Pampered By The Ruthless Apex CEO

Chapter 5

Word Count: 644 | Released on: 26/05/2026

althy shade of blue, but her mind was painfully clear. She found a thick white bathrobe and a towel on a marble ben

osed. He had removed his jacket and loosened his tie. Two buttons of his shirt were undone, revealing the strong column of his neck.

d earlier. His makeshift bandage was a crude handkerchi

opportunity. She returned to the bathroom, found a first-

t amplifying the sound of her own heartbeat. Carefully, her fingers t

knuckles. It was no accident. It looked like a

of the cut. Her cool fingertips, pinching the small wip

hing wild and primal looked back at her. His pupils were dilated,

und her throat. He moved with brutal efficiency, slamming he

t, but his grip was like a vice. Through the encroaching darkness, she saw the n

rasped, her voice a des

d, and for a moment, confusion warred with the violence in his expression. Then, slowl

sed her

ous air into her burning lungs. He loomed over her, his chest heavin

e commanded,

throat sore and already bruising, she picked up a fresh wipe and resumed tending to his hand. Her

ing relaxation, ready to strike at the slightest provocation. She understood now. This man was no

secured the bandage and

ne," she

e the dark, angry shapes of his fingers were already beginning to blossom into bruise

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Pampered By The Ruthless Apex CEO

JANICE KELLEY Modern

“Chloe woke up in an unfamiliar hotel suite, her veins burning with a chemical fire. Her gambling-addicted stepfather had drugged and sold her to a wealthy predator to cover his debts. The buyer, Ethan Carlisle, expected a submissive toy. Instead, Chloe smashed a crystal lamp over his head, jumped out a third-floor window into the freezing rain, and threw herself directly in the path of a sleek black Maybach. The man inside was Julian Carlisle, Ethan's ruthlessly cold billionaire cousin. He didn't save her out of pity; he took her purely to humiliate Ethan. Julian treated her like tainted property, forcing her into an ice-cold shower to wash off his cousin's "filth." He even nearly strangled her when she tried to bandage his injured hand. Desperate, Chloe stripped naked to prove she was completely untouched, negotiating a single chance to interview at his investment firm. But the nightmare was far from over. Furious at losing his payout, her stepfather kidnapped her critically ill mother from the care facility. "Three million dollars in three days, or accidents happen to her," he threatened. Pushed to the absolute brink, Chloe realized she was surrounded by monsters who viewed her as nothing but a pawn to be sold, used, or broken. She refused to die a victim. Dragging her bruised body to the Apex tower for her interview, Ethan cornered her in the stairwell, violently ripping her clothes. When Julian and his top executives suddenly opened the door, Chloe didn't cry for help. She looked the cold billionaire dead in the eye and weaponized his own corporate reputation against him, forcing him into a corner. She lowered herself, tried her best to seduce him, advancing step by step with calculated moves...”