All Chapters of Game Of Chess With My Ex-Husband's Uncle : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

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Chapter 61: Letting Go

~ Vivienne's POVI'd made my decision the moment I walked into Lorenzo's bedroom and found him broken on the floor.No more running. No more boundaries. No more pretending I didn't want this—want him—with every fiber of my being.I loved him. And he loved me. And whatever secrets I was still keeping, whatever complications lay ahead, none of it mattered in that moment.I just wanted to be his. Completely.So when we'd returned from the memorial, when we'd settled on the couch and he'd pulled me close, I'd known what I was going to do.I was going to give myself to him. Finally. Fully. No more stopping halfway. No more pulling away at the last second.The kiss had started soft, tentative, still colored by the emotional intensity of the morning. But it had quickly transformed into something else—something hungry and desperate and inevitable.When I'd climbed onto his lap, straddling him, I'd felt his surprise. Felt the way his body had tensed beneath mine, like he was waiting for me to

Chapter 62: Morning After

~ Vivienne's POVI woke to sunlight streaming through unfamiliar windows and the warm weight of an arm draped across my waist.For a moment, disorientation clouded my mind. This wasn't my hotel room. This bed was too big, too comfortable. And there was someone—Lorenzo.The memories of last night came flooding back in vivid detail. The confession. The kiss. The way I'd climbed onto his lap and given myself to him completely.Heat flooded my face and I was grateful he couldn't see my expression from where he was spooned behind me.We'd had sex. Actually had sex. After weeks of stopping, of maintaining boundaries, of keeping him at a distance—I'd finally let go.And it had been... incredible. Mind-blowing. Everything I'd remembered from five years ago and more.But now, in the clear light of morning, reality was settling in.I'd slept with Lorenzo. I'd told him I loved him. I was currently naked in his bed, wrapped in his arms.What did this mean? What happened now?Behind me, Lorenzo s

Chapter 63: The Glow

~ Vivienne's POVAfter we'd finished breakfast and spent the better part of the afternoon tangled in Lorenzo's sheets—true to his word, he'd taken his time with me—reality began to creep back in.I was lying against his chest, his fingers trailing lazy patterns on my shoulder, when I finally voiced what I'd been thinking."I should go home tonight."His hand stilled for just a moment before resuming its gentle movement. "If that's what you want."I tilted my head to look up at him, surprised. "You're not going to argue?""Would it change your mind if I did?""Probably not."He smiled, pressing a kiss to my forehead. "Then there's no point in arguing. You need your space, I understand that. But Vivi?""Yes?""I'm seeing you tomorrow." It wasn't a question."Lorenzo—""Not negotiable." His eyes held mine. "I'll come to your office after work. We can have dinner."Despite myself, I smiled. "Okay.""Good." He pulled me closer. "But you're not leaving for at least another hour. I'm not don

Chapter 64: His Queen

~ Lorenzo's POVI woke up the morning after Vivienne left feeling simultaneously complete and hollow.Complete because she'd finally given herself to me. Because she'd said she loved me. Because I knew with absolute certainty that she was mine now, even if she was still adjusting to that reality.Hollow because she wasn't in my bed. Because I'd had to let her leave when all I wanted was to keep her wrapped in my arms.I reached for my phone and sent her a message.{Good morning, beautiful. Already counting the hours until I see you tonight.}Her reply came a few minutes later.[You're ridiculous. I just left yesterday.]{And yet it feels like forever.}[Definitely ridiculous.]I smiled at my phone like a lovesick fool. Eric walked into my bedroom without knocking—a privilege I was going to have to revoke now that Vivienne would hopefully be spending more time here."Boss, we have a problem."I set down my phone. "What kind of problem?""The Blackwell Group annual gala. It's tonight."

Chapter 65: Fierce Protection

~ Vivienne's POVWhen Lorenzo had walked into my office with that single white rose, I'd known something was different about today. The look in his eyes had been intense, possessive, and full of plans I wasn't privy to yet.Then he'd dropped the bomb—the Blackwell Group annual gala. Tonight. And he wanted me there.My first instinct had been to refuse. A public appearance at a company event? With Lorenzo? That was making a statement. A big, irreversible statement that would have consequences I wasn't sure I was ready for.But then he'd looked at me with those emerald eyes and said he didn't want to spend the evening without me, and all my protests had melted away.The spa had been heaven—three hours of being pampered in ways I'd never experienced. The massage therapist had worked out knots I hadn't even known existed. The facial had left my skin glowing. And the hair and makeup team had transformed me without making me feel like someone else.But nothing had prepared me for the dress.

