All Chapters of Echoes of His Heart: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

"Jade Sterling, this is Mr. Silas Vance. Starting today, you’ll be serving as his executive assistant". The HR Director, Brenda Pattison, flashed a polite, practiced smile as she led me to the door of the CEO's office, only to make a disappearing act the second we arrived.Inside, the man seated behind the expansive mahogany desk looked up. I held my breath. That face—every sharp angle and familiar line—was a perfect replica of Lucas Thorne, the man etched into my darkest memories. He was the one who had used sweet words to drain my life savings, buried me in soul-crushing debt, and vanished into thin air the moment I was most vulnerable.A wave of pure, unadulterated hatred surged through me, nearly snapping my composure.Silas’s lips moved, cold and dismissive. "Get out".My fingers tightened around the strap of my bag as the crushing desperation of my past life flashed before my eyes. However, before I could react, a voice exploded inside my head.[Whoa! She’s gorgeous! Is that

That afternoon, a major issue erupted with one of the Vance Group’s partnership projects. The client furiously stormed into the office, demanding to see Silas.Linda stood nearby with her arms crossed, openly enjoying the chaos. "Well, Jade, it sucks to be you. First day on the job and you already landed in the middle of a disaster."Before I could respond, Silas walked out of his office. He didn’t even glance at me before speaking to Linda directly, "You handle it."Linda froze for a second, but quickly recovered and strutted toward the conference room, looking smug again.I heard Silas grumbling internally.[Linda ruined this project because she was too desperate for quick results. She can clean up her own mess. Perfect chance for Jade to witness my ruthless leadership skills and fall head over heels for me.]Standing behind him, staring at his back, I started calculating something else entirely.Less than half an hour later, Linda came stumbling out of the conference room loo

When I woke up again, I found myself lying in an unfamiliar room.The lights were off. Only the cold moonlight streaming through the window illuminated the blurry figure sitting beside the bed.It was Silas. He sat on the carpet with his back against the bedframe, looking strangely lonely.[Why isn't she awake yet? The doctor said it was only emotional stress combined with low blood sugar, so why has she been unconscious this long? This is all my fault. I never should've let her meet Eve.]My head still hurt slightly as my memories slowly returned.Eve. The woman who claimed to be Silas's girlfriend.A strange irritation rose in my chest.I shifted slightly, and the bed let out a soft creak.Reacting instantly, Silas stood and hurried to my side, clicking on the bedside lamp. The warm glow revealed the heavy shadows under his eyes and a look of deep-seated anxiety he was unable to mask."Are you alright? Is anything hurting?" he inquired, his voice thick and raspy.[Thank goo

Ever since I agreed to give dating Silas a go, our relationship had progressed at lightning speed.At the office, he was still the same cold and expressionless CEO, but outside of work, he awkwardly engineered all kinds of ridiculous "coincidences".For example, his car would just happen to break down near my office right when I got off work, forcing me to give him a ride home.Or we'd randomly run into each other at the bookstore I frequented, followed by dinner together afterward.Meanwhile, the voice inside his head had evolved from nervous insecurity into nonstop praise.[Jade is seriously perfect. She can handle anything, and she somehow even makes eating tacos look elegant.][Jade is gorgeous when she's working. A career-driven woman is super attractive.]Little by little, I also got used to having him in my life.That day, Edward called again, urging us to come home for dinner. This time, however, Silas didn’t make excuses.[Finally, I can officially bring Jade home! Gr

The moment those words left my mouth, the entire world seemed to fall silent.The smug arrogance on Lucas's face froze completely, twisting into something almost absurd.Silas froze, too.The storm raging inside his head suddenly went still, leaving behind only one sentence repeating endlessly.[She likes me... She said she likes me... She actually said it herself... I'm not dreaming...]The overwhelming joy in his eyes was so intense it almost felt tangible.Lucas was the first to snap back to reality. Pointing wildly between Silas and me, he doubled over with hysterical laughter, practically doubled over."Fiance? You've completely lost it, Jade. You were so hung up on me that you actually tracked down a cheap imitation to take my place? Tell me, when you're in bed with him, do you still have to scream my name just to feel something?""Shut your mouth!" Silas roared. The fury in his voice felt hot enough to ignite the air itself.Finally snapping out of the shock, he yanked