เข้าสู่ระบบThe drive back to the mansion was unusually quiet. Rain tapped softly against the windshield as Christian kept both hands firmly on the steering wheel, his jaw tight with concentration. Beside him, Daniella stared out the window, but she wasn’t really seeing the passing buildings. Her mind remained trapped in Marcus’s office, replaying those photographs over and over again.Someone had followed her. Not once. Not twice. For days. Every move she had made had been documented with frightening precision.Christian finally broke the silence. “You’ve been blaming yourself.”She turned to look at him. “I should have been more careful. I shouldn’t have gone after Angela alone.”Christian shook his head. “You weren’t careless. They were prepared.”Daniella sighed heavily. “It still doesn’t change the fact that I walked straight into their trap.”Christian reached across the console and intertwined his fingers with hers, his grip warm and steady. “They wanted informati
Morning arrived quietly, but peace was a distant dream.Soft golden sunlight filtered through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the master bedroom, casting warm streaks across the silk sheets. Daniella stirred first, her eyes opening slowly. For a few moments, she simply lay there, watching Christian sleep beside her.He looked different when he slept. The hard lines that usually defined his face had softened. His brow wasn’t furrowed with the weight of responsibility, and his lips weren’t pressed into that familiar, determined line. He looked… younger. Almost vulnerable.Her heart tightened with a fierce ache.How many lies had surrounded this man? How many people wanted to destroy him?Carefully, she reached out and brushed a lock of dark hair away from his forehead.Christian caught her wrist without opening his eyes.“You’ve been staring again,” he murmured, his voice husky with sleep.Daniella laughed quietly. “I thought you were asleep.”“I wa
Christian Harper had broken every speed limit in the city before. Tonight, he didn’t care if he broke every law. Rain hammered relentlessly against the windshield as his Aston Martin tore through the wet streets, the powerful engine roaring like a beast beneath him. His fingers gripped the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles turned white, his jaw locked in a rigid line. Every muscle in his body screamed with unbearable tension.Something was wrong. He couldn’t explain it, but he simply knew. The moment Daniella had answered the phone, he had heard it in her breathing — that slight tremble she tried so desperately to hide. He knew every rhythm of her voice, every pause, every tiny crack in her composure. She had been running. Someone had frightened her. And whoever had done it had just made the biggest mistake of their life.His phone rang through the Bluetooth system. “Marcus.”His head of security answered immediately. “Mr. Harper.”“I want every camera with
The footsteps thundered up the narrow wooden staircase, each one louder and more menacing than the last. Emily’s face drained of every trace of color as terror gripped her.“They’re here…” she whispered, her voice barely audible.Daniella grabbed her wrist immediately, her own pulse racing. “Who?”“I don’t know… but they work for them.”Another heavy step echoed. Then another. The old wooden stairs groaned beneath the weight of the approaching men, protesting with every creak that sent fresh waves of fear through Daniella.Without thinking, she scanned the dusty second floor desperately bookshelves lined with forgotten volumes, broken furniture scattered like casualties, and a single emergency exit near the back window. There wasn’t much time.“Come,” Daniella urged, pulling Emily toward the rear of the room.Emily shook her head violently, eyes wide with panic. “No… if they see me they’ll kill me.”“They won’t.”“You don’t understand these people.”“I understand enough,” Daniella sho
Sleep never came easily that night. Daniella lay awake beside Christian, staring at the ceiling while his arm rested comfortably around her waist. His breathing was slow and even, completely unaware of the battle raging inside her mind.Tomorrow. Seven o’clock. Come alone.The mysterious waitress’s words replayed over and over inside her head. She hated lying to Christian. She hated it even more because she knew exactly what he would say if she told him: You’re not going alone. And if he came… the waitress would disappear forever.Daniella carefully slipped out of bed without waking him. She walked barefoot toward the balcony, wrapping her robe tightly around herself as the cool night breeze brushed against her skin. The Harper mansion slept peacefully beneath the moonlight. For a few moments she allowed herself to breathe. To think.Angela. Sophia. Julian. The mysterious man. Now the waitress. Every answer only seemed to create three more questions.A pair of warm hands suddenly wrap
The moment the waitress turned toward the service elevators, Daniella’s instincts surged to life.She didn’t stop to think. She didn’t pause to consider whether she might be walking straight into another trap. She simply followed.The woman moved quickly, weaving through the bustling hallway filled with employees carrying documents and assistants hurrying between departments. She kept her head lowered, avoiding eye contact with anyone, but every few seconds she glanced nervously over her shoulder, as if she already sensed someone trailing her.Daniella stayed several steps behind, careful not to draw attention to herself.The service elevator doors slid open with a soft ding. The waitress stepped inside.Just before the doors closed, Daniella slipped in after her.The woman stiffened instantly.For a brief moment, neither of them spoke. Only the low hum of the elevator filled the tense silence.The digital display climbed slowly.Twenty-four…Twenty-five…Twenty-six…Daniella folded h
“I want you to go undercover.” The moment the words left Christian’s mouth, Daniella genuinely thought she had heard him wrongly. She stared at him from across the office, her brows slowly pulling together in confusion while her brain tried to process what he had just said. “W
“My secretary,” Christian said simply. “Starting now.” The words did not settle immediately. They hung in the air between them, heavy, unexpected, almost unreal. Daniella stared at him, her brows slowly knitting together as if her mind refused to process what she had just heard.
The door didn’t just open; it slammed against the wall with enough force to snap Daniella out of whatever storm she had just walked into.She flinched.Her body jerked slightly as her grip tightened around the file in her hand. “Jesus Christ!” she breathed out, her chest rising sharply. “
The mansion felt and smelt different that evening, of course it was the day everyone has been waiting for, the day contract would be signed, people would display everything their nonchalant teachers have been teaching them. It was D NIGHT. Even the staff moved differently, quieter, more care







