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.

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

the situation, interpreting his behavior as care for

actually want me to lock you away?” His deep, leisurely voice

no! I’m just reflecting

chin lightly on her shoulder. He pulled her

way to the city’s outskirts, finally pulling up before a striking building shaped like a

Khloe along. The moment they crossed the threshold, a shiver coursed down her spine. The entrance to a basement stretched before them, illuminated by

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battleground where fighters clash in vicious matches, and greed and corruption thrive in the chaos.” His noble, distant expression remained unchanged, yet he exuded an intense, almost suffocating aura

lined with iron mesh, their footsteps the only

atmosphere was thick with the deafening noise of boxing matches, a chaotic mix

bloodied bodies were hauled away, their ultimate fate shrouded in mystery. For the

unshaken. After all, she had endured the brutal realities of a notoriously harsh prison, where violence lurked around every corner. Even under the watchful eyes of

The walls were adorned with rows of gleaming, state-of-the-art weaponry, each piece radiating a