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Chloe's POVEven though I went to bed early last night, I still woke up late. Or let me just say that I had woken up numerous times, but I kept forcing myself back to sleep. I didn't want to get up and face the reality that Ethan still wasn't with me, Anthony Howells was still roaming proud and free with all the evil he had done, and I was to assume Ethan's role temporarily, a role I had no fucking clue of.But I was forced to open my eyes when I heard my phone ring. It was on the bed with me, so I just stretched my hand and grabbed it. When I saw that it was Nolan, I sat up, feeling alarmed."Hello." I said into the phone the moment I took the call. I was hoping that he would give me some news about Ethan."Good morning, ma'am. I am sorry to disturb you this early, but there is a problem. I think you will have to prepare yourself to come to the company today. My sources gathered that Anthony plans to meet the board today.""Shit!" I jumped out of bed and went into the bathroom, the p
Bonnie's POV I found myself in this place once more, even though I told myself I would never come here. But I had a reason this time, or so I told myself. As usual, his security let me in. I had never thought about it, but they always let me in without question. If he truly wanted me to stay away, would he not instruct that I was not to be let in? I shook the thoughts away as I made my way inside. Myles was in his study, busy on a computer, his whole attention there, that he didn't notice me. Or maybe he did, but he chose to ignore. I pushed back the urge to walk forward and touch his curly hair, which was braided back as usual. When I got closer to him, he finally spoke, a sign that he knew I was there. "I thought you said you will not come here again." "I thought you said you will stop stalking me." I retorted. I truly didn't know if he was still stalking me, but this was a good way to get my answer. "I find that to be a very fun activity, so don't blame me." The nerve of this
Chloe's POV Anthony leaned back into his seat, staring at me lazily, as if unfazed by my presence. "I appreciate your effort in wanting to stand in for my son, girl, but it would be wise for you to back off. You know nothing about running a company." He turned his gaze away from me, and returned it to the board members. "I am a major shareholder here, and I am experienced. As you all know, I used to run this company before my son took over." His son? I did my best not to scoff. I looked over at the people seated, and most of them seemed to agree with Anthony. I tried my best not to shrink under the pressure of the gaze of the ones that had their eyes on me. "Under your leadership, this company was beginning to experience decline. It was slight and not very noticable, but you know that it would had gotten worse until if Ethan had not stepped in. He was not the CEO yet, but he helped you out of your mess. Who is to say that we will not just be handing it over to you for you to destr
Chloe's POVMy phone had been ringing, even before I stepped foot in the board office. I knew it was Amanda, and she was probably pissed that I had been absent from work. As much as I would love to work there, my family's safety was my priority.In the next fifteen minutes, I found myself at the estate gate, and I met Bryan and some other men there. They were all holding guns and looking so alert."What are you doing here?" Bryan asked, alarmed at my presence."Did anything happen?"He nodded. "You saved us with that call. Two men were caught. They shot Terry, and they were going to shoot me, but we were already aware, and we were quick to incapacitate them." He was still looking around, as if expecting more people to come."You think someone else will come?"He shook his head. "I am not certain now that the baby had been moved out."Fuck! These people were really coming for my child."Where are the men?" I demanded, and Bryan raised a brow in surprise and confusion. "Where are they?"
Chapter 82: Darkness Ethan's POV Days had past, that I was sure of, but I didn't know how many. I was left here in perpetual darkness. Maybe it had been up to a week, because I was going mad here, I couldn't tell. I had wanted to rush back home to my family after I finalized my agenda here, but then some key documents went missing. Searching for them, I came back to this place, one of the private buildings I held meeting with my business partners. I came alone, and I guess that was the mistake I made. I found the documents, but one of the men around me convinced me to take a look around the house. Truly, the building was to be admired. It was small, but it was so modernized and almost everything in it was computerized. Finding it fascinating, and thinking how Chloe might love something like it, I began to look around. I planned to buy it, or build something like that if I get back home. I even discovered that it had an underground cellar, and I entered to check it out. That was
Chloe's POV After we were done at the house, I drove to the place where Ari and Marian were. It was one of Ethan's villa around the city. One of the men had driven them there. Bonnie came with me, while Myles said that he had something to do concerning Joshua. The moment I entered the house, I checked on my daughter. And after seeing that she was okay, I located the nearest toilet to spill my guts. I was feeling sick, and my stomach was churning badly. Maybe it was me witnessing people being shot so close to me, or because I learnt that Joshua had Ethan. From my last experience with him, I knew that he was unhinged. "Chloe, are you okay?" It was Bonnie. She had ran after me, and now she was helping me gather and hold my hair up, while I emptied my bowels. I didn't even realize the moment the hair came down. After I was done, I got up and turned to her. From the concerned look she was giving me, I knew that I was not looking my best right now. "Take your clothes off, then shower.
Chloe's POV The next morning, I woke up to missed calls and many texts from Amanda. I felt so guilty, not having contacted her on shown up at work since the last few days. I considered calling her back to explain, but where the hell was I going to start? My fiance was abducted by the man he called his father, and my former obsessed unhinged boss had him? While I flew out of my home with my daughter, because her supposed grand father wants to hurt her? Nah, I gave up on calling her. But I realized that I didn't have much choice in the matter when I was informed that someone was outside, looking for me. I came out of the house, and lo and behold, it was Amanda. "It took me an eternity to locate where you live, miss Summers." One hand was on her hip, and she sounded furious. Her brows were knitted in a tight frown, and she glared at me. She still looked a bit familiar, but I was not bothering to place the face anymore. I swallowed. "Can we please... Talk inside?" "I would rather rem
Ethan's POV The moment I stepped foot back in this city, I called Chloe, but she wasn't taking my calls. I went to the house, only to find just my security guards. Chloe and Ari wasn't home, and the domestic staffs seemed to had vacated the place. But Bryan came after me and informed me of the whole situation. I quickly cleaned up and drove like mad man to the company. And now I was holding her in my arms again. It felt unreal, too good to be true. My whole body that had been tight with tension loosened, and I kept kissing her like I couldn't get enough. "I missed you, mama. I missed you. I am sorry. I am so sorry, mama." I repeated over and over again. She placed her hands on my chest and placed some distance between us. She then let out a sigh and cupped my face. "What happened to you? What did they do?" Her eyes darted around my body as she searched me for any sign of injuries. "I am fine." I assured her. "This week and the last, Ethan, they are the hardest I have ever endur