All Chapters of Am I in love with the Billionaire's Son?: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

SilverI stepped out of my room, the drip attached to my arm trailing behind me like a reluctant leash. The pain was still there, a dull ache that pulsed with every step, but I needed a nurse. Something about the medication, it wasn't sitting right, or maybe it was just me, my body rejecting everything like it had rejected peace for as long as I could remember.I shuffled down the hallway, one hand gripping the metal pole that held my IV bag, the other pressed against my side where the wound throbbed beneath the bandages. The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, too bright, too white, making everything look sterile and soulless.And then I saw him. My feet stopped. My breath left my lungs like I'd been punched.No. It can't be.But it was. It was him. Henry's father. Mr. Williams.He stood at the end of the hallway, talking to a doctor, his profile unmistakable even from this distance. The same face, the same silver-streaked hair I had seen him in pictures. I couldn't be mistaken. The

HenryThe hospital room still had the same stale air I couldn't stand. I stared at the ceiling, counting the tiles for what felt like the hundredth time, trying to ignore the dull ache in my ribs. The machines beeped their steady rhythm beside me. The white walls pressed in from all sides.I hated this place. It brought back memories I had tried to bury. The accident in England. The hospital there. The way my father had looked at me with disappointment instead of concern.Luckily for me, it was just a few cracked ribs. Nothing too serious. I would survive. I always did.But the guilt was eating me alive.My father had left an hour ago. His words still echoed in my head, sharp and cutting. "Two deaths on your head." "You're a liability." "If you mess up one more time, I'll have to move you again."I pressed my palms against my eyes. I tried to breathe and think.Someone had cut those brakes. Someone had tried to kill me. And now I was trapped in this bed with no answers and no way to p

SilverI stumbled back into my dorm like a ghost. My body was there, but my mind was somewhere else. Somewhere dark. Somewhere I had been trying to avoid since the day I stepped foot on Ravenport's campus.The door clicked shut behind me. I leaned against it, pressing my palms flat against the wood, trying to steady my breathing. My heart was pounding so hard I could hear it in my ears. My hands were shaking.Emily wasn't there. Good. I couldn't explain this. I couldn't explain any of it.I pushed off the door and started pacing. The sound of my footsteps thudded against the floor in a rhythm that matched the chaos in my head.How had I gotten myself involved with Professor Rogers? The question circled my brain like a shark. If only I knew he was the one that facilitated my coming to Ravenport. I would never have signed for his class. But he made sure I was in class to watch me.***I stopped pacing and sat on the edge of my bed. My hands were trembling as I pressed them to my face.

SilverMy phone rang, shaking me back to reality. I almost didn't answer as I stared at the phone. I had been staring at the wall for hours, my mind spiraling through everything Professor Rogers had told me. The scholarship. The revenge. Henry's father. Henry himself, caught in the middle of something he didn't even understand.But the caller ID said "Unknown Number." And something about that made my stomach clench."Hello?""Miss Woods? This is Detective Chen. I'm following up on the accident you were involved in a few nights ago."My heart stopped. The accident. The car. The truck. Henry's hands gripping the steering wheel, his face pale, his eyes wide—"Yes," I said, my voice shaky. "I remember.""I have a few questions for you, if you're up for it. Nothing too intense. Just trying to piece together what happened."I sat down on the edge of my bed. Emily was out. The room was silent except for my breathing."Okay. What do you need to know?"Detective Chen's voice was calm and extr

SilverI was frozen.Javier's words hung in the air between us, heavy and suffocating. *I love you.* Three simple words that had just turned my entire world upside down. Three words I had never expected to hear from him. Three words that made my heart stop and my mind race all at once.I stared at him, my mouth open, my brain completely blank. What was I supposed to say? How was I supposed to react to something like this? Javier, quiet, gentle, loyal Javier had just confessed his feelings for me. And I had no idea what to do with that information. No idea how to process it. No idea how to let him down without breaking him."Javier," I finally managed, my voice shaky and uncertain. "I don't—I don't know what to say.""You don't have to say anything." He stepped closer, his eyes searching mine with desperate intensity. "I just needed you to know. I've been holding this in for so long, Silver. Every time I see you, every time you smile at me, every time you say my name it kills me. Becaus