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Chapter 69

Penulis: Feesa
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VENUS

I stayed at my mother’s for another hour.

We didn’t talk much—not about Aaron, not about the cold war brewing between us, not about the words we’d both swallowed weeks ago. We just were. She made tea the way she always had—loose leaves, no sugar. I helped her fold laundry, soft and worn from years of use. We sat shoulder to shoulder on the couch in that tiny apartment, and for a brief, borrowed moment, the world didn’t feel like it was chewing me up from the inside out.

When I left, I felt… lighter.

Lighter, but not weightless.

That time with my mother, it made something painfully clear. Aaron was right. About the boundaries. About the silence.

About us.

This was a contract. A business arrangement dressed up in diamonds and shared addresses. Nothing more.

And if he could keep his distance, then damn it—I could too.

I had my mother again. I had purpose. That was all that mattered now.

I clung to that truth like armor as I returned to the penthouse that night.

It was empty.

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  • Contract Marriage With My Billionaire Boss    Chapter 71

    VENUS“There’s nothing between us.”Lies. Bitter, choking lies.“I give you a free pass. Go back to fucking Andrea. I don’t care.”God. More lies.Because the truth?When he said he wasn’t sleeping with her, my chest loosened like it had been tied with barbed wire. That relief? It was dangerous.Because I knew exactly where this was going. I was falling—sinking into Aaron Sinclair—and I couldn’t stop it.And worse? He would never fall with me.Whatever he felt for me wasn’t affection. It was hunger. Lust. The kind that sets your sheets on fire and leaves your soul cold.He’d said it himself:“Don’t confuse chemistry with meaning. I can want your body and not give a damn about you.”Yeah. Message received.So I did what I always did when the walls cracked—I pushed.“I’m tired,” I said, eyes fixed anywhere but his. “And I have to get up early tomorrow.”“For what?” His voice dipped, acidic. “To meet Dorian?”I sighed. “I’m not in the mood for this.”I tried to move, but he didn’t budge,

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    VENUSI stopped waiting for him to notice.Aaron Sinclair wasn’t my husband. He was a business partner with a signature on paper and a kiss that clearly didn’t mean a damn thing when Andrea’s lipstick was smeared on his collar.So I moved differently.Quieter.Colder.Gone were the nights I waited to hear his key turn in the lock.Gone were the soft morning greetings and shared silences over coffee that once hinted at something fragile and unspoken.I stopped checking in.Started going out.Lunch with Gianna. Coffee with an old classmate. Walks that stretched longer than necessary. One too many visits to my mom’s apartment just to feel warmth, to hear someone say my name without tension curled around it.And he noticed.I saw it in the way his eyes lingered a little longer than they should have.The way his jaw clenched when I walked through the door after dark.The way his voice dipped when he asked Jude, “Where’s Venus?”But I gave him nothing.Let him simmer in the silence he hande

  • Contract Marriage With My Billionaire Boss    Chapter 69

    VENUSI stayed at my mother’s for another hour.We didn’t talk much—not about Aaron, not about the cold war brewing between us, not about the words we’d both swallowed weeks ago. We just were. She made tea the way she always had—loose leaves, no sugar. I helped her fold laundry, soft and worn from years of use. We sat shoulder to shoulder on the couch in that tiny apartment, and for a brief, borrowed moment, the world didn’t feel like it was chewing me up from the inside out.When I left, I felt… lighter.Lighter, but not weightless.That time with my mother, it made something painfully clear. Aaron was right. About the boundaries. About the silence.About us.This was a contract. A business arrangement dressed up in diamonds and shared addresses. Nothing more.And if he could keep his distance, then damn it—I could too.I had my mother again. I had purpose. That was all that mattered now.I clung to that truth like armor as I returned to the penthouse that night.It was empty.No coa

  • Contract Marriage With My Billionaire Boss    Chapter 68

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  • Contract Marriage With My Billionaire Boss    Chapter 67

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