The Domineering Don‘s Undercover Lover의 모든 챕터: 챕터 21 - 챕터 30

(Third-Person POV)The echo of gunfire faded down the hallway outside the suite.Jacqueline, red heels clicking against the floor, seized the would-be assassin by the collar and dragged him from the shadows, his broken legs trailing uselessly behind him.Mateusz's gaze turned glacial. He looked at Esme, who was clutching her bleeding arm, and spoke with cold finality. "Go inside. Use the first-aid kit and dress the wound. Do not come out until I tell you."After Esme closed the suite door, Mateusz seized the assassin by the collar and took Jacqueline firmly by the arm. He escorted them into the empty guest room across the hall and shut the door."I warned you. While I was doing business in Thailand, you were supposed to stay in Italy. The operation here did not require your involvement." Mateusz caught Jacqueline by the shoulders and held her against the wall, his voice quiet enough to make the warning worse."If I had not followed you, you would be bleeding out right now," Jacqueline

(Third-Person POV)Inside the cold, metallic dog cage, Esme curled in the corner, naked and trembling. Her eyes were unfocused, her body shivering uncontrollably with cold.Jacqueline's words struck like a barbed, venomous whip, lashing wildly at her nerves.Her father, once a senior DIA official, had been skinned alive and tortured to death by the Gambino Family.And Sebastian, her selfish, cold-blooded ex-husband and DIA handler, had known the truth all along.Yet he had never told her, and had shown no guilt, merely pushing her back into the den of the man who murdered her father!Mateusz crouched beside the cage and tapped one knuckle against the railing. "What are you thinking? You look as though you are planning how to escape me."Esme's throat was dry, her mind racing, desperately inventing an excuse.Then someone pounded on the bedroom door."Mateusz! Something's wrong!" Jacqueline's panicked voice sliced through the wood.Mateusz frowned darkly. Through the railing, he coldly

(Esme's POV)The shrill alarm still echoed overhead. The air in the conference room was thick with tension and silence.Jacqueline strode to the long table in red heels. "Mateusz, give me authority over the mole hunt. I'll drag the traitor who sold out this Family into the light."Sterling entered with a grim face. "Carlo is gone. He knocked out the man watching him and disappeared.""Did you hear that?" Jacqueline spun toward me, one red-tipped finger aimed at my face. "Think about it. Nothing went wrong until this woman entered the Family. First our Swiss accounts were frozen. Then DIA raided our dock warehouses. Now Carlo has escaped. She's poison."The eyes of the other high-ranking Family members instantly locked onto me, filled with blatant suspicion and hostility.Sterling stepped directly in front of me. "I've watched Esme's every move. She has no communication device and no access to the outside world. She had no way to transmit intelligence."Jacqueline gave a piercing laugh.

(Third-Person POV)At a fortified recovery villa outside the city, Robert rested against the pillows, finally past the immediate danger."Esme, you have extraordinary skill and courage. You belong in the Gambino Family." Robert opened a black velvet box to reveal a diamond necklace set with a rare blue sapphire. "This was my late wife's most treasured possession. I want you to have it."Mateusz stood on the opposite side of the bed, calm and silent, saying nothing.Robert turned a stern gaze on Mateusz. "From now on, anyone in the Family who insults or disrespects Esme is out."Mateusz nodded and agreed to Robert's demand.The moment they left Robert's retreat, Mateusz's warmth disappeared. He opened the door of the bulletproof car for Esme and said, "Get in."The SUV raced back to the Gambino estate. With Jacqueline and the senior guards watching, Mateusz escorted Esme to the basement and locked her inside."We recaptured Carlo," Mateusz announced. "He claims Esme freed him and secret

(Esme's POV)During Robert's follow-up exam, I studied the guards' shift changes around the villa.That masked bastard was a complete pervert. I had to find the chip and get out of there as soon as possible.I had just adjusted Robert's IV and stepped into the hall when Jacqueline appeared in a skintight crimson dress.At the sight of me, her expression instantly darkened, and she stormed forward, her voice sharp and furious. "Esme? How dare you be here? You're supposed to be locked in the basement by Mateusz! You dare sneak out!""I saved Robert's life. The Don brought me here to treat him." I met her stare without flinching."Saved his life? A DIA traitor like you? Mateusz is too bewitched to kill you, so I'll do it for the Family." Jacqueline drew a silver pistol from her designer bag, racked the slide, and jammed the muzzle against my forehead."Stop!" Charles appeared at the end of the hall, approaching quickly with a cane, stepping directly in front of me."Get out of the way, bl