All Chapters of Desperate Measures: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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CHAPTER 51: The Park

Liya woke up the next morning extremely relieved. She had almost forgotten what it felt like to sleep beside someone. And even if Aldo had left the room before she even woke up, she still couldn't deny how peaceful the whole night felt to her. As she got downstairs, she saw that Aria was already dressed and having breakfast. “Good morning,” Aria said with a huge smile plastered on her face. Liya frowned. She was used to the girl smiling, but there was something different about that one. “Good morning, is everything okay?” She asked, and Aria nodded, lifting Aldo's credit card from the table. “He asked us to get a few things. Oh, and this time, he trusted us with the responsibility of restocking the library.”Liya cocked her head to the side. Did he forget that he had given her his other credit card? Aria answered the question like she was in her mind. “He said you should use the one he gave you for the picnic, and yourself alone. Just as a little warning, he would find out when y

Last Updated : 2025-05-21

CHAPTER 52: Makes Sense

Liya wasn’t the same as she headed back to the place where Aria and Melinda were. She handed both of them their ice creams, and she was glad that she was able to get that bit right. “Where is yours?” Aria asked, and Liya shook her head. “I would probably have it later.” The only voice that was in her head was that of Liam.Melinda held her by the shoulder. “Are you sure there’s nothing wrong?” she asked, narrowing her eyes at Liya. Liya plastered a fake smile on her face. She knew that Aria had been looking forward to that outing, and she couldn’t be the one to ruin it for her. “There’s nothing wrong. Just that my arm started to hurt a little.” Liya said, and the way she lied so smoothly that it shocked even her. But it was just for this instance. She wasn’t going to keep lying. It didn’t matter if she did. The only thing she didn’t want was to extend the lying attitude to Aldo. Because she could tell that it was something that Damian wanted and he would take advantage of he saw th

Last Updated : 2025-05-22

CHAPTER 53: Being Open

Aldo could already perceive the aroma of the nice food coming from the kitchen. But he knew very well that it wasn’t from one of the maids. There was something about the aroma of that particular dish that made him know that it would be mouth-watering. As he walked further into the house, he spotted Aria giggling and laughing on the counter as she chomped down on a few cookies. There was also something different about his day. He didn’t know if it was that he had woken up beside Liya. It just had to be a lucky day. And that was it. There was nothing more.As he walked further into the kitchen, he saw Liya stirring a pot of spaghetti. “What are you doing?” he asked, and the two girls flinched, before turning in his direction. Aria squeezed her chest in fear. “Why did you have to scare us like that?” She asked in a slightly playful tone that made Aldo raise an eyebrow. He was slightly angry that once again, Liya had disobeyed his orders. She didn't listen.“I asked you not to stress y

Last Updated : 2025-05-23

CHAPTER 54: Breach Again

Liya had spent the night in her room alone, but this time, it felt different. It was like she was missing something. After they had dinner and with the way Aldo headed upstairs, she didn’t know if he was angry. She was already feeling stupid for bringing up whatever Liam had said. But Aldo said himself that he was giving her a chance to make her own decisions. And even if she wanted to be around both of them for the longest time possible, she could only hope that there was nothing that was going to make her change her mind about anything. As she got up the next morning, it was slightly drizzling outside. But that seemed like the perfect weather for her to head outside. She had her bath, dried her hair, and packed the whole thing in a rough bun. As she headed downstairs, she was slightly shocked to see Aria sitting in the living room. She had her feet up on the chair, right in front of the cackling fire. And for the first time in a while, she had her glasses on. “You seem to be enjo

Last Updated : 2025-05-24

CHAPTER 55: Close Call

As Aldo walked into the house, he was shocked to see Liya sitting down in the living room, with her hands in fists. He frowned as he walked towards her. “What's wrong?” he asked immediately, and she looked up at him, getting even angrier as she saw him. “Is there a way we can put an end to Damian once and for all?” She asked, and Aldo smiled, sitting right beside her at the dining table. “It just doesn't work that way in this world,” he said, and Liya wanted to groan in frustration. Then Aldo frowned, making her face him. “Why do you want to put an end to him? What did he do?” He asked immediately. “He was here,” Liya finally said, making Aldo freeze. “How did he make his way inside?” He asked, and she shrugged. “He said you should get more creative with the passwords to your home. Aldo was about to start suspecting that someone had given Damian the passwords again. But then he knew that if Damian had gotten the passwords there was no way he wouldn't have gotten the ones to the

