All Chapters of OFF LIMIT: FOURTEEN NIGHTS WITH MY HUSBAND'S BEST FRIENDS : Chapter 181 - Chapter 190

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SHE'D NEVER MET

Chapter 179KianThe sound of my ringtone cut through the quiet hospital room and I felt Elowen tense in my arms.I pulled back gently, reluctantly, because holding her felt right in a way that scared me and I wasn't ready to examine why.I glanced at the screen.Matteo."Matteo," I said quietly before answering the call.I stood up and walked a few steps away from the bed, turned my back to give myself some privacy even though I knew Elowen was listening."Yeah?""I have to go." Matteo's voice came through tight, controlled, but I could hear the panic underneath. "My princess... She's... the doctors called. There were complications. She's crashing. I need to get back to Italy immediately."My stomach dropped."Shit. Matteo, I'm...""Don't." He cut me off. "Just... take care of her. Please. Make sure she's okay. I'll be back as soon as I can but right now I need to...""Go," I said firmly. "Go to her. We'll handle things here.""Thank you." His voice cracked on the words. "Tell her...

LET'S GO TO ITALY.

Chapter 180KainSo when I was sure she'd cried herself to sleep, when her breathing had evened out and her grip on my shirt had loosened, I carefully extracted myself from her arms and went to find her doctor.I found him at the nurses' station, reviewing charts."Dr. Patel," I said, and he looked up. "I need to talk to you about Elowen.""Is everything alright? Is she asleep?""She is. And she's... physically, she's healing. But I need to ask if she can be discharged."He frowned. "Mr. Ashford, Mrs....""Miss" I corrected." Miss Elowen, was admitted with severe trauma. Both physical and psychological. She needs rest, observation, possibly counseling.""I know," I cut him off. "And she'll get all of that. But not here. There's somewhere she needs to be. Somewhere that might actually help her heal better than staying in this hospital room.""Where exactly are you proposing to take her?""Italy."His frown deepened. "Italy? Mr. Ashford, that's a transatlantic flight. At least ten hour

I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF

Chapter 181ElowenAfter I agreed to go to Italy, Kian excused himself to make arrangements."I need to book flights, make some calls, get everything ready," he said, standing up from the chair beside my bed. "Will you be okay for a little while?"I nodded even though the thought of being alone made my chest tight."I'll be right outside if you need me," he promised. "Just call out and I'll hear you."Then he was gone and I was alone with my thoughts.Which was the last place I wanted to be.I stared at the ceiling and tried not to think about Adrian, tried not to remember the feeling of his hands on me, tried not to hear his voice in my head.But it was impossible.Every time I closed my eyes I saw him. Felt him. Heard him.My phone buzzed on the bedside table and I jumped, my heart racing.I reached for it with shaking hands.Caroline.I stared at her name on the screen for a long moment – wondering why she was calling – before answering."Hello?""Why didn't you tell me?" Her voice

BILLIONAIRE HUSBAND ANNOUNCES DIVORCE

Chapter 182ElowenHeadlines. Dozens of them. All from two days ago.BILLIONAIRE HUSBAND ANNOUNCES DIVORCE: "WE'VE DECIDED TO GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS"REMORSEFUL BILLIONAIRE HUSBAND ISSUES APOLOGY TO WIFE AFTER PREVIOUS VIDEO BILLIONAIRE HUSBAND ADRAIN, ADDRESSES DIVORCE: "I WAS HURT AND LASHED OUT"BILLIONAIRE GRANTS WIFE 40% OF COMPANY IN DIVORCE SETTLEMENTWhat?What was all these?This wasn't true. This was another of his plans. He did that on purpose.No.No, no, no, no, no.My hands were shaking so badly I almost dropped the phone.Then I saw it.A video. Posted two days ago.Adrian's face in the thumbnail. Looking somber. Serious. Remorseful.I shouldn't watch it. I knew I shouldn't watch it.But I couldn't help myself.I clicked play.Adrian appeared on screen, sitting in what looked like his office. The same office where he'd destroyed my life and career few weeks ago with that one video. Where he'd monitored my every move.The scar on his right eyes wasn't visible to anyone bu

I HATED HIM

Chapter 183Elowen His money couldn't erase that.Nothing could.I hated him.God, I hated him.I hated him so much it felt like it was consuming me from the inside out, like it was burning through my veins and my bones and my soul.I hated him for what he'd done to me.I hated him for pretending to be sorry when we both knew he wasn't.I hated him for getting to walk away from this looking like the bigger person while I was left here broken and traumatized and unable to function.I didn't know when the door opened but I felt someone wrap their arms around me and I knew immediately who it was.Kian."Elowen?" His voice was worried, panicked. "What's wrong? What happened?"He was asking questions but I couldn't answer, couldn't speak, could only sob into his chest while he held me.Then he took my phone from my shaking hands and I heard him watching the video."Fuck," he muttered. "Fuck, Elowen, I'm so sorry."He pulled me closer, held me tighter."I didn't want to tell you because I

