All Chapters of Mr Billionaire wants a bride: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

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You will be surprised, Miss Cross

AURORA“You cannot be serious.”I was staring at him like he had just said the most ridiculous thing in the world and honestly, he had.Antonio leaned back into the couch like he hadn’t just casually admitted something insane, one arm stretched along the backrest, completely at ease.“I am very serious,” he said.“You drew a tattoo,” I repeated slowly, like maybe saying it again would make it make sense, “on your butt… because you wanted to rebel against your dad?”“Aurora,” he said, almost lazily, “I was a teenager with a lot of anger issues who could not see color because of an accident my father caused.”I blinked.Wait.That… shifted everything.“What do you mean,” I asked, my voice quieter now, “he caused your accident?”For a moment, I thought he wouldn’t answer.That he would deflect… maybe make a joke.“It is a long story,” he said, his tone losing that teasing edge it usually carried. “But the people my father worked with… they were offended by something he did so they decide

For what it is worth

ANTONIOI watched her sleep and It was disarming.Her breathing had evened out and her face had softened in a way I hadn’t seen before. The tension she carried so naturally…the one she wore like armor was gone.And it did something strange to me.I leaned back slightly, studying her.Her hair had fallen loosely around her face, a few strands brushing against her cheek. The oversized shirt she wore had ridden up just enough to reveal the curve of her thigh, her legs tucked slightly beneath her.There was something… dangerously domestic about the whole scene and I did not like how easily I could picture it happening again.I exhaled slowly, dragging a hand over my jaw before standing up.“Of course,” I muttered under my breath.This was exactly the kind of complication I didn’t need.I disappeared briefly into my room and returned with a duvet, shaking it out quietly before draping it over her.She stirred slightly.My hand paused mid-air but she didn’t wake.Just shifted, curling sligh

The infamous Aurora Cross

AURORA“Antonio is a piece of shit.”That was the first thing Clarissa said when I told her about it.I had walked in, still clutching my phone in one hand, my mind not fully caught up with the fact that I was even home.Clarissa was pacing.Her phone was in her hand, her brows pulled together, her hair slightly disheveled like she had been running her fingers through it repeatedly.“Where the hell have you been?” she demanded, turning to face me fully now. “Do you have any idea how many times I have tried calling you? And what are you wearing?”Her eyes dropped to the shirt…Antonio’s shirt.“I was…” I stuttered, my eyes stinging with tears.She stopped mid-step.“What is wrong?”And that was all it took.Everything I had been holding together…the shock, the anger, the humiliation, the confusion just broke.I burst into tears. It wasn’t pretty.“Oh my God…Aurora,” Clarissa rushed forward immediately, wrapping her arms around me. “Hey… hey… what happened?”I couldn’t speak at first. I

Mind your business

AURORA“So tell me,” Andressa said, tilting her head slightly as she crossed one leg over the other on the table she had very comfortably claimed, “are you dating the professor or not?”I blinked at her frankness.“I hear he is hot,” Andressa added casually, like she was asking about the weather.“Not in this lifetime,” I said flatly, “or the next.”Her brows lifted slightly, clearly entertained.“He is a psychopath,” I added, my tone sharpening before I could stop myself. “And I really think he needs help.”“Thank you very much for that evaluation, Miss Cross.”The voice came from behind me.I did not need to turn around to know it was him. That sudden awareness crawling up my spine made me so sure that Antonio was standing behind me.“I am glad I could be of help, professor” I turned around and my breath almost left my lungs.He was gazing at me with such intensity that it was difficult to breath or look away.I hated that even now…after everything, he could still affect me like tha

A big and bad W

ANTONIO“What do you think you are doing?”I did not bother with greetings.“My art is off limits to your meddling.”There was a pause on the other end.“If you are less vague,” my father said, his tone calm in that infuriating way he had perfected over the years, “then maybe I will understand what the hell you mean.”I let out a short, humorless laugh.“You honestly think I don’t know?” I said. “You put Andressa in my fucking class.”“What are you talking about?”“Come on, Dad… don’t act coy with me”My father never acted coy. I knew for a fact that if he had a hand in Andressa being there then he would have said something to me to rub it in my face.“That,” he said slowly, “is between you and Andressa. You must know that she is worried about you and only wants to be with you. I do not know how you are failing at grabbing the opportunity in front of you”“Do you know,” I began“that I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt when Mom died? I told myself that you were human…” my jaw

