Too Late To Love Me, Mr Billionaire のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 121 - チャプター 130

MARCUS POVMarcus woke up to sunlight streaming through the curtains and stretched his arms above his head. The bed felt too comfortable. He’d slept in way later than usual.He rolled over expecting to find Sophia beside him, but her side of the bed was empty. The sheets were cool to the touch, which meant she’d been up for a while.It was Monday morning. The house would be empty by now. The kids would be at school, Kira would be out handling business like she always was, and his parents would be somewhere in the garden where they spent half their days tending to the roses and arguing about which fertilizer worked best.Marcus sat up and rubbed his eyes. He and Sophia needed this day together. There had been a weird vibe between them for the past three days, ever since that dinner when she’d asked Kira about Elijah. He couldn’t quite put his finger on what was off, but something definitely was.Maybe it was just stress. Work had been busy for both of them. Or maybe it was living under

SOPHIA POVOh my God, could this guy actually shut the fuck up and enjoy this meal without asking dumbass questions?Sophia kept her expression neutral, but internally she was screaming. This was the worst thing she hated the most about relationships. The constant probing, the need to share everything, the pressure to be vulnerable and open like that somehow proved love.She’d been wondering where the whole dinner date idea had come from in the first place. Marcus had seemed so eager this morning, so insistent about taking her out somewhere nice.Now it all made sense. This wasn’t a date, nah it wasn’t, it was an interrogation disguised as romance.Sophia hated going out in public like this anyway, especially with families with big names like the Ashford, it attracts so many unwanted attention. Too many cameras, too many eyes, too much risk of being seen or recognized by someone who might know her real face and real name. But Sapphire was one of those places you didn’t want to miss

ADRIAN POVLife has been tough, but it has also been better than it has been in years.These past three months since Vanessa’s arrest has been the most peaceful stretch Adrian could remember in a very long time. No drama, no manipulation, no walking on eggshells wondering what disaster was waiting around the corner.Things with the kids were as perfect as they could ever possibly be. He’d grown closer to even Lily, who used to be more reserved around him. Now she’d run to hug him when he picked them up from school on Fridays and tell him all about her week without him having to pry it out of her.She’d started opening up about things that mattered so much to her. Her friends at school, her choir she’d joined, the book series she was reading where she wished she was the main character, every single detail about school and her life activities.Ethan and him had found their rhythm too. They had assigned basketball time now. Every Saturday morning at nine, they’d go to the court near Adri

KIRA POVKira’s mind flooded with memories all at once. Sleepovers where they’d stay up until three in the morning talking about all the nonsense children talked about. Matching outfits they’d begged their mothers to buy them. Secret languages they’d invented so adults couldn’t understand what they were saying.They were inseparable growing up. The kind of best friends people wrote movies about. If you saw one, you knew the other wasn’t far behind.That lasted until they were about thirteen years old, when something happened between their families.Kira never got the full story, her parents refused to talk about it no matter how many times she asked. All she knew was that one week Natasha was her best friend, and the next week Natasha’s entire family was packing up and moving out of the country.There was non stop shouting that day, she remembered that clearly. Raised voices coming from downstairs while she sat at the top of the staircase trying to hear what was going on. Her father’

KIRA POV“Let’s go,” Kira said, turning away from where Natasha had disappeared.She walked quickly back to the car with Alyssa following close behind. When they reached where she parked her car, Kira pulled out her keys and tossed them to her assistant.“Please drive. I need to make a phone call quickly.”Alyssa caught the keys smoothly. “No problem ma’am.”Kira went around to the passenger side and climbed in while Alyssa settled into the driver’s seat. The engine started with a quiet purr and they pulled away from the curb.Kira was already scrolling through her contacts, looking for Emily Agada’s number. She found it and hit call.The phone rang once, twice, continuously with no response from her. Then it went to voicemail.Kira hung up without leaving a message and immediately called again.This time Emily picked up on the second ring.“Ms. Ashford, thanks for calling back so quickly.”“You said you found something. What is it?” Put it straight to me.Emily’s voice was so profes