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CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
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Angelie sat quietly, her hands playing with her skirt in a tense manner, as she finally found the courage to speak."I don't even know where to start," she said, her voice as low as ever. Damien watched her patiently, giving her all the time she needed. He knew she needed to feel safe first.And so, she told him everything.The marriage, how she had to accept Lucas. The sacrifices she made for her brother, Tim. The complicated entanglement with Jeffrey. And finally, the most confusing part of it all, the pregnancy she couldn't explain.Angelie let out a loud laugh as tears welled in her eyes. "I know it's all messed up. I don't even know why I'm telling you all this," she said, half-laughing, half-crying.Damien reached across the garden and took her hand firmly, removing her hair strands from entering her eyes."You don't have to apologize," he said. "And no… this doesn't change anything."Angelie looked at him, stunned."You deserve to be happy, Angelie. You deserve every good thin
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"You will end up hurting yourself, sir."The voice was calm, deep, and unfamiliar. Jeffrey raised his head slowly from where he lay on the cold garden soil. His breath was heavy, and his arm had a steady stream of blood trickling down from the wound he sustained while trying to escape. Standing in front of him was a tall man, at least 6.5 feet, built like a bodyguard, with dark eyes that didn't blink much. He extended his hand, expecting Jeffrey to take it. But Jeff, fueled by defiance, ignored it."What exactly do you people want from me? Money? My blood?" Jeff barked, his voice fueled with frustration and desperation. "I won’t sit in this place, sleeping and waking up, and eating your food like a damn prisoner! For all I know, it's poisoned."The man didn't flinch."We can have the chef taste your food before every meal if that will give you peace of mind. But we will not harm you. You must stop trying to escape," he pointed to Jeffrey's arm, "or this will be the result each time."
Huling Na-update : 2025-04-29The CEO's Forbidden Love CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
The boardroom buzzed with agitation as Lucas tried to mask the anxiety tightening in his chest with a well-rehearsed smile. His voice barely settled when the heavy doors opens, and silence filled the room for a minute.He stepped in, dressed immaculately in an all-white suit, his silver hair combed back as always. Not a hint of a smile touched his lips. His presence swallowed the noise, and all murmurs died instantly.Lucas' eyes widened. He hadn’t expected this. He thought his grandfather would still be in bed, recovering, or nursing his health. Lucas had planned to manipulate the board into naming him acting CEO before anyone else caught wind of Jeffrey’s disappearance."What is going on here?" Grandpa Lu's voice cut through the thick tension, loud and unmistakably dominant."You're here..." Lucas murmured, almost under his breath."I said," Grandpa Lu repeated, his tone stronger this time, "what is going on here?"Mr. Smith, a seasoned board member with little patience for drama, s
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"Dad!"Jeffrey could barely believe his eyes. Standing right before him, tall and composed, was his father. He would have doubted his sight, but his nose wouldn’t be wrong as well, his father always stuck to a particular brand of perfume, and this fragrance would always give him out. A small smirk curved at the edges of Morris’ lips."Who else would have the mind to challenge a Lu, if not a Lu?" Morris replied smoothly, stepping further into the room.Before Jeffrey could fully process the situation, Fred walked in."Fred!"Jeffrey rubbed his head, as if trying to wake himself from a dream or perhaps a well-crafted nightmare."Sit, son," Morris gestured toward the sofa.Jeffrey remained standing, staring at both of them, his voice rising. "Is this some kind of prank? What is going on? And this whole abduction, are you aware of it?"Morris calmly sat down on the couch by the window, his eyes tracing the garden view outside. "Yes, son. I planned everything."Jeffrey’s mouth hung open. H
