All Chapters of The Billionaire's Insignificant Wife : Chapter 271 - Chapter 280

The words made Alina's heart stop for a moment."Who?" she pressed, her voice shaking between anger and a fear only just taking shape. "Who are you talking about?"Vincent savored the moment, letting the silence hang longer than necessary, drawing out every second to maximize the impact of the information he was about to reveal."Before I tell you," he said finally, "I want a written agreement. Full protection, a reduced sentence, and a safety guarantee for my family."Salvatore stepped forward, his voice cold and full of authority. "You're in no position to demand anything, Moretti. You've already been caught with enough evidence to put you away for life.""Maybe," Vincent answered calmly. "But the information I have could be worth more than my own sentence. You want to know who helped Margaret? You'll have to pay the price."Adrian looked at Vincent with a hatred he no longer bothered to hide. "You're still playing games even now.""It's what I've always done well," Vincent answered

"That's not true," she said quickly, trying to make her voice sound firm even though her chest felt as if it were being crushed. "Junior, listen to Mommy carefully. Grandma Margaret is lying. Mommy loves you very much, more than anything in this world.""But Grandma said—""You must not believe Grandma Margaret," Alina interrupted, forcing a calmness she did not feel at all. "Now Mommy wants you to do something important. Can you hide? Under the bed, in the closet, anywhere you can get into quietly?"A small sob could be heard, followed by a scraping sound as if someone was moving."I'm under the bed," Junior whispered, his voice barely audible. "But Mommy, I can hear those people's voices getting closer."Salvatore, who had been listening through the speakerphone, raised his hand and signaled to his team. Without making a sound, he wrote something on a piece of paper and showed it to Renee: Don't let him talk too much. They might hear his voice.Renee nodded, then whispered to Alina,

Powerful wind from the aircraft propeller whipped at their faces as Salvatore and his team approached the runway in a concealed formation.The small jet had already begun inching toward takeoff position, its engine roaring louder by the second."We don't have time for a quiet approach," Salvatore said quickly, radio live in his hand. "All units, block that plane's path now."Two security vehicles sped forward immediately, cutting across the plane's taxi path with a speed that forced the pilot to slam the jet to a sudden stop.Alina watched from a distance, her heart pounding so hard it hurt, her eyes fixed on the plane now stopped in the middle of the runway."What's going to happen now?" she whispered to Adrian, standing beside her."They'll try negotiating first," Adrian answered, though tension was clear in his voice. "If that fails—"He didn't get to finish his sentence because the plane's door suddenly swung open, and an armed man appeared in the doorway, using Junior's small bod

Alina looked at Salvatore for a long moment, trying to grasp the implications of this unexpected request."What does he want to say?" she asked, wariness taking hold of her again even though the night had already run far too long for any new drama."He wouldn't explain in detail through a message," Salvatore answered. "But he says it's connected to documents his team just found—something to do with Margaret's past, before she married Daniel's father."Adrian frowned. "Is this another trap?""I doubt it," Salvatore answered. "Daniel's been fully cooperating with the investigation since his plea deal. And with Margaret now in custody, he no longer has any reason to protect his family's secrets."Alina let out a long breath, trying to gather whatever energy she had left after such an exhausting night."Alright," she said finally. "I'll talk to him. But over the phone only. I can't handle seeing him in person tonight."Salvatore nodded, setting up a secure video call over an encrypted cha

"Tomorrow morning?" Alina repeated, her voice full of surprise. "That soon?""It seems Judge Simmons wants to resolve this case as quickly as possible given the urgency of the situation," Adrian answered, still reading the incoming message closely. "Especially after last night's attempted kidnapping incident."Renee nodded, adding information from her own report. "That makes sense. Courts usually expedite the process when there's evidence of a direct threat to a child's safety."Junior, still sitting in Alina's lap, looked at the adults' faces around him in confusion. "What does that mean, Mommy?"Alina stroked his hair gently, trying to explain in a way a child his age could understand. "It means tomorrow there'll be an important meeting that will decide where you'll live, sweetheart.""With Mommy?" Junior asked, his eyes full of hope."That's what we're working toward," Alina answered carefully, not wanting to make a firm promise she might not be able to keep.Adrian set down his ph