Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Ex-Wife's Secret: Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

"Did you hear that?" Victoria whispered, her voice trembling slightly as she peered through the window.I tensed, my eyes scanning the dark expanse of our estate's perimeter. The security lights glowed faintly, but the eerie stillness sent a chill down my spine. "No," I said, keeping my tone calm. "But stay here. I’ll check the monitors."She grabbed my arm. "Elias, don’t go out there alone.""I’m just checking the surveillance feeds," I assured her. "We have security guards patrolling."Reluctantly, she let go, but the worry in her eyes lingered.I made my way to the security room, my footsteps echoing in the long corridor. The monitors displayed multiple camera angles around the estate. I scanned each one carefully. Nothing seemed out of place—until I spotted a flicker of movement near the back gate."Zoom in," I commanded the guard seated at the control panel.The image sharpened, revealing a shadowy figure lurking near the fence. My jaw clenched. "Have the team sweep that area imm

"You can't be serious about this," Victoria hissed, tugging on the collar of her black coat as we crouched near the shadowed entrance of the abandoned warehouse. "This whole setup screams a bad idea.""I've made worse decisions," I muttered, my gaze locked on the steel doors across the empty lot. "But tonight, we end this. Whoever's behind the shell company is meeting here, and I need answers."She exhaled sharply. "And you thought it was a good idea to bring me along?""You insisted," I reminded her."Correction—you begged," she shot back.Before I could respond, headlights cut through the darkness as a sleek black SUV pulled up. My pulse quickened. A man in a tailored gray suit stepped out, his face partially hidden by the brim of a hat. Two other figures followed, their movements brisk and purposeful.Victoria's hand tightened on my arm. "Is that Selene's associate, Howard Greaves?""It looks like him," I confirmed, anger bubbling in my chest. "He's the key to everything. If we can

"Did you hear that?" Victoria whispered, her voice taut with fear.I tightened my grip around her hand, my eyes scanning the dim cabin. The creaking floorboards had me on edge, and the oppressive silence outside was deafening. "Stay close to me."The flickering lantern light cast long shadows across the room. We’d stumbled upon the cabin purely by luck—or maybe fate. Either way, it wasn’t empty. A half-filled coffee cup sat on the weathered wooden table, and scattered documents littered the floor. Someone had left in a hurry.Victoria knelt, picking up a crumpled sheet of paper. Her face paled as she read. "Elias, this has Selene’s signature on it."I snatched the paper from her hand and scanned it. It was a financial ledger detailing hidden transfers between offshore accounts. My blood ran cold. "This proves everything. She’s been funneling money out of the company for years."Victoria's breath hitched. "This could clear my name once and for all.""And bring Selene down," I added gri

"Are you telling me someone inside your own security team planted the tracker?" I demanded, my voice low but sharp. My heart raced as the implications sank in.Elias paced the length of the safe house’s dimly lit living room, his jaw clenched. "It has to be someone with access to our private belongings. No outsider could've slipped a device past my team without raising suspicion."I crossed my arms, frustration bubbling under my skin. "Then we have a serious problem, Elias. Your people are supposed to protect us, not betray us."He stopped pacing and faced me. "I'm aware of that, Victoria. Trust me, heads will roll once I figure out who did this." His voice was ice, but beneath it, I could hear the crackle of barely contained fury.The weight of the situation pressed down on me. We were supposed to be safe here, hidden from Selene's grasp and whoever else was working against us. Instead, danger had followed us, slithering in like a snake in the grass.Elias pulled out his phone, his f

“She escaped?” I gripped the edge of the table, my knuckles whitening. “How is that even possible?”Elias’s expression darkened, and his jaw clenched tightly. “She had connections on the inside. People are loyal to her. I should have seen this coming.”I shook my head in disbelief. Selene’s escape was a nightmare I never wanted to relive. After everything she had done, the lies, the betrayal, and nearly destroying our lives, she was out again, free to wreak havoc.“Have the authorities tracked her?” I asked, my voice trembling despite my attempt to stay calm.“They had a lead,” Elias said, pacing the room. “A private jet took off from a remote airstrip hours ago, but the flight logs were wiped. The only clue we have is this.” He tossed a crumpled piece of paper onto the table.I picked it up, my heart racing as I read the scrawled coordinates. “This can’t be real. She’s on an island?”“Looks that way.” His eyes were hard. “An isolated one owned by a shell corporation she set up years