Semua Bab The Untouchable Boss: I Quit Being Your Wife: Bab 141 - Bab 150

Riley’s POVThe buzzing from my phone hadn’t stopped for the past ten minutes. My phone was on the nightstand, the screen lighting up again and again with Jax’s name dancing across it. I didn’t even need to look at it anymore. For a moment, my hand twitched toward it. I wanted to answer, to hear his voice, to let him explain. But then the memory surged back—Jax and Camilla, and her sick little smirk whenever she looked at me. Just the image of it was making my stomach twist again. I squeezed my eyes shut, pressing my face into the pillow. The more he called, the harder it felt to breathe.I wasn’t angry anymore. Not really. It was something worse. It was the guilt and pain that was choking me. Jax was out there chasing after me, desperate to explain, while I was here considering writing an expose that could ruin his entire life. The phone buzzed again and my heart clenched this time. I finally rolled over, grabbing it and unlocking the screen. His messages filled the thread, pili

Vanessa’s POVThe lock on the door clicked again. Elias had underestimated me.I sat on the floor with my back against the wall, pretending to be small and defeated while my heart pounded hard enough to bruise my ribs. My wrists were raw from where he had tied me, but the ropes had been loose enough that I’d been working them for hours. Each tug burned my wrists, each twist tore my skin, but pain didn’t matter right now. Only my freedom did.The moment I heard his footsteps retreat down the hall, I yanked the rope one last time, it slipped free, my breath caught.I was free. Truly free. I didn’t wait to think. I crept to the door, pressed my ear against it, then shoved it open. The hallway stretched out like a tunnel, dimly lit and quiet. My bare feet slapped softly against the floor as I ran, ignoring the sting of glass and grit.When the air hit my face outside, I almost sobbed. My entire body ached, lungs burning, but I didn’t stop. I ran through side streets, stumbling into peopl

Jax’s povMy chest tightened, every step I took toward her clawed my anger closer to the surface. “Riley,” I called her name and she turned to face me. “What…?” Her eyes widened, I knew she was surprised to see me here. “What’s—” I cut her off immediately. “No!” I barked. “Just tell me why you took your sister’s job and acted like it was yours? All these while, you were lying to me? You thought I wouldn’t notice?”Her eyes widened. “I… I didn’t mean to—““Didn’t mean to?” I snapped, stepping closer. “You didn’t mean to? You don’t just accidentally take someone’s identity. You don’t just slip into someone else’s place and write an expose meant to destroy them!“ I glared. “And to think I trusted you Riley! I trusted you!” Her mouth opened, but no words came out.“I… Jax, you need to understand,” she stammered finally, “I had no choice. I had to step in for my sister. I didn’t want to deceive you, but it was the only way I could protect her. We needed the money so I just had to-““Pr

Elias’s POVThe night…Julian adjusted his earpiece and gave me a nod. Two of his men flanked the doors, rifles tight to their chests.This was it, my sister was inside.I’d spent months being Dune’s puppet, feeding him information, bending my own spine into knots just to keep her alive. And now Vanessa’s escape had forced me to go against him.I whispered, “On my mark.”The steel door groaned under the ram’s impact. He jammed into it once, then a second time, by the third time, his hit sent the door flying inward, sparks scattering off the hinges.“Go, go!” Julian barked.A gunshot cracked into the air, the sound sharp rattled my teeth. I ducked behind a pillar, my pulse hammering against my ribs before I lunged forward.One of Dune’s men swung at me with a pipe, but I was too fast, I caught his arm, twisted it, and drove my fist into his jaw. He went down, sprawling across the concrete floor.“Clear the left!” someone shouted.I didn’t care about the fight. I only cared about her. I

Jax’s POVI killed the headlights and every muscle in my body tensed, my heartbeat thudding so hard I was sure the others could hear it.Leo leaned forward, eyes scanning the map on his laptop. “He’s stopping here. Two blocks from our current position,” he murmured. “There are no signs of snipers outside yet, but this isn’t clean.”I didn’t need him to tell me twice. I already knew. If Elias was serious about what he said, then it’s obvious Dune loved to orchestrate little games, baiting people to step exactly where he wanted.Elias sat in the back, hands fidgeting with the hem of his shirt. He kept quiet, eyes on the road. I didn’t trust him anymore, but I needed him. He had the knowledge, the insight into Dune’s mind that Leo and I didn’t. He had to be here.The courier fumbled with the padlock of the warehouse, briefly glancing over his shoulder like he could sense us trailing him. With a click, the lock gave way, and he nudged the warehouse door open, stepping inside cautiously. S