All Chapters of The billionaire's unprepared marriage : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Morning arrived. Today was fixed as the wedding day, storm crashing down on the Blackwood estate.Everything is still the same. Nothing had truly changed. William was still missing. Maybe He hadn’t woken yet, last night also he wasn’t at the dinning. Yet the walls of the house buzzed with big stature of William in my heart. I look out through the window Servants and maids are working thier morning routine, the house guards stationed at every corner of the estate like they were preparing for warConfusion and Fear wrapped tightly around my chest.Xavier was already awake. He looked at me sharply and asked, “Lura What about the wedding preparations?”“I just woke up now I haven’t go out yet,” I replied, nodding. “So, I can’t say much yet. But The event planner should already be at the hall, organizing everything and putting them in place. But I’ll head there now and coordinate with them.”“Lura Be careful of your move,” Xavier said flatly.As I walked through the estate compound towar

The shadow at the doorway didn’t move again. Instead, it grew more terrifying and scary, like a ghost watching us from the dark. A heavy silence filled the air. It stretched between us very thick and suffocating broken only by the rain pounding against the window.Every second, my instincts screamed that I the shadow was William, wanting to make a deadly move. I forced myself to be brave, refusing to let panic wrap around me, even though it already hung in the air. I couldn’t show fear. Not in front of Xavier. Not when Xavier was at war front.Xavier’s hand tightened around mine, gripping me like he was afraid I might disappear. Or elope away.
“Lura, stay behind me and calm your mind, nothing is happening.” he said, his voice low and controlled. “I already know it’s William, and I know how to handle him.”
His eyes were wide open, sharp, and calculating as they scanned the hallway severally.The shadow stopped moving again and stop, fearfully doubt crept into my mind. Could it reall

The room was filled with unusual silence. No one spoke to the other. The deal had reached its peak and it’s about to go down, and this was probably the hardest level. Not just because of William’s threats, but because of the space between Xavier and me.A small space controlled by thick silence but filled with anger, disappointment, fear, and something far more dangerous and harmful. slipping away from what Xavier had long anticipated.Xavier stood very close in front of me. No space. His chest rose and fell faster, like he was taking his last breath. Every muscle in his jaw twitched. His fingers curled into fists at his sides, then loosened again, relaxed but dangerous. “Lura…..”I could see clearly that he was fighting something huge within himself. What was it? I could guess exactly what. He was literally fighting the realization that I was no longer something he could command anymore, unlike before.“Lura, do you realize you are choosing poverty over protection. Do you know things

I couldn’t imagine so much. This was the kind of life he lived a very complicated life where people didn’t disappear by chance or accident, but by design and betrayal.“Xavier I’m going now. What about my sister?” I asked sharply and firmly, “because now William already has all her records.”“Yes, she’s already been moved to a saver hospital,” Xavier interrupted immediately. “Private facility. New doctor. New name. An anonymous hospital.”A bit of relief washed over me like everything is already ok.“Xavier You already did that… when?” I whispered.“Just An hour ago,” he said hurriedly. “Before William took this dangerous step.”I swallowed hard. Since, Today had been a very tough day, tension thick in the air. But after what Xavier just said now, I finally felt some relief.Xavier faced me again and said, “Lura, once you leave here, no contact with anyone. No calls. No messages. No social media. Just continue to stay anonymous like you don’t exist.”Immediately, I asked, “What about

Now we are already at a deadly point, and a slight mistake could make you lose everything, because the tension all around me was unbearable again worse than in the past.The cold night outside the anonymous apartment was impossibly quiet. Too quiet that I could feel it inside. Even the far distant hum of the city felt muted, as if the world itself had stopped moving.It was exactly like the entire world itself was holding its breath. But here I was, in the anonymous apartment, not knowing what may come next.I didn’t sleep. I couldn’t sleep.
Some impossible words by Xavier still looped in my mind over and over again. Deep down, I knew I couldn’t complete the task, not even near to completing it.And now, the only small, fragile thread of hope I had was seeing Catherine safe and living a better life while transferred abroad.My mind wasn’t at rest. I was only hoping things would change for good and that I could get out of the contract marriage.Suddenly, a shadow or something very clo