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107 | "And let you fool me twice?”
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“What took you so long?” Carmen was in the gardens when Willow pulled up the car in the driveway. She was walking towards her, before stopping and asking the man on the ladder for some suggestions. “Please keep it tighter. I don’t want the kids to get tangled up if anything comes loose. Last time was a mess.” She shook her head before sighing at whatever the man said and pushing some loose curls out of her face. “Just do it,” she said to him, then refocused on the approaching Willow.Carmen met her midway and hugged her. “Eric said you left early. Was it traffic?”Willow had the urge to tell Carmen everything. The two of them had gotten closer after Ronin died, sharing anything and everything throughout their lives. The only secret Willow ever kept from Carmen was her affair with Dan. Not because she didn’t trust Carmen with her secret, but because Dan himself had asked for some time before revealing anything to their families.But now that she had changed the past and saved Ronin fro
Last Updated : 2024-02-07BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 109 | "What's the proof of that?”
Bullshit! That’s what it was. Everything was. How could…this…any of this…any fucking of this happen? It made no sense at all. How could the little girl she saw growing up right in front of her eyes become someone else’s daughter? It literally made no sense. Nothing made sense. When Dan refused to recognize her or what used to be between them, Willow choked it up, telling herself that it was fate, and of course, the consequences of toying with time. Even long before Alice convinced her to steal the time-travelling device from Carmen, she knew there would be repercussions. Not that she believed it would really work. But Alice was hopeful. She wanted to go back in time and bring her daddy back. She wanted her family whole. She was the one responsible for everything Willow did. Then how the fuck could she betray her like this? How could she become someone else’s? Ugh. Without saying another word, Willow stormed out of the mansion and headed straight for where she had parked her car. S
Last Updated : 2024-02-08BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 110 | "That's what you're saying? Nothing?”
The dinner started, and everyone sat around the long table, talking and laughing, and enjoying the evening overall.Ronin and Carmen stood at the head of the table, watching everyone take their seats.Willow grabbed a chair next to Eric, only to find Diana sliding into the chair right in front of her.After their conversation at the driveway, Willow hadn’t been able to think about anything else. It all felt so surreal. Like everything that was happening was more like a dream, and she couldn’t wait for someone to wake her up.But then she thought about reality and the fact that Ronin wouldn’t be in it if things went back to the way they were, and once again, she found herself stuck in a strange dilemma.It was as if fate was forcing her to choose between her brother and Alice. But could she really? She loved her brother, there was no doubt about it, but she had also raised Alice as her daughter. Even the thought of having no relati
Last Updated : 2024-02-09BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 111 | "Then how come I saw you that night?”
Willow wasn’t sure what she was expecting to find in the lone corner of the grand gardens of Ronin’s property, but the last person she thought she would find was the man who had forgotten her so easily.Dan.But she would be lying if seeing him hadn’t given her hopes she didn’t have right having. Her heart thumped towards him and for a second her eyes begged him to stop pretending and torturing her with his obliviousness.But then she got a better hold on herself and rolled her shoulders. There was no point in wasting emotions where they wouldn’t be appreciated. And right now, as much as it hurt her to admit, Dan was the last person to understand how she truly felt on the inside.“Well, aren’t you a huge hypocrite?” she taunted, aware of his presence across the small field of freshly cut grass. He stood against a tall tree, leaning his shoulder against it, ankles crossed almost lazily. The area was shrouded in thick darkness, making it hard to see his expression. However, the way his
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It was impossible to think clearly when he was so close.Willow tried hard to focus on the matter at hand, but with him standing so close, his warm and intoxicating breath grazing across her face ever so gently, as if coaxing her to lose herself in the depths of his dark eyes and melt her body with his, the task kept on growing harder and harder.Perhaps if he would take a step back, she would scold herself to laser focus on what he was saying. But even forcing the words out to tell him that she needed a little space before she remembered to talk again was proving to be an arduous task in its own.Willow pursed her lips and splayed her fingers behind her against the tree. It was the only thing she could do to keep herself grounded and not do something stupid.“What is it now?” he asked in his name delicious voice, dark eyes searching for her own. “Cat got your tongue?”She swallowed. If only she could tell him how wrong he was.She shook her head, finally summoning the strength to look
Last Updated : 2024-02-15BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 113 | “Why are you here then?”
