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Author: Abba_Rekpene
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-24 16:33:44

CHRISTIAN

My mother called me this morning while I was heading out.

Not unusual—she had taken a sudden interest in taking care of Penelope these past few weeks.

“What does she like to eat? She hasn’t had an appetite in days,” she’d said over the phone. “She barely touches anything I or Alfred makes anymore. I’d like to feed her properly, Christian. She’s my daughter-in-law, not yours alone.”

I’d smirked at that, stepping into the elevator and glancing at my watch.

“You’re welcome to take Alfred’s job if it keeps you occupied, Mother. I won’t stop you.”

“Don’t be glib. What does she like?”

“Get her something with chicken,” I said flatly. “She always eats chicken.”

I hung up before she could lecture me about my tone.

The rest of the morning was quiet until my second phone rang—my secure line. Governor Nylander’s name flashed on the screen.

I answered it out of obligation more than anything.

“Hilton,” he greeted, a little too warmly for my taste. “I find myself in need of your services.”
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  • The Billionaire's Bargain   142

    CHRISTIANThe first thing I tasted was blood, stumbling to the ground when his fist collided with my jaw the moment I found him.I forced myself back onto my feet.The inner basement smelled like gasoline and sweat. Somewhere behind me, I could hear the faint echo of sirens and shouting, and that was enough fuel for me to stay and kill this bastard.He stood a few feet away, bleeding from where Liam had shot him, his shirt was torn, another knife glinting in his hand.That smug little grin still played on his lips, even now.“You’ve never been too soft on her,” he sneered, circling me like a wolf. “What changed, Christian? I actually liked you. But she made you soft, made you weak.”“That doesn’t concern you, Sawyer.” I spat blood onto the concrete floor, straightened as much as my body would let me, and met his eyes.“It does concern me, if she had felt anything back for me, I may have considered aborting this revenge plan. But she called me out, put me in my place, and picked you ov

  • The Billionaire's Bargain   141.

    PENELOPEI don’t even remember how I got out of that basement.One second Christian was telling me “I’ve got you” while he untied me, and the next Alex’s hand was gripping mine, pulling me up the stairs, his voice steady and calm as chaos raged around us.Liam limped behind us, refusing help even though the knife wound in his thigh was still bleeding.The building was swarming now. Red and blue lights painted the walls. Uniformed officers rushed past. Someone shouted into the radio. Another officer barked orders at someone else.But all I could hear was the echo of Lucas’s words in my head.“Break her. Not love her.”“My father rotted in prison because of your family.”“I vowed to destroy everything they loved. Even this child inside you.”My chest hurt so bad I thought I might actually be dying.I stumbled outside into the cool night air, but it didn’t help. Nothing helped. My heart was racing, my ears ringing. I couldn’t catch my breath.From somewhere above, a deep, furious voice c

  • The Billionaire's Bargain   140.

    CHRISTIANWe pulled up to the warehouse just as the last rays of light bled out of the sky.The place was quiet. Too quiet.Liam cut the engine and glanced at me, his knuckles flexing on the wheel.“You ready?”I didn’t answer. I was already getting out, slamming the door behind me, my gun in my hand as my shoes crunched over gravel.The doors weren’t locked. A single guard outside raised his head at the sound of us. He didn’t even get to speak before Liam barreled into him, dropping him with one solid punch. I didn’t stop to watch.Inside, more of Lucas’s men moved to intercept. Liam dove into them without hesitation, fists flying, the sound of bone and muscle cracking echoing through the empty space. I didn’t look back—I trusted him to handle it.My eyes were fixed on the hallway ahead.I followed the faint trail of light spilling from a room at the end, every step fueled by nothing but her name in my chest. Penelope. Penelope. Penelope.When I finally reached the doorway, I froze.

  • The Billionaire's Bargain   139.

    CHRISTIANAs we stepped off the plane, Liam fell into stride beside me and slid his phone into my hand without a word.“It’s your father,” he muttered.I blinked at him, my brow furrowing. My first instinct was to pull my own phone from my pocket—except there wasn’t one. There hadn’t been since the night I swung that bat at Maria’s hand and heard it shatter as it hit the floor. I hadn’t thought twice about it then. My entire focus had been on making her scream, and getting the truth out of her. I hadn’t had time to replace it.Now, holding Liam’s phone felt foreign. I pressed it to my ear. “Hello—”“We can’t find Penelope.”Those four words stopped everything.I froze in the middle of the jetway, my chest constricting as if someone had shoved a fist into it.“What do you mean you can’t find her?” My voice came out sharper than I intended.“I employed guards for her,” his voice came slowly through the receiver. “It was your brother’s idea ever since I announced her pregnancy at the par

  • The Billionaire's Bargain   138.

    PENELOPEI still couldn’t stop thinking about the party.Edward had gone all out for his third tenure celebration, as expected, all the chandeliers in the hall had sparkled, every senator and socialite he’d ever known had shown up, and the room smelled like expensive perfume and old money. I finally met Governor Nylander, he had approached me that night, and to say I wasn’t scared was a fucking understatement. I was terrified! Not by his looks, no, his aura. Nylander was a fine specimen, he reminds me of Christian somehow. How they carry themselves like they’re on top of everyone else. “Mrs Hilton, you look gorgeous in person.”“Thank you Governor. I’m really sorry about what happened.”“Sorry? Why are you sorry for something that was out of your control?”“It still happened and I owe you and your family an apology, God knows what your wife must have probably gone through.”“The kids are fine, my wife is beautiful, probably drinking champagne somewhere over there. And with that be

  • The Billionaire's Bargain   137.

    CHRISTIANThe smell of sweat and blood was already filling the air when Liam opened the door for me.Renji stood in the middle of the warehouse, sleeves rolled to his elbows, with his arms crossed, watching her as if she were some pathetic little mouse squirming under a cat’s paw.Maria was strapped to a chair, her wrists bound to the armrests with leather straps. Her face was a mess, her hair plastered to her damp cheeks, mascara streaking under her eyes, and blood running from her nose where I'm sure Renji had already introduced her to his fists.Her eyes widened when she saw me, “Oh my God, Christian. Help me please.” She whined.I laughed. I actually laughed because her performance was crazy. She stared at me in disbelief.“You’re here because of me.” I said sitting on the couch, and crossing my legs.“What?” She looked confused. “Why?”“I know you poisoned my wife. The green juice you specifically made for her that morning before your flight.”“I didn’t do any–“ she was cut up wi

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