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Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire Chapter 668
Gwen's POV The municipal building wasn't romantic. It was beautiful in its own way. Old stone. A wide staircase. A flag drifting lazily outside. But it wasn't the kind of place you chose because you wanted a "setting." It was the kind of place you chose because you had to. And right now, I had to. I carried the documents in a slim folder, as if paper alone could hold an entire home upright. My heels echoed down the tall corridor, and I found myself noticing things I'd normally ignore. The sharp click of my steps. The scent of waxed floors. Sunlight filtering through stained glass without ceremony. Nick walked beside me. Not in a perfect suit. Not like the man he could be at some glossy magazine party. Just put together in the way he did when he wanted to look calm and absolutely wasn't. Light shirt. Dark jacket. That quiet, capable energy of someone who builds things with his hands, even if today's fight was different. Christian trailed behind us, tapping at his phone with
Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire Chapter 667
Nicholas' POV The call from the school came on a Tuesday blazing with sun, the kind of day when construction dust sticks to your skin like a second layer. I had a hard hat on and a clipboard in my hand, arguing internally about why the supplier had delivered the damn beam in the wrong dimensions, when my phone buzzed in my pocket. Bella's school. "Hello?" I answered, forcing my voice neutral. "Mr. Valemont? This is the Isabella's school office. The principal would like to speak with you. It's… an important matter." My stomach tightened. "Did something happen? Is she hurt?" "No, not an accident. But we would appreciate it if you could come in today. As soon as possible." I looked around the construction site. Workers hauling materials. The metallic screech of tools. The controlled chaos. Suddenly none of it mattered. "I'll be there in ten minutes," I said. And I was. Montelira wasn't big, and the drive from the estate to the school was muscle memory. I made it in
Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire Chapter 666
Renee's POV My lawyer called before I even got home. I saw his name flash across the dashboard and smiled without showing teeth. Perfect. I answered on speaker, both hands on the wheel, wearing the calm expression of a woman who had done nothing but exercise her "rights as a mother." "Renee," he said, "I just received a message from my associate. About the situation at Mr. Valemont's residence." "Situation." I loved how lawyers call a fire a "situation." "Situation is a lovely word," I replied sweetly. "Bella had a meltdown. Child stuff. But I imagine what I call 'child stuff' you might call… evidence." He was silent for half a second. Calculating. "You mentioned rumors about a pregnancy." "They're not rumors," I corrected smoothly. "I saw enough to be sure. And I didn't have to invent anything. The news leaked. Gossip accounts. Comments. The entire city talking." I could almost hear the mental click as pieces locked into place for him. "You're telling me we
Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire Chapter 665
Gwen's POV I waited. Not because I was too much of a coward to be in there. But because I heard Bella crying and recognized, from a distance, the kind of storm that doesn't need an audience. A child's storm. Fear. I stood outside her bedroom, leaning against the hallway wall, my hand pressed over my mouth like that could keep any sound from escaping me. Like even the smallest noise from me could become another reason for her to hate me. When she screamed that I wasn't her mother, I felt the words slice through skin. I knew I wasn't. I had never pretended to be. But there was a quiet, foolish place inside me that believed love, given enough time, became family. Bella had given me that place. From the very beginning, she hadn't looked at me like an intruder. She had looked at me like… someone. A safe adult. A harbor. And now, suddenly, she looked at me like a threat. I went to our bedroom so I wouldn't fall apart in the middle of the house. I closed the door car
Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire Chapter 664
Nicholas' POV Renee was already gone by the time I could actually breathe, but the damage stayed behind like crushed glass on the floor. Invisible. Impossible to step on without getting cut. Bella wouldn't stop crying. This wasn't a dramatic tantrum. This was fear wrapped in anger, like someone had yanked the ground out from under her and she was fighting with her whole body not to fall. "Princess…" I tried again, kneeling to her level. "Look at me." She jerked her face away and wiped her tears on her sleeve, like she was embarrassed to be crying. "You lied to me!" she shouted. The word hit me square in the chest. "I didn't lie. I just…" I stopped. Because in her language, "I just didn't tell you" meant exactly the same thing. "I messed up. I should have told you." Her lip trembled. Her chin followed. Her eyes were huge. "You're going to leave me," she repeated, her voice smaller now, barely steady. "You're going to leave me and stay with the baby." My instinct wa
Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire Chapter 663
Renee's POV I squeezed her hand gently. Like I was protecting her. Like I had just said something painful purely out of love. And then I let the truth do the rest. Bella stared at her slice of pizza like it had suddenly become heavier. "But she likes me," she insisted, clinging to that certainty. I smiled, warm and maternal. And then I did the most dangerous thing of all. I agreed before twisting. "I think she does," I said softly, brushing my thumb over her hand. "But… people are complicated. Sometimes they care about you and still want something that's only theirs." Bella blinked. "Only theirs?" "A 'perfect' family," I said casually. "You know… daddy, mommy, baby. No mess. No past. No reminders that there was a life before." I watched her go very still. And then I softened immediately, like I regretted saying too much. "I'm not saying that's what's going to happen," I lied smoothly. "I just… I notice things. Because you're my daughter." She swallowed.
Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire Chapter 19
But before he could continue, my phone buzzed on the nightstand. The glow of the screen briefly lit the room. Reaching for it broke the moment, the space between us widening instantly. It was just a message from Annabelle: "So, did you sleep with him yet? I bet you did!" I sighed, setting the
Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire Chapter 21
Christian's grandfather was exactly as I had imagined: tall, imposing, with perfectly trimmed silver hair and a piercing gaze that seemed to see through any façade. Joseph Kensington carried that kind of presence that commanded immediate respect. He was the type of man who never needed to raise his
Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire Chapter 36
The smell of barbecue hit me the moment I opened my parents' gate. The Bennett family's Sunday lunch was an unshakable tradition—my dad at the grill and my mom complaining that he was cooking too much meat. Matthew shouted from the backyard: "Finally! I thought I was going to miss out on the pic
Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire Chapter 33
"Confirm with the Cabernet promoters that they're supposed to be at station three, not two," I instructed Lisa, while adjusting the small Sunvale pin on my navy blazer. The event hall was flawless. The soft lighting created a sophisticated atmosphere, highlighting the wine displays and the infogra
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