Chapter 51:They arrived in the main building and trailing down the corridor towards the back door, where reporters are not present, but Derek and Chloe were already there waiting for their bosses. Chloe has gotten used to her boss, dating the great king of business world, and she was no longer surprised by it, on the other hand, Derek still finds it hard to believe that his boss is practically turned from the cold, ruthless man into a gentleman that would do anything for his woman.âGood evening Boss good evening, Mr. Manchesterâ Chloe greeted.âGood evening Miss Anderson, good evening bossâ Lilly nodded her head to their greetings and turned towards Chloe to speak â Boss, I asked the investigating team to dig out anything they could about the ball party and they found something rather interesting," Chloe continued, handing over a folder to Lilly. "It seems that the party was not just a social event but a cover for a much larger scheme."Lilly took the folder and began to flip th
Chapter 52:Lily may not know anything about love,but sheâs not dumb enough not to realize that Helena is not a woman capable love. Based on Lilianaâs memory alone, she knew that Helena is a whore. A woman who would do anything to fuck any man she finds attractive and Ray case is different, he is rich and handsome a perfect ploy for her ego.â Chloe make sure that our team of hacker is putting in charge of any related news about me. And alsoâĶ..âCan you leave that part to me my love ?âRay interrupted her, he likes the fact that his woman is very competent and capable enough to take care of herself, but he also wants a chance to be able to protect her, a chance to be responsible for her.âDo you have a hacker that can take care of this or whatâĶ.. ?âLove, Drake here is a capable hacker and myself, Iâm very good but I would rather stay with you although the party,than involve myself in some minor case, so Drake your job is to make sure no news about her surface online tonight, no matt
"Love or lust, which is it?" Chloe asked, finding it hard to believe that Mr. Manchester truly loved her boss. "All I see in his eyes when he looks at my boss is lust. It's like he can't wait to rip off her clothes." For the pass two weeks she find out about their relationship, all she sees him doing every time is either kissing her boss or lusting after her one way or the other.âWhat do you mean by that? My boss definitely loves her, he has never lust after any woman before and Iâm certain miss Anderson is basically the first woman he has ever datedâDerek knew his boss as a man who never got attracted to women. He could have sworn that he was gay until he was asked to investigate Miss Anderson. The visit to her house, and being told to deliver clothes early in the morning, had changed the dynamics of things. Jerry's constant disturbance couldn't be excluded either."He's your boss, so I'm not expecting you to say negative things about him," Chloe said. "But if he dares to hurt my
Chapter 54Helena watched as Ray and his mystery woman stepped onto the dancing stage and began moving in sync,which annoyed her as fuck. Who was this woman, anyway? She had a well-thought-out plan to make his first dance an auction, where the girls would bid to dance with him. Imagine the head line tomorrow - the heiress of the Anderson empire, dancing with the king of business#perfect couple. That will be a good sight to see, how she wishes her best friend was here. She always know how to find a solution to her problem, and that whore is not letting him go for a second.It almost time for her to carry out her second plan. This was definitely going to be a lot of work, but she needed a way to keep those parts. When the drugs takes effect, she needs to make sure heâs alone that will enable to take him to her room. She was so caught up in her thoughts, that she didn't realize when her mother approached her. âBaby, you need to be aware of your surroundings. Don't let people see th
Helenaâs heart soared with triumph, but before she could bask in her victory, her eyes shifted to the woman beside Ray. A flash of annoyance crossed her mind, but she pushed it aside. The next part of her plan required precision, and she couldnât afford any distractions. Ray was hers now, she just needed to get rid of the pesky woman who had latched onto him all night. Helena's mind raced as she considered her options. She could cause a scene, but that would draw unwanted attention. Instead, she decided on something subtler. Her eyes landed on a group of well-dressed women nearby, all of whom had been eyeing Ray throughout the night. She recognized one of them as Amanda, the daughter of a prominent politician and an insufferable gossip. Helena approached Amanda with a smile that was equal parts sweet and calculating. "Amanda, darling, you won't believe what I just heard." Amanda's eyes lit up, her curiosity piqued. "Oh? Do tell." Helena leaned in, her voice low and confidential.
