All Chapters of His Forbidden Guard : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

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Chapter 61: The breaking news

"Shit," Leonard muttered, starting the car.They drove back toward the estate in tense silence, both calculating how to explain their absences if anyone had noticed."Drop me at the service road," Daveson said when they were close. "I'll walk back through the woods. You go straight to the front entrance and tell Marcus you got caught up in a late meeting.""Daveson…""It's safer if we're seen arriving separately," Daveson insisted.Leonard nodded reluctantly, pulling onto the service road. Before Daveson could get out, Leonard caught his wrist."Friday," Leonard said. "We tell Victoria everything. And then we start planning our endgame.""Okay," Daveson agreed.Leonard pulled him across the console, kissing him hard and desperate. When they broke apart, both were breathing heavily."I love you," Leonard whispered. "Whatever happens, remember that.""I love you too," Daveson said.Then he slipped out of the car and disappeared into the darkness of the woods, his phone flashlight guidin

Chapter 62: The Negotiation

The silence in Lissa's office stretched until Victoria could hear her own heartbeat.Leonard stood frozen, Daveson's hand still clasped in his, both of them staring at the woman who'd just revealed she'd orchestrated everything. The surveillance. The investigation. The impossible choice they now faced.Lissa stood behind her desk like a queen surveying her kingdom, waiting for Leonard to surrender."Well?" she finally prompted. "Do we have an agreement?"Leonard's jaw clenched. Victoria saw the war happening behind his eyes, the desperate desire to run warring with the terrifying practicality of his mother's arguments."I need time," Leonard said finally.Lissa's eyebrow arched. "Time for what? The situation is quite clear.""Time to think," Leonard said, his voice stronger now. "You're asking me to surrender my entire life to your control. To put my child's future in your hands. That's not a decision I make in five minutes.""You have until 5 PM when Morrison…""Morrison is your empl

Chapter 63: The Regroup

Marcus's voice came through. "Mr. Heyden? Mrs. Heyden asked me to inform you that the Kanes have arrived early. They're waiting in the main drawing room.""Of course they are," Leonard muttered. Then louder: "Thank you, Marcus. We'll be right down."He looked at Daveson and Victoria. "Game faces on. We can do this. Just a few hours of performance, then we regroup.""Leonard," Daveson said quietly. "Be careful. Your mother invited them for a reason. This isn't just about wedding planning.""I know," Leonard said. "But what choice do we have except to play along?"They made their way downstairs, Daveson trailing a professional distance behind. Victoria could see the strain in both their faces, the toll of maintaining this charade.The drawing room doors opened to reveal not just Victoria's parents, but Lissa seated with them, already deep in conversation. All three looked up as they entered."Leonard!" Victoria's mother, Catherine, stood with a warm smile. "We were just discussing the m

Chapter 64: The Price of Silence

Inside the drawing room, Leonard felt like he couldn't breathe.Morrison sat across from him, that damned folder on the table between them, containing God knew what evidence of their relationship. Of the pregnancy. Of everything they'd been desperately trying to hide."You're making a mistake," Lissa said to Morrison, her voice deadly calm. "I hired you. You work for me. This information belongs to me.""I gathered it while working for you," Morrison corrected. "But ownership is debatable. And frankly, Mrs. Heyden, I've received offers that make your original payment look like pocket change.""From who?" Leonard demanded."That's confidential," Morrison said. "Client privilege. But I can tell you they're very interested in the medical aspect of the situation. Apparently unprecedented medical phenomena are worth quite a lot to certain research institutions."Daveson's hand moved unconsciously to his stomach. Leonard saw it, saw Morrison notice it, saw his mother's eyes track the gestur

Chapter 65: The Blackmailing

He left without another word, the door closing with an expensive click behind him.The three of them sat in silence, staring at the business card Morrison had left behind."We can't pay him," Daveson said finally. "Even if we do, there's no guarantee he won't just make copies and sell them anyway. Blackmailers always come back.""Agreed," Lissa said. "Which means we need to find another solution."Leonard looked at his mother warily. "What kind of solution?""The kind that ensures Mr. Morrison never sells that information to anyone." Lissa pulled out her phone. "I have contacts who specialize in making problems disappear.""You're talking about…" Leonard stopped, not quite able to say it."I'm talking about protecting my family," Lissa said coldly. "Morrison has made himself a threat. I'm eliminating that threat.""By having him killed?" Daveson's voice was incredulous. "You're talking about murder like it's a business decision.""Everything is a business decision," Lissa said. "And M

