Chapter 138 The payoff
Chard's POV
The photo stuck in my mind.
I was in my study, with the door locked and the blinds shut. The phone felt heavy in my hand. The screen showed something awful Elena on top of me, my body limp beneath her. The angle made it look real, like I wanted it.
I felt sick. I closed the image, ...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Humiliated at the door
2. Chapter 2 Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3 Beautifully Broken
4. Chapter 4 The wrong type of attention
5. Chapter 5 The CEO who could not stop watching me
6. Chapter 6 He is watching me
7. Chapter 7 Playing Dirty Games
8. Chapter 8 You came anyway
9. Chapter 9 The Trap i set for myself
10. Chapter 10 I didnt chase her 
11. Chapter 11 Touch her Again
12. Chapter 12 Terms of Possession
13. Chapter 13 He almost took me
14. Chapter 14 You are going home with me Tonight
15. Chapter 15 Begging on the Desk
16. Chapter 16 Claimed at Last
17. Chapter 17 Mine
18. Chapter 18 The cost of being seen
19. Chapter 19 Caught in the act
20. Chapter 20 The man who saw
21. Chapter 21 She knows
22. Chapter 22 Hidden under the table
23. Chapter 23 The folder he kept
24. Chapter 24 He didn’t let go
25. Chapter 25 Not yours to Touch
26. Chapter 26 Where we stopped Pretending
27. Chapter 27 The Elevator Decision
28. Chapter 28 The Truth he asked for
29. Chapter 29 The Engagement
30. Chapter 30 No more Secrets
31. Chapter 31 The silence Between us
32. Chapter 32 The woman Beisde him
33. Chapter 33 The Distance between us
34. Chapter 34 Breaking in silence
35. Chapter 35 The Night she walked away
36. Chapter 36 Heartbeat and Goodbye
37. Chapter 37 Rejected, but not letting go
38. Chapter 38 No more secrets
39. Chapter 39 When he choose me
40. Chapter 40 What he doesn’t know
41. Chapter 41 No more Secret
42. Chapter 42 No one touches what’s mine
43. Chapter 43 The Truth she didn’t share
44. Chapter 44 The Truth she didn’t say
45. Chapter 45 The way he loves me
46. Chapter 46 The weight I carry Alone
47. Chapter 47 The moment I broke down
48. Chapter 48 Silent fears
49. Chapter 49 Someone is watching
50. Chapter 50 Unfinished Damage
51. Chapter 51 Careful
52. Chapter 52 Controlled Damage
53. Chapter 53 We are watching
54. Chapter 54 Someone is still watching
55. Chapter 55 No one touches what’s mine
56. Chapter 56 I can feel they are getting closer
57. Chapter 57 We know what u are hiding
58. Chapter 58 Eight months gone
59. Chapter 59 Exactly where I want you to be
60. Chapter 60 Not yours to touch
61. Chapter 61 You watched me fall
62. Chapter 62 Find her Tonight
63. Chapter 63 The monster wakes up
64. Chapter 64 Held my pains together
65. Chapter 65 I didn't break
66. Chapter 66 They choose war
67. Chapter 67 Don’t Move
68. Chapter 68 He came for me
69. Chapter 69 Wrong Move
70. Chapter 70 Don’t let go
71. Chapter 71 We made it
72. Chapter 72 First night in the hospital
73. Chapter 73 He is learning to be father
74. Chapter 74 Her first smile
75. Chapter 75 Healing together
76. Chapter 76 Eli and Nora
77. Chapter 77 The trial
78. Chapter 78 Until they touched her
79. Chapter 79 The things i didn't know
80. Chapter 80 Lora Stood by me
81. Chapter 81 After the verdict
82. Chapter 82 The proposal
83. Chapter 83 The unexpected guest
84. Chapter 84 Hidden Motive
85. Chapter 85 Chief Bridesmaid
86. Chapter 86 Crack in the wall
87. Chapter 87 The wedding
88. Chapter 88 The return of Miranda
89. Chapter 89 Uninvited Guest
90. Chapter 90 Departure for Honeymoon
91. Chapter 91 The weight of pretty lies
92. Chapter 92 Restricted Caller
93. Chapter 93 The DNA lie
94. Chapter 94 Blood and Betrayal
95. Chapter 95 The last day of Honeymoon
96. Chapter 96 The weight of silence
97. Chapter 97 The Breaking Silence
98. Chapter 98 Echoes of Regret
99. Chapter 99 Few Nights at Sarah’s
100. Chapter 100 Corporate sabotage
101. Chapter 101 The fall of Chard Anderson
102. Chapter 102 A mother’s War
103. Chapter 103 Wife in the doorway
104. Chapter 104 My sister My betrayal
105. Chapter 105 Trapped by him
106. Chapter 106 A wife’s breaking point
