Semua Bab The Billionaire's Bargain: Bab 141 - Bab 144

PENELOPEI don’t even remember how I got out of that basement.One second Christian was telling me “I’ve got you” while he untied me, and the next Alex’s hand was gripping mine, pulling me up the stairs, his voice steady and calm as chaos raged around us.Liam limped behind us, refusing help even though the knife wound in his thigh was still bleeding.The building was swarming now. Red and blue lights painted the walls. Uniformed officers rushed past. Someone shouted into the radio. Another officer barked orders at someone else.But all I could hear was the echo of Lucas’s words in my head.“Break her. Not love her.”“My father rotted in prison because of your family.”“I vowed to destroy everything they loved. Even this child inside you.”My chest hurt so bad I thought I might actually be dying.I stumbled outside into the cool night air, but it didn’t help. Nothing helped. My heart was racing, my ears ringing. I couldn’t catch my breath.From somewhere above, a deep, furious voice c

PENELOPEIt had been months since the incident with Lucas, when he threatened my life and my family.Nine long months of rebuilding the bakery, starting all over again, in a bigger and brighter location.Later that month, Jess finally ended things with Liam. After he got out of the hospital, he tried. God, he’d tried—but Jess never looked back. I’d never seen her laugh as much as she did with the new guy she was dating now. Liam kept his distance, though I sometimes caught the look in his eyes when she walked into a room—bitterness and regret all tangled up.Christian stepped down from his father’s head of security, handing the reins to Alex, who had finally found his footing. Alex thrived in the role, and every so often he’d stop by the bakery, sketchbook in hand, and help me dream up designs for the next season. He even drew a new portrait of me for Christian, one that hung in our bedroom now.Sweet Delights stood even taller than the old one, with wide windows that let in the morni