บททั้งหมดของ DATING MY DAUGHTER'S EX: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

Chapter 21 — THE INVITATION

LEO'S POV"I don't need your help, sir," I said to Daniel Packer. My voice was firm, but inside I was all messed up.Daniel laughed. It was a rich, easy sound that filled my small, broken apartment. "You know there is a saying that opportunities come but once," he said, still smiling. "Think of me like a genie. I can grant a wish."I walked past him and held the front door open wider. "You know there is also another saying," I replied, my voice cold. "Help that comes for free from humans is dangerous."Daniel's smile didn't fade. He just nodded, like I'd said something clever. Then he reached into his suit jacket and pulled out a fancy pen. He found a small piece of paper on my messy table and wrote something down. It wasn't until he placed the paper carefully on the broken table that I realized he had written his phone number."You will need that," he said. His voice was confident, like he knew the future. He walked out of my apartment without looking back."One more thing, Mr. Packe

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Chapter 22 — THE OFFER

MAYA'S POV I was just about to start making the people of Tulsa see the thief that Leo really is. I had the story ready in my head. The gold-digging ex-boyfriend, using his old girlfriend to get to her rich mother. People would eat it up. It would ruin him. If I couldn't have him, no one would. Especially not my mother. Then, my mother called. She wanted to see me this morning at the mansion. I didn't want to go. I was still so angry. How could she not know the ladies' code? You don't date your friend's ex, and you definitely don't date your daughter's ex. It's an unwritten rule. A law. Even if she and Leo think they love each other, that kind of love is wrong. It's an abomination. A disgusting one. "It is very important, Maya. We need to talk," she said on the phone. Her voice sounded different. Tired. Sad, maybe. That was the only reason I decided to go. I drove the thirty minutes to the mansion. The big gates swung open, and I felt a mix of old comfort and new anger. I fou

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Chapter 23— THE OPEN DOOR

ELLIE'S POVIt has been more than three days since my deal with Jack. In that time, I have tried to get information from him. I keep asking what Giselle is planning next. But Jack is not a man who gives things away for free.Every time I ask, he says the same thing: "I am not telling you anything unless you are ready to increase my share to three percent."I see that as a big joke. Three percent? I understand business. A man like Jack cannot be given that much power in my company. Three percent is enough for a seat on the board. He could sit in the room with me and my other shareholders. He could talk. He could manipulate the small shareholders. He could make deals in the dark. It would be like letting a wolf into the sheep pen. The one percent I offered him is already a big risk. Three percent is suicide.After Maya left today, feeling a little bit happy and peaceful again, I felt a little stronger. Maybe Jack would listen to reason now. I called him.Before I could even say hello, h

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Chapter 24 — THE PERMISSION

ELLIE'S POV"Mom, what are you doing here?"Maya's voice was sharp, cutting through the thick silence of the room. I stood frozen in the open doorway, my brain struggling to make sense of the scene.I wasn't expecting her to be here. How could I be? Just hours ago, I sat with her in my living room. I told her I was choosing her over Leo. I watched the anger melt from her face, replaced by a joy that made my own heart ache with both relief and loss. We laughed at a movie. We mended our broken pieces.And now, here she was. In Leo's apartment. Turning to look at me, her eyes wide with a shock that mirrored my own. She was completely naked. She grabbed her clothes from the floor and began to pull them on, her movements fast and angry.Leo was just sitting on the edge of the torn couch. He wasn't moving. He was just looking at me, his face pale, his expression a storm of shame and desperation."So, you lied to me," Maya spat, yanking her shirt over her head. Her voice trembled with a fury

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Chapter 25 — THE INTERRUPTED FLAME

ELLIE'S POVI didn’t even realize when my hands reached for Leo. One second I was standing there, heart pounding like a drum in my chest, staring at the choice he had just thrown at me. Kiss him and claim this dangerous love, or walk away forever. The next second, my fingers were curled into his shirt, pulling him close until our bodies crashed together.Our lips met hard, desperate, like we had both been starving for this. “I love you,” I whispered against his mouth. “I want you.”The words barely left me before Leo moved. He spun us around and pinned me against the wooden door with his body. The impact made me gasp, but it was a good gasp— full of heat and need. His mouth claimed mine again, deeper this time, tongue sliding against mine in a way that made my knees weak. His hands were everywhere. One slid up my side, cupped my breast through my blouse, squeezed just hard enough to make me moan into his kiss. The other gripped my hip, holding me exactly where he wanted me.I could fe

