All Chapters of The Billionaire’s Cook: Chapter 161 - Chapter 168

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CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED-AND-SIXTY-ONE

AlessioI knew I was asking for a miracle, but it was the only thing I could hang on to as I raced towards the mangled truck that looked even worse the closer I got.The driver’s side was a complete disaster. The window was smashed through and the door crushed inwards, with the whole frame contorted and jammed shut while rain streamed in through the shattered windshield.Marcus wasn’t inside.I forced my gaze away from the gut-churning sight and shifted my attention to the passenger’s seat, heart thrashing wildly inside my chest.Coraline’s pale, blood-streaked face met my eyes, her head slumped against her seatbelt and her body horrifyingly still.I gulped hard before rushing to the door on her side.It was caved in a little, the metal gnarled and the handle twisted.With adrenaline pumping through my veins, I immediately grabbed a hold of it, planting one foot firmly against the frame then yanking hard.The door gave way with an ear-piercing screech.I wedged myself into the uncomfo

CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED-AND-SIXTY-TWO

AlessioVery quickly, we reached the hospital, and then I got the breakdown of the extent of her injuries.Suffered a concussion. Several bruised ribs. A fractured collarbone. Lacerations requiring stitches.“She’s alive but not conscious.” The doctor explained after stepping out of the intensive care unit. “Thankfully, her head injury isn’t severe enough to concern us at the moment, but we still have to keep her under observation until she becomes stable.”Meaning we just had to wait and see how well enough she recovered.I stayed the rest of the night and most of the next morning in the hospital—with Ash and Elias arriving a few hours after I did—until Benny’s call came.Marcus’s body had been found and he was confirmed dead.The news met me in a mostly numb state.He had been flung out of the truck the moment the collision happened and I could only be thankful Coraline had been wearing her seatbelt at the time, which prevented her from meeting the same fate.While part of me hated

CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED-AND-SIXTY-THREE

CoralineI was dreaming.It was a hazy, floaty feeling that I welcomed.I drifted in and out through fragments of memories that felt soft around the edges, like pages from a well-loved book.Alessio was there. As handsome as ever.Staring at me with his hand extended for me to take. Hair blowing in the wind and dark stubble shadowing his jaw.I vaguely recalled it was the time on the tarmac before we boarded his private jet that took us to Rome.Then the scene dissolved into another, vivid behind my closed eyelids.This time around we were in the car right before we stepped out into his family’s estate for the first time, him holding my hand in a reassuring manner before dipping his head to kiss me like a man starved.The memories shifted again, taking different forms.Alessio laughing heartily with a giggling Pietro.Alessio smearing whipped cream across my face during that couple’s pastry-making class.Alessio standing beside me while we both watched the sunset over the beautiful la

CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED-AND-SIXTY-FOUR

CoralineMy heart skipped a beat behind my sore ribs at the mention of the two names my brain had been subconsciously blocking out of my awareness up until now.A twinge of hurt unfurled in my chest and kept spreading, steady and quiet in its intensity.Nodding and swallowing around the sudden lump in my throat, I simply said in a voice I hoped didn’t betray my inner misery, “Okay.”“He’s been here the entire time you were out, you know.” Hannah continued. “And I’ve never in my life seen a man that powerful look so utterly crushed and helpless. It’s clear his heart belongs to you and no one else. There’s no doubt about that now.”“I agree.” Darren spoke up for the first time in his drawling Australian accent, looking down at me with warm hazel eyes. “I’m not sure what the full story is between you two, but what I do know is that the man loves you more than he knows what to do with.”“Mm-hmm.” Ash nodded with a slight smile. “He hasn’t been himself ever since you went missing. Then he

CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED-AND-SIXTY-FIVE

CoralineHis expression was raw and exposed, the most defenseless I’d ever seen him be.It was a jarring sight, but I was sure not to let my reaction show on my face as I pushed myself to sit up.For one ridiculous second, I considered pretending I didn’t remember him. I had a head injury after all, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to fall for it and this conversation would be so much easier to have.But I knew even though I had accepted that I needed to move on, I still couldn’t bring myself to try and erase every single moment we had shared together; every single memory attached to him.Those were all I had left, and I wasn’t letting go of them that easily because they meant everything to me.He moved immediately, ready to help me change positions when I opened my mouth and spoke,“Mr. Castelli, I didn’t think you’d be here when I woke up from my nap.”He froze in place, and everything else seemed to do the same thing along with him, even the air surrounding us.Then his eyes slowly

CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED-AND-SIXTY-SIX

CoralineI was getting discharged today.It had been almost a week of staying in the hospital and I couldn’t wait to finally be back home.Although Alessio had made sure I had been given one of the top-floor private rooms, I still missed my bed so freaking much.Most of my bruises had faded and my ribs no longer hurt much when I moved. The pain in my neck had also lessened considerably and I still experienced the occasional headache but overall, I felt almost back to normal.I opened the bathroom door and stepped back into the room where Ash was waiting.“Ooh, look at you. Back in regular clothes again,” she commented.“Right?” I responded with a smile. “The hospital gown wasn’t my style in the slightest. White washes me out.”“I agree.” She nodded then got to her feet. “Your boyfriend’s out in the hallway waiting to drive us back.”My heart jolted and my cheeks flushed.The title was still taking a little bit getting used to.I couldn’t believe Alessio was fully mine now. It sometime

EPILOGUE

CoralineMy phone buzzed with an incoming message just as I was shutting my textbook at the end of this evening’s study group session.“God, he’s always precisely on time.” Shawn shook his head as he watched me pick up my phone. “How does he do it?”I shrugged but Emily answered on my behalf, packing up her laptop.“Easy. He’s obsessed with her.”Shawn responded with something, involving our other two coursemates, but I was barely listening anymore.I smiled down at the message on my screen, sent from my boyfriend of two years now.‘I’m outside, baby. Are you done?’‘Yes. Coming now.’ I quickly typed back, pushing my notebooks into my bag then hoisting it up on my shoulders.“I’m leaving already, guys.” I announced to them as I stood and waved. “See you next week.”“Wait, Cora. Let me walk you out.” Shawn hurriedly packed up his stuff to catch up with me while Emily aggressively rolled her eyes.“I swear you’re going to get a punch in the nose from a pissed off billionaire mogul boyfr

AUTHOR’S NOTE

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