ログインNavia’s heart nearly stopped.
“I’m Leonel Crawford’s wife,” she said quickly. “I need to speak to him right now.”
The assistant paused.
When he spoke again, his tone had changed completely.
“Miss, Mr. Crawford is unmarried. You shouldn’t make jokes like that.”
“I’m not joking,” Navia said desperately. “I’m at Monarch Club. Please—can you ask him to come here?&rdqu
Navia’s eyes widened instantly.For one terrifying second, her heart practically stopped beating.Pure instinct kicked in.She slammed her elbow backward with all her strength.The man clearly hadn’t expected her to fight back. A muffled groan escaped him before Navia grabbed his arm and threw him hard over her shoulder straight onto the ground.Only then did she finally get a clear look at him.The man wore black from head to toe, but most of his clothes had already been soaked dark with blood.The metallic smell hit her immediately.Blood everywhere.His face was pale as death.He let out another low grunt before glaring at her.“I was just trying to keep you quiet,” he hissed under his breath. “Are you trying to get me killed?”Then his eyes flicked sharply toward the mountain trail behind them.“Help me back into the courtyard. If those people catch up, you’ll die too
So he absolutely heard everything.Seeing the teasing look in Leonel’s eyes—as though he was waiting for her to act spoiled and call him ‘babe’ too—Navia immediately refused to back down.“I have perfectly good legs,” she declared stubbornly. “I can walk by myself.”Leonel looked almost disappointed.“You really don’t want me to carry you?”“Absolutely not.” Navia turned her head away.There was no way she could do something that embarrassing in public.“Alright then.” Leonel sighed helplessly and squeezed her hand. “Consider it exercise. Let’s keep moving before it gets dark.”Navia nearly choked.It wasn’t even noon yet.How exactly was it supposed to get dark already?This man was clearly just looking for excuses to bully her.Even while silently grumbling to herself, she still picked up her water bottl
Leonard Bell had no idea that every word he carefully tried to hide had already fallen directly into Navia’s ears.“Miss Vale, this really isn’t fair,” Leonard said nervously. “You were the one who told me Navia Harrison was completely alone and powerless. That’s the only reason I agreed to help you!”“Who could’ve predicted she had someone backing her? Not only did that person rescue her, but they even managed to silence everyone inside Monarch Club. Someone’s investigating what happened that night. If this keeps going, it’ll eventually drag both of us down with it. I had no choice!”Linda immediately scoffed.“What ‘powerful backer’? That’s ridiculous. At most, Jonathan Reed helped get her out of there. You couldn’t even handle something that simple, and now you’re trying to threaten me?”“An ordinary lawyer couldn’t possibly—
Navia walked into Harrison Group looking noticeably radiant.Even the employees greeting her couldn’t help commenting on it.“General Manager Harrison, did something good happen today? You look amazing!”“Seriously, it’s like you aged backward overnight—”The speaker was immediately elbowed hard by a coworker beside him.“What are you talking about? Our general manager is already young!”“Oh, right, right! Young and elegant. Honestly, her aura makes people forget age is even a thing!”Navia sighed helplessly.“Enough gossiping. Go get ready for the meeting. If we finish this morning’s projects smoothly, everyone can leave early this afternoon and enjoy the weekend.”The entire office instantly lit up.“Seriously?!”“Now that definitely sounds like good news!”Morale skyrocketed immediately.The major project with
“Not at all.” Navia’s face turned bright red instantly.Leonel watched her reaction, his gaze darkening slightly before he finally loosened his hold on her.“Aren’t you leaving?” he asked lazily. “Go ahead.”Navia blinked in confusion.She genuinely hadn’t expected him to let her go so easily.The bewilderment in her eyes only made Leonel inhale slowly before saying in a rough voice,“Or would you rather continue what we didn’t finish last night?”Navia instantly shot him a glare.“You have no shame. You might not need to work, but I do.”Middle of the day and already thinking about that.If Leonel had lived in ancient times, he absolutely would’ve been the type of ruler who skipped court for his favorite woman.The moment the words left her mouth, she hurried out of the room as though afraid he might drag her back and devour her alive.
Navia’s face burned red at the possessiveness hidden in Leonel’s words.She knew that before everything became public, Leonel would suppress any rumors surrounding them. Still, with so many people near the lounge area, all it took was one loose mouth for things to spiral.“Let’s go home,” she said softly. “We’re going home.”Leonel glanced coldly toward Liam sprawled unconscious beside the overturned trash bin.“And him?”Navia snorted.“Who cares if he dies?”Leonel’s expression finally softened.“Alright,” he said. “Let’s go home.”He intertwined his fingers with hers as they walked away. The rough calluses on his palm brushed against her delicate skin, sending an unbearable itch straight through her chest.…By the time they returned to Hillside Villa, Navia’s nervousness had only grown worse.The clos







