All Chapters of The Bet That Broke Us: Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

KayHis pupils dilated slowly as he stared at her, something dark and familiar stirring in his chest. For a split second, it felt as though he could see straight through her, through the carefully chosen words.All he saw was Ruby.Ruby standing in front of him years ago, swearing innocence with the same steady gaze. Ruby lying effortlessly. Ruby smiling while destruction trailed behind her.The memory hit hard.His jaw tightened, and before Ava could react, his eyes darted to the open bottle of water on his desk. He grabbed it without thinking and flung the contents straight at her face.Water splashed over her hair, soaked her blouse, and dripped down her neck. She stilled. Her eyes widened in pure shock, lips parting slightly as she stood there, stunned and trembling. She hadn’t expected that. Not even remotely.“If you’re so desperate for my attention,” Kay said coldly, rising from his chair, “you might as well drop your resignation letter on my desk tomorrow.”Her breath hitched

Mia“Should I just cut my hair?”I asked Rolex casually, though nothing about the question was casual. He was seated behind his desk, sleeves rolled up and eyes fixed on the laptop screen before him. These days, he avoided going to the office as much as he could. Kay handled most of the workload now, and Rolex only went in when it was absolutely necessary.He spent nearly all his time with me.Ever since I refused to let Lissa stay over, he hadn’t argued. He simply stayed with me all the time and I enjoyed every second of it more than I should have.Just like today.He sat there, glasses perched on his nose, fingers moving swiftly over the keyboard, The glasses made him look unfairly attractive, the kind of attractive that made it impossible to behave. I had promised…solemnly…that I wouldn’t distract him, but I broke that promise within minutes.I talked while eating. I talked while turning pages of the novel in my hands. I talked while swinging my legs on the couch. I asked for sna

RolexAt the HospitalThe automatic doors of the ICU slid open with a soft hiss, and the moment the doctor stepped out, everything inside me snapped.He barely had time to react.My fist connected with his face before he could utter a word. The impact echoed sharply down the hallway, the sound of bone cracking against bone ringing louder than the startled gasps around us. The doctor staggered back with a groan, clutching his cheek as he struggled to stay on his feet. I didn’t care about the nurses rushing forward or the people staring.All I could see was Mia’s blood and all I could hear was the sound of the machines screaming in my head. “You assured me she was fine,” I growled, my voice shaking with fury. “So why the hell was she bleeding?”The doctor looked up at me, stunned, his hand still pressed to his face. His eyes held confusion at first….then fear. “Don’t you dare lie to me,” I continued, stepping closer. “Tell me what the pregnancy is doing to her. Now.”The warning in my

Mia“Lissa?” I asked again, just to be sure I had heard him right.The name hung in the air between us, for a second, I thought maybe I’d imagined it. Maybe the shock had twisted his words into something crueler than he meant.Then I scoffed.The sound burst out of my chest and turned into a hollow laugh before I could stop it. It wasn’t funny. God, it wasn’t funny at all. I stopped abruptly, lifting my head to look at him fully, and the disgust hit me so fast it made my stomach twist.The fact that he could even suggest such a thing.My eyes rolled as I blinked back the tears burning behind them. I refused to let them fall. Not in front of him. I sniffed softly, drawing in a shaky breath.“I need a break…” I murmured.His brows pulled together immediately, lines forming between them. Worry flashed across his face, followed closely by something that looked like regret. But regret didn’t change what he had just said. It didn’t erase it. It didn’t make it hurt any less.“Babe…”“I f*cki

Mia“Ryan and Raya?” I repeated softly. He nodded immediately, his expression lighting up like a man who had just solved the hardest puzzle of his life. “Yes.”The pride in his voice made my lips part in surprise. Before I could say anything else, he brought a slice of apple to my mouth and fed me gently. I gasped slightly, then laughed under my breath as I accepted it.We were still in the hospital. Still not safe. Still surrounded by white walls, humming machines, and the constant reminder that anything could go wrong at any moment. Yet, for the first time in a long while, I felt like I had nothing left to hide from him.He was here. By my side. Ready to fight with me.Procedures had already been set in motion to prepare for an early birth. There were no other options left. The complications had reached a point where waiting any longer would only put the babies and me at greater risk.With Rolex’s influence and connections, everything moved quickly. Doctors who once hesitated now sp