All Chapters of The Billionaire's Binding Proposal: Chapter 241 - Chapter 250

Chapter 242~Kesley~My head was banging. Every time I tried to open my eyes, my eyes kept turning. My throat was dry, tasting of chemicals and something sweet that made me want to gag. I tried to lift my hand to rub my face, but my arms felt heavy, like they didn't belong to me.Slowly, I opened my eyes. I wasn't in a car. I wasn't in a familiar place. I was lying on a lumpy mattress in a room. I knew this place, it was all too familiar.This was Dan’s family’s old farmhouse. It was an isolated place, miles away from the main road, located behind a thick curtain of pine trees. We used to come here when we were teenagers to escape the world. Back then, it felt like a secret. Now, it felt like something else."You're awake," a voice said.I flinched, my heart jumping into my throat. Dan was sitting in a wooden chair by the window. He wasn't wearing a mask or a hoodie anymore. He was wearing a soft flannel shirt, looking exactly like the boy I used to think I loved. He held a plate in h

Chapter 244~Niklaus~"Kesley?" I whispered. My voice sounded small, like a child lost in the dark. "Kesley, look at me."Her eyes were open, but they were unfocused, wandering toward the sky. She tried to breathe, but she was struggling to. I pressed my hands against her side, trying to hold the life inside her, but it felt like trying to stop the ocean with my bare palms.A sharp gunshot echoed through the place. I didn’t even flinch. I didn't care if it was for me. I didn't care if the world was ending."Drop the weapon! Hands in the air!"I heard the heavy boots of the police swarm the clearing. I vaguely saw Dan fall, a scream dying in his throat as a bullet found his leg, but he was a ghost to me now. He didn't matter. Nothing mattered but the girl whose head was resting against my chest."Niklaus!"I felt a hand on my shoulder. It was Fred. He was breathless, his face streaked with dirt and tears. Behind him, Taraji let out a scream that sounded like her heart was being ripped

Chapter 246~Niklaus~I stepped out of the hospital room and gently clicked the door shut. The silence of the hallway felt heavy. I leaned my back against the cold wall and finally took a breath. Inside that room, I had to be strong for Kesley. I had to be the anchor. But out here, I did not feel strong.I looked down at my hands. They were clean now, the nurses had made me wash up, but I could still feel the m warmth of her blood. I could still feel the way her body had gone limp in the woods."She’s a fighter, that one."I looked up. My grandfather was sitting on a bench a few feet away, his cane resting between his knees. His eyes were tired. He had stayed the whole night, watching the doors, waiting for news just like I had.I walked over and sat down beside him. I didn't care about the posture or the "Specter pride" anymore. I just felt empty."Grandfather," I started, my voice sounding like it had been dragged over gravel. "I’m done."The old man turned his head slowly to look a

Chapter 248~Rebecca~The view from the top floor of the Specter Building had never looked so beautiful. I sat on the chair, turning slowly on the chair, a glass of champagne in my hand.My phone buzzed on the desk. It was my contact at the hospital, a nurse who knew exactly how much my "generosity" was worth."Speak," I commanded."I overheard Mr Specter talking to your grandfather.” the voice whispered. "He told him that he’s done. He told the Grandfather he doesn't want the CEO title anymore. He said he just wants to be with the girl."“Okay. Thank you.”I ended the call and let out a sharp, cold laugh that echoed through the empty office."A fool," I whispered to the empty room. "An absolute, sentimental fool."I had spent years fighting him. I had spent my entire life trying to prove that I was the stronger sibling, the one with the sharper teeth and the colder heart. And here he was, throwing it all away because a girl from a small town got a scratch on her side. He was willin

Chapter 250~Kesley~I did not let what happened with Rebecca weigh me down. The morning had been relatively peaceful until the door swung open, and Jude practically burst into the room. He looked like he had run all the way here. His hair was a mess, his glasses were sliding down his nose, and his face was flushed with a mix of terror and relief."Kesley!" he gasped, rushing to the side of my bed. "I saw the news. I saw the headlines about the kidnapping and the… the stabbing. I thought I was going to have a heart attack."I smiled weakly, touched by how much he cared. Jude had been my rock during the early days of the tech program, and seeing a familiar, friendly face made me feel more at ease. "I’m okay, Jude. Really. I’m healing."I had just ignored deep down in my mind how the last moment I had with Jude was awkward.Taraji, who was sitting in the corner with her laptop, looked up and grinned. "She’s a tough one, Jude. A few stitches can’t keep her down."Jude pulled up a chair,