All Chapters of Married to my Ex's Billionaire Father: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

By Saturday morning, Bennett House had officially become a Christmas project.Boxes filled the sitting room.Garlands covered the sofas.Strings of lights lay tangled across the floor.Ethan stood in the middle of the mess with his hands on his hips.“Who packed these lights?”Lily looked up from a box of ornaments.“You did.”“I did not.”“You did.”Ethan pulled out a tangled bundle.“Then why would I do this to myself?”Damon walked past him.“Because you have poor judgment.”Ethan stared at his father.“Very helpful.”Maya laughed from the sofa.She had insisted on helping, but Damon had made sure she had the easiest job.“You're in charge of ornaments,” he had told her.“I can do more than ornaments.”“I know.”“Then why am I sitting?”“Because Lily said you shouldn't overdo things.”Maya looked at Lily.“Traitor.”Lily smiled.“I'm protecting my patient.”Damon pointed toward the box.“Exactly.”Maya shook her head.“You two have formed an alliance.”

The question came up during breakfast.It was Ethan who brought it up.“Where have you been disappearing to lately, Mom?”Rachel looked up from her coffee.Maya glanced at her.Damon remained quiet.Lily continued eating, but her eyes moved briefly toward Rachel.Rachel smiled.“Why do you ask?”“Because every time I look for you, you're gone.”Ethan leaned back in his chair.“You've been doing it for weeks.”Rachel laughed softly.“I didn't realize everyone was keeping track of me.”Damon raised an eyebrow.“You made yourself suspicious.”Rachel looked at him.“Suspicious?”“You disappear without explaining where you're going.”Maya lowered her eyes.She remembered their earlier conversation.Rachel's distress.The hesitation.The way she had looked when Maya asked what she had done.For a moment, Maya wondered whether Damon was right.Rachel placed her cup down.“Fine.”Everyone looked at her.“I've been planning something.”Ethan frowned.“What?”Rach

Rachel waited until everyone had settled into their routines before beginning the next stage of her Christmas preparations.The house had become easier to navigate since Maya's recovery.Damon spent more time in his study.Maya was allowed to move around the house again, although Lily still kept a close eye on her.Ethan had returned to his usual work.It gave Rachel exactly what she needed.Privacy.She carried a small notebook into the kitchen and placed it beside her cup of tea.Inside were names, numbers, times, and a list of things still needed for the Christmas surprise.She checked each item carefully.The decorations had been arranged.The photographs had been collected.The special dinner had been confirmed.Only the final arrangements remained.Rachel picked up her regular phone and stepped toward the back door.Before leaving, she glanced around.Nobody was watching.She walked into the garden.Once she was far enough from the house, she made a call.“Hello?”“Yes, it's Rac

Rachel waited until everyone had finished dinner before she stood.“Before we end the evening, I have something for all of you.”Ethan looked at her suspiciously.“Is this the surprise you've been hiding?”Rachel smiled.“You'll have to wait.”She walked toward the hallway, keeping her expression cheerful even though her stomach felt tight.For weeks, she had imagined this moment.She had pictured Maya smiling.She had pictured Damon thanking her.She had pictured the whole family believing her secret disappearances had been innocent.Now the moment had arrived.Rachel returned carrying several wrapped boxes.Ethan immediately stood to help her.“There are too many.”Rachel laughed.“I told you it was a surprise.”She placed the boxes beneath the Christmas tree.Everyone gathered around.Rachel looked at their faces.Maya was smiling.Damon stood beside her with one hand resting protectively on her shoulder.The sight irritated Rachel more than she wanted to admit.She forced herself

Maya woke to the sound of laughter drifting through the house.For a moment, she remained beneath the covers, listening.Christmas morning.She smiled.The past few weeks had been difficult, but somehow she had reached this day feeling stronger, happier, and more hopeful.She turned toward Damon.He was still asleep.Maya watched him for a few seconds.His hair was untidy, and one arm rested across his pillow. He looked nothing like the serious businessman everyone feared outside Bennett House.He looked peaceful.Maya reached over and gently touched his cheek.His eyes opened.“Merry Christmas,” she whispered.Damon smiled.“Merry Christmas.”“You're awake.”“I've been awake.”“Liar.”“I was enjoying watching you.”Maya laughed softly.“You're impossible.”He pulled her closer.“So I've been told.”She rested her head against his chest.“Do you know what I'm thinking?”“That you're hungry?”She slapped his chest lightly.“No.”“Then tell me.”Maya smiled.“I was thinking about how di