Chapter 149: Chapter 149: The Devil Answers the Call

"What the fuck do you want from me?!" Adrian shouted, his voice slamming against the walls of the lavish room.

"Wow, Adrian," Kelly said, shaking his head with a chillingly calm smile. "Don’t yell at me in my own house."

Adrian looked at him, fury burning in his eyes. "Open the goddamn door!" he shouted.

"And if I don’t?" Kelly challenged, his smile widening slightly. "What exactly will happen?"

"Are you completely insane?!" Adrian fired back. "You know exactly what will happen if you don’t let me out. I have a boyfriend. I’ve already told you a thousand times that I love him and I don’t want you! What else do you want me to say to get it through your thick head? Why the hell are you doing this?!"

"You have a boyfriend," Kelly repeated, his voice dropping into a mocking tone.

"Yes! I have a boyfriend, and I love him," Adrian snapped.

Kelly let out a sharp laugh, shaking his head slowly. "You love him, sure. But while he’s with you, he’s still out there cheating on you." His smile turned colder as he stepped closer. "And honestly? I don’t think he loves you the same way you love him, sweetheart. Because if he truly did... he wouldn’t be sleeping around behind your back."

Adrian’s breath hitched for a fraction of a second, but he kept his expression hardened. "What the fuck are you talking about?"

"Your precious boyfriend, Matteo, is cheating on you," Kelly said, each word dripping with venomous satisfaction. "Not once. Not twice. He’s been cheating on you over and over again."

"That’s a lie," Adrian shot back instantly. "I don’t believe a single word coming out of your mouth."

"Of course, you won’t believe me," Kelly chuckled, taking a slow step closer. "Because he’s treating you like some little princess, making you believe he’s completely in love with you. But he’s cheating, Adrian." His smile darkened. "Because there’s no way in hell someone like you could ever fully satisfy a man like Matteo. Do you even know who he is? A mafia boss with blood all over his hands... a man so messed up that he needs hard drugs to have sex."

"I don’t believe you. Open this door right now," Adrian demanded, refusing to let Kelly see him falter. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"Matteo slept with my boyfriend while the two of you were already together," Kelly said, his calm facade finally slipping into bitter resentment. "Is that not cheating?!"

"I said, I don’t believe you," Adrian replied. "Open the door."

"He’s been playing a game with you from the very start, manipulating you into it," Kelly continued, his voice growing desperate as he tried to shatter Adrian’s resolve. "He makes you feel like you owe him something, but the truth is, Matteo has been tracking you the entire time. He just wanted you on his bed, and he got you."

"Lies. All of it," Adrian countered, glaring at him with anger.

"Think about it, Adrian," Kelly said sharply. "To you, the first time you met him was just a coincidence, like he magically helped you twice. But do you really think it was the same for him? If you weren’t so desperate, how the hell would you suddenly change your entire life just to fall in love with a man like Matteo? He manipulated you into it because he feels guilty about what he did to your family in the past. It’s not love, Adrian."

Kelly stepped closer, his voice dropping lower. "You’re just like a dog he’s keeping chained in a cage... easy to control, easy to use."

"Whatever you say, I don’t believe you," Adrian stated firmly, standing his ground. "Everything you’re saying is a pathetic lie. Matteo would never do that to me."

"Yes, he did," Kelly shot back. "He just didn’t do it to your face, which is exactly why he’s doing it behind your back. Or do you honestly think you’re that special? You don’t deserve someone like Matteo."

Kelly closed the remaining distance between them, his eyes burning with obsession. "You deserve a normal guy. Someone like me. Not a monster like him."

Adrian took a slow breath, his voice dropping into a low, dangerous warning. "Open this door right now, and I will forgive this. I’ll let things slide." He leaned in closer, his gaze turning deadly serious. "Because if you don’t, I won’t guarantee your safety."

Kelly just smiled, completely dismissing the threat. He reached his hand out, trying to touch Adrian’s face.

"Don’t touch me!" Adrian shouted, smacking his hand away.

"I’ll take care of you so much better than he ever does," Kelly pleaded, his tone suddenly turning desperate. "I won’t put you at risk, and I would never cheat on you. Please, Adrian... just forget about Matteo and start something real with me. I’ll protect your heart. I won’t use you the way Matteo is using you!"

Without warning, Kelly lunged forward and grabbed Adrian tightly by the waist.

"Get the fuck off me!" Adrian roared, using all his strength to shove Kelly backward, sending him stumbling. "I would rather be used by him for the rest of my life than spend a single second with someone as pathetic as you!"

Kelly’s face contorted with absolute rage. "How dare you compare me to Matteo?!" he screamed, his voice cracking. "How dare you choose someone like him over me?!"

Adrian looked at him with utter disgust. "You are sick."

Furious, Kelly bared his teeth and braced himself to rush Adrian again. But before he could take a step, a sharp, mechanical click echoed through the room.

The sound of the lock turning stopped Kelly dead in his tracks. Confusion flickered across his face, quickly turning into rage as he spun toward the entrance. He assumed his assistant had ignored his orders, and he opened his mouth to scream at him for opening the door without permission.

But as the heavy double doors swung wide open, the words died instantly in Kelly’s throat.

It wasn’t his assistant standing in the doorway.

Matteo stood tall in the frame, his towering, imposing figure radiating a terrifyingly cold aura. Behind him, four armed bodyguards stood like a wall of stone.

Matteo’s dark, lethal eyes locked onto Kelly, a slow, merciless smirk playing on his lips.

"Hi, Kelly," Matteo said, his voice smooth, quiet, and absolutely deadly. "Your invitation to see me has finally been accepted."

Kelly stumbled backward...