I Hired A Billionaire Call-boy のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

FELICIA By midday, I was done.Or at least… as done as I could be.Suitcases.Different sizes of boxes.All that I could gather from the remains of the last three years of my life.I sat on the edge of the bed again, staring at everything.I reached for my phone and searched for a storage facility nearby. I needed to keep all of the things I had packed into storage for now. My fingers moved slowly, my mind still lagging behind.A few options popped up.I picked one.Called.Spoke briefly.Arranged for a pickup.“They’ll be there this afternoon, ma’am,” the voice on the phone said.“This afternoon,” I repeated.“Thank you.”I hung up and placed the phone beside me.And then…I just sat there.Waiting.Not for the van.Not for the end.But for something inside me to feel different.Stronger.Better.But it didn’t.Not yet.I leaned forward, resting my elbows on my knees, staring at the floor.“Get through today,” I whispered.“Just… get through today.”Minutes passed.Then more.Until

RICHARD (Four Months Later)I couldn’t focus.That was the problem.The numbers in front of me blurred into meaningless lines. The formulas on the screen…ones I would normally dissect within seconds, sat untouched, incomplete.Useless.I leaned back in my chair and exhaled sharply, dragging a hand down my face.“Get it together,” I muttered.But nothing was coming together.Not tonight.Not for the past few nights, if I was being honest.I couldn't just stop thinking. Thoughts I shouldn’t be having.Yet there she was.Again and again. Felicia.My jaw tightened slightly.Why?Out of all the women I had been with… out of all the faces, names, bodies that had come and gone without leaving a trace…Why her?I stood up abruptly and began pacing across the room, my hands clasped behind my back.It didn’t make sense.None of it did.That night…I stopped walking.Closed my eyes briefly.Damn it.That night at the hotel replayed in my mind like a scene I couldn’t shut off.The way she walk

RICHARD I caught her just in time.Her body had already given in; light, unsteady, slipping right through control and if I had been even a second late, she would have hit the ground.My grip tightened instinctively around her.“Easy…”Her weight settled against me, fragile in a way that didn’t sit right with me at all.Too light.Too weak.For a brief moment, everything else faded, the noise, the cracked walls, the heat, the irritation crawling under my skin since morning.“I had found her.”Jamie’s voice echoed in my head from earlier.“We tracked her to an underserved area across town…” And he had went on the give me the actual address.The moment I heard it, I didn’t think.Didn’t hesitate.I had stood up, walked straight out of my office, and told my driver to move.No more delays.And now…Now I was here.In a place that didn’t even look like it belonged in the same city as me.Narrow walkways.Peeling paint.Rust creeping through metal railings.The kind of place where people s

RICHARD I didn’t like delays.And I definitely didn’t like uncertainty.Yet for the past two days… that was all I had been dealing with.Uncertainty.It followed me everywhere.Into my office.Into my meetings.Even into my thoughts when I tried to focus on things that actually mattered.Like today.I stood at the head of the conference table, my hands resting lightly against the polished surface as I looked around at my team.Researchers.Scientists.Some of the best minds I had personally selected over the years.And today, they were all waiting on me.“We’ve secured the contract,” I said, my voice calm but firm.A few nods followed.They already knew that.Everyone in the room understood how big this was.A government-backed immunization rollout for children.Multiple vaccines.Multiple timelines.High expectations.And absolutely no room for failure.“We don’t have the luxury of mistakes,” I continued. “The health department wants results, not promises.”Dr. Keller, one of my lea

RICHARD The moment we stepped into the penthouse, I became aware of her again.Not just her presence but how out of place she must have felt.I closed the door behind us and turned slightly toward her.“Have a seat,” I said, gesturing toward the large sofa.She hesitated for a second, her eyes briefly scanning the space, taking in the high ceilings, the glass walls, the quiet elegance of everything before she finally walked over and sat down carefully, like she wasn’t sure what my intentions were. That did something to me.Something I didn’t like.Before I could say anything else, I heard footsteps.“Welcome, Mr. Coleman.”I turned to see Miranda, the housekeeper walking into the living room.She had been with me for years; efficient, observant, and rarely surprised by anything. At fifty-four, she carried herself with a calm authority that made the entire place run smoothly.“Good afternoon, Miranda,” I replied.Her eyes shifted to Felicia immediately, warm but curious.“Good aftern