107. Chapter 107 The morning After
108. Chapter 108 The silence in the penthouse
109. Chapter 109 Trapped by Chris
110. Chapter 110 Two pink lines
111. Chapter 111 The call
112. Chapter 112 The picture
113. Chapter 113 Shattered Glass
114. Chapter 114 Bound to him
115. Chapter 115 The question
116. Chapter 116 The Evidence
117. Chapter 117 Victor’s obsession
118. Chapter 118 Miranda’s Game
119. Chapter 119 The public appearance
120. Chapter 120 The Gala Arrival
121. Chapter 121 Ruin in three seconds
122. Chapter 122 The slap
123. Chapter 123 The public scene
124. Chapter 124 The woman he saves
125. Chapter 125 Waiting outside her door
126. Chapter 126 The fever
127. Chapter 127 The collapse
128. Chapter 128 The miscarriage
129. Chapter 129 The apology
130. Chapter 130 Back to the penthouse
131. Chapter 131 The Recording
132. Chapter 132 Behind locked doors
133. Chapter 133 The buyout attempt
134. Chapter 134 The unknown Buyer
135. Chapter 135 The Hidden phone
136. Chapter 136 Elena’s deperation
137. Chapter 137 The picture
138. Chapter 138 The payoff
139. Chapter 139 The watcher
140. Chapter 140 The call
141. Chapter 141 The coldness
142. Chapter 142 The slap
143. Chapter 143 For better or worse
144. Chapter 144 The confession
145. Chapter 145 Mine to claim
146. Chapter 146 The Escape Plan
147. Chapter 147 Victor’s anger
148. Chapter 148 The Catch
149. Chapter 149 The Betrayal
150. Chapter 150 The plea for freedom
151. Chapter 151 The performance
152. Chapter 152 The Waiting
153. Chapter 153 My father’s Call
154. Chapter 154 The woman I lost
155. Chapter 155 The confrontation
156. Chapter 156 The deal
157. Chapter 157 The seductive attempt
158. Chapter 158 The dead phone
159. Chapter 159 Behind his smiles
160. Chapter 160 The deleted Text
161. Chapter 161 The text to lora
162. Chapter 162 Someone is outside
163. Chapter 163 The Attack
164. Chapter 164 Shadows in the Penthouse
165. Chapter 165 The lie between us
166. Chapter 166 When Sarah hung up
167. Chapter 167 The surprise
168. Chapter 168 Lost in his Arms
169. Chapter 169 What should have been mine
170. Chapter 170 The promise he made
171. Chapter 171 A kiss full of lies
172. Chapter 172 The man holding all the cards
173. Chapter 173 Missing Sarah
174. Chapter 174 The reconciliation
175. Chapter 175 The gala
176. Chapter 176 The board meeting
177. Chapter 177 The cofession
178. Chapter 178 The fight
179. Chapter 179 The Arrest
180. Chapter 180 The Backstory
181. Chapter 181 The investigation
182. Chapter 182 Elena’s Arrest
183. Chapter 183 The court hearing
184. Chapter 184 Miranda’s Confusion
185. Chapter 185 Miranda Trauma Triggers
186. Chapter 186 One night if freedom
187. Chapter 187 One Bad decision
188. Chapter 188 Lonely hearts
189. Chapter 189 Only for one Night
190. Chapter 190 Lora should be mine
191. Chapter 191 Victor’s Doubts
192. Chapter 192 The call for help
193. Chapter 193 The weight of betrayal
194. Chapter 194 The Evidence
195. Chapter 195 Justice for Lora
196. Chapter 196 She choose her side
197. Chapter 197 No way out
198. Chapter 198 Safe at Last
199. Chapter 199 The First Night being Free
200. Chapter 200 The Police station
201. Chapter 201 The courtroom
202. Chapter 202 The Verdict
203. Chapter 203 Breaking News
204. Chapter 204 Lisa
205. Chapter 205 Sarah’s proposal
206. Chapter 206 Two pink lines
207. Chapter 207 Chris’s visitation
208. Chapter 208 The confrontation
209. Chapter 209 The Viral fallout
210. Chapter 210 Dear Lisa
211. Chapter 211 Two months Later
212. Chapter 212 Silas and paul
213. Chapter 213 Julian’s Apology
214. Chapter 214 The prison Visit
215. Chapter 215 The call
216. Chapter 216 Sarah’s Wedding
217. Chapter 217 Two sides of a coin
218. Chapter 218 The DNA Result
219. Chapter 219 A father’s First Hold
220. Chapter 220 One year Later
221. Chapter 221 Elena in prison
222. Chapter 222 Victor’s Fate
223. Chapter 223 Miranda’s peace
224. Chapter 224 Julian’s Redemption
225. Chapter 225 Letters that were Never sent
226. Chapter 226 Peace at last
227. Chapter 227 EPILOGUE
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