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Chapter 26 — THE FAKE SPOTLIGHT

LEO'S POVThe party was loud, bright, and full of energy. Music pounded through the speakers. Colored lights flashed across the room. People danced, laughed, and took selfies everywhere. I stood near the edge with a cup of soda in my hand, checking my phone every few minutes. It was already past ten. I just wanted the night to end so I could drive straight to Ellie’s place.My mind kept going back to earlier— her body pressed against the door, the way she pulled me close and said she loved me. The heat of her skin under my hands. The way she moaned when I touched her breast. We were so close to finally having each other, no interruptions, no guilt, just us. I could still feel the ghost of her lips on mine. My body was restless just thinking about it. Tonight was supposed to be ours.Then Hana stepped onto the small stage in the middle of the room. Someone handed her a microphone. The music dropped low. Everyone turned to look at her.She looked happy— really happy. Her dress sparkled

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Chapter 27 — THE MORNING AFTER

ELLIE'S POVFor what felt like hours, I paced around the huge sitting room. My bare feet slapped against the cold marble floor. Back and forth. Back and forth. I couldn’t sit still. My mind kept replaying those pictures Maya sent me— Leo kissing that young girl at the party. His arms around her waist. His lips on hers like it was nothing. Like I didn’t exist.He had looked me in the eyes just hours before and said he loved me. He had pinned me against his door and touched me like I was the only woman in the world. And now this? How could he do this to me? Tears burned behind my eyes, but I kept blinking them away. I refused to cry over a boy. Not again.Then I heard it— the low rumble of Leo’s truck pulling into the compound. The security gate opened without hesitation. I should have called them earlier. I should have told them not to let him in. But now it was too late. He was already here.The front door opened. Leo stepped inside, smiling like everything was fine. He spread his arm

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Chapter 28 — THE SEAT TAKEN

ELLIE'S POVMy hands were still shaking when I picked up the phone again. The TV was off now, but Giselle’s face and words kept playing in my head like a bad song on repeat. I scrolled through my contacts until I found Daniel’s name. My thumb hovered over the call button for a second before I pressed it. I needed answers. I needed something— anything— to make sense of this mess.The line rang twice before he picked up.“Ellie,” he said, his voice flat and tired.“Daniel, we need to talk.”There was a long pause. Then he sighed. “I remember warning you— and begging you— to buy my share in Silhouette when I offered it. You ignored me. Now you’re calling?”I closed my eyes and leaned against the wall. Leo was still on the couch, watching me with worried eyes. I tried to keep my voice steady. “Daniel, let me admit it. That day, I was acting based on my emotions. I was angry. Hurt. I just want to understand now— why is Giselle on my TV screen saying the opposite of what you told me? You sa

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Chapter 29 — THE BARGAIN

LEO'S POVAfter my conversation with Maya at Hana's birthday party, my mind was not at peace. Her last words— "The people of Tulsa would love tomorrow’s morning gist"— kept playing in my head. They scared me.She had seen it all wrong. She thought I was in a secret relationship with Hana and still with her mother. She thought I was playing them both. Her mind had twisted a stupid, fake birthday moment into a whole story of me being a terrible person.The biggest reason I was scared was because of Ellie. This story, if Maya told it, would hurt Ellie. People would laugh at her. They would say, "See? The old woman is being used by a young player." I couldn't let that happen. I would rather Maya came for me. But I knew she would aim for Ellie to hurt me the most.When I woke up the next morning, things were already bad. Ellie was up before me, her face pale. She told me about Giselle. About the lawsuit for three hundred billion dollars. About Giselle sitting in her own chair. The look on

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Chapter 30 — SIX STEPS AHEAD

LEO'S POVI didn't even think about Daniel's words before I left his office. My feet just carried me out. The door clicked shut behind me, and I stood in the hallway for a second, feeling like I couldn't breathe.The first part of his request was what stuck in my head. The part where he wanted me to find a way for him to get back between Ellie's legs. He wanted to have sex with her. My skin crawled just thinking about it. I know old men like him think differently, but to use his ex-wife's crisis as a way to force himself back into her bed... it was disgusting. It made my bargain feel dirty before I even agreed to it.I needed to clear my head. I got in my truck and drove back to Ellie's mansion, not knowing what else to do. I was so lost in my own thoughts that the drive was a blur.When I pulled up to the big house, I saw there were other cars parked in the driveway. Not just any cars— nice, expensive sedans.I walked inside and found Ellie in the living room with a group of people i

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