All Chapters of Falling for my cocky Boss: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Tessa's POVI sat in a less classy cafe, sitting in a corner booth. The clinking of ceramic cups, soft humming chatters everywhere, my fingers absently trailing the rim of my coffee, scanning around at the view of people going about their day oblivious to the storm raging inside of me. It had been as if everything weighed upon my chest, as if everything that happened around me, everything that had happened in the past days, was becoming with every breath so insupportable that it seemed to suffocate.I knew I had to see Carson; he was about the only person I could really trust now. I was just a little leery of how much to tell. What if he thinks I'm crazy? Or what if I sound like I'm reaching for straws, trying to shift the blame onto some other person?I exhaled deeply before shaking my head. No. I had to do this. If there was ever going to be any remote chance of clearing my name, then Carson needed to know what was happening.It was then, I checked my watch once more, and burst Cars

Tessa's POV"Tessa, sweetie, I have something for you," my mom cut through the silence of my morning, framing herself in my bedroom doorway with a well-worn envelope in her hand.I lifted my gaze from my coffee to her; her eyes were brimming with something that I couldn't quite place, worry? Guilt? My heart dropped a little as I set my cup down. "What is it?”She stepped inside, extending the envelope out to me. "When we adopted you, the head of the orphanage gave us this letter. We were told to keep it until we thought you were ready."I stared at the yellowed paper-the edges frayed from years of being handled. "Who's it from?"She hesitated, as if searching for exactly how to phrase her words. "It's from your biological mother.”It sent a cold shiver up my spine, and I froze. Since I found out the truth about my parents, I never once thought of finding them or knowing anything about them. I have the best parents in the world, what more could I ask? Yet holding this letter, it felt l

Aiden's POVI sat at the desk, looking down at the email on my cell phone. The pictures had finally come through from the private investigator that I had hired to tail Chloe. I'd refused even to consider it when Carson said she might be working for the rival company, and now, looking at images of her laughing and chatting with one of their project managers, it was impossible to deny.It was all starting to weigh on me, and I slumped back in my chair under the weight of it. Why would she do that? Was she trying to make things go wrong for Tessa? That couldn't be it. There just had to be more to it than that. My mind reeled, confused and angry.I picked up the phone, dialed Chloe's office number, and counted to two rings as she answered. "Mr. Gray?""We need to talk," I said, and my voice was firm, even to my ears. "Come to my office immediately."There was a slight pause. "Is everything okay?"I bit back the sarcastic reply that sprang forth. "Sure."Few minutes later, Chloe tapped lig

Damien's PovJust as I'd turned the key in the ignition, the passenger door had swung wide and Chloe had dived into the seat beside me, yanking the door shut behind her."What the hell-" I began frowning in her direction."Damien please," she cut in, breathlessly. She turned to me, wide-eyed with panic. "I need your help."I bit into my jaw, clamping down on my hands onto the steering wheel. "What now, Chloe?“Aiden,” she muttered, glancing around the window nervously, as if he'd magically pop up. "He's onto me."I cocked an eyebrow-my patience already starting to wear. "And that has what to do with me?”She swallowed, fidgeting her hands in her lap. "I think he's tailing me. He almost caught me yesterday. I barely managed to cover it up but I won't be able to keep this up, Damien. I need you to handle it."I scoffed, shaking my head. "That's your problem, not mine. I told you to be careful.”"I was being careful!" she exclaimed, desperation clinging to her tone. "But he's smarter tha

CHLOE'S POV.The throb of the bar pulsed low and insistent around me, an echo of the anger simmering in my veins. I tossed off another shot, the fire sliding down my throat, doing little to dull the ache twisting in my chest. Aiden's everlasting suspicions kept me on a knife's edge while Damien … he'd tossed me to the sharks, as though I meant nothing to him. And It was all because of her.My fingers seemed to dig deeper into the glass of their own accord at just the memory of Tessa, the nails entering into the palm.She'd walked right into our lives like some kind of big-eyed fool and stolen everything I'd worked for, everything I deserved."Mind if I join you?" A low, soft voice spoke beside me. I hadn't even seen him sit, my brain was knotted up with my own anger. I looked up-my way of clearing my vision by blinking-and found a man with a gentle face, hair as dark as night, an easy smile seeming to denote he wasn't here by accident."Do what you like," I growled, turning back to my