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.

it off now, Henrik’s mind drifted to the reports he’d read about her time there, a wave of fierce anger surged within him. The

I’d prefer to take care of this on

feel the emotional distance she was

of resignation, he

independence and level-headed nature—traits he had thoroughly researched. Yet now, that same rationality was

Henrik couldn’t bring himself to blame her for being clever and self-reliant. After all, those qualities were exactly what he

L𝗎tєѕτ ϲh𝒶ρτєrs ιn g𝓪l𝗇ovєl𝑆.𝒸оm

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

movement was graceful and deliberate, expertly concealing the emotions brewing

how to turn to the right people for help when facing challenges, he

said, “Do as you please. I won’t get involved.” And with that, he turned and

as Henrik’s departure eased

something serious brewing in the underworld? What could possibly rattle someone as

never crossed her mind that Henrik’s moods might stem from her