All Chapters of TAMING THE BILLIONAIRE; My Brother's Best Friend : Chapter 201 - Chapter 210

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LONG TIME NO NICKNAME

Aaron's pov When I woke up I could hear the sound of something plastic clacking against the floor.At first, I thought it was part of a dream. My head was still heavy, my neck stiff, my body half-curled from when I had drifted after talking to my mum.The couch beneath me was unfamiliar but warm, the blanket tangled around my legs.Then something poked my knee.I blinked.Amelia sat on the rug in front of me, legs spread awkwardly, a pile of brightly colored toys scattered around her like she’d dumped the whole box at once. She was completely absorbed, stacking blocks with the kind of focus only a child could muster.“Bobby,” she said without looking up, pushing a red block onto a crooked tower.My chest tightened before I could stop it.this wasn’t a dream.“Bobby?” I repeated low under my breathe staring at her, as she continued to play with her toys.I lifted my head slowly, the room coming into focus piece by piece. Morning light filtered through the windows, soft and pale. I co

BETTER TO BE AWAY

Aaron's povWilliams and I walked out of the house I didn’t even get a real goodbye in, because of the rush. Mom stood at the door with Amelia on her hip. Amelia waved at me and said, “Bobby bye!” in her tiny voice. It almost made me stop.I hated how much that hurt.I entered the car and shut the door. I tried not to look back, but I did anyway. I don’t know why. Maybe I wanted to remember it for when I got locked up. I mentally slapped myself for thinking that. It was stupid.I got into the car. Williams started driving right away.The silence was heavy. It made my stomach twist.“So,” Williams said, eyes still on the road. “How are you holding up?”I let out a breath. “I don’t know. I feel like an idiot. I shouldn’t have come home.”Williams glanced at me. “Why?”“Because I probably got their hopes up,” I said. My voice sounded small. “My mom was… she wanted to talk to me and be with me. She hasn’t even spoken to me willingly since I came to texas. Anf I have a baby sister now

THE LADY MAN

Connor's povI kept checking the time on my phone. It was almost 8 p.m. I’d been at the airport for over an hour already. My eyes were tired and my back hurt from sitting in the same position, but I refused to leave. Mandy’s plane had landed. She was finally here. I felt excited in a way I hadn’t felt in months.She’d told me everything on the phone a few days ago. Warner Industries was shutting down until further notice. All the workers were basically sent home with no real answers. The company was falling apart. I knew what that meant.A hiatus that long?A public scandal that loud?Most companies never came back from that.Maybe that’s why I felt something for Aaron that night I let him see Ethan. I didn’t know what it was—pity or understanding or just… exhaustion. Everything he did was catching up to him. The company is failing. His life falling apart. His secrets exploding. He was being punished for hurting my family, whether I lifted a finger or not.I stood up and scanned the

A GENTLEMAN'S FAVORITE MEAL

Mandy's pov My eyes wouldn’t close. No matter how many times I rolled from one side to the other, nothing helped. The bed was comfortable, the pillows were soft, the room smelled faintly of lavender… but sleep refused to come.I let out a long, annoyed sigh and stared at the ceiling.I travelled from New York to Texas for God sake,my body was exhausted, but my mind? My mind was acting like it had zero interest in resting.And of course, it was Connor’s fault.The way he looked at dinner… the way he chewed, slow and thoughtful, his jaw flexing with every bite… God. My thighs pressed together on instinct. I hated how automatic that reaction was.“Seriously?” I muttered to myself.My own body was betraying me. Like I’d been suddenly dumped back into the hormonal teenage version of myself. Every time I closed my eyes, Connor’s face appeared behind my eyelids, and not the innocent version either. The messy, sinful version.Then came the mental image of him shirtless.Which—great—was somet

PERFECT BUTTERFLY

Mandy's pov I've never experienced this much longing before. It didn't help that I already had feelings blossoming in my chest for this man.I tried to cover myself, the cold air touching my skin feeling unholy, noticing my discomfort he let out a low chuckle capturing my wrists and pinning them gently above my head. He looked into my eyes, searching for something I couldn't quite name, He leaned close to my ears and whispered “You are beautiful, butterfly.” Before I could react he smashed his lips against mine, our tongues dancing in ecstasy as he gently pushed me on his bed shielding the back of my head from hitting the bed with his large hands.Then he pulled away from the kiss roughly and moved backward a little looking at me, his gaze a mix of admiration and hunger.He started caressing my neck with his lips. Every kiss he lingering.Teasing.Before I could process it he groped my left boob causing my breath hitch. He massaged it carefully before turning his attention to the

