Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 30 Secret Lover

Chandler patiently watched the video to the end. Then he picked up the phone and returned it to Erin. “Although the angle is a bit off, you got everything important. If you’re so confident, go ahead and post it online.”

Erin trembled with anger. A thousand thoughts ran through her mind. She had presented such solid evidence, yet he wasn’t even afraid.

“You’re the president of Frost Corporation. Aren’t you afraid that such a scandal will affect the company’s public image?” She couldn’t help but remind him of the public impact of workplace harassment.

“In the video, you didn’t ask for help. Moreover, it was taken secrelly. It’s not an exaggeration to say that you had ulterior motives. Who will believe your side of the story when it’s exposed? Once the truth comes out, you’ll be the one who won’t be able to survive in this city. Why should I be afraid?”

Erin’s courage was crushed in an instant.

Her face turned pale. Never did she expect that the video she thought would give her an advantage was worth nothing in the eyes of the cold and ruthless Chandler. To make matters worse, she found herself agreeing with his logic.

She felt utterly helpless. Was she going to let him lead her by the nose?

Proud and content, Chandler stood up and walked towards her in graceful steps. He then slipped his large hand around her waist and buried his face in her fair neck. His hot breath tickled her skin as he said, “That video alone wasn’t satisfying enough. I need to feel the excitement through a live show.”

Erin was so angry that she raised her hand to strike him, but he caught it instantly and grinned wickedly. “Erin, why not save your energy and focus on servicing me instead?”

Ignoring her screams and struggles, Chandler lifted her onto his shoulder and strode toward the lounge.

He was determined to punish her severely for daring to plot against him and repeatedly defying him.

Erin cried out in pain, but his eyes showed no mercy.

This ungrateful woman kept testing his patience, and he would make her learn to obey her. 1

Moments later, Erin got dressed in a daze, her skin marked with bite marks. The pain made her eyes turn red, and her hatred for Chandler

grew stronger.

jacket, he enjoyed the sight of her blushing, angry face, and her tears of despair.

the other girls he’d slept with. That was why he couldn’t

her go.

her high heels, Erin turned around

her. He spoke casually, but his tone

His cousin?

her remain silent, Chandler continued, “I’m talking about Caleb Grant, the director of your design department!”

was surprised to learn that Caleb

for three months. If you dare to play tricks on me again, I have plenty of ways to

I go now?” Her patience nearly ran out at this point.

an elevator card into her pocket and said ambiguously. “From now on, you can come up and

out of her pocket. She quickly ran to open the door of the lounge and left the president’s office without

in the elevator and slapped herself in the

in the first place? Now, she’d

office romance–she was Chandler’s plaything.

Looking up, she saw her reflection through the elevator

she was still at work. The faint slap mark on her

out of the elevator, she ran into Caleb, who was just about to

and turned her face to the side,

a minute,” Caleb said.

walked up to her and stood in front of her. “Where

hint of panic flashed across Erin’s lowered

intended to take the elevator, turned around and

complicated expression, her

going to scold her. She would become the laughing stock in the design department

in the company. People would form cliques