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Claimed by the Man I Shouldn't Love
img img Claimed by the Man I Shouldn't Love img Chapter 3 Chapter 3 A First Love That Runs Deep
3 Chapters
Chapter 15 Chapter 15 A Man Like a Phantom img
Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Take Her Away img
Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Their Death Is Tied to the Yorqans img
Chapter 18 Chapter 18 The Banquet img
Chapter 19 Chapter 19 I've Missed You for So Long img
Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Make You Fall for Me img
Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Curled Up in His Arms img
Chapter 22 Chapter 22 An Apology img
Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Punishment img
Chapter 24 Chapter 24 A Secret img
Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Endure It img
Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Making Things Hard for Her img
Chapter 27 Chapter 27 True Affection img
Chapter 28 Chapter 28 No Other Choice img
Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Her Man img
Chapter 30 Chapter 30 He Never Trusted You img
Chapter 31 Chapter 31 What's Truly Terrifying img
Chapter 32 Chapter 32 You Are Mine img
Chapter 33 Chapter 33 No Way Back img
Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Aphrodisiac img
Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Teach Her a Lesson img
Chapter 36 Chapter 36 Fell into His Trap img
Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Intimacy img
Chapter 38 Chapter 38 She's Not a Girl Anymore img
Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Is This What Love Looks Like img
Chapter 40 Chapter 40 A Love That Was Sold img
Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Her Value to Be Used img
Chapter 42 Chapter 42 A Gentle Trap img
Chapter 43 Chapter 43 The Tattoo img
Chapter 44 Chapter 44 Give Me a Little More Time img
Chapter 45 Chapter 45 How Foolish Can She Be img
Chapter 46 Chapter 46 Torturing Her img
Chapter 47 Chapter 47 Go Home and Make Me Dinner img
Chapter 48 Chapter 48 Only Cook for Me img
Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Be a Good Girl img
Chapter 50 Chapter 50 Jessica, You Belong to Me img
Chapter 51 Chapter 51 No Room for Her to Resist img
Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Kill Her img
Chapter 53 Chapter 53 Her Death Is Real This Time img
Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Her Heart Was Stirred img
Chapter 55 Chapter 55 Feeding Her by Hand img
Chapter 56 Chapter 56 Eating Ice Cream img
Chapter 57 Chapter 57 Chloe's Ruthless Side img
Chapter 58 Chapter 58 Getting a Little Handsy img
Chapter 59 Chapter 59 Disinfection img
Chapter 60 Chapter 60 Entangled img
Chapter 61 Chapter 61 Jessica Ran Away img
Chapter 62 Chapter 62 Let's See How She Tastes img
Chapter 63 Chapter 63 We'll Finish This in the Bedroom img
Chapter 64 Chapter 64 I Only Kiss You img
Chapter 65 Chapter 65 Lie Down and Be Good img
Chapter 66 Chapter 66 Shh, Don't Be Afraid img
Chapter 67 Chapter 67 Don't Regret This img
Chapter 68 Chapter 68 She's Just Another Pawn img
Chapter 69 Chapter 69 A Surprise img
Chapter 70 Chapter 70 His Engagement img
Chapter 71 Chapter 71 He Pulled Her into His Arms img
Chapter 72 Chapter 72 Poisoned img
Chapter 73 Chapter 73 So Close, Yet Still Failed img
Chapter 74 Chapter 74 Love Is Just a Word img
Chapter 75 Chapter 75 A Romantic Place img
Chapter 76 Chapter 76 Make It Up to Me img
Chapter 77 Chapter 77 Solve It Like a Man img
Chapter 78 Chapter 78 A Tangled Mess of Love and Hate img
Chapter 79 Chapter 79 It Was Always Going to Hurt img
Chapter 80 Chapter 80 Marry Me img
Chapter 81 Chapter 81 Explosion img
Chapter 82 Chapter 82 Conspiracy img
Chapter 83 Chapter 83 Watched Him Die img
Chapter 84 Chapter 84 Only One Day Left img
Chapter 85 Chapter 85 Clean Yourself Up and Wait to Die img
Chapter 86 Chapter 86 Silence Her for Good img
Chapter 87 Chapter 87 Using Him as a Weapon img
Chapter 88 Chapter 88 Betting with Her Life img
Chapter 89 Chapter 89 Saving Him No Matter the Cost img
Chapter 90 Chapter 90 Sleeping Soundly with No Worries img
Chapter 91 Chapter 91 A Man's Desire img
Chapter 92 Chapter 92 Love That Runs to the Bone img
Chapter 93 Chapter 93 No One Dares Laugh at Her Anymore img
Chapter 94 Chapter 94 What Gives Him the Right img
Chapter 95 Chapter 95 A Face-Off img
Chapter 96 Chapter 96 Disappeared img
Chapter 97 Chapter 97 People Who Stop at Nothing img
Chapter 98 Chapter 98 No Body Was Found img
Chapter 99 Chapter 99 You're Finally Awake img
Chapter 100 Chapter 100 Don't Challenge Me Again img
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Chapter 3 Chapter 3 A First Love That Runs Deep

At the International Commercial Crime Bureau, the interrogator politely handed over a cup of coffee. "Mr. Knight, sorry for the trouble. Now that the news blew up, we had no choice but to bring you in and go through the motions. Hope the coffee helps."

