Alle Kapitel von DANGEROUS LOVE, MY STEPFATHER'S SECRET: Kapitel 121 – Kapitel 130

“You did that without telling me?”“Actually, I ran a thorough background check on Anthonio and Olivia. They’re the ones who are always around Claire. I just wanted to make sure they had nothing to do with the attacks.”Although I was furious that Seth hadn’t told me anything, I tried to put my anger aside this time. He might have gotten something out of his little investigation. He’d always been a reliable assistant since he first started working with me.“What did you find? Is that jerk hiding something?”“Surprisingly, Anthonio Robert doesn’t have anything we didn’t know about. I can tell he’s a clean guy. But Olivia Rodriguez, she’s hiding something very surprising.”“What can that noisy girl do other than screaming and acting trashy?”I glanced around the living room. The Rodriguezes had terrible taste in home decor. Everything in the house was tacky and overdone. They hung a lot of photos on the walls. The noisy girl's photo took up almost an entire wall. Her parents seemed to w

His expression was unreadable. He had been doing that for years. But this time, I was annoyed that he was trying to hide his feelings from me.“Seth, answer me,” I growled.My hand gripped my cup tightly. I tried my hardest not to throw it at Seth’s face. No, that was the last thing I would do to him. He was still my most loyal man, even if he could be even more annoying than Red sometimes.“I have no right to love a woman who is yours, sir. I don’t love her the way you love her.”“So, what do you feel for Claire exactly?”“I don’t know how it started, but she has something about her that makes people instantly like her. Maybe at first I just felt sorry for her. She was a naive girl tricked by her stepfather. But as we spent time together in Las Vegas, I learned that Claire wasn’t that naive. My pity for her turned to love. I no longer saw her as a woman in a romantic relationship with my boss, but as my own sister. I would stand up for her and do everything in my power to protect her

I still remember my dinner with Anthonio as a very enjoyable one. It was even more satisfying because it was the first time Anthonio had invited his mother to join us. I felt so honored to have dinner with Chiara Robert. She was an extraordinary woman. She was graceful with a motherly aura that I admired. And to my surprise, Chiara was very friendly to me. She didn't seem the least bit arrogant, even though she was the wife of a senator. She was very humble. She also spoke gently to the waiters at the restaurant. No wonder Anthonio grew into a great man with impeccable manners, given his wonderful mother.I was so lucky to have Anthonio in my life. He treated me like a princess. Our relationship blossomed into more than just a student and mentor without me ever realizing it. It happened naturally. He was the only man besides Charless who cared about my condition. I never told Anthonio about what happened to me, but he still treated me kindly. He never pressured me to tell him things I

I couldn’t hide the bitterness in my voice. The only thing I regretted most about this was that I would lose my best friend forever. Olivia would never be my best friend again, even after this was all over.“No, not everything we experienced was fake. There were real things.”“When did you find out that Raviel was the one who killed your parents?”Olivia stared at me intently before speaking coldly.“The first time I set foot in your stepfather’s house. You never let me go there for all sorts of reasons. I was so excited at the time. I even forgot that my purpose in coming to your house was to comfort you because your mother had just died. But all my excitement was destroyed the moment that bastard opened the door. I froze in front of the door. After thirteen years, I never thought I would be standing in front of him and looking at his face. He hadn’t changed at all. He should have aged, but he hadn’t. He still looked exactly the same as I saw him thirteen years ago.”I frowned deeply

Olivia and Oliver took me to an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of town. I didn't know if I should be relieved about the location they chose for my execution. At least, they weren't shooting in the middle of a densely populated area, which would have involved civilians.I saw that there were many heavily armed men surrounding the building. They looked even more ruthless than any of Raviel's men I'd ever met. Or maybe I hadn't met any of Raviel's men yet. He wouldn't let me be exposed to his world any further, even though I already knew who he really was.“Are you afraid, Claire? Your time is drawing near,” Olivia looked at me through the rearview mirror.She had become a completely different person from the Olivia I knew. The cruelty in her eyes was the most striking thing. It seemed to have wiped away all her cheerfulness, leaving nothing behind.“You prepared numerous armed men?”“We’re sure your stepfather will bring his entire army today. So, we want to give him a grand welco