All Chapters of Resisting My Ex-Bully: Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

188 Chapters

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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Trying to Survive

“…ake up!” Blurred sounds reached my ears. Someone was shouting. “Killian!” It was a raspy… angry voice. “Wake up!”A high-pitched tone rang in my ears, and a scorching pain spread across my cheek. A slap. Then another one.“Wake the fuck up!” the voice thundered.My eyes refused to open no matter how hard I tried. The hoarse yelling didn't stop. It was a man's voice… I knew that voice…“Kaiden,” I murmured, or so I thought.“Killian… open your eyes.” His command was firm despite the raspiness of his pain-threaded voice.I forced my body to listen and instantly groaned as the bright light blinded me. I blinked, struggling to adjust my sight as the rest of my senses collected the pieces of this chaotic situation. I was lying on the floor, my body rattling because of odd vibrations.“Where... are we?” I croaked, my throat drier than the Sahara desert.“On the plane… our plane,” Kaiden answered. He was kneeling beside me. He was still in his suit from the conference, minus the tie.I suc
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Entering My Nightmare

JOSIESomething was wrong. I couldn't explain why I felt this way, but I could taste the danger in every breath I took. I had been supposed to meet David Scott the previous day, but he hadn't shown up. I had been sitting in a café he had picked, swearing it was a safe place to meet. I had spent over an hour waiting. I had tried to call him a few times. I had texted him. And even now, as I was on the way to New York, I still had no answer from him…Leo stepped on the gas. We were halfway through, and my nerves were reaching their peak. Knowing that talking to my driver-slash-bodyguard would not help, I pulled out my laptop, half-hoping working would do the trick.“Calm down, Josie,” I murmured to myself, placing the computer on my lap and entering our system. With more and more systems plugged into the Eye, we could now scan through more than ten states. Every day, more potential targets were added, and we kept sending Gunner alerts, informing him whether Yan Hao's minions had been doi
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Holding On

A soft beeping tone pulled me back into consciousness. A whispered conversation between two women sounded somewhere in the background. The air was filled with the smell of antiseptics. I was lying in bed—a hospital bed, I assumed.I opened my eyes and slowly turned my head to where the whispered conversation was coming from. I blinked a few times, adjusting my focus. “Ashley,” I croaked, and she instantly leaped toward my bed.The blond-haired nurse—the one Ashley had talked to—gave me a faint smile and nod of her head. “I will call the doctor,” she said before disappearing behind the door.My gaze shifted to my friend, who sat in the chair next to my bed and squeezed my hand. “Your bodyguard called me, and I came right away. You scared the holy crap out of me,” she muttered.“I didn't mean to.” I tried to smile, but Ashley's expression told me I failed.“I heard about the plane,” she then said, her eyes searching mine. “I'm so sorry, Josie.”I shook my head. “They haven't found their
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Changes

I was pregnant. I was carrying Killian's child. My body began to shiver, and all my fears began to crawl out to the surface. My hands slid down to my belly, knowing that there was this tiny living thing growing inside me—something I needed to protect. My chest tightened. How was I going to protect it if I didn't know how to protect myself?The doctor walked out of the room, and Adeline and Ashley sat on both sides of my bed, staring at me as if I had just turned into an alien. “You carry my grandchild,” Adeline finally whispered.I looked at her and saw a face filled with emotions, so unlike the women I had met months ago. Her eyes coated with tears, and her trembling lips curved into a warm smile. My own eyes filled with tears too as I said a little hoarsely, “I guess I am.”“Are you OK?” Ashley's eyes filled with worry. “Did you suspect something before? Do you have morning sickness?”I shook my head. “Maybe I should consider myself lucky, but I didn't notice any symptoms... Maybe t
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Their Move

My head began to spin, and I stumbled back. If it hadn't been for Tony, who quickly grabbed my hand and led me to the sofa, I would have surely collapsed. I turned on the speaker and placed the phone on the coffee table, unsure I could hold it in my trembling hand. “Kaiden, where are you? Is Killian with you?”“I'm in... Jersey Cove, in Canada. A group of fishermen found me and pulled me out of the water. Now in the local clinic.” He sucked in a shaky breath. “I didn't want to risk giving anyone my real name, and I don't have any documents or money with me, so I could use some help…”I dragged my shaky fingers through my hair. “Um… Are you all right? I mean… are you hurt? You said you were at the clinic…”“I'm fine… mostly. I have a few nasty bruises, but that's it. No broken bones,” he said.A small relief. I was glad he was fine, but this situation was far from safe. What if Yan Hao's man monitored the area just in case? The Eye had yet to reach the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. What if t
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