All Chapters of His Dangerous Love On Ice: Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

Chapter 161: Olive's POVI stared at the notification on my phone again and again, my eyes widening with each re-read like maybe the words would change if I just looked at them enough times."Oh no, no, no..." I whispered under my breath, dropping the phone down on my desk like it had burned me as I grabbed the folder Jessica had left with me earlier, frantically flipping through the strategy documents she'd arranged for Antonio's assessment.Antonio's image filled most of the pages, professional headshots, action shots from games, statistics and analytics that Jessica had clearly spent hours compiling.My phone rang again and when I looked at the screen, Nina's name was displayed in bold letters that felt almost accusatory.I groaned out loud before picking up."Olive, I believe you must have seen the message by now," Nina spoke in that perfectly professional tone that somehow always made me feel like I was being evaluated. "I trust you're prepared for Antonio Mercer's early arrival?

Chapter 163: Cole's POVThe whiskey burned going down but not nearly as much as my pride, which had been thoroughly incinerated over the past few weeks in ways that still made my hands shake with rage whenever I thought about it for too long.I sat alone in my apartment, the expensive downtown loft that I'd leased specifically because it screamed success and made other people envious when they visited, staring at the wall where I used to have my Quantum AI partnership announcement framed like some kind of trophy, before I'd smashed it against the floor in a fit of rage that had left glass embedded in my carpet for days.The apartment was dark except for the city lights filtering through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and I preferred it that way because the darkness matched the absolute fury that had been building in my chest for weeks now, ever since everything I'd worked for had been systematically stripped away from me piece by fucking piece.First the Quantum AI deal—the biggest opp

Cha)tgpter165: Cole's POVSophia showed up exactly twenty-three minutes after her phone call, which was faster than I'd expected but not surprising given how angry she'd sounded.I'd used those twenty-three minutes to make myself look appropriately concerned and sympathetic—changing out of the sweatpants I'd been wallowing in and into jeans and a fitted t-shirt, running my hands through my hair to look casually attractive instead of like I'd been drinking alone in the dark, and clearing away the whiskey bottle so it didn't look like I had a problem even though we both knew I did.When I opened the door, Sophia practically stormed inside without waiting for an invitation, her heels clicking sharply against my hardwood floors in a way that made it clear she was furious and looking for someone to unleash that fury on.She was wearing one of those power suits she favored for work—perfectly tailored, obscenely expensive, designed to make everyone around her feel inferior—but her normally

Chapter 167: Olive's POVThe club was loud, so loud I could feel the bass drumming through my entire body, the music vibrating in my chest as Paloma led us through the masses of bodies packed so tightly together I had to turn sideways just to squeeze through, while Brenda screamed behind us, singing along to some new Doja Cat single at the top of her lungs like she was auditioning for a concert.We finally made it to the VIP lounge and the second we stepped past the velvet rope, everything changed, suddenly we were surrounded by leather couches and marble tables and lighting that actually let you see people's faces instead of just shadowy shapes moving in the dark, the whole space screaming luxury in a way that made me feel simultaneously out of place and oddly thrilled."Oh my god, how the hell did you get access to a place like this?" Brenda screamed, her eyes wide as she took in the VIP section with its elevated view of the entire club below us, the regular crowd looking like ants

Chapter 169: Olive's POV"Of course I'll help," I said, smiling despite myself. "But JT, are you absolutely sure about this? Because if you propose and she says no, it's going to destroy her. She'll feel terrible about hurting you, and it might ruin your relationship completely.""She won't say no," JT said with absolute certainty. "I know her, Olive. I know when she's ready for something even if she doesn't want to admit it to herself yet. She's ready for this. I just need to be brave enough to ask."I felt tears pricking at my eyes because there was something so genuine in his voice, so much love and certainty and hope that I couldn't help but believe him."Okay," I said. "Tell me the plan. What time, what restaurant, how do you want this to go?""Her birthday dinner is supposed to start at seven," JT explained, speaking faster now like he'd been holding this all in and was finally able to let it out. "At Marcello's—that Italian place she loves in the downtown district. She always b