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CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Penulis: Whisker Whispers
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-01-09 21:58:40

XAVIER

“Right this way sir,” the chauffeur gestured to the elevator and I gave him a slight nod before entering.

When the metal doors shifted to a close, I released a breath I hadn’t even realized I was holding.

Tonight, I was meeting with the heads of the other families in Chicago at the China twin towers, one of the tallest and most exclusive in the city.

Despite the cold and calculating mask I put on, I couldn’t help but feel nervous. It was the first meeting since Mother’s funeral and I di
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  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER NINETY THREE

    LAURA And just like that, my brain went into autodrive. My world as I knew it was tilting against its axis. “What do you mean by—” “This is not the proper place to talk,” he cut in, his voice low and careful. “I’ll drop the time and location of where you can meet me so we can talk. I know you have many questions, and I’ll answer all of them then.” The phone clicked before I could even respond. I slowly looked back at it in bewilderment, as if it had bitten me. “Laura?” Xavier called out, his face written in pure concern at my reaction. “Laura, who was that?” “My… my brother,” I whispered in disbelief. “I have a brother?” My vision suddenly blurred, my head spinning, and just before my knees gave out, Xavier laid his hands on my shoulders, settling me down against the sofa. My hand went to my throat as nausea curled in my stomach. How did I suddenly have a brother I knew nothing about? This entire time? Or was it simply a spam call? But it didn’t sound like one. The v

  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER NINTY TWO

    LAURA The first thing I felt was the cold, not the kind that comes from an open window, but the hollow, the whole long space between beside me where Xavier hit should have been. I reached out, my palm hitting rumpled silk sheets instead of warm skin, and the sinking feeling in my stomach took root before I even opened my eyes. The silence of the room was too deceptive. Beyond the heavy oak door, the world was already intruding. I didn't hear the man who had whispered promises to me under the stars just hours ago. I heard the CEO, the version of Xavier Blackwell who moved pieces on a chessboard with a voice like a sharpened flint, low, clipped, and dangerous. It was his crisis management tone, the sound of a man who was currently burning bridges to save an empire. I didn't reach for my silk robe. Instead, I stood and pulled his discarded dress shirt off the armchair. I practically drowned in it as it fell to my mid-thigh, the fabric still swelling of expensive sandalwood

  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER NINTY ONE

    LAURA I watched him act so emotional towards me, and that was all I needed from him. We both ate slowly, savoring both the food and the conversation. Xavier started a discussion as he ate slowly too. “I know I once had a dream,” he said. I smiled supportively. I wanted everything. This was what I always wanted for him. From him, he was truthful, telling me how he felt, telling me how everything was going for him. And that was what was important at this moment before the mafia consumed my life. “I wanted to be an architect once,” he said, and my eyes almost bulged out of their sockets. “Really? You? An architect? I can't even imagine it at this point.” “Yeah, yeah, I wanted to be. I wanted to design buildings that would outlast me,” he said, then ended it with a chuckle. I stayed quiet, also knowing what he meant. He wanted us to share our dreams, what we thought about each other. And I wasn't going to stop at any moment. “I too had a fantasy—I'll call it—about opening

  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER NINTY

    LAURA The penthouse felt unevenly quiet the moment the door clicked shut behind Xavier. He had said he was going to Arrington's, a vague phrase that usually made business. I was supposed to ask about it, but tonight felt different. The air was charged like the static before a storm. I couldn't wait to imagine everything. His little niceness and emotions towards me, his change of character, and everything just made... tonight's different focus. “Laura, he will be back at seven,” I whispered to my reflection, though my nerves were doing a slow dance in my stomach. My solitude didn’t last long; Juniper burst in ten minutes later, trailing a rolling rack of silk and lace like she was prepping for fashion week.“We are not just going out, honey,” she declared, bypassing a greeting entirely. “We are making a statement.”“Yes, I know,” I replied. I actually told her everything she needed to know. I told her about my anticipation for good news and the fact that Xavier had actually told me t

  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER EIGHTY NINE

    XAVIER I slowly opened my eyes to see Laura curled up against my chest. Her hair splayed across my arms, her breath soft and even. I couldn't help but move closer to her as I caressed her cheek gently. This felt like heaven. I did not even need to be told before a smile crept on my face. So many things I could already imagine going through my head. And then I realized, for the first time in a week, I wasn't immediately rushing to reach for my phone to check threats or business updates. I just laid there watching her sleep and let myself feel the contentment that had been foreign to me for so long. This is what normal couples do—they wake up together, they plan dates, they build a life that isn't constantly defined by crisis. I wanted that for Laura; I wanted boring and domestic and safe, at least for a while. We needed it. I stared at her and was just amazed at how peaceful she was. She wasn't yelling at me or telling me to stop keeping secrets from her. Instead, she was cuddling

  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER EIGHTY EIGHT

    LAURA I thought I could be strong. But the moment I stepped into my room, slamming the door shut, I fell to the ground sobbing, holding tightly to my chest as I tried to fight back the tears. “No, no. I'm trying to act strong by distancing myself from Xavier, and it is not helping me one bit. I have to stop this. I have to stop deceiving myself.” I stood up and went straight to the shower, pouring cold, chilling water straight from my head down, making me feel at ease and at peace with myself. I smiled and wrapped myself in towels, stepping out to see Xavier already laying on the bed, shirtless, and like he was already fast asleep. I sneakily made my way to the closet and picked up a nightdress. I just needed to sleep and cool my head down. Maybe when I do, everything is going to be different, and there might be changes around me. I guess so. I couldn’t really make claims at the moment.With that, I laid comfortably, staring up at the ceiling. Only for me to feel his warm hands w

  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

    XAVIER “Boss, boss, boss!” I could hear Marcus’s voice through my haze of sleep and I was already annoyed. I forced my eyes open, the bright lights of the infirmary stabbing into my skull. My head was still pounding, my body felt like it had been run over by a truck, and the last thing I needed w

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  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN

    LAURA “Ughh,” I groaned as I tried to move my limbs but it was no use. Everything hurt.Pain was the first thing I registered as consciousness slowly crept back in—a throbbing sensation that radiated from the top of my head to the soles of my feet. As my eyes slowly opened, my vision swam, blurry

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  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER TWELVE

    LAURAI blinked slowly as I took in the view through the floor-to-ceiling window of the living room.It was early in the morning, the sun was just beginning to stretch across the sky, pale gold bleeding into blues. I wrapped my robe tighter around me and held onto the coffee I had made for myself.

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  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   chapter Eight

    LAURAI looked out of the window at the passing buildings as we drove at high speed. The car was relatively silent despite there being four people in it.The driver, Juniper at the front seat, and of course my lovely soon-to-be husband right next to me. The silence was suffocating.It wasn’t helpi

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