My CEO Husband Says I'm Irreplaceable

Chapter 120: Chapter 120: You Started the Fire, You’re Responsible

"No, I did it all myself. It has nothing to do with anyone else, and Roya certainly didn’t know about it!" Finn Summers said softly, lowering her gaze.

"We have no quarrel. You have no reason to come after me."

She didn’t believe a single word.

It was obvious Finn Summers was lying.

"Is there something you feel you can’t say? Don’t be afraid. Just tell us. President Rivers and President Grayson will see that justice is done!"

"No, everything I’ve said is the truth."

"..."

Lana Chandler’s expression turned cold. "Finn Summers, do you have any idea what the consequences are?"

"I know. President Rivers has already fired me. I came here to beg for Yvonne Lowell’s forgiveness. I hope she won’t press charges. I’m willing to accept any punishment."

’President Rivers already fired her?’

"You risked your job to set me up and get me injured. Was it worth it?" Yvonne Lowell asked, her expression conflicted. "If I remember correctly, you’re just like me. We both come from ordinary families. Nothing has been easy for us. One wrong move, and we could lose everything. You risked your future just because you don’t like me?"

"Yes, that’s exactly why..."

"I understand. You can go. I won’t press charges, but I won’t forgive you either."

Finn Summers’s head snapped up to look at her, a flash of disbelief in her eyes.

She probably hadn’t expected Yvonne Lowell to let her off so easily.

After she left, Lana Chandler looked at her in confusion.

"Are you really not going to press charges? You’re just letting her go like that?"

"Yeah. She’s just a pawn being used by someone else. Why make things difficult for her?"

Lana Chandler knew perfectly well who was using her as a pawn, even without it being said.

"You get some rest. I have to go report back to President Rivers."

...

Back at Citadel One, Vesper Grayson had finished her shower and was now lying in his arms. Her cheek rested against his firm chest, her eyes half-closed as drowsiness crept over her.

Jared Hawthorne glanced down at her. "Why so quiet?"

"So tired... sleepy."

She tightened her arms around his lean waist and gently nuzzled her cheek against his chest.

Jared Hawthorne lowered his head and kissed her forehead. "This Saturday, how about we get our families together to discuss our engagement?"

After a long moment without a response, he realized she’d fallen asleep.

’She falls asleep fast.’

She had gone to sleep right after coming back last night, so she woke up feeling refreshed and clear-headed.

She rolled over, her gaze immediately falling upon his profoundly handsome face.

His eyes were closed. His eyelashes were long, dark, and slender—curlier than a woman’s. He had a high-bridged nose and thin lips. Specks of sunlight dappled his well-defined features, making him seem unrealistically handsome.

She reached out a finger and traced the contours of his face in the air. Suddenly, a large hand grasped hers.

Jared Hawthorne’s long, dark eyes snapped open. He pulled her hand to his lips for a kiss, his voice low, raspy, and laced with a smile.

"Peeking at me?"

"You were already awake?"

’How else would he know she was peeking at him?’

’This damn man is so sly!’

"Just woke up."

"I don’t believe you. You were definitely pretending to be asleep, just waiting to laugh at me."

Jared Hawthorne’s thin lips curved slightly. "When Miss Grayson stares at me with such a fiery gaze so early in the morning, I can’t help but wonder what she’s planning to do."

"What could I possibly do to you?"

She tried to pull her hand back, but Jared Hawthorne’s long arm shot out and pulled her into his embrace.

"You think you can stir me up and just run away?"

"I didn’t!"

’This is so unfair! I didn’t do a thing.’

He guided her hand, pressing it against his searing heat.

"You started this fire, so you have to put it out."

Feeling his obvious arousal, Vesper Grayson’s face flushed beet red.

"You..." She bit her lip. "Why are you always so... demanding!"

’Ever since she moved in with him, it was like this almost every day...’

’Sometimes she felt like she couldn’t keep up.’

Jared Hawthorne whispered by her ear, "I’ll take that as a compliment on my performance, Miss Grayson."

’He was a grown man. After years of being celibate, how could he possibly remain unmoved with such a warm, soft beauty in his arms?’

’Especially when it was the girl he had loved for so many years.’

’From the moment he found her, from the first glance, he had wanted... ’

Vesper Grayson was speechless. "Who’s complimenting you? Don’t be so full of yourself."

"You don’t mean that."

He gripped her chin and lowered his head, his lips capturing hers.

When the kiss ended, she turned her face away, breathless.

"I haven’t brushed my teeth yet!"

"Mm, I don’t mind."

With that, a cascade of kisses fell upon her. Her consciousness began to grow hazy, and she could only let the man have his way with her.

And just like that, another hour was lost to the bed.

After breakfast, Jared Hawthorne personally drove her to the office.

She was busy at the office until noon, then went to the hospital to visit Yvonne Lowell.

"President Grayson."

Yvonne Lowell struggled to sit up, but Vesper Grayson placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Stay lying down, you don’t need to get up." Her gaze fell to the cast on Yvonne’s calf. "How are you feeling?"

"It’s bearable. It’s just that all my work has to be postponed."

"Your health is the most important thing. Focus on your recovery."

"Mm, Finn Summers came to see me last night."

Vesper Grayson raised an eyebrow, waiting for her to continue.

"She said she was the one who set me up. She knelt and apologized, begging me not to press charges." She paused, then said softly, "I agreed."

"She caused you so much harm, and you just forgave her that easily?"

"I know most of what she said wasn’t true, so I didn’t want to make things difficult for her."

"Then who do you think was trying to harm you?"

"I’m sure President Grayson has already guessed. At Starlight, she’s the only one I don’t get along with." Yvonne Lowell smiled. "To be precise, she’s the one who can’t stand me and is always trying to trip me up."

She came from an ordinary background with no connections, so she had been careful and diligent with every step she took. But she never expected that even so, she would still become a thorn in someone’s side, a rock in their path.

"Do you know why she targeted you?"

"Because I was chosen as the spokesperson for Vaudin Asia-Pacific. She wanted to humiliate me in public and sabotage my partnership with Vaudin."

"But she didn’t expect that you and I had already signed the contract in advance." Vesper Grayson smiled. "After you were taken to the hospital, she came to see me. She pointed out that you were injured and asked me to give her a chance."

Yvonne Lowell was stunned.

’She never imagined Roya Winters could be so shameless.’

’She would stop at nothing to achieve her goals.’

’In the past few years at Starlight, she’s had far better resources than me. President Rivers has also been heavily promoting her.’

’What more could she possibly want?’

...

First thing in the morning, Finn Summers received a compensation invoice delivered by courier from Starlight’s legal department.

Seeing the total amount, her vision swam and went black.

Five million, six hundred thousand!

She immediately called Roya Winters.

"Roya, I just received the compensation invoice from the company..."

Before she could finish, Roya Winters cut her off impatiently.

"You failed, and you still have the nerve to call me? To ask me to pay to clean up your mess?"

"What do you mean? You’re the one who said you’d cover all the expenses. Are you trying to go back on your word now? Are you just abandoning me now that you’re done?"

"I said I would pay for it after I signed the contract and became Vaudin’s spokesperson. But Yvonne Lowell had already signed the endorsement contract with Grayson Corporation a week ago. Both Grayson Corporation and Vaudin made the official announcement this morning. You made this mess, you deal with it."

Finn Summers trembled with anger. "Roya Winters, that’s over five million! I couldn’t pay that even if I sold myself! Are you really going to abandon me like this?"

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