ribbons affixed around Catherine's sun hat as she drank her evening tea with biscuits. She was taking her time to relax after an hour of work watering and cleaning up the vegetable garden. These days, she preferred to do gardening in her spare time and she had a lot of spare time. "Ahh!" The tea nearly spilled on her jean-clad lap when she heard the scream. She pivoted her head and looked over her shoulder. "What happened?" She asked. Then she heard Anastasia wailing as if she was in great agony. "Mama!" Catherine shot to her feet and ran outside the pavilion to check what was wrong. To her horror, she saw Anna sprawled on the ground, wailing while Alex pulled her hand."Alex! Stop it this instant!" Catherine shouted, her face red with anger. "What happened here?" Catherine asked."She asked me to push the swing and... she fell," Alex said, guiltily looking down. "She pushed me on purpose! I told her to stop, but she didn't listen." Anna cried, tea
Return of the CEO's Empress Leaving home
The night weighed heavy on her like a wet blanket. She lay on the bed, curled up in a fetal position while she undid her past in her head. She couldn't tell when exactly Catherine began hating her. All these years, she had blamed her father for it; partly, he was the reason.Right?Worn with pain and exhausted from the prolonged hardships life had made her endure until this very night, she let herself be devoid of any emotions. Her heart clenched and unclenched painfully in her ribcage, but she loosened her body and let herself calm down. She needed a calm mind to think things through. She needed to sleep. Just as she closed her eyes, the door opened. She heard the familiar footsteps. Heavy but careful. Her back was turned away from the person. She couldn't see who it was, yet she guessed it. "Jonathan?"She felt the bed dip as he lay beside her.The sheets rustled as he closed the distance between them and circled an arm around her waist. Seeking some warmth, she pressed her nake
Return of the CEO's Empress Wouldn't miss it for the world
Jonathan blinked when the sun's rays hit him like the heavens were descending on him. One thing he hated about the penthouse—no curtains. He should undoubtedly get some blinds to shut off the blaring lights in the mornings so they could have some undisturbed sleep. His eyes were still closed as he smiled and reached over to embrace his wife, but something jack-knifed him when he met with cold sheets. He immediately got up and noticed she wasn't there."Alex?" He called out. A cold tension washed over his body like ice water. He opened the bathroom, and it was vacant. He then hurried downstairs and was stopped in his tracks when he heard a low humming sound. 'Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars..."He was taken aback hearing the hypnotic sound that pulled him towards the kitchen. A breath of relief left his lungs when he saw her. She was immersed in her own world as she flipped the pancake expertly in the pan. It was so satisfying to see her enjoying her own company.
Return of the CEO's Empress Use her
Jane knocked twice on the door. “May I come in?”Halton glanced up from his laptop and lifted a bright smile, acknowledging the person. “Jane, come in.” He said. “How’s everything going?” He inquired. That’s how he was. From time to time, he forgot he is the VP and acted like he was one of them. Asking them about their day, helping with their work and being an overall amicable human being.Jane tried to replicate his cheerfulness by smiling back but failed as she hesitantly stepped inside with clumsy legs, almost tripping over the threshold of his office. “What’s wrong?” Halton asked, perceiving her tenseness. “Ma’am has asked for you,” Jane said, licking her bottom lip nervously. “And she is in a bad mood since this morning.”Halton snickered. “What’s there to be so scared of?” He waved the fountain pen in his hand. “What is she going to do? Bite my head off?” He ridiculed. “You should stop being so scared of her.”Jane’s mouth dropped at his crude words. “You are the only person w
Return of the CEO's Empress Revelations
It’s been days since Anastasia phoned, and Catherine was worried sick. Whenever she attempted to call her, it was dead or unreachable. Maybe Anna had crippled her phone, but she could have still called her using the phone in their residence. And surely Kameron could afford a new phone for her. Something wasn’t right and the more she brooded over it, the more her heart weighed heavy in her ribs. So one morning, Catherine called the residence. It was a maid named Patricia who picked up the phone first, and Catherine politely asked her to pass the call to Anastasia. “H-hello? Mama?” Anna’s scared voice came on the line.“Sweets! Oh my god, why are you crying?”“I don’t want to stay here anymore. H-he--““Ah, mother-in-law!” Kameron’s gravelly voice grated in her ear. “My greetings.” He said.“Give the phone back to my daughter!” Catherine shouted. “Or I’ll fucking kill you. Do you understand me?”“It’s not befitting for a dignified lady such as you to curse.” Kameron chided.“Why did y
Return of the CEO's Empress Confession
