All Chapters of The Billonaire’s Nemesis ; Depth of Revenge : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Austin Reed stepped inside as though he had walked through those doors a hundred times before.He didn’t stop to look around.He simply adjusted the sleeves of his black shirt and headed toward the bar.Maya lowered her eyes for a second, pretending to look at the menu lying on the table.When she looked up again, Austin had already ordered a drink.Victor reached for his phone and sent her a message.Don’t rush. Watch him first.She slipped the phone back into her bag without replying.That had been her plan all along.Austin accepted his drink with a nod to the bartender before moving to a table near the far end of the room. He sat alone, resting one arm on the chair beside him while lazily looking around the club.Nothing about him suggested he was worried nor did he give the vibe of someone who’s being watched.Maya quietly picked up her bottle of water and took a small sip.Across the room, Victor remained where he was, pretending to scroll through his phone.Ethan stood near the

Someone had been there only moments ago.Maya slowly stepped inside.“Cassie?” she called softly.No answer.Her eyes swept across the room.Everything looked exactly as it should.The chairs were neatly arranged around the dining table.The dish rack was empty.The counters were spotless.Nothing looked out of place.She frowned.“That’s strange.”A ceramic mug sat beside the sink.Half of the tea inside was untouched.Maya reached for it and carefully placed her fingertips against the side.It was warm.Whoever had been drinking it couldn’t have left long ago.She glanced toward the back door.It was locked from the inside.Then she looked toward the hallway leading to the servants’ quarters.Dark and quiet.She stood there for another moment, listening.Nothing.Not even the sound of footsteps.For a brief second, she almost laughed at herself.“You’re beginning to imagine things, Maya.”The words sounded reassuring.But they didn’t make her feel any better.She returned the mug to

Maya stood in the middle of her bedroom long after Cassie had closed the door behind her.The room was quiet again.Too quiet.She lowered her eyes to the file resting in her hands before placing it carefully on the bed. Beside it lay the notebook Cassie had been holding only moments ago.She reached for it, flipping through the pages one after another.Nothing looked different.No pages were folded.No notes had been added.No paper was missing.She picked up Austin’s file next.Every document was still there.His prison records.The photographs and DNA report.Everything appeared untouched.Anyone else would have taken comfort in that.Maya couldn’t.She sat slowly on the edge of the bed and let out a long breath.“If she wasn’t looking for information…” she murmured, “then what was she looking for?”The question stayed with her.Cassie hadn’t looked like someone who had been caught stealing.She had looked…Afraid.Not frightened because Maya had walked in.Frightened because Maya

The office fell into silence.Not the uncomfortable kind.The kind that settled after someone had said something that couldn’t be taken back.Victor remained seated for a while, his eyes fixed on the coffee in front of him. It had gone cold, yet neither of them had noticed.Across the desk, Maya stared out the window.Cars moved below as if the world hadn’t changed.People crossed the street carrying shopping bags.Someone laughed outside.Life went on.It felt strange.A few minutes ago, she had finally told someone the truth she had buried for years.She should have felt lighter.Instead, there was only uncertainty.Victor was the first to speak.“So…”His voice was calm.“We finally know where all of this began.”Maya looked at him.“I don’t think we do.”He raised an eyebrow.“You don’t?”She slowly shook her head.“No.”“I told you who my husband is.”“That’s different.”Victor leaned back in his chair.“Explain.”Maya folded her hands on her lap.“I’ve spent the last few weeks t

The following morning arrived far too quickly.Maya had barely slept.Every time she closed her eyes, another memory surfaced. Some were ordinary enough to make her smile for a second before the feeling disappeared. Others refused to leave her alone.She kept seeing Will standing on the balcony with his phone pressed to his ear.She remembered the way he always lowered his voice whenever she walked into the room.She remembered Cassie standing inside his study that afternoon, looking as surprised as Maya had been.Back then, none of it had seemed important.Now every memory demanded another look.The sound of her alarm pulled her out of her thoughts.She reached across the bedside table and switched it off before it could ring again.For a moment, she remained where she was, staring at the ceiling.She was tired.Not because she hadn’t slept.Because thinking had become exhausting.After getting ready, she walked downstairs.The smell of freshly brewed coffee drifted from the kitchen.