Alle Kapitel von Dear Mr. Billionaire, Our Marriage Is Just A Contract: Kapitel 71 – Kapitel 80

CHAPTER 72: FINAL STANDRachel and Noah are in the middle of the alley, surrounded by silence that weighs on them like a thousand-pound stone. The chilly night air cuts at Rachel's skin. Although their bodies, battered and tired, have battled many threats, their current fight is different. The last confrontation looms big, and there is no way out of the reality they have been dodging for so long.Though Rachel's mind is racing and her heart is pounding in her chest, there is nothing left to do except confront the unavoidable. She glances at Noah, trying to find some sign of comfort on his face, but all she sees is the same fear engulfing her own heart. They are about to part from everything.Rachel says, "This is it," her voice low and hardly audible over her pulse beating. "No way out exists." We have run out of time.Noah closes his mouth, his eyes sharp with will. We battle. Rachel, this marks the end here. Should we go down, we do so together.She nods, but the weight of his comme

Chapter 74: PRICE OF LOYALTY Though their bodies are battered and bloodied, Rachel and Noah stand on the brink, and their will remains unbroken. Starting as a whispered commitment to survive, the conflict has spun into an all-consuming war from which there seems to be no escape. Tension permeates the air around them as distant gunfire and sirens fill the evening. Driven and merciless, the men of the Sinclair family surround them like a tightening noose.Rachel's heart thumps in her chest while her mind runs over the unknown of their future. She looks at Noah, her boyfriend and defender, and discovers the same tiredness in his eyes. He is determined, his posture rigid with the weight of their circumstances, but his hand, still clutching hers, showcases the anxiety that permeates their relationship.Rachel says, her voice strained from the smoke and dust in the air, "We cannot run forever." Her words weigh heavy in the stillness, but there is no time for consolation or assurances. The

CHAPTER 76: BITTER TRUTHRachel stands paralysed as the weight of the truth slams into her like a tidal wave, her body shaking as the whole degree of Noah's treachery plays out right before her. The lies he had spun, the secrets he had kept, everything she knew about him and them is now broken, and the fragments are falling through her hands.Noah keeps a tight eye on her; his face seems to be a mask of sorrow and something darker than she can quite grasp. But all she sees is the treachery. Now, crumbling to ruin is the one thing she trusted—the one thing she felt would never be damaged."Why wouldn't you tell me, Noah?" Though Rachel's voice is only a whisper, it echoes in the quiet between them. Her heart breaks as the confidence she developed in him withers away like sand through her fingertips. "Why keep this from me??"Noah steps towards her, his face tormented, but Rachel stays still. She lacks. She tries to reach for him, to locate any shred of the person she believed he was, b

CHAPTER 78: TRUTH REVEALED Noah's face is blank; his eyes are fixed on hers with a mix of remorse and hurt. He opens his mouth as though he were speaking, but the words seem lodged in his throat. As Rachel struggles to make sense of what she has just discovered, their quiet extends, suffocatingly silent."You... you lied to me," she says, the words stinging on her tongue.Noah's hands quell at his sides, and his jaw closes. His voice hoarse, he continues, "I never meant to hurt you."Rachel shakes her head, the hurt blazing across her like wildfire. You did, though. You kept this hidden from me. You kept me from facing reality.Tears build in her eyes, but she won't let them fall. For this, she wants to detest him, walk away, and never turn around. But her heart strains at their link, the love that has kept them together for so long. She cannot dispute it, no matter how much it hurts.Before she can say anything else, a loud crack echoing in the silence breaks through the suspense: a

CHAPTER 80: BETRAYAL AND DECEPTION Noah is beside her; his expression is unclear, but his clenched fists say a lot. Every move they have made to free the Sinclair family from their twisted grip on their lives has been deliberate and cautious. However, they have overlooked one essential component: the most trusted individual.Someone they thought was on their side is the traitor. The disclosure stings more fiercely than Rachel had imagined. Her words are almost above a whisper. She looks at Noah. "It was him, not it?"Noah does not respond right away. As his jaw stiffens, Rachel sees a flutter of shame in his eyes for a split second. He was aware already.With shaky hands, Rachel says, "It's been him all along." "How could we have been so blind?"Their world collapsed around them after they trusted and depended on this person. Rachel is sick and feels deceived to a degree she has not known before. Every plan, tactic, and alliance have been lies, expertly crafted to lead directly into