The next morning, Catherine arrived at Kameron's mansion. She didn't care to give any former notice before coming here, nor did she have the luxury to be polite. All she wanted was to see her daughter. “Let me see her,” Catherine said to the head maid of the household.“I’m afraid we may not let you in,” Patricia responded with a stoic face. She was clearly not happy to see Catherine and was trying her best to warn her off as politely as she could. Catherine's eye bore into her dangerously, hoping to intimidate her way in. Just then, heavy footsteps closed in both of the women turned their heads to the man of the house. “Mrs. Roberts. What a pleasant surprise.” Kameron greeted with a foxy smile. He was wearing a black suit that would cost a fortune. It was obvious he was getting ready to leave for work. “Where is she?” Catherine questioned. Kameron snorted as he casually adjusted his cufflink. “She is upstairs in our room. Let me escort you.”Catherine was wary of him. He was a p
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Return of the CEO's Empress The devil's escape
One could hear in the bleak eerie hallways of the asylum the clattering of chains, as a man dragged it through the metallic floor. His black-and-white striped prisoner’s clothing had bloodstains on it. His pace was slow and wobbly because of the heavy chains attached to his legs and hands and bound skin rotting off along the rusting metal.“Sir, we brought him,” the guard said and looked keenly at the captive. He ducked his head, his lips drawn into a straight line, his eyes covered with his overgrown bangs so they could only see only the white portion of his eyes through it.“Good, bring him in.”The guard pushed open the interrogation room. A person inside could not see or listen to what was outside. The captive was silent the whole time, his eyes still down, looking at the guard’s legs as he followed and another guard closely stalking behind. In the middle of the dim room, there was a light bulb just above the wooden table, the only source of light in that entire room, with two cha
Return of the CEO's Empress All that mattered
Their dilemma wasn’t over just yet. They had to gain the approval of one more person before their wedding ceremony, and that was Jonathan’s mother, Josephine.Alexandra insisted on building a better relationship with her upset mother-in-law. If Jonathan could impress her fearsome and bull-headed father, then she could coax Jonathan’s mother into accepting them too.Before their wedding takes place, she wanted everyone’s blessings. Including Josaphine’s and she would not shy away from appeasing Josaphine to gain her goodwill.***The place was the classic American home. A porch, a long veranda, high rooftops, and a yard that was big as a children’s park. It seemed like Josephine liked to keep the place uncomplicated and clean.Jonathan’s mother, according to his words, was the finest cook in the world. A woman who liked to do her own chores and leave them to the housekeeper. Who dressed simply, loved handling household affairs, and went to church religiously every single Sunday and pra
Return of the CEO's Empress A happy ending?
The soft silk sheets rustled as Alexandra stretched her arm to cuddle her husband. Her core was still sore from the slow-burning, passionate sex they had all night long. Letting out a groan, she buried her face into his neck which was specked with dark stubble. Oh, how she loved his beard. The rough texture was so satisfying to caress, and the feel of a stubbled cheek grazing her between her thighs was simply titillating.As she draped her long leg around his waist, a sharp, needle-like pain shot in her womb.She lifted the duvet and to her panic; she saw two blots of bloodstains on the sheets, mocking her. Her breath shriveled up in her throat and a malaise emerged in her womb.Swinging her legs to the floor, she rushed to the bathroom and removed her panties, and inserted her finger inside her, coating them with warm blood.“You will never be a mother.” The devil hissed, drawing out its forked tongue. “You will never get back what you’ve lost.”Her hand flew to her mouth to prevent
Return of the CEO's Empress Euphoria
Sunrays poured through the tall windows of the church’s bridal suite, giving the white room a golden touch. The ladies were all busy tending to the bride’s wedding dress.Evangeline could barely breathe withch her bosom caged in the tight corset. “I will die.” She wheezed, holding on to the vanity table.“Oh, you won’t! I will see to it.” Catherine said, determined to make the dress fit. It seemed perfect when they tried it out in the bridal boutique.“I will become the first person to die for fashion.” Evan joked.Alexandra laughed, listening to this as she flipped a glossy page of a fashion magazine. She closed it and approached Evan to see what was going on with the dress.“I think it would be better if we pinned it first,” Alexandra suggested.“Pass me the pin, dear,” Catherine said, holding the edges of the corset tight.Alexandra skimmed through the small box of safety pins and passed it to her mother. Catherine pressed the ends of the corset securely and pinned them together. “