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"What do you mean?" Angelie asked, her voice almost cracking.Lucas had already started walking away, but he turned slightly, enough to flash his smug grin over his shoulder. "So wifey isn't aware? Too bad." He disappeared down the corridor, leaving Angelie frozen where she stood, the place suddenly feeling too tight for her to breathe.She stood there, rooted, for a few more seconds. Then she turned on her heel and marched toward Anita's room.**********Anita was sitting in front of her vanity, dabbing a moisturizer ont,o her face when Angelie knocked and stepped inside.“Where is Jeffrey? Is he okay?”Anita raised a brow through the mirror. "The guts of you to walk into my room and ask about my husband." She deliberately dragged out the word "husband," as if it had sharp edges meant to hurt."This is not the time to fight, Anita," Angelie said, holding back the urge to scream. "I just need to know what's going on."Something in her voice must have reached Anita, because for the fir
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The hospital waiting room smelled like antiseptic and stale coffee. Angelie sat on the cold plastic chair, her fingers clenched around the fraying strap of her handbag. Her eyes hadn’t left the doctor’s office door since he’d gone in with Tim’s latest test results. Her twin brother was down the hall, unconscious again. Pale. Fading.“Angelie?”She stood so fast the strap snapped off her bag. She didn’t even look at it.Dr. Harrow’s expression told her everything before he said a word.“It’s progressed faster than we hoped,” he said gently. “Tim’s kidneys are failing. Completely this time. We need a transplant. Soon.”She blinked. “How soon is ‘soon’?”He hesitated. “Two weeks. Maybe less.”Angelie felt the ground slip out from under her. “We don’t have that kind of money.”“I know. But there’s a donor. A private one. The procedure would happen at St. Nicholas. They can do it quickly if the financial part is handled.”“How much?”“Three hundred and fifty thousand.”She felt like he’d p
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Jeffery’s name still hung in the air like a gunshot.Angelie’s fingers stiffened around the hem of her coat. She looked at Lucas, searching his face for a hint of bluff. A twitch. A lie. But he looked entirely too pleased with himself.“You said he wouldn’t be a problem,” she said slowly.Lucas shrugged, shutting the door behind her. “Plans change.”“How soon is he back?”Lucas turned toward the grand staircase, loosening his tie like her presence was an afterthought. “A few days. Three, maybe. Long enough for us to file the license and start making the press rounds.”Her stomach flipped.“You’re pushing this,” she said, suddenly aware of how fast everything was moving. “You want him to see it, don’t you?”Lucas stopped halfway up the stairs and looked down at her. “I want him to know he lost.”“That’s not what this is about for me,” she said, jaw tight. “This is about saving Tim.”He tilted his head. “Then we’re both getting what we want. Isn’t that the foundation of a good marriage?
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The words echoed in her chest like a bullet."Jeffery lands on Tuesday."Angelie stood frozen in the hallway, her fingers clutched around the banister, heart racing. Lucas had said it with a smile, like it was good news. Like it was a game.But to Angelie, it felt like the moment everything would fall apart.Tuesday.Three days.Three days before the man she couldn’t forget came back to see her married to his brother.She went to bed that night still wearing the ivory press dress. The zipper caught, but she didn’t care. She sat on the edge of the massive bed in the guest room Lucas had called “temporary,” staring into nothing.Every breath felt borrowed.Every second with Lucas felt like a countdown.Would Jeffrey believe the headlines?Would he see through them?Would he even want to?********Morning came like punishment. Angelie didn’t sleep.She was already awake when Lucas knocked and strolled in without waiting.“Good. You’re up,” he said, sipping coffee. “Big day.”She didn’t a
