Semua Bab Pregnant With The Billionaire's Twins : Bab 251 - Bab 256

Katherine's povA knock came on my door as I looked to it. It opened with Mara coming in. Mara was my spy. She stood there for a while as I gestured her in.“You look like you’ve seen a lot of better days,” she said as I shrugged.“I know. Thanks for observing.”She smiled and sat down.“What did you find for me?” I asked.She opened her pockets and got out a file.“I got what you asked for, but it’s worse than we thought.”She dropped the file on my table.I set the coffee down, suddenly wishing it was stronger. “Spit it out.”She took a breath. “Marcus Blackwell’s not just poking around Dacre’s empire. He’s built a net. Shell companies, cutouts, some of his people are fronting as independent investors. He’s been funneling pressure through anyone he can get near Dacre. And… he’s using you.”My chest went cold. “Using me how?”“He’s been pushing contact. Little threats, anonymous calls, deals collapsing when you need them most. He’s not trying to break you directly. He’s trying to mak

Katherine’s povI needed to change the subject. It was getting too personal and I didn't like the territory we were in. So I breathed out, grounding myself. “Mara, my contact, she’s found his shell companies. The money trail. If we leak it right, his partners will back off. He’ll lose leverage. But it has to be clean. If it points back to me, or to you, we’re finished.”“Agreed.” He said in a businesslike manner. “Send me what you have. I’ll get my people on it.”“No.”“What do you mean, no?”“I’m not handing this off to your people. This isn’t your empire swallowing mine, Dacre. This is our move. Equal footing. My terms, or I walk away and handle it myself.”“Oh come on.”“You either listen to me or I walk,” I said in a calm manner. “Can you do that?”There was a long pause between us. Then, slowly, he reluctantly said, “Yes.”I smiled. “Good,” I said. “Because if Marcus thinks he can break me to get to you, he’s about to find out he picked the wrong woman.”Dacre chuckled. “God, Ka

Katherine’s povWith the plans we made, we were able to catch Marcus and the police swooped in to whisk him away which gave us so much joy. Finally I was free to go home.I was in court for his session as I covered myself well with the coat I had on. Marcus Blackwell was sitting with his head held high like this was another business deal he’d walk away from. Even in handcuffs, he looked smug, like he’d already thought of ten ways out.I sat behind the prosecution’s table with Elijah on one side and Dacre on the other. Strange, how life could twist itself into this. My pulse hammered every time the bailiff read out another charge. Fraud. Conspiracy. Kidnapping.Elijah leaned close, whispering, “He’s cornered, Kat. They’ve got everything. Don’t let his face trick you.”I could only nod.The lawyers paraded evidence, the paper trails, shell companies, accounts drained dry. A witness testified about payments that linked straight back to Marcus. Then came the final blow. Emails leaked by