LOGINInside the private room, Rose lay unconscious beneath the white sheets, an intravenous line attached to her hand and a bandage covering the wound near her hairline. Dave finished checking her results and turned to Alex. "Her condition is stable, but she's still unconscious." "How long before she w
Silence fell over the room. The leader stared at Alex, searching his face for any sign that the threat was an empty one. Alex's calm expression suddenly frightened the leader more than anger would have. He had heard stories about Alexander King. Everyone in the underworld knew men disappeared afte
Alex appeared in the doorway. His gaze swept across the room before landing on Rose. For a moment, he barely registered the armed men surrounding her. All he could see was the woman he had spent months searching for, now held at gunpoint by a man who had mistaken her for a useful bargaining chip.
Gunfire erupted from both sides of the facility. The first explosion shook the abandoned building, sending dust falling from the ceiling. Before the organization's men could understand what was happening, armed soldiers stormed through the western entrance while another force breached the eastern s
The man's temper finally snapped. His hand struck her across the face. Rose's head turned with the force of the blow. For a few seconds, the room was completely silent before she slowly turned her face back toward him. Her expression had become colder as she looked directly at the man. "You hit me
Rose studied him silently until the man stopped a few feet away from her. "So you're awake." Rose swallowed. "Who are you?" He ignored the question. "Do you know where you are?" "Obviously no." "What do you think happened?" "I was kidnapped." A faint smile appeared on his face. "At least
"I'm glad you also know the meaning of mental depression because that is exactly how I'm feeling after dealing with most of the assignments you handed out to me." She remarked sarcastically to Rose. You are just going to have to suck it up because there are stacks of documents that need your signatu
Then Rose asked the question that changed the tone of the entire room. “What I want to know,” she said slowly, fingers drumming lightly on the table, “is whether the case can be taken. Evelyn Ashmore, can you resolve this case in three weeks?” The silence that followed was immediate and sharp. Eve
“Gosh… their arrogance really is what leads to their downfall,” Rose muttered under her breath, recalling exactly how the Ashmore family would crumble in the future. “I wasn’t expecting this to drag out this long. Who would’ve thought something so simple would turn into such a hassle?” she groaned
The partners whispered nervously to one another, the earlier sense of relief and stability evaporating instantly. Harold’s shoulders slumped with fatigue. They have only just regained some stability after Apex’s ultimatum. And now… now Alexander King is giving them a direct warning. Harold shook h







