The Grumpy Ceo's Sweetheart
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Chapter 8 You Should Spend More Time With Her img
Chapter 9 Going to Paris img
Chapter 10 My Dreams Always Come True img
Chapter 11 You Had a Seizure img
Chapter 12 I Don't Think We've Met Before img
Chapter 13 Accept the Invitation img
Chapter 14 Mega Yacht Date img
Chapter 15 Find Him A Date img
Chapter 16 Have You Been Faking Your Injury img
Chapter 17 Griffin's Date img
Chapter 18 Don't Ever Call Me Again! img
Chapter 19 Mr. Stefan Wants to Know More About Your Friend img
Chapter 20 It's Only Just the Beginning img
Chapter 21 The Boss Is Never Late, and Neither Is His Wife img
Chapter 22 She's My So-called Sister img
Chapter 23 Victim img
Chapter 24 You Can't Fire Me img
Chapter 25 Meant for my eyes only img
Chapter 26 Let Him Have It img
Chapter 27 No Need for Formality img
Chapter 28 Divorce Your Wife img
Chapter 29 Dynamic Corporation img
Chapter 30 Don't Tell Me You're Embarrassed Again img
Chapter 31 I Am Unemployed img
Chapter 32 No Thanks img
Chapter 33 This Is Who He Loves img
Chapter 34 Try Me img
Chapter 35 Presentation Gone Wrong img
Chapter 36 Unbelievable img
Chapter 37 Touch Yourself img
Chapter 38 I Don't Play Fair img
Chapter 39 Off limits img
Chapter 40 Don't Address Me as Dad img
Chapter 41 Don't Make It Worse for Him img
Chapter 42 It's Going to Be Fine img
Chapter 43 The interrogation img
Chapter 44 Going to Med School img
Chapter 45 First Night Together img
Chapter 46 You're Not as Tough as You Act img
Chapter 47 I'll Deal With Her Myself img
Chapter 48 Are You Choosing Stefan Over Me img
Chapter 49 Meeting With VitMed President img
Chapter 50 She Got Eighty-Five Percent img
Chapter 51 We Are Not Apologizing img
Chapter 52 Kicked Out of the Florence Household img
Chapter 53 The Cockroach Encounter img
Chapter 54 Going to VitMed img
Chapter 55 You've Got To Be Kidding Me img
Chapter 56 There's Someone Waiting For You Outside img
Chapter 57 Clarissa Blames Agnes img
Chapter 58 The Risk img
Chapter 59 Where Is Your CV img
Chapter 60 Send Me Pictures img
Chapter 61 Beatrice img
Chapter 62 This Is Our New Place img
Chapter 63 No Big Deal img
Chapter 64 No Touching img
Chapter 65 The Marriage img
Chapter 66 Help Me Book a Meeting With Beatrice img
Chapter 67 A Maid Should Never Be Pretty img
Chapter 68 Don't Fail Me img
Chapter 69 Gold Digger img
Chapter 70 Teases and Threat img
Chapter 71 Shy Maxwell img
Chapter 72 Stefan Had an Accident img
Chapter 73 Keep An Eye On Her img
Chapter 74 Convincing Him to Attend the Event img
Chapter 75 Triple Date Proposal img
Chapter 76 Deal With Stefan img
Chapter 77 Petty Stefan img
Chapter 78 Damn You, Stefan img
Chapter 79 Where Is Maxwell img
Chapter 80 I Want To Speak To His Mother! img
Chapter 81 Everyone Deserves A Second Chance img
Chapter 82 Buzzmeet img
Chapter 83 Hello Stefan, Long Time No See img
Chapter 84 I Planned Everything img
Chapter 85 School Bully img
Chapter 86 Stefan Meets His Son img
Chapter 87 Edward's Mother img
Chapter 88 Expecting A Baby img
Chapter 89 When Were You Going to Tell Me That You Had a Son img
Chapter 90 I Only Want You to Be the Mother of My Kids img
Chapter 91 Stefan Spends All Day With Edward img
Chapter 92 We Should Get a Divorce img
Chapter 93 The Edward Agreement img
Chapter 94 She's Really Evil and Mean Pure Heritage School. img
Chapter 95 The Plot img
Chapter 96 Edward Turns Blue img
Chapter 97 Stefan, I'm Going to Die img
Chapter 98 Car Accident img
Chapter 99 Don't Beat Yourself Up Now img
Chapter 100 You Will Only Get A Penny img
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Chapter 5 Do I Make Myself Clear

"Mr. Stefan, good morning," Kai greeted as he entered Stefan's office. Dorothy's face lit up with a warm smile, pleased to see him again.

Kai returned her smile warmly. "Young Mistress, I hope you ate well and had a good night's rest."

Dorothy nodded happily.

"I'm glad to hear that. I'll arrange for someone to give you a tour and explain everything you need to know about this place. I'd love to do it myself, but it's always busy around here," Kai explained. Dorothy nodded in understanding.

