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The red light turned green, finally giving her a chance to change the subject. Ayla said quietly, \u201cMr. Storm\u2026 the light\u2019s green.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRip-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven suddenly tore off her bandage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla didn\u2019t even have time to react. Her hand flew up to her neck, eyes wide in shock.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A heartbeat later, he forcefully pulled her hand away. And he saw it-that unmistakable red mark.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A kiss mark.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven\u2019s gaze dropped, instantly darkening-black, heavy, bottomless. Before he even registered the impulse, his thumb was already pressing against the bright red mark.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Not gently. Hard. Grinding down like he was crushing a tiny bug beneath his fingertip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The pad of his thumb was rough, calloused.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The pressure against her skin stung-sharp, itchy, electric.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The gesture was, ironically, incredibly intimate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Draven\u2019s brows were drawn together, his face cut sharp as a blade, and the cold in his eyes was frightening-an oppressive, suffocating weight that filled the entire car\u00a0<\/p>\n
All she felt was fear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a split second, she genuinely thought that if he wanted to, he could snap her neck with one hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cars behind them kept honking, impatient drivers yelling out their windows, But Draven\u2019s car was a luxury model-nobody dared come up and bang on his window,,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Outside, noisy chaos.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside, crushing silence,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla\u2019s mind went completely blank before her rationality came back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked at the man inches from her face-finally realizing something was wrong,\u00a0<\/p>\n
What the hell was he doing?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Storm?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla reminded him, \u201cI\u2019m not feeling well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven lifted his eyes. Their gazes met-his coldness receded instantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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He drew his hand back and placed it on the steering wheel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Foot on the gas, he drove forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla frowned at his profile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His mouth was a hard, thin line, the corners pulled down, his expression unreadable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was angry?\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was about to ask, but Draven spoke first. \u201cUgly. Put the bandage back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even if he hadn\u2019t said it, she would have covered it again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once the bandage was back on, her mind finally steadied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Bria throwing red wine on her-Draven stepping in-Ayla understood now. Yes, partly because she worked under him. But also because Bria was his half sister.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He couldn\u2019t stand her behavior, so he interfered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As her \u201cbrother,\u201d he had the standing to.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He tore off the bandage earlier because he wanted to see whether Troy really laid a hand on her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Troy committed domestic violence, Draven would absolutely get involved.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But finding out it was a kiss mark? Awkward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla understood why he was pissed. He stepped in thinking she\u2019d been hurt, only to run into \u2026 that. Anyone would feel like they\u2019d overstepped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The rest of the drive back to Westhaven\u2019s basement garage was silent. He didn\u2019t say another word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Out of the car. Into the elevator. Out of the elevator.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They were seconds away from going their separate ways when Ayla suddenly called him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven turned, expression blank.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Storm, I know you checked the mark because you were worried Troy hit me. Thank you. You really are a good person. I don\u2019t think you were meddling, so don\u2019t overthink it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven said nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
People in the Storms called him cold-blooded, antisocial, and cursed him to burn in hell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And this woman dared call him a good person?\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was probably the most absurdly misplaced compliment he\u2019d ever received.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m not a good person.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He tossed out the words without emotion and walked away, not accepting her gratitude at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla was the one left not knowing what to say now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yep. That was very, very Draven.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Back home, Ayla washed up and checked the mirror. The mark on her neck was too conspicuous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She rubbed ointment over it, then returned to her study.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her original plan was to finalize the divorce certificate first, then inform Martin. But after Troy\u2019s behavior today, she changed her strategy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment Martin returned, she would tell him everything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla couldn\u2019t restrain Troy when he went mad.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But someone could.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And then there was Bria. Ayla needed to think of a way to make Bria stand on her side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That wasn\u2019t too hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It had been a draining weekend. Ayla worked in the study until midnight before going to bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But not everyone slept tonight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At Dimensia Labs, a meeting was in full swing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb and Emmett sat stone-faced, listening to the tech department\u2019s report.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their database had been hacked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Large-scale game development required massive amounts of data. Losing data meant their entire system was crippled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their firewall-built by a former employee-was solid as iron, with high-level permissions. They never imagined someone could break through.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you find out who did it?\u201d Kaleb asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re still checking.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFind them before morning!\u201d Emmett was furious. They had finally recovered thanks to Ayla\u2019s 100 million investment-And now they were being hacked again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKaleb, I\u2019m betting it\u2019s our rival.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Kaleb stayed cautious. \u201cGet some proof first.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cKaleb, I\u2019m telling you-it\u2019s that competitor. RuneLogic! The company your brother-in-law invested in!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb\u2019s cold, sharp gaze turned even darker.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSay \u2018brother-in-law\u2019 one more time-and get out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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