CHAPTER 181. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. DesperationDesperate was an understatement. Loan felt as if something was crushing his chest, and it wasn’t just because he hadn’t seen her. As dawn broke, on his way back to his room, he ran into his brother Zack in one of the corridors and ended up pacing like a wounded animal in front of him and his sister-in-law, Andrea.“I swear something happened to her... I feel it right here!” he exclaimed, clutching his chest as if he had ever truly put his heart into that... "casual thing" they had.“Well... you could always go ask, right?” Zack tried to calm him down. “Do you have her full name?”“Yes, it’s Danna McKenzie. She’s one of the best skaters on the Scottish team, but I didn’t see her with them last night,” Loan said, determined. After she didn’t show up, he had gone to the opening party, and she wasn’t there either. “So yeah, it could be that she just didn’t want to see me, but not being with the team either? I don’t know, my gut tells me somet

CHAPTER 182. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE Find her!“Well... I might know something that could help you.”Loan handed her his phone and waited while she wrote down everything she knew about Danna. Unfortunately, it wasn’t much, but at least she knew the city and the name of a juice bar Danna liked to visit. Her old phone number was no longer in service, so the information was sparse, but it was enough for Loan to decide to follow up.On the entire ride back to the hotel, he stayed silent, and as soon as they arrived, he told Zack and Andrea his decision.“I have to go find her. I need to know what happened to her. Maybe the baby wasn’t mine, or maybe she lost it, but Danna... I can’t go on without knowing what happened. I wouldn’t be able to live with myself.”He said his goodbyes, and since he hadn’t even unpacked, the only time he wasted was waiting for Zack’s plane to be prepped.Upon arriving in Glasgow, Loan prepared to start his search. Although it was a massive city and the clues he ha

CHAPTER 183. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. I don’t believe youWith such an incentive, Loan had no doubt that the detective would do everything in his power to find her, but unfortunately, it wasn’t easy. Six weeks passed, six terrible weeks before there was any news.Loan traveled to Scotland every Friday, but it seemed as though the earth had swallowed that family whole.Finally, one Sunday afternoon, just as he was about to head back to Switzerland, his phone began to ring."Hello?" he answered, seeing on the screen that it was the detective."Please tell me you haven’t left yet!" the man said."No, I’m still here. Why?" Loan asked, his heart racing."I’ve got an address!"Within minutes, Loan was driving his car toward the address the man had sent him. It was a small village to the south, between Glasgow and Kilmarnock, and Loan arrived late at night. He held back his desperation until the next day and hurriedly knocked on the door of that house.It was very small and looked a bit run-dow

CHAPTER 184. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. A gut feelingWeeks passed while everyone tried to console him, until one day his sister Chiara approached him."I think my friend might be able to help you.""Your 'friend'?""Well, my personal toy boy, but he has connections, and if I ask him, he might be able to find out something about what happened," Chiara said, hugging him. "If what that woman said is true, you at least need closure."What Loan felt inside was a glimmer of hope and the strength to move forward. He met with Jhon a few days later; his work as a Director of one of the specialized divisions of the CIA definitely put him in a good position to access reports.Finally, a few weeks later, Jhon handed him that envelope."Is it true?" Loan asked, seeing the somber expression on his face. "Did that woman not lie to me? Is it true?"Jhon nodded sadly as Loan pulled out the death certificate one of his men had obtained."I’m really sorry," he murmured. "Everything seems to indicate that ye

CHAPTER 185. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. A Baby in the Garden"This is what I need, pay attention to me."As if Loan's commanding presence wasn’t enough, his money was also on the line, so Bryson Gray was fully focused on him. He lifted his notepad as a sign that he was listening and nodded.Loan Keller had some very odd requests, but Bryson was just there for his commission. However, two weeks later, they had scoured half the country without finding anything."We’re only left with the major castles, the ones still owned by nobility... but getting into those isn’t easy," Bryson said one night as they shared a drink at the hotel bar."Well, we have to try, no matter what."The real estate agent stayed thoughtful for a moment and then sighed."There’s one possibility, but it’s hoooorrrrrible," he said. "We could go to Brechin Castle and charm Olivia Winston."Loan looked at him as if he had no idea what he was talking about."Olivia Winston, thirty-something, spinster, and loose... anyway, sh

