All Chapters of The Billionaire’s Forbidden Desire(One contract. One rule): Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

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Chapter Seventy one

Ethan’s pov“Dad, Lena has gone worse.”The words came out before I even sat down. I didn’t wait for greetings or menus. I stood beside the table while my father and Claudia kissed across their wine glasses like they were in some soap opera.They didn’t look up.Claudia giggled against his mouth as her hand slid over his chest, then lower, brushing his thigh. They kept whispering to each other, laughing and touching, ignoring me like I wasn’t standing in front of them. I had seen them act like this before but never with this much fever. “Dad. She is in intensive care.” My voice cracked a bit.Still no answer. Just more whispering as Claudia pressed her lips to his ear. He laughed……..my father actually laughed a loud boyish sound I hadn’t heard from him since I was a child. Something about his mood unsettled me. He wasn’t like this. The man I grew up with, the man I had seen a few weeks ago was cold and never openly joyful. This version looked like someone who won a lottery or someth

Chapter Seventy two

Ethan’s povFor a moment, the noise of the restaurant faded. The lights above us blurred and I could feel bile rising up to my throat. I tried to say something but I couldn’t form a single word past my lips. I must still be asleep and this is a dream.That’s the only explanation for what I just heard.“What did you just say?”My father didn’t even blink, he just reached over and folded his napkin with lazy precision. “You heard me.”A cold flush crawled down my spine. “You used me?”He tapped his fork against the plate,“I needed access and you were convenient.”The room dimmed around the edges. God please no. Tell me I didn’t let him in again only for him to abandon us when we needed him again.“So all this was a lie? Lena was in the hospital fighting for her life and you were just using her to get access?” “That girl has been fighting since she was five.” His tone held no pity. “Time runs out for some people. That's the reality son.”A wave of nausea rolled over me. “You promise

Chapter Seventy three

Ethan’s povMy heart slammed so hard it hurt. My hands searched for something to grab and found nothing. My wrists were yanked behind me. Fingers bit into bone and I hissed through my teeth from the pain.This is it.Kidnapping……Murder……A warning that went wrong……My father’s face flashed in my head with his cold smile. Lena in that hospital bed and Alex……I’m never going to feel his hand on my face again. I sucked in a breath as the car started to move. I tried to force myself into a sitting position. Someone let me go just enough for me to scramble upright and I landed hard against the opposite seat as my pulse roared in my ears.The car was so dark I couldn't see anything.The windows were blacked out, not a hint of the street outside. What kind of sick person wants a car like this? A small light clicked on above me and I flinched. A man sat across from me, one leg crossed over the other, his elbow resting on the armrest like this was a business meeting. He wore a dark suit with

Chapter Seventy Four

Alex’s pov“Woah. Woah. Calm down.”The words tore out of me as Ethan collapsed into my chest. I could barely hear him through the sound of his crying. His whole body shook, his breath coming in sharp, broken pulls like he had been running a marathon. “Slow down,” I tried again, one of my hands gripping his shoulder, the other pulling him away from my chest to look at his face. “You are safe here. Look at me.”He tried. God, he tried. His eyes were red and unfocused, his teeth shaking so badly. A bruise on his jaw was starting to turn purple. I felt panic try to rise but I pushed it down instead, grinding my teeth. What had happened to him? He looked beat up and broken. “My dad,” he choked out. “Alex, my dad—”“Breathe,” I cut in, forcing my voice steady even as something violent began to wake up inside my chest. I led him towards the couch to sit down. “Talk. One thing at a time.”I watch him drag in air like it hurts.“He took Lena out of the trial. He just did it with no warnin

Chapter Seventy Five

Alex’s pov “You were supposed to send the revised agenda to the board, not the old draft.” I forced my voice to remain calm even though it was the last thing I was feeling, but I noticed my type of calm tends to make people nervous. I sat behind my desk, my shoulders relaxed, my eyes fixed on the tablet in front of me. Francine stood on the other side, way close to me and looking too comfortable for someone who had already made three mistakes before noon. “I did send it,” she rushed out, leaning forward. “I just thought the earlier version looked cleaner. The font was nicer.” The font? She made a crucial decision based on fonts? “The earlier version had three factual errors and the wrong voting time,” I replied. “Clean does not matter when it is wrong.” Her lips parted. She blinked, her lashes fluttering behind those oversized glasses. “Oh. I must have missed that.” Yeah. Missing is what she has been doing since she got here. I have been dealing with her amateur ass for t