MATTEO KILLED ME FOR IT

Chapter 184KianThe flight to Italy was long. Ten hours of watching Elowen sleep while my mind raced with thoughts I couldn't control.She'd fallen asleep almost immediately after we boarded the private jet, exhausted from crying, from the video, from everything.I'd settled her into one of the reclining seats, made sure she was comfortable, and then I just... watched her.I couldn't help it.She looked so small curled up in that seat. So fragile. Like she might break if I breathed too hard.Her face was still blotchy from crying and there were tear tracks dried on her cheeks. Her breathing was uneven, catching sometimes like even in sleep she was holding back sobs.I grabbed a blanket from the overhead compartment and draped it over her carefully, tucking it around her shoulders.She shifted slightly but didn't wake.Good. She needed rest. God knows she probably hadn't slept properly in days. Maybe weeks.I settled into the seat across from her and tried not to think about how badly

NOBODY BREATHED.

Chapter 187KianMatteo stood up from the hospital bed carefully, trying not to disturb the tubes and wires connected to his daughter.He leaned down and kissed Giuliana's head with such love and tenderness that it made something in my chest ache."Papa needs to attend to his business partners, cara," he said softly, brushing her hair back from her face. "I'll be back in just a minute. One minute, I promise."She nodded and gave us a small wave, polite and respectful despite clearly being exhausted."Ciao," she said quietly.Matteo smiled at her one more time, that soft gentle smile that looked so foreign on his face, before he straightened and walked toward us.As he moved past me toward the door, I could see him actively trying not to look at Elowen.His eyes stayed fixed on me instead and the anger there was impossible to miss, impossible to hide even though he was clearly trying.The second we stepped out into the hallway and the door closed behind us, the smile disappeared comple

KIAN DOESN'T CARE ABOUT ME

Chapter 186ElowenHow dare he.How dare he say such a thing to me.The anger that flooded through me was so intense, so overwhelming, that for a moment I couldn't even breathe.My hand was still raised from where I'd slapped him and it was trembling, shaking with rage and hurt and something so deep and painful I didn't have a name for it."How dare you," I said, and my voice came out low and shaking. "How dare you think that about me."Matteo opened his mouth to respond but I didn't let him.I couldn't let him.Because if I stopped talking, if I let him speak, I would break completely and I couldn't afford to break right now."You think because I don't have a child of my own that I want to watch yours die?" The words came out harsh, bitter. "You think I came here to use a dying little girl to make myself feel better?"Tears were streaming down my face now but I didn't care."I came here because you helped me when no one else would," I said, and my voice cracked. "I came here because

DESERVED IT

Chapter 187Elowen Kian tried to walk toward me but I held up my hand to stop him."No," I said, wiping my tears even though they kept falling. "Just...no."I took a shaky breath and looked at Matteo."It's okay," I said, and my voice came out quiet and broken. "I'll leave. I shouldn't have come. You were right. This was a mistake."I turned to Kian."Take me back," I said. "Please. Just take me back to America or to a hotel or anywhere that's not here."I started to walk toward the door but Matteo's hand shot out and grabbed my wrist."Don't go," he said.I tried to pull away. "Let go of me.""Elowen, please...""I said let go!" I pulled harder but he held firm, then pulled me closer instead.Before I could react, before I could push him away, he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into a hug."No," I said, trying to push against his chest. "Let me go. You don't get to..."But he just held me tighter, his arms like steel bands around me.So I started hitting his shoulder. Not h

BRAIN STUTTERED

Chapter 188ElowenMy heart was pounding so hard I was sure everyone could hear it as Matteo led us back toward Giuliana's room.Every step felt heavier than the last and my hands were shaking so badly I had to clasp them together to try to hide it.What if she didn't like me?What if I said something wrong?What if my presence made things worse instead of better?The thoughts spiraled through my mind, each one more anxious than the last.Then I felt a warm hand slip into mine.Kian.He'd noticed my trembling and without a word, without even looking at me, he'd taken my hand and was holding it firmly, grounding me.I glanced up at him but he kept his eyes forward, his jaw set in that way that meant he was trying to stay calm even though I could feel the tension radiating off him.We stopped in front of Giuliana's door.Matteo paused with his hand on the handle and took a deep breath before pushing it open.He stepped aside to let me enter first.I took one step forward and felt Kian r

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