Semua Bab Sweet Submission: Love Me, Mr. Billionaire : Bab 61 - Bab 70

"You're avoiding me again, Ethan."Celeste's voice cut through the silence like a knife through thin glass. I didn’t even have time to toss my keys into the bowl by the door before her accusations started flying across the room like darts.She was standing there in the living room, arms crossed over her chest, lips pressed tight, her eyes already brimming with that frustrated glint I had come to know too well over the past few weeks.I sighed, long and slow. “Celeste, I just got home.”“And that’s your excuse now? Work? Again? You’re either buried in some project or drowning at the bar with your idiotic friends. Do I even exist in your life anymore?”Here we go again.I dragged a hand through my hair and walked past her toward the kitchen. “Can we not do this today?”“You’ve been saying that every day!” she yelled sharply as she followed behind me. “When are we going to have our engagement party? When are we even going to get married?! You keep postponing our engagement party, Ethan.

SkylarI wished the ground would just open up and swallow me whole.Why me? Why was it always me in these embarrassing, ridiculous situations?I sat stiffly in the passenger seat, avoiding Cole's eyes as he drove. My mind was racing. After everything, after the last disaster with Ethan, I had made a clear decision to stay away from him. Stay far away. But did Ethan listen? No. That guy had the nerve to approach me again!And what was worse—Cole had seen it.I shut my eyes and groaned quietly, rubbing my palms together. If Ethan ever came close to me again, I swear I'd hit him where the sun doesn't shine. Hard.I turned to Cole, hoping to catch a glance of something—anything—on his face that would help me understand what he was thinking. But knowing the kind of person he was, all I saw was that blank expression. His jaw was tight. His grip on the steering wheel firm.I sighed.How do I even start explaining this? How do I tell him it wasn't what it looked like? He should have seen me t

EthanThe moment Cole left the house, I felt like tearing the whole place apart. I clenched my fists in anger, my jaw tight with fury as I paced back and forth across the living room."How dare he? How dare he cut off my allowances like that?! Who the hell did he think he is?!"Mom followed me from the living room, trying to catch up to me as I stormed out in anger to the swimming pool area, unable to contain my fury."Ethan, just calm down," she pleaded gently. "You have to be calm, my dear. We can't afford to act recklessly.""No, Mom!" I snapped, throwing my hands in the air. "I just can't stand him anymore! He's acting like he owns the world! Since when does he get to dictate what I earn, when I marry, what I do?! He used to be just the cold older brother who kept to himself. Now he's suddenly the puppet master of the entire Buckman empire!"She sighed. "Don't worry, your father will not allow this to continue. I'll make sure to speak to him to get Cole to reconsider."I stopped p

ColeI sat at the balcony of my hotel room, my laptop balanced on my legs, sipping a cup of coffee as I stared at the familiar face on the screen.Collins grinned at me through the video call, his cheeks glowing with joy and enthusiasm.“Cole, my man! This business you introduced me to is absolutely brilliant. I can’t thank you enough,” he said, practically bouncing in his chair.I gave him a half-smile. “I’m glad to hear that. How’s it going so far?”“Better than I ever imagined!” he chuckled. “My business partner, Madam Agatha? She’s a rare gem. One of the smartest and most capable women I’ve ever worked with. Sharp, firm, knows her numbers… she doesn’t let anything slip through the cracks.”“She’s the reason this project is taking off successfully. Do you have any idea the number of orders we already have at the moment?!” Collins went on excitedly. “It's just like magic!” I smiled, glad with the report I was receiving. “I've been in the business world long enough to know a potent

The door hadn't even fully closed behind me when Celeste stormed up, her eyes blazing with fury and her phone shoved right into my face. Her voice, sharp and accusing, sliced through the air."What the hell is the meaning of this, Ethan? Huh?! You’re having an affair with one of your staff now? Seriously?!"I sighed, long and slow, dragging a hand down my face. Of course, she had seen it. Everyone had. The damn picture had exploded across every major gossip blog and news outlet overnight. And the moment I stepped into this house, I knew I was walking into a war zone."Celeste, please just calm down for a second—""Don't you dare touch me!" she snapped, jerking away as I reached out to hold her hand. "Don't you even dare, Ethan. This… this is Skylar, right? The same girl you mistakenly called me that night? The one you said meant nothing?!"Her voice cracked with hurt, and the pain in her eyes stung more than I expected."I just knew it," she continued, pacing the floor in our living r