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THE BOYFRIEND BETWEEN US
img img THE BOYFRIEND BETWEEN US img Chapter 2 THE CEO WHO NOTICED HER
2 Chapters
Chapter 6 MEKKA'S LAST HOLD img
Chapter 7 MEKKA'S LAST HOLD img
Chapter 8 Shedrack promise img
Chapter 9 WHEN LOVE STARTS TALKING img
Chapter 10 THE NIGHT EVERYTHING FALLS APART img
Chapter 11 THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING REAL img
Chapter 12 SLOW AND STEADY img
Chapter 13 When the World Pushes Back img
Chapter 14 When distance teaches the truth img
Chapter 15 Lines That Cannot Be Uncrossed img
Chapter 16 The Space Between What Was and What Could Be img
Chapter 17 Conversations That Change Shape img
Chapter 18 When the Past Knocks Loudly img
Chapter 19 The Cost of Standing Tall img
Chapter 20 When the World Pushes img
Chapter 21 Lines That Can't Be Crossed img
Chapter 22 WHEN REALITY KNOCKS img
Chapter 23 LINES THAT CAN'T BE ERASED img
Chapter 24 WHEN THE WORLD PUSHES BACK img
Chapter 25 THE PRICE OF BEING SEEN img
Chapter 26 WHEN THE GROUND SHIFTS img
Chapter 27 WHEN TRUTH WALKS INTO THE Room img
Chapter 28 THE THINGS WE THOUGHT WERE over img
Chapter 29 THE PAST DOES NOT ASK FOR PERMISSION img
Chapter 30 WHERE GROWTH HURTS img
Chapter 31 THE COST OF BEING SEEN img
Chapter 32 WHEN DISTANCE LEARNS YOUR NAME img
Chapter 33 THE SPACE BETWEEN CALLS img
Chapter 34 WHAT THE WORLD SEES img
Chapter 35 THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US img
Chapter 36 WHEN THE PAST COMES KNOCKING img
Chapter 37 WHEN THE WORLD IS WATCHING img
Chapter 38 THE WEIGHT OF BEING SEEN img
Chapter 39 WHAT THE LIGHT REVEALS img
Chapter 40 THE DAY EVERYTHING CRACKED img
Chapter 41 WHEN THE TRUTH SPOKE BACK img
Chapter 42 THE ROOM THAT DECIDES MEN img
Chapter 43 THE THING YOU DON'T OUTRUN img
Chapter 44 THE COST OF STANDING STILL img
Chapter 45 WHEN THE GROUND SHIFTS img
Chapter 46 : THE SPACE BETWEEN US img
Chapter 47 WHEN TRUTH WALKS INTO THE Room img
Chapter 48 THE WEIGHT OF WHAT CAME BEFORE img
Chapter 49 WHEN THE WORLD PUSHES BACK img
Chapter 50 THE COST OF STANDING TALL img
Chapter 51 WHEN THE GROUND SHIFTS img
Chapter 52 THE DAY HER NAME BECAME A HEADLINE img
Chapter 53 THE WHISTLE AND THE FIRE img
Chapter 54 THE HEARING ROOM img
Chapter 55 THE OFFER img
Chapter 56 FAULT LINES img
Chapter 57 THE THINGS WE DON'T SAY img
Chapter 58 THE OFFER THAT POISONS EV img
Chapter 59 WHEN THE SILENCE BROKE HER img
Chapter 60 THE COST OF SPEAKING img
Chapter 61 WHAT HE DIDN'T SAY img
Chapter 62 WHEN TRUTH STANDS UP img
Chapter 63 THE WEIGHT OF CHOICE img
Chapter 64 WHEN THE NOISE RETURNS img
Chapter 65 THE NAME NO ONE SPEAKS img
Chapter 66 THE COST OF CHOOSING img
Chapter 67 WHEN THE TRUTH STANDS UP img
Chapter 68 THE COST OF STANDING img
Chapter 69 LINES THAT CAN'T BE UNDRAWN img
Chapter 70 WHEN THE GROUND SHIFTS img
Chapter 71 COLLISION COURSE img
Chapter 72 FAULT LINES img
Chapter 73 THE COST OF STANDING img
Chapter 74 WHEN THE GROUND SHIFTS img
Chapter 75 LINES OF BATTLE img
Chapter 76 THE PAST DOESN'T STAY QUIET img
Chapter 77 WHEN POWER SHIFTS img
Chapter 78 THE COST OF CHOOSING img
Chapter 79 THE COST OF BEING SEEN img
Chapter 80 WHEN THE GROUND PUSHES BACK img
Chapter 81 THE COST OF STANDING img
Chapter 82 LINES THAT CAN'T BE UNSEEN img
Chapter 83 CRACKS BENEATH THE CALM img
Chapter 84 WHEN LINES ARE DRAWN img
Chapter 85 WHAT THE MORNING REVEALS img
Chapter 86 THE WEIGHT OF BEING SEEN img
Chapter 87 Lines That Cannot Be Unseen img
Chapter 88 What the Silence Reveals img
Chapter 89 When Strength Is Tested img
Chapter 90 Lines That Can't Be Crossed img
Chapter 91 When the Past Knocks Loudly img
Chapter 92 Lines We Don't Cross (Until We Do) img
Chapter 93 The World Notices img
Chapter 94 Lines We Choose Not to Cross img
Chapter 95 Lines We Choose Not to Cross img
Chapter 96 What the World Thinks It Sees img
Chapter 97 The Weight of Quiet Decisions img
Chapter 98 Lines That Shouldn't Blur img
Chapter 99 The Weight of First Impressions img
Chapter 100 Beyond the Contract img
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Chapter 2 THE CEO WHO NOTICED HER

