Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Billionaire's One-Night Baby: Kabanata 161 - Kabanata 170

SebastianThe office was unusually still this morning. Even the steady hum of the air conditioning felt heavier, pressing down through the high ceilings like a subtle warning I couldn’t ignore. I sat at my desk, flipping through investigation notes I’d already memorized. Couriers. Shipments. Offshore accounts. Every piece was supposed to fit neatly.Supposed to.But the inconsistencies were there — small, sharp, irritating like splinters under the skin. Dates on shipment logs that didn’t match. Security access times off by a few minutes. Slight discrepancies in the reports Nicholas forwarded. None of it was enough to accuse anyone… but enough to unnerve me.I leaned back in my chair, exhaling slowly. The numbers on the page blurred.Something was wrong.It wasn’t logical. No alerts. No urgent calls. No sign of danger. But the feeling in my gut pressed hard against my ribs, as if my instincts were clawing to be heard.“Get yourself together,” I muttered.But the unease only grew strong

SebastianThe office was chaos in controlled form. Screens flickered with security feeds, logs scrolled endlessly, and my phone never stopped buzzing. Nicholas was beside me, half-leaning over my desk, tapping into channels I didn’t even know we had. Every contact, every informant, every single connection I’d ever made was in use, tracing Tristan’s movements, trying to find Celeste. My mind was a storm of calculated urgency; there was no room for hesitation.“Status?” I barked at Nicholas, barely looking up from my screen.“We’ve got a partial trace on Tristan’s car,” he said, pointing at a satellite feed overlay. “Last pinged five minutes ago near the industrial district. GPS still moving but sporadic. Likely taking back roads.”Good. That meant we were close. Too close for comfort.I rubbed the bridge of my nose. “Dispatch teams to every known route he could use. Security cams, traffic cams, every private network I can access. And send people to his properties. His warehouses, safe

SebastianMy arms were trembling, my heart hammering like it wanted to burst from my chest. I couldn’t believe what had just happened. Celeste—my Celeste—was bleeding, her body limp in my arms, her tiny hand pressed to her stomach as if trying to shield our child.“Paramedics! Get over here! Now!” I shouted, my voice raw with panic as I slammed the ambulance doors open. Adrenaline made my legs move faster than I thought possible. “We need a stretcher! She’s losing too much blood! Move!”I tightened my grip on her, adjusting her carefully as I crouched onto the stretcher. Her body was so light, almost impossibly fragile. My fingers fumbled at the straps, securing her, but my eyes never left her face. She wasn’t moving. Her lips were pale, her breathing shallow.“Stay with me, Celeste! Come on, don’t you dare—don’t you dare leave me now!” I whispered, my forehead pressed against hers. I could feel her warmth, faint and slipping. “I need you to fight… for us… for our baby… please…”The p

Celeste Nicholas moved to the other side of the bed, careful not to crowd me. “Don’t ever do that again,” he muttered, though his voice shook. “Passing out, getting kidnapped, almost dying—Celeste, my heart can’t handle that.”I let out a weak laugh, even though my throat tightened. “I didn’t want any of it to happen either…”Alexis sniffed, blinking rapidly before placing the bag of clothes on the couch. “I brought some of your things. And… and snacks. But I don’t know if you’re allowed to eat snacks so—” Her eyes widened as she turned to Sebastian. “Sebastian, is she allowed?”“For now, only what the doctor permits,” Sebastian replied, his tone gentler than usual when speaking to her. “But thank you, Alexis.”She nodded quickly, her relief mixed with guilt as her gaze returned to me.Theodore stepped closer, posture straight but eyes impossibly soft. “You are family,” he said quietly. “Do not forget that. We almost lost you.” His jaw tightened. “I am grateful we did not.”Emotion r

Celeste Two Months LaterMorning didn’t break softly—it unfurled in a quiet shimmer, like the sun itself understood that today wasn’t ordinary. Today wasn’t just my wedding day… it was also my birthday. And somehow, the universe decided to combine the two biggest moments of my life into one breathtaking, terrifying, overwhelming day.I woke up before my alarm, though I barely slept at all. My heartbeat had been its own kind of restless knocking all night, a mix of nerves and surreal excitement that kept me turning beneath the silk sheets. I stared at the canopy above me for a long moment, letting the stillness settle around me.This villa—the bridal villa—was unlike anything I’d ever seen. Set on the highest cliff of Seb’s private island, it had floor-to-ceiling glass walls that opened directly to the endless blue of the ocean. From where I lay, I could see the water rippling with the first hints of sunrise. Gold, soft pink, and a pale, glowing lavender spread across the horizon like