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Author: Happiness F
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-12 22:00:28

The ride back to the penthouse was a blur of red taillights and muffled groans.

With Adriana sitting hunched in the backseat beside Antonio, her face pinched as wave after wave of cramping slammed through her. She bit her lower lip hard, refusing to let tears fall in front.

Eros watched her quietly, his hand hovering near hers but never quite touching. He didn’t know what to do with the version of her—the strong, sharp woman now folded in pain beside him.

“Can you walk?” he asked gently as the car came to a stop outside the penthouse entrance.

Adriana nodded weakly and stepped out. Eros followed close behind, his hand instinctively hovering near her back.

But Adriana only made it a few steps before stopping short. She froze mid-stride with her hand gripping the side of her hip, as another spasm hit—harder this time. She couldn't help but let a small sound escape her lips.

Eros was at her side in a second. Withou

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    Since Eros used a silencer, no one knew what he had done inside the house. He simply walked away from the crime scene and drove straight back to his mansion. The moment he arrived, he picked up his iPad and began recording a live video.“Hello, peeps,” he started, his vision slightly blurry. “Because of some personal issues, I won’t be able to manage my company in California anymore. So I’m transferring all my company shares to Abby—my loyal business partner who helped fight for the company in the first place.” He lifted a document as proof of the transfer, then ended the live stream.Within a minute, millions had already viewed it.Smirking wickedly, he walked to his bar and continued drinking. He didn’t need anyone to tell him; he knew his time in this world already felt over. But despite this, he had no intention of turning himself in.“”””Back in California, Abby stared at the video with her mouth hanging open. With so much profit now within reach, she didn’t care why Eros had gi

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    A week had passed, and Antonio hadn’t woken up from the coma. For the entire week, Adriana refused to go to work, let alone continue the project. Exactly on a fresh Monday morning, the assassin in police custody finally confessed after days of interrogation and torture. With proof of the half-payment Eros had sent him now revealed, Adriana insisted on following the cops to arrest the mastermind. When they arrived at his penthouse, the officers asked Adriana and her bodyguards to stay back while they went inside to search. Adriana obeyed for her own safety as she waited anxiously in her car. A few minutes later, the cops marched out, looking visibly frustrated. Adriana immediately stepped out of the car. “Where is he?” she demanded, impatience brimming in her tone. “He seems to have fled, ma’am. The entire penthouse is empty,” the detective replied. Adriana almost lost her balance as the words hit her. Her eyes fluttered rapidly, and she swallowed hard before speaking. “He can’t go

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    The gunshot was silent. No one but Adriana heard it, as her eyes caught the flash after hearing her name. Right immediately, her heart stopped. “Tonio!” she screamed into the microphone, her voice echoing across the hall, making every head turn toward the commotion. With panic surging through her veins, she tore off the microphone and tried to run towards him. But before she could take more than a few steps, the assassin yanked the silencer off his gun and fired into the air. The loud crack of the gunshot split the room like thunder, screams filling the hall as guests ducked for cover while security guards rushed forward. Before Adriana could reach Antonio, two of her guards caught her by the arms, pulling her back to safety. “I'll shoot him again if anyone dares to move!" The gunman shouted, his weapon now aimed directly at Antonio, who was kneeling on the floor and clutching his bleeding chest. “No!” Adriana cried, struggling against the guards, her voice breaking with raw terror

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    “Tonio!” Adriana screamed, disbelief and confusion flooding her voice as Steve staggered backward. “You don’t have to believe whatever that bastard said,” Antonio snapped, his head lowering toward hers. “Really?” Steve cut in, straightening as he wiped the blood from his lip. “Then just ask him, Riana,” he said, his eyes piercing hers with a persuasive calm. “Stop calling her that!” Antonio barked, his fists tightening at his sides. “Well, I do have to know why you wanted to get close to me in the first place,” Adriana shot back, her voice sharp and trembling with anger. Antonio froze, his face tightening like someone terrified to revisit the past. “Did you…” she began, her voice cracking. “...did you really make a bet with Eros about winning me back?” Her hazel eyes searched his, as she trembled while demanding the truth. Antonio swallowed hard, his throat burning as he met her gaze in silence. “Answer me, Antonio,” Adriana whispered, her tone coming out quieter, but still fi

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