All Chapters of His Most Dangerous Addiction: Chapter 21 - Chapter 27

The room remained completely silent after Elena's last words.Somewhere in Quezon City sat a file containing everything Thea's father had discovered before he disappeared.Everything.The word itself carried enormous weight.Because people did not vanish over ordinary information. They disappeared because they knew something dangerous enough to threaten structures built carefully over decades.And if Thea's father had hidden a file instead of destroying it, then he must have believed someone would eventually find it.Someone he trusted.Or someone capable of understanding its importance.William slowly looked at Elena."Why didn't you say this sooner?"She looked exhausted.Because she probably was."I was afraid.""You're still afraid."A weak smile appeared on her lips."Yes."That honesty somehow made her more believable.Fear had been present in every word she spoke since entering the office. Not dramatic fear. Not the kind people exaggerated.This looked different.This looked pe

For several long seconds, nobody inside the library moved.The headlights outside continued pouring through the tall windows, cutting through the darkness and turning the room into a battlefield divided by light and shadow. Footsteps echoed from somewhere beyond the walls, calm and unhurried, as if the people arriving had no reason to rush.Because they didn't.They knew exactly where everyone inside the mansion was.And that realization alone made the situation infinitely more dangerous.William slowly looked toward the windows again.Three vehicles.Maybe four.Enough people to surround the property completely.Enough to ensure nobody simply walked away.Rafael cursed quietly."I really hate being right."No one answered.Because nobody was interested in his accuracy at the moment.Thea remained staring toward the windows, her face pale but composed. There was fear in her eyes, but it wasn't the kind that caused panic. It looked familiar. The kind of fear that returned after years a

The mansion seemed quieter when they walked back inside.As if it had been waiting.The grand entrance remained dimly lit by moonlight slipping through the tall windows. Dust floated lazily through the air, and every step echoed against the marble floor. Outside, Orlov and his people stayed where they were. Nobody followed.Nobody tried to stop them.That somehow felt stranger than violence.William walked beside Thea without saying anything. Rafael and Elena followed a few steps behind, both unusually silent.Everyone was thinking about the same thing.Their fathers had known each other.They had worked together.Orlov had known both of them.And somehow all of it had remained hidden for years.Nothing made sense anymore.Thea suddenly stopped walking.William looked at her.She was staring toward the staircase."I remember this place."Her voice sounded distant.She wasn't talking to anyone in particular."My father used to sit there."She pointed toward the bottom steps."He'd read