The next morning, Ryan woke up with a n. He would pay a visit to Ivy. If Be was involved in something against her, he needed to warn his sister. After getting dressed and making sure Be had left the house for her usual errands, Ryan slipped out and drove straight to the mansion. When he arrived, Luca was already there, sitting in the living room.
“Morning,” Luca greeted him, but his face was clouded with concern. “Ivy’s still sleeping. She hasn’t been doing great. Whatever happened with her designs shook her up.” Ryan nodded, his jaw clenched.
“We need to talk to her. There’s something I need to warn her about. Luca raised an eyebrow. Be’s been covering her tracks well, but if we can get to the bottom of this, we can stop her.”
Just as they were discussing their next move, Ivy walked into the room. She looked better than thest time Luca had seen her, but her face was still pale, her eyes distant.
“What’s going on?” she asked softly, looking between the two men. Ryan stood up, hesitating for a moment. “Ivy, there’s something I need to tell you,” he started. “I’ve been looking into what happened with your designs… and I think Be might be involved.”
Ivy’s eyes widened in shock. “Be? What are you talking about? Why would she do that?” “I’m not sure yet,” Ryan admitted. “But I found some suspicious messages on her phone. Someone’s been feeding her information, and it’s not good. She’s… keeping secrets, Ivy. There’s more going on than we thought.”
Ivy sank into a nearby chair, her expression a mix of disbelief and anger. “Why would she do this? I’ve never even had any issues with her. Why would she target me?” “I don’t know,” Ryan said, sitting down beside her. “But we’ll figure it out. You need to be careful around her. Don’t let her know we’re onto her.”
Luca chimed in, “We’ll keep an eye on her. If she’s involved in anything shady, we’ll expose it.” Ivy nodded, though her mind was racing. Be? The woman she had always looked up to and admired was now at the center of her career’s destruction. She felt betrayed, but also confused.
There had to be more to this story The next day, As soon as Ryan heard Be’s car pull out of the driveway, he wasted no time dialing Luca. “Luca, you need to get here. Now.
“Within minutes, Luca arrived at the house, his expression serious. Ryan led him into the study room, locking the door behind them.
He didn’t want anyone overhearing this conversation. They needed privacy to figure out their next move.”Alright, spill it,” Luca said, crossing his arms.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.
“What did you find out?”Ryan leaned against the desk, arms crossed, and started recounting what he had discovered on Be’s phone. He exined the first message about Ivy’s designs being stolen.
But what gnawed at him was the second message-the one about the pregnant woman.”She’s keeping tabs on someone,” Ryan said, pacing the room. “Someone pregnant, and almost due. They’re watching her, Luca. Who the hell is this woman? Why is Be involved?”
Luca rubbed his chin, looking troubled. “Whoever she is, she’s in danger. Be’s not one to y around with. We need to figure out who this woman is, and fast.”Ryan nodded.
“The problem is, I didn’t get the number from the message before Be came back to grab her phone. I was lucky to even see it in the first ce.”Luca let out a sigh.
“That’s a problem, man. We need that number if we’re going to figure out what Be’s up to. Without it, we’re shooting in the dark.” Ryan mmed his fist on the desk in frustration. “I know, I know. But how the hell am I supposed to get her phone again? She’s always with it.” Luca shook his head.
“We need to think of something, Ryan. We don’t have much time. Whoever this woman is, she could be in real danger.” Ryan was silent for a moment, thinking. “I’ll figure something out. But right now, we need to stay focused. Be’s dangerous, and I’m starting to believe she’s behind everything that’s happening. Ivy’s scandal, Iris disappearing, all of it.”
“I haven’t heard anything from the people I sent to look for Iris either,” Ryan continued, his voice lowering as the weight of it all pressed on him.
“But I believe she’s still alive. She has to be.”Luca ced a reassuring hand on Ryan’s shoulder. “We’ll find her. Just stay strong, alright? We’ll get through this.” Ryan nodded, but the frustration in his eyes didn’t fade. “How’s Ivy doing?” he asked, changing the subject.
Luca shrugged. “She’s better than before, but still shaken. What Be did hit her hard.”Ryan gritted his teeth. “I swear, she’s going to pay. I won’t let her destroy my sister.” Luca leaned back in his chair, his expression thoughtful. “Have you seen your dadtely?”Ryan’s face darkened at the mention of his father.
“No. I don’t want to see him or his wife. They’re the reason we’re in this mess in the first ce.”He clenched his fists. “The only people I care about right now are Ivy and Iris.
Everyone else can burn for all I care.”Luca raised his hands in a calming gesture. “I get it, man. You’re angry. But we need to take things slow. We can’t afford to make mistakes right now. We need evidence-hard proof before we make any moves.”
Ryan slumped into a chair, running a hand through his hair. “I know. I just want to blow this whole thing wide open. Expose all of them for what they’ve done.”
“We will,” Luca assured him. “But we have to y it smart. If we move too fast, we could put Jessica in danger too. We can’t let anything happen to her.”Ryan’s eyes flickered with worry. “You’re right. We need to find Iris first. And then we’ll deal with Be.”They sat in silence for a few moments, the weight of the situation pressing down on both of them.”I’ve been thinking,” Luca said suddenly.
“We need to find a way to get Be’s phone again. Maybe you could distract her somehow, give me a chance to grab it and get the number.”Ryan frowned. “I don’t know, man. She’s been extra cautioustely. If she realizes I’m up to something, we’ll lose our chance.” “Then we have to be smart about it,” Luca insisted. “We’ll think of a way.”Ryan nodded, though his mind was still racing.
“I’lle up with something. But right now, we need to focus on finding Iris. Once we have her, we’ll have the leverage we need.”Luca agreed.
“I’ll keep looking. We’re close-I can feel it.”Ryan stood, determination hardening his features. “We’re going to bring Be down. And when we do, she’ll regret ever messing with us.”
The next morning, Ryan woke up with a renewed sense of purpose. He spent the day carefully monitoring Be, watching for any opportunity to get his hands on her phone again.
But as the day went on, Be didn’t let the device out of her sight, keeping it either in her hand or close by. By the afternoon, Ryan was growing frustrated. He couldn’t afford to wait much longer.
The pregnant woman Be was keeping tabs on could be in danger, and time was running out. Later that evening, as Be prepared to head out for another mysterious errand, Ryan saw his chance.”Hey, honey,” he called out from the living room.
“Before you go, could you help me with something upstairs? I’m having trouble with the inte.”Be nced at her phone, hesitating for a moment. “Sure. Let me just grab my bag.”As she turned her back, Ryan quickly texted Luca. “Now’s your chance.
Be ready.”When Be came back, Ryan led her upstairs to the office, making a show of trying to get the inte to work. As Be bent over theputer, Luca slipped in quietly from the front door, moving swiftly toward the table where Be had set her phone.
He grabbed it quickly, taking a picture of the screen with his phone before setting it back down exactly as he had found it.
Just as he was about to leave, Be straightened up, turning to Ryan. “Well, it looks like the inte’s working fine now. I guess it was just a glitch.”Ryan smiled, ying it cool. “Thanks for the help, babe.”As Be left the room and headed downstairs, Luca slipped out unnoticed.
Once outside, he called Ryan.”I got it. I’ve got the number.” Ryan let out a breath of relief. “Good. Now we can find out who Be’s been talking to.”Luca hung up, quickly running the number through a database he had ess to.