บททั้งหมดของ The Billionaire Owns Me Now: บทที่ 71 - บทที่ 80

༺RAYNE༻Liam comes out of the bathroom stark naked and starts towelling off. Afterwards, he begins to get ready for work. I stare at him longingly, slightly sad that I won't be seeing him until tonight.Does he have to go? I get so bored all alone in this huge mansion and it makes me think about him even more and how much I wish he was here with me. I feel empty and restless whenever I see him walk out the door.I don't know when I started to feel this way. I wonder if he ever feels like that too when he's at work, far away from me.Now wearing a pair of black Calvin Klein briefs, Liam strides to his walk-in closet. The muscles in his broad back ripple as he moves, making my heart flutter. Despite my best efforts, my heart is doing somersaults in my chest, refusing to listen to reason. I'm falling for Liam and it scares me. I don't know how to handle these feelings, especially when I'm supposed to be keeping this all casual.I watch Liam take out a grey suit and a black one, glancing

༺RAYNE༻ I insert the keys into the locks, my hands slightly shaking in fear or what I'd find inside. This is just like the stuff I read in novels, where the wife discovers her husband is a serial killer with a room filled with the gruesome remains of his victims, female dead bodies. “No,” I mutter, shaking my head. That's impossible. There's no way Liam is a serial killer. But then the way he acts sometimes, his mysterious and dangerous aura and his unapologetic behaviour makes this even more plausible. I open the locks one by one with ease and then remove the chain around the door. And that's when his footsteps approach, heavy and deliberate. They come to a stop right behind me, his presence making the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. I freeze. My heart drops on the floor and I spin my head around to see who I already know is standing there. “Liam,” his name comes out in a barely heard whisper. “I see you found the keys,” he says calmly and in a completely neutral ton

༺RAYNE༻ “You think you're my mama or somethin', talkin' to me like that?” Keyshia snarls, holding her baby, her face scrunched into a frown. “You think you're better than me just 'cause you got money to throw around? Just cause you paid for my food, bitch?” I shake my head and sigh again, tucking some strands of my hair away. “No, sweetie, I don't think I'm better than you. I know I am. And paying for your food was just me being kind, don't get it twisted. I'd hate to see you get arrested and leave your baby without a mother, even if you don't deserve to be one.” Keyshia's scowl deepens, forehead creasing into a mess of wrinkles, her eyes bulging like marbles. Her skin reddens to a deep, mottled brown. But after a second or two, her scowl drains off and she just chuckles hard. “Well, ain't this a damn miracle? You done grew some teeth, Rayne! Last time I saw you, you were all gums and no bite but now you snappin' like a pitbull!” I'll take that as a compliment. I know I have chan

༺RAYNE༻ I'm pacing back and forth in my bedroom, my hands on my waist, my eyes staring at nothing in particular. My heart is drumming in my ears and my palms are sweaty. This can't be happening! I'm silently praying to whoever's up there to please let this be a false alarm, to please make me not have to face Liam with this news. It would turn my life upside down and I don't want to even imagine how Liam would react. Kim rushes in, holding what I asked her to get for me. “My goodness, dear! You look so pale. Calm down, will you? It's just a baby, it's not the end of the world.” “It is the end of the world for me! I can't get pregnant! I can't!” The panic in my voice is unmissable. It's unmissable but too bad my period isn't because it's clearly nowhere to be found—just like my sanity! A whole month passed and no sign of it. Mother Nature must be playing a cruel joke on me! I wouldn't be panicking like this if I hadn't skipped my pill one day, if Liam and I didn't have raw, hot se

༺RAYNE༻ It's morning again. I open my eyes and stretch my limbs, a wide smile on my face. This morning feels different, the best kind of different. It definitely has something to do with everything that happened the previous day. And I'm talking about how Liam finally got what he's been chasing for the past week. He was appointed as the new CEO of Everhart Energy yesterday! Lucas made it official by releasing a public announcement and hosting a press conference. The media was in a frenzy, with reporters and journalists clamouring for Liam's attention, bombarding him with questions and trying to get a scoop on his plans for the company. There are even rumours flying around that Liam has emerged as the clear frontrunner and has secured his spot as Lucas' successor, leaving Daniel and Leo in the dust. I doubt those two will be happy about this. Liam, however, has been over the moon. I've never seen him so happy before. He's been on cloud nine ever since, his mood is pretty infectiou