Chapter 56: Humiliation---Helena's mind was awash with a foggy haze, her body no longer her own. The drug coursed through her veins, twisting her thoughts and desires into something unrecognizable. She barely registered the man, older and grizzled, standing before her. He was a stranger, yet in her drugged state, he was all that her body craved. Her vision blurred further as she stumbled forward, her hands reaching out instinctively.The manâs rough hands caught her, his grip firm as he pulled her close. Helenaâs breath hitched, her senses overwhelmed by the foreign touch. A part of her mind screamed to stop, to resist, but the drug had stripped away her control, leaving only base desires in its wake."Come here, you little whore," the man slurred, his voice thick with lust and the effects of the drug. His grip on her tightened as he pulled her closer, his hands roaming over her body with reckless abandon.Helenaâs upper body was draped over the back of the couch, her arms clutching
Lilly stood at the edge of the ballroom, with Ray meeting her gaze.âThat was unnecessary, you know,â Lilly said, her tone neutral.âI couldnât help it. No one plots against me and gets away with it,â Ray replied. This was who he wasâa man who never showed mercy to anyone who schemed against him or someone he loved. His greatest fear at the beginning had been Lilly hating him after discovering his true nature, but he no longer feared that. He knew his baby girl was incapable of hating anyone. Why hide your true nature when you can be your real self?âThat was part of the plan, but why get Mr. Blackwood involved? He had nothing to do with us, so why drug him?â Lilly asked, a little confused. Mr. Blackwood had nothing to do with them, so why drug him?âThe moment he decided to lend Helena money for the ball, he became involved,â Ray said.That was an unreasonable logicâdestroying a manâs reputation just for his act of kindness. Looking at Ray, Lilly felt like he was being unreasonable.
Derekâs fingers flew across the keyboard as the screen in front of him displayed the explosive news of Liliana Andersonâs return. Chloe stood beside him, biting her lip in worry.âDerek, this is bad,â Chloe muttered. âEveryoneâs talking about it, and your job was to make sure any news related to her didnât get published.âShe should have contacted their team of hackers rather than depend on him. Well, her boss chose to listen to her boyfriend, and now this happened.Derek frowned, his focus sharp. âI didnât even notice it until you showed me,â he admitted, his tone frustrated. The fact that something so significant had slipped past him was troubling. He prided himself on being aware of everything that happened online, especially when it related to his boss. Now he had failed to carry out the order effectively; this was definitely going to come back to bite him. He knew that for sure.âCan you take it down immediately?â Chloe asked, her voice a mix of hope and urgency.âIâm already on
Fairy tales didnât exist. Ray had always known that. And yet, he had let himself believe. Believe that after everything, he could finally have his happy ending. That Lily would come back, that they would put all the chaos behind them and justâĶ be. But four months had passed. Four months, and she was nowhere to be found. And in those four months, she had caused more destruction than she probably even realized. The Anderson family was gone. The Manchester family had been silenced. The power structures that once dictated everything had crumbled beneath the weight of her actions. And yet, the world had gone eerily quiet. The media barely spoke about it. There were no reports, no scandalous headlines, no outrage. It was as if the universe had conspired to erase all traces of her, making her untouchable. He couldnât reach her. He couldnât speak to her. He couldnât even see her. It was hell. And the worst part? It was starting to feel like the version of hell he had
The silence stretched between them.Lilly and Jerryâtwo people who had seen death, caused death, lived among deathânow sat here, unable to make sense of the one loss that actually hurt.Lilly swallowed the lump in her throat.âI thought I could tell you that time would heal this. That one day, youâd wake up, and the pain would be gone.âJerry gave her a hollow stare, waiting for her to continue.âBut that would be a lie.âHer voice broke slightly, but she pushed through.âThe truth isâĶ you wonât wake up one day and magically feel okay. Youâll carry this pain with you. Every damn day.âJerryâs jaw clenched. He knew that already, he knows deep down he will never get over losing his love right before it could even blossom.Lilly reached out and placed a hand over his.âBut youâll learn to live with it,â she whispered. âBecause thatâs what Chloe would have wanted. She didnât fight this hard, endure this much, just for either of us to fall apart when sheâs gone.âJerry let out a ragged bre
Ray stared at her, his heart pounding in his chest.âOneâĶ m-m-month?â His voice cracked. âThatâs too much, wifey.âHis grip on her hands tightened, as if afraid that if he let go, she would disappear before his eyes.Lillyâs lips trembled, but she held her ground.âAt least this way, you wonât be married to a woman who is mentally unstable, Ray,â she said softly. âAnd worseâa woman who shares her new body with her dead twinâs split personality.âRayâs body stiffened.âSplit what?â His brows furrowed, convinced he had misheard.Lilly sighed, wiping the stray tear that escaped her eye. âIâm sure youâve already guessed it, Ray. Youâve seen it. Youâve felt it. Lia and IâĶ we arenât just one person. And I need to do thisâfor myself, for you, and for our baby.âHer voice wavered.âI need to be able to give you the same love youâve given me. To birth our baby in a safe place. Please, RayâĶ please.â She squeezed his hands, her tears falling freely now.Ray felt something twist in his chest.Lil
