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His uncle's sweetheart Chapter 117
"He's trying to get into your head again, isn't he."Alexander's tone was cool, yet an edge of exasperation curled the corners of his words down as Bernice paced the length of the temporary apartment's living room. In her clutches were the papers Rafael finally signed, her knuckles white from the tension."I didn't let him get to me," she spat back. Though the obvious edge in her voice spoke volumes that belied her assertion. "He's impossible to deal with, Alexander. He refuses to separate business from personal grudges."Alexander leaned back against the wall with arms crossed. "He knows how to push your buttons. And you let him win every time you let it show."Bernice whirled on him, ablaze. "You think I don't know that? Whether he starts playing these mind games, how hard it is to keep calm-do you have any idea?"Alexander took another step closer to her; his face softened. "I know it is, and that is why I'm here, to make sure you don't face him alone.”She shook her head, the smal
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"We can't just sit here, Ethan! Can't you see what's going on?" Olivia's voice finally cracked as she paced the length of the penthouse, her heels clicking sharply against the marble floor. "Alexander isn't here for a business deal. He's here for us. For me!"Ethan sat on the couch, fingers tightly laced. His jaw clenched while he watched Olivia unravel. "We don't have proof of that," he replied carefully."We don't need any proof!" she snarled, whirling on him. "Use your eyes, Ethan. He's always around Bernice. He's charming you and you're blind if you think this is just about business.""Calm down," Ethan said, firm tone replacing the playful one, commanding. "Paranoia isn't going to solve anything. What do you want me to do? Take him out?" As if he didn't know, having done it lots of times before.”"Don't tempt me," Olivia muttered darkly, crossing her arms. "But no, that would be too messy. We need to be smarter than that."Ethan's eyes slitted. "Alright, what's your brilliant pl
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"Alexander," Rafael's voice flowed with artificial politeness, but the sliver of a glare that sliced through Alexander spoke volumes. "To what do I owe the pleasure of this unannounced visit?" He eased back in his chair, his fingers tapping relaxed rhythms against the gleaming surface of his desk as he looked at Alexander with a smirk.Alexander entered the room with purpose, the soft thud of the door closing behind him signaling that this wasn’t going to be a cordial discussion. His eyes, dark with barely restrained anger, locked onto Rafael’s. "You know exactly why I’m here," he said, his tone cold and measured. "We need to talk about Bernice—and the way you’ve been deliberately making her work impossible."Rafael raised an eyebrow-weighing look in reply to Alexander's words. "Bernice again," he murmured, the shape of a mocking smile curving his lips. "She does seem to take up quite a lot of your time and consideration, doesn't she? And yet I don't perceive that her work, or her
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After a week. "Do you even understand the severity of what is taking place, Rafael?" Ethan's voice sliced through the tense air like a knife as he paced the length of the office. "Millions, just disappearing from our accounts. Sensitive data leaking as if it's an open faucet. And you're sitting here, cool as if it's just a storm that is passing by."Rafael leaned back in his sleek desk, his fingers steepled as his piercing gaze followed Ethan's motion. "Calm?" he mocked low and measured but threaded with an edge of annoyance. "Do I look calm to you, Ethan? Or are you too caught up in your own dramatics to notice the difference?"Ethan stopped pacing in front of his uncle and turned to him, the expression on his face now showing exasperation mixed with urgency. "What I perceive, Rafael, is this company bleeding. There's a mole inside playing us, and we're allowing that course."Rafael sat back in his chair, his eyes narrowing. "You have theories, I assume. You always do.""Of course I
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"You really think you outsmarted me?" Rafael's voice cut through the silent office, razor-sharp and poisonous as he sat stiff with restrained fury behind his desk, his gaze darting from Alexander to Bernice, challenging either of them to deny the accusation.Alexander raised an eyebrow, his calm exterior masking the storm brewing within him. “If you’re done with the dramatics, Rafael, perhaps you’d like to explain what this is about?” His tone was measured, but the tension in his jaw was unmistakable.“Don't play dumb,” Rafael snapped, his hand slapping against the flat surface of the desk. You've only been in Rome for less than a month and my company is hemorrhaging millions just about critical data leaks, financial discrepancies, and some contracts being sabotaged. Is that a coincidence? I don't think so.” Bernice who had said nothing for a while. Now she broke in: "Rafael, you are mistaken; Alexander and I are innocent of this." The mere sound of her voice showed an accent of irri
