All Chapters of FAKE DATING THE HOTTEST BOXER: Chapter 101 - Chapter 107

DrentI hadn't wanted to put so much weight on Renata's shoulders. I knew better than anyone what it had taken to build toward this company, the years of effort, the sacrifices, and now I was asking her to step into my place, to face down two people who had already tried to kill me, Marcus and Payton, both circling like they were just waiting for the right moment to finish the job.Her reaction when I told her had been more than valid. She'd gone still, then simply said she needed air, and walked out before I could even explain myself properly.I felt like garbage the second the door closed behind her. She'd come to see me right after the accident, still shaken from everything that had happened, and instead of comforting her, I'd handed her another burden to carry, on top of everything she'd already endured just for agreeing to play my fake girlfriend in the first place. The backlash she'd taken for that alone should have been enough.But it wasn't my fault Marcus had nearly killed me

RenataI accepted Drent's offer, and even as the words left my mouth, I wasn't entirely sure I was in my right mind for doing it.He had offered to release me from the contract, from the battles, from all of it, if I stepped in and fought to keep Marcus from taking the company out from under him while he lay in that hospital bed. And now, sitting with the weight of that agreement settled over me, I missed my old life more than I had in weeks. My normal, quiet, uncomplicated life. I didn't know if I truly wanted to let it go. But for now, I felt like Drent needed me, and after everything I'd seen him sacrifice to hold onto that company, I couldn't bring myself to walk away.Mr. Cole introduced me as Drent's replacement for the upcoming presentation, standing at the head of the boardroom table like the decision was already carved in stone. Marcus did not look happy. Not even a little."She can't replace him," Marcus said, his voice sharp enough to cut glass, his eyes flicking toward me

RenataI sat curled up on Edwina's couch with a bowl of chips balanced on my lap, the same spicy ones I always begged her to keep stocked in her kitchen, and for the first time in what felt like weeks, I let myself laugh. Really laugh, the kind that shook something loose in my chest. I had needed this. A break from Payton's threats, from Marcus's cold eyes, from the constant weight pressing down on my shoulders since I'd accepted Drent's offer."So let me get this straight," Edwina said, setting her glass down slowly, her eyes wide. "Payton cornered you in the kitchen, and Marcus pinned you against a wall, and you're just now telling me this?""I didn't want to worry you," I admitted, picking at the chips instead of meeting her eyes."Renata." Her voice sharpened, disbelief written all over her face. "You've been walking around with actual death threats hanging over your head and you didn't think to call me?""I handled it," I said, though even as the words left my mouth, I heard how

Marcus"Did you do this?"My father's voice cut through the quiet of my office like a blade, sharp and accusing, his eyes fixed on me with a suspicion I hadn't seen directed at me in years."No," I said, keeping my voice level, my expression carefully arranged into something between confusion and offense. "Why would I have anything to do with that?"He was talking about Renata, of course. The poison had worked exactly as planned, taking hold of her almost the moment it hit her system, dropping her right there in front of half the room. The crowd had scattered into panic, gasping and shouting as she collapsed, and the entire event had been forced to a complete stop while they rushed her out on a stretcher. I had watched from a careful distance, my expression schooled into shock along with everyone else's, though inside I felt nothing but quiet satisfaction. Everything had gone exactly as I'd intended."It's suspicious," my father said, stepping closer, his jaw tight. "The moment I anno