The room felt unbearably heavy.Jerry sat still, his elbows on his knees, his head in his hands.And then, without warningâA sob tore through him.âHaaaaaa~~~â he yelled out. For the first time in life he felt like someone was trying to zap life out of him.The kind that clawed out from the depths of his soul, ripping past the walls he had spent years building.Tears streamed down his face. He didnât even bother to wipe them.This wasnât grief.This was devastation.This was an unbelievable moment, it was only aFew days ago that he realized the extend of his live for Chloe and now she dead.Dead just like that.This was the feeling of watching the one person who made life feel like more than just blood and warâslip through his fingers.He had lost Chloe.And now, what was left of him?Nothing.Nothing but this unbearable silence, this emptiness that no amount of vengeance could ever fill.He clenched his fists.He had always thought himself untouchable, someone who laughed in the fa
The room was too quiet.The kind of silence that made the air feel heavier, pressing against their chests like an unbearable weight.Lilly sat frozen, her eyes staring into nothing.She wasnât crying. She wasnât speaking.She just sat there, lost in the void.Ray was right behind her, not touching, not speaking just there.Because what could he say? What could he do?There were no words for grief like this. No bandage for wounds that cut this deep.On the other side of the room, Jerry knelt beside Chloeâs bed, his hands gripping hers with a desperation that made his knuckles turn white.His lips moved, whispering something under his breath.A prayer.Jerry Manchester the man who had never feared death, who had laughed in the face of dangerâwas now begging.To a God he didnât even believe in.âPleaseââHis voice cracked, his fingers tightening around Chloeâs.âPlease, donât take her.âTears burned at the corners of his eyes, but he refused to let them fall.He didnât cry. Not Jerry Man
The scent of iron was thick in the air.Lillyâs eyes, cold and unyielding, swept across the men standing by. Their hesitation irritated her.âWhat the hell are you all waiting for?â Her voice cracked through the tense silence, sharp as a whip.The men snapped to attention.âGet him out of there. Now.âShe didnât need to say it twice.Two men rushed forward, reaching into the trunk and dragging David Delucaâs battered body out. His weight was dead, limp, his blood smearing against their gloves.âTake him to Damon.âHer tone left no room for argument.The men moved swiftly, disappearing into the building with their barely breathing cargo.Lilly stood still, her breathing measured, her fingers clenched so tightly her nails bit into her palms.She should feel satisfaction.But for some reasonâShe didnât.Inside, the air was suffocating.The rhythmic beeping of the life support machine filled the roomâuntil suddenly, the sound changed.The sharp, rapid BEEPâBEEPâBEEP sliced through the ai
Lilly inhaled sharply.Ray cursed under his breath.Jerry looked up, his expression wild, desperate. âWe need to stop the bleeding!âBut his hands were unsteady, his mind a mess.Lilly took over.âMove,â she ordered, her voice firm.Jerry hesitated, unwilling to let go, but Ray grabbed his shoulder, pulling him back.âLet her work.âLilly worked fast, grabbing supplies from the medical kit. She cut away the fabric around the wound, assessing the damage. The bullet hadnât passed through it was lodged inside.âShit.âWith gloved hands, she cleaned around the wound, applying pressure to slow the bleeding. Her movements were steady, precise years of training kicking in.Jerry could barely breathe.âIs she going to be okay?â His voice cracked.Lilly didnât answer immediately. She grabbed a hemostatic gauze and pressed it firmly against the wound.âThis will slow it down until Damon gets here,â she murmured.Ray kept his focus on Jerry, who looked like a man on the verge of breaking.âSheâl
The shockwave rattled the car, and Chloe instinctively ducked.âWhat the fuckâ?!â Jerry shouted, glancing at the rearview mirror.One of the enemy vehicles was now a burning wreck.And behind itâThe Alpha Team had arrived.Meanwhile, in the Shooterâs CarâĶMatt watched in horror as one of their vehicles went up in flames.He gritted his teeth, his fingers digging into the seat.âStop shooting!â he roared.His men hesitated, confused.But one look at Mattâs expressionâtwisted with fury and frustrationâwas enough to make them obey.Clark, sitting beside him, turned with a scowl.âBoss, I thought you said they wouldnât have backup until we reached the city.âMattâs jaw clenched. His hands balled into fists.âWell, are you fucking blind?â he snapped. âOr just too dumb to realize weâre already in the city?âClark stiffened.âThey own this place,â Matt muttered, his voice low and furious. âThis is their fucking territory.âClark exhaled sharply, running a hand down his face.âThen why the h
Jerryâs hands gripped the steering wheel tighter, his knuckles turning white. His mind was spinning, Chloeâs words echoing in his head.âYou never miss a chance to make me feel like an object.ââBut guess what, Jerry? Iâm not an object.âHis jaw clenched.âWhen have I ever treated you like an object?â he asked, his voice unusually quietâalmost confused.Chloe scoffed, rolling her eyes.Jerry, however, wasnât done.His mind raced, trying to piece together where the hell he had gone wrong. Is that why she wonât give me a chance? Does she really think I see her that way?For the first time in his life, Jerry Mancini found himself questioning his own actions.And in doing soâHe completely forgot they were being followed.A loud bang erupted behind them, and the car jolted violently to the side.Chloe snapped her head around, eyes widening as she saw the dark SUV gaining on them, its headlights like glowing eyes in the night.âJerry, focus!â she shouted.Jerryâs head whipped back toward t