All Chapters of The Billionaire's Little Thief: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

51 Chapters

CHAPTER THIRTY ONE

The maid froze mid-step.For a second, I thought I imagined it, then the voice came again. “Riley….”The voice sounded weak and hoarse, but unmistakably his.My head snapped toward the bed so fast my neck almost hurt.Leonardo was awake. His eyes were barely open, exhaustion written across his face, but he was looking straight at me.Relief washed through me so suddenly I almost cried again.“Leonardo?” My voice came out quieter than I meant it to.Natalia hurried toward the bed. “Leonardo!” she said, moving closer. “Thank God, you’re awake.”But he didn’t look at her, his gaze stayed on me.His brows furrowed weakly. “Why are you crying?”I touched my face and realized I still had tears there.Before I could answer, Natalia spoke quickly.“She shouldn’t even be here,” she said sharply. “I was just asking them to remove her.”Leonardo’s expression turned cold instantly.Slowly, he turned his head towards Natalia. “What are you doing here?”Natalia blinked. “...What?”“You heard me.”H

CHAPTER THIRTY TWO

I stood outside the bedroom for a second, pushed my thoughts aside, and opened the door quietly.Madam Blackwood and Natalia were gone. Adrian stood beside the bed, talking quietly with Leonardo.Adrian stood near the window, arms crossed while Leonardo leaned weakly against the pillows. He looked exhausted, but still intimidating even with bandages wrapped around his body.“The guards are still checking the highway cameras,” he said seriously. “But whoever did this covered their tracks.”Leonardo’s jaw tightened. “They knew I was alone.”Something about the way he said it made my chest tighten.Adrian nodded once. “That’s what bothers me.”The room went quiet for a second.Then Leonardo spoke again. “Someone in the house gave the information.” His voice was calm, but dangerous at the same time.Adrian’s expression darkened immediately.“We’ll find out who,” he said.Leonardo looked irritated, tiredness sitting heavily on his face. “Whoever this is has been ahead of us for too long.”

CHAPTER THIRTY THREE

Avoiding Leonardo turned out to be harder than I expected. Not because I didn’t want to see him but because I did.After what happened, staying away seemed safer for him.Natalia had already proven she was willing to hurt Leonardo if it meant getting what she wanted.And if I stayed close to him, who knew what she would do next? So for the rest of the day, I stayed away from his room completely.The next morning, I decided I needed a break from everything. And going back to work sounded like a good idea.I stood in front of the mirror adjusting my clothes when someone knocked on my door. Before I could answer, Sofia walked in.Her eyes narrowed. “You're going to work.”My brows pulled together. “Obviously.”Sofia gave me a knowing look. “You’re avoiding him.”I adjusted my sleeve. “No, I’m not.”Sofia raised a brow. I sighed. “Fine, maybe a little.”“A little?” Sofia repeated dramatically. “Riley, he has literally been asking about you.”“Well…” I cleared my throat. “I’m going to wo

CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR

The moment we stepped into the office, employees straightened immediately.“Good morning, Mr. Blackwood.”“Morning, sir.”Their voices carried a nervous politeness as Leonardo walked through the building like he owned the air around him.Natalia stayed close beside him while I followed behind quietly.The second we stepped onto his floor, Iris stood from her desk.“Good morning, Mr. Blackwood.” Leonardo didn't slow down. “Call for a meeting in fifteen minutes.”“Yes, sir.”Fifteen minutes later, the management team gathered inside the conference room.Leonardo sat at the head of the table, Natalia sat beside him while I took the seat on his other side, directly across from her.The room settled into silence as Iris stood beside the projector.“The Al-Safira contract is one of the biggest projects this company has secured this year,” she began.A few impressed murmurs spread across the room.“We’ll begin importing materials immediately. Most supplies will come from Dubai, while specia

CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE

For a second, no one moved. No one even spoke.I stood frozen near the warehouse entrance, staring at what should have been stacks of expensive imported materials.Instead, entire sections of the warehouse sat nearly empty.Adrian stepped forward first, his expression hardening instantly. “What the hell happened here?”Iris looked stunned. “That’s impossible.”Natalia stepped forward, watching everything unfold with an unreadable expression.Leonardo stepped inside, without saying a word, his gaze sweeping slowly across the warehouse looking terrifyingly calm.“Lock the building,” he said coldly. “No one goes in or out.”Security rushed to seal the exits while warehouse staff exchanged nervous looks.The air suddenly felt heavy. Everyone looked serious and tense.This wasn’t a small mistake. Millions were gone, expensive imported materials.And without those materials, the contract they had fought so hard to secure could collapse.Leonardo turned toward Adrian. “Call the tech team.”T

