Chapter 20: Close Call — She Flirted with the Enemy
Ella's POV
The staircase was narrow, carpeted in cheap red that swallowed the sound of my heels. Every step felt like sinking into quicksand.
Salvatore stayed close. Too close. His cologne hit like a wall — something heavy and expensive, cut through with the stale bite of cigars. His hand sat ...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Ella's POV
2. Chapter 2: Ella's POV
3. Chapter 3 ELLA'S POV
4. Chapter 4: ELLA'S POV
5. Chapter 5 ELLA'S POV
6. Chapter 7 Justin's POV
7. Chapter 8 ELLA'S POV
8. Chapter 9
9. Chapter 10
10. Chapter 11
11. Chapter 12
12. Chapter 13: The Day I Shot a Perfect Score, I Received a Note
13. Chapter 14: The Meeting — He Wants Me to Kill Someone
14. Chapter 15: Fine by Me — As Long as I Get to Tear Those Two Apart
15. Chapter 16: The Woman I Killed Became My Next Opponent
16. Chapter 17: Reunion on the Cruise
17. Chapter 18
18. Chapter 19: Hooked
19. Chapter 20: Close Call — She Flirted with the Enemy
20. Chapter 21: Rappelling Through Shattered Glass — The Boss Catches Her with One Arm
21. Chapter 22: Your Son Is Still Alive
22. Chapter 23: Reunion with My Ex-Husband
23. Chapter 24: Storm at the Auction
24. Chapter 25: Playing the Boyfriend Himself
25. Chapter 26: Vivian Comes Looking for Trouble
26. Chapter 27: His Blood Soaked Through That Ruined Suit
27. Chapter 28: His Blood Soaked Through That Ruined Suit （2）
28. Chapter 29: Knockout Gas
29. Chapter 30: Knockout Gas（2）
30. Chapter 31: He Hit Send Right in Front of Me
31. Chapter 32: He Hit Send Right in Front of Me（2）
32. Chapter 33: Tonight, You Don't Have to Pretend
33. Chapter 34: The Dinner Party
34. Chapter 35: A Missed Opportunity
35. Chapter 36: Scorpion
36. Chapter 37: I'm Done Waiting
37. Chapter 38: Kill Him
38. Chapter 39: Cousin. Or Perhaps — Should I Call You Ella?
39. Chapter 40: In the Attic of Winston Manor
40. Chapter 41: He Said His Hands Were Shaking When He Saw Me Walk Into the Dock
41. Chapter 42: He Cut My Clearance Himself
42. Chapter 43: No Mercy
43. Chapter 44: Killing Vera
44. Chapter 45: He Cleared My Name in Front of the Entire Base
45. Chapter 46: She's Mine — I'll Handle the Interrogation Myself
46. Chapter 47: Hands Bound, He Whispers the Truth from Four Years Ago
47. Chapter 48: Signing a Blood Pact, She Slips Into a Slip Dress to Risk Her Life in the Red-Light District
48. Chapter 49: He's Abusing His Level-A Clearance to Override the System
49. Chapter 50: Changing into the Lace Dress, Running into Him—Missing for Four Years
50. Chapter 51: Abandoning the Mission, She Goes Mad Fighting for Her Son
51. Chapter 52: Severed Tendons and a Bloodbath—The Shocking Reversal
52. Chapter 53: He Came Through the Flames
53. Chapter 54: The Fake Birthmark, He Forcefully Kisses Ella
54. Chapter 55: A Trap Set Just for You
55. Chapter 56: Playing That Heart-Wrenching Voice: "Mommy! Save me! Don't hit me!"
56. Chapter 57: Once They Throw You a Bone, You're Like an Obedient Mad Dog
57. Chapter 58: If I Can't Get That List, I'll Die on the Island
58. Chapter 59: Ex-Husband's Death Trap, His Descent Through the Net
59. Chapter 60: Even If I Die Today, I'm Dragging Him to Hell with Me!
60. Chapter 61: The Only Lead, Lost in This Man-Eating Sea
61. Chapter 62: Severed Right Hand Tendon, Imprisoned Forever in the Underground Prison
62. Chapter 63: Three Days Later, Hell Mode, No-Holds-Barred Combat
63. Chapter 64: Your Head is Worth Ten Million
64. Chapter 65: Illegal Weapons! That Cold Man Lost His Temper for Me
65. Chapter 66: Ethan's Ex Begins Her Performance
66. Chapter 67: Base Rule Number Three—Kill on Sight
67. Chapter 68: Disguise Fools Ex-Husband, but Rival Sees Through It
68. Chapter 69: Son's Files Blocked, Ex-Husband's Wedding of the Century
69. Chapter 70: My Rival Tests Me with Peanut Butter I'm Allergic To—I Turn the Tables
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