The Female CEO's Obsession

Chapter 2 Ice and Fire

Word Count: 1007 | Released on: 27/02/2025

en, near the fountain, a

rimaldi, his oldest friend, engaged in their usual battle of wits. Laughter rang through the air-deep,

r spectators

ly pretty in the way that rich girls always did. But the real

speaking. Nineteen now. But somehow

nfairly flawless-had a glow that suggested he either bathed in liquid moonlight or had never encountered a single environmental

rving full lips that looked like they belong

and black trousers-simple, effortless,

d walking until my grandfather's

clearly losing?' Renan mused, moving a piece across the board with the

e we played, by the time I lost seven pieces, you had only lost three. Now I've

'You're still

,' Caspar countered, loo

one of the gi

turned to

what th

ul. My dark hair caught in the breeze, the longer strands falling just enough to shadow one of my eyes, lending m

use

to command attention. A body that wasn't overtly muscular but carried

igy. Financial queen. The undispu

subject of Caspar G

st a touch of envy. 'She's got presence. G

he wasn't born

new he'd won the genetic lottery. 'Of course. Anne exc

ion. 'Except she used to be cute. Now? Not even a little. She's all serio

ister. She tossed her shoulder-length hair back and tucked a strand b

ing Anne out to shop for clothes? She's busy. You

tic stage actress. 'Do you have to bring it up every time this topic c

switched to dragging her out

re biased and get it over with!' With a huff, sh

calm, so polite, just sitting there quietly.' Renan gestured at the Grimald

Anne, on the other, is just cold as ice. If I weren't around to liven things up, our family wou

'You always have an answer for everything.' He said i

meone who could keep the house from feeling too stiff. I was many things, but chatty wasn't o

used to b

nt as a kid. Talkative. Playful. But some

lder men. 'Grandpa. Mr Grimaldi.' I greeted them

a second, toward the person

hat beautiful, bright smile. Still had those eyes, so clear they made you feel like you could s

not

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The Female CEO's Obsession

Rhiannon Romance

“At twenty-four, Annelise de Valois has the world at her feet. She's the CEO of a rapidly expanding empire. Old money flows through her veins-the kind that makes new money look like spare change. She lives in a heavily guarded château that no one can breach-no rivals, no suitors, not even paparazzi with drones. Her grandfather, a business legend, backs her. Other titans of industry admire her. Her enemies? They either grovel or disappear. Whatever she wants, she gets. A company? Snapped up. A competitor? Obliterated. A scandal? Buried before it even sees the light of day. She has everything. Except him. Leander Grimaldi. He's too young, too trusting, too fucking pure for someone like her. A five-year age gap isn't much, and the decades-old alliance between their families shouldn't even matter. The real problem is him. Leander has never known betrayal, never played the cutthroat games of high society, never learned to second-guess every word or every smile. Meanwhile, Annelise lives and breathes that world. She doesn't just play the game-she is the game. While he wanders through life unguarded, she calculates every move ten steps ahead. While he sees the best in people, she sees their weaknesses and exploits them. She should stay away. She should let him think of her as nothing more than a family friend-a big sister who looks out for him, protects him. But she doesn't. She lets herself get too close. She wants him too much. And she always gets what she wants. Even if, this time, taking it means destroying the one thing she can never buy back-his trust.”