All Chapters of Falling for the billionaire CEO who hated me before : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

When Andy left Mayla all those years ago, he walked away with a smile and without a second thought.He thought life would be perfect.He married another woman who was glamorous, rich, socially connected.She had everything society praised: elegance, money, fame.With her, Andy believed he had upgraded.He never called Mayla.Never wondered what happened to her.He simply erased her from his memory.THE ACCIDENTTwo years into the marriage, Andy was driving home from a business trip.It was raining hard it was the kind of rain that swallowed everything in darkness.A truck lost control and slammed into Andy’s car.The world went black.When he woke up, he was in a hospital bed, hooked to machines, a dull pain between his hips and stomach.The doctor cleared his throat.“You’re alive, but… the impact affected your reproductive system. Your sperm count is extremely low.”Andy blinked, confused.“What do you mean low?”The doctor sighed.“In simple terms… you may never be able to have chi

Mayla had never known such exhaustion could coexist with hope. Every day felt like a battle she had to fight twice over and once to provide for Carl, and once to protect him from the cruel judgments of a world that seemed far too quick to brand mothers like her. She would wake long before the sun broke over the hills of their new Italian town, gently shaking Carl awake with the softest whisper, afraid even of startling him. His small, round face, still innocent and trusting, would light up with a sleepy smile, and in those brief moments, she felt her heart swell with a fierce, protective love.Yet the reality of their life was relentless. Bills had to be paid, groceries bought, and every small comfort Carl had once taken for granted now depended entirely on her. She had a new job, one she had walked into with both hope and trepidation. The office smelled of fresh paper and polished floors, a world away from the quiet, empty halls of her childhood memories. It was here, among the hum o

When she fully turned her face towards him , Andy realized it wasn’t Mayla . “ sorry you aren’t Mayla “ “ Mayla who?” She asked . “ sorry , I thought you were someone else “ Andy added . Andy began to question and doubt what he saw , he thought maybe he was hallucinating or something. Andy didn’t say anything and crossed the road back to mall . “ what’s wrong Dad “ Perry asked . “ nothing “ “ but you just run out of the mall and into the crowd ““ nothing Perry “ “ where you chasing after that boy?”“ Perry , get the stuff into the car and let’s leave ““ but dad -““PERRY , you don’t talk back when I talk to you , respect “ “ sorry dad “ perry said as he packed the things into the car . While they drove home , Perry said nothing to Andy and Andy said nothing to Perry . When they got home Perry went straight to his room and Andy went to see his mom . “Mom “Andy said . His mother was sitting at the Hall when he walked in and told her he wanted to have a word with her .

Andy sat in the taxi, staring out of the window but seeing none of the passing buildings. His mind replayed Carl’s shaky voice from earlier, the way the boy looked so unsure, so hurt when he mentioned the missing phone.When he finally reached home, his mother was in the kitchen stirring soup, her eyebrow raising the moment she saw his face.“Andy? What happened? You look like someone poured cold water on you.”He dropped into the chair. “Mom… I met Carl.”Her hand froze mid-stir. “And?”“He told me about the missing phone… the one he said got stolen.”His mother slowly turned to face him. “Yes?”“Bestie, Mom… he didn’t look like a boy who lost a phone.” Andy’s voice lowered. “He looked like a boy who’s afraid to tell the truth.”A troubled silence settled between them.His mother’s voice came out quiet. “Do you think… someone took it from him?”“I don’t know,” Andy said honestly. “But something is definitely wrong somewhere.”The next day after work, Andy showed up at Carl’s house wi

On a fine Saturday Mayla overheard Carl telling someone over the phone that they should meet at a mechanic shop . She kept quiet and waited for Carl to get ready and step out . She then followed him quietly from behind making sure he didn’t realize she was following him . Mayla’s feet felt numb by the time she reached the corner of the mechanic workshop. She had followed Carl quietly, hiding behind stalls, parked cars, and street vendors, praying her heartbeat wouldn’t betray her.She expected a stranger.She expected a dangerous man.She expected anyone…But not him.When Andy stepped into the workshop, it was as though the world tilted sideways beneath her feet.Her fingers went cold.Her breath vanished.Her knees almost buckled.Andy.The one name she had spent years trying to forget.The one shadow she never wanted near her son.The kind of man who left storms wherever he walked.And he was here.In Paris.Standing with her son.Mayla’s stomach twisted painfully.No—no, it could