Return of the CEO's Empress Eaten alive
TRIGGER WARNING: The following chapter may be upsetting to some viewers. It contains violence and gore.***Blackness leaked into Gabriel’s subconscious like thick tar, impeding him from registering his surroundings for a few minutes. He blinked off the bleary vision and discovered himself in a bleak chamber, tied up in a metal chair with ropes that bit into his skin. The only source of light was the pale yellow lightbulb hanging above his head.He felt brainless, as one would get when drunk on spirit. He tried to recall where he was before ending up in this place. At the police station, the officers had locked him up for several days and questioned him for evidence. The trial was still ongoing, but an anonymous bailed him, giving the officers a hefty amount to free him. Gabriel didn’t know anyone who loved him so much to bail him out of jail, even after being aware of what evils he did. The moment he got out of the police station, a masked, who had bailed him asked to join him to me
Return of the CEO's Empress No choice
The steel door shut before Anastasia with a rude screech and an ear-splitting rhythm of metal against metal, resounding around the cell walls and into her ears like pinballs. Anastasia gripped the metal bars and squeezed herself against it. “How long will I be here?” She asked.“Until someone comes in here and bails you.” The forty-something-year-old blonde officer sneered.She had confessed all of her crimes to the police this morning and stupidly thought they would let her go home. Home? Where will she go? Mama didn’t want her anymore. Papa will soon be prosecuted for all the crimes he had done in his lifetime.Kameron probably didn’t want her anymore, since their marriage was incomplete. Silvano was her only way out of here. She hoped he would come and free her.If he still loved her.“You smell like periods.”It was then Anastasia realized she wasn’t alone. A brunette prostitute, who was past her prime, hunched in the corner on the bench, covering her knees around her arms. She wr
Return of the CEO's Empress Let me love you
All the guests who had witnessed the scene gasped in dread. Some of them, including Merideth Parker and Thomas Clarke, ran for their lives, realizing it wasn't safe to be in the presence of this maniac who just shot his wife. The metal gun slipped from Gabriel’s hand, his face sagged and his eye enlarged out of its sockets, seeing his wife bleeding on the floor. “C-Cathie…”His legs immediately took him towards Catherine, but Kameron lunged forward and boxed him in the face, knocking him to the ground and pinning him to the floor.Anastasia clung to her Catherine and cried helplessly, not knowing what to do. Alexandra stood there and stared expressionlessly at her mother, whose blood spilled out of her body. Catherine fluttered her eyes to keep them open. The tears in her eyes made those honey-brown irises shine like topaz as she gazed at Alexandra.If she was to die, she wanted to do it seeing her oldest daughter whom she had wronged all these years.Silvano came up to them and drop
Return of the CEO's Empress Red wedding
Alexandra’s fierce, amber eyes bore right into Anastasia, who was on the verge of passing out from the built-up anxiety. Her weak knees buckled and she could barely pull herself together. The bouquet fell, the roses scattered, and she stared back at her sister in horror at what was yet to come.Placing a black-gloved hand on her chest, Alexandra put on an apologetic expression and swept her gaze over the audience. “My sincere apologies for the interruption, ladies and gentlemen.”Gabriel stood up and stalked towards her, his face heavy with anger. “What the hell are you doing here?!”“Can’t you tell? I was invited.” Alexandra lifted her chin, a gesture of disdain.The deep red shade on Gabriel’s face paled when he turned towards Kameron, who had a devilish smirk upon seeing Alexandra. “My heartily welcome, Lady Alexandra.” Kameron greeted.The audience broke out into a cacophony of mutters and whispers. They looked at each other with perplexed faces. What was going on here? And why di
Return of the CEO's Empress Cursed bride
“Looks like our beautiful bride is ready.” Kameron’s ridiculing voice broke Anastasia from her trance. She looked back at the woman in the mirror. Her doe-like brown eyes had turned red after she had mourned the night away. She had never shed a single tear for her grandfather’s death, but now misery had plagued her ability to realize the outcome of her past deeds. No one can escape fate. No one. “I am-,” Her voice had died out. She couldn’t ignore the pain in her throat. “Save that for the vows,” Kameron warned. He approached for a closer look at his bride, whose eyes were still glued to herself in the mirror. It was then he realized how beautiful she looked in the ivory white wedding dress. The makeup artist concealed all the wounds and bruises he had given her under that makeup. Her eyes seemed so clear and pure. She resembled Catherine physically, but her personality leans on the contrary. She wasn’t brave, nor had she had the unwavering disposition
