Chapter 169: Business Trip
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Updated : Sep 9th, 2025
The next morning, after she washed up, Lana Hayde picked up her handbag and left the house. She and Taylor Rathbone didn't exchange a word. After their talk the night before, their silent standoff had turned into a deep freeze.
She had no idea what Taylor made of their standoff. As for Lana, last night had been the rare moment she breathed easy; a weight had finally lifted.
She arrived at the office feeling lighter. Tony called her into his office, and Zayne Zorn went in with her.
Tony glanced...
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Contents
The Lonely Besieged City
Chapter 1: Accidental Discovery
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 2: Sounding Him Out
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 3: Don't Joke About That
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 4: Chat History
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 5: Saying One Thing, Wanting Another
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 6: A Heart-to-Heart Between Best Friends
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 7: No Next Time
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 8: Found Out
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 9: Facing Punishment
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 10: Birthday Party
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 11: I'm Truly Sorry
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 12: Yearning for Life
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 13: The Intimidation Begins
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 14: Panic-Stricken
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 15: At My Beck and Call
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 16: Getting Away with It
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 17: Like Falling into an Ice Bath
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 18: In the Closet
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 19: Stringing Him Along
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 20: The Ex's Call
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 21: A Man of Principle
Aug 22nd, 2025
Chapter 22: No Saint
Aug 22nd, 2025
Chapter 23: Good Things Don't Come Easy
Aug 23rd, 2025
Chapter 24: Should I Call the Police?
Aug 23rd, 2025
Chapter 25: Only a Dream
Aug 24th, 2025
Chapter 26: A Coworker's Scheme
Aug 24th, 2025
Chapter 27: Set the Record Straight
Aug 25th, 2025
Chapter 28: All Kinds of Awkward
Aug 25th, 2025
Chapter 29: A New Idea
Aug 26th, 2025
Chapter 30: Prison Roleplay
Aug 26th, 2025
Chapter 31: Agreed Right Away
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 32: Into the Trap
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 33: Growing Stronger
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 34: We Finally Meet
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 35: Seeing Red
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 36: Opening Old Wounds
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 37: Sinking into Despair
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 38: Coming to Her Rescue
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 39: Calm Amid the Chaos
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 40: A Rush of Feelings
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 41: What's Going On?
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 42: More Alluring
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 43: Choosing to Forgive
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 44: Fractured Love
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 45: A Grave Misunderstanding
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 46: Picking Up Speed
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 47: Fragments of First Love
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 48: Keeping a Clear Head
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 49: So That's How It Was
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 50: The Phone Rang
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 51: One Wrong Move
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 52: Kept in the Dark
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 53: Can't Get Drunk
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 54: In the End, She Got Drunk
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 55: Fighting Back
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 56: So It Was Him
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 57: Why the Promotion
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 58: Surveillance Footage
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 59: I'm a Doctor
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 60: Am I Becoming Bad?
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 61: None of Your Damn Business
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 62: Nothing but a Misunderstanding
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 63: Terrible Acting
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 64: No Escape
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 65: Dressed with Care
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 66: Not Just the Two of Us
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 67: Keep Your Distance
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 68: I Nearly Died Laughing
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 69: All in a Funk
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 70: Each Lost in Their Own Chat
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 71: Are you mad?
