All Chapters of The Billionaire's Frozen Heart : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Six months later.The chapel smelled like fresh roses and hope.Sunlight streamed through stained glass windows.Soft music drifted through the air.Guests filled every pew.Walter stood at the altar.Waiting.Nervous.Again.His best man found this hilarious.Walter ignored him.Mostly.Then the music changed.Everyone stood.Walter looked toward the entrance.And forgot how breathing worked.Lois appeared.White dress.Soft smile.Bright eyes.Beautiful.Not because of the dress.Not because of the flowers.Because she was Lois.The woman who changed everything.The woman who taught him happiness wasn't weakness.The woman who made every future worth wanting.Their eyes met.The rest of the room vanished.The walk toward him felt too short.Not because he was impatient.Because every step felt like a miracle.When she finally reached him, Walter took her hands.Warm.Steady.Real.Home.The officiant began speaking.Neither heard much.Because they kept looking at each other.Smilin

The first thing Walter noticed was the ring.Sunlight spilled through the curtains, painting soft golden lines across the hotel room.Lois was still asleep beside him.One hand rested lightly against his chest.The wedding band on her finger caught the morning light.Simple.Elegant.Beautiful.He smiled before he even realized it.His wife.The words echoed quietly in his mind.His wife.Walter had spent years believing forever belonged to other people.Now forever was sleeping beside him, her hair a mess and stealing most of the blanket.Life had an interesting sense of humor.Lois shifted in her sleep.Her fingers curled against his shirt.Walter stayed perfectly still.Not because he didn't want to move.Because he didn't want to wake her.He watched her for another minute.Then another.He wasn't sure how much time had passed before Lois's voice broke the silence."You've been staring for a while."Walter blinked."I thought you were asleep.""I was."She slowly opened one eye."

The first thing Lois noticed was silence.Not the peaceful silence of the beach.The suspicious silence of their apartment.She frowned."Walter?"No answer.She slipped off her shoes near the front door and looked around.The living room was empty.The balcony too.The kitchen—A loud crash interrupted her thoughts.Followed by Walter muttering something under his breath.Lois smiled before she even reached the doorway.She found her husband standing in the middle of the kitchen, staring at a broken coffee mug on the floor.Coffee had somehow reached places coffee shouldn't reach.The counter.The cabinet.Even one of the bar stools.Walter looked up."I can explain."Lois folded her arms."I'm listening.""I was making coffee.""I gathered that.""The mug slipped."She nodded thoughtfully."And exploded?"Walter looked down at the shattered pieces."I believe it overreacted."Lois laughed.The sound echoed through the apartment.Walter looked relieved."I thought you were going to b

The bookstore smelled like fresh paint, coffee, and cinnamon.Lois smiled every time she walked through the front door.Three months had passed since the expansion.She still wasn't used to seeing children scattered across every corner.The new reading room was full.Parents chatted in the café.Teenagers browsed the young adult shelves.A grandfather quietly read picture books to his grandson near the window.The bookstore felt alive.Exactly as she'd imagined.Maybe even better.Walter stood beside the coffee machine watching everything unfold.He didn't interrupt.Didn't announce himself.He simply observed.A little girl walked up to Lois carrying a picture book."Miss Lois?"Lois crouched until they were eye level."Yes?""I finished it."She proudly held up the book.Lois smiled."Did you like it?"The little girl nodded so hard her ponytail bounced."I want another one."Lois laughed."I think we can arrange that."Walter watched the exchange from across the room.A quiet smile

The first thing Walter bought wasn't a crib.It wasn't a stroller.It wasn't even baby clothes.It was a book.Lois found him sitting in the living room three days after they learned they were expecting.A thick parenting guide rested open on his lap.Three colored sticky notes peeked from the pages.A notebook sat beside him.He was taking notes.Actual notes.Lois leaned against the doorway."What are you doing?"Walter didn't look up."Research."She smiled."I can see that."He turned another page."It says babies recognize voices before they're born."Lois walked over and sat beside him."So?"Walter looked thoughtful."I should probably introduce myself."She stared at him."You want to introduce yourself... to the baby?"He nodded as if it were the most logical thing in the world."It seems polite."Lois laughed so hard she nearly spilled her tea.Walter looked mildly offended."I don't understand what's funny."She wiped a tear from the corner of her eye."Nothing."A pause."