Kissing Dan was not part of the plan. Not that there was a plan to begin with.But how could she pretend it didn’t matter? That it didn’t break her heart to lose the one guy she had come to love so damn much?It all felt like a nightmare, the one which refused to let her wake up to the reality where Dan wasn’t a stranger and she wasn’t so miserable. Willow swallowed and turned away from the window of her bedroom.After Dan dropped her off so she could rejoin her family gathering—and be safe with her loved ones instead of wandering in the wild—he disappeared into the thick shadow of trees as if he was never there.But Willow knew he was there. She had a sweet sensation and the taste of his lips on hers to prove that. Not that it made her any less miserable. A small taste of him was just not enough. She wanted more, and she wanted it bad.Willow walked back to her bed and flopped down with a heavy sigh. She ran a hand through her dark hair and wondered what to do next. She might have sa
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Carmen sat in front of the dressing table and stared at herself in the mirror. She was still dressed in the ivory dress she had worn for their small family gathering. Her cheeks turned pink as she thought of the announcement they had made earlier. They were about to have another baby, Ronin and her, that is. And she wasn’t sure if there was a way for them to be any happier. This life with Ronin had been beautiful, meaningful, and just so epic. She wouldn’t have it any other way. And she knew Ronin felt the same. She knew him better now, way better than the time when he had slammed the divorce papers for her to sign. But it was a time they both had almost forgotten. In fact, Carmen rarely thought about it. Her life with Ronin was so wonderfully busy and lively; there was no time to wallow in the past. All she could focus on was their present and now, as well as their future. She had a new life forming inside her. She couldn’t be more excited. The train of her thoughts was disrupted
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“You’re insane,” Diana said over the phone as the car she was sitting in drove towards the airport. After attending the special family gathering at Carmen’s place, the woman was back on her way to Milan, where Simon was ready to get into yet another trouble, or at least that’s what she thought he always did whenever a woman of his liking caught his eye. But that was none of her business. As long as he stayed away from her daughter and her little family, she could let him get away with anything. Especially after everything he and his father had done for her. If it weren’t for them, she wouldn’t have been alive. And that was something to be grateful for. Simon on the line chuckled. “Or so you say, but seriously, I’m not kidding. I finally got it.” Diana’s thoughts paused for a second before she finally let the surprise pass. “Are you serious?” “Yep!” “You found the 1600-year-old artifact for real?” “Yep, and it comes with dazzling rubies.” “No way,” there was no way he found the
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After seeing off her parents, Grandpa Edgar—who had been on bed rest ever since his last attack—, Eric and Ronin, Willow sat in the car with Carmen, while Molly sat in the back. None of the kids came to the airport with them.For a long while, no one said anything. But then, Molly broke the silence with a very strange question. “So, just to be sure, does that time-traveling device really work?”Carmen scoffed while Willow wasn’t sure what to say. In the past month, she had been experiencing a bit of memory lapse. She remembered a lot of things, but certain incidents felt like a dream now, like a movie she had watched and forgotten about, and now couldn’t even recall the title or the story.She shrugged. “Maybe? Maybe not? Who cares? I’m just glad we got rid of it.”“Yeah,” Molly nodded in agreement. “True. But still, though. Imagine having a device like that. What do you think, Carmen? Do you think the world would have benefited from something like that?”Carmen kept her eyes on the ro
BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 133 | "No need to be creepy for so long.”
Willow sat in her room, staring at their family photo that was taken at Carmen and Ronin’s home party a month ago, the day when they announced their second pregnancy.Such a happy day it was.Sure, it was followed by all kinds of bad things, with Lewis Ladder trying to be the mean bastard and wanting his revenge on Diana, to make her pay for what she stole from him. But in the end, everything was fine again. They all made it safe and sound, and no one was terribly hurt. Simon Walsh had disappeared all over again and Diana was back to being secretive about her relationship with that son-of-a-bitch.Well, not that it mattered right now.Willow was pulled out of her thoughts when she heard the knock on the door.When she looked up from the photo she was staring at, she was surprised to find Ronin’s head peeking inside.He looked so silly doing that, it reminded her of their childhood.She scoffed, shaking her head. “Come on, inside. No need to be creepy for so long.”“Thank God,” he fake
BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 132 | "What are you all standing here for?"
