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2026-10-10 18:35:09
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Love Unexpected, The Billionaire's Disguise Why Me?
CLAIREWe spoke well into the night. At some point, Ryan’s phone vibrated against the marble counter. He took the call, and I watched his countenance shift for all of five seconds, a sudden, rigid tension tightening his jaw before he masked it completely. He didn’t share what the problem was, but I could tell something was definitely up.Part of me half-expected him to politely kick me out of the kitchen or excuse himself to the private study so he could deal with whatever fire needed putting out. To my utter surprise, he didn't leave. If anything, the call seemed to make him more grounded, more present. He became even more talkative, opening up about anything and everything he thought I needed to know about the life he had led before our paths crossed.Stripped of the media glaze, it sounded like a sad, profoundly lonely life. But Ryan Pierce managed to tell it with a dry, self-deprecating wit that kept it lighthearted, turning cold boardrooms and isolated childhood tutors into pun
Love Unexpected, The Billionaire's Disguise Terrible Businessman
RYAN"It's fine," she replied, walking into the kitchen, she hovered near the edge of a sleek barstool close to the island , unsure if she was even allowed to sit down."Sit," I said softly, setting a steaming mugs of chamomile tea in front of her. "Please.""Thank you," she said softly, then sank onto the stool, wrapping her hands around the warm ceramic mug. She took a slow sip, letting the steam rise past her face before she finally broke the silence."How did you know?" she asked, her voice steady but hollow. "How did your men know I was being followed?"I sat on the opposite, giving her space. "It's not that hard actually and I'm guessing you were also aware of this.""Yes, but I thought I can take them, if push comes to shove.""But you don't have to always get your hands dirty you know? Before you left the hospital I told you my men would be watching you, I just knew Gordon's operation wouldn't just disappear when he went to jail. His creditors are missing millions, and you
Love Unexpected, The Billionaire's Disguise Perfect Timing
CLAIREWhen Ryan told me he was taking me to his place, I didn’t argue. A logical, sane voice in the back of my head was screaming that I should. Why his place? Why couldn't he just drop me off at my own apartment, instead but a stubborn, hyper-vigilant part of me kept those words firmly sealed in my throat. I was exhausted, soaked, and the threat of those men was too real. Besides, I told myself this was tactical. If we got to his apartment and he tried anything, or if I felt even a fraction of an inch unsafe, I could just overpower him and run. I glanced sideways under my lashes, silently assessing his frame. He was undeniably big, all broad shoulders, heavy chest, and a quiet, lethal grace that belonged to someone who knew how to command. But I wasn't intimidated. I was convinced I could take him if it came down to a physical fight; I’d taken down men larger and meaner than him back when I was running for my life, and I still knew exactly where to strike to make a big man drop.St
Love Unexpected, The Billionaire's Disguise Let It
The next two weeks were a slow, agonizing exercise in restraint. True to her word, Claire never came back to clean the office. Tyler had handled her paperwork exactly as I’d instructed, clean and quiet, with a severance package disguised as standard corporate exit pay that she’d probably throw in his face if she ever figured it out. She had completely vanished from my personal orbit, but she was never truly out of my sight.Every evening, the daily reports landed on my desk in a plain manila envelope. I would sit in the heavy darkness of my study, ignoring multi-million-dollar acquisition contracts waiting for my signature, just to read the typewritten pages detailing her day.08:00 AM, The Miss left her apartment, walked three blocks to a local diner.09:15 AM, She submitted an application for an administrative role at a community clinic.01:00 PM, She had lunch alone at a park bench. She appeared visibly fatigued.I traced my thumb over the typed words, my chest tight. She was e
Love Unexpected, The Billionaire's Disguise Truth
RYANI closed my eyes for a fraction of a second, the weight of my own deception settling heavily on my chest.It was time. I couldn’t go on with the lie anymore; it had already spun too far out of my control. It was better she heard the truth from my own lips than risk her discovering it elsewhere. Prolonging the illusion any longer would only make the inevitable crash catastrophic.I opened my eyes, took a deep breath, and looked her dead in the eye."Claire, I need to tell you something." I paused, searching her gaze, trying to gauge just how much her fractured world could handle right now. She was watching me with a razor-sharp focus. If there was ever a moment to strip away the armor, it had to be now. I braced myself. "I’m not... I'm not exactly the person you think I am."Claire stared at me for a split second. Then, a tiny, faint smile played at the corner of her lips, almost as if she were trying to lighten the suffocating gravity in the room."What do you mean?" she ask
Love Unexpected, The Billionaire's Disguise Luxury Suite
RYAN"You will regret this, Pierce!" Richard’s voice screamed behind me, raw and cracking with desperation as I reached the waiting car. "You should know that child is damaged and ungrateful! You have no idea what you're taking on!"A wave of profound, bone-deep disgust washed over me.That was it. The absolute, nauseating bottom line. The man wasn't even remotely concerned about her well-being, her consciousness, or her safety. He didn't care that she was drooping like a broken doll in the arms of paid thugs, or that her breath was coming in shallow, ragged gasps. He didn't care that he had systematically poisoned his own blood. He just saw a multi-million-dollar transaction evaporating into the night air. To him, Claire wasn't a daughter; she was a toxic asset to be liquidated to the highest bidder before the market crashed.I didn't stop. I didn't even turn around to grant him the satisfaction of my anger. He wasn't worth the breath.My only priority, the single suffocating ne
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