All Chapters of My Possessive Billionaire Boyfriends : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

PAIGEMy phone buzzes at 7 AM.Unknown number. I almost ignore it."Hello?""Paige Chen." A woman's voice. Cold. Polished. "This is Eleanor Whitmore."I sit up in bed. Haruto stirs beside me."Mrs. Whitmore?""Call me Eleanor. We need to talk. About my son. About you. About this... arrangement."My heart pounds. "I don't think—""Lunch. Today. 1 PM. The Whitmore Hotel. I'll send a car."The line goes dead.I stare at the phone."Paige?" Haruto's voice is sleepy. "Who was that?""Marcus's mother."He sits up. "What did she want?""Lunch. Just me. To talk about us."Marcus walks in. Rubbing his eyes. "Talk about what?"I look at him. "She didn't say. But I don't think it's good."---MARCUS"Don't go."I say it at breakfast. Julian is at the counter. Haruto is by the window. Paige is across from me."I have to.""You don't have to do anything.""She's your mother, Marcus. If I'm going to be in your life, I need to face her.""You don't know what she's like.""I know enough.""No, you do

PAIGEThe Chronicle arrives at 10 AM.Her name is Sarah. Blonde hair. Kind eyes. A notebook in her hand and no judgment on her face."You must be Paige," she says."I must be."She looks at Marcus. At Haruto. At Julian. All three in black suits. All three standing in our bare living room like soldiers before battle."This is quite the setup," she says."It's quite the relationship," Marcus replies.She sits on the floor. Crosses her legs. No chair yet. No couch. Just boxes and a plant and four people who love each other."Where do you want me to start?"Paige sits across from her. "At the beginning."---HARUTOSarah looks at me first."Haruto. You were her first love.""Yes.""You lost contact for six years.""My father kept us apart.""And now?""And now I'm not letting anyone keep us apart again."She writes something in her notebook. "Marcus. You were her college boyfriend. You broke up because of family pressure."Marcus nods. "My mother. She didn't think Paige was good enough."

MARCUS“ phone buzzes at 9 AM”. Amelia. Her name lights up the screen. I haven't spoken to her in months. Maybe longer."Marcus." Her voice is bright. Too bright. "You're coming to the wedding, right?""What wedding?""Mine. Saturday. The family estate. Didn't you get the invitation?"I look at the stack of unopened mail on the counter. "It's probably in there somewhere.""You should come. Bring a date."I pause. "A date?""Someone special. Mother said you've been seeing someone."My mother. Of course."I'll be there.""With a date?"I look across the room. Paige is on the floor, reading a book. Haruto is beside her, pretending to read but really watching her. Julian is by the window, coffee in hand, grey eyes on the city."Yes," I say. "With a date."---PAIGEMarcus hangs up. Walks to me."Who was that?" I ask."My cousin Amelia. She's getting married Saturday. She wants me to come.""Are you going?""We're going."I set my book down. "We?""You. Me. Haruto. Julian. All of us."Har

PAIGEThe week after the wedding is quiet.Too quiet.Marcus goes to work. Haruto goes to work. Julian goes to work. I stay home. Unpack boxes. Hang curtains. Watch the plant grow."Paige."Sadie's voice. Through the phone."Yeah.""How are you?""I'm fine.""You're lying.""I'm unpacking.""That's not an answer."I set the box down. Sit on the floor."I think Eleanor is planning something.""Like what?""I don't know. That's what scares me."Sadie is quiet for a moment. "Have you talked to Marcus?""He says I'm paranoid.""You're not paranoid. You're paying attention."I lean against the wall. "What do I do?""You trust your gut. And you keep your friends close.""You're not helping.""I'm helping. I'm just not telling you what you want to hear."I laugh. Small."Thanks, Sadie.""Always."---MARCUSMy phone buzzes at work.My mother's lawyer.Mr. Whitmore. A reminder that the board meeting is Friday. Your presence is required.I type back.I'll be there.Your mother will also be att

MARCUSThe lawyers call at 8 AM."Mr. Whitmore. We've filed the injunction. Your mother's lawyers will respond within 48 hours.""And then?""And then we wait."I hang up. Stare at the ceiling.Paige is beside me. Her hand on my chest."Marcus.""Yeah.""What did they say?""They filed the injunction. Now we wait."She sits up. Looks at me."How do you feel?""Tired.""Of the fight or of her?""Both."She touches my face. "We're not going to let her win.""I know.""Then stop looking like you've already lost."I pull her close. "I love you.""I love you too."Haruto walks in. Coffee in hand."The lawyers called me too.""What did they say?""They said your mother is panicking."I blink. "Panicking?""She didn't expect you to fight back. She thought you'd roll over.""She doesn't know me.""She's learning."Julian appears in the doorway. "The press is outside.""The press?""Three vans. Cameras. Reporters."Paige stands. Walks to the window. Looks down."There are a lot of them.""Do y