The next morning, Jasper and Molly arrived early morning at the Logan’s old mansion. Behind them, Ronin and Carmen got out of their car too.Alice and Ryan squealed seeing each other and before anyone could stop them, they took off inside, ignoring the calls of everything behind them.“God, these kids!” Molly gushed, shaking her head. “They don’t know how to take a pause, do they?”Carmen chuckled, giving Molly a side hug. “Of course, they don’t. Did you forget already? You were just as hyperactive if not less. Did you tell Jasper about that one time when you got lost in the next neighbourhood?”The mention of the incident caused Molly’s cheeks to warm and turn pink. She shoved Carmen away. “No? And he doesn’t need to know.”“What’s not to know?” Appeared Jasper from behind, locking the car and staring at them with strange curiosity, assured that he just missed on something worth knowing.Molly groaned. “Nothing,” she glared at Carmen, silently warning her to not say another word or e
BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 131 | "You have to remember that”
“Are you sure you wanna do this?” Simon asked while Diana stared ahead, arms crossed over her chest.“I have to,” she shrugged, not taking her eyes off the building in front of them. The one that was shut down by the government aeons ago, realizing that the time travelling device held more dangers than they were equipped to handle, and that the money put into such a project was better spent somewhere else.Perhaps they were right. Perhaps the world wasn’t ready for such advancements just yet.Perhaps they would never be. And that was okay.“This is the only way we can put an end to this madness for real.”Simon hummed, nodding slowly. “Well then, what are you waiting for? Let’s do the honours.”Diana breathed in a deep breath, realizing it was time. She took out a small remote from her purse and pressed the only red button on it.In the next moment, there was a loud explosion and the building before them blew up in a huge blast of fire, taking everyone and everything with it.———“What
BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 130 | "Alright then, have a good life"
*One Month Later*Willow sat in her car and stared at the lone gate standing in the middle of nowhere.“Alright. You can do this,” she said to herself and took a deep breath. But then she frowned, biting her bottom lip. “Or maybe you shouldn’t. It’s not like, you know, he cares.” But what if he did? What if this could still work?She didn’t know. Oh God, she didn’t know anything.After that incident with Diana a month ago, it took weeks to get everything back to normal. As Willow had already feared, Diana slowly forgot everything about the time traveling and their conversation about it. The only thing she remembered, and so did everyone else, was talking about the device, stealing it, hiding it, and trying to protect it from getting into the wrong hands. But no one actually remembered doing it. If that made any sense at all.Willow had no idea what exactly the science behind it was, but she was the only one who remembered. Or at least, she remembered a little bit of it. The truth was e
BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 129 | "Or else I’m screwed”
“STOP IT RIGHT NOW!”Simon’s deep voice rumbled throughout the house, leaving not a single person untouched. From the look on his face, it was clear he had hell in his mind. And why wouldn’t he? The sight in front of him was not only disgusting but a complete disaster.In one corner of the house, Carmen stood with her hands tied above her head to a rope that connected her to the fan.In a different corner, Ronin was held back by two men, while a third man aimed a gun at his temple. Simon noticed Ronin had been shot once in the shoulder, and now blood had soaked a part of his shirt completely. At the top of the stairs, there was a very teary, very distressed little boy, held tightly by another giant-looking man.Last but not least, Diana was sprawled on the floor on her back, two men pinning her to the ground while a third sat on her chest, almost choking her.Simon had no choice but to show his displeasure at the sight.He shook his head and huffed. “Dammit! Let’s be honest, this is th
BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 128 | "Pull up her..."
Diana had understood by now that no matter what deed you do, if someone considers it to be wrong, then you have no choice but to pay the price for it.“Please, I beg you,” she fell to her knees, joined her hands and pleased. “Let my daughter go. Let her family free. Punish me however you want, I won’t say a word. Please, just spare my daughter. Spare my daughter for God’s sake!”To Diana’s huge disappointment, the leader only laughed, and so did his minions, as they cracked and doubled over, enjoying the poor predicament of the old woman.“You, assholes!” Ronin snapped, hating everything happening in front of him, wanting nothing more than to kill all those bastards. “Do you have any conscious or not? How could you enjoy this? Are you even humans?”“No. We are not. Satisfied now?” The leader asked, bored, rolling his eyes. But then those same eyes glinted and something wild passed his dangerous face. “We are monsters. We are trained to bring our enemies to their knees, no matter what
BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 127 | "Or maybe I do.”
Diana returned to the living room and joined Carmen and Ronin.The dozen men continued to keep an eye on them, not giving them even a minute of break.Diana sat quietly, trying to figure out how to get out of their current predicament. She knew her daughter could see how badly she was fidgeting. She knew Ronin could see that she was hurting. But there was nothing she could do. It was after a very long time she was feeling so helpless, so useless, so damn stupid.“Mom, are you okay?” Carmen asked, his voice as sweet and gentle as ever. “What happened inside? Did it work?”Diana could understand the desperation in her daughter’s eyes. Carmen wanted nothing more than to run to her son and hold him tightly to her chest. But these men…these ruthless and pain-in-the-ass men were denying her the most basic and satisfying thing in the world. And it was all because of her mistakes. If only she hadn’t…“Mom?” Carmen spoke again, and Diana had no choice but to be honest.“No. It didn’t work,” sh
BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 126 | "Then whose fault is it?
Willow sat on the side of the road and stared at the main gate of the Logan residence. It was still too far away for any of the men inside to spot them, but over the last few years, Willow had visited the place so many times, she remembered every single tree and bird along the way.Dawn had broken long ago, and now the sun glared down at them from the peak of the day. It was hot as hell outside, but no matter how many times Dan told her to get inside the car and take respite from the cruel heat, she couldn’t move. It was as if she wanted to punish herself for everything that led to this day. Perhaps if she hadn’t toyed with time, this day wouldn’t have arrived. But something had definitely alerted those men—the organization—and she couldn’t come up with any reason to blame other than herself. She was the one responsible for this. Then why wasn’t she the one to take the brunt of it too? How was any of this fair?“You do realize what you’re doing is not actually helpful, right?” Dan’s v
