Tempting the Billionaire and His Heir

CHAPTER 76

The night was dark and quiet, and Anthony had been looking forward to coming home after a long day. He drove up to his house, parked his car, and made his way to the front door. As he reached out to turn the doorknob, he was surprised to find Alexa waiting for him there, looking worried and upset.

“Hey there, what’s wrong?” Anthony asked, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.

“Someone has broken into our home,” Alexa replied, her voice trembling with fear. “One of the staff members left the gate open, and they stole some of our valuable items.”

Anthony’s heart sank at the news. “What kind of items did they take?” he asked, his mind racing with possibilities.

“They took the diamond necklace you gave me on our anniversary, and some of our expensive electronics,” Alexa replied, tears welling up in her eyes. “I don’t know what we’re going to do.”

Anthony put his arm around her and pulled her close. “We’ll figure it out,” he said soothingly. “Let’s call the police and see if they can help. And we’ll tighten up security around here to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

Alexa nodded, feeling a little better from Anthony’s words of comfort. She followed him into the house, and they sat down at the kitchen table to make the necessary calls. As they waited for the police to arrive, they discussed what steps they could take to prevent a future break-in. They decided to install a security gate and cameras around the property, as well as hiring a new staff member who would be more responsible in securing the house.

Despite the unsettling events of the night, Anthony and Alexa felt grateful to have each other and to be taking steps to improve their home’s security in the future. They were determined to not let this incident define their happiness and to move forward with their lives together.

Anthony was going through the inventory of his antique shop when he noticed that a valuable item was missing. This cause him to panic. He checked again and again, but the item was nowhere to be found. Anthony’s heart started racing, he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.This is property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

He immediately called all his staff to interview them, trying to find out who had taken the item. As soon as they arrived, he began interrogating them one by one. “Did anyone see anything?” he asked, his voice shaking with anger and frustration.

One of his staff members, Alexa, noticed Anthony’s temper rising and decided to intervene. She lied to him, saying that she had seen a teenage boy sneaking around the shop last night. “I’m sorry, Anthony,” she said. “I didn’t know what to do, so I didn’t tell you earlier.”

Anthony thanked Alexa for her information and immediately called the police. Meanwhile, Alexa went to find Cody, who had been acting strangely lately.

She convinced him to take a few valuable things instead of everything in the shop so that they wouldn’t be caught.

Cody hesitated at first, but he knew Alexa was right. He didn’t want to be caught and locked behind bars, so he agreed to her plan. Together, they took a few items and fled the shop before the police arrived.

As Anthony watched the police officers investigate the crime scene, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief that the stolen items hadn’t been more valuable. Thanks to Alexa’s deception and Cody’s theft of only a few items, the shop was able to recover and move on.

As Cody pulled up in his car in front of Alexa’s workplace, she was relieved to see him. She had been working for hours and desperately needed a change of pace. As she climbed into the passenger seat and shut the door, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of calm wash over her.

“Hey there, Sonora,” Cody said with a smile. “How’s work been treating you?”

“Long and tiring,” Alexa replied, adjusting her skirt. “But I’m just glad to be finished for the day.”

As they drove away, Alexa couldn’t help but feel ashamed of the events that had transpired earlier that day. She had caught a glimpse of Cody at work and had decided to chat with him for a bit. During their conversation, she had mentioned that she was struggling financially, and had even joked about robbing a bank to solve her problems.

Cody, being the adventurous type, had taken her up on the offer. They had spent the better part of the afternoon planning the robbery, with Alexa providing insider knowledge on how to avoid detection from security.

As they arrived at Cody’s place, Alexa felt a sense of guilt and fear gripping her. This wasn’t how she had imagined solving her financial woes, but the offer had been too good to pass up. As they made their way inside, Alexa noticed a few jewelry and antique pieces that she had stashed away earlier, hidden from sight.

Everything love and affection she had shown to Cody today was all fake. She only acted that way to protect Anthony because she was aware that if Cody found out she was in love with him, his next plan would be to kill them both.

Cody didn’t take anything large, but he did grab the pieces that Alexa had hidden away. Alexa felt conflicted as she watched him take the items, wondering if she had made the right decision in going ahead with the robbery.

But her thoughts were interrupted by Anthony, a mutual acquaintance of hers and Cody’s. Looking at the confused housekeeping staff who had no idea what had happened, Anthony turned to Alexa and asked, “Who did this? Who’s responsible?”

Alexa felt a mix of emotions flooding through her, from guilt to fear to anger.

In the dimly lit room, Alexa sat across from me, anxious to recount her story. Even though she was only making them up. She fidgeted with her fingers, the rings on her fingers clinked together.