The Price of His Mercy のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

As usual, I called out to my second-in-command, Matthew. "Take six men to East Pier and recount last night's shipment. I want the results before this afternoon."I lowered my head and opened the ledger, but before I could begin, I heard Matthew mumbling behind me. I frowned and looked up. He was still standing there, looking uncomfortable."Donna, I...""What is it?"He opened his mouth, then closed it again, looking as though he did not know how to break the news.Just then, a voice rang out nearby."Matthew."Lauren came down the steps, and Matthew immediately turned and hurried over to her."Miss Lauren."The ledger in my hands slowly closed.Lauren walked up to me with a smug smile. "Donna, haven't you heard? The Boss transferred the entire Guardia to me this morning."I looked at Matthew. He immediately lowered his head in shame, unable to meet my eyes.Lauren's smile widened as she put on an apologetic expression."I didn't want to take your men away from you, but th

I had just changed out of my formal gown when the butler knocked on my door."Boss, something has happened to Miss Lauren!"Her car had gone out of control on the way back to the South District and crashed into a guardrail. Fortunately, she had escaped serious injury, though shattered glass had cut her arm.Rhett hurried downstairs at once.Several items recovered from the accident scene had been laid out in the middle of the foyer. Among them was a silver access token that I recognized immediately. It had only ever been used by the Guardia.Matthew stood nearby."This token was issued exclusively to our Guardia. Miss Lauren changed her route at the last minute tonight, and the only people who knew her whereabouts were members of our team."Rhett's expression darkened."What about the car?""The brake lines were tampered with."Just then, Lauren walked in from outside, her arm wrapped in bandages."Boss!" Her face was pale, and she spoke urgently. "This definitely has nothin

At the very bottom was my signature.An icy smirk tugged at Rhett's lips."Well, look who's finally grown a backbone."Felix wisely kept his mouth shut.Rhett flipped the agreement back to the first page."Where is she?""She left the estate around five this morning. She took her usual car.""Where did she go?""We're still checking with the airport."Rhett clenched his fists, and the atmosphere around him grew even more oppressive."She walked out of the estate, and you're only telling me now that you have no idea where she went?"Sweat beaded on Felix's forehead."The men at the back entrance thought Donna was just stepping out for a while. They didn't report it."Rhett's jaw tightened."Find her."Two hours later, the flight records arrived at his study.Felix spoke in a low voice."At six this morning, a plane took off from Palmerwood. Donna was on the passenger list."Rhett's gaze turned icy."Destination?""Zerwick.""Zerwick..." He repeated the name through

There was a brief silence on the other end of the line. Rhett probably had not expected me to respond so curtly.When he finally spoke again, his voice had grown colder. "Send me your address.""What for?""I'm coming to get you."He sounded so casual, as if I had simply left home in a fit of anger and rented a place for a few days.I lowered my head and began unfastening my gloves."There's no need."Rhett's voice turned displeased."Are you still not done with this?"My fingers froze. "What did you just say?""I've already transferred the Guardia back. Matthew and the others will take orders only from you from now on. I'll deal with Lauren too."His tone softened."Come home. I'll let the things that happened over the past few days slide."I could not help laughing. Two short, bitter laughs escaped me, and he immediately asked, "What are you laughing at?""Rhett, do you still think I'm throwing a tantrum?""Aren't you?" His voice turned cold again. "You got angry over

The next day, when I left the apartment, his car was still parked downstairs.It was there on the third day, too.On the fourth day, when I returned from the horse ranch, I found him standing by the roadside."Have you eaten?"I ignored him.He followed me."Nancy."I was beginning to lose patience."How long are you planning to stay here?"Rhett's expression stiffened."Until you agree to come home with me.""Then you can keep waiting."His expression darkened instantly, but unlike before, he did not order me to stop.That evening, I received a call from Matthew."Donna."I frowned."Don't call me that anymore."Matthew paused."Madam, the investigation into Lauren's accident is complete."My hand stopped at the rim of my cup."What happened?""The car was tampered with, but it was someone on her own team who did it. She also deliberately planted that access token in the car."I said nothing, so Matthew continued."She wanted the Boss to believe that someone was