Chapter 201: Love in the Face of Corruption

Amelia Parker stood at the edge of the cliff, the cool wind from Lake Ontario whipping her auburn hair around her face. She gazed at the sprawling city of Toronto below, the skyline shimmering under the setting sun. Her heart felt heavy with the burden of secrets she carried. She was a successful businesswoman, but her entanglements with the mafia had made her life a labyrinth of deceit and danger. Just as Amelia was lost in thought, her phone buzzed in her pocket. She glanced at the screen and saw a name that made her heart skip a beat—Jack Reynolds, the enigmatic billionaire she had fallen for despite her better judgment. His piercing blue eyes and chiseled features haunted her dreams, but his world was as dangerous as her own. "Amelia," Jack's deep voice resonated through the phone. "We need to talk. Meet me at the usual place." She hesitated for a moment, then replied, "I'll be there in twenty minutes." The "usual place" was a hidden speakeasy beneath an upscale restaurant, a