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CHAPTER SEVENTY

Author: Gemma
last update publish date: 2026-04-29 05:18:21

CORINNE

I sat as far away from Lucian as I could on the flight back home—this is the farthest I’ve been away from him in the past two days. If I could sit in the cockpit just to get out more distance between us, I would have.

Yeah, I’m avoiding him. Big time.

Going back home means going back to our pretend marriage, back to the hate, back to pretending we know how to behave around each other like none of this ever happened.

I’m not exactly daft, I know exactly what that forty-eight-hour fuckfes
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  • The Billionaire’s Masked Obsession    CHAPTER SEVENTY SIX

    LUCIANI’m so red with furiousness that even my skin felt too tight for my body. Heat climbed up my neck, settled behind my eyes and stayed there as my hands curled into fists with the violent urge to pummel something into the dirt.If I could get my hands on that scumbag right now, I wouldn’t just hurt him—I’d likely end him.How can a man be that vile? To Corinne, of all people.Sure, she’s a handful and quite stubborn, and God knows she has a mouth on her that could start a war, but that’s the heart of her charm. That’s the part of her that pulls you in before you even realize it.It doesn’t give anyone the right to hurt her.“He really threatened you with all that?” I asked, my low voice coming out like a cracks of a thunderstorm.She’s sipping her tea and trying her best to look unbothered but she wasn’t fooling me. Her shoulders were hunched and her small frame was curled inward as if she’s trying to find a way to disappear into the bean bag.She finally caught my eyes and force

  • The Billionaire’s Masked Obsession    CHAPTER SEVENTY FIVE

    CORINNE“Nathan and I met at a company event while I was still at Hargrove Financials,” I began shakily. “I was twenty-four, ambitious and had the big names in the industry seeking me out.”I stared into my tea, letting the steam dampen my face. “I’ve always been the type to keep my head down. I didn’t care to entertain people, I had no time for friendships or distractions. It was just me, myself and more work so I still don’t know how I let him in.”I let out a snort. “Actually, that’s a lie. I know exactly how. That night, we ended up stuck in the same corner and he made me feel like we were the only two sane people in a room full of pretentious assholes, we bonded over how much we hated the industry.”Lucian bristled but he didn’t say anything. I glanced up at him briefly before looking away again.“Nathan was… charming. Effortlessly so. The kind of man who can make you feel like you are the only person in the room when he speaks to you, he listens and pays attention. We liked the

  • The Billionaire’s Masked Obsession    CHAPTER SEVENTY FOUR

    CORINNE“If we’re working together to get Nathan, what’s the plan?”If the question caught him off guard, he didn’t let it show. He just stood up with that slow, antagonizing ease that always made my skin prickle. His hands—with the wrecked one suddenly stripped of its bandages—slid into his pockets as he rounded the desk and stopped with several steps between us. He studied me intently like I was a problem he was trying to solve.“I already have something in mind,” he started. “But we’re not moving forward until we deal with the main issue here.”I feigned ignorance. “Which is?”“Your history with Nathan Caldwell.” He took two more steps closer, invading my personal space until I could smell the faint, sharp scent of his cologne. “If we’re going to work together then I need to know exactly what he’s holding over you. I’m not walking into this blind, Corinne.”I crossed my arms. “You’re assuming there’s something to know.”“I’m not assuming anything,” he replied. “I’m stating a fact.

  • The Billionaire’s Masked Obsession    CHAPTER SEVENTY THREE

    CORINNELyra Flynn.The name hang in the air like a curse. It’s been so long since I’d heard those syllables spoken aloud that for a second, I didn’t even recognize them as my own.Of all days…My heart hammered against my ribs, but I quickly schooled my expression and let out a forced sound that should’ve been a laughter. “What are you even talking about right now?”Lucian dragged a hand across his mouth, like he was holding himself back from saying too much. “Corinne, please—”I pushed to my feet before he could finish. “I don’t know who that is. And clearly I’m not the one you should be having this conversation with, so—”The sound of a folder hitting the desk stopped me in my tracks.“I know who you are, Corinne,” he said, and there was something different in his voice this time. Not anger. Not even accusation. Just… certainty and exhaustion. “I’ve known for a while. Let’s stop dancing around this, please.”My hands shook as I reached for the folder.I opened it to find an encyclo

  • The Billionaire’s Masked Obsession    CHAPTER SEVENTY TWO

    LUCIANInstead of heading home like I said I would, I dismissed my driver at a stoplight, took the wheel myself and drove aimlessly through the city grid until I slowed to a stop in front of a house I hadn’t planned to come to.My parents’.I shouldn’t even be here, not when I’m still unable to get my thoughts straight. I shifted slightly, already thinking of reversing out before anyone noticed, when the front door swung open.Mom stepped out, eyes instantly finding my car. I let out a breath and killed the engine before stepping out of the car.“Well, look at this,” she gasped, pressing a dramatic hand to her chest as she descended the steps. “If it isn’t one of the children I birthed.”Despite the despair crushing me, my lips tilted into a faint smile as I met her halfway. “We’ve been over this, Mom. I’m the only organism you pushed out.”“The misfortune of it all,” she clicked her tongue. “Bless my poor, lonely little soul.”A quiet laugh escaped me as I closed the distance between

  • The Billionaire’s Masked Obsession    CHAPTER SEVENTY ONE

    LUCIANPeople scrambled to clear a path as I walked into the lobby, it was like they could read my mood before I even got close. The air in the building felt stagnant compared to the salt and wind of the island. With my hands shoved deep in my pockets, I didn’t acknowledge a single greeting sent my way; I wasn’t in the mood to play pretend today.I shouldn’t even be here. I should still be at the isle, buried in her heat, but this damn meeting is long overdue and it was the only thing that forced us out of that bed in the wee hours of the morning to catch the flight back.“Good morning, sir,” Isaac said, falling into step beside me.I didn’t slow my pace. “Do you have what I asked for?”“Yes, sir.”We walked in silence till we got to the boardroom doors. I stopped outside then turned to hold his gaze long enough to make sure he understood the severity of what was going on.“See me in my office immediately after the meeting.”“Will do,” he said without missing a beat.I pushed the heav

  • The Billionaire’s Masked Obsession    CHAPTER THIRTY ONE

    CORINNEI pushed a hand through my short, disheveled hair and tried pulling my emotions back together but my mind was spinning faster than I could think straight.“Who was that?” Benny’s voice came from behind me, tinged with curiosity and concern.I picked up the package and bouquet from the porch

  • The Billionaire’s Masked Obsession    CHAPTER THIRTY

    CORINNECity streets blurred past and cab lights reflected off the windows, but I haven’t been able to stop laughing the entire drive back to my apartment. The paper bag containing his shirt and that ridiculous file was tightly clutched in my hand even when my mind was completely tangled in him—Luc

  • The Billionaire’s Masked Obsession    CHAPTER NINETEEN

    CORINNEIt was barely the start of a new week, and somehow Lucian fucking Delacroix had already managed to get under my skin again. I hated that I was even thinking about it, but there was no ignoring the way he kept looking at me.He’d looked at me this morning with something close to dark delight

  • The Billionaire’s Masked Obsession    CHAPTER FOURTEEN

    CORINNEDid… did he just call me a kitten?Kitten?!The remote in my hand practically begged me to press the button as I glanced back at the door, already mapping out an escape. I reached for the wall switch instead and dimmed the lights even more, letting the shadows swallow the room.It took real

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