All Chapters of The Billion Dollar Bet: Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

GRACE'S POV Carter was arrested at his hotel six hours later. Naomi called to tell me while I was putting the twins to bed, her voice satisfied in a way that should've made me feel victorious. It didn't. Just made me tired. Tired of fighting, tired of being afraid, tired of checking security camera

"I would've tried." He met my eyes. "I would've at least tried, Grace. You didn't give me that chance." "You gave up that chance when you made that bet. When you cheated. When you spent three years proving you saw me as property." My hands were shaking. I put them in my lap under the table where he

"Done." Naomi was already typing. "And Grace? For what it's worth, I think you're making the right call. Those boys need a mother who protects them fiercely. That's you. Carter needs to earn the right to be their father, not demand it." We sat in the lobby for a few more minutes, Naomi handling the

"Grace doesn't need your money. She's worth more than you are now." Tom said it gently but it still stung. "And offering money after everything that's happened looks like you're trying to buy access. It'll make things worse, not better." "Then what do I offer? What does Grace want that I can actual

We talked for another hour. She walked me through breathing exercises when I started spiraling. Reminded me of coping strategies I'd learned in therapy. Made me promise I'd come back to New York, that I'd check in with her daily, that I wouldn't do anything else impulsive. I promised. Meant it this