Alan's temple throbbed. The Bureau had been gunning for Sultan Yorqan for a while now, but the guy was a master of wiping his tracks-every shady takeover he pulled was airtight. The director had reached out, asking Alan to help dig up some real dirt on Sultan.

Alan had been tracking him too. Sultan wasn't just tangled up in some mess from five years ago-he was now messing with Helvaria's core industries and stepping on Knight Group's toes. Alan had every reason, both official and personal, to get involved in the case.

He'd spent over six months setting the trap, finally getting that old fox just where he wanted-only to have it all blown to pieces by this damn media leak.

"Did we figure out how she stole the file?" he asked, voice tight.

"We got it. This is footage pulled straight from your company's security system," the interrogator reported, handing him a folder. "Jessica, real name unknown until recently, posed as a journalist and used the alias Alice Bennett to apply for a clerical job at your firm. Earlier today, she slipped into your office during the shift change for security, opened your safe, and walked out with the contract between you and Sultan's company. Still no clue how she got the safe's password, though."

Alan's grip on the folder tightened, crumpling the edge slightly. Of course she knew the password-it was her birthday. He had never changed it.

"Did you find out where she was these last four years?" he asked, voice low.

Michael shook his head. "I ran a full trace on the Alice identity. It's got a totally clean record in the States. Looks legit. But creating a whole person out of thin air like that? Still no clue who pulled it off."

"Put someone on her. Also find out who's been hiding her all these years," Alan ordered.

"Alan, just watching her isn't gonna cut it," Ethan Morgan cut in, clearly worked up. "That woman's nothing but trouble. Back in the day, she-"

He stopped mid-sentence. That 'back then' was a no-go zone around Alan.

"This time she didn't just crash your wedding-she blew up our entire operation! I say we pick her up right now!" Ethan fumed, practically shouting.

"If anything happens to her now, everyone's gonna pin it on us," Michael warned quickly.

"So what? Let them!" Ethan's eyes burned with fury. "She's Richard Southern's little sister-taking her out wouldn't even be over the line!"

"Richard is untouchable for now! Jessica is his weak spot-having her gives us leverage over him. Just get someone to keep watch on her, that's enough. Has the chief been updated?" Alan asked the interrogator.

"Already done. The chief will be here shortly."

Alan nodded, closing his eyes for a moment. He leaned on his hand, rubbing the bridge of his nose, clearly worn out. She was right there in front of him, alive and real. But damn it-he'd never regretted anything more than forcing her to reappear like this.

The VIP room at the bar was buzzing with laughter and noise.

A bunch of people huddled around the table, deep into a game of Truth or Dare.

The bottle just kept landing on Jessica. No one could remember how many rounds it had pointed her way.

"Jessica, we agreed this time no skipping with alcohol! You've gotta spill-what's the real story with you and President Knight? First love, you said! Come on!" They were all gossip-hungry reporters, even more curious than most.

Ugh. That question again. Honestly, how many shots had she downed over it tonight?

She rubbed her throbbing temples and knocked back another gulp of her drink. "My first love..."

When she was born, her mom had nearly died during childbirth-she was already older, a high-risk pregnancy. Her dad, totally obsessed with her mom, blamed her for it all. If he could've, he probably would've left her on a stranger's doorstep. In the end, her mom's best friend-Alan's mom-took her in.

Well, not exactly Alan's mom... it was Alan who raised her. For fifteen years.

The whole room fell silent. Everyone leaned in, afraid to miss a single word.

"He... he was the first man I ever saw in this world. He was ten then. When I was one, he gave me a bath and saw everything. At two, we were sharing a bed. At five, he told me that when I grew up, he'd marry me. At ten, he stole my first kiss. And at fifteen, he dumped me for his fiancée and threw me out on the street. At sixteen... well, you all know, I ended up being a pawn in a bombing."

She let out a dry chuckle. Fifteen years of a gut-wrenching first love-all wrapped up in a hundred words.

Daniel frowned, her laugh tugging hard at his heart. He gripped her hand tightly, just trying to show her he was there.

Suddenly, the door banged open, slamming against the wall. A cold, intimidating man stormed in, his mere presence making the room feel a few degrees colder.

Seeing those tightly held hands, a chill flickered in Alan's eyes as he let out a low, sarcastic laugh. "Jessica, how come you didn't tell the whole story? When you were ten-you're the one who kissed me. And when you were fifteen-do you even remember why I kicked you out?"

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