Alessia watched the brutal harassment of her workers with growing rage, her hands clenched into fists as she prepared to storm out of their hiding spot and confront the thugs directly."This is intolerable!" she whispered furiously. "I can't just stand here watching these animals terrorize innocent people!""Alessia, wait," Yemin said firmly, grabbing her arm before she could charge forward. "Don't do anything reckless.""Reckless? Those men are being beaten because of me! Because I refused to bow down to some criminal's demands!""And getting yourself hurt or killed won't help them. This is precisely why you called me here, remember?""But we can't just watch this happen!""We're not going to watch. I'm going to handle the situation. But you need to stay here and let me work.""How are you going to handle six armed thugs by yourself?""The same way I handled those loan sharks who were threatening you months ago. Trust me."Yemin stepped out from their concealed position and walked ca

After ensuring that Alessia's construction workers were safe and that Viktor Kozlov's men had completely withdrawn from the site, Yemin and Alessia made their way back to her temporary accommodations on the island.The pharmaceutical heiress had maintained an excited chatter throughout the return journey, clearly thrilled by the swift resolution of her business crisis."I can't believe how quickly you handled that situation!" Alessia gushed as they entered her luxury suite overlooking the harbor. "In one evening, you solved a problem that's been plaguing me for weeks!""It wasn't as complicated as it seemed. Sometimes criminal organizations respond better to direct communication than legal channels.""Direct communication? Yemin, you demolished five professional thugs and terrified their boss into complete submission! That's not communication - that's domination!""The important thing is that your company is protected and your workers are safe."Alessia moved closer to him, her eyes b

Yemin sat down across from Faye on the suite's expensive leather sofa, recognizing that her anger needed to be addressed before they could move forward with any meaningful conversation."Faye, I understand why you're upset, but I need you to listen to me carefully.""I'm listening, but this better be good. I'm tired of being treated like an afterthought in your life.""Nothing happened between Alessia and me. Nothing romantic, nothing personal, nothing beyond helping her resolve a business crisis.""How am I supposed to believe that? You spent the entire night with a beautiful billionaire heiress!""Because I'm telling you the truth. The situation required travel to an island where her construction site was being threatened by local criminals. I eliminated the threat and returned immediately.""Eliminated the threat? What does that mean exactly?""It means I convinced the people harassing her workers to find other business interests.""Convinced them how?""The same way I convinced th

Katherine watched in absolute amazement as James's condition improved dramatically within minutes of Yemin's treatment.The man who had been catatonic and unresponsive for weeks was now sitting up in bed, speaking coherently, and showing normal cognitive function."This is incredible," Katherine whispered, staring at Yemin with a mixture of awe and fear. "The doctors said there was nothing they could do. They said his condition was irreversible.""Doctors don't know everything," Yemin replied simply as he finished checking James's neurological responses."But how did you... what did you do to cure him?""That's not important. What's important is that you remember our agreement.""Of course! Absolutely! James will never be a problem for you again!"Yemin turned his attention to James, who was still confused and disoriented from his rapid recovery. "James, do you understand what happened to you?""I... I remember being in the restaurant, and then everything went dark. Katherine said I'v

Faye watched Katherine carefully, her instincts warning her that this conversation was more dangerous than it appeared.The memory of Jonathan Blackwood's unsettling visit was still fresh in her mind, and she couldn't shake the feeling that Katherine's sudden interest in Yemin's secrets was connected to that encounter."Katherine, I don't know what you're really after here, but I'm not comfortable discussing Yemin's private life with you.""His private life? Faye, I was married to the man for three years! If anyone has a right to understand what he was hiding, it's me!""You divorced him. You gave up any rights to his secrets when you chose James over him.""That's not fair! I made that decision based on incomplete information! If I had known who he really was—""If you had known what? Katherine, what exactly are you implying about Yemin?"Katherine leaned forward desperately."I'm implying that he's not the broke, failed businessman everyone thinks he is. I'm implying that he has con