All Chapters of The Ugly Billionaire’s Lover Has Returned: Chapter 21 - Chapter 25

Vivian Wheeler's footsteps echoed rhythmically across the marble floor of Harvey Group's lobby. Dressed in a sharply tailored maroon pantsuit with a pair of black sunglasses resting on the bridge of her nose, she looked exactly as the world perceived her—an untouchable international designer.Beside her, Lily walked while clutching several revised documents for the Manhattan project. "Vivi, are you really okay? You look a little pale," Lily whispered, glancing at her worriedly from the corner of her eye."I'm fine, Lily. Focus on today's presentation," Vivian replied, her voice flat and composed, without the slightest ripple of emotion.She had practiced maintaining this expression in front of the mirror in her apartment for hours before dawn. The revolting incident in the car and at the old apartment the previous night had been locked tightly away in the deepest corner of her mind. Today, she was nothing more than a professional who had come here to work. Nothing else.The moment the

The silence Donna Amanda left behind in the CEO's office was suffocatingly thick and oppressive. Billy Harvey remained standing in the exact same spot, gripping the edge of his desk until his knuckles turned completely white. His head throbbed violently, as if thousands of needles were piercing the back of his skull all at once. The pounding in his temples intensified, made even worse by Donna's relentless pressure as she continued demanding a status he had never intended to give her from the very beginning."Status..." Billy muttered hoarsely with a cynical snort.He squeezed his eyes shut, trying to suppress the storm of emotions raging inside him. Before Donna had slammed the door earlier, he had already made it perfectly clear that he would never give her any status beyond that of a friend. Yet the woman simply refused to understand.Knock, knock.A gentle knock on the office door shattered the agonizing silence.Billy didn't answer. He merely let out a heavy sigh without changing

The chemicals flowing through Billy Harvey's body worked like fire consuming his nervous system. Both of his hands gripped the steering wheel of his sports car tremblingly, while his breath gasped, leaving a suffocating tightness in his chest. His vision blurred and spun, breaking the glare of the New York streetlights into hideous shadows."Damn it... Donna..." Billy groaned, his voice hoarse as he held back a moan that almost escaped his throat.He could not continue this. Forcing himself to drive in a body conditions that felt like it was burning like this would only end in a fatal accident. With what little consciousness he had left slipping away, Billy turned the steering wheel to the right with a sharp jerk, pulling his car over haphazardly on the side of a deserted district street.*Click!*Billy opened the car door breathlessly, then practically dropped his tall, well-built body onto the roadside curb. He lay flat on his back on the cold roadside, clutching the chest of his bl