All Chapters of The CEO's Secret: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

"What... Happ...?" She whispered, not taking her eyes off him. "I'm... very tired...""You had a hemorrhage that the doctors hadn't noticed when you finished giving birth, and it worsened because you followed me," he told her. "You shouldn't have done that, Katia. You could have..." his voice broke."It's your daughter... Stefan. Believe me..." she insisted, her tired eyes fixed on him."Katia...""Remember I was taking medication when I twisted my ankle. It nullified... the effects of the pill..." she grimaced in pain while trying to adjust in the bed. "If you don't believe me or you're unsure, you can have a paternity test done... if it puts your mind at ease...""So, is that baby really my daughter, and you're not lying to save me?" She nodded and turned her head towards the baby in the crib. "My... my daughter..." he whispered, amazed."You can...""I believe you, Katia," he interrupted, and she looked at him intently, swallowing. "You're not like me. You're someone with a good he

When Katia and her daughter were discharged, against medical advice, they went to Madeleine and Joshua's house two weeks later.Based on what her brother had told her, Madeleine had been losing weight for weeks after the painful event, and upon seeing her, Katia could confirm it. The brunette woman had a haggard face, dark circles, and swollen eyes.Joshua's mother was holding little Ashley in her arms, and Lucy was sitting on the floor playing with her dolls, while Madeleine was on the couch with her legs up.Without thinking further, Katia left her daughter's stroller, who was asleep in it, and approached Madeleine. Squatting in front of her, they hugged tightly, and her friend tried not to cry in front of her daughters.Mariah, Joshua's mother, took her granddaughters to their older granddaughter's room.At that moment, Madeleine broke down. Katia listened to her cry, curse, and complain about what had happened. The blue-eyed girl felt bad for her friend because when she learned ab

"Mom... When...?" Junior began to say."Your uncles have been renovating everything over the years... I think I should have told you before they came," Alice replied with a smile."Well, it's much better than before," Katia commented, looking around carefully."Of course. Your grandfather has renovated all of this thinking of his grandchildren and your families," Alice confessed, still smiling. "Someday he will leave all of this to one of you, and I hope you'll continue the legacy he leaves behind.""But, Mom! There are hundreds of us. Have you counted all the grandchildren Grandpa has?" Junior complained. "What the grandmother and grandfather used to do...""Richard Junior, don't complain, dear. We are thirty-five grandchildren, although we should be thirty-six... but I'm sure that among all of us, we'll find someone willing to stay here," Katia spoke, shrugging.Stefan gazed at the magnificent landscape that stretched out before his eyes."I have no intention of living in the countr

She woke up the next morning when the rays of the sun streamed in through her room's window.Since returning to her room after the previous night, she hadn't been able to sleep well. It wasn't just because her daughter had woken up a couple of times, but also because she couldn't stop thinking about what had happened between Stefan and her.It wasn't the first time they had kissed, but it was the first time with such tenderness, and it was also the first time he had opened up about his past. Yet, she still felt there was something he was hiding.She got out of bed, approached the crib to pick up her daughter, and as she returned to the bed, she gently touched the little lips. Once seated on the edge of the bed, she placed her daughter on the mattress, removed her pajama top, and then exposed one of her breasts to breastfeed.Meanwhile, Madeleine was in the backyard, watching as the laborers worked while Lucy ran around, carrying small wicker baskets filled with grapes and heading towa

The days passed peacefully, if it weren't for Alastair monopolizing all of Katia's attention, and Stefan's jealousy becoming increasingly evident despite his attempts to conceal it.Everyone in that place had noticed that the blond man had feelings for the landowner's granddaughter. At night, they gathered in the kitchen when they couldn't sleep and so that the German could be with his daughter.They were also observed by Katia's grandparents, who, by the fifth day, had joined the nocturnal meetings and acted as spies while watching their young daughter have fun with the father of their granddaughter. They loved seeing their daughter with a smile.One night, two and a half weeks after arriving in Lourmarin, Katia's parents were spying on them from the kitchen door, which they had not realized."It's hard to believe, isn't it, Richard? In the mornings, they seem to be at odds with each other," Alice commented, resting her head on her husband's shoulder and holding onto his right arm."