CHAPTER 874. MY LITTLE BELOVED. A Poorly Chosen FamilyNiko sat behind his desk, elbows resting on the wooden surface, staring at Chantal with a mix of coldness and frustration. So many years had passed, so many memories buried beneath layers of silence and well-drawn distances. And now, there she was, standing in front of him as if she had the right to walk through that door without permission."It's fine, Mrs. Nuvés… but call Security and have them wait at my door," Niko ordered, watching as his assistant peeked in hastily behind Chantal."Are you seriously going to have me escorted out with…?""I asked you a damn question, and you still haven't answered it!" he growled, standing up. "What the hell are you doing here?" Niko asked, not bothering to disguise the sharp, cutting tone of his voice.Chantal looked at him with an expression that mixed surprise and something else—something Niko didn’t bother to decipher."It's been a long time, Niko," she answered softly, as if those few wo
CHAPTER 875. MY LITTLE BELOVED. A NightmareNiko stood by the window, his gaze fixed on the city stretching out before him. Only minutes had passed since Chantal had left his office, yet he already felt the urgent need to act. The sensation of losing control of the situation burned inside him, especially because clearing things up didn’t depend entirely on him.Needless to say, he didn’t trust her at all. That was precisely why he needed all the help he could get. He grabbed his phone and dialed a number, his hands trembling with frustration."I need you here. Now," he said the moment he heard a voice on the other end.He didn’t offer any further explanation—he didn’t need to. The people receiving his call didn’t require any context. Whatever the threat or the problem was, they would be there, ready.He hung up without another word, but his thoughts remained clouded by Chantal’s revelation. A daughter? After eighteen years? And on top of that, she was accusing his own family of forcin
CHAPTER 876. MY LITTLE BELOVED. A PossibilityThe silence in that private dining room at La Fontaine was unbearable, as if time had frozen the moment Chantal dropped that bombshell. Niko and Gigi stared at each other, both unable to process what they had just heard. The shock was evident, but as Niko's eyes welled up with tears in an instant, Gigi’s filled with fear.What was all this? Why was her mother saying…? She tried to step back, but her body wouldn’t move, only trembling slightly, as if the ground beneath her feet was crumbling.Finally, she turned an inch, then another, her face painted with a mixture of disbelief and terror."What... what are you saying?!" she screamed at her mother, her voice raw. "Why are you lying?!"Chantal, with calculated coldness, took a step toward her."I'm not lying, Gigi. It's the truth," she said in a soft yet venomous voice. "Eighteen years ago, I got pregnant with Niko’s child. But his parents paid me three million to leave. And I did. We did,
CHAPTER 877. MY LITTLE BELOVED. What Do You Want?Night had fallen, and Gigi was still wandering through the park, completely lost in her thoughts. The cool air wrapped around her, but it wasn’t enough to calm the whirlwind of emotions in her chest. Her mind kept replaying everything that had happened at the restaurant—the words of her mother, the shock in Niko’s eyes… It was too much. She felt trapped in a nightmare she couldn’t escape from."It can’t be true… It can’t be true…" She repeated to herself over and over, as if that could change what had happened.But the doubts were suffocating her.Every time she recalled Niko’s gaze—the pain in his eyes—something inside her shattered even more. She couldn't believe he had been involved with her mother. How messed up did fate have to be for something like this to happen to her?She had felt so safe, so protected by his side… And now, all of that was stained by this story.Suddenly, she heard footsteps behind her. Gigi slowly turned her
CHAPTER 878. MY LITTLE BELOVED. DesperationThe cold night air hit Gigi’s face as she walked with quick, desperate steps. She had fled the park and her mother’s poisonous words, but her mind was still trapped in that whirlwind. Chantal wasn’t just a manipulative liar—she was dangerous. And worst of all, Gigi knew she was capable of destroying Niko.The mere thought of the press finding out everything that had happened filled her with deep terror. Niko didn’t deserve that. None of his actions, no matter how impulsive or sordid, deserved to become a public scandal.“They’re going to ruin him,” she thought as her steps carried her toward the city center. Every time she saw the lights from the shop windows or heard the sound of passing cars, she felt a sharp pain in her chest. But in the end, she did the only thing she could: find a hotel and pay for a room in cash for the night.And the right word was get through the night, because she was sure she wouldn’t be able to sleep at all. She f
CHAPTER 879. MY LITTLE BELOVED. Love with FaithNiko paced frantically around his office, feeling desperation consume him more and more. The investigators sat in front of him, exchanging nervous glances, unsure of what to say. One of them dared to speak, but Niko cut him off before he could even finish his sentence."I don’t care how many times you tell me it’s complicated!" he shouted, clenching his fists. "Find something! How is it possible that there’s not a single damn DNA sample in the entire house? Are you telling me she didn’t shed hair like a normal person?!""Mr. Keller, we did find hair, but the sample was degraded. The lab couldn’t perform a reliable test. If only she had left other personal belongings… Normally, we could use a toothbrush or even a hairbrush, which collects much more hair, but…" the investigator explained apologetically."Aren’t you supposed to be the best? Damn it! This can’t be happening!" Niko growled, feeling like he was fighting two battles at once.Th
CHAPTER 880. MY LITTLE BELOVED. Wounded HeartsHer heart ached, her body hurt, even her thoughts were painful; but she could do nothing more than take one step after another and be strong.Gigi stepped off the last bus in a small town near Lake Geneva. Her feet felt heavy, and her thoughts were a mess, but the sight of the lake calmed her for a moment. The sun was beginning to set behind the mountains, reflecting off the tranquil water, as if the world were a more peaceful and orderly place than the one she had left behind. After two days of switching buses, moving without a clear destination, she had finally arrived somewhere no one knew her—a place where she could disappear.Lake Geneva was enormous, surrounded by both large cities and small villages seemingly forgotten by God. She walked through the cobbled streets of one of those villages until she found a small inn. Its facade was simple but welcoming, and Gigi pushed open the wooden door, making a small bell chime to announce he
CHAPTER 881. MY LITTLE BELOVED. HelpGigi sat at the small table in her kitchen, staring at the pregnancy tests she had left there, as if they were bombs about to explode. Her breathing was unsteady, her pulse raced, and her hands trembled. All night, she had avoided the inevitable moment when she would have to face what she feared the most. So, as the sun began to rise over the lake, she remained frozen in place. She didn’t know what to do. If the tests came out positive, her entire life would change in an instant. But damn it, her life was already a disaster!“This can’t be…” she murmured for the umpteenth time, trying to convince herself that she was overreacting, that it was just her body playing tricks on her.Finally, when the anxiety became too much to bear, she got up from the chair, grabbed one of the tests, and walked to the bathroom with unsteady steps. She shut the door behind her and sat on the edge of the bathtub, staring at the small device with a mixture of terror and