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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

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XAVIER

I groaned as I slowly stirred awake to the sharp pain at the side of my temple. My head was pounding and my throat felt like sandpaper.

My eyes opened to white blinding lights that made my head spin even more. Just what the hell happened to me?

I checked my mobility and I could hardly feel anything. My entire body was numb like I’d been laying under a pile of rocks. Despite my effort, I was too weak to lift myself up.

From the white ceiling and fluorescent bulbs to the strong smell of g
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  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER SEVENTY THREE

    XAVIER What was Xavier really negotiating with her? And why is he lying to you about it? She immediately turned to me, the phone shaking in her hands. “Is this real?” she asked, her voice barely a whisper. “Were you with her that night? Were you meeting with Alexis's family behind my back?”I opened my mouth to explain, but Laura held up her hand. “Don't. Don't tell me it's complicated or it is for my protection. Just tell me the truth. Did you meet with Elaine?”I woke up the night you said you were at a warehouse. I went silent, my silence an answer enough as I could feel Laura’s distance towards me, like something was breaking in her chest. “Get out,” she said quietly. “Get out of my room right now.”---LAURA I watched as Xavier made his way out of the room. And I just sat there, not knowing what to say, how to think. My hands still shook. The video replayed on and on, and I was not able to do anything but feel disappointed, heartbroken. I can't still believe this. I can't b

  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER SEVENTY TWO

    XAVIER The silence that followed her words was louder than any argument we had ever had. “I almost believed this email over you.” Her words felt like a physical strike, a cold blade sliding between my ribs. I watched her hand, the one I was holding too tightly, tremble as she tried to pull away. I knew I shouldn't let go. I knew that forcing her to stay was only feeding the monster of doubt she was currently battling with. But the thought of her walking out that door, living a lie, was more than I could stomach. She wasn't just angry; she was mourning the trust she thought we could finally solidify, and I had no possible way of making her understand.My gaze went back to the photos she held tightly. “The meeting in those photos isn't what they look like, or rather they are, but the context is important.” I have been quietly working on consolidating power, on utilizing threats to Laura before they can fully materialize. But explaining that means revealing just how many people stil

  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER SEVENTY ONE

    LAURA I wanted to stay in that second forever. The second way Xavier admitted he loved me and the world finally felt sturdy, I wanted to memorize the way his eyes looked, wet and honest. But the nightstand erupted with a redeem him, and I watched the honesty in his gaze flicker into something sharper, something guarded. “Ignore it,” I whispered, desperate to crawl back into the safety of his hands. But Xavier was already moving. The vulnerability was being tucked away, replaced by the man who was always looking for the next straight.“It’s late, Laura. Someone is trying very hard to get a hold of you.” Then he handed me the phone. The screen was a white glare in the dim room. One email, no sender's name, just a subject line that felt like a slap to the face: “You deserve to know the truth about your husband.” My fingers hovered over the delete button. “Posivia saw my hesitation. Open it,” he said quietly. “No more secrets.”I slowly opened the email and my breath hitched. At th

  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER SEVENTY

    LAURA I knew I should send Xavier away.Should protect myself by maintaining safe distance after our fight, after everything he had done and how hurt he made me feel. Should build my walls so high that he couldn’t hurt me again. But I was so tired. I was so tired and so sad. And the truth was I didn’t want to be alone.When Xavier climbed into bed behind me and pulled me against his chest, I let him. Even as tears continued to slide down my face, part of me wanted to push him away. I just couldn’t.Eventually, exhaustion won and I drifted off, still wrapped in his arms.When morning came—or what passed for morning since we’d barely slept—neither of us moved.The sun was just starting to filter through the curtains, painting the room in shades of grey and gold. I could tell Xavier was awake from the change in his breathing, but I didn’t want to acknowledge it yet. I didn’t want to ruin this quiet peace we found in the night.Finally, he spoke, his voice rough and raw in a way I’d ne

  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER SIXTY NINE

    XAVIER Dawn still hadn’t broken.It felt like the night was going round in circles with no end. I tried to sleep, to forget about everything that had happened but it kept replaying in my mind like some broken record.The hurt in Laura’s eyes, the complete, aching hurt and disappointment she felt just because I couldn’t put my pride aside.And if someone were to ask me why, I wouldn’t know what to tell them. I couldn’t keep using the excuse of just not knowing how to, could I?I could tell what she wanted when she kept bringing up the same thing to me. She wanted me to try. To just fucking try because it wasn’t about me anymore.But why the hell was I finding it so hard?Had living in my father’s shadow messed me up that badly?Just then, my phone buzzed on the nightstand.I reached for it almost instantly, some stupid part of me hoping it was Laura. Maybe texting me because she couldn’t sleep either. Maybe ready to talk again.But it was Vanessa.‘Productive session today. Looking f

  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHT

    XAVIER I didn’t get home until 4am in the morning.Exhausted didn’t even begin to cut it. I was running on zero sleep, my patience stretched out to nothing, and my entire body felt like it weighed a thousand pounds.The warehouse situation had turned out to be a complex waste of time—one of my newer guys had gotten paranoid over absolutely nothing, going on about moving shadows and convinced we had intruders when it was just the building settling.Marcus should have handled the situation because he was mainly responsible for this sector, but he had other things on his hands to handle.He was keeping a close eye on Alexie and if I was being completely honest, that’s all I needed him to do.By the time I’d gotten there and personally verified that everything was fine—no threats, no break-ins, nothing worth the emergency call that had pulled me away from Laura—it was past 2am. I’d crashed at one of my safe houses nearby rather than making the long drive back to the penthouse. It had s

  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE

    XAVIER Thirty-six hours. I’d been awake for thirty-six hours straight and I could feel it in every atom of my being. My eyes burned like someone had poured acid under my lids, my head pounded with a relentless throb that matched my pulse, and my hands had developed a slight tremor I was trying t

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  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   CHAPTER THIRTY

    XAVIER Marcus nodded and went back to his calls while I headed upstairs to Laura’s room. The door was unlocked and I stepped inside, immediately hit by the faint scent of lavender and the undertones of fresh detergent. The room was neat and organized in a way that suggested someone who was used

    last update최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-28

  • 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

    last update최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-17

  • The Billionaire's Ultimatum   Chapter Nine

    XAVIER“Where did Laura go?” I asked when I was done with my call. Juniper rolled her eyes and Lucas pointed towards the bathroom.“She didn’t seem okay, you might want to go check up on her.”I sighed, following his directions to the closest bathroom down the hallway. “Hey Laura, you in there? Lu

    last update최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-17
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