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34 | “I'm not unhappy.”
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BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 35 | “Are you serious?”
Carmen tossed and turned, unable to catch a wink of sleep all night long. Her mind spun in a frenzy, delving into every corner of her thoughts, unearthing memories she’d fought hard to bury. Why did Ronin’s grandpa show up out of the blue? What did he mean by someone walking in another’s shoes? That riddle he dropped was like a broken record, playing on repeat in her head, driving her crazy. And that gut feeling she had, that after this seemingly calm month, another storm was brewing beneath the surface—she just couldn’t shake it. Carmen ended up ditching her attempts to find some sleep and got out of bed. She made a beeline for their average yet cozy kitchen, a space that held a plethora of cherished memories. It reminded her of the countless days and nights when her father, taking on the role of both parents, would whip up delicious meals. The kitchen was always abuzz with activity, the heart of their home. In fact, when Carmen reached eighth grade, her father went the extra mile
Last Updated : 2023-11-23BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 36 | “Look who I bumped into?”
As Carmen walked into the cafe that morning, she was taken aback to find Mrs. Jane Logan, Ronin’s mother, engaged in a hushed conversation with her own dad. Alarm bells immediately started ringing in Carmen’s head, sensing that something was amiss. The loud chiming of the door’s bells only added to her discomfort, causing Mrs. Logan and her dad to abruptly break apart and turn their attention towards her. The surprise etched across Jane Logan’s face, as well as her father’s, didn’t go unnoticed by Carmen. It only fueled her curiosity further, stirring up a mix of emotions within her. Over the years, Carmen had become all too familiar with secrets and mysteries, and she had grown weary of them, particularly after her unsettling encounter on the cruise. She wanted to partake in no more lies and deception. She craved the raw truth, no matter how painful it might be. “Carmen,” Jane Logan quickly transformed her surprise into a tone of adoration. “It’s so good to see you. Come on, join us
Last Updated : 2023-11-24BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 37 | "This is a mistake.”
Carmen was just as baffled as everyone else in the room. She had no clue what was going on, no matter how hard she tried to figure it out. After Jade Logan convinced her to accompany her and visit Grandpa, the last person Carmen expected to find in the hotel suite was the man she desperately wanted to move on from. Knowing that he was in the same town, she knew there was a possibility of a confrontation with Ronin, but deep down she had really wished things would work out in her favor. But when has fate ever been on her side? Or at least, she couldn’t recall the last time things went the way she wanted, planned, or hoped for. Seeing Grandpa Edgar yesterday had been tough enough. His sudden appearance brought back a flood of memories from months ago when her life took an unexpected and drastic turn. His words, voice, and mere presence triggered a deluge of memories from her ill-fated marriage to Ronin. Ronin. The man she had struggled so hard to love. But it was impossible to love
Last Updated : 2023-11-24BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 38 |“Bad day, huh?”
Carmen parked the car in the driveway and stormed into the house, seething with anger and frustration. Trembling with rage, she flung her bag onto the bed and forcefully slammed her bedroom door shut. “I can’t believe he would do this to me,” she snarled, pacing around the room too restless to sit down. “Why? Why? Why?” That man always treated her this way. Always. But why? She had no idea. Did he find it amusing to put her in difficult situations? Or did he think he had the authority to make decisions for her life? She hadn’t even met him before joining Logan Enterprise. Yet, he acted as if he knew her better than anyone. It was because of his attitude and belief in his control over her that he convinced her to marry Ronin. And now, with the same arrogant attitude, he thought he could just intrude on her life and change its course as if he always had that right. No. This time she wouldn’t allow anyone to dictate her life. Enough was enough. She refused to be controlled or manipula
Last Updated : 2023-11-24BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 39 | “Somewhere more private?”
After getting the address from his hired detective, Ronin decided to put his chat with Grandpa Edgar on hold and zoomed straight to Weaverville. Just as the detective had promised, he made it to the town in a quick twenty-minute drive and found the address in just a few more minutes.Once he pulled over and got out of his ride, Ronin double-checked the address to make sure he was at the right spot—so far, so good.But man, the guy was feeling all sorts of emotions—nervous, anxious, you name it. He was desperate to uncover the truth, no doubt about that, but at the same time, he was scared to find out something he wouldn’t like. What if the attacker turned out to be someone he knew? What if the folks behind all this were way more dangerous than he thought? And worst of all, what if their reasons for coming after him were totally out of his control? In that case, how the heck could he talk them out of threatening him like that?Ronin pushed all his worries to the back of his mind and sh
Last Updated : 2023-11-25BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 40 | “Something always is, isn't it?”
The sun was setting and the air had a chill that wasn’t there earlier in the day. Carmen sat on her porch, watching her father play with the neighbor’s son and their little puppy. Though she was looking at them, her mind felt far away as she silently wondered why life had to be so complicated. She wanted to join them, to laugh and enjoy the simple moments, but her thoughts were telling her otherwise. It was all so puzzled, dramatic, and unreasonable. She couldn’t make sense of it all; why did these same things happen to her time and again? Was she really that easily taken advantage of? Did people think she was easy to manipulate and control? Why was she always the one being sacrificed for someone else’s gain? Why did they think so little of her? How had her life spiraled into such a chaotic and tumultuous mess? And most importantly, how could she change that? There was no doubt in her mind that she was about to refuse the offer made by Grandpa Edgar. She couldn’t take what was never
Last Updated : 2023-11-25BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 41 | “What is this about?”
For the next hour, Carmen could do nothing but toss and turn on the bed.Restless. Anxious. Frustrated.Groaning into the pillow for the fifteenth time perhaps, she finally convinced herself to drag out of the bed and stomp over to the window.There. He was still there. Waiting.How much longer did he plan to keep this up? Didn’t he care about his old age? Was it really necessary to make her feel guilty for no reason at all? Did he secretly enjoy seeing her miserable?The latter one was probably true. Carmen had no doubt about it.But enough was enough. She had to go and find out what was this all about. Why was he being so stubborn? What the hell could have been so important?So many questions. Carmen had a lot of them. And now that sleep had officially abandoned her, she might as well find their answers.With that thought in mind, She quietly returned to her bed, grabbed a sweater, and slipped out of the house, making sure to lock it securely behind her. Safety was a big deal to her
Last Updated : 2023-11-25BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE 42 | “Look closely, Carmen"
Three hours of long flight later, Carmen found herself standing in front of a beach house. It was a modern construction, one that she didn’t know about. Then again, Carmen hardly tried to be curious about such things. How rich Logans were or how many properties they owned around the world, had never been the question that ever took priority in her head. She was happy with not knowing, content with whatever she had.Carmen pulled the sweater closer to herself, as she watched the night sky and the stars twinkling beyond. Grandpa stood next to her, his both hands resting on the head of his cane.“Well, here we are,” he said a little dramatically, as if he was presenting her with the best part of the entire plan that he had concocted since the day he showed up at her dad’s cafe, as if this was the end of the road, the kind of end that had the power to change her life forever.If Carmen were to be honest, now that she was standing there, she couldn’t help but feel a bit scared. A surge of
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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
