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A Wife For The Ruthless Ceo

Chapter 5 Behind The Closed Doors

Word Count: 1215    |    Released on: 12/04/2025

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t room. If she finds out, everyth

fr

ing? What was behind the locked door? And why d

ything I had witnessed, something secret, something sinister lay just beneath the surface. But w

y last few minutes. And then all at once, like a thunderclap breaking through the ga

thing into a phone. His muffled conversation with the butler faded into the darkness before I became the ghost in the room and waited, silently, for

lps, reason for appetite temporarily satiated. Once more back on the bed, I retur

beams chased the remaining shadow of the previous day quickly away. Howe

er but also clothed myself in something comfortable, ready to go out and

and gentleness. Through her lips, the woman announced, "Good morning, madam. I

be there soon," I n

, but the weight of the doubt that lived in the back of my mind wa

our eyes met. No words were exchanged as he quietly ate his breakfast. "Is this real

ice broke the silence, cutting thro

t even as I tried to steady myself, I could sense Liam getting read

ling my nervousness. He met my gaze with a cold star

a deep breath and looked at the locked door. I felt a surge o

of resolve lighting up my gaze. "I wil

oud in the hall. Each step made

so different from the warmth of my skin shocked me. I had a firm grip in my hand, I turned the kno

g breath at the anticipation of what lay beyond

ilence, icy and accusatory.

nob, my voice shaking as I tried to come up with

whose doubt hung in the air. "Is that so?"

odd

his tone taking on a dangerous edge. A shame i

ly worsen the circumstance. Bowing meekly, slunk away from the door

yself, my determination set firm by the experience.

swimming from the failure in trying to find out what lay behind that locked door. The white

important message. "Hey, how have you been?" Justin's words

ry about it." My finger hovered over the send button for a second before I let it go wit

that everything wasn't going to go the way I wanted it to. I slung the ph

g remembered itself to me: the garden! It had felt so serene and inviting that day when I did my rounds in the mans

r the door handle, my phone jingled into life. Lowering my eyes to the screen, t

ring from the screen as I silenced the ca

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1 Chapter 1 The Proposal Of Doom2 Chapter 2 The Engagement Party3 Chapter 3 The Wedding Day4 Chapter 4 The Mansion5 Chapter 5 Behind The Closed Doors6 Chapter 6 A Moment Of Rage7 Chapter 7 Secrets And Silence8 Chapter 8 Beneath The Facade9 Chapter 9 Unspoken Truth10 Chapter 10 Loveless Marriage11 Chapter 11 The Cold Billionaire12 Chapter 12 The Price Of Perfection13 Chapter 13 A Complicated Love14 Chapter 14 A Spark Of Curiousity15 Chapter 15 The Unknown Call16 Chapter 16 Beneath The Surface17 Chapter 17 The Lies That Bind18 Chapter 18 The Distance Between Us19 Chapter 19 The Voice From The Past20 Chapter 20 Entangled Heart21 Chapter 21 The Weight Of Resentment22 Chapter 22 A Heart Torn Apart23 Chapter 23 A Price Of Hurt24 Chapter 24 Love Amidst The Heartache25 Chapter 25 The Walls Between Us26 Chapter 26 A Cold Hearts Melts27 Chapter 27 Echoes Of Memories28 Chapter 28 Love In Shadows29 Chapter 29 Unspoken Words30 Chapter 30 The Ultimate Sacrifice31 Chapter 31 Love And Fury32 Chapter 32 Vengeance And Deceit33 Chapter 33 By My Side34 Chapter 34 The Escape35 Chapter 35 Love In Bloom36 Chapter 36 Sweet Surprise37 Chapter 37 Web Of Deceit38 Chapter 38 Safety Needed39 Chapter 39 Moment Of Love40 Chapter 40 Love We Share41 Chapter 41 Her Message42 Chapter 42 A Concerned Heart43 Chapter 43 Our Moments44 Chapter 44 Whispers Of Love45 Chapter 45 Her Return46 Chapter 46 Her Obsession47 Chapter 47 Memories Of The Past48 Chapter 48 Secrets And Lies49 Chapter 49 Entangled Heart50 Chapter 50 Toxic Desire51 Chapter 51 Bumping Into Her52 Chapter 52 Hurting Her Feelings53 Chapter 53 A Marriage Of Secrets54 Chapter 54 Love And Sincerity55 Chapter 55 Game On56 Chapter 56 The Set Up57 Chapter 57 The Misunderstanding58 Chapter 58 Broken Love59 Chapter 59 Protecting My Woman60 Chapter 60 Until She Is Gone