Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 120

Chapter 120:

His thoughts wandered briefly to the night before, back in the bedroom. While Khloe managed to rest peacefully by his side, once she fell into a deep sleep, any contact would make her body tense, as if recoiling from an invisible threat.

Henrik had taken his time adjusting to her boundaries, learning to navigate her aversion, though she had grown somewhat less resistant over time.

Khloe let out a soft laugh. “It’s really nothing. Just a few names thrown around. Remember, I survived three years in Zhecrora Penitentiary. That place is no joke, as you know.”

Zhecrora Penitentiary was notorious, not just in the city but across the country, as the harshest women’s prison. It was a place reserved for the worst offenders, those convicted of heinous crimes.

Back then, Khloe had been convicted of intentional harm and plagiarism—offenses that wouldn’t normally warrant such a severe sentence unless someone had manipulated the system.

Henrik had never given much thought to just how merciless the conditions in that women’s prison were. He had seen far worse, far more brutal things in his own life.

her time there, a wave of

for you to get involved. I’d prefer to take care of this on my own.”

the emotional distance she was

quiet sigh of

her independence and level-headed nature—traits he

and self-reliant. After all, those qualities were exactly what he had sought in

L𝗎tєѕτ ϲh𝒶ρτєrs ιn g𝓪l𝗇ovєl𝑆.𝒸оm

strode over to a nearby armchair, unfastened his suit jacket, and took a slow sip of

deliberate, expertly concealing the emotions brewing beneath

to turn to the right people

simply said, “Do as you please. I won’t get

over her as Henrik’s departure eased the

had been so unpredictable lately. Was something serious brewing in the underworld? What could possibly rattle someone as composed and

from her insistence on independence and refusal to lean on