ENTANGLED AFFAIRS のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 161 - チャプター 170

“Did you really think you could run?” he asked smoothly. “A new name doesn’t erase your debt.”Drew spat on the floor. “I don’t owe you anything.”The old man chuckled, eyes cold. “You don’t? How about I remind you whose sake did your sister borrow half a million dollars.? and who guaranteed that loan when Vivian couldn’t repay it?”“I was a kid!” Drew shouted. “I didn’t know what she was doing–”“You signed,” the man said. “In my world, a signature is a vow. And vows... are sacred.”“You’re sick,” Drew seethed, struggling against the chair. “You’ve tortured my sister, ruined our lives–”“You ruined your life,” the man said, voice rising for the first time. “You should have stayed in hiding you junkie. but instead, you went out, got drunk, fought like a rabid dog, and got arrested. That was your mistake.”Drew’s eyes burned. “So what now? You kill me?”“No,” the man smiled. “Not yet. That would be too easy.”He turned to the guard–same man from the station, now leaning against the doo

“You two are exhausting,” Kachi muttered as she stood, tugging her sleeves up. “Let’s go make bad decisions.”The car ride was filled with silence and tension. Kachi kept glancing between them like she was judging their playlist, their posture, and probably their DNA.“I can feel your judgment,” Tasha said from the driver’s seat.Kachi popped her gum. “It’s not judgment, babe. It’s observation. Nicholas really had a type–women who ignore red flags for fun.”Vivian rolled her eyes. “And what does that make you?”“An unwilling participant in this rom-com-turned-thriller.” Kachi smirked. “But fine, I’m in. Because if that idiot is alive, someone has to slap him for putting me through this.”When they finally reached the address, a small tech store wedged between a run-down bistro and a hair salon, Kachi stepped out first and fixed her ponytail.“Let me handle him. He’s allergic to sincerity.”She knocked twice in a pattern.The metal door creaked open and a skinny guy with wire-framed gl

“You’re just too afraid to admit it. But I see you, Tasha. I see the real you, the one you’ve been hiding from everyone else. And I want her. All of her.”Tasha’s breath caught in the back of her throat, her pulse pounding in her ears. No one had ever seen her like this before, had ever looked beyond the facade she presented to the world. The realization that Kachi truly saw her, truly understood her, was both exhilarating and terrifying.“What if I’m not who you think I am?” she asked, her voice laced with vulnerability.Kachi smiled softly, her thumb gently caressing Tasha’s lower lip. “Then show me who you really are,” she said. “Let go of all the pretenses and the masks. Just be yourself. Because that’s who I want. That’s who I’ve always wanted.”Tasha felt a lump form in her throat, tears pricking at the corners of her eyes. No one had ever accepted her for who she was, flaws and all. The idea that Kachi might be the one person who could was almost too much to bear.“I don’t know

Julian tossed the door open with his usual carelessness, barely nodding at the security standing beside his father’s massive office door. It's been days since he has been trying to find Clara or maybe he hasn't been trying since Liam has been taking all his time and breathing away.Mr. Davenport didn’t even glance up from the newspaper in his hand. “Took you long enough,” he muttered.Julian rolled his eyes. “I didn’t realize you summoned me like some fucking dog.”The newspaper hit the desk. “Language, Julian. Or I’ll remind you what obedience feels like.”Julian scoffed and dropped into the chair. “What do you want now?”“I need Clara found.”Julian raised a brow. “Still stuck on that? She ran away. Again. Let her.”Mr. Davenport leaned forward, voice sharp. “I don’t care how many times she escapes. I want her back.”Julian’s lips curled. “You want her back. I want a divorce.”“That girl knows too much. And if she starts talking—”“I don’t give a shit what she knows!” Julian snapped

“Who?” Gozie asked. “The man behind all this?”Nicholas nodded. “Yeah. The one with his hands in everything. He owns politicians, cops, brothels, hackers, traffickers, he doesn’t just run the underground. He is the underground.”Vivian’s voice broke. “And now he’s after me because of that stupid loan.”“He won’t stop,” Nicholas said. “Unless someone brings him down.”Kachi snorted. “Cool. So we’re gonna need C4, a fake passport, and probably God.”Gozie crossed his arms. “What do you have on him?”Nicholas hesitated. “Nothing okay, Maybe it's time I free myself off him instead of keep running.”Tasha leaned in. “I agree so then we find more. And we end this. We protect your sister. We protect my child.”Nicholas met her gaze. “You’re braver than I ever was.”Kachi sat down on a crate, kicking her legs. “So, what’s next?”Vivian looked at her brother. “You tell us everything. We plan. And then we take the bastard down.”Nicholas nodded. “Yeah. But for now… I just want to breathe.”She