Semua Bab These Reckless Vows: The Billionaire's Bride: Bab 151 - Bab 160

Ava ~~~ My whole world is spinning. I thought Jaxon having a kid was bad, but his whole file is madness. I pace to the other side of the room, eyes glued on Nicco’s phone screen. “Shot his parents? Abused and left his girlfriend? Got her pregnant and didn’t see the baby for two years? Then the fucking year he did see the kid, the entire family disappears?” Ticking off each oddity has me sounding more like a maniac by the second. The pictures of Hazel Levine, Jaxon’s ex-girlfriend, haunt me as I stare at them, not just because I’m looking at a picture of a ghost, but because she’s a ghost so much like me: red hair and green eyes. A chill has me looking away as I think this may as well have been my case file. Dad also disappeared when Hazel Levine and her son did, but I have to skip over that fact. I don’t want to consider the possibility that he was a victim like Hazel was, whose body was found along the Racksom river 3 weeks after she, Hayden and my dad went missing.

Leonel ~~~ It's clear: Jaxon Pierce thinks I'm an idiot. "You must be out of your goddamn mind if you think I will ever leave Ava for you" I growl at him. "I only gave you a choice, Sinclair: You either give up the girl or the business. Pick one." My hands shake from the force of my clutching the phone, "You're going to pay for this Jaxon." I can picture his sleazy smile as he replies, "Well, Leonel, whatever I use to pay will be from your business. So really, who loses?" The bastard doesn't give me a second to reply before I hear the beep of the ended call. I stare at my phone like it's a bomb, a second from going off. What do I do? How do I handle this? My head throbs as I keep looking down at the blank screen, hoping it will open again and reveal that this has all been some sick prank. Beside me, Oliver's body heat keeps me steady. I turn to him to find his golden eyes expectant, and I sigh from not having any good news to tell him. "The bastard wants me to br

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Ava ~~~ I don’t think I’ve ever felt this sick before. “Ava, you look as white as a ghost. Jesus, let me get you some water.” Nicco says, but I’m not looking at him. I’m looking at all the things I’m hastily shoving into my bag so I can get the hell out of here. Leonel has needed me for some time and I’ve been here, playing around. Well, my priorities are back in order, even if my things are a mess around me. My mouth has never get this dry from distress. I reach to quickly apply some lipbalm, but grimace the moment the stick I picked mushes on my lip. “Lipstick,” I grumble, wiping it off as I toss the red stick in my bag. Everything packed, I whip around to make my exit, but right as I do, a wet chill spills down my shirt and I yelp. Nicco is standing right in front of me, his lips in an “o” shape, and the glass he was holding is now half-empty, the other half soaking into my t-shirt and bra. Oh Lord, kill me now. “Nicco what the hell!” I cry, backing away into the

Leonel ~~~ I’ve made a massive mistake. I see it in the way champagne spreads slowly across Nicco’s sweatshirt, leaving Ava muttering to herself as she tries to wipe the stain away. Madison doesn't even bother looking ashamed about what she's done. In fact, the smirk on her face as she holds her empty champagne glass like a trophy tells me she would do it again if she had the chance. “What the fuck was that for!?” I bark at Madison. Anyone else would be cowering away, but her icy eyes only widen in faux innocence. “What? I was just trying to help Ava get that gunk off her face. It's not my fault my methods are a little… expensive for her taste.” My anger bubbles to the surface as I watch the smile on Madison’s lips curl higher while Ava makes an exasperated noise, still not looking up from the sweatshirt. Why is Ava even here? My plan hadn't involved having her home. My plan hadn't involved anything except getting Madison here and… well, I didn't exactly think this fa