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"What do you mean?" Angelie asked, her voice almost cracking.Lucas had already started walking away, but he turned slightly, enough to flash his smug grin over his shoulder. "So wifey isn't aware? Too bad." He disappeared down the corridor, leaving Angelie frozen where she stood, the place suddenly feeling too tight for her to breathe.She stood there, rooted, for a few more seconds. Then she turned on her heel and marched toward Anita's room.**********Anita was sitting in front of her vanity, dabbing a moisturizer ont,o her face when Angelie knocked and stepped inside.“Where is Jeffrey? Is he okay?”Anita raised a brow through the mirror. "The guts of you to walk into my room and ask about my husband." She deliberately dragged out the word "husband," as if it had sharp edges meant to hurt."This is not the time to fight, Anita," Angelie said, holding back the urge to scream. "I just need to know what's going on."Something in her voice must have reached Anita, because for the fir
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"Dad!"Jeffrey could barely believe his eyes. Standing right before him, tall and composed, was his father. He would have doubted his sight, but his nose wouldn’t be wrong as well, his father always stuck to a particular brand of perfume, and this fragrance would always give him out. A small smirk curved at the edges of Morris’ lips."Who else would have the mind to challenge a Lu, if not a Lu?" Morris replied smoothly, stepping further into the room.Before Jeffrey could fully process the situation, Fred walked in."Fred!"Jeffrey rubbed his head, as if trying to wake himself from a dream or perhaps a well-crafted nightmare."Sit, son," Morris gestured toward the sofa.Jeffrey remained standing, staring at both of them, his voice rising. "Is this some kind of prank? What is going on? And this whole abduction, are you aware of it?"Morris calmly sat down on the couch by the window, his eyes tracing the garden view outside. "Yes, son. I planned everything."Jeffrey’s mouth hung open. H
The CEO's Forbidden Love CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
The boardroom buzzed with agitation as Lucas tried to mask the anxiety tightening in his chest with a well-rehearsed smile. His voice barely settled when the heavy doors opens, and silence filled the room for a minute.He stepped in, dressed immaculately in an all-white suit, his silver hair combed back as always. Not a hint of a smile touched his lips. His presence swallowed the noise, and all murmurs died instantly.Lucas' eyes widened. He hadn’t expected this. He thought his grandfather would still be in bed, recovering, or nursing his health. Lucas had planned to manipulate the board into naming him acting CEO before anyone else caught wind of Jeffrey’s disappearance."What is going on here?" Grandpa Lu's voice cut through the thick tension, loud and unmistakably dominant."You're here..." Lucas murmured, almost under his breath."I said," Grandpa Lu repeated, his tone stronger this time, "what is going on here?"Mr. Smith, a seasoned board member with little patience for drama, s
The CEO's Forbidden Love CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
"You will end up hurting yourself, sir."The voice was calm, deep, and unfamiliar. Jeffrey raised his head slowly from where he lay on the cold garden soil. His breath was heavy, and his arm had a steady stream of blood trickling down from the wound he sustained while trying to escape. Standing in front of him was a tall man, at least 6.5 feet, built like a bodyguard, with dark eyes that didn't blink much. He extended his hand, expecting Jeffrey to take it. But Jeff, fueled by defiance, ignored it."What exactly do you people want from me? Money? My blood?" Jeff barked, his voice fueled with frustration and desperation. "I won’t sit in this place, sleeping and waking up, and eating your food like a damn prisoner! For all I know, it's poisoned."The man didn't flinch."We can have the chef taste your food before every meal if that will give you peace of mind. But we will not harm you. You must stop trying to escape," he pointed to Jeffrey's arm, "or this will be the result each time."
