MasukNaomi instinctively shook her head as she took a step backward. "No. I won't go! Let me go!!!""You don't get to make the decisions here," Falcon retorted with a faint smile. He gave the guards another signal.Without wasting a second, several burly men immediately seized Naomi by the arms and forci
"He's still alive," Falcon replied shortly. "Just as you wanted."A faint grin spread across Silas's face. "Leave him."Falcon raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised by the decision. "Why don't you want to finish him off? My men had the chance to shoot him.""Don't," Silas answered without hesitation
Several hours before Carrington Bay descended into total chaos.An old warehouse in the harbor district remained shrouded in an oppressive silence. Dim lights hanging from the ceiling cast a yellowish glow across the concrete floor. In the middle of the room, several fierce-looking men stood on guar
Then there were only two possibilities.They were really there.Or...They wanted Cale to believe they were there.Meanwhile, at TnC's Sun City headquarters, the atmosphere inside the conference room remained tense. Several directors from different divisions sat around the long conference table, whi
At that very moment, Cale's entire security network sprang into action on a massive scale.Vincent had just received an update from one of the staff members. "Mr. Cale, they lost the vehicle's signal thirty-one minutes ago. The last signal was near the route leading to the university. The CCTV foota
Daniel didn't truly know how he was still able to move. Blood streamed from his temple, soaking the collar of his shirt. His left shoulder was nearly numb after being struck repeatedly with an iron bar. Even breathing had become a struggle, each expansion of his lungs feeling unbearably heavy.Yet a
His jaw tightened—not from explosive anger, but from a slow-rising sense of alertness. “They arrived more than twenty minutes early.”Riana leaned back in her seat. “I’m sure this was intentional,” she said flatly. “The meeting was exposed before we even got here.”“No,” Nathan replied, his tone m
The next morning, Althea and Josh arrived at the prosecutor’s office under tight security. The screening procedures moved quickly, yet the tension lingered. Two attorneys accompanied them. Cameras still waited outside the building, but they managed to slip in without facing blinding lights or relent
Cale exhaled slowly. “I think… we have no choice but to play along with the game that’s already been forced onto my family.”Aaron’s brow furrowed deeply. “What do you mean, sir?”“You said you have people monitoring Harold’s unusual movements, didn’t you?”“That’s correct, Mr. Cale.” Aaron still di
That morning continued as it normally would—or at least, that was how it appeared.Riana settled back into her chair with measured movements, but anyone who knew her well would recognize the truth: her anger was being forced into submission by sheer dignity. The teacup in front of her had gone cold,







