Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 149

Chapter 149:

“Stay still. Do you have any idea how furious I was when I saw that acid aimed at you today? If you ever risk your life like that again, I won’t be so lenient.”

His voice dropped to a whisper, his breath warm against her ear, sending an involuntary shiver down her spine. His possessiveness was overwhelming.

Khloe sat on Henrik’s lap, her back pressed against the firm, rhythmic beat of his heart.

Her mix of embarrassment and irritation wasn’t driven by romance. Henrik’s talk of punishment didn’t hint at affection—it was something altogether different. It felt disturbingly like a pet being reprimanded by its master—a notion Khloe found utterly unbearable.

Exceptionally talented and fiercely independent, Khloe had only ever submitted to the Evans family, and that had been her undoing. But now, with Henrik’s firm grip holding her in place, Khloe weighed her options and chose to stay put.

different league—his skill and influence made him untouchable. Even with her own strengths, provoking him wasn’t

as care for her, though it seemed to reveal a

are we? Or do you actually want me to lock

responded, “No, no! I’m just reflecting on

more like it,” Henrik murmured with a soft chuckle, resting his chin lightly on her shoulder. He pulled her closer and instructed the

by an intimidating convoy of black cars, made its way to the city’s outskirts, finally pulling up

down her spine. The entrance to a basement stretched before them, illuminated by golden lights that somehow added

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thrive in

advanced through a long, dim corridor lined with iron mesh, their footsteps the only sound echoing

of boxing matches, a chaotic mix of cheers and agonized screams. The vicious

bloodied bodies were hauled away, their ultimate fate shrouded in mystery. For the average onlooker, such sights were enough to evoke either sheer terror or

notoriously harsh prison, where violence lurked around every corner. Even under

were adorned with rows of gleaming, state-of-the-art