Overbearing CEO's Contract Love
Chapter 21: I Am Her Fiancé

Chapter 21: I Am Her Fiancé

With a sharp "snap," Emma Hart’s palm connected with Natalie Black’s cheek.

Gasping unevenly, Emma had poured all her fury into that slap, surprised herself at the force she exerted.

The red imprint on Natalie’s face was a testament to her anger.

Emma stood there, momentarily at a loss, regretting the escalation.

"Emma Hart, you dare to hit me!" Natalie, infuriated, raised her hand for revenge. Emma’s mind went blank, bracing for the blow...

Her last despairing glance fell on Ethan Turner’s expressionless face behind her.

The man she once loved deeply, the man to whom she was ready to offer her most precious innocence, stood there, heartlessly.

Emma closed her eyes in disappointment, not even sure what she was hoping for. Did she expect that man to stand up for her? How naive.

For a moment, there was silence.

When Emma reopened her eyes, she saw Natalie’s hand frozen mid-air, firmly grasped by another.

It was Damien Sterling!!

"Who are you?" Natalie asked, her eyes wide as she recognized him – the man who had been with Emma that night.

Damien stepped in front of Emma, forcefully pushing Natalie’s hand back, causing her to stumble in her high heels into Ethan’s arms.

Ethan moved to support Natalie, but she pushed him away, accusingly asking, "What are you doing?"

Damien Sterling looked at Natalie and Ethan with a disdainful eyebrow raise, his eyes dark and foreboding. With a sinister smile and a magnetic voice, he declared, "I am her fiancé."

With those words, Damien Sterling assertively pulled Emma into his embrace, protectively announcing to all that his woman was not to be trifled with.

"Fiancé?" Natalie Black whispered under her breath, her voice a mix of shock and bewilderment.

From a sleek car, two formidable bodyguards descended, their muscular physiques visibly tensing beneath their clothes as they approached.

Ethan Turner gently pulled Natalie to his side, whispering soothingly, "Let’s not provoke them, Emma. Remember, I rented a villa here to celebrate your birthday in style tonight. Let’s not let them dampen our spirits."

Emma Hart looked at Ethan with dimming eyes, a sense of pity washing over her, not for anything else but for the evident cowardice in Ethan’s demeanor.

Emma silently mused, perhaps it was a blessing that she hadn’t committed herself to such a man.

Damien Sterling, paying no heed to the altercation, led Emma swiftly to his car and drove off.

Inside the car, Emma consciously huddled her shoulders, creating a distance between herself and Damien, curling up on the opposite side like a small, forsaken kitten.

Emma remained silent, her eyes reflecting a deep sense of loneliness and abandonment. This stirred a hint of compassion in Damien’s heart.

However, he couldn’t help but smile amusingly, recalling the ferocity of her slap - she was indeed a fiery little wildcat.

At the villa’s entrance, Damien’s car window slowly lowered.

He looked ahead with an indifferent gaze, casually instructing, ’No rentals allowed here. Check on those two as soon as they arrive.’

The security guards immediately saluted, respectfully watching the black Audi slowly drive in.

After all, this was a development by Sterling Enterprises.

Damien Sterling had chosen this serene location as his private retreat, greatly valuing its peaceful ambiance.