The CEO Gets What He Wants novel Chapter 433

Wisteria had dropped by the CEO's office to ask Cayden why he would change his mind at the last minute since they had already agreed to sign the contract with Vivi Group before the meeting.

The last thing she expected was to see something so heartbreaking.

She had the urge to laugh, but her voice was stuck in her throat. Grievance seared her as she remembered falling in love with Cayden from the first moment she met him.

She had just graduated from a famous international architecture university overseas back then. Upon her return to the country, many giant corporations fought over her talents. Despite the various competitive offers, she chose the Moore Group, which was on the brink of bankruptcy because the general manager was Cayden then. Plus, she recognized the talent he had.

Indeed, he didn't disappoint her. Under his leadership, he turned the tide, expanding Moore Group and finally detaching the company from the Moore family's control, rebranding the company as Trident Group.

Having known Cayden for so long, Wisteria had completely fallen head over heels for his charms and character.

Her feelings for him grew deeper and deeper until they became a flower that would never bloom—a flower that could only hide in the dark, out of sight. Even though it couldn't blossom, it wouldn't wither easily either.

What was gratifying to Wisteria was that despite Cayden's obliviousness to her feelings, he didn't have any scandal with any woman from the upper society or the celebrities and models from the entertainment industry.

She was pleased with him for keeping his nose clean and figured if she continued to persevere, a day would come when he would finally notice her feelings.

She thought with their similar temperament and fundamental views and ideas, no woman was more suitable for him than herself.

Yet, he suddenly had a pair of twins in his arms one day six years ago. With a blissful smile stretched across his handsome face, he told her he was going to be a father.

She was thunderstruck by the news.

Looking at the two beautiful babies in their swaddling clothes, Wisteria felt her heart bleeding.

She wondered when he had them, who he had them with, and why she didn't notice anything.

Right then, she recalled there were times when the usually serious Cayden would space out while smiling gently as she reported work to him. She had been perplexed and sad as she wondered whether he was slowly changing.

She realized Cayden's attitude then was a sign of him falling in love.

After that, Wisteria tried everything, even hiring a private investigator to find out about the twins' mother. Yet, every investigation came back empty as though every lead had intentionally been destroyed. It was so clean that she couldn't find anything.

She tried asking Cayden about it indirectly a few times before, but he would switch the topic every time.

After one too many times, Cayden's avoidance slowly turned to frustration. Wisteria stopped asking after that because she didn't want to cross him again.

Years passed, and the woman Wisteria deemed her enemy never showed up. Cayden was still the same as always, except he had two babies by his side.

His lifestyle didn't change much, and she was still waiting for him to look at her.

Her unrequited love for him intensified, yet she didn't dare to confess. She was afraid that Cayden would reject her.

Her fragile pride couldn't withstand that blow. The fear of an unrepairable crack forming between them was overwhelming.

That day, as she stared at the man she loved with all her heart kissing another woman, the rim of her eyes turned red. Grievance, sadness, bitterness, and jealousy flooded her, and the blood drained from her face. She was pale as a sheet as she silently turned around and left disheartened.

She still held her head high and kept her back straight, but her beautiful eyes were cold as ice.

Meanwhile, the couple fervently kissing in the room didn't notice Wisteria had been in the same room with them for a while.

After a long while, Cayden finally released Avery.

Avery's beautiful face was flushed after a make-out session.

The sight hit him in the softest place in his heart. His urge to take care of her surged.

Cayden kissed Avery's lips again before asking, “Head back to the design department first. I have a shareholder meeting later. If we can't collaborate with Vivi Group this time, some old fossils of Trident Group will protest vehemently, so I have to reassure them temporarily.”

Avery nodded obediently, her ears a little red. “Okay.”

She returned to the design department.

The employees of the design department weren't working and were chit-chatting by the time she got back because there would be a meeting in a short while.

Avery went back to her seat, only to see Cecelia and Nina playing a game on their phones.

They were so into the game that they didn't notice her return.

Avery gently patted Nina's shoulder to get her attention, but it shocked the living daylights out of Nina. Nina accidentally swiped the screen with her finger and her avatar in the game died.

Nina turned around to glare at the culprit, who disturbed her, and saw it was Avery. She pouted and complained, “Why did you touch me? I was so close to breaking through to the next level.”

Cecelia rolled her eyes at Nina and waved her phone with excitement as she bragged, “I can't believe you're still stuck there after playing for so long. I'm already far ahead.”

Cecelia set her phone down and pulled Avery to her seat. “Hey, Ery, I saw Ms. Summers come out of the CEO's private elevator when I returned from the restroom earlier. She looked mad. Did something happen between the two of you?” Cecelia whispered into Avery's ear.

Wisteria went to the CEO's office earlier?

Avery was stunned by the news but didn't remember seeing Wisteria, so she shook her head. “I didn't see Ms. Summers just now.”

Cecelia kept a firm grip on Avery's wrist as she continued to whisper, “Here me out, Ery. I think Ms. Summers has feelings for Mr. Moore. You have to watch out for her. That woman is not someone you can easily deal with. I'm sure you're curious why there was no woman by Mr. Moore's side over the years. Mr. Moore didn't have much interest in women, for one. Another was any scheming woman who had any contact with Mr. Moore got secretly dealt with by Ms. Summers.”

Cecelia had been working for Trident Group for many years, so she had heard a fair share of rumors. With her sharp eyes, there wasn't much that she couldn't see through.

Nina's ears perked up as she eavesdropped. Her eyebrows shot up at the startling news. “No way! Ms. Summers likes Mr. Moore? She always keeps her distance from Mr. Moore, though. I never noticed it!”

Cecelia said earnestly, “You won't know it, Dummy. Do you know what's playing hard to get? Men like it when women play hard to get. It gets their desire boiling when the things or persons pose a challenge for them to obtain.”

Noticing Avery's pale look, Cecelia added, “Of course, Mr. Moore isn't shallow like the rest of the men. He only loves you. Otherwise, Ms. Summers would've had him years ago. But I still think you should be careful of her. That woman is not easy to deal with.”