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Chapter 155
7:30 a.m., Cole was fumbling with his phone to call Bella when he noticed headlights creeping behind him. Prison's instincts kicked in. Just then, Scarface’s call came in. “You’re cornered, sir. The car to your right, the one on the left, and two up front—they’re the ones. Our men are around too, but I wanted to warn you.”Cole’s stomach sank. Too many cars. Too many men. Too early in the morning. The streets would soon be packed with workers and commuters—this wasn’t going to end cleanly.He swerved down a narrow road less traveled, and, as he’d predicted, the tailing cars followed like bloodhounds.“Five cars, sir,” Scarface warned. “All armed.”Cole pressed the accelerator harder. His pulse raced. “They won’t shoot unless they know you’re safe,” Scarface added. “The ring… they want it, but they don’t understand it. You’ll need to stay alive.”Cole’s eyes darted to the rearview mirror. Two of the cars surged ahead, trying to box him in. The road emptied—eerily quiet. He eased the
Chapter 154
Cole’s phone beeped on the table. Reaching for it felt harder than usual with Amanda asleep on his chest. She had been too scared to sleep alone in her room last night, and he hadn’t had a choice but to let her share his bed. So far, only she seemed oblivious to the effect her presence was having on him.Who sleeps in the same bed as her husband and expects nothing to happen? Amanda Whitmore.It was Scarface calling. He answered quickly.“Sir, some men are coming for you today. Matteo called me just now. They plan to abduct you. I’ll send some of our men to make it as safe as possible, but we can’t go up against them directly. We’ll do our best.”“Okay,” Cole muttered.“Matteo doesn’t know why they’re doing this, but we suspect it’s because of the ring.”“I know. I’ll handle it. See you in a few hours,” Cole said before hanging up.Amanda stirred, clapping her hands to turn on the light. She squirmed slightly, glancing at Cole.“Congratulations on your first day at work,” he said husk
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“Amanda, I have a plan, okay?” Cole started quickly. “And I promise you’re going to fall in love with the plan.”“I have never ever worked as a cleaner all my life!”“Oh, Amanda, is that the problem?” Cole walked over to her. “That’s nothing hard at all. It’s even fun. You’ll get a lot of experience.”She darted him a stare that could have killed if looks were weapons.“You’ll be able to add it to your portfolio even.”“Don’t get on my nerves, Cole. This isn’t funny,” Amanda snapped. “I might snarl at every single one of them tomorrow. Arghhh!”She suddenly screamed. “Cleaner??”She pointed at him. “How can I work as a cleaner????”Okay. That was good, Cole thought.Much better than silence.“I can’t do it!!”“You can,” Cole countered immediately.“Are you me?”Cole shook his head.“I can’t do it. I’ve never done such a lowly job all my life. Do you know who I am? I’m a celebrity, for crying out loud!” She scoffed. “What if one of my fans sees me?”“Research.”Amanda laughed—but it wa
Chapter 152
Amanda sulked around the house the moment they got back. She didn’t say a word to Cole—not in the living room, not in the kitchen when they hurriedly whipped something together for dinner. Not even a glance.They sat across from each other, eating in thick silence, when Cole heard a sound at the door. A soft thud. Then another. Scratching.He didn’t need to think twice.Billy.From the rhythm alone, he knew it was him. And immediately, his chest tightened. He was worried—genuinely worried—that the moment Amanda saw the dog, she’d completely lose it.Now when you have a dog and you have a wife, who do you prioritize in a situation like this?Obviously… not the dog. Right?But poor Billy kept hitting the door, whining softly, scratching like he’d been abandoned. If Cole didn’t open it soon, the dog might actually start sensing that something was wrong.“I have to… bring Billy in,” he said carefully, almost asking for permission.No response. Not even a shift in posture. It felt like he’
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Amanda almost snapped. Almost. God help her, she almost let the real Amanda jump out. Maybe don’t call the woman an old hag, but it was sitting right at the back of her throat.“I want to change, granny. If you can give me another chance—”“I said get out of my sight!” the matriarch snapped again, her eyes burning holes through Amanda like she wished she could slap her into another century.“I want to be a good granddaughter to you,” Amanda muttered, voice small but steady. “If you can give me just a little chance, I promise to be better. If you can—”A laugh echoed from the hallway.Amanda’s head lifted slowly, dread curling in her stomach. One of her uncles walked in, a smirk plastered on his face. If humiliation had a face, it looked exactly like him.Why did she listen to Cole? Why did she agree to this stupid, degrading plan?She looked at the door again.Cole hadn’t moved. He was still there.Still wat
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“Hey,” Cole said sharply, “we’re doing this together.”She swallowed hard. “Why can’t the matriarch just acknowledge me? After you left, things were still holding together. I worked. I built. I was the CEO of that branch—I grew it to double its worth. And she never saw any of it. The moment she heard you were in prison, she dragged me into the boardroom and demoted me. Publicly.”Cole turned slightly toward her. He didn’t interrupt.“She made me run errands like a damn clerk,” she spat. “Chasing signatures, carrying files. Embarrassing things. And after all the humiliation, she still didn’t give me back the position. It got worse.”Good, Cole thought. Let it burn. They could use this fire.“And now—now I win a collaboration and it’s still the same shit?” Her voice cracked.Cole waited until her breathing steadied. “How do you want to deal with her?”Amanda wiped her cheek. “I want to win deals. Big ones. Back-to-back. An
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