Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 449 Last Attempt

Caden’s POV:

In the end, Rosaline shoved me out the door, just like always, saying it was too late. A fire burned inside me, but we had an agreement, so I had no choice but to leave.

I threw myself back into work for Azure Haven. The video from the press conference had already gone live. Regarding Rosaline and myself, there wasn’t much to discuss. She was jealous, sure, but I had already made my decision about Heidi.

“Caden, you’re home!”

That night, when I walked through the door, Heidi greeted me the same way she always did, clinging to my side.

“Yeah.” I mustered a small smile and brushed my fingers against her cheek, my thumb lingering there, grazing her skin deliberately. “I got home a little late today. Did the nurse take good care of you? You need to be careful with your health.”

“I took my meds on time, even when you weren’t around. The nurse said, I’m recovering quickly.”

We chatted briefly before sitting down to dinner, but Heidi barely touched her food. Instead, she sat there, watching me.

Puzzled, I frowned slightly and wondered, “What’s wrong?”

“Caden, you’ve lost weight.” Her voice was laced with concern. “Have you been overworking yourself? Should I make you some soup to take to the office tomorrow?”

She was finally getting to the point.

I paused, spoon hovering over my plate, before shaking my head and forcing a casual tone. “It’s not that. My company just acquired Azure Bay, and we’re planning to build an amusement park there. Currently, we’re finalizing the proposal and working out the environmental details, so it’s been keeping me busy.

“Once the project is settled, things will slow down, and I’ll have more time for you. But for the next few days, I need to focus on getting the proposal done, so I’ll be in my study most of the time.”

added a small, apologetic smile at

me, waiting for me to finish, then nodded thoughtfully after a

doorway and glanced back at her. “This project is about to kick off soon. I need to double–check every detail in the proposal, plus handle a lot of other little

Her eyes lit up immediately. She

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Heidi’s POV:

the sound of the study door closing, before picking

hovered over the screen, motionless for

it meant my mission from Everett was already halfway done. Caden

was to relay this information to Everett and steal the proposal while

away.

only tighten his grip on me, making it impossible for me to

No.

mine. That was my only way

placed my phone down, flipping it face–down on the couch,

a steaming bowl of

open, I saw him sitting at his desk, fingers moving swiftly across his

sweetly as I walked over, holding out the bowl. “I know you’re busy, but you barely ate at dinner, so I made you some soup. Just

paused his work and gave me a warm smile. “But I’m not hungry yet. Just leave it here—I’ll

me with the same manners for days–gentle, polite, but always keeping me at a distance. I couldn’t let