Chapter 66: Poison and Plans

Marco sat on the couch in his underwear, a half-empty bottle of whiskey on the coffee table in front of him. The television droned on in the background—some mindless evening program he wasn't really watching.His life had become this. Sitting at home, drinking, stewing in his anger and resentment while the world moved on without him.Three weeks. It had been three weeks since Lorenzo had kicked him off the board, three weeks since his grandfather had looked at him with such disappointment, three weeks since his entire world had come crashing down around him.And it was all Lorenzo's fault.That bastard uncle of his had waltzed back into the family after twenty-five years and immediately started destroying everything Marco had worked for. Never mind that Marco had spent his entire life preparing to take over the company. Never mind that he was the rightful heir, the grandson, the one who'd stayed and endured the family politics while Lorenzo had been off doing god knows what.None of t

Chapter 67: The Trap is Set

Marco stared at his phone screen, the cursor blinking in the empty text field. He'd been sitting here for the past hour, whiskey glass in one hand, phone in the other, crafting the perfect message.Belinda was still asleep in the bedroom, but Marco had been awake since dawn, his mind churning with possibilities.He didn't need mysterious informants or elaborate schemes. He had something better—he had the media.Marco had spent years cultivating relationships with reporters, gossip columnists, society writers. People who owed him favors, who wanted insider access to the Blackwell family drama.His fingers moved across the screen, typing and deleting, refining his message until it was perfect."I know we've worked together before, and I'm reaching out because I have information about Lorenzo Blackwell and Dr. Vivienne Duarte. Lorenzo is manipulating Vivienne, using her for his own purposes. I have evidence that he's been blackmailing her, threatening her. The public needs to know the tr

Chapter 68: Morning After

~ Vivienne's POVThe elevator doors slid open to Lorenzo's penthouse, and before I could even step inside, his hands were on me."Lorenzo—" I started, but he cut me off with a kiss that stole whatever protest I'd been about to make.His mouth was hot and demanding against mine, one hand gripping my waist while the other cupped the back of my neck. I melted into him, my fingers clutching at his tuxedo jacket as he walked me backward into the apartment.The door clicked shut behind us, and suddenly we were alone. No cameras, no business associates, no Marco lurking in corners with his pathetic attempts at winning me back.Just us."I've been wanting to do this all night," Lorenzo murmured against my lips, his hands already finding the zipper at the back of my burgundy gown. "Watching you in this dress, knowing every man in that room wanted you—""But I'm yours," I finished, gasping as the zipper gave way and cool air hit my bare back."Yes." His voice was possessive, dark with promise.

Chapter 69: The Truth(?) Unveiled

I took a deep breath and answered the call."Jacob, hi—""Where are you?" His voice was sharp, cutting through my attempted greeting like a blade.I blinked, thrown off by his tone. Jacob was usually the calmer of my two brothers, the one who approached things with measured consideration. But right now, he sounded furious."I'm... I'm at a friend's place. Why? What's wrong?""Don't lie to me, Vivienne." The steel in his voice made me flinch. "Where. Are. You?""Jacob, I don't understand why you're—""Are you with him?" he demanded. "Are you with Lorenzo Blackwell?"My blood ran cold. How did he know? How could he possibly know?"Jacob—""Answer the question."I glanced at Lorenzo, who was now sitting up fully, his expression alert and watchful. He could probably hear Jacob's raised voice through the phone."Yes," I said quietly. "I'm with Lorenzo. But how did you—""It doesn't matter how I know. What matters is that you stay exactly where you are. Jadon and I are on our way.""You're

Chapter 70: The Weight of the Truth

~ Vivienne's POV The silence that followed Jacob's words was suffocating.I stared at my brother, waiting for him to take it back. To say he misspoke, that he was angry and not thinking clearly, that what he'd just said was impossible.He didn't."What do you mean?" My voice came out barely above a whisper. "What are you saying?""You heard me," Jacob said, his voice stripped of all warmth now."Our mother died in an accident. She was with—" I stopped, the pieces clicking together slowly, painfully. I turned to Jadon. "She was with Lorenzo's mother that day. I always knew that. But nobody ever told me the full story.""Because we didn't want you to know," Jadon said flatly. "You were too young, and after everything you went through with Marco, we thought it would break you.""Tell me now," I said.Jacob crossed his arms. "Lorenzo was there that day. He was the target, Vivienne. His enemies came for him, and our mother got caught in the middle of it.""She wasn't supposed to be there,

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