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Resisting My Ex-Bully Rumor Has It
I wasn't sure if I was more annoyed or curious when I was on the way to meet David. We had chosen a different place this time. We needed a place with private rooms and soundproof doors. It turned out there was a place like this in Philadelphia—a restaurant owned by one of Gunner's old friends.It took me more than thirty minutes to get to the restaurant in Chestnut Hill. I wasn't particularly happy, knowing I would waste more than an hour moving around the city—the time, which should be consumed on working on my newest project. Now I could only hope that whatever David was about to tell me would be worth wasting that time…The restaurant was called Himitsu, meaning Secret in Japanese. The name was quite adequate since the entrance looked like the porch of a neglected house with no signs mentioning the restaurant outside. As soon as I passed the threshold, a smiling concierge led me to long, round stairs going down. Yep, it turned out the restaurant was in the deep basement... I cursed
Resisting My Ex-Bully The Truth Revealed
KILLIAN“I have a few important things to tell you,” Josie said, uneasiness threading her voice.She called me around eleven o'clock, and when we finished talking, it was way past midnight. She told me about her meeting with the reporter, David Scott, and what she had learned from him. I wasn't sure I was breathing as she revealed the new, far more terrifying version of what had happened over a decade ago.I needed to tell my father... although I didn't know how. Maxwell Blair was a cold, calculated son of a bitch most of the time, but I knew that he had loved his brother. Learning that he had given money to his killer would be a devastating blow for him.Kaiden had to learn about it, too, and God only knew how he would react to that. Would he blame my father? Probably. Would he try to beat the holy shit out of him? Most likely.There was one thing I could be certain, though: after hearing the news, both, Kaiden and my father, would definitely want Yan Hao dead. Yet killing Yan Hao mi
Resisting My Ex-Bully Motherly Love
“I believe you still owe me an apology, Killian.” Mother strode toward me as I left Father's study. “I think you finally know what a lying wench your ex-girlfriend is. It would have been so much easier if you'd just believed me those years ago.”I faced her, holding her stare for a moment before lowering my head. “I apologize. I admit… I misjudged your motives. Yet I still don't approve of the methods you used.”She folded her arms across her chest. “Fair enough,” she muttered, pushing past me and walking toward her orangery.I watched her in growing disbelief. “And that's it? You just want to end our years of cold treatment this way?” I stepped toward her, my hands fisting into balls. “Not to mention, after everything you've just heard... you're just going to walk away and drink tea?!”She halted and turned around. “What do you want me to do? Scream? Slap your father for being so foolish?”I nodded. “I might have called it a quite normal reaction.”A bitter laugh escaped her. “You do
Resisting My Ex-Bully A Tiny Bit Of Hope
JOSIEThe moment Killian told me Gunner got the evidence we needed, I almost cried in relief. It was like the most important piece of the puzzle, and we finally had it. The next day, Gunner contacted his friends at the FBI, and the wheels were put into motion.Soon. That one word rang in my head. It was supposed to bring hope, but it also carried a great load of restlessness. The what-ifs swirled in my mind. After everything Killian and I had been through, getting that recording from the informant seemed suspiciously effortless. Of course, I might have been just paranoid, or I had grown too bitter and pessimistic to accept our luck. But I couldn't help it. There was an urgency within me—a need to know more, to be prepared for everything that Yan Hao might use against us.I hadn't slept for three days working on the Eye. I had used Tony's knowledge and contacts to buy the necessary equipment. Of course, my shopping had made him curious beyond the limits of sanity. He had spent a few ho
Resisting My Ex-Bully Send Him Behind Bars
KILLIANSpecial Agent Samuel Brooks cautiously scanned every detail as Gunner, him, and I watched the horrifying footage of Yan Hao's murder. It was my third time watching it, but my stomach churned nonetheless.It was an execution. Two men dressed in black, with black caps obscuring most of their faces, dragged a beat-up man to the back of an industrial building. Yan Hao, dressed in an elegant black three-piece suit, stepped out of the car and walked over to his victim. The beat-up man's mouth opened as he said something to Yan Hao. The recording had no sound, but none of us had any doubts this was his plea. The man begged for his life as Yan Hao's two minions pushed him to his knees. Yan Hao waited, watching the poor bastard writhe in his minion's grip, crying. Then he pulled out his gun.It wasn't a quick death. Yan Hao took his time, shooting the man's thigh first, then his shoulder and stomach. None of the shots were lethal—he made sure of it—but they were all agonizing enough fo
Resisting My Ex-Bully Not Over Yet
JOSIE“Yan Hao was arrested.”It took me more than a minute to acknowledge Killian's words. A relief relaxed the long-coiling tension deep inside me. It slowly traveled to every inch of me, erupting into tendrils of joy. I laughed. For the first time in weeks, I let myself laugh. A few tears followed, and then my body began to rattle, as if all the restlessness inside me tried to escape me at once.“I… I don't know what to say,” I breathed out finally. “You promised it will be over soon... and that's happening, right?” Another laugh escaped me, but Killian remained silent.“Well… it's not over yet,” he said after a moment, his voice grim.Some of the tension in my chest returned. “Do you think he can somehow get away with it?”Killian let out a long sigh. “Agent Brooks claims that the prosecution will need an excellent face recognition program and a specialist who can testify in court.”My heart lurched and my lips twitched into a smug smile. “I can give them the program Kei and I cre
Resisting My Ex-Bully Before the Hearing...
KILLIANI had just entered my hotel room in Paris when Gunner called me, and somehow I knew it was bad news before I answered.“I... I don't know how to tell you this,” he started. This man had been trained to give only clear and short answers. The fact that he struggled to find the words couldn't mean anything good.My whole body tensed. “Just say it.”“We lost it,” he said tightly. “We lost the copy of the recording.”My blood began to boil. “How the fuck was that even possible?”Gunner inhaled sharply. “One of the guards... Yan Hao got to him, bribed him. I bet that he was the one who told Yan Hao's man about our informant.” He cleared his throat. “Josie… She's working on a special system. She let me know that the warehouse had been compromised. When I got there, I found the place empty and eight bodies lying on the ground.”I cursed and dragged my hand over my face. “Have you caught the traitor?”“Not yet,” he strained through his teeth. “But we will. I'm going to grant him a very
Resisting My Ex-Bully Grave Mistake
I heard Josie weep over the phone after I had told her that Yan Hao would stay in prison—the sound of relief. Surely, she denied that she had even shed one tear, and I pretended to believe her. The eruption of her emotions was natural. I knew she was tired; we all were. We also knew that sending Yan Hao to prison wasn't going to clear up the fucked-up situation we were in. It was the first step—a huge step, a crucial step, but one merely marking the beginning of a long road.“If Yan Hao has been locked... does it mean my exile is over?” A nervous laugh laced her voice.“Well… his army might still lurk around,” I said. “But if you follow Gunner's instructions, I'm sure you can at least come to New York... and stay in the penthouse.”“Are you inviting me to your apartment, Mr. Blair?” she purred, and my lips instantly stretched into a mischievous grin.“Our apartment,” I corrected. “Unless you'd like something... bigger. I'm sure that my mother would welcome you in the residence.”She g
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