All Chapters of The Billionaire’s Forbidden Flame : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

The city slept, oblivious to the storm gathering in the shadows. The penthouse, once a haven, now felt like a cage. Evelyn paced back and forth, every step a rhythm of anxiety, every heartbeat a warning that danger had crept closer than ever before. The silver pendant Marcus had left behind burned in Lily’s palm—a silent, metallic accusation that whispered more than words ever could.“He was here,” Lily said again, voice trembling, almost as if speaking it aloud would make the intruder appear. She held the pendant to her chest, drawing a shaky breath. “Evelyn… he knows.”Evelyn stopped pacing and turned to face her. The dim light cast shadows across her face, making her eyes seem sharper, darker, as if the fear she had carried all these weeks had hardened into determination. “I know,” she said softly. “And we can’t waste another second. He’s testing us, Lily. Every move he’s made since that night has been deliberate. Calculated.”Lily’s fingers tightened around the pendant. “But why?

The bulkhead door Evelyn punched didn’t budge.It was thicker than anything in the upper facility—industrial-grade steel reinforced with an alloy Kane favored for his off-record projects.Lily ran her fingertips over the cold metal, heart thudding. “There has to be a release switch. A code. Something.”Evelyn didn’t answer immediately.She was staring at the door like she wanted to tear it apart with her bare hands.Her breathing was steady, but the tension in her shoulders wasn’t subtle. Lily had learned to read the smallest shifts in Evelyn’s posture—the ones most people never noticed.When Evelyn finally spoke, her voice was calm, but thick with fury.“He took her deeper. That means there’s another entrance.”Lily blinked. “But this is the only path—”“No,” Evelyn said. “Not the only one. Just the obvious one.”She moved toward the wall, running her hand along the stone. “This part of the complex was built long before the rest. Kane rebuilt the upper levels later… but these lower t

The house felt colder than it had all morning.Lily sat frozen on the couch, the ominous paper trembling between her fingers. Evelyn stood across from her, arms crossed, eyes locked on the floor as if she could force it to give her answers.Neither spoke at first.Silence stretched, pulling tight like a cord ready to snap.Finally, Lily whispered, “Eve… how can someone know something neither of us knows?”Evelyn exhaled slowly. “There are only two possibilities.”Lily swallowed. “Which are?”“Either someone close to us hid something… or someone was watching us long before we realized.”Lily’s heartbeat quickened. “But who? And why?”Evelyn didn’t answer. Instead, she picked the paper up again, examining it carefully. No signature. No marking. No imprint. Just a message meant to divide them.She lowered the letter. “Lily, whoever sent this is trying to make us panic.”“It worked,” Lily whispered.Evelyn softened her tone. “Hey. Look at me.”Lily lifted her gaze slowly.“We don’t know w

The morning sunlight spilled through Evelyn’s window, soft and golden, brushing across the quiet room like a new beginning. The rain from last night had left the air cool and clean, and everything felt lighter — except the weight in her chest.She had barely slept.Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Liam’s face under the dim garden lanterns — the way his eyes had softened when she said she would choose them, the rain glistening on his hair, the sound of his voice when he whispered “Good.”It had been real. Honest. But promises, she knew, were tested only by what came after.And today, the world outside was already stirring with whispers that could shake everything they had rebuilt.Evelyn sat up, brushing her hair out of her face, and took a deep breath. She needed to be strong — not just for herself, but for what they’d promised each other. She got ready slowly, slipping into a plain white blouse and jeans, tying her hair back into a neat ponytail. Her reflection in the mirror l

The evening sky hung heavy with clouds, thick enough to swallow the moon. The entire mansion felt tense, like the walls themselves knew something was about to break. Ayla sat alone in the quiet study room, her hands clasped tightly around a cup of warm tea that had already gone cold. Everything in her life felt like it had spiraled so quickly—too many surprises, too many secrets, too many people pulling her in different directions.For once, she wished the world would just slow down.But that night, slowing down wasn’t an option.Everything was about to unfold.---1. The Call That Changed EverythingAyla’s phone buzzed against the wooden table, startling her. She picked it up, expecting a message from Kian or maybe from Mrs. Mabel, who had been unusually quiet since morning.But it wasn’t either of them.The name on the screen froze her.UNKNOWN CALLER — 7:14 PMHer heartbeat quickened. After everything that had happened in the past week, unknown numbers felt dangerous. Still, someth