One Night Mistake: The CEO's Trap

Chapter 5

Word Count: 661 | Released on: 17/09/2026

ng overtime at the Estes Group headquarters, the low

oward the main elevator banks. She just wanted to print Naomi's reports, drop them on the

loor, Eleanor leaned her head back against the mirror

she had developed over years of dealing with her mother's strict rules. Her thumb ins

complet

er hands, turning them over frantically, her breath catchin

egs feeling like jelly. She rushed to her cubicle, dropping her tote bag onto her desk. She unzipped it and fra

g, she had made it clear that it was a gift from her fiancé's famil

en it out to try on-simply to appease her mother during a tense video cal

his token of engagement, the ensuing in

and the reason for her carelessness. She would have no peace; her mother would use th

had to be somewhere in the sheets of that m

She had to get it back, but she couldn't exactly march up to the penthou

ng better?" Jaye answ

nd I'm kind of freaking out. My ring. The vintage diamond one my mom gave me. It's not in my purse, and it's not at home

till at the penthouse with Cruz. I'll go tear the guest ro

said softly, a glimmer o

nd I find it," Jaye pro

But if Jaye couldn't find it, maybe she could convince her friend to let her back into the apartment to "look for hers

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“Eleanor woke up in a stranger's penthouse, realizing she had made a terrible mistake after drinking too much at her best friend's party. She fled in a panic, only to discover she had left her late mother's precious emerald necklace in his bed. To her absolute horror, the stranger turned out to be Cruz Estes, her best friend's brother and the ruthless CEO of the company she worked for. When she accidentally bumped into him at work, a blurry photo of him catching her in his arms was leaked to the company group chat. "Looks like someone's trying to climb the corporate ladder vertically." Her colleagues instantly turned on her, mocking her for shamelessly trying to seduce the boss. She was publicly humiliated, completely isolated, and treated like a scheming pariah who would do anything for a promotion. It was just a drunken accident, yet her professional reputation was completely ruined. She was terrified of losing her job and destroying her friendship, but the thought of losing her mother's dying gift was the most unbearable of all. Why was he letting this happen to her? When she was suddenly summoned to the top-floor executive office, she thought she was going to be publicly fired. Instead of cowering, Eleanor's fear turned into anger, and she marched in to demand her necklace back and end this nightmare. But as she stepped inside, Cruz locked the heavy doors, dangled the glowing emerald from his fingers, and smiled like a predator who had finally trapped his prey.”