THE QUEST TO NORMALCY

Ethan’s POVThe moment Mandy walked into my room, I swear my chest lifted like someone had taken a cinder block off it.She didn’t even say anything at first—she just rushed over and hugged me so tight it pushed a small laugh out of me.“Ethan,” she breathed, pulling back to look at my face, “are you okay? You look… pale. Are you eating? Are you sleeping? Are you—”“Mandy,” I cut in with a small smile, “I’m fine. Seriously.”She gave me a suspicious squint. “You don’t look fine.”“I just had surgery a few days ago. I’m supposed to look like this.” I said, rolling my eyes.Her face softened, but she still wouldn’t stop staring at me like I was made out of glass. She sat down carefully on the chair beside my bed, hands folded, eyes roaming my face like she was checking for cracks.“I was so worried about you,” she said quietly. “Connor told me everything.”“Well,” I sighed, “I’ve been worried about you too. With… everything happening with Warner Industries. Are you okay? What’s going on

THE DEATH OF REBIRTH

Aaron’s POV(1 week later)The days had gone by quicker than I had time to register. Everything around me kept moving—evolving, shifting—while I stayed stuck in the exact same spot.Dead center.Motionless.Left behind.It almost made me laugh, the irony of it. How fast my life had plunged headfirst into quicksand, dragging me under from the moment I stepped foot in this place. And no one was coming to pull me out. My only hope was to drown completely… and maybe, if the universe allowed it, to be reborn.That was all I had left.The longer I stayed detained awaiting trial, the clearer it became—the weight of my charges, the reality that I was probably not going to see my company again… or Ethan… or anything that mattered until my late seventies.I was screwed.Even Williams knew it.I saw it in the way he smiled too gently, in the careful tone he used when he brought my morning coffee, like I was someone who needed to be handled softly.Pathetic.And then there was the amusement of it

THE GLITTER OF HOPE

Gil’s POVHope is a dangerous thing.I’d held on to it for a week—clutching it so tightly that it bruised the inside of my palms. Aaron’s trial was coming, and even though I tried not to let myself spiral, the reality settled in my chest like cement. He obstructed justice. Self-defense or not, he hid what he did. And because of that, no lawyer—not even the good ones—could fully argue his case the way it needed to be argued.I should have been prepared. I should have known this was coming. But I wasn’t—because a part of me still believed that maybe, just maybe, he deserved a softer consequence after all the hell he’d already lived through.After the hearing, he called me. Told me everything. Every detail. Every likely outcome.And now Amelia wouldn’t stop saying his name around the house.“Bobby? Bobby coming? Bobby home soon?”She had been running around in circles for the past twenty minutes, her curls bouncing, her voice bright and unbothered—like she wasn’t teetering on the edge of

PROPOSAL OR NOT

Ethan’s POVThe drive to the airport was anything but quiet.Honestly, it was kind of awesome.Mandy rode shotgun, belting out Olivia Rodrigo at the top of her lungs, like she was auditioning for a musical that only cast manic gremlins running on caffeine and no sleep. Connor kept stealing glances at her like she was the only thing worth looking at.And me? I was slumped in the backseat, trying not to puke—half from the bumpy ride, mostly from watching those two act like they invented love.I mean, whatever. It was cute.I guess.At least I felt better than I had in days. My head didn’t feel like it was splitting open anymore, and even though Mom had me on unofficial “bed rest,” getting out of the house made me feel alive again. Just breathing real air felt good.Having Mandy around all week probably saved me. She took care of everything—laundry, food, even my spiraling thoughts. And she made it look easy.Still, I couldn’t stop my mind from drifting back to Alex. The day he stopped

PROTECTOR

Connor’s POVI had planned this for weeks.Weeks.Every detail. Every word I’d say.The roses, the lake, the timing, the drive, the stupid swans that cost me way more than they should’ve.It was supposed to be perfect.Because she was perfect.And now that she was coming to Texas for the weekend, everything lined up. I’d make the proposal as romantic as physically possible, and she—she wouldn’t walk away from me.The way I’d failed to walk away from her.It all made sense.She didn’t have a job in New York anymore—Aaron told us that himself.She didn’t have family there.She didn’t have roots keeping her chained to that city.I could give her a job.I could give her a life.I could keep her safe.But as she turned around, she looked me dead in the eyes, I swear I felt something inside me split.She stormed off the moment the words left my mouth, and now she was standing on the outskirts of the garden, shaking, furious, breathing like I’d done something unforgivable.“Mandy—wait.” I

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