Semua Bab The Billionaire's Dangerous Obsession I Escaped But He Found: Bab 51 - Bab 60

The board members filed into the conference room across the hall. Leonardo was the last to enter. He paused at the doorway and glanced toward Charles's office. Their eyes met through the glass.Leonardo smiled. It was not a friendly smile.Charles held his gaze without flinching. For a long moment, neither man looked away. The tension between them was a living thing, crackling in the air like static before a storm.Then Leonardo turned and entered the conference room. The door closed behind him.Anna exhaled. "That was terrifying.""That was a warning." Charles straightened his cuffs. "He knows I was at Sophia's house. He's letting me know.""How could he possibly know that?""I don't know. But he knows." Charles walked to the door. "I should be in that meeting. As a board member. As someone who cares about Sophia.""Charles, be careful. That man is dangerous.""I know exactly what he is." Charles opened the door. "That's why I'm not backing down."He walked into the conference room.

The morning of her return to St. Catherine's, Sophia stood in front of the hospital doors for a full three minutes before walking through them.She had dressed carefully crisp scrubs, white coat pressed, hair pulled back in a neat bun. Her reflection in the glass doors showed a woman who looked composed and professional. It didn't show the sleepless night. It didn't show the trembling hands she had shoved deep into her pockets. It didn't show the hollow ache of missing her children."You can do this," she murmured to herself. "You've survived worse."She pushed through the doors.The hospital was already buzzing with morning activity. Nurses wheeled patients through corridors. Doctors consulted charts at the nurses' station. The familiar scent of antiseptic and coffee filled the air. It should have felt like coming home. Instead, it felt like walking into an arena.She felt the eyes before she saw them. Two nurses at the medication station fell silent as she passed. A group of residen

Nicole Moreau had always known exactly who she was.She was the daughter of a French diplomat and an Italian socialite, raised in the gilded circles of Nightvale's elite. She had grown up surrounded by wealth and privilege, but she had never let it make her cruel. Her mother had taught her that kindness was the greatest luxury of all that anyone could be rich, but it took true character to be good.She had met Leonardo Ferri when she was sixteen years old, at a charity gala her mother had organized. He had been seventeen tall, brooding, already carrying the weight of his mother's recent death like a stone around his neck. While other boys his age had been chasing girls and playing sports, Leonardo had stood alone in the corner, staring at nothing, his dark eyes hollow with grief.Nicole had walked up to him and introduced herself. He had been rude at first. Cold. Dismissive. But she had persisted, because she had seen something in him that others missed. Beneath the armor of anger and

The morning at St. Catherine's began like any other.Sophia arrived early, her white coat pressed, her hair pulled back in a neat bun. She had barely slept the memory of the restaurant encounter still lingered like a bruise but she pushed through it. She had patients to see. Surgeries to assist. A life to keep building, even if it felt like the foundations were cracking beneath her.She was in the middle of reviewing patient charts when Anna appeared at her elbow, slightly breathless."You'll never guess who's here."Sophia didn't look up. "I'm terrible at guessing games, Anna. Just tell me.""Leonardo Ferri. And he brought a woman with him. A stunning blonde. They're touring the new surgical wing with the board members."Sophia's blood ran cold. "Leonardo is here? In the hospital?""He arrived about twenty minutes ago. I saw them from the pediatrics wing. She's gorgeous, whoever she is. Looks like a model.""Nicole Moreau," Sophia said quietly. "His first love. She's back in Nightval

The front door burst open.Sophia couldn't see who had entered. Her vision was blurring at the edges, dark spots dancing before her eyes as the intruder's fingers pressed harder against her throat. But she heard the footstep fast, heavy, purposeful and then she heard a voice that made her blood run cold."Get your hands off her."Leonardo.The intruder released her suddenly, shoving her aside like a discarded doll. Sophia crumpled to the floor, gasping for air, her hands flying to her throat. Through her blurred vision, she saw two figures collide in the dim kitchen.The fight was immediate and brutal.Leonardo moved with a speed that belied his size, his fist connecting with the intruder's jaw in a sickening crunch. The masked man staggered back but recovered quickly, his hand darting to his belt and emerging with a knife.Sophia screamed a raw, ragged sound that tore from her abused throat. "He has a knife!"Leonardo didn't flinch. He circled the intruder, his eyes cold and calculat