LOGINThe office door opened slowly, and three men stepped inside with uneven, limping strides. Their faces were bruised, one of them with a split lip. Another held his ribs, struggling to hide the pain every time he breathed. None of them dared lift their heads too high.The spacious, dark-toned room sud
The car cut through the increasingly quiet streets of the night. City lights flashed past the windows, but Naomi didn’t see any of it. Curled up in the back seat, she wrapped both arms around herself, still trembling from head to toe. Every few breaths caught in her throat before breaking into stifl
Naomi stumbled back against the wall, gasping for breath, able only to stare with wide eyes.The man who had slapped her seized her again, yanking her close as a shield. “Don’t come any closer!”Liu looked at him without blinking. “Let her go.”“Or what?”Liu moved so fast Naomi barely saw it.In on
BANG! BANG! BANG!The pounding on the apartment door felt like a hammer striking directly against Naomi’s chest. Her fingers trembled as she held the phone to her ear, waiting for the call to connect. But before anyone could answer, she heard the sound of metal being forced from the outside. The doo
Naomi said nothing more. She walked to her unit, pushed open the apartment door, and stepped inside. Before closing it, she noticed Liu still standing in the hallway, watching until the door was fully shut and locked.The room was small, cramped, and far from comfortable, yet tonight it felt like th
“Thank you,” Naomi said, bowing her head slightly to Liu, who had escorted her home that night. Her voice was soft, nearly swallowed by the whisper of the night wind slipping through the corridor of the old apartment building where she lived. The hallway lights glowed dimly, casting long shadows acr
“I didn’t expect to see you here, Mr. Handsome,” Josh chirped excitedly as he strolled into the small library, glancing up at Daven with a grin.Daven, Chase, Miss Tania, and Josh had just walked together toward the mini library—the highlight of Daven’s visit. Walking beside Josh on his right, Daven
“If it’s true—if Josh is really my son,” Daven said quietly, “what do you think I should do?”Arsen lowered his gaze, unsure how to respond. But he couldn’t just ignore Daven’s question, could he?“I think you need to be sure, Mr. Daven. Because... to be honest, even if Josh is Miss Althea’s son, ca
“The latest update I received is that Miss Althea and Mr. Chase are getting engaged in three months,” Rio said, flipping open the final file he had placed on Daven’s desk. “The day after her son Josh’s birthday.”Since Daven had announced his urgent return to Mighatan due to his mother’s declining h
“This is so exhausting,” Vanessa muttered as she kept walking. All she’d meant to do was pass on Theo Blake’s message—her father’s.That was it.Her hidden agenda? A complete failure. She’d tried to be polite, even a little warm, toward her mother-in-law. She hadn’t wanted things to end like this, b