Kai turned to Stefan, his demeanor turning serious. "The meeting is set to start in a few minutes. I'll get everything prepared. We'll be expecting you," he said sharply, nodding firmly at Griffin before leaving.

Dorothy watched as Griffin and Stefan busied themselves organizing files. She wanted to offer her help but hesitated, unsure of how it would be received. So, she kept to herself and waited. Once they were finished, Griffin wheeled Stefan out of the office, but before leaving, he turned to address Dorothy.

"Mr. Stefan requests that you don't touch anything until he returns. Amarie will be here shortly to give you a tour and guide you around. Please wait for her," Griffin instructed. Dorothy nodded. She tried to flash Stefan a small smile, but he looked away as Griffin wheeled him out.

Dorothy almost scoffed. "Don't touch anything until I get back," she muttered, mimicking his tone as she sank into a chair. She sat idly, waiting for the guide. A few moments later, a knock sounded at the door, and a young, dark-skinned woman with a tough demeanor stepped inside.

"Hi, you must be Dorothy," she greeted, walking toward her. "I'm Amarie. Kai asked me to show you around and guide you through the company. Shall we?" Her tone was brisk and professional.

Dorothy nodded and followed her out of the office.

"This is the interns' department," Amarie said as they walked into a large office filled with employees working diligently on their laptops.

Dorothy looked around, amazed at how organized and harmonious the workspace was.

"This is the beverage room," Amarie continued, showing Dorothy a cozy space with coffee machines and snacks. "Work starts at 7 a.m., so some people might feel sluggish early in the morning. They can grab free coffee, water, or any beverage of their choice. There's also snacks for those who skipped breakfast at home."

The room was empty, as it was almost noon and everyone was energized.

"This is the communication room. These employees handle the technological aspects of the company."

"I would have shown you the boardroom, but Mr. Stefan is busy with clients. He wouldn't appreciate that," Amarie added with a knowing smile.

Next, they arrived at the cafeteria. "This is where the workers come to have lunch," Amarie said. The space was vast, and the aroma of freshly cooked food filled the air. Dorothy could smell baking bread and simmering sauces.

"The food here is prepared by trusted cooks. It doesn't just smell amazing-it tastes amazing too," Amarie remarked.

"What about Stefan? Does he eat here?" Dorothy asked curiously.

"Rarely. But this is Mr. Kai's and Mr. Griffin's go-to spot. They usually sit in a separate area," Amarie replied.

"Oh," Dorothy mumbled.

Amarie spent hours showing Dorothy around the company. When she finally checked her watch, she exclaimed, "I've spent so much time here! I have another engagement, so I'll leave you now."

"That's fine. Thank you for everything," Dorothy said, waving as Amarie walked away. She sighed, feeling exhausted from the long tour, and made her way back to the office.

After climbing stairs, taking escalators, and visiting countless offices, Dorothy felt parched. She headed to the beverage room to grab water but stopped in her tracks when she overheard some employees gossiping.

"What do you think of Mr. Stefan's wife?" one woman asked as she prepared a cup of tea.

"I think he could've done better," another replied.

"What do you expect, Mariah? Nine years ago, when Mr. Stefan was so handsome, he could've had anyone. Remember Miss Bianca?" a man chimed in.

Standing by the door unnoticed, Dorothy frowned in confusion. Who was Bianca?

"I remember her," another woman gushed. "She was stunning. I thought she and Mr. Stefan would marry and have adorable kids."

Dorothy felt her heart sink, though she didn't understand why.

"Mr. Stefan's wife is so unattractive. She can't even style her hair properly or wear a bit of makeup," Mariah scoffed.

"And does she even shower or have a skincare routine? Her complexion is so pale," another added, and the group laughed.

"Don't speak too harshly. She's from the Florence Household. She's Clarissa's sister," someone pointed out.

"But Clarissa is gorgeous. Are we sure they're even related?"

Dorothy had heard enough. The comments made her lose her thirst. She turned to leave when one remark stopped her cold.

"The old Stefan would never settle for someone like her. But now he's just a useless, crippled mute. It's what he deserves!"

Rage boiled within Dorothy. Without thinking, she stepped into the room.

"But the 'useless mute man' is the reason you can pay your bills," she snapped. The group froze in shock.

"Mrs. Everest, we didn't know you were here," one of them stammered nervously.

Dorothy smirked and stepped closer. "So what if I wasn't? Is this how you talk about your boss behind his back?" Her voice was stern, her expression fierce-something she hadn't known she was capable of.

"I... I..." They stammered, unable to form coherent sentences.

"You should all be ashamed of yourselves. I don't care what you say about me, but you will never disrespect my husband. I want each of you to go to his office, kneel there until he returns, and apologize. Do I make myself clear?"

When they didn't respond immediately, she raised her voice. "I said, do I make myself clear?"

"Yes, Mrs. Everest," they replied in unison.

Dorothy scoffed and turned to leave but froze in her tracks when her gaze met a pair of piercing blue eyes.

            
            

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