Chaoter Seventy six

Alex’s pov Voices rose from every corner of the table. Chairs shifted and papers slapped against polished wood. Victor leaned back in his chair, his legs crossed with a slow smile cutting across his face. He looked pleased with himself…….Too pleased. I stayed seated. My face remained calm, not revealing my racing thoughts playing over each other. I should have expected this. Victor never played to win clean. He doesn’t just want me to lose my title but for Ethan to be out of the way too. If he thought this would give him what he wants, then he did not know me at all. “Is this true, Mr Veyron?” a man with a thick French accent spoke first. Before I could answer, another voice cut in, British, “Harry Havelock nearly destroyed our New York based company. You stood right here and told us he was poison.” “You called him the devil,” a German voice added. “Those were your words.” I folded my hands on the table and waited for the noise to settle. Let them speak. People always re

Chapter Seventy Seven

Alex’s povI pushed through the conference hall doors ignoring the overlapping voices behind me.Damian stayed close on my right while Marcus matched my pace on the left. Francine stumbled behind us, clutching her tablet. My phone was already in my hand.*Use your contacts and find out what Victor gave the media. How bad it is*I hit send before the elevator doors even closed.I know how this game goes. For Victor to bring this up in front of the board, turning it into what it isn't means he always has a twisted story somewhere in the media ready to be released. Scandals never used to touch me. I missed that version of myself. The one who didn’t care. The one who slept where he wanted and walked away and the board doesn't bat an eye.As a billionaire businessman who is mostly in the public eye and one of the few who embraces his gay sexuality freely, it hasn't been easy finding the right investors and partners who could wrap their heads around it……lots of homophobes out there.But I

Chapter Seventy Eight

Ethan’s povThe private airport did not look like an airport at all. Well what do I know, I have never been to one before.There were no crowds, no lines, no shouting of names over speakers. Just glass walls, well decorated lounges and a few people dressed in rich outfits moving like they knew time bent for them.I stayed close to Alex, my head turning everywhere at once.The jet waited on the tarmac. It was very Sleek, Silver and Long. I gasped as the stairs lowered and it’s door opened like an invitation. Alex didn't even skip a beat, he walked right up first without looking back. Of course he did………this was normal to him. Just another plane, just another day in the life of a billionaire.I scoffed. I hesitated for half a second before following.Inside, the cabin was wide, not narrow like commercial planes. Cream leather seats that looked softer than my bed. Glass tables that gleam as if they were made with more than glass, soft lights set into the ceiling. A couch facing a flat s

Chapter Seventy Nine

Alex’s povI'm all out of patience.As soon as I get back home, Francine is out of there whether she is Sophie’s niece or not. Trying to get some work done is like doing both her job and mine, she is so fired. Though finding out the family emergency Sophie had was really a family emergency had made me want to endure a bit longer.It was apparently the burial of her ex husband-father of her son. I didn’t even know she was married or divorced or had a son. I had a condolence basket sent to her at once and told her she can take a break as long as she wants.I had set down rules of never getting familiar with my workers to prevent tardiness but Sophie so far has been the best secretary I had ever had. I don’t want to lose her in any way. All my rules lately are starting to have cracks in them….dammit. I had planned to take Ethan on this vacation as soon as things in the office were back to normal and now I get to do it even though it’s for me to end things. Letting him go won’t be easy,

Chapter Eighty

Alex’s povI carry Ethan into the bedroom, his arms wrapped around my neck as he peppers kisses along my jaw. I kick the door shut before laying him down on the bed, his body sprawled out before me like a feast.I drink in the sight of him; his smooth, tanned skin flushed pink from our encounter in the hot tub, his hair still damp and tousled from the water, his chest rising and falling with heavy breaths, and his cock lying thick and semi-hard against his thigh. He grins up at me shyly, his cheeks flushed with embarrassment.“What?” he asks..I lean down, bracing a hand on the bed beside his head as I look down at him. “You're fucking perfect,” I murmur, brushing his hair back from his forehead.He blushes brighter, averting his gaze. “Shut up,” he mumbles.I chuckle, pressing a kiss to his forehead. “It's true,” I insist. “You're the most beautiful person I've ever met, inside and out.”He looks back up at me, “You're not so bad yourself,” he says with a smirk.I laugh, pressing my

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