บททั้งหมดของ The Billionaire's Little Thief: บทที่ 81 - บทที่ 88

The moment I returned to my room, my thoughts began chasing each other in endless circles. I paced back and forth across my bedroom, my footsteps muffled by the thick carpet beneath my feet. Every few seconds, I'd stop at the window, only to turn around and start pacing again.No matter how hard I tried to bury the memory, it clawed its way back. It almost felt as if I were back in that ambulance again— being pushed into the ambulance by the fake doctor and his sleeve sliding back… just enough for me to see the tattoo on his arm.Damien couldn't possibly be involved. He'd been nothing but kind to me. When almost everyone else doubted me, he stood beside me, comforted me, and even made me laugh when I thought I'd forgotten how.I squeezed my eyes shut.But… I knew what I'd seen. The same tattoo, in the same place, on the arm of the hooded man Damien had been speaking to in the garden.I stopped pacing. “No…”What if I was wrong and there were hundreds of people with the same tattoo?I

After gathering everything Grandma needed, we headed to a boutique.The moment we stepped inside Grandma’s entire mood changed. Her eyes lit up as she took in the rows of dresses, and suddenly she looked less like the stern woman I knew and more like a woman who had just discovered paradise. “Oh, look at this.” She hurried toward a rack of dresses.Sofia and I exchanged amused looks.Grandma pulled out a beautiful dress and held it against me. “This one.”I immediately shook my head. “No.”“Yes.”“Grandma, I don't need a dress.”“That wasn't what I asked.” She pushed the dress into my hands and pointed toward the changing room. “Go try it.”Sofia covered her mouth, barely holding back her laughter. “Just surrender, Riley.”I gave her an offended look. “You're supposed to be on my side.”“I am. That's why I'm telling you not to fight a losing battle.”A few minutes later, I stepped out wearing the dress, and Grandma's face brightened. “There.” She looked at Sofia triumphantly. “Tell

LEONARDO'S POVThe moment I stepped out of the car, I was met by a crowd.Police vehicles surrounded the area outside the boutique, while curious onlookers stood behind the barricades. An ambulance was parked near the entrance, its rear doors open as paramedics treated the wounded guard. But I barely noticed any of them.My eyes searched the crowd until I found Riley. She stood beside Sofia, pale and trembling. Sofia was crying openly, while Riley looked as though she was barely holding herself together. I crossed the distance between us. “Riley.”Her head snapped toward me. “Leonardo…”,I stopped in front of her. “Are you okay?”She opened her mouth, but nothing came out.I stepped closer. “Tell me what happened.”She wiped at her tears with trembling fingers and forced herself to speak.“We were leaving the boutique when two men attacked us. One shot the guard while the other stopped the driver. Then a vehicle arrived.” Her voice broke. “They went straight for Grandma.” “Did th

SEBASTIAN'S POVThe call ended. I lowered my phone and stared at the blank screen, the satisfaction of seeing Leonardo's anger still fresh in my mind. A slow smile spread across my lips. Twenty-four hours. That was all the time I had given him.Leonardo had always been difficult to corner, too powerful, and too accustomed to controlling every situation he walked into.But this time, I had something he couldn't simply buy back or fight his way through.I turned toward Madam Blackwood.She was still tied to the chair, but there was something unsettling about the calmness in her eyes. Most people in her position would have been terrified. She wasn't.“Let's see what decision your grandson makes,” I said.Her eyes remained fixed on mine. “You think you've won.”A faint smile touched my lips. “I have.”“No.” Her voice was steady. “Whatever you think you're going to achieve will not work.”My smile faded.A faint, almost pitying smile touched her lips. “You'll blame yourself when this is o