Last Updated : 2025-05-28

CHAPTER 56: Digging

Liya was already worried about so much. There were ways to stop Damian from coming into the house. But at the same time, she couldn't stop wondering about who had hurt Aria and Aldo. She couldn’t deny the fact that she wanted to feed her curiosity. Aldo had left the house quite early the next morning. She didn’t have a problem with that. It all seemed to work for her. She could barely hold back her guilt as he kissed her forehead when he headed out of the house that morning. But she had already put her mind to it. She was sure that there was no changing her mind. As she headed upstairs, something told her to turn back. Something was telling her that she might just get hurt because of what she was going to find. But she was assuring herself with the fact that she hadn’t attached too much to whatever she and Aldo had in the first place. There was nothing that she was going to find out that was going to hurt her. He wanted her to trust him. Right? This was one of them. And even if she

Last Updated : 2025-05-29

CHAPTER 57: Lost Documents

Aldo didn’t see anyone at home as he walked in. To him, it was normal. He already told Liya that she didn’t need to ask for his permission before she went out anymore. And the only thing he could do was guess that every single thing was fine. He checked their trackers, but it showed that they were there in the house. The library to be specific. He was already exhausted from everything. He thought everything was going to come to an end after the cargo had gone missing the first time. But even now that they had found it, things were still stressful. But he liked the stress. It only meant that things were progressing for him. He hurried to his cupboard. He knew that he had to go through most of the information that he and Melinda had been working on the last time they both sat down to have a proper meeting. He checked the cabinet and was shocked not to find the document that he was looking for. He frowned immediately, searching the rest of the room. But there was still nothing. “How

Last Updated : 2025-05-30

CHAPTER 58: Good Plans

“What do you mean by you want to help?” Aldo asked as soon as the words left her mouth. “I’m doing everything I can to get you out of trouble. And you just want to walk right into it?” She could barely hold back her smile. She didn’t know what it was about him when he was getting worried about her. “You might have been into this before I have, but you seem to be getting old in this game, Aldo Marino,” she whispered, and she noticed how his eyes narrowed. There was something in them. A look that made her knees buckle. He took a step towards her, and she took one. She gasped as she felt her back hit the wall. “I’m getting old in the game?” he asked her, with his nose almost pressed to hers. Her chest was pressed to his as well, and she could barely breathe. She felt like she was going to break if she did as much as take in air. “Yes,” she whispered, inhaling and letting his scent take control of her senses. “Now, tell me what plans you have,” he said, and she opened her mouth

Last Updated : 2025-06-03

CHAPTER 59: In Motion

Liya took a deep breath, clutching her bag as she stood right in front of Kay’s Institute. She didn’t know what she was supposed to expect from the place or Kay himself. She wasn’t even properly dressed for something like that. She was supposed to wear something that looked like she was there to enroll in the classes, but she couldn’t even bring herself to do that.More than anyone, she knew how annoying, unserious people were going to make reputed people like Kay feel. And she was there for the drama and of course, to get the information that she was supposed to get out of him. That was what she lived for. Aldo had even given her the liberty and promise to be able to choose something if she eventually got it done. She corrected him immediately, and let him know that she was going to do it all at the end of the day. There was nothing that was going to stop her.She was Aldo Marino’s partner. She wasn’t supposed to be weak. At a time like this, the only thing she was supposed to be wa

Last Updated : 2025-06-03

CHAPTER 60: First time

“How was it?” Aria asked as soon as Liya walked into the house. Liya dumped her bag on the couch. Even if she wasn’t one to be a slob, she didn’t have a choice with how exhausted she was. Aria carried the bag immediately, understanding how tired she was. “You know you didn’t even have to do this. Right?” “And then what happens?” Liya asked. “Aldo would lose everything. According to him, Damian took important documents and flash drives. He might never recover if we don’t get those things back.”Aria nodded. “He told me everything. And with the way you are going, it’s probably best that you don’t even know everything. He was right.”Liya frowned, as she turned to look at Aria. “What do you mean?” She asked, and Aria swallowed hard. “Those weren’t the only things that were taken, Liya. But they were spread. Between Damian and the Salvatore family. The Salvatores barely know how Aldo is. He has gotten everything they took back.”Liya wanted to punch the chair she was sitting on. She h

Last Updated : 2025-06-04

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