Semua Bab When Love Crosses the Line: Bab 281 - Bab 290

Amara lay awake, her body cocooned in the warmth of the penthouse bed, but her mind was anything but still. The moonlight spilled softly through the tall windows, casting silver streaks across the room. The city outside pulsed with life, distant sirens, car horns, and the faint hum of activity, a reminder that the world moved on, indifferent to the storms she and Liam had weathered.Her eyes traced the intricate patterns on the ceiling, a kaleidoscope of shadows and moonlight, and she allowed herself to think. Really think. To reflect. The confrontation, the near-escapes, the threats that had stalked them like silent predators, they were all behind her now, yet their echoes lingered in her chest, a rhythm of tension she couldn’t shake immediately.Her heart felt heavy and light all at once. Heavy with the weight of what could have been lost, what Darren’s schemes might have cost them; light with relief, with the knowledge that Liam had stood by her, as he always did, unwavering and fi

In the days that followed the storm, Amara and Liam immersed themselves in rebuilding not just their empire, but the life they had fought so hard to protect. Every corner of their business demanded attention; every contract, every account, every partnership was a potential battlefield. They moved with precision, meticulous and relentless, leaving nothing to chance. Liam poured over financial statements, ensuring that no loophole could be exploited, while Amara cross-checked legal documents, double-confirmed approvals, and reached out to partners to reaffirm trust.Even the smallest details mattered. A misfiled document or a delayed email could unravel months of painstaking work. Yet, amid the scrutiny, there was a rhythm to their collaboration, a cadence that felt almost intimate. It was in the shared glances across the conference table, the gentle touch of a hand brushing against another, the quiet smiles when a problem was solved. Their love, once fragile and battered, had begun to

Night had settled over London like a soft, dark velvet, smoothing out the jagged edges of the day. The city hummed faintly beneath them, the distant rumble of traffic, the occasional flash of headlights cutting through the dark streets, and the muted conversations drifting from open windows. From the balcony of their penthouse, Amara and Liam watched the lights flicker, each one a tiny promise in the vast expanse of the night.Amara leaned against Liam, her head resting lightly on his shoulder. The steady rise and fall of his chest beneath her ear was a rhythm that had become a comfort after months of chaos, fear, and uncertainty. She closed her eyes and let the cityscape fade around her, allowing herself to focus solely on the man beside her, the man who had become her anchor, her partner, and her home.The battles of the past days and weeks pressed against her memory. Darren’s schemes, the betrayals, the threats, it had all been exhausting, a test of endurance and trust that left he

The conference room of the Collins Foundation had never felt so suffocating. Usually, its glass walls and polished wood table symbolized progress, vision, and Amara’s relentless fight for causes that mattered. But tonight, the very walls seemed to press inward, as though conspiring with the sharp glares aimed her way.Half the board sat across from her, expressions ranging from concerned to outright accusatory. A few, whom she had once considered allies, avoided her gaze entirely. The scandal Darren had unleashed was working; whispers of impropriety clung to her like a stain she couldn’t wash away.A man named Fletcher, the oldest and loudest board member, slapped a stack of printed headlines on the table, his jowls quivering with indignation. CHARITY QUEEN UNDER FIRE, MILLIONS FUNNELED TO SHELL FIRMS, AMARA COLLINS: SAINT OR SWINDLER?“This is untenable,” Fletcher barked, leaning forward as though to intimidate her into submission. “Every major paper has your name on its front page.

The corridors of Parliament echoed with footsteps and murmurs long after the hearing had adjourned. Amara Collins walked as though in a trance, her heels clicking against the tiled floor, the sound both steady and fragile, like a heartbeat stretched too thin. Cameras still flashed somewhere behind her, hungry reporters calling her name, demanding answers to questions already sharpened into accusations.She didn’t stop. She couldn’t.Her palms trembled around the folder clutched to her chest, the one that now felt like dead weight instead of defense. The committee’s voices replayed in her mind, each hostile question laced with venom. And then came the cruelest blow of all, the forged contract shoved in front of her, her signature scrawled across it.Her signature.The very sight had turned her insides cold. Rationally, she knew it was a forgery, one of Darren’s carefully planted weapons. But in that chamber, beneath the glare of lights, the gasps of spectators, and the judgmental stare