CHAPTER 3 EPISODE 1
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EPISODE 1: THE WOMAN IN HIS DREAMS
Three months had passed since Celine disappeared, but George Williams still couldn't forget the woman who had run away from their wedding reception.
Every night, he saw her face.
Every morning, he woke up angry.
And every time someone mentioned her name, something inside him broke.
"Sir, we've searched everywhere," Daniel, his personal assistant, reported. "There is still no trace of Mrs. Williams."
George slowly raised his eyes from the documents on his desk.
"Then search again."
"Sir, it's been three months."
George slammed his hand against the table.
"Did I ask you to remind me of that?"
Daniel lowered his head. "No, sir."
George stood and walked toward the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city.
Celine had been his weakness, his obsession, and the only woman who had ever made him feel something beyond business and power.
He remembered the way she had looked at him on their wedding day. The trembling in her voice when they were alone. The warmth of her lips against his.
He remembered kissing her that evening, holding her close as she whispered that she belonged with him.
So why had she run?
His phone suddenly rang.
An unknown number flashed across the screen.
George answered immediately.
"Who is this?"
For several seconds, there was silence.
Then a woman's trembling voice came through.
"George..."
His entire body froze.
He knew that voice.
"Celine?"
A shaky breath sounded on the other end.
"Please, you have to listen to me."
George gripped the phone tightly. "Where are you? Do you have any idea what you've done to me?"
"I didn't mean to hurt you."
"Then why did you leave me?" His voice cracked with anger and pain. "Why did you disappear without giving me a chance to explain anything?"
Celine began to cry softly.
"Because I was afraid."
"Afraid of what?"
She hesitated.
Then she whispered, "Of what your family would do if they discovered the truth."
George's expression changed.
"What truth, Celine?"
Before she could answer, a man's voice sounded in the background.
"Celine, who are you talking to?"
George went completely still.
"Who's that man?" he demanded.
"George, please—"
The call abruptly ended.
"Celine!"
He called back, but the number was unreachable.
For a moment, George couldn't move.
Then he grabbed his jacket.
"Daniel, get the car ready."
"Where are we going, sir?"
George's eyes darkened with determination.
"To find my wife."
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Across the city, Celine stood beside a small bedroom window, tears streaming down her face.
She stared at the phone in her trembling hands.
She had promised herself she would never contact George again.
But hearing his voice had shattered three months of carefully built walls.
She still remembered the way he kissed her, the way his arms made her feel safe, and the way he whispered her name when they were alone.
She had loved him enough to marry him.
And she still loved him enough to stay away.
A gentle movement inside her made her lower her gaze.
Her hand rested protectively against her stomach.
"Your father doesn't know about you yet," she whispered. "And until I know you're safe, he never will."
Suddenly, the bedroom door opened.
Celine turned sharply.
The man standing in the doorway wore an unreadable expression.
"I heard your conversation," he said.
Her blood ran cold.
"What do you want?"
He stepped into the room and closed the door behind him.
"You made a mistake calling George Williams."
Celine backed away.
"Please, don't tell him where I am."
The man gave her a cold smile.
"Don't worry. I won't tell him."
She released a shaky breath.
Then he added, "But if George finds you before we finish what we started, both of you will regret it."
Celine stared at him in horror.
Because suddenly, she understood something she had been too frightened to admit.
Running away from George had not ended the danger.
It had only given it time to grow.
And somewhere across the city, George Williams was coming for her.
This time, he wasn't going to let her disappear.
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