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Semua Bab LOVE FOR SALE : Bab 71 - Bab 79

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Here to stay

AMBROSE POV Her words hit me like a freight train.“I’m pregnant.”The world slowed to a crawl. Snow swirled around us, muted by the weight pressing on my chest. My gaze instinctively dropped to her stomach, and my mind raced.It wasn’t mine.It had to be Nolan’s.My son. My own flesh and blood. And yet… the thought of it made my chest twist in ways I couldn’t explain.I should have been happy for her. I should have congratulated her. But all I could feel was a strange mix of shock, longing, and jealousy....jealousy at a life I had no claim to, at a son I barely knew, at a future I hadn’t imagined.I forced a tight swallow and said, “Congratulations.”Ben froze. Her body stiffened, her arms wrapping tightly around herself. Her gaze bore into me, sharp and accusing.“Congratulations?” she repeated, disbelief and pain in her voice. “That’s all you can say?”I took a step back. “Ben… I—”“No!” she snapped. “Don’t. Don’t call me that. You disappeared eight years ago, Ambrose. You left m

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Doctor's appointment

**BEN POV**Maybe it was the right thing to do, I thought to myself as I scribbled down my signature on my resignation papers. I looked at Alessia, who was peacefully sleeping on the sofa. She had a bit of a fever, so she missed school today. A part of me was asking if I was doing the right thing. Asher couldn’t stand my mere existence, and leaving New Way Group was the best decision. I worked hard to become CEO, but my sleepless shifts and sacrifices got swept under the rug, all because of a mere golden boy. As they say, blood is thicker than water. I wasn’t even a Rebel to begin with. A lone tear rolled down my cheek, and I wiped it away hastily because this wasn’t the time to be weak. I closed my laptop after sending my resignation letter to my grandfather since Asher wanted the hardcopy documents. Knowing his ego, he would gladly display them in a picture frame and place them on the wall for everyone to see. My phone began ringing, and my grandfather’s name flashed on the scree

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The soup

BEN POV The moment the car stopped, I was out. “Ben” “I’ll call you,” I lied, shutting the door before Nolan could say anything else. I didn’t look back. I couldn’t. Because if I did… I might break in front of him. Clay opened the door before I could even knock twice. His brows furrowed instantly. “What happened?” And just like that…I shattered. “I heard the heartbeat…” I cried into his chest, gripping his shirt tightly. “Clay, I heard it… it was so strong and—and real…” “Hey… I’ve got you,” he murmured, holding me steady. I pulled back slightly, wiping my tears. “And then Nolan…” my voice cracked. “He said I don’t have to keep the baby.” Clay froze. “He said what?” “He didn’t say it directly,” I rushed. “But that’s what he meant… like I’m trapped. Like this baby is a mistake.” Clay exhaled slowly, trying to keep calm. “That’s not his decision,” he said firmly. “I know,” I whispered. “But it still hurt.” We sat down, and I rested my hands over

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The cost of wanting you

BEN POV“Kiss me…”The words barely left my lips before I realized what I had done.What I had asked for.But I didn’t take them back.I couldn’t.Because the way he was looking at me like I was something he had lost and somehow found again.It unraveled me completely.Ambrose stilled for a second.Just a second.Like he was giving me time to change my mind.I didn’t.His hand came up slowly, cupping my jaw, his thumb brushing just beneath my lip.“Ben…” he whispered, my name heavy with warning.With restraint.With everything we weren’t supposed to cross.“I know,” I breathed.I knew about Nolan.I knew about the past.I knew about how wrong this could become.And yet…I leaned into his touch instead of pulling away.That was all it took.His lips found mine again.This time, there was nothing hesitant about it.No careful distance.No restraint.It was deeper.Warmer.Like everything we had buried for eight years had finally broken free.My fingers tangled into his shirt, pulling him

