One Night With The Ruthless CEO

Chapter 3

Word Count: 727 | Released on: 25/05/2026

ck to the reception desk. Her hands felt numb as she pla

Harrell's office," she said, her vo

few words, and listened. A moment later, she hu

er eyes. "Mr. Harrell's office has indicated that your firm does not mee

t as if he had slapped her, right here in this cathedral of corporate power. She numbly stu

n, the sounds of the city muffled. Her ph

yed a number she knew all too well:

bled as she an

other. Sharon. She had an episode. A new orderly was assisting with her medication

ed over Caitlin. "I... I

But you need to com

e," Caitlin promise

was a purgatory of screeching wheels and fleeting landscapes. She stared out the window, not

f the way to the serene, manicured grounds of the sanitarium

ive office, her face a stony mask of defiance. Caitlin knelt by her side

long, itemized bi

final number at the bottom made the air leave her lungs in

ady nearly maxed out. She handed it to the finance clerk. The machine bee

an. By the time she pushed open the door to her office, the sky was completely dark. Only

ormed out, waving a piece of paper-a fax from Zeni

inger in her direction. "You couldn't even deliver a simple proposal? You

ed over her. She clenched her fists so tightly her nails dug into her palms, the sha

team, slamming his office d

r rolled her chair over, a silent offeri

f the day settling on her like a physical weight. She stared at the mountain of design work on her com

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“One night. One mistake. One man who refuses to let her forget it. Caitlin Knight was once the girl who had everything-a wealthy father, a future in design, and a secret crush on the quiet boy in the back of calculus class. Ten years later, she is broke, invisible, and drowning in her mother's medical bills. When she shows up to a charity gala wearing a three-year-old Zara dress, she expects pity. She doesn't expect Isaac Harrell. The boy who once sat three rows behind her is now a billionaire CEO-cold, untouchable, and staring directly at her. He takes her home. She tells herself it's a mistake. He tells her to forget it. But Isaac doesn't forget anything. When Caitlin is forced to deliver a proposal to Zenith Tower, she finds herself standing in his lobby-and he walks past her like she doesn't exist. But when her mother's sanatorium bill maxes out her credit card, and a predatory executive named Donnie Hicks demands she attend a private dinner, Caitlin realizes she is trapped between two men: one who owns the city, and one who wants to own her. But Isaac Harrell has never been good at sharing. A story of survival, secrets, and a love that refuses to stay in the past.”