All Chapters of The CEO's Property: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

“I’m the real loser here,” He breathed out the words and then sat on the bed. “Not only did I lose Patty, but with you breaking out of the contract marriage, that would take away the first heir right from me and give it back to Samuel. Everything that I had ever hoped for, imagined, and worked for, would be gone in a blink of an eye.” “Samuel does not want to be heir,” I tried to convince him. I closed the distance between us and sat next to him on the bed. The clothes and the small bag of toiletries that I had in my hands were placed on the bed also. “And he told you that?” He looked at me and sniffled. “Who wouldn’t want power, influence, and wealth?” He made eye contact with me, and my heart broke for him. Sadness was all I could see in his beautiful eyes. “Sammy wouldn’t.” I smiled weakly. “Remember, he had it all at first but threw it all away to come to New York and make a life for himself. Trust me, he does not want this life.” “Mm…then why did he break up with you with a n

I think Sterling and I knew how they knew about me wanting to get out of the contract marriage. “The lawyers,” He and I said at the same time. Samuel made a small sound and then asked, “What? Lawyers?” “Yeah, lawyers. I finally had the talk with Sterling and he’s somehow okay with me getting out of the marriage. So I had him call the lawyers this morning to get the process started,” I explained.“And?”“They told us that it would all go smoothly because I was not against her leaving. But they would have to notify both of our parents.” Sterling added. He kept his eyes on the road as he did so. “Well…they were indeed notified. Because I was pulled out of bed and into a meeting this morning.” “What did they say in the meeting?” I inquired. “And where are you? We have already left the house. We’re headed to the police station. Where should we pick you up?” Samuel chuckled. “Heather, you’re bombarding me with questions. Take it easy on me.” Humor laced his voice, and I could not help

I took in a deep breath to calm myself. “You don’t have to drive to me. If you want us to talk about everything, and I mean everything, then I would come over to your hotel. But under one condition, you come clean about everything. Not just to me but also the detection,” I told my mom. By her silence and breathing for the next few seconds, I could tell that she did not like that idea. She finally decided to break the silence. “Just come over, Heather. I will send you the address.” “Will dad be there?” “No. He’s not in the country. He went back to America.” I breathed out a sigh. I did not blame him. He was fooled; played by my mom just like I had been. The only thing that broke my heart a bit was the fact that he did not call me or anything. “Of course, he went back,” I replied. “Just…just come and see me before the day ends.” She dropped the call. I took the phone from my ear and placed it on my lap. “You’re going to see her? Is that even safe?” Samuel asked. “Let me come alon

My feet hit the pavement with each step I took. I had just walked out of the hotel and was heading to the parking area. From a small distance, I could see the car parked. Sterling and Samuel had their backs against it as they talked. They did not notice me and I did not call for their attention either. I just kept walking in their direction. My heart was still racing a bit from what my mother said to me about Summer or her threatening Samuel; all for the sake of her grand plan. Did I do it? Did I do what I was thinking? And what was I even thinking? Oh yeah, I wanted to choke the life out of my mom. I wanted to smother her. I wanted to kill her right there in the hotel suite. And maybe then later stage it as a suicide? How hard could that be? I had watched a lot of crime shows, it could not be that hard, could it? And even if it was, I had money and some power. I was a Smith. I could have gotten someone to do it. But I didn’t. I did not lay a finger on her. I left her drunk behind

I chuckled lightly. “What do you mean by the plan has changed?” I asked Sterling. He stood to his feet and was now almost fully dressed. “We were supposed to go to the office together.” I folded my arms on my chest. He fastened his shirt button and put on his jacket before running his hand through his hair. “Heather, your mom threatened to kill Samuel, might I remind you? Don’t you think that she would expect us all to be in the same car heading to the office?” He walked close to me. I did not like the idea. I had a bad feeling about it. “I mean, yeah. But to me, it makes more sense if we go together. My mom wouldn’t hurt me, so I think we would save if I was with you two.” He gave me a look and then touched my arm gently. “You really believe your mom won’t hurt you to get what she wants?” He scoffed softly. “She already has; just not physically.” He pressed his lips into a straight line. He did have a good point. I took a few seconds to take in his words and actually consider his