For The Blind Billionaire のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 131 - チャプター 140

Charlotte’s POVThe ride back from the hospital felt lighter than the air itself.I held the small printed ultrasound photo carefully between my fingers, afraid it might tear if I gripped it too tightly.I must have looked at it a hundred times already, even though I barely understood what I was seeing, but I understood enough.The curve was my stomach and the figure inside it was my child…Hayden walked beside me as we entered the mansion, his cane tapping lightly against the marble floors.“You almost missed it,” I teased softly as we stepped inside.“I was there,” he replied calmly.“You were late.” I shot back, my tone light.“Atleast, I arrived before the important part.”I smiled. “The important part?”“The heartbeat.”My chest warmed. “You heard it.”“I did,” he said quietly. “I’ll never forget it.”We moved slowly toward the staircase. I stayed close to him, and he adjusted naturally, his free hand brushing against mine.“You were crying,” he added.I laughed softly. “You not

Charlotte’s POVThe tension in the room felt so thick you could have cut it cleanly with a physical knife.Hayden stood near the window, his figure framed by the dim city lights beyond the glass. His cane rested against the wall within reach, but his posture was rigid and tense.I sat at the edge of the bed, my phone in my hands.The plan was already in motion and there was no undoing it now.He broke the silence first.“Are you certain this will work?”Hayden’s voice was clipped and firm, but I knew him well enough to hear the doubt under it.I didn’t hesitate.“It will.”He turned slightly toward me. “Arkon doesn’t crumble easily.”“I’m not trying to make him crumble entirely,” I replied. “we just need him to lose his balance, even a little and we got what we need.”There was smallish pause.Then, he stepped closer to me, his movement deliberate. “You’re very confident in this.”“I’m very sure of it. Over my life I’ve seen a lot of men like him.”“He keeps his worlds separate,” I sa

Charlotte’s POV“You die today.”Arkon’s words rung in my head like a death sentence.The cold barrel of the gun then pressed firmly against my temple now, my breath trembling.My heartbeat thundered so violently it blurred the edges of my vision.I refused to close my eyes.If this was the last thing I saw, I would not meet it in darkness.“You should’ve stayed out of it,” he hissed.And then—Loud sirens exploded suddenly.They tore through the night like a blade.Red and blue lights flashed through the warehouse windows.Arkon froze to the spot.Soon, loud tires screeched outside and the doors slammed wide open.“Police! Drop the weapon!”Within seconds, the building flooded with officers, thier guns out and their positions already taken.Arkon turned swiftly, trying to assess the sudden invasion.For a split second—I smiled even in the state I was...He fell right into it.The act at the restaurant to make him think I was truly running off.I let myself be vulnerable and to act a

Charlotte’s POVThe red light above the operating room door glowed like a warning sign.I stood just outside the glass panel, fingers trembling as I pressed them against the cold surface.Through the narrow window, I could see Hayden lying still beneath the surgical lights.Two doctors hovered over him, their gloved hands moving with careful precision. Bright beams focused directly on his eyes.Machines beeped steadily, the rhythm both comforting and terrifying. One wrong move. One wrong slip. And everything could go wrong.I began pacing.Five steps to the left.Turn.Five steps back.My heels clicked softly against the polished hospital floor, echoing louder than they should have. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking, so I clasped them together tightly in front of me.“Please,” I whispered under my breath. “Please let this work.”Not for me.Never for me.I loved him exactly as he was. Blind or not, scarred or not, broken or not.But for him.For the man who pretended he didn’t miss seein

Charlotte’s POVThe night felt endless.I stood by the window, my fingers curled tightly around the edge of the curtain as I stared up at the sky.Behind me, the room was quiet, too quiet.And my thoughts just wouldn’t stop.Aiden’s face, the calmness in his voice when he spoke at the restaurantThe way Hayden’s body had gone rigid at the sound of his name.He’s dead. He’s supposed to be dead.The way he truly feared Aiden and what he was capable of.Ten times worse than Arkon. Can much evil can a person really be..I wrapped one arm around myself, my other hand settling instinctively over my stomach.Anything we do now, we had to prevent violence. I can't go through it..Not again.“We just got through one storm,” I whispered softly. “Why is another one already here?”The door clicked open behind me.I didn’t need to turn to know it was Hayden.“I knew I’d find you here,” he said quietly.I kept my gaze on the sky. “You should be resting.”“I tried.” I said, my tone.Silence fell bet