Beneath Her Bastard Boss

Chapter 148

Luca stood behind his desk at Cyber 10 the next morning, hating the fact he had to leave Sutton. But she had been heading to the hospital to be with Miles, and Luca had to make sure she had protection every step of the way. There was no way he was going to take any chances with her life.

His gaze had been locked

I on the skyline for over ten minutes, not reading a single line of the reports Jake had forwarded him. He really didn’t want to be here. He wanted to be with Sutton and Miles. He’d taken so much time off since Sutton’s fall. But soon they would be together.

The only shadow he could see now was Nicole–and he had no idea how to handle her. If he didn’t do something, she would always be a threat, and he couldn’t see Sutton being happy living under protection all the time.

He hadn’t told Sutton about the ongoing text messages and voicemalls from Nicole. She hadn’t been stupid enough to turn up here. But she hadn’t stopped since his press conference.

He knew Sutton didn’t want secrets; she was already going through so much. He hated the fact that Miles was still in the hospital, but Sutton, as his mother, was going through hell.

She had woken up crying this morning, and all he could do was hold her until she stopped. He wasn’t saying he didn’t feel the same pain, but his hurt wasn’t that of a woman that had held that tiny baby inside. The doctor at the hospital had warned him that Sutton would experience many emotions, including guilt. That somehow it was her fault that she hadn’t been able to carry Miles to term.

His phone rang. Seeing his lawyer’s number, Luca took the call.

“Tell me,” he said without introduction.

The head of his legal team didn’t mince words. “We got confirmation.”

Luca’s grip on the phone tightened.

His lawyer continued, “The second battery of psychological evaluations ordered by our team confirmed what you suspected. Nicole doesn’t suffer from delusions or any type of mental illness. No dissociation or temporary impairment. She was acting like a spoiled child, not having things go her way.”

“She knew what she was doing, so no impairment at all?”

“Nicole tried to fool us during the first lot of tests,” his lawyer confirmed. “She’s not insane, Luca. She’s cognitively sound. Just manipulative, with paranoid personality traits and narcissistic defense patterns. But fully aware of her actions and capable of understanding consequences. She’s smart and knew she would be a free woman if she were to be found insane. The second lot of tests were more in–depth, and she couldn’t hold on to the act.”

The silence stretched long.

Then, Luca exhaled slowly. “She is still dangerous to Sutton and my son,” he said quietly.

“Yes.”

“Go after her.” His voice was like steel through velvet. “Press charges. Every single one we can validate. Espionage, trespassing, hacking, security violations. Anything and everything. I want her so buried in legal hell, she won’t have enough air to breathe, let alone come after Sutton or Miles.”

file today. The DA can review by close of

the

and jacket from the back of the chair. If Nicole thought she could slither out of this, if she believed she still had

without checking who it was. She was barefoot, wearing silky pajama shorts and a camisole that left little to the imagination. Her hair curled around her shoulders. The doorman would have let her know he was corning up, so Luca wasn’t fooled by

and closed the door. He wanted no one to hear what he had to say aside from

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Told Roman to listen to what went on next because if Nicole tried to claim he had assisted

expensive. Her salary working for him had allowed her this and also the funds to hire the hacker. But

breathed, voice dipping into soft sweetness.

She reached for him.

came up calmly, stopping her before her hands

“Don’t,” he said flatly.

didn’t answer my messages. I thought you might finally want to talk in person, one on

will be.” His voice

back a little, a shaky laugh escaping her lips. “Okay, well… that’s a hell of a greeting after

worked for

to yourself,” she snapped, smoothing

to act noble now. Admit you

eyes sweep over her once. Not hungry. Not appraising. Just disgusted. “In all honesty, you

he’d slapped her. But he wasn’t

the last man on Earth and you stood naked in front of me

“You’d regret that. I

for comfort. Dangerously close. His whole

away. But she

you,” Luca said. “I regret allowing you access to my world. I regret not taking you apart

“Oh, really? Going all alpha now, Luca? Threatening little girls like me with bodyguards and legal teams? I know about your plans

something in

you think she’s strong?” she hissed. “You think that waif with wide eyes and a bleeding heart is better than me? I could have given you a real life. Power. She is nothing but a fucking little slut who trapped you with a weak little

him move, he had her

beside her head. The other just beneath her collarbone, not hard enough to bruise, just hard enough to hold her in place so she

hers. “I want you to listen very carefully,” he said softly, his voice

near Sutton again… if you so much as step foot on a sidewalk outside Miles‘ hospital… I will take you apart piece by piece. You won’t even hear it coming. And no one–no security team, no lawyer, no family… will find your body when

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