The Billionaire's Secret Deal

avier than usual, as though the walls themselves were pressing in on her, a constant reminder of the chaos that had taken roo

ead pooling in her stomach. It could be Nathaniel, or maybe another call from someone within Jesse's

her m

unless it was about her stepsister, Linia, and the inevitable

tly, trying to mask t

there was something almost relieved about i

?" Tina asked, her fingers

at felt heavy with unsaid things. "It's about Li

her stepsister. Everything always circled back to Linia, her betrayal of Na

, the bitterness seeping through despi

l. She's been acting out ever since the engagement... I think she's in tr

, but she was always in control of her games. She

sked, trying to push aside the

g about revenge... how Nathaniel's not what he seems...

kened. This wasn't just Linia stirring up trouble but there was

ecoming unbearable. "She said... she said Nathaniel's going t

wallowed hard, forcing herself to stay calm. Nathaniel. Of course, he would

," Tina said firmly,

ice cracking. "This isn't just about family sq

'll take c

tightening. She didn't know why, but a deep sense of foreboding settled i

, his face etched with focus as if he had already piece

bserved, his voice

ia. She's talking about Nathaniel again. He has a plan a

room swiftly, his hand finding hers as he spok

other's voice echoed in her mind. "Just that Nathaniel i

ut his grip on her hand was stead

th caught.

accepted this inevitable truth. "He's been planning something ever since that night

pressing down on her. "I know. I just

gently stroking the back of her hand. "He's

vered, not even when they were up against someone as dangerous as Nathaniel. But deep down, she could

e buzzed again. He glanced at the sc

about his half-brother often, and when

as he picked up the ca

thing much darker. The conversation was brief, but by the time he hung up

e asked, her voice ba

omething that looked a lot like fear. "Nathaniel's already made his

nk. "So, it's a

. "Yes. And this is

g to maintain now tipping dangerously toward chaos. Everything was unraveling faster than she

" Tina asked, he

the warmth of his embrace soothed the fear gnawing at her insid

to her hair. "And we don't stop

st. She could hear the steady beat of his hea

sse's arms, Tina knew that things were abo