All Chapters of UGLY? No More!: Chapter 231 - Chapter 240

Mira cried harder.Leonard’s fists clenched until the knuckles blanched.Julian slowly raised both hands, palms open, voice calm but cold as iron. “Diana. Listen to me. No one is shooting. No one is moving. But if you hurt that child…”His tone lowered into a lethal promise.“…I will personally drag you off that boat.”Diana flinched at his voice, but tightened her hold on Mira anyway.The night hung frozen.And every secret Julian thought he knew… crumbled at his feet.The waves grew rougher as the diver boat drifted farther from the island’s safe cove.The rope tether had snapped in the chaos, and Diana barely kept her balance while clutching Mira against her chest.Salt spray whipped across her face, but her smile, the twisted, deranged one, never faltered.“STAY BACK!” she screamed, positioning herself between Mira and the open water. “One more step, Julian, and she goes in!”Mira sobbed loudly, shaking like a leaf. “P... please… I want mommy… I want Daddy!”The word Daddy made Di

Diana shoved off the rocks just as a wave surged.A small hidden motor skiff, previously wedged between rocks, lifted with the water’s rise.Her escape plan.She grabbed onto the handle, used the swell to haul herself in, and slammed the ignition.The engine sputtered...Coughed...Then roared to life.“NO, STOP HER!” a guard shouted.They fired a tranquilizer shot...It skimmed past her arm by an inch.Diana threw her head back with a wild smile.“You can’t stop me. Not here. Not now. Not EVER.”And with a sharp turn of the skiff, she disappeared into the darkness beyond the rocky outcrops, swallowed by the open sea.Leaving only her hateful scream behind: “I WILL COME BACK FOR HER! I SWEAR IT! I’LL END ALL OF YOU BEFORE I LET THAT FAMILY EXIST!”Her voice faded into the night waves.Julian stood there, chest heaving, fists trembling with rage he’d never felt before.Elara clutched Mira tighter, whispering reassurance.Leonard stared at the waves, breath sharp, realization sinking de

“Julian dove into the water like a knight in shining armor,” Diana spat. “And Leonard too. And they saved her. Saved Elara’s daughter.”She choked on her next words.“And then they held her. And comforted her. And I... I had nothing.”Lila whispered, “You said if you took the girl, Elara would break, and Julian would break too...”“Yes!” Diana snapped. “But I slipped. The engine died. The boat flipped. Everything went wrong!”Lila hesitated. “What are you going to do now?”Diana’s answer was immediate and chilling.“What I should’ve done years ago.”Diana leaned against the tree, harsh moonlight cutting across her face.“Julian is mine. He always was. I was supposed to be the one he woke up next to that morning. Not Elara. But she ruined it. She was always in the way, always the chosen one, always the favorite, always the girl with the perfect hair and the perfect smile...”Lila’s breath tightened. She knew this spiral too well.“You told him,” Diana continued, “that I was the one in

Lila forced herself to breathe.The engines roared to life, vibrating through her chest.She whispered into the empty cabin: “Leonard… I’m coming for you.”The jet cut into the night sky.At that same moment, Leonard stood at the island’s temporary command tent beside Julian, reviewing drone maps and security camera feeds.His phone buzzed.PRIVATE AIRPORT ACCESS, AUTHORIZED USING: LEONARD SHAWHis brows snapped together sharply.He checked the timestamp. Then the security log.PASSENGER: LILALeonard stiffened. A cold curse slipped from his mouth.Julian looked up. “What is it?”Leonard shoved the phone toward him. “Someone used my codes. She used my plane.”Julian’s eyes narrowed. “Elara is finally asleep. I pray to God this isn’t what I think it is.”Leonard ran a hand through his hair, pacing. “I told her to stay away from me. I told her we were done.”“And now she’s flying here?” Julian muttered grimly. “On this night?”Leonard’s jaw flexed. He did not want to believe Lila was in

Julian leaned back in his chair, fingers steepled, gaze sharp and calculating.“So,” he murmured, “she trusts you.”Lila nodded shakily.Leonard swallowed, already predicting what Julian was thinking.“You want to use her,” Leonard said quietly.Julian’s eyes flicked to him. “I want to end this. And Lila is the only link Diana has left.”Lila cried out softly. “You’re going to use me as bait.”Julian rose from his chair.“No,” he said. “You’re going to help us catch her. But only if you want to.”Lila stared at him, confused.“This is your chance,” Julian continued, voice lower, deadlier, “to choose which side you die on.”Leonard turned toward her, softer than Julian but no less serious. “Lila, Mira almost died today. Elara almost did. Julian did. Even I...”He cut himself off, shaking his head. “If you know anything, if you can stop her… help us.”Lila wrapped her arms around herself, trembling.For the first time all night, she looked genuinely terrified.“I’ll do it,” she whispere