Lahat ng Kabanata ng Ruin me, Mr Billonaire : Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

Ainsworth"Dad! Dad, are we not going to the hospital?"Lisa's urgent voice pulled me back to reality. I was driving like a man possessed, practically flying down the highway at full speed. My knuckles were white against the steering wheel. According to my watch, Lavanda was already on her way home from the office, and if she caught us out with Lisa after everything that had happened, all hell would break loose."I brought my drawing paper to give to Will!" she insisted from the backseat, clutching her sketch pad tightly against her chest."Tomorrow, baby," I whispered, glancing at her through the rearview mirror.I gently asked her to leave the drawing book at home when we pulled into the driveway, but she refused, holding on to it with a stubborn grip that was identical to her mother's.We managed to step through the front door just minutes before Lavanda's car pulled up outside. I let out a long, sigh of relief, leaning against the hallway."Princess, pull off your pink jacket and

LavandaThe words caught like shattered glass in my throat. I stood frozen, utterly incapable of giving her an answer.Ainsworth pulled her. "No, mom was talking about something else"I couldn't tell her the truth because the truth would break her heart into pieces. I was trapped inside a massive, lie that had grown entirely beyond my control. She clearly hadn't heard our whole conversation, which meant I was safe for the moment—but not completely.What would actually happen if she found out that our entire life was a lie? That her parents' grand wedding renewal was nothing more than a legal transaction?Would she ever understand? Would she grow to hate me? Or worse... would she demand to go find her real biological father?At the OfficeA steaming cup of black coffee sat untouched on my desk alongside a mounting pile of urgent work but my mind remained hopelessly trapped in my daughter's bedroom from the night before.I knew I needed to take action against Cyanne. I should have repor

Lavanda Cyanne was not in the hospital room when we first walked in. I had been surprised when she suddenly flew through the door leaving a severely injured Will lying all by himself. Staring at his tiny frame, I finally understood why Lisa had been fighting so fiercely to protect him.Both Lisa and I turned to look at my stepsister. She was wearing a provocative, form-fitting dress with long sleeves—that practically screamed she had just come straight from a night club."To what do I owe this pleasure?" Cyanne, flashing a cold, smile at the officer."I would like to talk to you about your son," the officer stated firmly.Cyanne tossed her hair back. "Well, I am his mother. Go right ahead.""Can we speak in private?" the woman asked, glancing toward Lisa and me.Cyanne’s eyes darted from my face to Lisa’s. "Anything you have to say to me, you can say right here in front of everyone. Please, go on.""Very well," the officer replied, taking a step forward. "We received formal complai

Lavanda I stood frozen under the harsh hospital lights, unable to answer Desmond's dangerous question or lie in front of my own daughter. Lisa had already heard far too much dark family truth for a single day. "Mister... did you marry my mom?" Lisa asked, her small voice cutting through the heavy silence. I had naively assumed she hadn't overheard what Cyanne had spit out moments earlier. Desmond glanced over at me, his eyes searching my face for some kind of clue or signal before answering her. Before he could utter a single word, the door burst open. Ainsworth walked into the room, his commanding physical presence instantly shifting the air. The moment Desmond saw him, his expression turned sour and defensive, like an alpha dog catching the scent of a rival. How on earth did Ainsworth know I was here? I wondered, my heart giving a strange flutter. I hadn't told him where I was heading when I left the house. "Daddy!" Lisa squealed, immediately breaking away from Desmond t

Lavanda Three days later.Lisa has stubbornly refused to eat a single bite of food or come downstairs for breakfast ever since I announced the sudden school transfer.I am completely at my wits' end. I don't know what on earth to do anymore, and I am not even sure that telling her the terrifying truth behind my past would fix anything at this point. All I know is that she cannot see Will. I simply cannot let her anywhere near him—Cyanne is the one enemy I refuse to allow anywhere near my daughter ever again.Why can't she just understand that everything I do is to protect her?I was currently sitting in my home study, swallowing down my breakfast before leaving for work—a desperate morning routine I had adopted over the last few days. The truth was, I was utterly terrified of staying anywhere near the six feet of pure temptation walking around my house in human form.A soft, knock sounded at my study door. Panic spiked in my chest, and I instantly scrambled to hide my half-eaten br