All Chapters of Bound By Secret's : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Lena Hayes clutched her torn knit cardigan, slipping stealthily away from the suite. As she closed the door, she saw the man lying still in bed, his eyes tightly shut. She sighed with relief. She pondered about what had happened the night before. When she had taken advantage of his drunken stupor to shamelessly seduce him to bed, she felt immense regret! Touching his taut abdominal muscles in wild abandon had been euphoric... However, she then remembered that he was her boss. He was the stern, serious man she was terrified of, and she shivered at that thought. Indeed, chasing temporary pleasure led to disastrous consequences. Lena's legs trembled, and she fled from the "crime" scene. Upon reaching the dormitory, she steadied her breath before opening the door, pretending as if nothing had happened. Her roommate, Aria Smith, was applying makeup, meticulously dabbing adhesive on her false eyelashes. She wanted to slip into the room unnoticed but was caught off guard when Aria

Lena stared at her phone screen that had just gone dark, a petulant pout on her face. It looked like her day off was going to be spent at work again! She arrived at the office with haste. She took a moment to regulate her breathing before she knocked on Ethan's door. Ethan was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, sunlight streaking across his body, adding a hint of warmth to his aloof, distinguished demeanor. "Mr. Walker, you asked for me?" Lena approached him respectfully from the back. Ethan turned around, his face cold. The softness she thought she had seen earlier when the sunlight landed on him seemed nothing more than an illusion cast by her own mind. "Bring me the contract we have with Triumph Group." Lena was confused. Wasn't Marcus Hale in charge of things like contracts? Wouldn't it have been easier to have someone from the legal department deliver it to him? Why did he call her back from her day off? Despite feeling confused, Lena did not dare to voice

"That's true. If I try to apply to a different department now, it would probably be more complicated than just getting approval from human resources." Everyone had already assumed that she belonged to Ethan. Lena's beautiful face instantly fell, wrinkles of worry appearing on her forehead. "What should I do?" The thought of Ethan investigating the woman he had spent the night with made her feel like she was walking on a tightrope. He was like a blinding ray of light, making her unable to look directly at him.Aria gave her some advice, "No matter what, just act as if nothing happened." "But I'm afraid..." Lena broke down into tears. The thought of Ethan's ruthless, cold-blooded demeanor sent chills down her spine. If he knew the truth, she might be choked to death alive. Aria rolled her eyes. "Look at you, being so pathetic. I don't understand how Mr. Walker could be attracted to you..." She snorted haughtily. "Buck up! Any woman under my wing shall never admit defeat! The ma

Lunchtime. Lena arranged for Ethan's meal before heading out with Aria. The two usually dined in the canteen, but today, with many things to discuss, they chose to eat at a restaurant outside. "Let's sit there," said Lena as she pointed toward a table in the corner. The two of them scrambled over, and as soon as they sat down, Aria asked, "What's going on? What did you mean by the text you sent me?" "Mr. Walker is still looking into the woman from that night, and he asked me to investigate with Marcus today." Aria's eyes widened. How terrifying was it? After that night, Ethan had tasked Lena with finding the woman. Now, he was having Lena team up with Marcus... This was pure horror! "What did you say? You didn’t show any fear, did you?" In Aria's mind, Lena was nothing more than a timid and fragile little girl. She had never really understood why Ethan had taken a liking to Lena in the first place, much less why he decided to bring her to his side as an assistant. Lena sniffled.

---Confronted with Marcus's compelling gaze, Lena trembled all over, her emerging thoughts scared away and forgotten."Miss Hayes?"Noticing her immobility, Marcus's tone turned colder."O-oh, okay!"Having snapped back to reality, Lena promptly walked over to Marcus's desk. Marcus clicked his mouse and turned his laptop toward her, and a video where she was seen supporting Ethan appeared immediately.Looking at the timeline, it was when she walked Ethan back to his room. Lena felt her heart rise to her throat, scarcely daring to keep watching. However, luckily, a few seconds into the video, some blurry images appeared. It was apparently damaged.Seeing this, she instantly released a sigh of relief. She nodded toward Marcus. "This is the footage. I watched it with Aria till morning, but I didn't see anyone go in."Because she had spent the whole night in the room, nobody would be clearer about whether anyone else had gone in. Now that the video was ruined, as long as she, Aria, and t