All Chapters of The CEO I Ruined: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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A Delicate Balance

Both of them shook their heads as Jessie smiled. They were puzzled. Din and Jessie were getting along—which was unusual. Bev had assumed Jessie had put a potion or something on him to make him nicer. They had fought just last night. He had insulted her. And now they were acting like friends?"How was your night, Jessie?" Bev asked.The question popped out of her mouth. She had never asked her sister anything like that before. They were close, but not that close. Bev didn't express emotion. She didn't show care. She hated butterflies. She hated hugs."My night?" Jessie's smile softened as she exhaled. Her gaze met Din's. "Splendid." She served Din first, then handed the food to Sierra."You seem to be in good spirits," Sierra said.Jessie nodded. "I just had a really lovely dream." She lied smoothly. "And I have a feeling today will be a great day."Din observed Sierra's expression as he ate. "Sierra, I told you we're fine. Stop staring at her like that."Sierra shook her head. Her bro

The Room With A View

"That is why." The man pointed to the book on the table. "It is against our policy for couples to use two separate rooms." He raised his voice. "Come on! You're both here for your honeymoon. Enjoy it. Make babies." He teased them.Din leaned toward Jessie and whispered, "Can he talk to people like that?"Jessie gave him a look that said ‘don't fight it.’The man extended his hand toward Din and handed him a wristband. "There," he said. Then he pointed a bony finger toward a set of steps in the corner. "First floor on the left. No keys. You'll have to use that." He nodded at the wristband after seeing the confusion on their faces.They walked up the staircase and emerged into a long corridor with doors on either side. Din placed the band where it belonged and pushed the door open.The room was beautiful. Painted in soft white, with a king-sized bed placed carefully in the center. A convertible sofa bed sat against the far wall.Din's face fell. "I can't believe there's only one bed in

In The Shadow Of Old Friends

Din was drenched in sweat.Jessie reached out and tried to wake him. Suddenly, his body went rigid, then he started shaking. His mumbling grew louder than it was before. He was crying for help, his voice cracking with a fear she had never heard in any grown man before.He was having a nightmare.Was it about his parents? Or something else entirely? She assumed the former—it was the only childhood trauma she knew of.She sat beside him and gathered him into her arms, cradling him the way a mother would comfort a frightened child. His body trembled against hers.Then his eyes sprang open.He was drenched in cold sweat, shivering violently, his heart slamming against his ribs. He looked around the room—wild, suspicious, terrified—as if the horror from his dream had followed him into waking life.He sat up slowly, rubbing his head, his eyes. Trying to fully wake. Trying to shake it off.Then he noticed Jessie beside him.His face twisted. He frowned, pushed her away—harder than he meant t

Captured in Silence

"So now he's approved of both of you and wants you to marry each other?" Jessie finally chimed in. She was uncomfortable about the two of them speaking to one another. "Yes." Kimberly smiled warmly at Din, then turned to Jessie. "And I'd love it if you both could attend my wedding."Din looked at Jessie. She gave him a small nod. At least this way, Kim would stop bringing up the past.After breakfast, Kim and Din continued to talk. Jessie sat quietly again, listening to stories of their childhood—things she hadn't been a part of."Do you mind if I borrow your wife for a few hours?" Kim asked as she rose from her seat. She checked her wristwatch. "It's time, Jessie."Din shrugged. "You certainly can." He needed time alone anyway. Jessie's absence would give him a chance to rest, and maybe get some work done."Come on, Jessie." Kim took her hand. "Your husband has released you to me." She grinned at Din. "Don't miss your wife too much.""I'll try not to." He smiled at Jessie—a strange,

The Grim Task

It's too late! He'd overheard her. Why had she screamed in the first place? She had squandered precious seconds and attracted unfavorable energies to herself."Well, well," a confident voice droned.His posture exuded strength. His big shoulders were raised to the sky. He loomed ominously in Jessie's face, his Doc Martens legs astride."Who are you?" She cried. " Why have you brought me here?"There was no response."I'm talking to you!" Jessie said angrily, raising her arms. His arm swung like steel and collided with hers in an instant. He grabbed both of her hands and lifted her up, her eyes bulging with fear. Her feet were dangling in mid-air."Don't irritate me, Lady. People who make me angry irritate me." He tossed her to the ground like a sack. As her damaged knee crashed to the concrete floor, Jessie winced, a white light of pain flashed across her face. He grabbed her by the hair and dragged her behind him, her hair stiff in his vice grip, like a hunter dragging his prey.Jess

