MasukShare
Chapter 44
Tanggal publikasi:
2026-07-06 02:40:50
Bab terbaru
THE HEIRESS THEY BURRIED Chapter 50
HER FATHER'S DAUGHTERThe broken glass had been cleared by dawn.Workers moved quietly across the executive floor, replacing shattered windows with temporary reinforced panels.Outside, reporters still crowded every entrance to Quinn Global.The explosion across the street had dominated every news channel overnight.Police had confirmed only minor injuries.No fatalities.Exactly as the Chancellor had intended.Fear.Not bloodshed.Inside the executive suite, Elara stood alone.She had barely slept.The city glowed beneath the early morning sky.Somewhere out there...The Chancellor was watching.Waiting.Trying to force her into making a mistake.She refused to give him one.A soft knock sounded at the door."Come in."Lucien entered carrying a steaming mug."This one isn't coffee."She accepted it with a smile."Tea?""Earl Grey."She took a careful sip.Her eyebrows lifted."You remembered.""I said I would."A comfortable silence settled between them.For a moment, neither spoke.
THE HEIRESS THEY BURRIED Chapter 49
THE MAN WHO RANThe emergency alarm echoed through Quinn Global.Red lights flashed across every corridor.Security officers immediately moved into position.Lucien pressed a finger against the earpiece hidden beneath his collar."Report."A tense voice answered."Unauthorized access detected in the underground garage.""Armed?""We don't know yet."Lucien frowned."Lock every exit.""Already done."He turned toward Vivienne."With me."She nodded once.Without another word, they sprinted toward the elevators.Elara instinctively followed.Lucien stopped her with a gentle hand on her arm."No.""I'm coming.""It's too dangerous.""So is staying behind while everyone else risks their lives."Their eyes met.For a long second, neither of them moved.Finally, Lucien sighed."You stay beside me.""I wasn't planning anything else."Victor couldn't help smiling.Even in the middle of a crisis...They argued like they already belonged together.The elevator descended rapidly.Thirty floors.
THE HEIRESS THEY BURRIED Chapter 48
THE NAME IN THE ENVELOPEThe room fell silent.No one spoke.No one breathed.Elara stared at the name written across the front of the envelope.Her fingers tightened around the paper.Lucien slowly stepped beside her."You don't have to open it yet."She looked up."What if this is the answer?"He met her gaze."Then it will still be the answer five minutes from now."She nodded.He was right.She needed to think.Not react.She placed the envelope carefully on Damien's drafting table.Elias looked from Elara to Lucien."I've never seen Damien write those words."Victor's eyes remained fixed on the envelope."'Only trust this person.'"His voice was barely audible."Damien trusted very few people.""And he trusted them with his life."Elara finally broke the seal.Inside...There was only one folded sheet of paper.She unfolded it carefully.Damien's handwriting filled the page.> If you have reached this letter, then the Chancellor has already revealed himself.>> The name on this
THE HEIRESS THEY BURRIED Chapter 47
A VOICE IN THE WALLSThe office door locked with a heavy metallic thud.Every instinct in Lucien screamed that something was wrong.He immediately drew his pistol.Vivienne moved to Elara’s left, scanning every corner of the office.Victor stepped in front of Elias without thinking.Old habits.Protecting others before himself.The Chancellor’s voice drifted calmly through the hidden speakers.“Please.”“There is no need for weapons.”“You’ll never find me from there.”Lucien’s eyes swept across the ceiling.“You’re not in the building.”A quiet chuckle answered him.“Very good.”“I’m not.”“But I can still see all of you.”Elara refused to let fear control her.She stepped toward the center of the office.“If you wanted me dead…”“…you’ve had plenty of opportunities.”Silence.Then…“You sound just like your father.”“I’ll take that as a compliment.”“So would he.”His voice carried neither anger nor admiration.Only certainty.It unsettled her more than shouting ever could.Lucien w
THE HEIRESS THEY BURRIED Chapter 46
THE CHOICE TO LEADMorning arrived over the California coast.For the first time in nearly two days, the storm had passed.Sunlight broke through the clouds, casting a golden glow across the ocean surrounding the Quinn estate.What had once been a battlefield now resembled a crime scene.Federal agents moved methodically between the ruins of the observatory.Forensic teams photographed every piece of evidence.News helicopters circled far overhead, kept at a distance by a strict no-fly order.No reporters had been allowed onto the island.Not yet.The world knew that several powerful businessmen had been arrested overnight.They had no idea why.And they certainly didn’t know that the rightful owner of one of the largest private fortunes in the world had just been found.Inside the Sanctuary’s medical wing…Elara sat beside Alexander’s hospital bed.The room overlooked the ocean through floor-to-ceiling windows.Sophisticated medical equipment hummed softly around them.Alexander was
THE HEIRESS THEY BURRIED Chapter 45
THE GHOST IN THE FAMILYSilence.The hologram remained dark.No one moved.The only sound inside the Sanctuary was the rhythmic crashing of waves against its foundation.Elara stood perfectly still.Her father’s final words echoed relentlessly.He attended every holiday.He watched you grow.He held you in his arms.The room suddenly felt too small.Too quiet.Too dangerous.Lucien was the first to speak.“We’ve been looking at the wrong enemy.”Elias nodded slowly.“Sebastian was a weapon.”“Not the hand holding it.”Victor lowered himself onto a nearby chair.His face had become frighteningly pale.“I prayed Damien was wrong.”Evelyn looked at him.“You already suspected.”He didn’t answer.That was answer enough.Elara slowly turned toward her grandfather.“You know who it is.”It wasn’t a question.Victor closed his eyes.“I have… a suspicion.”Lucien’s expression hardened.“A name.”Victor looked at the floor.“I need proof.”Lucien stepped closer.“People have died because every
Anda juga akan menyukai
Accidentally Yours
Shayla HArt1.8M DibacaChasing My Pregnant Wife
Night Revelations922.5K DibacaCan't Win Me Back
Ginger Sue3.0M DibacaHIRED AS A BILLIONAIRE'S WIFE
Rossy691.2K DibacaReborn to Choose Better
Little Fan1.1K DibacaEx-Husband Forgot Ever Divorcing Me
Jane A.M.S.94 DibacaMidnight Sins: 30 Shades of Filthy Forbidden Desires
Pen Addictress275 DibacaHIS REGRET: Divorced And Back To Ruin Him
~Daisy77 Dibaca
