All Chapters of Divorced The Ruthless Billionaire : Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

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His presence

By the time Laura stepped out of the car, her heartbeat had already climbed into her throat, each step toward the house feeling heavier than the last, as though something inside her already knew this would not end quietly.Leroy stepped out beside her without a word, his presence steady in a way that calmed her nerves just enough to keep her moving, and when they reached the gate, his hand brushed lightly against her arm, not stopping her, just grounding her.“I’m right here,” he said, his voice low, controlled, his eyes scanning the house briefly before returning to her. “You don’t walk into anything alone.”Laura nodded, drawing in a breath before pushing the door open and stepping inside, aware of him just behind her, not overshadowing her, but there.The room fell into a strange silence the moment she appeared, as if her presence had disrupted something carefully staged.Lia saw her first.“Mummy!” she cried, her voice bursting with relief as she ran across the room without hesita

Jail time

The air outside felt heavier, the tension no longer hidden behind polite smiles and controlled voices, and Laura didn’t stop walking until they were far enough from the house.Leroy stayed close, his attention moving between Laura and Kim, his instincts already on edge, though he said nothing yet.Laura turned sharply to face Kim, then looked down at Lia, forcing her voice to soften.“Go to the car,” she said gently. “Wait with Leroy.”Lia hesitated, glancing at Leroy, who crouched slightly to meet her eyes, offering a small reassuring smile.“I’ll be right there,” he said. “Go on.”That was enough.Lia ran toward the car, and Leroy straightened, watching her until she was safely inside before shifting his attention back to Laura and Kim, not leaving, just stepping slightly aside, giving space but not distance.“I took care of you,” Laura said, her voice low but shaking with restrained anger. “I fed you, I gave you money, I got you a place to stay.”Kim remained still, her expression

Loud

The drive back carried a silence that was not empty but full, heavy with things left unsaid, with thoughts circling too fast to settle, and Laura sat with her gaze fixed ahead, her fingers loosely clasped in her lap as she tried to steady herself, though her mind refused to follow.Beside her, Leroy drove without rushing, his attention on the road yet never fully leaving her, because he could feel it, the shift in her, the way she had gone quiet not out of calm but restraint, like someone holding back a storm.From the backseat, Lia’s soft breathing filled the space, her head resting against the window, her small body finally relaxed after the chaos she didn’t fully understand, and Laura glanced at her through the mirror, her chest tightening slightly as she watched her daughter sleep so peacefully, wondering how long she could keep that peace intact.“You’re thinking too hard again,” Leroy said after a while, his tone low, not intrusive, just enough to reach her.Laura let out a fain

A challenge

Leroy didn’t go home immediately.Instead, he drove to the one place he knew he shouldn’t, the one place that still felt familiar in a way he hadn’t fully let go of, and by the time he stepped into the quiet lounge, he already knew she would be there.Tessa looked up the moment he entered, her expression shifting from boredom to something sharper, something more alert, as her eyes followed him crossing the room.“Well,” she said, leaning back slightly, her gaze dragging over him with deliberate slowness. “Look who finally remembered this place exists.” she shook her head showing she felt disappointment in him. Leroy didn’t react to the tone, pulling out a chair and sitting across from her, his movements calm, controlled, though his mind was still half elsewhere.“I’ve been busy,” he said.Tessa’s lips curved faintly, though there was no real amusement in it. “Busy,” she repeated, her voice light but edged. “That’s one way to put it.”He didn’t respond immediately, reaching for the gl

Lines you don't cross

Monica did not wait long.The moment the door closed behind the others and the house settled into a quieter rhythm, she turned to Thomas with the kind of patience that wasn’t patience at all, her eyes already calculating, already decided.“You saw her,” she began, her tone light, as if she were discussing something ordinary instead of the tension that had just filled the room. “Always bringing chaos wherever she goes.”Thomas didn’t respond immediately, his gaze fixed somewhere ahead, his thoughts not as calm as his silence suggested, because the image of Laura standing there, steady despite everything thrown at her, lingered in a way he couldn’t shake.“She didn’t bring chaos,” he said finally, his voice low. “She came for her daughter.”Monica waved that off with a small flick of her hand. “Don’t start defending her again. You’ve done enough of that already.”Thomas exhaled slowly, turning to face her now. “This isn’t about defending her. It’s about being realistic.”“Exactly,” Moni

