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Chapter 24

作者: D'zire
last update 最終更新日: 2025-12-31 16:50:13

_Author’s POV_

Eden’s fingers hovered over the remote as the news anchor’s voice filled his penthouse suite. Danica’s face flashed across the screen, another scandal. He clicked the television off and tossed the remote onto the leather sofa.

He couldn’t be bothered with what Danica did with her life anymore. Their marriage was nothing more than a business arrangement, a facade they both maintained for appearances. As long as she didn’t drag the Cross name through the mud, she could do whatever she pleased.

Work. That’s what mattered now. That’s what had always mattered.

Eden loosened his tie and moved to the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Buenos Aires. The city sprawled beneath him, vibrant and alive, so different from the steel, and, glass jungle of New York. He’d flown in two days ago to meet with Ricardo Vega, a notoriously difficult client who controlled half the commercial real estate market in South America.

The negotiation had been brutal. Vega was calculating, and didn’t
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    _Author’s POV_Eden’s fingers hovered over the remote as the news anchor’s voice filled his penthouse suite. Danica’s face flashed across the screen, another scandal. He clicked the television off and tossed the remote onto the leather sofa.He couldn’t be bothered with what Danica did with her life anymore. Their marriage was nothing more than a business arrangement, a facade they both maintained for appearances. As long as she didn’t drag the Cross name through the mud, she could do whatever she pleased.Work. That’s what mattered now. That’s what had always mattered.Eden loosened his tie and moved to the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Buenos Aires. The city sprawled beneath him, vibrant and alive, so different from the steel, and, glass jungle of New York. He’d flown in two days ago to meet with Ricardo Vega, a notoriously difficult client who controlled half the commercial real estate market in South America.The negotiation had been brutal. Vega was calculating, and didn’t

  • Just One Year With Mr. Billionaire   Chapter 23

    _Danica’s POV_ The fallout began immediately. By morning, my phone was exploding with notifications. I made the mistake of opening social media, and there it was, photos from the mall incident, pictures of me at the police station, all plastered across every gossip site and news outlet imaginable. The headlines made my stomach turn. “Billionaire’s Pregnant Wife Sends Stepmother to Jail.” “Eden Cross’s Wife Shows No Mercy to Family.” “Power Couple’s Cruel Treatment of Elderly Woman.” I threw my phone across the bed and pressed my hands against my face. This wasn’t how it was supposed to go. I’d stood up for myself, defended myself against people who’d hurt me for years, and somehow I was still the villain in their story. But what bothered me most wasn’t that they were painting me as cruel. It was that every single article assumed Eden had orchestrated the whole thing. That I was just his puppet, his protected property, incapable of making my own decisions or fighting my own bat

  • Just One Year With Mr. Billionaire   Chapter 22

    _Danica’s POV_ The silence in the police station after my declaration felt heavy, almost suffocating. My father stood frozen, his face cycling through shades of red and purple as he processed what I’d just said. Behind him, through the bars of the holding cell, I could see Margot clutching the metal bars with white-knuckled hands, her mouth hanging open in shock. Celeste had collapsed onto the bench inside, sobbing dramatically. “You…” My father finally found his voice, though it came out strangled. “You’ve become heartless. Absolutely heartless.” I didn’t flinch. For the first time in my life, I didn’t shrink under his anger or look away from his disappointment. I met his gaze head-on, my chin lifted, my shoulders back. “Heartless?” I repeated calmly. “That’s an interesting word coming from you.” “How dare you speak to me that way!” he shouted. “I’m your father!” “Are you?” The question came out quietly, but it landed like a bomb. “Because a father protects his daughter. A fath

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    _Danica’s POV_The crowd that had been jeering at me just moments ago suddenly shifted. Their hostile faces melted into expressions of remorse and embarrassment as they realized who I was—or more accurately, who my husband was.“We’re so sorry, Mrs. Cross,” one woman said, wringing her hands nervously. “Please don’t take offense to what happened. We didn’t know—”“We were completely out of line,” another man added quickly. “Please forgive us.”I frowned at them, crossing my arms over my chest. The tears I’d shed just minutes ago were already drying on my cheeks, but the humiliation still burned hot in my throat. These people had been ready to tear me apart based on lies, based on assumptions, without even bothering to hear my side of the story.“You should all be ashamed of yourselves,” I said, my voice steady despite the lingering hurt. “You were so quick to judge me, so ready to believe the worst without knowing anything about the situation. What if I hadn’t been able to prove my in

  • Just One Year With Mr. Billionaire   Chapter 20

    _Danica's POV_ The sound of that slap still rang in my ears as I stared at Margot in complete shock. She’d just hit Evelyn. Actually hit her. Something inside me snapped. “How dare you!” I yelled, my voice coming out louder and stronger than I’d ever heard it. “You have no right to touch her!” Margot whirled around to face me, her face red with anger. “Oh, so now you have a voice? Now you want to talk back to me? You ungrateful little brat!” “Ungrateful?” I repeated, my hands shaking. “For what exactly should I be grateful to you?” “We took care of you after your mother died!” Margot shrieked, her voice getting louder. People were starting to gather around us now, watching. “We gave you a home, fed you, clothed you! And this is how you repay us? By marrying some rich man and acting like you’re better than us?” My cheeks burned with embarrassment as more people stopped to stare. I could hear them whispering, could feel their judgmental eyes on me.They fed me and clothed me? Bec

  • Just One Year With Mr. Billionaire   Chapter 19

    _Danica's POV_ I woke up the next morning feeling different. My body ached in places I’d never felt before, but there was also this strange warmth in my chest when I remembered Eden’s gentleness last night. A small smile tugged at my lips as I reached across the bed, expecting to find him still asleep beside me.Since I slept in his room.My hand met cold, empty sheets. I sat up quickly, ignoring the protest from my sore muscles. The bed was perfectly made on his side, like he’d never been there at all. My heart sank as I looked around the empty room. “Eden?” I called out softly, but only silence answered me. That’s when I heard a knock on the door. “Come in,” I said, pulling the blanket up to my chest. The door opened, and a woman I’d never seen before walked in carrying a tray. She was probably in her late twenties, with kind brown eyes and blonde hair pulled back in a neat ponytail. Her smile was warm and genuine. “Good morning, Mrs Cross,” she said cheerfully. “I’m Evelyn,

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