Mag-log in"Mr. Chris.""Where's Cale?""He's waiting for you.”Chris did not respond. He walked straight into the room.The conference room was much quieter than usual. A long glass-topped table occupied most of the room, while a massive digital display showed a map of Carrington Bay. Several red markers blin
The question immediately made the woman knit her brows in confusion. "No.""Or perhaps this house was rented by someone else before you moved in?" Chris pressed."Never. We've always lived here ourselves."Before Chris could ask another question, the man who had been in the garage strode toward them
"Wait for me, Naomi," he said softly.Ever since leaving the airport, Chris had not eased off the accelerator once. He gripped the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles had turned white. His eyes never truly left the navigation screen, which continued to display a single destination on the out
Lydia's consciousness returned slowly, beginning with a heavy throbbing in her temples that seemed to pulse with every beat of her heart. Her eyelids felt unbearably heavy as she opened them, and her vision remained blurred for several seconds."Where am I?" she asked softly.An unfamiliar damp scen
She tried to force the window open with all the strength she had left.Locked.Every possible exit was securely locked.Naomi's breathing became ragged, her chest tightening as though the oxygen in the room had suddenly thinned.No.She gripped the edge of the window tightly. She could not panic now
"Move!" one of the men who had gotten out earlier ordered."No!" Naomi refused, her gaze openly defiant. She looked at Falcon with every bit of courage she had left."Is that so?" Falcon stepped closer, and in one swift motion, Naomi was in his arms. He simply hoisted her over his shoulder. It was n
Riana finally stepped in. She couldn’t let this drag on. “Selena, we’re not dismissing the evidence. We just… need time. Everything is happening too suddenly.”“And,” Nathan added calmly, “I have one question first—where have you been staying while in SunCity?”Selena lifted her chin. “I rented a sm
“Please, Miss Selena,” Erick said as he opened the car door, gesturing for her to step inside—the car Nathaniel Miller had personally ordered for her.Erick didn’t dare ask who this woman was or why his employer had instructed him to treat her with special attention and careful service. Even so, cur
That afternoon, the house was filled with the sound of Josh’s laughter—soft, bright, and utterly contagious. The little boy sat cross-legged on the living room rug, carefully stacking colorful blocks into a tower that wobbled dangerously high. Beside him, Althea watched with amused focus, occasional
“Grace, sweetheart, are you sure you don’t want to bring your teddy bear?”Althea spoke softly as she adjusted a tiny sunhat on her four-year-old daughter’s head.“No need, Mommy. Teddy gets scared when it rains,” Grace giggled, swinging her little bunny-shaped bag over her shoulder.Josh, lounging







