The Mafia Lord's Secret Lover (Evelyn) novel Chapter 77

77 Did You Miss Me?

“Of course I’m sure!” Toby said with confidence. “Everything’s on the SD card, man. We’re still in the game…for much more than a

thousand bucks!” Suddenly, his voice abruptly stopped when he checked that there was no SD card in his camera. 1

“What happened?” Dean asked when he saw Toby’s face turn white, as if he’d just seen a ghost join them in the car.

“Damn it! I didn’t insert any SD card in this camera.”

“WHAT!?” Dean was completely stunned. “You have to be joking, right? How could you take a shot without an SD card?”

“No, there’s nothing here,” Toby said helplessly. “Ugh, no worries–I have my cell phone… Oh, for God’s sake, where’s my phone? I

remember I put it here.”

“Oh my god, Toby! We’re doomed! We’re as good as dead! Damn it!”

Inside the tinted SUV, the man who had quietly stolen Toby’s SD card and phones leaned forward, passing the loot to Liam, who was

sitting behind the driver’s seat like a commander in the shadows.

“Brother, these are all I managed to grab,” he whispered. “Not sure what’s inside, but my gut tells me it is something crucial.”

Liam took the devices without hesitation. His sharp eyes scanned them once, and a pleased smile spread across his lips.

“Your guts serve you well. Let’s check what pictures these fools got after camp at the café.”

The first surprise came immediately; neither phone was locked. He can’t help but laugh amusingly.

“What kind of so–called journalists carry their lives in unlocked phones? Such foolish men.”

With the confidence of a man rifling through an open diary, he scrolled through one gallery.

His smile faltered when he saw Evelyn’s face, as clear as daylight. While Oliver, holding his small backpack, relaxed, his face was not as clear as Evelyn’s.

Liam’s jaw tightened. He checked the email app, making sure the photos hadn’t already been sent out.

“No signs of outgoing messages,” he muttered, switching the phones to airplane mode before shutting them down completely.

“Pathetic amateurs. Couldn’t even protect their evidence.”

Still, his movements remained sharp, precise. He pulled out his laptop, slid the SD card into the reader, and let the files load.

The images popped up in sharp detail; Evelyn walking beside Oliver, sunlight framing them both. Beautiful, fragile, and dangerously exposed.

Liam exhaled slowly, pride swelling in his chest.

Thanks goodness, the crisis is under control even before it happens!

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He leaned back against the leather seat, his mind briefly replaying the morning.

Evelyn had refused his offer to drive her to the café, insisting she and Oliver would walk. He hadn’t argued. Instead, he made sure one of

his men shadowed her discreetly, with two more stationed near the café.

When word came that two suspicious men were sitting in the parking lot with a camera the size of a cannon, Liam’s instincts flared.

His quick plan had been simple: box them in, distract them, strip them of their toys. And now? The proof sat in his hands.

“These fools…” Liam’s voice hardened as he clicked through the last of the photos. “How dare they try to harm Young Master and Lady

Boss?” His knuckles cracked as he snapped the laptop shut.

The man sitting beside the driver turned to see him, asking curiously, “Bro, you got the evidence, right?”

Liam shot him a look sharp enough to worry his friend. Then he sighed, softening only slightly.

“Yes, I’ve got it. However, I’m not certain whether they’ve already shared these files elsewhere. That’s the danger with rats, you never

know how many holes they’ve crawled into. We’ll need Boss Axel to run a deeper check.”

He reached into his pocket and pulled out his own sleek phone. His thumb hovered over Axel’s number, but he paused, his eyes

narrowing in thought.

“Wait. Have you contacted Brody and Brandon yet? I don’t want Lady Boss setting foot in the apartment building without shadows.

Contact them back now, make sure she gets home unnoticed.”

The man nodded immediately, “Yes, I will…” and began tapping out messages, his thumbs moving furiously across his screen.

“Good,” Liam said, finally pressing Axel’s contact. The line began to ring.

He couldn’t help but smirk when Axel didn’t answer his call.

‘Is he in the meeting?‘ he wonders while trying to call again, but still no answer from the other end.

At the Apex Tower in the capital.

Inside the sleek, glass–walled meeting room on the seventy floor, Axel Knight’s attention wasn’t on the charts flashing across the big

screen.

His phone buzzed softly on the table, Liam’s name glowing on the screen.

He frowned,

Liam never called during business hours unless it was important.

Still, the presentation in front of him was crucial: numbers, contracts, and international partners. He forced himself not to answer.

Then another vibration came. It was a text.

“Boss, two gossip reporters are following Lady Boss.” From: Liam

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His chest tightens when he thinks Evelyn and Oliver are in danger.

Before he even realized it, he was already on his feet. His sudden movement caused the presenter–a middle–aged man with slicked–back hair–to freeze mid–sentence.

“Sir,” the man stammered, sweat beading at his temple. “Was my presentation… unsatisfactory?”

Axel’s eyes flicked toward him, “Proceed without me. Dylan will take notes, and he can brief me later.” He said without halting his step.

“Yes, sir…”

Without another word, Axel strode out of the room.

Every pair of eyes in the meeting followed him, whispering behind their hands, but he didn’t notice. His phone was already pressed to his ear, Liam’s name flashing.

“Boss.” Liam’s voice came through the line, steady but carrying the edge of tension.

“Did they recognize her?”

“Most likely. They photographed her… and followed her toward the apartment.”

Axel stopped dead just outside his office door, his free hand curling into a fist.

“Did you stop them?” His voice dropped low.

“Yes, sir…” Liam answered quickly. “We handled them. I’ve secured their phones and camera. Nothing was leaked. They won’t be a

problem anymore. But, sir…” He continued to explain.

Axel let out a sharp breath, feeling relieved. He pushed open his office door, closed it behind him, and headed straight to the glass wall

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