CHAPTER THIRTY SIX

The conference room emptied slowly after Leonardo walked out.No one said anything to me. They just gathered their laptops, avoided my eyes, and left one after another like staying too close to me might somehow make them guilty too.Their silence felt louder than accusations.I stood there frozen, still staring at the door Leonardo had walked through.“I warned you.” Natalia’s voice cut through the silence.I looked up and she was still standing there when everyone else had already left.Slowly, she walked toward me, heels clicking softly against the floor.Her lips curved up with a smile. “This is what happens when people forget their place.” she said, stopping in front of me.I swallowed hard but said nothing.Her eyes swept over me mockingly. “Soon,” she continued smoothly, satisfaction dripping from her voice,“you won’t have a place in this office or that house.”I stared at her. “Why are you doing this?”Natalia smiled. A real smile this time. “Because,” she said simply, “he sto

CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN

After Leonardo walked away, I stayed standing in the hallway. The house had gone quiet.I could still feel the distance he had placed between us, like something between us had cracked and neither of us knew how to fix it.His words replayed in my head. “I don’t know what to believe anymore.”The way he looked at me, like he was conflicted and frustrated, like part of him wanted to believe me but couldn’t.I pressed my palms against my face, breathing shakily. “No,” I whispered to myself.I didn’t do this, and I wasn’t going to sit around crying while someone ruined my life. I had to prove the truth not just for myself but for Leonardo too.Because I hated whatever was happening between us. I knew exactly who I needed.A few minutes later, I stood outside Damien's room and knocked.The door opened almost immediately and Damien looked shocked to see me. “Why are you here?”“I need your help.” I answered.My expression must have told him I was serious because he stepped aside at once. “W

CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT

After barely sleeping, I woke up exhausted. But the possibility of finally proving I was innocent gave me just enough strength to get out of bed.I showered quickly and headed straight to Damien’s room.I knocked once, and the door opened almost immediately.“You’re awake?” I asked, suprised.Damien looked offended. “Good morning to you too.”A tiny smile slipped onto my face. “Sorry,” I muttered. “Good morning.”He grabbed his car keys from the dresser. “You really thought I was going to let you deal with this alone?”Hearing him say that made my chest feel lighter.“You ready?” he asked.I nodded immediately.“Good,” he said, heading for the door. “Let’s go convince your least favorite bodyguard,”Adrian looked deeply annoyed the moment he opened the door. Especially when he saw me.“I don’t have time for this,” he said flatly.Damien frowned. “You don’t even know why we’re here.”“I know enough.” Adrian checked his watch. “And I’m not interested. Mr. Blackwood isn’t coming to the o

CHAPTER THIRTY NINE

The worker was still talking on the phone. “No, I’m not panicking,” he whispered harshly. “I’m saying they found something.”I heard a woman’s muffled voice through the speaker but I couldn’t make out the words.Then the worker snapped. “Well maybe you should come deal with it yourself.”The call ended and the moment he turned and saw us standing there, his entire body froze. Panic flashed across his face before he quickly tried to hide it.“What are you doing here?” he asked.Damien folded his arms. “Interesting question.”The worker straightened. “I was just leaving.” He tried stepping past us.Damien moved into his path immediately. “No, you weren’t.”The worker forced out a laugh. “What do you mean?”I looked directly at him. “You were talking to Iris?.”For a split second, his expression cracked.Then it disappeared. “What?” he scoffed. “No.”“We heard you say her name.”“You heard wrong.” He held up his phone. “I was talking to my mom.”“Your mom’s name is Iris?” Damien asked d

CHAPTER FOURTY

Iris stood frozen beside the storage room door. Then slowly… she laughed, until she was practically shaking. The sound echoed through the warehouse.Not because anything was funny. It was the laugh of someone who had finally been caught and no longer cared.Damien frowned then glanced at me. "Okay, she's officially lost it.”Iris stopped laughing and her eyes locked on mine. "You want an explanation?" she asked. “Fine.”She folded her arms. "I've worked for Blackwood Enterprises for seven years.”Nobody interrupted. The warehouse had gone completely silent."For seven years, I stayed late at work, sacrificed my weekends, worked harder than everyone else, and did everything I was asked.”Her voice grew sharper and her eyes became wet with tears. "And when the PA position became available…”My stomach tightened. I already knew where this was going.I thought it was finally my turn.” Iris laughed again. "But then you showed up out of nowhere.” She pointed directly at me."No experience,

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