The Wife He Never Meant to Love (Lila and Damon) novel Chapter 182

Chapter 182

Chapter 182

Bryan stood quietly beside Damon, watching as the man buried himself deeper into work.

Day turned into night.

Night bled into morning.

And still-Damon did not stop.

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The office lights remained on, a constant witness to his relentless pace. Documents piled up, only to be cleared just as quickly. Meetings were shortened. Decisions were immediate. There was no hesitation, no wasted motion.

Only control.

Only focus.

But beneath it all… something was unraveling.

“Mr. Blackthorne…”

Bryan’s voice finally broke through the silence.

Damon didn’t look up. “Speak.”

Bryan hesitated for the briefest second-just enough to show this wasn’t ordinary news.

“The hospital reported an incident,” he said carefully. “Someone took Miss Maddy.”

That-

Made Damon stop.

His pen froze mid-motion.

The faint scratching against paper ceased, leaving an abrupt silence in its wake.

Slowly… Damon leaned back in his chair.

For the first time in days, he wasn’t looking at documents.

He was thinking.

“Have you checked it?” Damon asked, his voice calm-but something colder lurked beneath it.

“Yes, Mr. Blackthorne,” Bryan replied. “I’ve already initiated an investigation. We’re still waiting for feedback.”

A pause.

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Damon’s fingers tapped once against the desk-sharp, controlled.

“Good,” he said. “That’s good.”

And just like that-

He returned to his work.

As if nothing had happened.

As if a person hadn’t just disappeared.

But Bryan’ knew better.

Damon Blackthorne didn’t react loudly.

He reacted precisely.

“Inform Simon,” Damon continued without looking up. “Tell him to keep an eye on my mother.”

A brief pause.

“Since he wants a one-month vacation… he can make himself useful.”

Bryan gave a small nod. “Understood, sir.”

Without another word, he turned and left the office.

The door clicked shut.

And silence returned.

Damon stopped writing.

Slowly, he set the pen down.

Then-

He turned his chair toward the glass window.

The city stretched out before him, alive and indifferent. Lights flickered in the distance, people moved, lives continued-unaware of the quiet storms brewing behind closed doors.

He had been here for a month.

One whole month.

Working without pause.

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Without rest.

Without allowing himself to think beyond what needed to be done.

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Foster Technology was now under his full control. Every corrupted branch had been cut off. Every hidden transaction unearthed. Every enemy within… removed.

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Clean.

Efficient.

Perfect.

And yet-

Nothing felt settled.

. He hadn’t checked on Marlou.

Not once.

Not directly.

Only brief, passing updates that he never asked for in detail.

Because part of him already knew-

It wouldn’t be good.

His jaw tightened slightly.

Damian…

His son had already been discharged.

Safe.

Alive.

Within reach.

And still-

Damon stayed away.

Because getting close now… would only complicate everything.

Would only weaken him.

But this-

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Maddy.

Gone.

Taken by someone inside the hospital.

A male nurse no one recognized.

Damon’s eyes darkened.

That wasn’t random.

That was planned.

Careful.

Deliberate.

His fingers curled slightly against the armrest.

And then-

A name surfaced.

Daven.

The thought came uninvited-but it stayed.

Could it be him?

Damon’s gaze sharpened, his mind already moving, connecting threads, building possibilities.

If it was Daven…

Then this wasn’t just an abduction.

It was a message.

A move.

A challenge.

And Damon Blackthorne did not ignore challenges.

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Slowly, he leaned forward again, his expression hardening-his exhaustion buried beneath something far more dangerous.

Resolve.

“Let’s see what you’re planning…” he murmured under his breath.

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Because if someone dared to take what was within his reach-

Then they had just stepped into a game…

They wouldn’t survive.

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The news spread like wildfire.

What began as a quiet hospital incident quickly turned into a city-wide alarm.

A patient had escaped from a psychiatric facility.

And not just any patient-

Maddy.

Her face was everywhere.

Plastered across news outlets, shared endlessly online, whispered about in cafés and offices alike. From Belair to the South City, her name became a topic no one could ignore.

Dangerous.

Unstable.

Missing.

The narrative was already being written for her.

At the Blackthorne Estate, the tension was just as suffocating.

Simon had moved in-exactly as Damon instructed.

Jade hadn’t agreed at first.

In fact, she refused.

Until Simon made it impossible not to.

His tantrums echoed through the halls, loud and relentless, his frustration spilling over until even Jade’s patience wore thin.

In the end-

She gave in.

Not because she wanted to.

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But because she had no choice.

And now, the estate that once stood in controlled silence was filled with unrest once more.

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Far from the city-

Far from the watchful eyes and spreading rumors-

On the outskirts of Wago City, hidden from the noise of civilization…

Daven and Maddy had disappeared.

The place they found was barely livable.

A small, worn-down structure tucked between overgrown land and forgotten roads. The air smelled damp, the walls cracked, and the furniture-if it could even be called that-looked like it hadn’t been touched in

years.

It was safe.

But it was far from comfortable.

“They’ve posted your face all over the internet,” Daven said sharply, his patience worn thin. “So you’re staying here.”

Maddy scoffed, pacing the cramped space with clear dissatisfaction.

“This place is disgusting,” she snapped. “The food is terrible, there’s no proper bed, and don’t even get me started on the smell-”

“Then stop complaining!”

Daven’s voice cut through hers like a blade.

Silence fell-

But only for a second.

“Why should I?” Maddy shot back, crossing her arms. “Do you have any idea who I am? I don’t belong in a place like this-”

“And you think you belong out there?” Daven interrupted coldly. “With your face circulating everywhere?”

He stepped closer, his gaze hard, unyielding.

“If we stay somewhere ‘nice, like you keep insisting… what do you think happens when someone recognizes you?”

Maddy faltered-but only slightly.

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“They won’t-”

“They will,” Daven snapped. “And when they do, it won’t just be you who gets dragged back.”

His tone dropped, darker now.

“It’ll be both of us.”

That-

Finally silenced her.

For a moment.

But the frustration didn’t leave her face.

She looked around again, disgust clear in her expression, her lips pressing into a tight line.

“I hate this,” she muttered under her breath.

Daven exhaled sharply, running a hand through his hair as irritation flickered across his face.

“I don’t care what you hate,” he said bluntly. “You don’t get to be picky right now.”

Maddy turned away, clearly unhappy-but no longer arguing.

Because deep down-

She knew he was right.

And that only made it worse.

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Outside, the wind howled softly against the broken structure, the world around them quiet… almost too quiet.

Hidden.

Forgotten.

But not safe..

Because somewhere far away-

People were already looking.

And Damon Blackthorne…

Was already thinking several steps ahead.

Maddy wasn’t just missing.

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She was a piece on the board.

And whoever moved her-

Had just made the next move in a game that was about to turn deadly.

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