Pampered By The Ruthless Apex CEO

Chapter 8

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e night spent preparing, rehearsing answers, and steeling herself for the day ahead. Her first instinct was t

lity. It rang and rang, unanswered. A knot of unease tigh

adows, this i

r's daughter. I can't seem to reac

"Oh. Ms. Collins. Your stepfather, Mr. Tu

hat's impossible. She's not well enough t

h professional detachment. "He signed all the paperwork.

g goodbye, her hand shaking as she dialed Rick's num

ded to call y

e's voice was dangerously

, that little deal you made with the Carlisle boy? It wasn't nearly eno

as falling away beneath

eed of a cornered animal. "Three million dollars. You have three days to get it. If I d

it was laughable. He had found her one weakness, the only thin

to scream, to curse him, to threaten him. But she knew it would be use

breathe. In. Out. Calm

, her voice a hollow echo of i

loe," he repeat

Utterly and completely. Calling the police was too risky; it would spook him, and h

ept

It was a sliver of a chance, a one-in-a-million shot, but it was the only shot she had. If s

e fear was there, a raw, primal terror in her eyes. But beneath it, somet

fortress of power, and fight. For her mother. For herself. She carefully put on t

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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...”