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Penulis: C.ELLICA
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-07-27 09:09:13

The next three weeks were pure, domestic bliss. The mansion was no longer a gilded cage or a place of clinical boundaries; it was our home.

Sean’s leg and ribs were fully healed, but his habit of pulling me onto his lap while I tried to review his daily schedules hadn't stopped in the slightest.

We fell into a rhythm of soft morning kisses, quiet breakfasts with Leo before school, and late nights in our master suite where the line between boss and wife was completely, beautifully erased.

Then
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  • The Billionaire's Unwritten Promises   6

    Elena let out a short, humorless breath. "I’m perfectly fine. I’m just doing my job. And I’d appreciate it if we kept our interactions strictly professional from now on. You drop Leo off, I take him in. That’s the extent of our relationship."The sudden, icy rejection hit William like a physical slap. His chest tightened. "Where is this coming from? Yesterday, we were—""Yesterday, I made the mistake of treating you like a regular person," Elena said, her voice dropping to a fierce, quiet whisper so the passing parents wouldn't hear. She stepped closer, but there was no warmth in the proximity, only raw, defensive anger. "But I did a little reading last night, Mr. O'Hore. Or rather, I watched the news."William’s stomach did a slow, heavy drop. The news."Monaco," Elena continued, her eyes flashing with deep disgust. "A yacht. A French supermodel. And Julianne Vance, a woman with actual talent and dignity, whom you discarded like last season's fashion trend. You’re a playboy, William

  • The Billionaire's Unwritten Promises   5

    The screen cut to a series of high-definition paparazzi photos. In them, William, looking devastatingly handsome in a relaxed linen shirt, his sunglasses pushed up into his dark hair—was laughing, his arm wrapped casually around the waist of a breathtakingly beautiful woman.But the slideshow didn’t stop there."This comes just weeks after O'Hore was rumored to be finalizing a quiet split from his ex-fiancée, Julianne Vance," the anchor continued, as a new photo flashed on screen.Elena’s heart dropped into her stomach. Julianne Vance.Elena’s hand shook slightly, spilling a drop of tea onto her knee. She stared at the screen. Julianne Vance wasn't just some nameless socialite. She was a brilliant, incredibly talented former theater actress whom Elena had deeply admired for years. Elena had saved up for months in college just to see Julianne perform Shakespeare in the park. She was a woman of elegance, substance, and immense poise.And William O'Hore had treated her like a seasonal a

  • The Billionaire's Unwritten Promises   4

    An hour later, William was idling at a congested intersection three blocks from St. Jude’s. He was driving his most "understated" vehicle—a sleek, midnight-blue sedan that only cost as much as a small suburban house.Tap. Tap.William looked over. A street vendor was weaving through the stopped traffic, holding a bucket of cheap, tacky plastic roses wrapped in crinkly cellophane. They were the kind of fake flowers that had never seen a real garden, boasting a shade of neon red that didn't exist in nature, complete with hot-glued plastic dewdrop beads on the petals.It was, without a doubt, the ugliest thing William had ever seen.But then, Elena’s words echoed in his head: “You really don't know how to do this without a price tag, do you?”A sudden, wicked impulse took hold of him. He rolled down his window. "How much for one?""Three dollars, mister," the vendor said.William reached into his leather wallet. He had nothing smaller than a hundred-dollar bill. He handed it over. "Keep

  • The Billionaire's Unwritten Promises   3

    William grabbed the diorama and walked his nephew toward the gate. As they approached, Elena’s eyes swept over the incoming children. When her gaze landed on William, her left eyebrow arched. It was a subtle movement, but to a man who read hostile takeovers in the twitch of a CEO's jaw, it was loud and clear."Good morning, Leo," Elena smiled, her entire face softening as she knelt to his height. "Oh, is this the habitat? It looks amazing! Go ahead and put it on the back counter, okay?""Uncle Will helped me glue the cotton balls!" Leo proudly announced before sprinting through the gates.Elena stood up, dusting imaginary dirt from her yellow raincoat. She turned her cool, blue gaze to William. "Cooperative gluing. Impressive, Mr. O’Hore. I didn't think you did manual labor.""I contain multitudes, Miss Blue," William said, stepping closer. He leaned against the brick pillar of the gate, flashing his high-wattage, boardroom-conquering smile. "And notice? No yellow lines. I parked a f

  • The Billionaire's Unwritten Promises   2

    Elena Blue hated the smell of expensive leather.To most people, it smelled like success, luxury, and the American Dream. To Elena, it smelled like the sterile, carpeted waiting room of a corporate high-rise where she had sat at twelve years old, holding her mother’s trembling hand while a man in a five-thousand-dollar suit explained that her father’s death was ‘an unfortunate, self-inflicted liability.’As she pushed through the heavy double doors of St. Jude’s Elementary, the cool afternoon air did nothing to flush the heat of anger from her cheeks.William O’Hore.Even his name sounded like a brand, designed to be stamped on the side of a skyscraper or whispered in exclusive country clubs. He was exactly the brand of arrogant, shiny parasite she had spent her entire adult life avoiding.Elena marched down the hallway, her sneakers squeaking against the freshly waxed linoleum. She threw her clipboard onto her desk in the empty classroom, the loud clack echoing off the brightly color

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    The leather of the Ferrari’s driver’s seat didn’t just smell like money; it smelled like new money, the kind of pristine, untouched scent that William O’Hore paid a premium to keep that way. At thirty, he had mastered the art of building walls out of carbon fiber and Italian stitching. If he was moving fast enough, nothing—especially not his own thoughts—could catch him.Then, his phone buzzed in the cup holder."William. Please."His sister Clara’s voice was borderline hysterical, competing with the low, predatory purr of the V12 engine."Clara, I’m in the middle of an acquisition proposal for the Docklands," William said, his voice smooth, calculated, and entirely unbothered. "Hire a driver. Call an Uber. Call a helicopter.""The nanny’s car broke down on the bridge, the backup nanny is in Cabo, and I am literally trapped in a board meeting in Chicago," Clara wheezed. "It’s three o'clock. Leo has been standing by the flagpole for fifteen minutes. He thinks he's been abandoned, Wil

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