Chapter 66: The Gambit

"You want to do what?" Daveson stared at Leonard like he'd lost his mind."Pay Morrison," Leonard repeated. "But not with money."They stood in the hallway, Morrison's thirty-minute deadline ticking away like a bomb. Through the drawing room door, Leonard could hear his mother making phone calls, probably arranging her "solution" to the Morrison problem."Explain," Daveson said."Morrison wants money because he thinks the information is valuable," Leonard said rapidly. "But what if we make it worthless? What if we give him something he wants more?""Like what?""A job," Leonard said. "A very lucrative, very quiet job that pays better than any blackmail scheme. Morrison's a mercenary. He doesn't care about us personally. He cares about profit. So we offer him more profit as our ally than he'd get as our enemy."Daveson shook his head. "You want to hire the man who's blackmailing us?""I want to neutralize him," Leonard corrected. "Victoria's family has security contracts all over the w

Chapter 67: The Contract

Morrison laughed. "You want me to give up leverage worth millions for a corporate job?""We want you to trade a one-time payout for long-term stability," Daveson interjected. "You said yourself you're leaving the country. This way you leave with a legitimate career instead of looking over your shoulder for the rest of your life.""Plus," Leonard added, "if you sell that information, you burn every bridge you have. No one will hire you after you've proven you're willing to violate client confidentiality. This job offer expires the moment you sell to anyone else."Morrison was quiet, his expression calculating. Leonard could see him running the numbers, weighing options."Show me the contract," Morrison said finally.Leonard's phone buzzed. A text from Victoria: Contract attached. It's ready.He forwarded it to Morrison's number. "Check your email."Morrison pulled out his phone, opening the document. His eyes scanned the pages, and Leonard watched his expression shift from skepticism t

Chapter 68: The Good Father

"And I appreciate the loyalty behind that impulse. But Mother, I'm trying to build a life that's not based on violence and fear.""How noble," Lissa said coldly. "And how naive. Leonard, you're about to become a father. That means making hard choices. Doing things you'd rather not do to protect your child.""I know," Leonard said quietly. "But I'd rather teach my child to find solutions that don't involve hurting people."Lissa stood, moving to her window. For a long moment, she was silent."Your forty-eight hours still stand," she said finally. "Morrison may be dealt with, but the core situation remains. In two days, we'll discuss my terms for helping you manage the pregnancy and everything that comes after.""And if we don't agree to your terms?" Daveson asked.Lissa turned to look at him, her expression unreadable. "Then you're on your own. No protection, no resources, no help. Just you, Leonard, and a baby the whole world will want to study like a science experiment. Is that reall

Chapter 69: The Food poisoning

"Leonard, there were three people in this kitchen. If I go to the hospital for 'food poisoning' and I'm the only one sick…""So we'll say you have a sensitive stomach," Leonard interrupted. "Or allergies. Or anything else that explains why only you're affected. Daveson, you're twelve weeks pregnant and you can't keep anything down. That's not sustainable."Daveson's eyes filled with tears. "I'm scared.""I know," Leonard said softly, taking his hands. "But we're going to Dr. Chen. Right now. I'll drive you myself…""You can't," Daveson interrupted. "Your mother. She's already suspicious. If you personally drive me to a doctor after I was sick in front of staff, it'll look...""Like I care about my employee's wellbeing," Leonard finished. "Which I do. Which anyone would.""Leonard…""Or I'll send Victoria," Leonard conceded. "Would that be better? She can take you, stay with you, bring you back. No one will think twice about my fiancée being kind to staff."Daveson nodded weakly. "Okay

Chapter 70: The Diagnosis

The examination room smelled like antiseptic and quiet dread.Daveson sat on the edge of the paper-covered table, his hands braced on either side of him, his knuckles pale. The fluorescent light above him buzzed at a frequency that seemed designed specifically to make everything feel worse. He'd been staring at the same crack in the wall tile for the last four minutes, tracking it from the baseboard upward like it might lead somewhere useful.It didn't.Victoria sat in the chair beside the door, her coat still on, her bag in her lap. She hadn't pushed him to talk during the drive. Hadn't offered comfort or commentary. Had simply driven, efficiently and in silence, glancing at him in the rearview only when she thought he wouldn't notice.He'd noticed every time."You can take your hands off the table," she said now, her voice quiet. "It's not going anywhere.""I'm aware.""You look like you're bracing for impact.""I'm always bracing for impact."Victoria didn't respond to that. There

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