I PAID A BILLIONAIRE FOR A NIGHT のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 171 - チャプター 180

Chapter 171Blake's POVI woke up on Saturday morning with my mind still on the call I had with Arya the night after our date. The memory of how exhausted her voice sounded still lingered heavily in my mind, especially the exhaustion in it when she admitted Ivy had gone to confront her.“We can’t keep doing this.” She'd said, her voice sounding tired.“What happened?”“Ivy came to my house.”“She what?” My tone sharpened as I sat up in my bed.“She begged me to leave you alone. This whole thing feels wrong, Blake. I feel like the other woman, and I hate this feeling.”“It won’t stay this way forever. Please, Arya, just give me a little more time.”“I don’t know if this is a good idea anymore. It isn’t just about me,” she murmured. “The twins are involved now too.”The hesitation in her voice made my chest tighten.“They’ll be fine, I promise. What do you say to a beach getaway this weekend? Come with me,” I said gently. “You, me, Casey, and the twins. Just one day.”“…Fine.”Relief pr

Chapter 173Blake's POVThe smell of antiseptic clung to the hospital walls as I paced up and down the hallway outside Casey's room, still waiting for any news.Nurses and doctors walked past me, but nobody had an answer for me about how my son was doing, and there was nothing I could do to stop my heart from racing.I had been here for almost an hour already, but it felt like days. My son was inside that room… my little boy, and I had no idea what was happening.Casey had always been fragile, he was always getting sick, always thinner and smaller than other children his age no matter how much we fed him or how many supplements the doctors prescribed, but I thought he was getting better. He hadn't had a flare up in over a week now, and I had no idea what course had triggered this.The doctor finally stepped out of the room, adjusting his glasses as he walked towards me, his expression was professional but tired.“How is he?” I asked immediately.“He’s stable for now,” the doctor said

Chapter 175Arya's POVRevenge did not feel the way I once imagined it would. For the last few years of planning it, I thought it would taste sweet and satisfying. I thought watching Derek suffer would heal something broken inside me. I thought seeing Cassidy lose everything would somehow erase the nights I cried myself to sleep wondering why I was never enough for the people I loved.But sitting across from Milo in the quiet living room of my apartment, I realized revenge was not sweet at all. It was heavy, like carrying wet clothes against your skin for too long.Rain tapped softly against the glass windows while the city lights shimmered faintly outside. Milo sat opposite me with a file in his hands, looking calm and composed like always.“It’s done,” he said quietly. “The investment company collapsed a few days ago.”A small smile appeared on my lips at his words. The business venture I convinced Derek to pour his money into had finally crashed exactly the way we planned it to. No

Chapter 177Blake's POV“Daddy?” Casey's voice cracked so softly that it physically hurt me.My chest caved inward as I watched his lips tremble violently as tears streamed down his cheeks.“What does she mean?” he whispered.I could not breathe. I looked at him lying there so small in that hospital bed, and all I wanted to do was protect him from every cruel thing in this world.But I had failed. God, I had failed him.“Casey—”“You’re not my dad?” The tears spilling from his eyes became heavier, and my throat tightened painfully.Behind me, Ivy suddenly looked uncomfortable too, like she had not expected the truth to come out like this, but I barely noticed her anymore. All I could see was Casey breaking apart in front of me.“I am.” The words left my lips without any hesitation.Because despite everything… That was still the truth to me.“But she just said—”“I don’t care what she said, you have to listen to me, okay? I'm your dad and I will always be your dad. I love you, do you u

Chapter 179Blake's POVGrief distorted time. I had no idea how long I remained kneeling beside Casey’s hospital bed while Arya held me together as I leaned into her helplessly while sobs shook through my entire body.I cried for the little boy I loved like my own son, for the future he would never have. For every bedtime story I would never read him again. For every birthday that would never come.The world around me had become strangely distant, like I was trapped underwater while life continued somewhere far above me, and the room remained painfully quiet except for my uneven breathing and the occasional sound of Arya crying softly beside me.Casey’s little hand still rested between mine, and every few seconds, my mind betrayed me by thinking I could feel his fingers moving. And each time reality hit me again, it felt like drowning all over from the beginning.Arya’s arms stayed wrapped around me gently, one hand moving slowly through my hair while I struggled to breathe through th