Abandoned Luna Now Untouchable (Cecilia) novel Chapter 40

Cecilia

All eyes turned toward the doorway where stood-soaking wet, deathly pale, with scrapes across my forehead and cheeks. Despite my battered appearance, I could feel their stares of recognition and shock.

I leaned heavily against the door frame, my strength nearly spent. The gash on my leg throbbed with every heartbeat, but the fire of vengeance burning inside me was stronger than any physical pain.

Alpha Sebastian’s eyes widened, sparkling like stars in the night sky.

He rose from his chair in one fluid motion and strode toward me.

“Cecilia, you’re alive,” he breathed, his voice thick with relief.

My lips curved into a weak smile. “Turns out I’m harder to kill than they thought.”

“Thank the God my head hadn’t hit those rocks instead of my leg.”

From the corner of my eye, I caught sight of Zoe’s face turning ashen.

His expression of shock confirmed everything-he’d expected me to be dead, not standing here exposing him.

Alpha Sebastian’s sharp eyes noticed the blood-soaked towel wrapped around my thigh.

You’re injured. I need to get you to a hospital immediately.”

“The business first,” I insisted, my gaze never leaving Zoe’s face. “I can hold on.”

He looked at me for a long second, clearly weighing his options.

Finally, he gave a short nod.

“Take it slow,” he murmured, slipping an arm around my shoulders to steady me.

The warmth of his body grounded me, but every step sent sharp pain shooting through my leg.

After just a few steps, cold sweat was already dripping down my back.

I staggered slightly.

Without a word, Alpha Sebastian scooped me into his arms.

He carried me with ease and set me down gently in his chair, as if I weighed nothing.

I barely had time to catch my breath when something caught my eye-Amara’s phone lay on the table, still lit up, still connected to a call.

My. eyes narrowed.

The contact name on the screen said it all.

So that’s what was happening behind my back.

A cold, mocking smile twisted my lips as I turned to face Zoe.

“Deputy Manager Zoe, how dare you?” I said, my voice soft but cutting. “You should have at least made sure I was dead before you started spouting your lies.”

“Miss Cecilia, I don’t understand what you’re talking about,” Zoe replied, his expression carefully blank.

He knew there had been no witnesses in that room, no evidence beyond my word against his.

Without missing a beat, he turned to Amara. “General Manager Amara, can’t you see? Her timing is perfect-she’s not here to expose me, but to humiliate you in front of the CEO.

Her schemes run deep.”

I was honestly shocked by how shamelessly he twisted the truth.

But what hit me even harder was Amara-the way her eyes filled with hatred when she looked at me.

Cecilia, you’re falsely accusing Deputy Manager Zoe and putting on this whole performance. You dragged everyone here in the middle of the night just to show off how you can seduce men?”

1 stared back at her in disbelief, my mind racing through possibilities.

“Alpha Sebastian, I brought a recording pen with me this morning for my investigation. It can record continuously for 48 hours.”

A flicker of panic crossed Zoe’s face as I continued.

“I kept it hidden in my shirt. It’s still at the old house by the sea where they held me captive, under the coffee table. If you send someone to retrieve it, we’ll have proof of everything-what Deputy Zoe said, what Factory Director Thomas Dunn said, what everyone else involved said. The truth will speak for itself.” Several people in the room visibly paled, including Zoe.

“We already know where it is,” Alpha Sebastian said with a slight smile.”It’s Thomas Dunn’s family home. He admitted everything.”

Alpha Sebastian called Beta Sawyer in front of everyone, instructing him to find the recording pen and bring Thomas Dunn back to the factory.

The guilty parties in the conference room looked like they were about to faint.

As Alpha Sebastian ended the call, the atmosphere in the room shifted dramatically.

Those uninvolved began to believe I had truly been kidnapped and imprisoned. Those who had participated in or known about my abduction looked like they were dangling over an abyss.

Zoe’s facial muscles twitched with fear, but he maintained his act. “Fine! Let’s find this recording pen and have this confrontation. I have nothing to hide!”

“Hah…” I let out a soft, mocking laugh. The blood loss had made me light-headed, giving my voice an unintended gentleness. “Please, keep talking. Maybe swear to the Moon Goddess or cry some crocodile tears. It’ll make the upcoming revelation even more dramatic.”

When nobody moved, I added, “Someone record this on video, so Deputy Manager Zoe can’t deny it later.”

People exchanged uncertain glances, no one daring to be the first.

“IIl record it,” Alpha Sebastian declared, taking out his phone.

Those confident in their innocence pulled out their phones as well.

Surrounded by so many cameras, Zoe finally showed genuine panic.

The trap was closing around him, and there was nowhere left to run.