Semua Bab The Silent Wife: Bab 61 - Bab 70

Chapter 60: You’re NextThey even painted me as some manipulative temptress who seduced her boss into leaking company secrets.We laughed.Then cried.Then locked all the doors.It was midnight when I woke to find Justin gone from the bed.I walked out to the balcony and saw him shirtless under the moonlight, phone to his ear, voice low.“I don’t care,” he snapped. “You tell Anton if he touches her again, I’ll bury him myself.”I froze.“Yeah,” he continued. “You tell Leo too. I know his habits. I know where he’s hiding. One more move and I’ll drop everything I’ve got. Everything.”Pause.“And this time, it won’t be on air. It’ll be in a court of law.”He ended the call and turned.He didn’t expect to see me.“I thought you were asleep,” he said.“I was.”He walked toward me, chest rising and falling.“I’m sorry,” he said. “I didn’t mean to wake you.”“I’m not angry,” I said quietly. “But I’m scared.”“Me too.”He reached out, cupped my face in his hands.“I won’t let them touch you a

Chapter 62: Rise From the Ruins“You let me grow up in the dark.”“I was always watching.”I laughed bitterly. “Yeah? From which shadow? Through which camera?”He didn’t answer.Instead, he reached into his coat and pulled out an envelope.“This is what your mother died for.”I stared.Inside were documents—proof of Project Shadow Mind.Files tying Anton Villaraza to human experiments. Chemical warfare. Children taken from orphanages for mind manipulation research.One name repeated across the reports: J.C.My breath caught.“You?”He nodded.“You were the control subject. The one who resisted.”I took a step back, sick to my stomach. “Are you saying I’m… one of them?”“No.” He looked straight at me. “You’re the one who survived it.”My knees buckled. I sat on the dusty pew, hands shaking.“Why me?”“Because you were born to both of us. You had her mind. My blood. They wanted to see if a hybrid could be controlled.”The words felt like poison.“And Leo?” I whispered. “Did he know?”Hi

Chapter 64: I Love You, Joanna“I love you, Joanna,” he said, voice low but steady.I felt my heart skip.Then he wrapped both arms around my waist, pulling me close so I could feel the steady beat of his heart.“Baby, I want you.”His words hit me like a thunderbolt.My pulse quickened, like I’d just started running a marathon, but it wasn’t fear—it was something electric, something thrilling.I didn’t say anything right away.Instead, my hands found their way to his neck, pulling him toward me.I stood on my tiptoes and kissed him again—long, slow, deep.His lips parted under mine, responding instantly to the need I’d been holding back.We gasped for air when we finally broke apart.I smiled at him shyly.“I want you too, Babe,” I whispered.His hands were gentle but sure as they helped me pull off my t-shirt. Then, slowly, his fingers unhooked my brassiere.I shivered as the cool air hit my skin, standing there half-naked before him.Justin’s eyes roamed over me, a slow smile sprea

Chapter 66: Love’s Quiet FightHe looked at me, eyes blazing.“No. We can’t. Not now.”His determination was contagious.I swallowed my fear.“Okay. We fight.”That night, as I lay in bed, thoughts racing, I realized something.This wasn’t just about Justin’s family.It was about us.Our trust.Our future.And I knew one thing for sure—Whatever came next, we’d face it together.Because love wasn’t just about the good moments.It was about standing strong through the storms.And right now, our storm was just beginning.The night had settled around us like a soft blanket, wrapping the city in calm after the chaos of the day. But inside Justin’s apartment, the world still felt restless. The dim glow of the table lamp cast gentle shadows across his face, making his features look softer — more vulnerable — than I’d ever seen before.I sat close beside him on the couch, our legs lightly touching. After everything we’d just been through, I felt like I needed to hold on tight to this moment

Chapter 68: All of MeBut the other part—the one that had been hurt, lied to, and abandoned too many times—was still waiting for proof.I closed my eyes and prayed that, somehow, love would be enough.The rain outside tapped softly on the windowpane as if it were humming a lullaby for two hearts trying to find rest.Joanna stood by the glass, arms wrapped around herself. She wore nothing but one of Justin’s oversized shirts, her bare legs lit faintly by the glow of the city lights outside.Justin stepped behind her, quietly, slowly. His arms slid around her waist from behind, and his chin rested gently on her shoulder.“I didn’t think we’d make it here,” he whispered.Joanna leaned back into him. “Neither did I.”The silence that followed wasn’t awkward—it was peaceful. A kind of quiet that only two people who had been through a storm together could share.He turned her gently to face him. The way he looked at her made her heart flutter—not just because he was handsome, but because th