Chapter 110 “I don’t see it that way,” Henry interrupted, his voice firm but not unkind. “No matter how hurt someone is, they don’t treat the woman they supposedly love like that. Dragging you out, throwing you to the ground? If you’d lost the baby in that fall, would you
Chapter 109 The glass doors of Vexley Enterprises slammed shut behind her with a final, echoing thud—a sound that felt less like dismissal and more like judgment. A verdict. Eliana stumbled as the security guards released her, their grip still lingering in the bruises on her arms. They had hauled
Chapter 108 Henry Jackson glanced at her, his voice steady and protective. “Breathe, Eliana. In and out, like I showed you last night. You’re not alone in this. I’ll be right there. And remember, you’re fighting for love—real love. That’s worth the fear p> They arrived at the company, the
Chapter 107 The penthouse was cloaked in a velvet hush, the kind of silence that pressed in too close, too heavy, until even the faint hum of the city below sounded distant, unreal. Beyond the wall of glass, the skyline glittered with restless neon and flickering headlights, a constellation of
Chapter 106 The moment her thumb hit send, Eliana stared at the screen, waiting—hoping—for the familiar buzz of a reply. But the silence stretched, cold and merciless. Her chest tightened. The quiet felt like rejection, like an answer in itself, and she couldn’t bear it. With trembling fingers, she opened
Chapter 105 Eliana slumped against the cool leather of Henry’s SUV, her body caving inward like a fragile shell barely holding back the chaos ripping through her. Outside, the city blurred past in sharp streaks of motion—sunlight bouncing off glass buildings, midday traffic honking and weaving, shopfronts flashing with bold
Chapter 104 In that suspended moment, as the words hung heavy between them like storm clouds, Rafael’s heart clenched with a desperate hope. He searched her face, praying for shock—for wide-eyed innocence, for her to gasp and demand, “What are you talking about?” The report from his investigators had painted
Chapter 103 The autumn breeze whispered through the bustling downtown streets, carrying the faint scent of roasted chestnuts and fallen leaves as Eliana pushed open the door to The Whispering Bean. The chime above the entrance tinkled like a hesitant greeting, drawing a few idle glances from patrons nursing their
Chapter 102 Eliana’s pulse thundered in her ears, wild and uneven, as if her very heartbeat were trying to escape her chest. The phone felt heavy in her trembling hand, its cold edges digging into her skin, grounding her in the moment she desperately wished to avoid. The screen’s glow
Chapter 101 Three days had bled together, slipping past Eliana Bennett like sand refusing to stay in her grasp. Every sunrise seemed heavier than the one before, pressing on her chest with a weight she couldn’t shake. She had tucked herself away in Henry Jackson’s apartment—a sleek sanctuary in the
Chapter 100 James entered the study with a measured stride, his face etched with lines of concern that deepened the shadows under his eyes. The room, once a bastion of calculated power, now felt suffocating under the weight of unspoken revelations. Rafael, still seated behind his massive oak desk, looked
Chapter 99 The opulent foyer of the Vexley estate felt like a tomb, its crystal chandeliers creating fractured light across the marble floors, illuminating the tension that hung thick in the air. Rafael Vexley sat rigidly in his wheelchair, his piercing steel eyes—hidden behind the pretense of clouded blindness—fixed on
Chapter 98 The luxury car’s interior felt like a suffocating cocoon as Rafael Vexley slumped back against the leather seat, his steel eyes wide with a storm of disbelief. The revelation from James’s tablet had shattered the fragile walls he’d built around his heart. Eliana Bennett—his Eliana, the woman whose
Chapter 97 Rafael Vexley’s black SUV growled quietly where it sat on the shoulder of the quiet highway, the engine’s low hum like a caged predator pacing behind steel bars. Outside, the late morning sun blazed high, spreading long streaks of light across the asphalt. Heat shimmered above the road
Chapter 96 Rafael Vexley let out a laugh—a genuine, disbelieving burst that filled the car. It was a sound James hadn’t heard in years, raw and emotional, laced with the pent-up rage of a man who’d suffered in silence too long. “I can’t believe it. Three years, James. Three goddamn
Chapter 95 Rafael’s steel eyes narrowed into slits as James leaned in, his voice cutting through the chaos like a razor-thin thread. Jason’s broken sobs rattled in the background, tangled with Rocco’s low, animalistic grunts as he pressed the interrogation forward. The chamber stank of iron and sweat, the kind
Chapter 94 The car wound through the city outskirts, finally pulling up to a sprawling estate that screamed opulence masking menace. It wasn’t Austin’s real home—that was a fortress buried deeper in secrecy—but a “business” property: a massive house with marble columns, a mechanic’s garage humming with activity, and hefty
Chapter 93 As the smooth black car rolled away from the sprawling Vexley estate, the morning sun slid across its gleaming hood, scattering reflections like shards of glass over the perfectly trimmed lawns. The mansion behind them stood in all its opulent silence—columns, marble, and secrets—but Rafael Vexley didn’t glance
Chapter 92 Henry Jackson’s smooth gray sedan glided through the afternoon traffic like a shadow slipping between beams of light. Skyscrapers loomed on either side, their glass facades catching the sun and tossing it back in fractured shards. Inside, the city noise dulled to a distant hum, swallowed by leather
Chapter 91 The morning sun hovered just above the rooftops, spilling a hazy gold across the restless city. Eliana emerged from the estate’s shadow like a fugitive breaking free of a cage, the battered packing box pressed tight against her chest. Gravel and thorns bit into her bare feet, but