Shedrack Nwokocha stepped out of the SUV the moment it rolled into the company compound. His security team moved quickly, opening doors, clearing space, and saluting him in quiet respect. To most people, this was normal. Expected. The life of a CEO with a name heavy enough to make people shift when he entered a room.

But Shedrack wasn't in his usual cold focus this morning.

He was thinking about her.

The girl at the junction.

That splash of muddy water.

The shock on her face.

And the way she still stood visibly embarrassed, but not broken.

Most people would have screamed.

Some would have insulted him.

Others would have used the opportunity to beg for money.

But she didn't.

She simply wiped her dress and rejected his offer with dignity.

Shedrack walked through the glass doors of his company, but his mind stayed behind at that junction. He didn't even see her properly, yet something about her pulled at him something he couldn't explain.

He reached his office, removed his glasses, and dropped into his chair.

His assistant entered.

"Sir, the board meeting will begin in thirty minutes."

He nodded without looking up.

"And, uh... you seem distracted, sir," the assistant added carefully.

Shedrack raised a brow. "Handle the meeting prep."

"Yes, sir."

When she left, he exhaled deeply.

He didn't like feeling distracted.

Not by anything and especially not by a woman whose name he didn't even know.

He pushed the thoughts aside and returned to work.

Meanwhile; Ema's day was falling apart...

Ema sat in the back of a keke, holding the muddy hem of her dress away from her legs. The driver kept turning back, giving her sympathetic looks.

"Madam, sorry o," he said. "Na that big man splash you?"

She smiled weakly. "It wasn't on purpose."

"Chai. You try sef. My wife no go gree."

Ema laughed lightly, but her chest felt tight.

She had a delivery to make, and now she looked like someone who rolled on the ground.

And worse... Chuka was coming to see her later.

She didn't want problems.

When she got to the customer's office, she apologized again and again. Luckily, the woman was understanding and even tipped her.

But Ema couldn't shake off the morning's strange encounter.

The voice.

The calm command.

The sharp but quiet presence.

She didn't know who he was, but something told her... he wasn't ordinary.

......

Shedrack couldn't let it go.

By afternoon, he had given up pretending the incident didn't affect him.

He called his driver.

"The girl we splashed today. Did you see her clearly?"

"Not very much, sir. Eemm...I think she is slim, fair and a fine girl. She looked like person wey dey struggle but still holding herself well."

Shedrack nodded slowly; that matched his memory.

"Find out if any CCTV caught the area where it happened. I want a clear picture."

His driver blinked. "Sir... CCTV? For ordinary splash?"

Shedrack gave him a look that ended the question.

The driver bowed. "Yes, sah"

When the man left, Shedrack leaned back in his chair, annoyed at himself.

Why do I care?

He didn't chase women. They chased him.

But this one... something in her eyes had stayed with him.

It was sharp but gentle.

............

By evening, Ema was back home, changing into a fresh outfit before Chuka arrived. She checked the mirror simple, natural, tidy.

Her phone buzzed.

Chuka:

I'm close. Come outside. And don't make me wait.

Ema swallowed.

Her stomach tightened with that familiar mix of fear and loyalty. She owed him, didn't she? After everything he had done for her?

She picked up her bag and stepped outside.

She had no idea her world was already shifting.

That somewhere across the city, a billionaire CEO was searching for her face.

That fate was drawing two lines closer... waiting for the moment they would cross again.

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