Rejection

She stepped into the living room later with a softness that felt almost effortless, her expression calm, her movements unhurried, as if she belonged there without needing to prove it.Thomas looked up briefly, his expression neutral, though something in his posture remained guarded.“You’re still here,” he said.Kim smiled lightly, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear as she moved closer. “I thought I should check if everything settled down.”“It has,” he replied.She nodded, her gaze lingering on him just a second longer than necessary, studying him in a way that wasn’t obvious but wasn’t entirely hidden either.“You handled that well,” she said.Thomas frowned slightly. “Handled what?”“Your mother,” she replied, her tone gentle. “Not many people can stand their ground like that.”He didn’t respond immediately, because praise like that didn’t sit easily with him, especially from someone he didn’t fully trust.“It’s nothing,” he said.Kim tilted her head slightly, her smile softe

Cracks Beneath Control

Kim did not go back to her room immediately.Instead, she walked past it, her steps slow and deliberate as she moved through the quiet hallway, her expression calm to anyone who might see her, yet beneath that calm something had shifted, something sharper, less patient than before.Thomas’ words replayed in her mind, not because they hurt in the way most rejections did, but because of what they meant.He had seen through her.That alone irritated her more than she cared to admit.She paused by the window, her fingers resting lightly against the glass as she stared out into the dark, her thoughts settling, reorganizing, because failure was never the end for her, it was information.And now she knew something important.Thomas would not be moved directly.Which meant—She smiled faintly.There were other ways.Laura didn’t sleep.She had tried, lying still in the quiet of her room while the night stretched on, but her mind refused to settle, thoughts moving in circles that led nowhere,

Too Close to Step Back

Morning came too quickly, though Laura wasn’t sure she had slept at all.She lay still for a moment, staring at the ceiling as the early light filtered softly into the room, her thoughts already awake before her body had fully caught up, because nothing from the night before had settled, it had only shifted, taken new shapes that felt harder to ignore.And then there was him.Leroy.The memory of him standing so close, his voice steady, his presence unshaken, lingered in a way that unsettled her more than anything Kim had said, because danger she understood, but this—This was different.This felt like something she could lose control of.A soft knock pulled her out of her thoughts.Laura sat up slowly, her heart picking up slightly before she even knew why, her mind already guessing who it was.“Come in,” she said.The door opened, and Leroy stepped in, dressed simply, his presence as calm as it had been the night before, yet something in his eyes searched her face the moment he saw

What He Still Wants

The afternoon sun hung low, casting a warm glow over the quiet park, yet the calm it offered did little to match what sat beneath the surface, because even as Lia laughed somewhere ahead, chasing after nothing in particular, the air around Laura and Leroy carried something tighter, something waiting.Laura sat on the bench, her hands resting loosely in her lap, her gaze following Lia as she ran, her small figure full of energy, untouched by everything circling around the adults in her life, and for a moment, Laura let herself breathe.“This was a good idea,” she said softly.Leroy stood beside her, his hands in his pockets, his attention split between Lia and her, though his focus never stayed away from Laura for long. “You needed it.”She glanced up at him, a faint smile touching her lips. “You say that like you know exactly what I need.”“I’m getting there,” he replied, his tone light, though his eyes held something more.Laura shook her head slightly, looking away again, yet her sm

Where It Begins to Hurt

The walk back to the car felt different.Lia held Laura’s hand, her small fingers wrapped tightly around hers as if she could feel the shift that had taken place, though she didn’t fully understand it, and Laura let her, her grip gentle but firm, because right now that contact grounded her more than anything else.Beside them, Leroy walked in silence, his presence steady as always, yet there was something more contained about him now, something held back, not out of distance, but control.Behind them, Thomas followed.Not too close.Not far enough.Just enough to remind them he wasn’t stepping out of this.Laura could feel it without turning, the weight of his presence pressing lightly at her back, and it made her chest tighten, because this was exactly what she had wanted to avoid, lines crossing into each other, roles blurring in ways that would only get harder to untangle.“I want ice cream,” Lia said suddenly, her voice small but hopeful as she looked up at Laura.Laura blinked, p

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