CEO Dante; The one for me のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 131 - チャプター 138

The next morning came far too quickly, though I barely slept at all. My eyes burned like I had rubbed them with sand, my head was still heavy from the pounding of the night before. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Dante’s face from yesterday. Tired, restrained, surrounded by cameras and policemen.The drive to the police station was almost unbearable. My palms were sweaty against the steering wheel, my body trembling with an unease I couldn’t shake. I kept praying under my breath, whispering words into the silence of the car. Words I wasn’t even sure were reaching anyone. Maybe God, maybe just myself.By the time I arrived, my chest felt hollow. The police station wasn’t anything like the court. There was no crowd of reporters, no flashing cameras, just cold walls, fluorescent lights, and people coming in and out. But the weight pressing on my chest was even worse.Inside, I was told to wait. So I sat there in one of those hard plastic chairs, my knees pressed together, my hands clu

For the first time in what felt like forever, my body actually surrendered to sleep. The doctor’s medications had helped subside the pain in my head, and though I hated taking anything more than I had to, I knew I needed that rest. My body wasn’t just my own anymore. I was carrying a baby inside me. And sleep was definitely one thing I needed to recharge and regain all the energy I'd lost over the past weeks. I didn't just need it for me alone, the baby needed it too.I don’t remember exactly when I drifted off, only that my head melted into the pillow like it was made of clouds. The heaviness in my eyelids won the battle over the endless worries circling in my mind, and soon enough, I was gone.The next thing I knew, the loud buzzing of my phone jolted me awake.At first, I thought it was part of a dream. My hand reached out, fumbling across the nightstand until I felt the device vibrating under my fingertips. My eyes were still heavy, sticky with sleep, and for a moment, I considere

Warren’s tone shifted just as I thought our meeting was winding down. His eyes narrowed, focused, like he was bracing me for something heavier.“There’s one more thing you need to know,” he said, sliding his phone across the table to show me a string of documents I couldn’t begin to fully understand. “Miss Calver isn’t working alone. There’s a man in the picture. Someone working hands-on with her, helping her move the pieces.”My heart skipped a beat. “A man?”“Yes,” he confirmed. “We don’t have a full identity yet, his digital footprint is slippery. But my team is tracking him. Once we pin down who he is and connect the dots between him and Miss Calver, that’s when we’ll make our move.”My mind instantly darted to the people I’d seen hovering around Dante’s world over the past months. Board members. Associates. Employees. Could it be someone close? Someone Dante trusted? Or just another outsider with a grudge?My pulse was wild, loud in my ears. The idea that not only was there a wom

The moment I stepped out of the police station, I didn’t even give myself the chance to sit still or let my thoughts scatter. My fingers were already trembling on the slip of paper Dante had scribbled his lawyer’s number on, and before my heart could talk me out of it, I dialed.The line rang twice before a deep, composed voice answered. “This is Attorney Collins.”My throat tightened, but I forced the words out. “Hello, this is Sienna. Dante asked that I call you, I just came from seeing him. It’s urgent.”There was a pause on the other end, the kind that made me want to press the phone harder to my ear as though it would force the silence to break. Finally, his voice came back. “I’ve been in constant communication with him already. If it’s about the case, I assure you, I am working with some trusted associates. Everything is under control.”Under control? My chest tightened, heat rushing to my cheeks. “No, it’s not under control,” I snapped before I could stop myself. “You saw what