Breaking Free

The man did everything he could to escape Jessie's eyes. He would lose a significant sum of money if he freed her. In that case, how would he feed? He wasn't taught to be kind. If you're kind, you'll get killed. When he was taken in by the guy who had turned him into the person he was today, those were the first rules he had learned.His family was murdered because they were unable to repay the loan they had obtained in a timely manner. He had wandered aimlessly along the street and was discovered by the most vicious man who had raised him. He'd put him through his paces and turned him into a serial killer. He had no alternative but to exact revenge on the man who had killed his family, even if he didn't want to. He'd been taught to do precisely that. To kill so that he could survive, and so the lady he was with would have to die as well, as he was informed."Bring it in." As he turned to peer across the open door, his deep voice called out to someone. Jessie had assumed she would be k

Tracks in the Sand

"How was it possible for her to escape? Nobody can walk by me in the room without me noticing them. Not even a roach." In between his words, he took a step and killed a roach. He looked around the room, but there was no broken roof, wall, or window through which she could have fled."Do you think she might have passed..." Jordan gave a headshake. "Just forget it."The man yelled, "Speak up, boy," and Jordan pointed to the covered hole that Jessie had just earlier passed through."Find her. She wouldn't have traveled very far." Jordan sprinted away after he yelled.The man walked up to the hole and placed his hand there. He raised his hand to his nose and smelled the oily substance after noticing it. An ointment. He'd been deceived by Jordan.He got to his feet, reached for his gun that was hanging from his pants, and then left the room to look for Jessie. If the person who had ordered him to kill that woman discovered that she had escaped, he would be dead.***Jessie had removed a ton

Murder Before Dawn

As she took Jessie's phone out of her bag, she grinned. She gave Rocky's number a call. "Make sure she dies before tomorrow's sunrise." Without allowing him to talk, Kimberly abruptly ended the call. She felt like a queen as she carried on with her fictitious search. She didn't need to be present for the action to take place. If she was, Jessie would suspect her, which was the last thing she wanted to happen. Well, even if she did suspect or saw her, she wouldn't be able to tell anyone about it because she wouldn't be alive to do so. Before getting on the plane to the resort, she had called Rocky. She had promised to give him a sizable sum of money. Why was it that she wouldn't get the man she wanted? Why couldn't she have the man she had always wanted despite having a lot of money? Why didn't he choose her? She was more attractive than Jessie could ever be, and she had plenty of money to support his business. She grimaced, clutching the touch light tightly in her hands. Din wou

Snow And Sorrow

Din was only interested in seeing Jessie once more and didn't want to hear anything else. He found no use in anything the police chief was saying. Until he found his wife, he would continue to do as he pleased."I'll return to the beach. I'll let you take care of the rest." He gently touched the chief's shoulder before making his way out of the woods.***Near the shore, Rocky threw Jessie to the ground. Slowly opening her eyes, she moaned with exhaustion. She struggled to lift her body up or move because of how much pain was engulfing her body. She extended a hand toward her head. She groaned once more, blinking as her eyes scanned the area where she was.She felt a drop of liquid dripping down her face and touched it. Her hand was covered in blood when she brought it to her face. She had been perplexed as to how she had become hurt, but then she recalled what had happened in the woods and how she had been struck by a person she couldn't see.Was it Rocky?She tried to stand up.How

Critical Moments

The ambulance's siren blared as the rescue boat sped across the water and to the resort. As they crossed the water and entered the land, the police chief had made sure his hands never left Jessie's bleeding chest. Din's hand was held by Kimberly.In order to help them breathe, Din and Jessie had been using oxygen."Put them gently in the car." The police chief gave the order. He turned to face Kimberly. "Make sure you stick by him, please. He needs his friend the most at this point." While the car sped them both to the hospital, the chief left to deliver his report.The doctor said to Kimberly, who was tightly gripping Din's hand, "I need to meet their guardian before I perform the operation to take out the bullet in her chest." Jessie was hurried into the adjacent room. "I want to see that woman's husband or family. She's married, right?" He asked.Kimberly turned to face Din, who was lying motionless on the hospital bed. "This is her husband," she pointed to Din. "They came here for

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