Beneath Her Bastard Boss

Chapter 141

Chapter 141

Her sisters and Roman had left before the fireworks. Sutton was glad Keira had been fuming mad, It was late morning by the time the hospital chief of staff left the room.

Or rather, backed out with a pale face and a panicked promise to “get to the bottom of this.” Luca hadn’t raised his voice; he hadn’t needed to. His tone had been low and cold and lethal, making sure every word landed.

“IF1 find out that even one person… nurse, administrator, janitor sold Sutton’s information to the press; not only will we sue for every fucking dollar of damages, I will make sure they never speak to anyone ever again,” he told them.

Then, when the man fumbled some excuse about patient access and systems vulnerabilities, Luca simply said “You’d better find out who leaked her story before I do. Because it’s your hospital, the cost won’t just be financial. I’ll make sure you can’t even get a job washing toilets. Do I make myself clear?”

And that was it. The door clicked shut. The chief shuffled away.

Sutton leaned back against the pillows, her cheeks still flushed with adrenaline, the whole exchange leaving a soft tremble in her chest.

She pointed at Luca, brows lifting. “Wow. That was…

Impres

terrifying, actually. Impressive. But terrifying.”

He didn’t look fazed. He came back to her bedside and gently rested his hand on hers

“I’m done letting the world strip you down to headlines,” he said. “They don’t get to define you or make shit up. If it were about me, I wouldn’t care. But this is about you and Miles.”

“Talking about our son, let’s go see him.”

“Before we do, there is something…” Luca’s expression didn’t change. He just slowly reached toward the jacket he’d left hanging on the back of the visitor chair. Pulled it off and reached into the inside pocket before tossing the jacket aside. And then, before her heart could catch up, he turned and dropped to one knee.

Right on the cold linoleum floor beside her hospital bed.

Luca De Santis – billionaire, global CEO, ruthless in a boardroom and impossible in negotiations and against a hospital chief of staff – was on one knee

in front of her.

“This time,” he said softly, “marry me because you finally believe love you. Not because of pressure… or guilt… or the baby. But because you know it’s

real now. Because you feel it.”

Sutton’s throat burned.

She didn’t hesitate.

“Yes,” she said.

again, louder. “Yes. I’ll marry

corners of her eyes before she could

I’m so tired of trying to pretend I could move on without you. Try… to prove to everyone, including myself, that I didn’t

then he opened the

emerald cut diamond..

face softened

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Chapter 141

“Where did you…7”

to proposer Even though wanted

planning to. She couldn’t say she would

and gently slipped the ring onto her finger. She was surprised to

And it fit perfectly.

hand, the brilliant diamond resting above the hospital ID band on her wrist,

be the weirdest

her hand. “Maybe. But it’s ours. It’s

got each other, we are

statement was given by Luca himself to the

vory vent

De Santis stood in front of a modest podium set up outside Lenox Hill’s private

around Sutton’s waist, steadying her carefully as she stood beside him, dressed in a loose dress Blair had brought in for

by taking one step towards the mic, cleared his throat

Warner… is

He paused.

is the most brilliant mind in my company. The heart of the virus detection program that saved Kingston just

of our

him. She hadn’t known that,

can be proactive in virus protection instead of reactive. This system in a hospital could save lives. There could never be a threat of shutdown because the software is in step with

Camera lenses clicked.

bravely through the

like hell. Just like her. We never got to make a formal announcement of our engagement. Because

the truth there. He had the

A hush fell.