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 72: You Never Know What People Are Really Like
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 73: Fixing Her Computer
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 74: That Little Kink
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 75: Everyone Was Worried
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 76: Nearly Got Played
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 77: Liar's Dice
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 78: No One Inside
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 79: Just Kidding
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 80: Coming to the Rescue
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 81: A Heroine Among Women
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 82: A Startling Surprise
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 83: At Both Ends of the Video
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 84: Just a Hypothetical
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 85: An Argument Broke Out
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 86: Successful Installation
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 87: The Mysterious Package
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 88: Reaching a Conclusion
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 89: You're the Culprit
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 90: His Real Job
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 91: You're Gross
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 92: All in Anticipation
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 93: Witty and Humorous
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 94: The Long Wait
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 95: What Are You So Angry About
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 96: Choosing a Clean Break
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 97: Be a Good Girl and Say Yes
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 98: A Quarrel by the Roadside
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 99: So This Is How It Ends
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 100: A Decent Man
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 101: State of Mind
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 102: Deep in the Mountains
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 103: The Fourth One
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 104: Still Not Enough to Get Even
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 105: Consumed by Obsession
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 106: A First Glimmer of Hope
Aug 28th, 2025
Chapter 107: Utterly Repulsed
Aug 28th, 2025
Chapter 108: Pick One
Aug 28th, 2025
Chapter 109: Drawing a Crowd
Aug 28th, 2025
Chapter 110: Reaching an Agreement
Aug 28th, 2025
Chapter 111: A Clean Break
Aug 29th, 2025
Chapter 112: Let's Try an Experiment
Aug 29th, 2025
Chapter 113: Playing for Time
Aug 29th, 2025
Chapter 114: This Plan
Aug 29th, 2025
Chapter 115: A Sadness in His Eyes
Aug 29th, 2025
Chapter 116: Going to the Café
Aug 30th, 2025
Chapter 117: An Accident
Aug 30th, 2025
Chapter 118: All Over Each Other
Aug 30th, 2025
Chapter 119: Not Fit to Be a Husband
Aug 30th, 2025
Chapter 120: Who Can I Still Trust
Aug 30th, 2025
Chapter 121: Setting the Bait
Aug 31st, 2025
Chapter 122: Choosing Betrayal
Aug 31st, 2025
Chapter 123: Maple Grove
Aug 31st, 2025
Chapter 124: Out of the Blue
Aug 31st, 2025
Chapter 125: Chain Reaction
Aug 31st, 2025
Chapter 126: Living in Peace
Sep 1st, 2025
Chapter 127: The Invitation
Sep 1st, 2025
Chapter 128: The Ex Shows Up
Sep 1st, 2025
Chapter 129: Both Sides of the Mirror
Sep 1st, 2025
Chapter 130: Afraid to Be Wrong
Sep 1st, 2025
Chapter 131: It Hurts So Bad
Sep 2nd, 2025
Chapter 132: The Standoff Began
Sep 2nd, 2025
Chapter 133: Her Dearest Husband
Sep 2nd, 2025
Chapter 134: A Kind of Atonement
Sep 2nd, 2025
Chapter 135: Good People, Bad People
Sep 2nd, 2025
Chapter 136: Sudden Shift
Sep 3rd, 2025
Chapter 137: Stood Up
Sep 3rd, 2025
Chapter 138: Showing Off
Sep 3rd, 2025
Chapter 139: A Great View
Sep 3rd, 2025
Chapter 140: Right Leg Cramp
Sep 3rd, 2025
Chapter 141: A Word of Apology
Sep 4th, 2025
Chapter 142: Light on His Feet
Sep 4th, 2025
Chapter 143: Let's Play a Game
Sep 4th, 2025
Chapter 144: She's Really Lucky
Sep 4th, 2025
Chapter 145: The Clear Winner
Sep 4th, 2025
Chapter 146: To Give Up or Not
Sep 5th, 2025
Chapter 147: The Lotus as a Symbol
Sep 5th, 2025
Chapter 148: Hated Her Even More
Sep 5th, 2025
Chapter 149: The Purpose of the Meeting
Sep 5th, 2025
Chapter 150: Choosing to Say No
Sep 5th, 2025
Chapter 151: Showing Your True Colors
Sep 6th, 2025
Chapter 152: Time to Change Clothes
Sep 6th, 2025
Chapter 153: Putting on the Mask
Sep 6th, 2025
Chapter 154: Newcomer Tribute
Sep 6th, 2025
Chapter 155: Rookie King
Sep 6th, 2025
Chapter 156: Absolute Equality
Sep 7th, 2025
Chapter 157: The Pairing Segment
Sep 7th, 2025
Chapter 158: The Third Round
Sep 7th, 2025
Chapter 159: Choosing to Buy Her Off
Sep 7th, 2025
Chapter 160: The Open Market
Sep 7th, 2025
Chapter 161: What's That Supposed to Mean?
