Lahat ng Kabanata ng Beg Little Prince (MM): Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 13

SILA'S POV The next day at Vane Capital ran like clockwork, but the whole routine felt like it was mocking the storm inside my head. I sat in the top-floor corner office, floor-to-ceiling windows showing the city spread out like it belonged to me. Morning light cut across the black marble desk, catching on contracts and glowing screens. My lawyers were already moving—calls to judges, quiet money transfers, pressure on the right people. Theo Sterling’s release was barreling forward on every front. By midday the paperwork looked airtight. Another invisible chain wrapped around Kai, whether he wanted to admit it or not.I closed three big mergers that afternoon without breaking stride. My voice stayed steady on every call, my signature clean on every page. On the outside I was still Silas Vane—ruthless, efficient, untouchable. Inside, my mind kept drifting back ten years, replaying the night Kai found my journal like a loop I couldn’t stop.That journal had been my only safe place after

That same evening after the elevator encounter I could not stay away. The fresh marks on my neck still burned under my collar. Theo’s release had come through but the weight of everything pushed me back toward Silas. I waited until most of the office had emptied before taking the private elevator up to the top floor. My heart sat in my throat the entire ride. I was determined to get final closure and make a clean break once and for all.The executive floor was quiet and dimly lit when I stepped out. Silas’s corner office door stood slightly ajar. I pushed it open without knocking. He sat behind his massive desk in his shirt sleeves, reviewing documents under the glow of a single lamp. He looked up, composed and dangerous as always. “Kai. Close the door.”I stepped inside and shut it behind me, fists clenched at my sides. “Theo is out. I came to discuss the rest of the money and end this. No more. We had a deal. Last time. I want clear terms so I can walk away for good.”Silas leaned b