CHAPTER 186. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. We’re stayingThe girl smiled, seeing how happy the baby was."If you want, you can hold him; he likes to be carried all the time, but I can’t," she said, showing her dirt-covered hands."Really?" Loan wasn’t sure if he should, but finally, he took the baby out of the stroller.A shiver ran down Loan’s spine as he lifted him in his arms, as if all the tenderness in the world had gathered in that small body.As he held him, the baby opened his eyes and looked at him with a curious expression. It was the first time Loan felt at peace since he had started this search, as if the baby had opened his eyes to the magic of life."My God... you’re beautiful," he murmured, astonished to see that the baby was looking at him with bright blue eyes.The baby settled into his shoulder, and immediately, Loan felt a deep connection.The girl was speechless, watching them together, as they looked so much alike."It’s incredible..." she whispered, taking off the baby’s

CHAPTER 187. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. We have to stopHe was anxious, nervous, scared. Danna was alive. Thank God, Danna was very much alive, but for some reason, they were calling her Leda!Her official, real name was Danna McKenzie. He knew this because he had seen it on the competition boards, and besides, that was the name on the death certificate that John had found…The certificate! It had to mean something!Who was behind all of this? The old witch who was Danna's mother, or Danna herself? In any case, faking her death was a crime, Loan knew that, so he didn’t dare make any move until he knew exactly what was going on.She didn’t return to the dining room; instead, another girl showed up, and Loan spent the rest of the afternoon tormented, waiting for nightfall.“I have a question. How much staff does it take to keep the castle running?” he asked Olivia.“Just about half a dozen. A chef and two kitchen assistants, a butler, a gardener, and five cleaning and laundry girls,” Olivia

CHAPTER 188. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. I can’tLoan felt empty when Danna slipped out of his arms and looked at him with tear-filled eyes.“What are you doing here?” she whispered, wiping her mouth. “We had something casual, but that doesn’t mean I’m willing to be the new lady’s husband’s lover…”Loan shook his head vehemently, laughing and crying at the same time.“Are you crazy? I just got here today, and I only came for you… Danna, I’ve been searching for you for months! Months, since the championship… because when I didn’t see you show up, I nearly went mad, and then…” He stopped to look into her eyes, his own glistening. “Then they told me you had been pregnant… then that you had lost the baby, and finally… God, finally they told me you had died! But I couldn’t believe it, I couldn’t believe it, so I kept looking for you…”Loan didn’t want to think, he just wanted to kiss her once more. He hugged her tightly and kissed her tenderly on the cheek.“I came to find you. I came for you…

CHAPTER 189. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. The Biggest SecretLoan stared at her, stunned. She looked tired and frail. She had lost a lot of weight, even though she was already slim. It was clear the past year had been hard on her. He hugged her tightly for a moment and then cupped her face in his hands. "Listen to me, Danna. We're going to get through this. You have to trust me." "But you don't know who the Winstons are... the power they have!" Loan smiled condescendingly and gave her a soft kiss on the lips. "Oh, girl, you don’t know who I am either, do you?" Danna looked at him, confused, and Loan sighed. "Please, I want to see my son," he asked, his heart racing. "Can I?" Danna looked at him for a moment, then nodded, her eyes shining. "Yes, yes, of course you can. Let's go find him in the living room." Loan felt excitement swell inside him as Danna left the room to get the baby. He watched her walk down the hallway, feeling as if his heart might burst from the love he felt in t

CHAPTER 190. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. His greatest treasure"Is that why you faked your death?" Loan asked. "Yes... We waited for a shift change, and the doctor arranged everything. I was terrified of making the right decision because I didn’t know if I could raise him alone, but I guess my heart wouldn’t let me do anything else," she sighed. "The doctor also got me fake papers to start over..." "That’s why they know you as Leda," Loan realized. "Yes, that’s why... but it didn’t work out as I expected," the girl murmured sadly. "Why not?" "Because Olivia Winston recognized me as soon as she saw me. Apparently, she’s a big fan of figure skating and immediately realized I had fake papers. She gave me a job without saying anything and investigated me. When she found out there was a death certificate in my name..." Danna stifled her sobs and shook her head. "That’s why I can’t leave. She not only knows everything but..." Danna didn’t even dare to speak. "What, baby? You have to tell