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A challenge

Author: Belle
last update publish date: 2026-04-29 04:28:54

Leroy didn’t go home immediately.

Instead, he drove to the one place he knew he shouldn’t, the one place that still felt familiar in a way he hadn’t fully let go of, and by the time he stepped into the quiet lounge, he already knew she would be there.

Tessa looked up the moment he entered, her expression shifting from boredom to something sharper, something more alert, as her eyes followed him crossing the room.

“Well,” she said, leaning back slightly, her gaze dragging over him with deliberate
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  • Divorced The Ruthless Billionaire    What He Finds

    Laura didn’t answer Thomas immediately.She stood still, her back to him, her arms wrapped loosely around herself as if holding something in place, though it was clear she was trying to hold her thoughts together, because everything he had just said only confirmed what she had already started to fear.Kim wasn’t guessing.She was searching.And she was getting close.“What exactly did she say?” Laura asked finally, her voice quieter now, more controlled.Thomas stepped closer, stopping just behind her, his gaze fixed on her profile. “Nothing direct,” he said. “That’s what makes it worse. She circles things, drops small questions like they don’t mean anything.”Laura swallowed, her fingers tightening slightly against her arms. “About my mum?”He nodded. “About your past, where you’ve been, what happened before Lia… things she shouldn’t care about.”Laura let out a slow breath, her chest rising and falling as she tried to steady herself, though her mind was already racing ahead, connect

  • Divorced The Ruthless Billionaire    The Distance That Pulls

    Laura didn’t sleep well.Not because of noise, not because of anything outside, but because her mind refused to settle, replaying everything from the day in quiet loops, Leroy’s voice, Thomas’s persistence, the way both of them stood their ground in completely different ways, and somehow she was the one left in between, expected to decide what she didn’t even fully understand yet.By morning, the weight of it had settled deeper.She moved through her routine slowly, helping Lia get ready, brushing her hair, adjusting her dress, smiling when needed, yet her thoughts stayed elsewhere, caught on something she couldn’t name.“Are we seeing Uncle Leroy today?” Lia asked suddenly, her voice hopeful as she looked up.Laura paused briefly, her hands stilling for a second before she resumed, smoothing down Lia’s hair. “Not today.”Lia frowned slightly. “Why?”Laura hesitated. “He’s… busy.”It sounded simple.But it didn’t feel simple.Lia accepted it with a small nod, though her excitement dim

  • Divorced The Ruthless Billionaire    What She Can’t Say

    Laura didn’t answer immediately.The question sat between them, heavy and still, as if even the air had paused to wait, and she felt it pressing against her chest, demanding something she wasn’t ready to give.Do you still love him?She looked at Leroy, really looked at him, and for a moment everything else faded, the noise, the tension, even Thomas standing just a few steps away, because right now, this was the only thing that mattered.The truth.And the problem was—She didn’t fully know it herself.“I don’t know,” she said finally, her voice quiet, honest in a way that felt uncomfortable.Leroy didn’t react the way she expected.He didn’t frown.Didn’t look away.He just nodded slowly, as if he had already prepared himself for that answer, or maybe understood it better than she did.“Okay,” he said.That was it.No pressure.No disappointment spoken out loud.And somehow, that made it worse.Laura’s chest tightened slightly. “That’s all you’re going to say?”Leroy exhaled softly,

  • Divorced The Ruthless Billionaire    Where It Begins to Hurt

    The walk back to the car felt different.Lia held Laura’s hand, her small fingers wrapped tightly around hers as if she could feel the shift that had taken place, though she didn’t fully understand it, and Laura let her, her grip gentle but firm, because right now that contact grounded her more than anything else.Beside them, Leroy walked in silence, his presence steady as always, yet there was something more contained about him now, something held back, not out of distance, but control.Behind them, Thomas followed.Not too close.Not far enough.Just enough to remind them he wasn’t stepping out of this.Laura could feel it without turning, the weight of his presence pressing lightly at her back, and it made her chest tighten, because this was exactly what she had wanted to avoid, lines crossing into each other, roles blurring in ways that would only get harder to untangle.“I want ice cream,” Lia said suddenly, her voice small but hopeful as she looked up at Laura.Laura blinked, p

  • Divorced The Ruthless Billionaire    What He Still Wants

    The afternoon sun hung low, casting a warm glow over the quiet park, yet the calm it offered did little to match what sat beneath the surface, because even as Lia laughed somewhere ahead, chasing after nothing in particular, the air around Laura and Leroy carried something tighter, something waiting.Laura sat on the bench, her hands resting loosely in her lap, her gaze following Lia as she ran, her small figure full of energy, untouched by everything circling around the adults in her life, and for a moment, Laura let herself breathe.“This was a good idea,” she said softly.Leroy stood beside her, his hands in his pockets, his attention split between Lia and her, though his focus never stayed away from Laura for long. “You needed it.”She glanced up at him, a faint smile touching her lips. “You say that like you know exactly what I need.”“I’m getting there,” he replied, his tone light, though his eyes held something more.Laura shook her head slightly, looking away again, yet her sm

  • Divorced The Ruthless Billionaire    Too Close to Step Back

    Morning came too quickly, though Laura wasn’t sure she had slept at all.She lay still for a moment, staring at the ceiling as the early light filtered softly into the room, her thoughts already awake before her body had fully caught up, because nothing from the night before had settled, it had only shifted, taken new shapes that felt harder to ignore.And then there was him.Leroy.The memory of him standing so close, his voice steady, his presence unshaken, lingered in a way that unsettled her more than anything Kim had said, because danger she understood, but this—This was different.This felt like something she could lose control of.A soft knock pulled her out of her thoughts.Laura sat up slowly, her heart picking up slightly before she even knew why, her mind already guessing who it was.“Come in,” she said.The door opened, and Leroy stepped in, dressed simply, his presence as calm as it had been the night before, yet something in his eyes searched her face the moment he saw

  • Divorced The Ruthless Billionaire    Never Speak To Me Again!

    Thomas walked in, glancing around the room. He had thought Leroy was just some poor doctor. He never expected him to live in such a big house. Or that he would have so much security with that stupid alarm announcing his presence. Could any one even sneak up on him? I need that technology, he thoug

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  • Divorced The Ruthless Billionaire    Your Old Ex Is In Town

    "She's a child! What does she even know?"Laura remembered her conversation with Leroy earlier. How could she forget it?"You do not want to create fear for her, it could mess with her sleeping schedule. And I swear it, Laura, rather than letting that happen to the poor kid, I will go out of boundar

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  • Divorced The Ruthless Billionaire    Stranger in the dark.

    Laura had been patient. She tried so hard not to get upset with Leroy, but he was too good at making her angry. He would not utter more than two words, gave her attitude and not explain what she'd done to make him mad."They said her result for the full diagnosis will be ready soon." She was sayin

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  • Divorced The Ruthless Billionaire    Anonymous

    Leroy paused, got up then knelt beside Lia. Everyone were trying to be calm without over reacting. She didn't look like she was joking, 5 years old or not, Lia was a smart kid. "I'm... someone who cares about you."Lia smiled, then gave a big nod. "I'm glad. Mommy, see there's someone who cares ab

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-17
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