And the jokes keep writing themselves

AURORA“He drew me as a cat.”Clarissa looked up from where she was lying on my bed, phone in hand, one brow raised like she already knew I was about to spiral.“A cat,” I repeated, pacing the length of my room like the floor had personally offended me. “A bloody fucking kitten is how he sees me.”Clarissa’s lips twitched.“Do not laugh.”“I am not laughing.”“You are thinking about laughing.”“I mean…” She sat up slightly. “You did draw him as a wolf.”I stopped pacing and turned to her, pointing sharply. “Because that is what he is.A big bad wolf,” I said, folding my arms. “And Little Red Riding Hood had the right idea staying far away from him.”Clarissa blinked. “I am pretty sure that story ended with the wolf being cut open.”“Exactly.”This time, she did laugh.I glared at her.“I am serious, Clarissa.”“I know you are,” she said, trying to pull her face into something sympathetic and failing miserably. “But you have to admit, this is a little funny.”“It is not funny.”“It kind

What in the stone age?

AURORA“Can you kindly repeat what you just said to me?”Antonio looked at me, his expression serious enough that I hated the fact that a part of me wanted to laugh.Not because it was funny but because this was insane.Everything about him was insane.“I was engaged to Andressa in Italy,” he said.“I know I have lied to you several times,” he said. “And I know I have given you every reason not to believe a word I say.”“That is one way to put it,” I muttered.“But this is me coming clean.”I folded my arms tighter across my chest.“Go on then,” I said. “Clean.”He exhaled slowly, his gaze moving briefly to the windshield before returning to me.“Andressa and I were engaged a few years ago,” he said. “It was arranged mostly by our families. My father approved of her. Her family approved of me. It was supposed to be… convenient.”“Convenient,” I repeated.“Yes.”So they were not romantic? He had not feelings for her?“So what happened?”His fingers tapped once against the steering whee

Definitely a mistake

AURORA“So,” I said after a while, unable to stop myself, “what are you cooking?”He glanced at me.“That depends.” He said.“On what?”“How much you trust me.”I scoffed.“Then instant noodles.”His mouth twitched.“I was thinking pasta.”“Very original.” I muttered dryly“I am Italian.”“And very humble.”“Never claimed to be.”I rolled my eyes, but a smile tried to form again.I turned away from him before he could see it.Because I was mad at him.I had every right to be.And one dinner was not going to change anything.…The elevator ride up to his apartment felt longer than it should have.I could feel him standing beside me without even looking. His presence filling the small space in a way that made it hard to focus on anything else.I shifted slightly, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear just to do something with my hands.“Relax,” he said quietly.I frowned, turning to him. “I am relaxed.”“You are fidgeting.”“I am not.”“You are.”“I am not,” I insisted, even as I reali

Maybe some other time?

ANTONIOIt had taken all of the self control I had in me to pull away from Aurora and pretend like I did not want to kiss her… hell, have her against a goddamn wall and ravish her until she was screaming my name.“Careful,” I said. “It’s hot.” I said setting her plate down in front of her.She glanced up at me briefly.“Thanks.” She picked up her fork and took a bite.I watched her eyes close and a moan escape her lips and my mouth watered.Fuck.“It tastes amazing,” she said after a second, looking at me again.Something in my chest tightened.“I told you I was a good chef,” I replied simply, taking my seat across from her.“You did so you can stop tooting your own horn” she said but she was smiling.I could hardly concentrate on eating. The food tasted so bland in my mouth.I wanted to touch her again.I wanted…I exhaled slowly, dragging my gaze back to my plate.This was a problem.If Aurora could see my thoughts, she would flee. If she could see how much I wanted her against me,

Partners?

Andressa was right there in the schoolyard the very next morning with her arms crossed, as she watched the students stream past her in absolute careless groups. She hated being here so much and she wondered how much longer she had to put up with this fraternizing with the enemy.She had tried to gather a lot of information on Aurora so far, but a lot of people didn’t exactly know her, at least not in-depth. There was only one girl she hung around with very well and that was Clarissa.“If I try to get to close to her now, Antonio is just going to flip.” She said, through her teeth. “The fucking nerve on that guy.”She could feel the anger coursing through her veins even now, as she sat down and that was what kept her in a full state of focus.She couldn’t believe the way he had spoken to her the moment he had seen her in the school. The audacity of it still rang in her ears, each word replaying itself over and over again.She had to constantly remind herself that he was not in his righ

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