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Chapter 161: If We Divorce Now, I Walk Away With Nothing

I looked up at the courtyard lights swaying in the distance."Southwest China."My voice was quiet.I didn't avoid the question."We confirmed things after Yunqi Temple."Roy Shen went still for a moment.Then something clicked behind his eyes.Understanding."Of course..."He murmured it.Then a knowing smile crossed his face.Self-mocking."So that landslide. The road closure. You weren't on a business trip.""No wonder you fought so hard to get through the blocked zone.""I kept wondering what project could possibly be worth that kind of risk to you."He paused.His gaze dropped to the ring on my finger."The vibe was off back then. I just didn't see it."The night breeze stirred his hair.He turned to look at me.Studied my face."Lisa. I don't get it. What are you after?"His voice dropped.Something rare flickered in his eyes.Seriousness."The Knights.

Chapter 162: We're the New Patriarchs.

Gerald's pupils contracted sharply."Knight Group is massive,"Alexander continued, his voice steady."Strike at me alone, and the company survives."He lifted his eyes. Met Gerald's freezing gaze directly. Unflinching."But one move. And everything shifts.""If word gets out that I walk away with nothing, the stock drops. Competitors circle.""The family bleeds. For what? Nothing."His tone was calm. But every word cut.Silence.The sandalwood incense burned. Ash fell. Soft. Final.Gerald stared at him. Then slowly, he clapped his withered hands together. Veins standing out on his wrists.The silence stretched. Suffocating.Finally, a low laugh scraped from Gerald's throat."Good. Very good."His laugh was rough. Almost appreciative. But poisonous."Alexander. You're smarter than your father.""He knew how to protect his woman. But he only knew how to fight head-on. In the end, he lost everything.""Not y

Chapter 163: In the End, He Couldn't Keep Her

Luke's fingers tightened around her wrist. A barely perceptible flinch.The dim overhead light inside the car carved sharp lines along his suddenly tense jaw.He stared at her. The usual cocky grin was gone. What remained was something darker, deeper."You know?"His voice dropped low, rough with the weight of an approaching storm."Since when?"Elena didn't look away. The faint smile on her lips wavered, but she held it in place."Luke, I'm not actually stupid.""All those wild nights the past two weeks. There was always something off underneath. Something I couldn't quite name.""You showed up too perfectly. The timing of your whole'rebel phase'was too convenient. I had my suspicions back then.""You got close to me because Alexander asked you to. To blow up the engagement. Right?"She wasn't naive. Growing up in the Voss family, she'd just learned to curl into herself. To survive.But that didn't mean she was blind.

Chapter 164: Having Your Wedding Night?

The light in the living room hit Elena like a slap the moment she pushed open the heavy front door of the Voss mansion.Shards of argument shattered the air.Edward Voss stood with veins bulging at his temples, jabbing a finger at Linda's face."Have you lost your mind? Undermining the Knights in front of the entire elite circles like that!""Now the engagement is dead, our reputation is in the gutter, and the Voss family is the laughingstock of everyone!"Linda's spine was ramrod straight. Her face was pale, a cold smile frozen on her lips."I am the crazy one? If you weren't so desperate to climb into bed with the Knights, so eager to sell your daughter for profit, would I have had to go this far?""Now you blame me? Brother, you didn't hesitate for a second when you agreed to trade Elena for leverage!"Elena's mother stood between them, tear tracks streaking her face, her voice shaking."Stop it... What good is fighting now?""We

Chapter 165: No Mercy Tonight

Alexander frowned. Before he could even open his mouth, I peered out from behind him, my eyes tracing the man in the doorway."Luke," I said, my voice laced with amusement. "How much did you actually have to drink?"Luke's gaze flickered to me, his eyes looking even more bloodshot under the hallway lights."Not enough," he growled. "But enough to come here and settle the score with you two."He suddenly straightened his posture, jabbing a finger toward Alexander."You. For the sake of your precious little wife, you had me seduce your own fiancée."Then his finger swung toward me."And now Elena wants nothing to do with me. So, what are you two going to do about it?"Alexander's brow tightened, his voice dropping into a cold, dangerous register."Is that why you're trying to kick my door down?""What else was I supposed to do?"Luke let out a sharp, frustrated laugh."Weren't you the one who told me to break up the en

