The CEO's Regret: Darling, Don’t Leave Me novel Chapter 376

Chapter 285 I’m Leaving the Company.

Because he wasn’t just speaking as my fiancé; Ethan Blackwood had power. A lot of it. And if i

decided to get fully involved in this… Alexander would have a much bigger problem than he

imagined.

I leaned toward him and placed a soft kiss on his lips. I felt him smile slightly against my mouth,

then rest his forehead against mine.

“The worst is over.”

I wanted to believe him, I really did.

Ethan drove me to the company that morning; the ride was calm. No arguments, no tension. He

even put on some soft music while I checked some emails on my phone.

When the car stopped in front of the building, he got out first to open the door for me.

“Are you going to be okay?”

I nodded.

“Yes.”

He looked at me for a few more seconds, as if it were still hard for him to leave me alone after

everything that had happened. Then he took my face in his hands and kissed my forehead.

“Call me if anything happens.”

I smiled.

“I will.”

I entered the building feeling strangely light, and the reason was simple. Alexander hadn’t been

seen in days, there was no tension in the hallways. There wasn’t that constant feeling of being

watched. His eyes weren’t on me, that heavy energy wasn’t following me everywhere. I could work calmly, peacefully.

My assistant handed me some documents as soon as I arrived at my office. I had meetings,

signed contracts, reviewed budgets. And for a few hours… everything seemed normal again. Like

before… Like when the company was just work and not a war.

At 11:30 in the morning, I was finally alone in my office. I opened my computer again and started

answering pending emails. Then I heard the door open.

I didn’t look up immediately. I thought it was my assistant.

“Leave it there, please,” I murmured.

Silence.

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Something in that silence made me stop.

I slowly looked up. And the air caught in my lungs.

Alexander.

My body tensed automatically.

He stood in front of the door, wearing an impeccable dark suit. Hands in his pockets, his face serious. Too serious. I hadn’t seen him since the board meeting. And now… something about him,

seemed different. Colder, more tired, more dangerous.

I slowly closed my laptop.

“What are you doing here?”

He let out a dry laugh.

“You must be pleased.”

I didn’t answer. Alexander walked slowly into the office.

“You got exactly what you wanted.”

I watched him silently. His eyes locked directly onto mine.

“Everyone looks at me like I’m a criminal.”

“Because you acted like one.”

His jaw tightened slightly, but he kept walking.

“I won’t let all of you ruin my reputation.”

I felt a slight chill.

“Us?”

He smiled humorlessly.

“You. Ethan. Hale. The lawyers. This whole damn witch hunt.”

I slowly stood up.

“This isn’t a witch hunt, Alexander.”

“No?”

His voice rose slightly.

“Then what is it?”

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I stared at him.

“Consequences.”

He let out a bitter laugh. And for a second… for a second I saw something broken in him.

Something truly broken.

“I asked Hale to suspend the investigation.”

I frowned.

“What?”

“I’m leaving the firm of my own accord.”

That took me completely by surprise.

I stared at him without moving.

“What are you saying?”

Alexander ran a hand slowly through his beard.

“I don’t need to convince anyone of anything.”

“Are you thinking of running away?”

His eyes hardened.

“I’m preventing them from turning this into a circus.”

I shook my head slowly.

“You can’t just leave.”

“Of course I can.”

“Not after everything that happened.”

He smiled slightly, but that smile didn’t reach his eyes.

“What more do you want from me, Clara? What more do you need? Do you expect me to stay and watch them sabotage my image?”

My chest tightened because there was real weariness in his voice. A heavy weariness… Dark.

“I want the proper process to be followed.”

He held my gaze..

Silence… A long, uncomfortable, painful silence.

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