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However, his tone suddenly shifted. "I have a bad habit. I enjoy the thrill of stealing," he confessed. "My life is a meticulously crafted timetable. From what I'll eat to the path I'll take, every aspect has been planned out for the next ten years. One day, I witnessed someone slipping a loaf of bread into their pocket at a convenience store. It triggered an adrenaline rush, and I couldn't resist the temptation to imitate it. It felt like an intangible sword hanging over me, ready to strike at any moment—the thrill, the nervousness, the excitement—it stimulates every fiber of my being. I slowly found myself stealing more often and even got caught a few times, so I’ve learned to be more caut

The man chuckled weakly. “He still wants her.” Dominic’s voice turned cold. “I’m aware.” The man leaned forward as much as the ropes allowed. “You stole something that belonged to him.” Dominic stood slowly. “That’s where you’re wrong.” He stepped closer. “She was never his to begin with.” The man shook his head. “You don’t understand.” Dominic’s gaze sharpened. “Then explain it to me.” The man hesitated. Victor crossed his arms. “You should talk,” he said. “Your life depends on it.”

I took out my phone and sent a text to my real estate agent. If the company’s employees obstruct the viewing, call the police for trespassing. Marcus replied almost instantly. Understood! The police and a private security team are already on standby downstairs! Arthur noticed me texting. “Handling something?” “Just some loose ends,” I said coolly. “Making sure they pay the price.” “Haha, that’s the spirit!” Arthur laughed again. “In this world, mercy is a weakness.” As the car moved through the Manhattan traffic, I looked out at the skyscrapers, feeling lighter than I had in months.

I wasn't just uninterested in Cohen. I was going to go back and report him to Ruben so he could properly punish this idiot. I didn't want to waste another second dealing with this toxic pair, so I turned to leave. However, Kate suddenly reached out and snatched the bag I had just bought. "Bitch, you can leave, but the bag stays!" Oh, so she was just going to rob me in broad daylight? I grabbed her arm hard. She let out a sharp scream, and her grip loosened. The bag slipped back into my hand.

I meant it completely. Some people would never see your kindness for what it was. They would only take it as permission to hurt you again. Some homes would never welcome you back with open arms. They would only open the door to new wounds. I had already carried enough scars out of that place, and I refused to carry any more. Another year had gone by. My studio had built a solid reputation, and my Rebirth collection was featured in GQ magazine, where it was praised as "a stunning testament to the beauty of imperfection and the art of restoration".

Nathaniel's unwavering determination and resourcefulness kept us grounded, his strategic mind unraveling the mysteries that lay before us. With each discovery, the stakes grew higher, and the consequences of failure became dire. We were pursued by those who sought to claim the treasure for their own sinister purposes, willing to go to any lengths to possess its power. Our lives were at stake, and the boundaries between art and danger blurred with every passing moment.

He told it without self-justification and without embellishment, in the way you tell a story when you have accepted that it does not reflect well on you and have made the decision to tell it anyway because the alternative is worse. The underground art dealer. The commission. The reference materials that had been provided to Lila, crafted specifically to guide her compositional decisions without her awareness. The abstract series, with its gold patterns and its deep chromatic fields, beautiful, genuinely beautiful, which was why the choice of Lila had been made, because the data needed to be embedded inside something that would withstand scrutiny, something that looked, to any observer, exact

Knowing she could not dally anymore, she shouted, "Okay, okay! I will tell you the real truth now! Just stop!" Laura's dark skin now seemed to sag, weighed down by the crushing burden of her secret. Her grey hair appears dull and lifeless, like a veil of shame cast over her face. Her brown eyes, once warm and loving, now filled with tears, brimming with a deep remorse that threatened to spill over. Her voice trembled, a barely audible whisper, as if the words themselves were toxic, poisoning her very soul. "Tristan, I, I stole you," she stammers, the words hanging in the air like a challenge, a gauntlet thrown down, daring him to confront the truth.

All that pent-up anger bleeds through me. I do not even feel myself move. I just hear the feral growl tear from my throat as I lunge at her. "You liar!" I scream, reaching for her hair, yanking hard enough to make her scream. "You have stolen everything from me!" I shriek as we hit the ground. "That necklace is mine!" The training field erupts into chaos. Roxy screams and does not fight back. Of course, she does not. Instead, she protects the necklace, as if she really cares for it.

" I refreshed the banking app right in front of them. My parents collapsed when they saw that. "It's real! It's really real! There's really 100 million dollars! It's ours! You'll transfer it to us, right?" Mom stared at me with desperate hope in her eyes. "You're my sweetest daughter—you always have been. You won't let me down, right?" I let out a cold laugh. "Spare me. Didn't you already announce to the whole world that you cut ties with me? We have nothing to do with each other now!"