Sep 8th, 2025
Chapter 162: Buying Time
Sep 8th, 2025
Chapter 163: Had a Great Time
Sep 8th, 2025
Chapter 164: A Couple at War
Sep 8th, 2025
Chapter 165: No Conflict
Sep 8th, 2025
Chapter 166: A Beggar
Sep 9th, 2025
Chapter 167: Heavy-Hearted
Sep 9th, 2025
Chapter 168: The Break
Sep 9th, 2025
Chapter 169: Business Trip
Sep 9th, 2025
Chapter 170: College Classmates
Sep 9th, 2025
Chapter 171: Catching Up
Sep 10th, 2025
Chapter 172: Don't Even Look
Sep 10th, 2025
Chapter 173: Back to the Club
Sep 10th, 2025
Chapter 174: Hesitation
Sep 10th, 2025
Chapter 175: When the Act Got Real
Sep 10th, 2025
Chapter 176: Descent
Sep 11th, 2025
Chapter 177: Once You Taste It, You Crave More
Sep 11th, 2025
Chapter 178: Video
Sep 11th, 2025
Chapter 179: From Now On, We're Strangers
Sep 11th, 2025
Chapter 180: Divorce
Sep 11th, 2025
Chapter 181: Reckoning
Sep 12th, 2025
Chapter 182: Hidden Agendas
Sep 12th, 2025
Chapter 183: Paola and Jada Hart
Sep 12th, 2025
Chapter 184: A Chance Encounter
Sep 12th, 2025
Chapter 185: A New Beginning
Sep 12th, 2025
Chapter 186: Visiting Blaire Saxon
Sep 13th, 2025
Chapter 187: Taylor Rathbone's Scheme
Sep 13th, 2025
Chapter 188: Refusal
Sep 13th, 2025
Chapter 189: A Twist of Fate
Sep 13th, 2025
Chapter 190: Pointless
Sep 13th, 2025
Chapter 191: An Unexpected Invitation
Sep 14th, 2025
Chapter 192: The Unexpected
Sep 14th, 2025
Chapter 193: No Loose Ends
Sep 14th, 2025
Chapter 194: Not Taking That Risk
Sep 14th, 2025
Chapter 195: Rift
Sep 14th, 2025
Chapter 196: A Court Summons
Sep 15th, 2025
Chapter 197: Rumors
Sep 15th, 2025
Chapter 198: A Leech You Can't Shake
Sep 15th, 2025
Chapter 199: Paola's Designs
Sep 15th, 2025
Chapter 200: Beyond Her Control
Sep 15th, 2025
Chapter 201: The Honey Trap
Sep 16th, 2025
Chapter 202: Conspiracy
Sep 16th, 2025
Chapter 203: An Unexpected Invitation
Sep 16th, 2025
Chapter 204: Resignation
Sep 16th, 2025
Chapter 205: Revenge
Sep 16th, 2025
Chapter 206: Bunny Girl
Sep 17th, 2025
Chapter 207: Taking Care of Business
Sep 17th, 2025
Chapter 208: Who Do You Think You Are
Sep 17th, 2025
Chapter 209: Eyes Wide
Sep 17th, 2025
Chapter 210: A Lion's Prey
Sep 17th, 2025
Chapter 211: Farewell
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 212: Serpent in Silk
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 213: The Call
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 214: Compromising Photos
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 215: Countermove
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 216: The Punishment Begins
Sep 19th, 2025
Chapter 217: The Ruined Man
Sep 19th, 2025
Chapter 218: Demon Queen
Sep 19th, 2025
Chapter 219: Aftermath
Sep 19th, 2025
Chapter 220: Seed
Sep 19th, 2025
Chapter 221: Women Are Like Flowers
Sep 20th, 2025
Chapter 222: Juliette
Sep 20th, 2025
Chapter 223: Understanding Paola
Sep 20th, 2025
Chapter 224: The Wager
Sep 20th, 2025
Chapter 225: Lost
Sep 20th, 2025
Chapter 226: An Unexpected Win
Sep 21st, 2025
Chapter 227: Undercurrents
Sep 21st, 2025
Chapter 228: Secrets in Her Phone
Sep 21st, 2025
Chapter 229: Blaire Saxon Is in Trouble
Sep 21st, 2025
Chapter 230: Blaire Saxon Isn't Herself
Sep 21st, 2025
Chapter 231: Night Talk on the Prairie
Sep 22nd, 2025
Chapter 232: When Blaire Saxon Left
Sep 22nd, 2025
Chapter 233: A Change of Heart
Sep 22nd, 2025
Chapter 234: Paola, Who Needed Coaxing
Sep 22nd, 2025
Chapter 235: An Invitation Back to Luminaris
Sep 22nd, 2025
Chapter 236: Guile
Sep 23rd, 2025
Chapter 237: Conspiracy
Sep 23rd, 2025
Chapter 238: Mira
Sep 23rd, 2025
