All Chapters of FAKE DATING THE HOTTEST BOXER: Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

RenataI saw Drent walking back toward the car alone, and my stomach dropped instantly. "Where's Payton? Where's my mom? Javier said they'd be here. Why aren't they here?"Drent hesitated, and that hesitation alone told me something was wrong before he even opened his mouth. "There was... a mix up," he said finally.I could sense it immediately, the way his eyes wouldn't quite hold mine, the way his jaw tightened like he was choosing his words carefully. "What kind of mix up, Drent?""Calm down," he said gently, reaching for my shoulders. "The location changed. We need to head somewhere else. I'll explain on the way."I tried to breathe, tried to trust him the way I had trusted him through everything else so far, but my patience was wearing painfully thin. I had barely slept, I had missed my meeting with the board, and now the one lead we had turned out to be nothing. Anger toward Payton simmered beneath the fear, but the fear itself was louder, drowning out everything else. I didn't

RenataI walked back onto campus after three long weeks of being absent, and the moment I spotted Edwina waiting by the entrance, a genuine smile broke across my face for what felt like the first time in days."There she is," Edwina said, pulling me into a tight hug. "I was starting to think you'd dropped out on me.""Never," I said, laughing as she looped her arm through mine. "It's been a lot. I'll tell you everything."We walked the length of the school together, catching up on everything I had missed, but I quickly realized just how much had changed in my absence. Students I barely recognized stopped to congratulate me as we passed, some even asking for pictures, others simply staring like I was someone worth staring at."Congratulations on the match," one girl called out, waving enthusiastically."You were incredible," said another, practically starstruck.I offered polite smiles and quiet thank yous, but the attention still felt foreign to me, uncomfortable in a way I hadn't qui

DrentI was going through the last of the paperwork spread across my desk when the door swung open without so much as a knock, and Marcus strolled in like he owned the place."Look who finally decided to show his face," I said, not bothering to look up right away."Just wanted to check in on my dear brother," Marcus said, dropping into the chair across from me with a smugness that immediately set my teeth on edge. "Are you ready for the presentation next week? Ready to lose?"I finally looked up, meeting his gaze evenly. "You're awfully confident for someone who hasn't even put together a real plan.""Confidence is earned, Drent. Something you clearly lack right now." He leaned back, studying me. "How exactly do you plan on winning this? Have you forgotten what father said?""I remember perfectly well what he said," I replied, my patience already thinning."Then you'll remember he made it clear that whoever wins needs a woman by his side to truly seal the deal. Legitimacy, stability,

Drent I was standing outside, the evening air cool against my skin, my mind still half-buried on how I would convince my father over Marcus next week and get the empire . The air inside had thinned out enough that I'd stepped away for a moment of quiet, phone in hand, when Renata came rushing through the doors, panic written all over her face."Drent, move! You need to move right now!"I didn't understand. Her words didn't register fast enough, my brain still catching up to the urgency in her voice, and in the half-second I hesitated, she shoved me hard to the side. That was when I heard it, a deafening crack that tore through the night air and pierced straight through my eardrum, so close I felt the heat of it graze past me.For a moment, everything went silent except for a high, ringing whine.I stumbled against the railing, my hand flying up to the side of my head, and when I pulled it away, my fingers came back slick with blood. Behind us, the terrace doors burst open as the ma

Renata I was on the phone with Edwina, half-listening as she recounted some drama from the office about the new girl who'd walked in with her nose so high in the air, only to be humbled in front of the whole team during a meeting. We both laughed so hard I had to press a hand over my mouth to keep quiet."You should've seen her face," Edwina said, still giggling. "I almost felt bad for her. Almost."It felt good to laugh like that, easy and unguarded, the kind of laugh I hadn't let myself have in longer than I wanted to admit. Somewhere underneath the humor, though, there was an ache I couldn't quite shake. I missed this. I missed school, missed the version of my life that used to be filled with silly gossip and long nights that meant nothing more than staying up too late with friends. Ever since I'd signed that contract to be Drent's fake girlfriend, all of that had slipped further and further out of reach."I miss you," Edwina said, her tone softening. "Like, genuinely miss you, Re