All Chapters of The Billionaire's Binding Proposal: Chapter 221 - Chapter 230

Chapter 221~Niklaus~The hospital hallway was too quiet. It had been a month since the call that nearly stopped my heart, the news that my father had collapsed. Luckily, the doctors said he was going to be fine, but the scare had changed everything. My relationship with Grandfather was really strained. We didn't argue anymore; we just didn't speak unless it is important and it concerns the company. He hadn't mentioned the CEO position again, and I didn't ask. I didn't care about the title anymore.I threw myself into my work. I was always at work, I threw myself into something that will take my mind off everything. This new attitude was starting to make Rebecca very nervous. I could see it in the way she hovered near my office and the way her hands shook during board meetings. She knew I was coming for her."She’s on edge, Niklaus," Fred said, closing my office door with a soft click. He laid a thick folder on my desk. "You have been too quiet and that is making her wonder what you

Chapter 223~Kesley~The community center was completely filled up. I had only ever dreamed of creating something like this, I did not think it was going to be possible. This was it. My biggest achievement. The culmination of a month of sweat, tears, and long nights staring at lines of code until my eyes blurred.I adjusted a stack of pamphlets on the registration desk, my hands shaking just a little. I should have been purely happy, but Jude’s words from the previous day kept echoing in my mind.I shook my head, trying to toss the thought of Niklaus away. I couldn't afford to think about him, not today. I had to focus on the women who were coming from different places to hear me speak. I had to focus on the project that was finally giving me a sense of purpose."Kesley? You’re over-thinking arrangement of everything." a familiar, playful voice said.I looked up to see Jude standing there. For the past few weeks, Jude had been more than just a friend. He had been super supportive.

Chapter 225~Fred~It has been a day.I looked at Niklaus through the rearview mirror. He was leaning his head against the window, his eyes closed, looking more defeated than I had ever seen him. He had just made the hardest choice of his life, choosing his family over the woman he loved.I felt like a traitor. My loyalty to Niklaus was supposed to be absolute. I was his assistant, his right-hand man, and his best friend. But lately, my heart was pulling me in a completely different direction. He needs me more than ever and I cannot be rubbing my love life to his face.Every time my phone buzzed with a message from Taraji, I felt a spark of happiness that had nothing to do with whatever was going on.Once Niklaus was settled at the private airport lounge, I stepped outside into the cool night air. I needed to breathe. I needed to talk to someone, who makes me happy. I pulled out my phone and dialed Taraji’s number before I could talk myself out of it."Fred? It’s late," she said, her

Chapter 227~Niklaus~Fred had left earlier to handle the paperwork for the Tokyo trip, leaving me alone.I couldn’t help but notice how he seems to look panicked. The plane was delayed, something about having a little maintenance. I kept thinking about Kesley. Do I really want to leave her? I stood up, you know what? Fuck it! I needed to go back to the city to set something straight. I got down from the jet and informed them that the traveling won’t be happening. I got down and rented a car from a driver. I gave him his money and he gave me the keys.I was driving back to the city.I gripped the steering wheel, my knuckles white. Every time I blinked, I saw her. The jealousy made me agitated. She was mine alone. I knew what he was doing. He was moving in to take the space I had left behind. He was offering her the peace I had stolen. I wanted to turn the car around. I wanted to drive back there, grab her, and tell her that no one would ever love her the way I did. But I needed

Chapter 229~Third person’s pov~The hospital room dark and the only thing was that sounded was the monitor.For hours, the only sign of life in the room had been the steady, rhythmic beep of the heart monitor.In the middle of the night, the silence was broken by a soft groan.Niklaus’s eyelids fluttered. His head felt like it was filled with lead, and his chest burned with every shallow breath he took. The last thing he remembered was the blinding white light of a truck and the deafening sound of crunching metal. He expected to feel cold. He expected to feel alone.But as his senses slowly returned, he felt a strange, comforting warmth. It was a weight on his right hand something soft and small.He moved his fingers just a fraction of an inch. His skin brushed against something silky and warm. With agonizing slowness, he turned his head toward the side of the bed. His vision was blurry, but as the world came into focus, he saw a silhouette slumped against the mattress.It was Kesley