All Chapters of THE CEO'S PAWN: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Bree couldn't say which one hit her harder between finding a documented file full of her personal information on Ryder's desk and hearing that voicemail from his phone, in the same voice that she's known for years now.She would know Cole's voice any where, even in her sleep, because she'd spent years listening to it.His words in the recording had been loud and very clear."I need more money...." He'd started in his usual unperturbed voice that makes it always seem like he was in control of every situation."And you are going to give it to me this time because I know you don't want your little chess pawn to find out what you've been up to now, or do you? I had to burn a lot of funds getting your contact and now that I have it, you are going to pay for that too. Say hi to Brianna for me and hey....don't use the bitch too much, I might still need her later."It made her sick to her stomach, he made her sick, they both did and she wished she had neve

The day Bree moved out of Ryder's house, that had been the last time she'd set her eyes on him. The last time they ever spoke to each other too. For a minute back then, she'd thought he'd come after her, try to offer an explanation about his actions, explain what that voicemail had been about, explain what his accusations had been about......... But she'd waited the whole day, the next, the week and even now, a month plus later there was still nothing. Nothing, except the two million dollars that had suddenly appeared in her account a week after she'd left him. It infuriated her that he thought that lowly of her, did he think that she'd stuck with him because of his money? Because that was disrespectful to both her and her feelings. The feelings she'd had for him, the love he'd grown in her, the fragile heart he'd crushed with his own hands........he disrespected all of that with that money, and when she'd gone stomping under t

The wide space of Ryder's serene office and the quietness surrounding him was what he'd lived for since moving to the ever busy New York City, the all famous big apple.He'd worked his way up to the top and then built himself this haven of an office, just like he'd done with his house, to hide from the ever present hustle and bustle and the incessant noise from the outside.It had been everything he'd dreamed of, everything he'd craved, his peace only ever disturbed by the beeping of his computer system or his secretary's voice over the intercom.But in the months since bring back, it didn't seem like what he wanted anymore.He expected to see her everywhere he looked, hear her beautiful laughter ring out in the room and have her sweet smile lit up her entire face with that glow he's seen no where else.It was worse in the evenings when he'd go home, hoping to see her sprawled out on the bed in one of his many spare rooms only to be welcomed into e

The apartment was small, way smaller than Bree had imagined it would be, but she'd gotten it for what counted as a good price around this side of the country.There was a wet patch on the wall that she worried about, the windows were too small to suit her and the bathroom....well, she can barely fit inside it, but again this was the best of the apartments she'd seen and it's not like she can back out now because she's paid for it.She liked the pastel color though, and it was the one with the least things that needed fixing, do she'd settled for it then."The contacts of a plumber and an electrician are pasted in the kitchen in case you need either, most things work well and if you need any help, you use the last number on that list. I'm out."She stood back and watched as the middle aged agent that had helped her get the place stalked out of the room.The place came with furnitures and fittings, so she didn't have any real moving to do to settle i

The visit to the obstetrician was better than Bree had thought it'd be in fact.She'd managed to squeeze that into her schedule after all because it was important to her to know that her baby was fine and doing okay.She'd been worried that all the stress from the moving and the new job and her crazy hours were affecting the baby, but to her relief, the obstetrician had promised her the baby was still in perfect condition and was doing just fine, even though she'd advised her to slow her pace a bit though.Just to keep things the way they were, and then she'd prescribed a couple more supplements to buy and had taken her fees in cash.Nothing made Bree happier than knowing she wasn't already screwing up in this whole motherhood gig just chucked at her.It'd kill her to know that something she did affected the baby negatively, she might never be able to forgive herself if that happens.At least she always rememberes to take her calcium tabs an