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Chapter 223
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Billionaire's Regret Chapter 224
Maya sat frozen before the mirror, her breath catching in her throat with every shallow rise of her chest while Claire carefully pinned the last stray lock of hair into place, hands trembling with a quiet, betraying nervousness that no amount of forced composure could hide. Staring back through the glass was a face that hardly felt like her own, was swallowed up by pale lace, heavy makeup, and the hollow weight of a life slipping entirely out of her control."You look beautiful," Claire whispered, the words thick and fragile as tears gathered, glistening in the corners of her eyes.Maya forced her lips into the shape of a smile, feeling the fake warmth strain across her cheeks."Thank you, Mama," she murmured, her voice steady on the outside even as everything inside her was quietly shattering.Claire sank down beside her, gathering both of Maya’s hands into her own, holding them tight."I know this all happened so fast," she murmured softly, her thumb tracing Maya’s knuckles. "But w
Billionaire's Regret Chapter 223
Later that night, Claire walked into the study to find Jeff sitting all alone in the dark, an untouched glass of whiskey resting on the table beside him as he stared hollowly into nothingness."You need to hear me out," she said softly, stepping into the dim room and closing the door gently behind her.Jeff didn't even look up, his posture slumped with defeat. "There's nothing to hear," he muttered, his voice closed. "Our daughter wants to marry my son, Claire. There is no version of this in my head that makes any sense."Crossing the quiet room, Claire sat directly across from him, reaching out to wrap her hands tightly around his cold fingers. "They're not blood-related, Jeff," she urged gently, trying to reach him through the darkness. "You know that. Maya knows that too. Whatever this wild, complicated thing is between them, it isn't the terrible thing you're picturing in your head.""That doesn't make it right," Jeff whispered, his eyes finally rising to meet hers, heavy with unb
Billionaire's Regret Chapter 222
An hour later, Claire walked into the bedroom to find Maya curled up on the edge of her bed, knees pulled tight to her chest, her whole body shaking with quiet, broken sobs that she had been desperately trying to keep buried."Baby," Claire whispered, crossing the room to sit beside her and wrapping her arms gently around her daughter's trembling shoulders.The moment Maya felt her mother's warmth, she crumbled, collapsing completely into Claire's shoulder as a fresh wave of tears tore through her. "Please, Mama," she sobbed, her voice cracking apart with raw, desperate longing, though Claire had no way of knowing how much of that panic belonged to the truth rather than the lie Maya was forced to live. "Please, I need you to understand. I need you on my side."Claire held her tightly, stroking her hair as her own heart broke. "I'm trying, baby. I'm trying. But since when? When did you fall for him?"Maya's breath hitched, a sharp gasp catching in her throat."Since the moment I saw hi
Billionaire's Regret Chapter 221
Maya sat at the dinner table trying desperately to act like everything was fine, her fork moving mechanically through food that tasted like nothing at all, her mind constantly replaying the previous night in horrifying, jagged flashes she couldn't pull herself away from no matter how hard she tried."You're quiet tonight," Claire said, watching her with that gentle, motherly focus that suddenly felt suffocating to Maya, too much attention from her mother might give her away.Maya forced her lips into a smile and set her fork down before her hands could betray their tremble."I actually have something to tell you both," she said, her chest tight and her heart hammering so hard against her ribs it felt like a physical weight. "I'm in love with someone."Claire's face brightened in an instant, all the worry melting away, while Jeff's brow furrowed instantly."Ain't you a little bit too young for that? You're barely twenty one.""People fall in love at twenty one dad, I'm a grown up." May
Billionaire's Regret Chapter 220
Maya bolted the very second her legs remembered how to move, scrambling into the first narrow gap she could reach, a tiny maintenance alcove hidden behind a line of cold, rusted filing cabinets and she slammed herself flat against the bare wall, her hand clamping hard over her mouth as a silent scream clawed at her throat and her chest heaved wild with terror.Footsteps echoed through the corridor, heavy and agonizingly slow that made her stomach twist into violent knots, and she could hear him checking each room, doors swinging open and slamming shut, his calm, level voice occasionally cutting through the quiet as he ordered his men toward different corners of the floor.She squeezed her eyes shut and prayed with every frantic beat of her heart that the shadows were deep enough to swallow her whole but unfortunately, they weren’t.The footsteps ground to a sudden halt right outside her sanctuary, followed by an unbearable silence before the heavy filing cabinet was shoved aside in on
Billionaire's Regret Chapter 219
Maya had completely lost track of time, the heavy silence of the night sinking slowly into her bones while the endless reports spread across her desk swallowed every drop of her attention. For hours, her eyes burned as she cross-referenced figures and formatted the tight, demanding analysis Zane had assigned before vanishing without a word. When she finally lifted her head, her aching neck stiff, the office around her had gone entirely dark and still. The usual comforting hum of daytime activity was replaced by a hollow, unsettling quiet that made her breath catch, raising the fine hair on her arms with a sudden, unexplainable shiver.She glanced down at her watch and saw it was well past eight.She slumped back in her chair, pressing her trembling palms against her tired eyes, and realized with a sickening little jolt that the entire floor was completely empty. No cleaning crew moved between the desks, no weary colleague remained to finish late work. Her chest went tight with a ris
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