The CEO's Regret: Darling, Don’t Leave Me novel Chapter 357

Chapter 267: Under Your Desk.

Clara

The hallway seemed endless. When I reached his door, I froze. Looking at it, my breathing became slow and heavy

“You can still leave That’s what my mind kept telling me. “You can let it go.” But I couldn’t, because something inside me had already changed.

The trust was beginning to crumble, and once that happens everything starts to look different

I glanced around

No one was paying affention, so I slowly grasped the doorknob. And I stepped inside

My heart was pounding so hard against my chest I could hear it. Or maybe it wasn’t my heart, maybe it was fear

Alexander’s office was empty when I entered The door was still spor after his assistant had stepped out a few seconds earlier to take some documents to the boardroom

He had gone downstars to a meeting with investors thad, if I was lucky ten minutes Ten minutes to find out if the man with whom I had built part of my company had betrayed me

I closed the door behind me slowly. The smell of his office was exactly the same as always That elegant, masculine cologne Wood Freshly brewed coffee Papers Alexander And that made me feel worse, because a part of me still didn’t want to believe t

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I glanced at the door.

Nothing.

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I went back to the desk, opened another drawer further down, and then… My eyes went still. There was a gray folder, unlabeled. I picked it up.

My breathing quickened as soon as I opened the first page. They were copies of the permits from Boston… the originals. No. Not exactly originals, modified. With altered dates, repositioned signatures. Duplicate stamps… and I felt a horrible emptiness in my stomach. I turned another page, and another, and another.

Until I found a handwritten note.

“Delay approval two more weeks. Pressure for H’s dismissal.”

I see this again. I had seen it in my office that night, but now, now I see it here and…

“God, this is…”

H…

Howard.

I closed my eyes for a second.

No… No… It couldn’t be. Alexander didn’t just know what was happening.

He had caused it.

My fingers went weak. The pages trembled in my hands. Then I looked at the computer, which was still on. The monitor was locked, but as soon as I moved the mouse, the startup screen appeared already open. Alexander never completely locked his computer when he was working. And for the first time in my life… I was grateful for that overconfidence.

I sat down quickly and opened my sss.

My eyes began scanning messages, conversations, attachments. Emails forwarded from external accounts. Until I found one, from an unknown sender.

Subject: “Boston.”

I opened the message.

“Howard already suspects the documents have been modified. It’s best to remove them before he speaks.”

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My throat burned.

Oh my God…

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My hands started sweating. I had to cover my mouth, because this is… this is all I can use to

make him…

I knew it, I thought as I reread.

Why? Why would you do something like that?

I opened another sss. And another. Until I found a more recent conversation.

Answer: “I don’t trust her to stay still. You know what Clara wants to do.”

That sss was for the chairman of the board.

“He knows,” I whispered, covering my mouth.

My heart gave a sharp thud, and at that moment… I heard footsteps outside. My blood ran cold. Alexander’s voice came through the door.

“I told you we’d talk later.”

My eyes widened.

Shit. Shit. Shit!

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Alexander’s tone was harsh, harsher than usual. I could barely breathe under him. I was afraid to move, afraid they would hear my breathing.

“I’m not leaving you alone. For once, listen and understand.”

My whole body tensed up, Alexander didn’t respond immediately… Then I heard footsteps. He moved closer to the desk, so close I could see the tips of his shoes right in front of me.

I covered my mouth with my hand.

“Don’t start again… tell me, what do you want me to do?”

My breath caught in my throat, and I felt cold sweat trickle down my back.

Alexander spoke more quietly this time, too quietly.

“Vanessa, you’re going crazy. Stop drinking and find another job. The world isn’t going to end because of this. Go on a trip, go on a cruise… I don’t know… don’t you have any friends?”

The silence that followed was deafening.

Vanessa? Is she the same person I know…?

I frowned, feeling a chill in my chest. I could feel the tension even hidden beneath that desk. Then I heard something… A sharp thud. As if Alexander had placed both hands on the desk, very close to me. Too close.

“You’re getting out of control,” he said, his voice dangerously calm.

My heart stopped.

Alexander didn’t respond. He didn’t deny anything, not a thing.

I heard footsteps again. Slow… And then absolute silence, so absolute I thought I could hear my own blood rushing under my skin.

My legs started to ache from the position. Alexander was still there, motionless, as if he were thinking, as if he knew something was wrong. I felt true terror. Then I heard a drawer open.

He took something out, the metallic sound of keys. Then he walked back to the door.

“You’re going to explode sooner or later.”

Alexander let out a tired sigh… And then he said something that sent a chill through me. “Just stay calm. You’re dying, and Clara’s probably in her office scratching her head.” The door closed. And I was trapped under that desk… Unable to move, unable to breathe

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properly.

My heart was racing.

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