LOGINA faint smile touched Zhao Hua’s lips. “That’s a good question.”“Then answer it.”“Maybe because someone is protecting her,” Zhao Hua said casually. “Someone who doesn’t want the world to know she’s still alive.”A name surfaced in Falcon’s mind almost instantly.Cale Miller.“She’s in Cale’s hands
“You’re earlier than I expected,” he said flatly.Falcon took the seat across from him without waiting to be invited. “I don’t like wasting time.”A faint smile touched Zhao Hua’s lips. “And I don’t like being approached without a clear reason.”Falcon ignored the remark. He pulled a tablet from ins
Naomi blinked, caught off guard by the question. “What are you talking about?”Cale gave a small shrug. “For all I know, there could have been some kind of romance between you.”Naomi nearly threw the cushion resting on her lap at him. But she stopped herself at the last second. Cale was just as int
The servant who had brought breakfast could only stand there awkwardly. “Miss… you should at least eat a little,” she said softly.“I’m not hungry,” Naomi replied without turning around. “Take it all back.”“At least—”“I said no,” Naomi cut in, sharper this time.The servant finally retreated, st
“And what does all of this have to do with Don Falcon? Who is he?”This time, Lydia stayed silent longer. Her thoughts turned in circles, weighing how much she could say without exposing something she didn’t even fully understand herself. Her fingers tightened against the bedsheet, her breath catchi
Lydia stared at Cale without blinking, her breath caught tight in her chest while his last words still hung in the air. Two days. In two days, she was supposed to leave with Naomi. No real explanation, no space to refuse beyond a few words he clearly wasn’t willing to hear.“Is that your decision?”
On the other side of SunCity—In the place where Harold had been left behind with the men involved in his dealings.The concrete room felt far quieter after the iron door slammed behind Cale and Chris.The floodlight hanging from the ceiling still burned harshly, casting hard shadows across the cold
There was no biological relationship between Eli and Chase.Riana let out a long breath. The tension that had been sitting on her shoulders for days finally eased, if only slightly.Before she could close the screen, another notification appeared.Selena Ward was taken into police custody.Not only
Althea looked at her husband again and again, then back at the paper in her hands. Her lips parted as if she wanted to speak, but too many thoughts were colliding inside her mind.“This… isn’t a mistake, is it?”“Read it again, love.” Daven gave her a small smile.He watched as her eyes returned to
Daven looked at her for a moment, then smiled warmly. “Thank you, Eli,” he said. “And it looks like you helped prepare this welcome for me too?”“Just a small contribution,” she replied.“Then it means a lot to me.” Daven stepped closer and gave her shoulder a gentle pat.Eli looked a little surpris







