There's No Turning Back (Elara and Harvey) novel Chapter 21

Chapter 21

“Ack” Niamh let out a sharp cry behind Harvey

Harvey turned to see her sprawled on the ground with her hair disheveled, and her wide, imploring eyes were fixed on him

“Harvey…”

An indelible image overlapped with the scene before him in his mind–his sister, Dawn Fisher, who was forever frozen at 18, was calling out to him again and again amidst the flames.

He walked over and helped Niamh to her feet.

Seated in Harvey’s car, Niamh struggled to suppress the triumphant smile threatening to bloom on her face.

“What do you plan to do with this bracelet?” she asked while holding it out in her palm

“Throw it away,” he replied curtly in a cold tone.

“Sure thing” Niamh responded nonchalantly while miming a toss toward the window.

With a deft twist of her wrist, she slipped the bracelet into her pocket instead in a seamless movement.

In the Fisher residence’s study, the strikingly handsome man sat behind the desk as his eyes scanned the pages of Elara’s

medical records.

His gaze froze on the words “pregnancy termination“.

A suffocating weight settled over Harvey. It was as though he were drowning, unable to draw a single breath.

The sound of a fetus’s rapid, strong heartbeat echoed from the computer screen. Then, the heartbeat abruptly stopped

It

I was as if an

an invisible blade had pierced its chest, causing it to double over in pain as its entire body

1. v. convulsed

At that moment, his phone rang. Harvey’s hand trembled as he reached for it, almost dropping it in the pr

process.

His normally composed and striking features were now shrouded in an icy coldness, unyielding and impenetrable.

“Mr. Fisher, Mrs. Fisher is inquiring when the funds stipulated in the divorce agreement will be transferred to her account.” came a voice from the other end

“Send it to her now,” Harvey

commanded,

his voice devoid of

I warmth a and almost unreal in its detachment

Cyrus hesitated on the other end. “Mr. Fisher, the divorce agreement specifies that you need to transfer 6 60 million in a single

payment

“Give it to her,” Harvey cut him off, his tone brooking no argument

Elara was a woman of modest background. A lump sum of 60 million would undoubtedly overwhelm her

To her, this money would feel like a burning hot coal in her hands, something impossible to hold onto

Harvey was convinced that it wouldn’t be long after s

she received the funds before she came crawling back to hum

Elara pulled over to the side of the road after receiving a notification from her bank. A deposit of 60 million dollars had been

made into her account

+35 BONUS

This was the portion of assets stipulated in her divorce agreement with Harvey

Of course, Harvey had earned far more than this in the past seven years. However, Fisher Corp w

was an enormous enterprise.

If Elara truly demanded half of everything Harvey had brought in for the company during that time, she wouldn’t live long enough to spend it even if she received the money.

Now, with such a large sum in her account, Elara began considering her next steps. Beyond this money, she had also received a property in a desirable location.

But she needed to decide on the right school district to invest in with Bambi soon to enter elementary school Elara planned to gather information about different properties and weigh her options carefully.

The stock market also presented an opportunity. The market analysis program she had written predicted a significant surge.

in stocks within the next month. Elara decided to allocate the funds there for a two–week investment.

Still, her seven years in the Fisher family had left her socially isolated in the Capitol. While she knew of many people within Harvey’s network, she didn’t trust any of them completely.

Elara then retrieved a black, gold–embossed business card from her bag. One that belonged to Theodore.

Considering he was the son of her former mentor, Elara decided to give him a call.

Theodore lounged casually against the back of his chair inside a conference room. His deep–set eyes and prominent nose gave his features a sharp, defined look.

When he smiled, the dimples that appeared made him look both roguish and undeniably handsome, exuding a devil–may–care charm

“I had no idea that you’re so resilient, Mr. Chapman. You’re even writing reports with your feet, no less.

“If you threw this shitty report into a field, farmers would probably pick it up and praise it as excellent fertilizer”

Sitting across from Theodore, Charles Chapman turned beet red, looking like he wanted to sink into his chair.

Theodore then shifted his attention to the junior associate sitting beside Charles.

“Your skill at organizing files is impressive–almost like a jester juggling their balls. It’s so entertaining, it made me laugh out

loud”

The junior associate looked like she was about to burst into tears.

Theodore leaned back casually, adding, “Go ahead and finish sorting the remaining documents. That way, you can reorganize them all over again ”

Just then, Theodore’s phone buzzed Glancing at the screen, he saw an unfamiliar string of numbers. He didn’t think much of it at first, but something clicked a few seconds later.

The number looked familiar–too familiar.

Suddenly, it hit him. The number felt so familiar because it was etched into his memory. He had never saved it as he was deliberately avoiding any association to prevent bringing trouble to its owner.

Theodore

e picked up

ked up the call

II with newfound urgency. As he pressed the answer button, he took a deep breath.

The lawyers sitting across from him, who had just been enduring his sharp critiques, noticed his sudden shift in demeanor. Their own nervousness grew as Theodore’s expression turned serious

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