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The Billionaire's Binding Proposal ~ 59
Chapter 59 ~ Niklaus ~Helen was still talking, her voice soft and earnest, filled with pain she'd been carrying for seven years."When you left, Klaus, it hurt more than I thought possible." Her eyes were glistening with unshed tears. "I felt like you'd chosen money and power over me. Over us. Over everything we'd built together."I wanted to argue. To defend myself. To explain that it hadn't been about money—it had been about legacy, responsibility, duty.That leaving her had been one of the hardest decisions I'd ever made.But I stayed quiet, because maybe she was right. Maybe I had chosen those things over her.Maybe that's exactly what I'd done, and no amount of rationalization could change it."That's why I changed my number," she continued, her voice trembling slightly. "Why I deleted all my social media. Why I cut you off completely. Not because I didn't care, but because I cared too much. Every time I saw your name on my phone, every time I got a notification, it was like ri
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Chapter 58 ~ Kesley ~I stepped into the restaurant, Dante's credit card clutched in my sweaty palm like it might disappear if I loosened my grip.The place was nicer than I'd expected. Much nicer.Polished wood floors. Soft lighting. The kind of casual-upscale aesthetic that said "we're approachable but we still cost twice what you'd pay anywhere else."White tablecloths on every table, even the casual ones. Fresh flowers in simple glass vases. Exposed brick on one wall that somehow managed to look both industrial and sophisticated.The smell hit me immediately—grilled meat, fresh bread, something with garlic and herbs. Normally it would have made my mouth water. But my stomach was already twisted in knots from stress and lack of sleep, and the rich food smells made me slightly nauseous.I just wanted to order the burgers, get out, and get back to my cubicle where I could hide behind my computer screen and pretend this day wasn't happening.Pretend the gossip about Niklaus’ mystery
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Chapter 57 ~ Kesley ~I could hear fragments of their conversation drifting over."...saw the article...""...mystery girlfriend...""...getting married before his birthday..."My stomach dropped.There was a high chance people had seen us together. We'd been at a public restaurant. I'd been with him four times now—twice for the sabotaged dates, at the penthouse upscale restaurant. He was rich and famous in the tech industry. People probably followed him, took photos, posted on social media.Someone had probably caught us on camera and jumped to conclusions.That I was the woman he was getting married to.The thought was absurd. Terrifying. And yet... a tiny part of me felt something that might have been pleasure. Pride, even.People thought I was dating Niklaus Specter.Me. Kesley Bellamy. The broke data analyst who could barely afford rent and was currently juggling two identities just to keep her head above water.It was ridiculous. But also kind of thrilling in a way I didn't wan
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Chapter 56~ Niklaus ~Monday morning arrived gray and miserable, which felt appropriate.Fred had intentionally scheduled Helen's meeting as the first thing on my agenda — 8 AM, before I even made it to my office. He'd been insistent about it when we'd spoken Sunday night."You need to see her before you make any irreversible decisions about Miss Aria," he'd said in that careful tone he used when he disagreed with me but was trying to be diplomatic about it. "Helen was good for you. You were happy with her in a way I haven't seen since. If there's even a chance…""There's no chance, Fred. That was seven years ago.""Then what's the harm in meeting with her? In hearing what she has to say?"I hadn't had a good answer for that.The truth was, Fred knew exactly how my relationship with Helen had been. He'd been my roommate at Oxford, had watched the whole thing unfold from the beginning. Had seen me fall completely, stupidly in love for the first and only time in my life.Had also watch
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Chapter 55 ~ Kesley ~Monday morning arrived with gray skies and the promise of rain.I woke up early, my stomach already in knots about the day ahead. Work at SpecterTech. Pretending to be normal. Acting like I wasn't simultaneously Kesley Bellamy, junior data analyst, and Aria, the woman who kept running away from her boss's marriage proposals.I lay in bed for a few minutes, staring at the ceiling, listening to the sounds of my apartment coming to life. From the living room, I could hear the TV. K-drama sounds—dramatic music, emotional dialogue in Korean.Kim was awake. And watching the drama.I dragged myself out of bed, still wearing the oversized t-shirt I'd slept in, and padded barefoot across the cold floor. I walked out to find her curled up on the couch, wrapped in blankets, her eyes glued to the screen where some beautiful people were having an emotional confrontation.She looked... better. Not healthy, exactly. Still too pale, still too thin. But there was color in her c
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Chapter 54~ Niklaus ~I stood there in the middle of the penthouse, watching the elevator where Aria had disappeared. She'd just... run.Again.For the third time in our short, chaotic acquaintance, this woman had literally fled from me mid-conversation.But this time felt different. This wasn't the calculated retreat of someone trying to escape a marriage proposal or avoid an uncomfortable confession. This was pure panic. Raw terror.I'd seen it in her eyes in that split second before the elevator closed in — the kind of fear that came from genuine emergency, not social anxiety or second thoughts.Something had happened. Something on that phone call that made her forget I existed. Forget she'd been about to tell me something important except whatever crisis had sent her running like the building was on fire.I walked back to our sitting position, ignoring the curious stares from other diners who'd probably witnessed the whole scene. The couple at the next table quickly looked away
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