Semua Bab Healing The Devil I Once Loved: Bab 131 - Bab 137

RENZO 132:I could tell they were trying their hardest to hold back their laughter.Hawk was damned straight and we knew it.I turned to the second man. “Asher.”He immediately started biting his lower lip, a poor habit he only fell into whenever he was nervous. “How is your girlfriend doing these days?”His head snapped up.I smiled slightly. “Still complaining about your absence and job?”He gulped hard.“She already hates the fact that you work for someone like me.”Leaning a little closer, I lowered my voice. “Imagine how she would react if I decided to send her a full report of every little gang activity you have participated in.”Asher closed his eyes and muttered under his breath, “Jesus…”Then I turned to the last man. “Luis.”He looked like he was about to cry. “Yes, boss?”“You love your computers.”His head nodded rapidly. “Yes.”“Your systems.”Another nod.“Your precious technology lab.” I leaned back slightly before adding in a calm tone, “Imagine if someone accidentally

RENZO 134:Over the years, Grace had aged a little more. The lines on her face had deepened, and her patience had grown shorter.“Grace?” She walked over quietly and placed her bag on the table. Slowly, she began removing its contents. Inside were carefully prepared food containers.Healthy ones.Her eyes then shifted toward the half-eaten burger in my hand again and she stared at it for three full seconds.Don't mind me… I was counting absentmindedly.When Grace was done staring, she calmly took the bag of fast food from the table and dropped it into the trash.What the… hell? Her movement had surprised me, yet I allowed her without resistance. Over the past two years, I had learned to be a little careful around Grace. She was one of the oldest connections I had to my past life anyway.She knew everything back then. Including feeding Zaria contraceptives to make her hormones refuse children.She knew I wasn't going to last since the pills Dr Syl made could only last for so long… and

ZARIA 136:He wouldn’t do that to me…right?I exhaled slowly and forced the thought down before it could grow into something dangerous. “My sweet boy.” I gently squeezed Rai’s hand and stood up. “I’m fine,” Those words, I had repeated them this time more for myself than for him.Rai studied me for a moment like he wanted to argue, but then he nodded, because he had always been that weird kid who was creepy, curious, but respectful enough to step back when I asked him to.“Go get ready for bed,” I told him softly. “And don’t forget—no going near the windows or balcony.”He paused halfway to his room and turned.“Why?”I walked toward him and crouched again, lowering my voice slightly even though I had already checked the entire place earlier.“Because there are cameras outside,” I said simply. “And I don’t want anyone seeing you.”His brows pulled together. “Why would they want to see me?”I smiled faintly, tapping his nose. So innocent. “Because you’re too handsome.”That made him gr