Lahat ng Kabanata ng A contract with the ruthless mafia billionaire : Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

Kade’s POVI sat in the corner of the boutique, which smelled like roses and money — the kind of place where everything was too good to be true. All I could do was watch Selene spin slowly before the mirror as the fashion designer fussed with the lace on her gown. But all I could think about was how wrong it looked on her, not because she wasn’t beautiful but it wasn’t supposed to be her.“Well? How do I look?”She turned to face me with that smug smile on her face as her voice dragged me back to the present, and I realized I hadn’t said a single word in ten minutes.“It’s… fine,” I muttered.The designer’s face lit up the moment I said that, as if I’d just given a royal decree.“Fine! That's wonderful! We’ll make the final adjustments right away.” Then, he walked away, leaving us surrounded by glittering fabrics and silence.Selene studied me through the mirror with those eyes, calculating even behind the sweetness of her painted smile, “You’re quiet again,” she said softly, stepping

Lia’s POVKade searched my face like he was trying to read the truth I hadn’t said aloud, “What the fuck did you just say?” His voice came out low and dangerous. I swallowed hard, my heart pounding like a drum in my ears as the elevator doors had just closed again.“I said you were right,” I whispered, “About Julian.” Kade’s eyes narrowed as his chest rose and fell heavily. “What about him?” My throat burned with so much I wanted to say, and I forced it out either way, “Julian has been lying to me about everything…”The words tumbled out before I could even breathe. “He…he wasn’t who I thought he was, because all this while Selene had hired him weeks ago. She paid him to seduce me and sleep with me.”Kade’s expression went still as I continued to speak, his jaw clenched tight I could see the veins in his neck. “Selene wanted him to film when fucked me so that she would use it to humiliate me so badly that u would leave the city.”For a moment, Kade didn’t move. Then suddenly, he turn

Kade’s POVThe moment I stepped into my penthouse, I could already feel her sitting there. The scent of her perfume suffocated as she sat on the velvet couch, her legs crossed majestically.She held the glass of red wine in her hands like she owned the world, “Where have you been Kade?” Her smile was slow and deliberate as she spoke, which dripped with nothing but fake concern. I shut the door behind me and locked it, my movements too calm and controlled—the kind that only comes before I snapped. She could feel it as I stepped closer, “Where’s the video?”Selene blinked once, the practiced kind of surprise that appeared on her face anytime she wanted to fake that stupid innocence. “Video?” she repeated, tilting her head, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”“Don’t play games with me,” I snapped. My voice is low, dangerous, “You know exactly what I’m talking about.”A bitter laughter tore out of her as she swirled her wine. “Kade, you’re scaring me. Why would you think I’m hiding

Lia’s POVMy head throbbed like someone had taken a hammer to my skull.I groaned, eyelids heavy as lead, and tried to lift my hand to my face. The movement sent a fresh wave of nausea rolling through me. Everything felt wrong—the air too cool, the sheets too soft, the silence too complete. My lashes fluttered open, and for a second, the world was nothing but blurred gold and cream.This wasn’t my apartment.I bolted upright, heart slamming against my ribs. The room spun for a moment before settling into sharp, expensive focus. A massive four-poster bed with black silk sheets. Floor-to-ceiling windows draped in heavy velvet curtains that blocked out most of the light. Crystal chandeliers hung from a ceiling painted with delicate gold filigree. On the nightstand sat a vase of blood-red roses so perfect they looked artificial.This was a cage wrapped in luxury.Memories slammed into me one after another. The hallway. The leather glove over my mouth. The sickeningly sweet smell of chlor

Julian’s POVThe city traffic had been kinder than usual, almost like the universe was finally giving us a break. I glanced at the dashboard clock—right on time. Ten minutes, just like I’d told Lia. My fingers drummed lightly on the steering wheel as I pulled into the underground parking of her building, a small smile tugging at my lips despite the nerves twisting in my stomach.This was it. Today we were leaving everything behind. The drama, the danger, the shadow of Kade Vander that had loomed over us for far too long. A new country, a fresh start. Just Lia and me. I could already picture her beside me on the plane, her head on my shoulder, finally breathing easy for the first time in months.I grabbed the bouquet of white lilies from the passenger seat—her favorite—and headed up to her floor. The elevator ride felt longer than usual. When the doors opened, my smile faltered.The hallway wasn’t empty.Lia’s suitcase lay abandoned in the middle of the corridor, tilted on its side l