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Unknown number

ASHER POV A FEW DAYS EARLIER Some wounds don’t heal… they sharpen. I didn’t mean to push her that hard.That’s what I told myself.That’s what I keep telling myself.But the truth?The truth is I wanted to wipe that look off her face.That calm, controlled, untouchable expression Benedykta Rebel always wore like armor.Like she owned everything.Like she deserved everything.It happened too fast.One second she was standing there, arguing with me in front of the board like she always did measured, composed, irritatingly perfect.The next my hand was on her shoulder.And I pushed.Harder than I should have. Her body stumbled backward, heels slipping against the polished floor. For a brief second, our eyes locked.There was no anger in hers.No fear.Just… disappointment and I hated that more than anything.Then crack.The sound echoed in the boardroom as her head hit the marble floor.Everything stopped.Completely.Her body went still.Too still.“Ben!”Voices erupted around me, but t

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Siblings

NOLAN POV Love isn’t always lost in grand betrayals… sometimes, it slips quietly through your hands.I didn’t sleep.Not even for a second.I just lay there staring at the ceiling, replaying everything I said to Ben the night before—every word, every tone, every moment her expression changed.I shouldn’t have said it like that.Hell, I shouldn’t have said it at all.The word obligation had slipped out in frustration, not intention. But once it was out there, hanging between us, there was no taking it back.And the look on her face said it all that I had fucked up big time.God.It wasn’t anger.It was disappointment.Like I had become someone she didn’t recognize.By morning, I couldn’t take it anymore. I needed to fix it or at least try to. When I got to her place, my hand hovered over the doorbell for a second longer than it should have.I wasn’t nervous.I don’t get nervous.But this?This felt different.Because with Ben… things always mattered more.I rang the bell and footsteps

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The board meeting

Nolan’s POVI shouldn’t have stayed that long.The thought followed me all the way down the hallway, clinging to me like a shadow I couldn’t shake. Ben’s apartment door had barely closed behind me, yet her presence still lingered on my skin, in my chest, in the quiet chaos of my mind.She looked… softer.Still guarded. Still hurting. But softer.And that scared me more than anything.Because it made me want things I wasn’t sure I deserved anymore.I exhaled sharply as I stepped out of the building, the cool air hitting my face like a reset I desperately needed. My car was parked just across the street, but instead of getting in immediately, I paused, dragging a hand through my hair.Too much was happening.Too fast.Ben. The baby. My father. The tension that refused to die no matter how hard we tried to bury it.And now I didn’t even know what now was yet.I got into the car and drove straight to the office, hoping foolishly that work would distract me. That numbers and meetings and

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His daughter

Ben’s POVI didn’t mean to see it.I wasn’t looking for anything.I was just sitting on the couch with Alessia curled up beside me, her small legs draped over mine as she laughed at SpongeBob SquarePants playing on the screen. Her laughter was light and carefree, the kind that made everything feel normal for a moment.Like nothing was wrong.Like my life wasn’t slowly unraveling.Then my phone buzzed.Once.Twice.Three times.I frowned, reaching for it absentmindedly.And that’s when everything fell apart.The first headline made my stomach drop.“NEW WAY GROUP HEIRESS AT CENTER OF SHOCKING LOVE SCANDAL.”My breath caught.“No…” I whispered.My fingers trembled as I tapped the notification, my heart already racing.Then I saw the next one.“FATHER AND SON ENTANGLED WITH THE SAME WOMAN INSIDE THE REBEL FAMILY SECRET.”The words blurred instantly as tears filled my eyes.“What…?” My voice cracked.I kept reading, even though every part of me screamed to stop.They twisted everything.M

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The Press conference

Ambrose’s POVBy the time I stepped out of the car, the world was already waiting for me.Cameras.Microphones.Voices layered on top of each other like chaos given form.“Mr. Vincenzo! Is it true-”“Ambrose! Did you fake your condition-”“Are the allegations about you, your son, and Miss Benedykta-”I didn’t slow down.Didn’t look at them.Didn’t acknowledge the frenzy.Because this?This was noise.And I had come to deliver something far more dangerous.The truth.Inside, the atmosphere shifted instantly. Controlled. Managed. Expectant. My team had done their job security tight, press contained, every outlet represented.Good.I wanted all of them here.I wanted every camera rolling.Because once I spoke…There would be no taking it back.Matteo stepped closer as I approached the podium, his voice low. “Everything is in place.”“Good.”“Articles are already being flagged and taken down.”Of course they were.I adjusted my cufflinks, my expression calm despite the storm outside.“And

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