The Billionaire's Sixty-Day Wife のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 51 - チャプター 60

Alejandro's POVI don't sleep after the call.Neither does Camila.She's still leaning against me when the first hint of morning slips through the curtains, but her breathing has finally evened out. One hand is still curled around my shirt like she's afraid letting go will pull her back into that nightmare.I brush a loose strand of hair away from her face."I'm sorry," I whisper even though she can't hear me. "I'm going to end this before it reaches you."She stirs,her eyes flutter open slowly.For a second she looks confused.Then she remembers."Maria."I nod."She called."Her face immediately tightens."The name...""Whitmore."She sits up too quickly."We have to go.""I know.""But—"I gently catch her hand before she climbs out of bed."We're not running in there terrified."She looks at me with tired eyes."I already am terrified.""I know."I squeeze her hand."So let me be the calm one until you're ready."Something soft passes across her face.She nods. "Okay."The drive t

Alejandro's POVNobody speaks after Maria's words.The dining room, so loud only seconds ago, falls completely silent.My eyes stay on the faded logo burned into the old wooden wine box.I've walked past it hundreds of times. It was just an old corporate gift from years before I became CEO.Nothing special,nothing memorable.Now,it feels like it's staring back at me.Maria slowly lowers her trembling hand."I know that symbol."Camila immediately slips an arm around her mother's shoulders."Mom... don't force yourself.""I'm trying not to."Maria squeezes her eyes shut."I just..." She presses two fingers against her temple. "It feels like everything is hiding behind a locked door."I step closer."I'm not asking you to remember everything."She opens her eyes."Then what are you asking?""The part that scared you."Her breathing catches."The logo." She nods once. "It made my stomach drop.""Why?""I don't know."Her frustration is obvious."Damn it..." She laughs bitterly. "I rememb

Alejandro's POVI spend the entire board meeting pretending to listen.Someone is talking about expansion into Europe,someone else is discussing quarterly projections.I nod at the right moments, but my mind is somewhere completely different.Camila laughed so hard yesterday that she almost dropped a bowl.The memory sneaks into my head again.Damn it.I smile before I realize I'm doing it."Mr. Vega?"I blink.The conference room comes back into focus. The finance director is staring at me."Sorry."He clears his throat."I asked whether we should postpone the merger discussion."I don't even know what merger he's talking about."We'll discuss it tomorrow."He nods."Understood."The meeting ends fifteen minutes later.Instead of heading back to my office, I tell Ethan to drive somewhere else.He glances at me through the rearview mirror."Where to, sir?"I hesitate."Rosemont Jewelers."His eyebrows rise slightly,he wisely says nothing.Five minutes later, I step inside one of the o

Alejandro's POVBy the third time Camila walks away from me before breakfast, I know something is wrong.She smiles, she says good morning, she even asks if I slept well.Then somehow, she's always gone before I can start a real conversation.I catch up with her near the front door."Camila."She turns immediately."Morning.""I thought we already said that.""We did." She smiles politely. "I forgot.""You never forget.""I guess I did today."I slip my hands into my pockets."Can we talk?"Her smile wavers for the smallest second."Right now?""If you have a minute."She glances toward the kitchen."I promised Mrs. Harper I'd help with breakfast."Mrs. Harper suddenly pokes her head out of the kitchen."I absolutely did not."Camila freezes."So..." Mrs. Harper folds her arms. "Are you blaming me now?"Camila laughs awkwardly."I remembered wrong.""You certainly did."I almost smile."So breakfast isn't kidnapping you?"Camila rubs the back of her neck."Actually..." She points towa

Alejandro's POVThe front door closes behind Camila.Just softly enough to make something inside my chest crack.I stand there for one second, then another."No." The word leaves my mouth before I even think. "No... I'm not letting this end like this."I grab the velvet box from my pocket and rush after her.The evening breeze hits my face the moment I step outside.The garden is quiet, the fountain ripples gently beneath the fading sunlight.I find her near the gazebo with her back to me, pretending to admire the roses while hurriedly wiping tears from her cheeks.She hears my footsteps."Please..." Her voice trembles. "...don't."I stop a few feet away."I have to."She laughs softly without turning around."You always have to fix everything.""No." I swallow hard. "Just this."She shakes her head."I can't do another misunderstanding today.""Neither can I."Silence stretches between us.Finally, she turns around.Her eyes are red.She smiles anyway. "I really tried.""I know.""I