《Hidden No More: The Billionaire’s Plus-Sized Secret》全部章節：第 21 章 - 第 30 章

Quinn’s POVMy phone pinged again the second I stepped out of Laura’s room.I immediately looked back at her closed bedroom door before pulling the phone from my pocket.‘Call off the search.’My jaw tightened instantly.Another text came in before I could even process the first one.‘I know where she sleeps, you know.’Every muscle in my body locked.I turned back toward Laura’s door again instinctively, my pulse kicking hard against my ribs.They couldn’t be fucking serious.There was no way.No goddamn way someone would be stupid enough to come near my estate.Another message came through.‘Stop looking for me’Then another.‘Don’t say I didn’t warn you.’And then right before my eyes, every single message vanished from the screen.Deleted.I stared at the empty thread in disbelief.“What the fuck?”The words escaped me under my breath.What kind of sorcery was this?How the hell were they deleting messages off my phone remotely?My grip tightened painfully around the device.For a

Laura’s POVI coughed loudly, still gripping my throat, trying to take in as much breath as I possibly could. My chest burned with every inhale and my ribs ached so badly I could barely move. Whoever was there still stood in front of me, watching me struggle to breathe and see through the darkness.Who were they?What did they want with me?“Please,” I coughed again, my voice rough and broken. “I don’t know… I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve this. I just…”Another cough ripped through me.The person chuckled.The sound was cold. Empty. Like they genuinely enjoyed seeing me terrified.Then suddenly a hard kick slammed into my ribs.Pain exploded through my side so sharply I screamed.Before I could even recover, footsteps echoed loudly outside my room.The person froze.And almost as quickly as they came, they bolted.I heard rushed movements, the sound of shoes against the floor, then the window sliding open.Gone.I just laid there on the ground gasping for breath, my entire bod

Laura’s POVIt all still felt like some horrible dream.Only this wasn’t a dream, the bruises around my throat were real, the ache in my ribs was real.The fear crawling beneath my skin every single second was painfully real.Someone had definitely been in my room last night. And whoever it was wanted to hurt me.Kill me even.I sat quietly on the edge of Quinn’s bed while the doctor examined the bruises around my neck carefully. Every slight touch made me flinch even though he was gentle.His face softened immediately.“Sorry,” he murmured.“It’s okay,” I whispered quickly even though it wasn’t.Nothing about this was okay.The doctor straightened after a while and offered me a warm smile.“Well, Ms. Laura, you’re okay. It’s only a few bruises. Nothing appears broken and there’s no severe internal damage.”Relief loosened something inside my chest slightly.At least physically, I was okay.Mentally?That was another issue entirely.“Thank you,” I said softly.He nodded once.“You’ll be

Quinn's POVI don't know how long I stood there watching her.Maybe it was minutes or hours.Time had a strange way of disappearing whenever Laura was in front of me.The set was loud, filled with people moving around, cameras adjusting, assistants running backand forth, and yet somehow my attention stayed locked on one person.The girl who had walked into this industry doubting herself.The girl who had been convinced she wasn't enough.The girl who had no idea how much potential she carried.Laura stood in front of the cameras, completely transformed.Not the anxious woman who had stepped onto set earlier.Not the woman who was terrified someone would take everything away from her.She was May.Her character.She became someone else completely, and it was almost ridiculous how quickly she slipped intoit.The emotions.The expressions.The way she delivered every single line.It was so natural.I had worked with actors before. I had seen talented people perform.

Laura's POVI immediately looked around for whoever, or wherever, that text could have come from, my eyesscanning every corner of the room.But there was no one.No one except Quinn and the receptionist who stood behind the desk, quietly working onwhatever she had in front of her.My heart started beating faster.Then suddenly, I felt it.Those strong hands.The same invisible grip around my throat.I let out a sharp gasp, my hands flying to my neck as I stumbled backward.But there was nothing there.No hands.No person.Nothing.My breathing became uneven as I stared around the room, trying to convince myself that I wasstill standing in Quinn’s office building and not back in that dark room where I couldn't fightback.Was I imagining it?Was I imagining the text too?Was my mind just replaying everything that happened until I couldn't tell the differencebetween reality and memory anymore?"Laura?"Quinn’s voice snapped me back.I turned slowly and saw him