Chapter 166: Next Time, No Ties Allowed

The kiss descended with a searing heat.It claimed every inch of me, from my lips down to my collarbone.I pushed against his chest, my breath hitching in my throat."Wait, we aren't finished. What happened with Ethan?"Alexander's movements faltered.The raw lust in his eyes ebbed slightly, replaced by a layer of cold, sharp disdain."Sent him away.""He's on a flight this Monday. I'm putting him at the bottom of the ladder in one of the overseas branches to see if he can actually cut it."He lowered his head, his nose brushing the side of my neck.He spoke with chilling indifference."It's up to him now. Whether he claws his way back up or rots over there, it's no longer my concern."I stayed silent for a moment, then gave a soft hum of agreement.That was the path Ethan Knight had carved for himself.I had no interest in wasting my sympathy on him.Alexander seemed to recall something.He pressed his foreh

Chapter 167: Needs His Wife's Kiss to Feel Better

Alexander's fingers tightened."What's your name?"The girl winced as he gripped her wrist, tears welling in her eyes as she looked up."Lila Bennett."The name was a key, suddenly turning in a lock deep in his mind.A sharp ringing echoed in his skull.His vision blurred for a moment.Her?The so-called destined heroine Ethan had rambled about?His gaze went cold, sweeping over her face.Delicate features. Timid expression. A teardrop mole at the corner of her eye, making her look innocent and fragile."Sir, I'm so sorry. I'll pay for the dry cleaning..."Lila looked up at him with wide, panicked eyes. No threat. Just pitiful vulnerability.But Alexander's stomach churned with a visceral disgust.He pulled his hand away. Roughly.Lila stumbled, her elbow hitting the floor with a soft thud. She winced.She stared up at him, her expression shattered and confused.She couldn't understand why he wasn't

Chapter 168: Starving Again Today?

Alexander didn't bother with an answer.To prove his theory, he suddenly swept me off my feet, carrying me bridal-style toward the master suite."Alexander! It's the middle of the day!"I kicked my legs in protest, but I was pinned firmly against his broad, solid chest."Daylight is better," he murmured, his voice a low vibration against my ribs.He kicked the bedroom door open and tossed me onto the plush, oversized mattress before pinning me down with the full, delicious weight of his body."I can see you more clearly this way.""Wait... Alexander..."I tried to protest, but he caught my lips in a bruising, hungry kiss that stole the very air from my lungs."Tell me first... what exactly...""After we're done."The afternoon sun blazed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, turning the air in the room thick and sweltering.He was more intense than usual—more desperate, more obsessed.His hands were everywhere, s

Chapter 169: Honey, A Cash Gift For Our Son

Ethan's throat constricted.Blood rushed to his head, then drained away just as fast.He saw me leaning lazily against Alexander's side.My slip dress was rumpled, fresh hickeys dark against my collarbone.Every detail was a knife, carving away the last shreds of his dignity.He'd promised himself he could do it.Face me and call me what I was now.His stepmother.He thought he could handle it.But now, with the words right there, they stuck in his throat like broken glass.Six years.The woman who had once been his girlfriend was now claimed, marked, owned by another man.His adoptive father.The irony gutted him.He tried to force the sound out.All that came was a strangled whisper.Alexander's palm rested on my lower back.His gaze was flat, dismissive."Can't say it?"His voice was calm.It carried no heat.But it pressed down like a weight on Ethan's spine."You had pl

Chapter 170: Be Your Own Person

Sophia's voice was soft, tentative."Consider it a celebration. For your wedding.""I'm busy."My reply was crisp. I walked to the window, watching the traffic crawl below."His schedule's packed. I've got a mountain of things to handle."A beat of silence on the other end."What about this weekend?"Sophia wouldn't give up. Her voice softened further."It's my birthday this weekend. No one else. Just family. We could have cake together?""You could stay in your old room. I've kept it ready."She added the last part deliberately, layering on the nostalgia."That window seat you loved as a child. The sun coming in, warming everything up."Something pricked at my chest. Small. Sharp.That room. That window seat. Sophia knew exactly which scars to press.There was a time when I would have given anything to hear those words from her. "Come home for dinner." Even the simplest meal would have made me happy for days.

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