Chapter 239: Dinner Invitation
Sep 23rd, 2025
Chapter 240: Winning Uriel Over
Sep 23rd, 2025
Chapter 241: Hidden Agendas
Sep 24th, 2025
Chapter 242: The Setup
Sep 24th, 2025
Chapter 243: A Command Spurs a Ruse
Sep 24th, 2025
Chapter 244: The Guilty Accuse First
Sep 24th, 2025
Chapter 245: Facing It
Sep 24th, 2025
Chapter 246: Coming Clean
Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 247: Lana Hayde Took a Beating
Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 248: Heavy-Hearted
Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 249: Library
Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 250: A Brush with a Robbery
Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 251: Corbin's Identity
Sep 26th, 2025
Chapter 252: A Top-tier Hacker
Sep 26th, 2025
Chapter 253: Warning
Sep 26th, 2025
Chapter 254: Partners in Sin
Sep 26th, 2025
Chapter 255: The Night Paola Never Came Home
Sep 26th, 2025
Chapter 256: The Meeting
Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 257: A Wounded Soul
Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 258: Midnight Harassment
Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 259: Holding on to a Shred of Dignity
Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 260: No Way Around It
Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 261: The Capture
Sep 28th, 2025
Chapter 262: I Want to Leave
Sep 28th, 2025
Chapter 263: Paola's Code of Honor
Sep 28th, 2025
Chapter 264: Resolve
Sep 28th, 2025
Chapter 265: Pool Party
Sep 28th, 2025
Chapter 266: Caught in the Trap
Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 267: Buying Them Off
Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 268: Acting Crazy
Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 269: Raising Hell at Luminaris Tech
Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 270: A Blow to the Head
Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 271: Reactions from All Sides
Sep 30th, 2025
Chapter 272: Killing Two Birds with One Stone
Sep 30th, 2025
Chapter 273: Mixed Feelings
Sep 30th, 2025
Chapter 274: Leaving
Sep 30th, 2025
Chapter 275: The Package
Sep 30th, 2025
Chapter 276: The Return
Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 277: The State of Luminaris Tech
Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 278: Sink or Swim Together
Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 279: A Contingency from Six Months Ago
Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 280: The Troubled Lana Hayde
Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 281: Wade Was Caught
Oct 2nd, 2025
Chapter 282: It Was Him
Oct 2nd, 2025
Chapter 283: Lana Hayde, Frustrated
Oct 2nd, 2025
Chapter 284: Girl Talk
Oct 2nd, 2025
Chapter 285: Maddox's Pursuit
Oct 2nd, 2025
Chapter 286: Cards on the Table
Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 287: The Clash Drew to a Close
Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 288: Stanley Hart
Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 289: When Enemies Meet
Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 290: Sharp Exchange
Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 291: The Overbearing Father
Oct 4th, 2025
Chapter 292: Going Down Together
Oct 4th, 2025
Chapter 293: What Weighs on Paola's Heart
Oct 4th, 2025
Chapter 294: Unrequited Love
Oct 4th, 2025
Chapter 295: Refusal
Oct 4th, 2025
Chapter 296: Paola's Passing
Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 297: Finale
Oct 5th, 2025
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