Pampered By The Ruthless Apex CEO

Chapter 7

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lently as a ghost. He presented Chloe with a simple black dress, practical flat shoes, and a b

his voice neutral. "We'll stop at a clinic fi

to every detail. At the discreet, private clinic, a doctor examined her ankle, wrapping it professionall

se said. "You were never here. You never met anyone. D

Chloe replied calmly, earning a f

eighborhood. He handed her an envelope thick with cash. "For your immediate expenses," he said, and then

er was the first thing that had felt real in twenty-four hours. She leaned against t

attan, Julian's executive assistant, Ava

check on Chloe

e: her mother, Eleanor, in a long-term care facility with astronomical medical bills. And her stepfather, Rick

focus. He saw not just a victim, but a fighter, someone held down by

gently. "About her

d procedure," he said, his voice clipped and

never brought women to his home. He never ordered background checks on one-night distractions.

e hotel, the car, the penthouse. Now, sitting at her small desk, her laptop open, she was devouring every piece of information sh

the first move in a war she had to win. She wasn't

cking her every move. It was the kind of man he was. The thought

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“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...”