The CEO's Regret: Darling, Don’t Leave Me novel Chapter 162

Chapter 116: Letting Your Guard Down?-2

Chapter 116: Letting Your Guard Down?-2

I hear the answer on the other side and nod slightly.

“Good. I want it soon.”

I hang up.

put the phone on the table carefully, unhurriedly. That is the first step, but it is not enough

It’s never enough.

I lean forward slightly, resting both hands on the desk as my mind begins to sort out the rest.

Clara will not listen to me if I speak badly of him, but she will react… if she sees something, if she feels it.

If something breaks that image that is being reconstructed.

I exhale slowly. And then… I smile, because I already know where to start.

I take another folder, this one is from the company. I open it and turn the pages calmly until I

find what I am looking for.

An important project, one that requires additional investment. One in which… I have decision-making power.

My fingers stop on the document.

“Perfect…” I murmured.

I’m not going to attack her; I’m going to approach her on her turf, her world.

Where she feels strong, where she lets her guard down.

I close the folder and pick up the phone again, this time I do dial her number.

The tone sounds once… two… And when she answers, my expression doesn’t change, but my voice does.

Softer, more measured.

“Clara,” I say matter-of-factly. “I was reviewing one of the projects… that of expansion.”

I pause briefly.

“I think we should get together. There are interesting points that I would like to discuss with

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you personally.”

I look out the window again, but I don’t see the city anymore. I see her.

“It’s important,” I add. “And I think you’re going to be interested.”

I wait for her answer, without haste. Because this… It’s not an attack, it’s a tackle. The first movement. And this time… I’m going to make her the one who starts to doubt.

I leave the office as calmly as I entered, the plan is already underway.

Now… all that remains is to observe.

The hallway is quiet, the soft sound of footsteps and keyboards in the distance. I walk slowly, adjusting the watch on my wrist slightly… when I see her. Clara.

She comes in the opposite direction, with a cup of coffee in her hand, concentrated… in her own business.

As always… My gaze fixes on her just a second longer than usual, but it’s enough.

She notices, she looks up. And there we are, face to face.

I don’t stop suddenly, I don’t show surprise, nothing.

As if it were any other meeting, as if there had been no previous conversation. As if I hadn’t told her… everything I told her.

She steps slightly to the side.

“Good morning,” she says.

Her tone is correct, measured.

I nod slightly.

“Good morning, Clara,” I answer naturally. “How are you?”

I observe her without invading or pressuring. But pay attention to every detail.

“Very well,” she says.

There is a brief, subtle pause.

“I hope you were able to rest,” I add. “I saw you a little exhausted the last time we spoke.’

It’s not an attack, it’s not a hint. It is… a smooth continuity.

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She nods.

“Yes, I was a little exhausted… but I have already rested well, thank God

Her answer is short. But her body… Be alert.

I notice it, I always notice it.

She makes a small gesture with the cup.

“Well… I have to go to my office.”

I nod immediately, without stopping her. Without getting in the way.

“Sure,” I say, moving slightly to one side. “Go ahead.”

I don’t look at her insistently, I just try to prolong the moment.

I don’t mention anything from the past, from Ethan, I don’t say anything about that conversation. Nothing.

She passes by me, and the scent of her perfume lingers in the air for a second.

Only one.

I keep my eyes straight ahead, but when I know that she has already advanced a few steps…

I barely smiled imperceptibly. Because this… This is exactly what I wanted.

No confrontation, no resistance. Just normality.

Because when someone thinks everything is calm… that’s when it’s easiest for them to let their guard down.

And Clara… just did it.

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