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"Are you certain nobody followed you?" Olivia's voice cut through the thick murky air of the abandoned warehouse as her heels clicked ominously in her approach to a group of men waiting under the dim light of a flickering light bulb.The tallest of them was a man with a scar running down his cheek-forwarded. "We're professionals, lady. Nobody knows we're here."Olivia's mouth shuddered into an upward curve; her eyes were quivering with terror. "Good. I want this done quietly, spotless of any errors. If you mess this up, it won't be my plans that are ruined-it'll be your lives that end.""Calm down," another said gruffly, leaning idly against a steel pillar. "Just tell me what you want."Olivia took a deep breath, steadying herself. She pulled a photograph from her purse and handed it to Scarface. “This is your target: Luca Francisco. Bernice’s son.”The man studied the photo, his eyes narrowing. “The kid’s what—two, three years old? This is the kind of job you’re hiring us for?”"None
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"Mummy will be back soon, right, Clara?" Mia's soft voice pierced the warm afternoon air as she pulled on Clara's skirt while they took a walk through the vivacious park."Yes, sweetie," Clara said with an encouraging smile. "Your mummy is just working on some stuff. She'll come back soon."In another second, Luca ran ahead, a squeal of laughter echoing through as he chased after a butterfly. "Can I show mummy the butterfly when she comes back?" he called back.Clara's heart pinched. "Of course, Luca. She'll love that."Noisy was the park: chatter of families, loud laughs of kids, and from time to time, the barking of a dog. Clara watched the twins run from the swings to the slides, trying to cap off the gnawing unease in her chest-a feeling she could hardly explain."Stay close, both of you!" she called, a little alarm creeping into her voice.The twins continued to play as if they hadn't a clue of her anxiety. Clara dug out her phone and checked once again for messages from either B
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"I should never have left them," Bernice whispered, shuddering.Alexander turned to her from his chair on the private jet. She was white, with two red eyes from crying, and her fists were clenched tightly in her lap."Bernice, this is not your fault," Alexander said severely."How can you say that?" she returned, her voice shaking. "I left my babies behind, Alexander. I trusted-" Her voice broke, and she turned away from him, her gaze fixed on the endless black sky outside of the window.Alexander sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "We both trusted they'd be safe. Since we had eyes on Ethan and Olivia in Rome. No one could've predicted this."She turned to him, the wetness from her tears trickling down her face. "I should have known this! Something was feeling off, and I felt it! My instinct told me, and still, I didn't listen!"He leaned toward her, speaking low but insistently. "And now we're going to put things right. I promise you, Bernice, we'll find Luca and Mia will be saf
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The shrill ringtone of Rafael’s phone broke through the tense silence. Bernice flinched, startled from her thoughts as Rafael answered. His expression, initially sharp, softened slightly as he listened.“She’s awake?” His voice carried a mix of relief and urgency. “We’re on our way.”Bernice’s heart leaped at his words. “Mia?”Rafael nodded, snapping his phone shut. “The hospital called. She’s asking for you.”Without waiting for another word, Rafael pulled Bernice to his car, started the engine and pressed the gas pedal, speeding toward the hospital. Alexander’s car followed close behind, his headlights glaring in the rearview mirror like unspoken accusations.“I’ll need to explain things to her and Luca” Bernice murmured, her voice trembling as she twisted her hands in her lap."You will get the chance," Rafael replied tightly, his eyes fixed on the road. "But it is no longer just about you. It's time the kids knew the truth."Bernice's chest tightened; she wanted to argue but knew
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