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Love and Wealth

Chapter 5 Into the Shadows ( Peace's POV)

Word Count: 960    |    Released on: 29/03/2025

und out, the

ous. Nathaniel's secret wasn't just some small piece of corporate mischief but rather the tip o

power. The deeper inside one would get, the more realization sets in-it was an absolute farce to cover up the u

blackmailed; he was much, much

w more, but it seemed that the more I knew,

back to Sterling. However, the deeper I went, it seemed I kept hitting lots of dead ends, pretty carefully hidden

spent in reading documents, delving through corporate history, and chasing up

any more. I just knew that if I stopped, I'd be caugh

t was in front of me. The only problem: my mind would not let go.

oice broke through my o

y blink, closing the open tab on my

I started acting squirrelly. "You just seem off lately. And I don't blame you. Working

, smiling back at him. "Ju

, but if something is bothering yo

nothing now, anyway. "Thank

hed him as he did, wondering if I was overreacting or not. Lucas was nice-really nice. But could I reall

ould leave the office early today, I needed to type up these reports. There's but

exhaustion had caught up with me a

. My heart stopped. I opened it with shaking hands. Inside there was a line or two : Cease digging or face the consequences. I leaned back in my office chair, my blood running cold. Who is this

I knew nobody was around me, but felt that eyes watched me from every stretched sha

I tried to shake off an utterly illogical unnerving feeling of being watched. --- After days, of researching, I need to find out who was behind sending those messag

was the direct payment to an arms dealer with known

aused. *This isn't business. This is something darker, deadlier. The power in the office b

r screen going black; the quiet hum of the building's

ng in the shadows. "I warned you," the voice growled. "You should've stopped

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Love and Wealth
Love and Wealth
“After several struggles with poverty and lack, Peace Matthews finally got a job as the secretary to the powerful CEO Nathaniel Sterling; she was on the fast track to success. Later, upon finding out one of Nathaniel's treacherous secrets, she was caught in a tapestry of betrayal, romance, and corporate espionage. She is forced to make the deadly game with her life, feeling like trust is an unaffordable luxury. Peace has to travel a path where dangerous deception meets desire. The final confrontation that would push Peace's loyalty and courage to the limit, she must decide whom really to trust-and whom she will risk everything to save.”
1 Chapter 1 The struggle2 Chapter 2 The Offer ( Peace POV)3 Chapter 3 Settling in ( Peace's POV)4 Chapter 4 The Secret ( Peace's POV)5 Chapter 5 Into the Shadows ( Peace's POV)6 Chapter 6 Run for my Life ( Peace's POV)7 Chapter 7 Thinking it Through ( Peace's POV)8 Chapter 8 Neighbour's Intervention (Peace's POV)9 Chapter 9 Work Duties ( Peace's POV)10 Chapter 10 Back to Normal ( Peace's POV)