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The Billionaire's Gaze

Chapter 3 ''Back on my Feet''

Word Count: 1256    |    Released on: 04/11/2024

HELL

you heard right. He said to my fac

ajor concern right now should b

s, we need to be sure she's

I don't see anything stopping

u sure you're not feeling i

ugs," I said as I sat up and moved down from the bed. They t

et's go get the drugs and leave at once. I have

ed loudly so loud that a distant voice shouted back at me from the next door. "Shut the hell u

t working on the desktop, arranging and sending files to the CEO's email. I imagined my phone beeping with a message alert to my personal bank account. I smiled s

e bathroom to take a shower. Never too early in yo

the security guards, and cleaners. I was the second office staff to be present, I took

and I blinked my eyes open, it w

night? Your ey

yes and stretched myself. My eyes widened and I f

hink it's

. I stood up immediately adjusted my tucked shirt and pulled

east pocket. I went up the stairs to the CEO's office and stood by the side of the

donned a gray fitted blazer, his hair was always straight and glittering like it was permed with a rich hair gel. His chiseled face, finely carved in a medium size, and

ood day

to my greeting, his private security personnel on a black su

nd suddenly a key was thrown at me. I didn't e

as my secretary you decided to

and picked the key from the grou

e room was cleaned. The cleaners had the keys to every office and would clean them up

t and sat down on his seat. "Wh

bit the side of my lips and tried all I could not make eye contact with him. H

am asked what is my s

just resuming this job today, Maybe, you can

He laughed and sucked his teeth, "You got to be kidding me. Are you for real? You mean, I sho

point requesting for a secretary

to be a personal assistant, and according to what I have known from sec

can I keep a record of

o ask me. Was I the one who called your

tion that you were ap

Costa," I said

rom him? Huh?" He picked up the telephone quickl

chell Lawson that she'd been appo

y schedule for

allowed to work in this company? I meant those I fired recently. Because if you think you can s

xpected to do, that will be the end of the job here in M

st pocket, I was shivering. I was already uncomfortable around this ma

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1 Chapter 1 ''A Shot at Success''2 Chapter 2 ''Family in Crisis''3 Chapter 3 ''Back on my Feet''4 Chapter 4 ''Unspoken Tension''5 Chapter 5 ''Behind Closed Doors''6 Chapter 6 ''The Call Home''7 Chapter 7 '' A Race Against Fear''8 Chapter 8 ''A Crushing Diagnosis''9 Chapter 9 ''A Proposal in Disguise''10 Chapter 10 ''Facing the Unaffordable''11 Chapter 11 ''Unbidden Desires''12 Chapter 12 ''Wrestling with Desire''13 Chapter 13 ''A Secretary's Dilemma''14 Chapter 14 ''Breaking Barriers: The Ride to Understanding''15 Chapter 15 ''A Test of Trust and Tension''16 Chapter 16 ''A Mother's Strength, A Boss's Kindness''17 Chapter 17 ''A Shattered Dream and a Dangerous Game''18 Chapter 18 ''Unexpected Turns and New Beginnings''19 Chapter 19 Resignations and Redirections 20 Chapter 20 ''In the Quiet of the Storm''21 Chapter 21 ''Confrontations and Unspoken Words''22 Chapter 22 ''Breakfast and Boundaries''23 Chapter 23 '' The Unexpected Visitor''24 Chapter 24 ''A Drive into Uncertainty''25 Chapter 25 ''Awkward Encounters''26 Chapter 26 ''The Unspoken Truth''27 Chapter 27 ''A Forbidden Love''28 Chapter 28 ''Shattered Boundaries''29 Chapter 29 ''Unspoken Love and Heartbreaking Loss''30 Chapter 30 ''Shattered Bonds and Unspoken Promises''31 Chapter 31 ''A Promise of Love and Protection''32 Chapter 32 ''The Unseen Truths''33 Chapter 33 ''The Betrayal and Reconciliation''34 Chapter 34 ''The Storm Within''35 Chapter 35 ''Betrayal and Turmoil''36 Chapter 36 ''A Shattered Heart, A Ray of Hope''37 Chapter 37 ''A Glimpse of New Beginnings''38 Chapter 38 ''A New Bond in the Midst of Old Wounds''39 Chapter 39 ''A New Chapter''40 Chapter 40 ''The Past, the Present, and the Kiss''41 Chapter 41 ''The Struggle Within''42 Chapter 42 ''Shadows of the Past''43 Chapter 43 A Heart in Fragments 44 Chapter 44 The Road to Redemption 45 Chapter 45 A Friend's Embrace 46 Chapter 46 The Road to a New Dawn 47 Chapter 47 New Beginnings in Florida 48 Chapter 48 A Second Chance at Love 49 Chapter 49 Torn Between Love and Duty 50 Chapter 50 The Wedding Day Dilemma 51 Chapter 51 ''Heartbreak and Regret''52 Chapter 52 ''The Weight of Regret''53 Chapter 53 Betrayal on the Open Road 54 Chapter 54 Torn Between Desire and Resolve55 Chapter 55 Whispers of a Runaway Groom56 Chapter 56 ''Ghosts of Yesterday''57 Chapter 57 '' Fight for Survival''58 Chapter 58 ''Shadows of Distrust''59 Chapter 59 Trapped in Trust 60 Chapter 60 ''A Proposal, a Ding, and a Bruised Heart''61 Chapter 61 ''Back to New York 62 Chapter 62 ''Running from Shadows, Chasing the Truth''63 Chapter 63 ''Driven by Guilt''64 Chapter 64 Bound by Betrayal 65 Chapter 65 Clues and Confrontations 66 Chapter 66 The Awakening of a Warrior 67 Chapter 67 Whispers in the Void 68 Chapter 68 The Devil's Gambit 69 Chapter 69 ''Secrets, Scandals, and a Shocking Truth''70 Chapter 70 ''Secrets Beneath the Surface''71 Chapter 71 ''Haunted by Regret''72 Chapter 72 ''A Bold Takeover''73 Chapter 73 ''Digging for Truth''74 Chapter 74 A Reckoning in the Dark 75 Chapter 75 A Reckoning with Audrey 76 Chapter 76 Shattered Hopes and Bitter Truths 77 Chapter 77 The Haunting of Guilt 78 Chapter 78 The Weight of Doubt 79 Chapter 79 The Ghost of My Fears 80 Chapter 80 Lessons from the Past, Hopes for the Future 81 Chapter 81 A Deadly Proposition 82 Chapter 82 A Mother's Deadly Demand 83 Chapter 83 Whispers of Freedom 84 Chapter 84 The First Step to Freedom 85 Chapter 85 The Man in the Shadows 86 Chapter 86 A Betrayal Laid Bare 87 Chapter 87 A Caged Lion's Roar 88 Chapter 88 Trapped Desires 89 Chapter 89 A Pawn's Confession 90 Chapter 90 Chains of Greed 91 Chapter 91 ''A Deal with the Darkness''92 Chapter 92 ''The Blackmail Game''93 Chapter 93 ''Into the Shadows''94 Chapter 94 ''The Price of Information''95 Chapter 95 ''Calm Before the Storm''96 Chapter 96 ''Cracks in the Facade''97 Chapter 97 ''Proof in the Blood''98 Chapter 98 ''The Madness Gambit''99 Chapter 99 ''Where Are You, Anthony ''100 Chapter 100 ''Escape and Evasion''