Todos os capítulos de The Billionaire's Curvy Prize: Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 30

The dinner was over and for some reasons, Queen decided to go over to Ava’s place to spill the tea.Ava opened the door. One look at Queen’s face and she groaned. “Oh no.”Queen walked inside. “What?” “You forgave him.” “I didn’t.” Ava pointed at her.“ But you're smiling.” Queen immediately stopped smiling. Ava folded her arms.“How bad is it?” Queen dropped onto the couch. “It wasn’t bad.” Ava stared. “That’s even worse.”Queen laughed. Ava noticed. And that worried her. “Aha.” “What?” “He got to you.”“No.” “He absolutely got to you.” Queen shook her head. “It was just dinner.”Ava sat beside her. “Tell me.” Queen hesitated. Then started spilling the tea.She talked about the flowers. The chair. The apology. The dessert. The chocolate message.The violin. The compliments. Everything. By the time she finished, Ava was staring at the ceiling.“Wow.” “What?” “He read a book.” Queen laughed. “Ava.” “I’m serious.” “Ava.”“He cheated on you and came back with a full marketing strategy.”

The first few days after getting back together with James felt strange. Not bad. Just strange.Queen still caught herself checking his phone whenever it buzzed.Still wondered where he was when he didn’t answer immediately.Queen kept waiting for something to happen. For him to cancel plans.For him to criticize her. For him to make her feel small again. But none of that happened.He called. He checked on her. He asked about work. He listened when she complained about Melissa.For the first time in a long time, being with him felt easy. Maybe that’s why she found herself at his apartment again on a Thursday night. That Thursday evening, they were curled up on James’s couch eating Chinese takeout while a movie played in the background.Neither of them was paying attention to the movie. James kept looking at her.Queen finally sighed. “What?” He smiled. “What?” “You keep staring.” “I know.”“Why?” James put his fork down. “Because you’re here.” Queen rolled her eyes. “You are so dramat

Queen opened it. Ava immediately leaned over. “What is it?”Queen couldn’t help laughing. James had taken a selfie. He looked miserable.His bottom lip was pushed out dramatically. Underneath the picture was a message.This is the face of a man whose girlfriend is ignoring him. Queen shook her head.So petty.Another message appeared. Please respond before I perish. A third. I am weak. A fourth.My suffering is immense. Queen laughed so hard she nearly snorted. Ava watched the entire exchange.Then pointed toward the phone. “That’s how he gets away with things.” Queen bit her lip.Trying and failing to stop smiling. Maybe Ava was right. Maybe she was too easy on him.Maybe she should still be angry. Instead, she typed back. You’re ridiculous. The reply came instantly.But am I forgiven? Queen stared at the screen. Ava stared at her. Waiting. Queen sighed.Then typed: Maybe. The three little dots appeared immediately. Then: I’ll take maybe.A smile spread across her face. Before she co

Queen smiled as she looked down. The paper was filled with handwritten notes.Find an apartment we both love. She laughed. “We already live together.”James grinned. “I forgot to remove that.” She continued reading.Start a wedding savings account. Choose a honeymoon destination.Buy matching wedding bands. Learn how to dance without embarrassing ourselves.Queen laughed so hard she had to sit down. “You wrote all this?” “I’ve been adding to it for weeks.”She looked at him. “You’ve really been planning.” “I told you.” “I don’t want to lose you again.”Queen folded the paper carefully. “We’ll do all of them.” James’s face lit up.“Really?” She nodded. “One by one.” He pulled her into a hug. “You’ve made me the happiest man alive.”Queen rested her head against his chest. She wanted to believe him. She truly did.After a while, James looked at his watch. “Oh.” “What?” “I almost forgot.”“What now?” “My sister is hosting us at my family house tomorrow.” Queen blinked. “Us?”“She wants

The drive home was unusually quiet. James kept both hands on the steering wheel.The radio played softly in the background. Neither of them listened. Streetlights flashed across the windshield as they drove through the quiet suburbs.Queen stared out the passenger window. Mrs. Harrison’s words replayed in her head.“You’ve gotten even bigger.” “People will talk.” “Try harder.” She closed her eyes.She had heard comments like that her entire life. But hearing them from the woman who might become her mother-in-law…That hurt differently. James finally broke the silence. “I’m sorry.” Queen looked at him.“For what?” “For tonight.” She looked away again. “I don’t think your mom likes me.”James sighed. “She does.” Queen almost laughed. “James…” “She does.” “She just has a terrible way of showing it.”Queen remained quiet. He continued driving for another minute before speaking again.“You know my mom.” “She’s blunt.” “She’s always been like that.” “I’ve learned not to take everything she