The CEO's Forbidden Love CHAPTER TWENTY-Six
Angelie sat quietly, her hands playing with her skirt in a tense manner, as she finally found the courage to speak."I don't even know where to start," she said, her voice as low as ever. Damien watched her patiently, giving her all the time she needed. He knew she needed to feel safe first.And so, she told him everything.The marriage, how she had to accept Lucas. The sacrifices she made for her brother, Tim. The complicated entanglement with Jeffrey. And finally, the most confusing part of it all, the pregnancy she couldn't explain.Angelie let out a loud laugh as tears welled in her eyes. "I know it's all messed up. I don't even know why I'm telling you all this," she said, half-laughing, half-crying.Damien reached across the garden and took her hand firmly, removing her hair strands from entering her eyes."You don't have to apologize," he said. "And no… this doesn't change anything."Angelie looked at him, stunned."You deserve to be happy, Angelie. You deserve every good thin
The CEO's Forbidden Love CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
The silence was heavy, thick with tension as Grandpa Lu grabbed Fred by the collar of his jacket, his face red with rage."This is not the time to play pranks, Fred! Tell Jeffrey to come out now! You can't keep the guests waiting!" His voice boomed across the beach, drawing everyone's attention.Anita rushed over, her heels digging into the soft sand. "Yes! Grandpa is right! Remember, the doctor warned us not to trigger him. This joke is an expensive one! Tell him to come out already, I need to take the perfect picture before my make up begins to break"All eyes were now glued to Fred, waiting for him to admit it was just a poorly-timed joke. Lucas, chewing gum with zero care for the gravity of the situation, leaned against a pole, bored out of his mind. He was only here because Amaya had insisted.Fred swallowed hard. "Unfortunately, this is not a joke. We were attacked on our way here. They took Jeffrey with them."The words seemed to rip the very air apart. Grandpa Lu staggered ba
The CEO's Forbidden Love CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
Angelie ran out of the hospital gates, the doctor's words echoing in her mind. Pregnant? How? She hadn't been with anyone. Not Lucas, not Jeffrey, not anyone.Is this the immaculate conceptionThe sky was beginning to darken, but Angelie didn't notice. Her legs moved aimlessly, taking her down unfamiliar streets. She didn't have a destination, she just needed to breathe.Thousands of questions raced through her mind, but no answers came."ARGGHH!" she cried out, dropping to her knees in the middle of the quiet road, tears streaming down her face.Hours later, she returned to their room. She looked like a ghost of herself.The door swung open, and Flora nearly jumped."What happened to you?! I've been sick and worried! I regretted letting you go alone!" Flora exclaimed, her hands flying around dramatically.Angelie didn't say a word. She trudged to her bed, curling up under the duvet."Hey! You owe me an explanation! You’ve been gone for hours, and you come back looking like a soaked c
The CEO's Forbidden Love CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
The little café nestled on the corner of the busy street was the perfect blend of cozy and elegant. Soft jazz played in the background, and the scent of fresh coffee beans mixed with the sweet aroma of pastries. People were going round their normal business, winter is almost gone. Jeffrey sat by the window, dressed in a simple white shirt and dark jeans, yet somehow managing to look like he belonged on the cover of a high-end magazine. His dark hair was effortlessly styled, and the way he sipped his coffee, his long fingers wrapped around the cup, made several women passing by steal glances.But he wasn’t just paying attention to any, he had a lot on his mind.He checked his watch once, twice, and he hates waiting for long Anita stepped in, wearing a soft blue dress beneath her legs. Her makeup was flawless, but her eyes were puffy from crying. She spotted Jeffrey instantly and rushed over."I wish Grandpa would just wake up," she said, her voice cracking as she sat opposite him. "
The CEO's Forbidden Love CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Jeffrey was pacing through the hospital corridor, he was sweating through his skin, his heart hammering painfully against his ribs. Every tick of the wall clock hung on the wall felt like a drumbeat in his head. When he finally spotted the doctor emerging from the ICU, he ran over to him, almost pushing him down.There is something about hospitals that makes him weak in the knees."Doctor! How is he? Is Grandpa okay?" he asked, his voice raw with worry.The doctor’s face was a mixture of calm and fatigue. "Let's talk in my office," he said, motioning for Jeffrey to follow.Inside the office, Jeffrey sank into the chair across from the doctor's desk, barely breathing. On a normal day, he is a man of patience, but today is entirely different. "He suffered a panic-induced heart attack," the doctor explained, his voice even. "It seems like something triggered a massive spike in his blood pressure. Luckily, he was brought in just in time. But, I must say, we need to keep him under serious
