Semua Bab The Billionaire’s Broken Secretary : Bab 81 - Bab 84

~Nella~The cold splash of water struck my face like ice, snapping me back to consciousness.I choked, gasping, my lungs grasping for air that felt sharp and metallic. My head lolled to the side, strands of wet hair clinging to my cheeks. Everything was spinning. My body ached in places I hadn’t even known could hurt.“Sorry, bitch,” came that all-too-familiar voice—acidic, bitter, triumphant. “I can’t sit around waiting for you to finish your beauty sleep.”Maya.My vision swam, but I forced my eyes open, blinking rapidly until the shadows around me began to shape themselves. A warehouse. Cold. Empty. Except for a fire pit burning low in the middle… and her.She sat in front of me, legs crossed like she was sitting for a casual chat. Except… nothing about this was casual. My hands were tied behind me, my knees bruised against the cold floor. I tried to stand, but my body gave up halfway, leaving me slumped and trembling.“M-Maya…” I rasped, barely above a whisper.Her smirk widened.

~Nella~“Mrs. Rebecca…” Erica said, her voice smooth with a kind of mock surprise, like she hadn’t expected to see us but was thoroughly entertained by it.She looked just the same. Cold. Polished. Dangerous.“What are you doing here?” Mom asked, her voice sharp and unfiltered.Erica let out a soft, condescending laugh, like the air in the room was something she owned. “I’m surprised to see the Keith family in a place like this. You all clean up now, or what?”Her words slapped the air, and I could feel my mom tense beside me.The room tensed. I could feel Roy shift beside me, his jaw tight.“What are you doing here, Erica?” he asked, his voice flat. Controlled.She tilted her head and gave him a slow, fake smile. “Oh, come on, Roy. I’d be a terrible stepmother if I didn’t show up when my darling stepson nearly died.”Stepmom?My heart stalled.No. That couldn’t be right.I blinked hard. Maybe it was the meds. Maybe I was hearing things.She wasn’t done. “At least pretend to be happy