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Chapter 82 : Unexpected Joy
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The Billonaires’s marital crisis Chapter 83 : New Beginnings, Old Shadows
The next morning, Sophia woke up to the soft light streaming through the bedroom window, casting a golden glow across the room. She rolled over to find Fabio still asleep beside her, his arm draped over her protectively. She smiled as she watched him, her heart swelling with the love she felt for him and their future family.Yesterday’s revelation had shifted everything. There was a new sense of hope, a new beginning they hadn’t expected but one they now embraced wholeheartedly. She gently placed her hand on her stomach, still getting used to the idea that a life was growing inside her. She couldn’t wait to see where this new chapter would take them.Fabio stirred beside her, his eyes slowly fluttering open. When he saw her looking at him, a sleepy grin spread across his face.“Morning,” he said, his voice thick with sleep. He reached out and gently placed his hand over hers on her stomach. “How’s our little one doing?”“Good,” Sophia replied with a soft laugh. “We’re both good.”Fabi
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Fabio sat alone in his office, his mind racing as he stared at the flickering glow of the city skyline through the large glass windows. The usual hum of the city below felt distant, almost muffled, as if the world had quieted to give him space to think. It had been days since the phone call, days since he had finally faced the reality of the path he was on.He glanced at his phone, sitting on the desk beside him. It had been vibrating with calls and texts all day, but he had ignored most of them. There was a war inside him, a battle between the life he had built with Sophia and the legacy of the Mateo family business—two lives that could no longer coexist. Especially now that Sophia was pregnant.The weight of that realization hung heavy on him. Every time he thought of their unborn child, he knew he had to make a choice. The life he had with Sophia was worth more than anything the business could give him. He wanted to be a father—one his child could be proud of—and not someone who li
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The next morning, Fabio sat at his desk, staring at the swirling steam rising from his untouched cup of coffee. His mind was a whirlwind of thoughts, replaying the tense conversation with his father. Duncan had made it clear—walking away wouldn’t be simple, and the Mexicans weren’t known for letting anyone go without a fight. Still, Fabio couldn’t shake the feeling that there had to be a way out without dragging his family deeper into the darkness.Sophia’s laughter from the living room echoed faintly through the walls, reminding him of the life he was protecting. He’d made a promise to her and their unborn child, and he wasn’t going to break it. But the reality of the situation weighed heavily on him.His phone buzzed on the desk, pulling him out of his thoughts. He looked at the screen, his stomach twisting when he saw the name: **Santos**.Fabio hesitated for a moment before answering. “Santos.”“Mateo,” Santos’ voice oozed through the line, a mix of familiarity and menace. “I’ve b
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The air around Fabio crackled with tension. The dim lights of the docks cast eerie shadows on the water, and the distant wail of sirens began to fade into the night. But it was the presence of Santos and his armed men that made Fabio’s pulse thunder in his ears. There was no more room to run. No more room for deception or games. He had to face the truth head-on.Santos stood a few feet away, his gun lazily hanging by his side, but the sneer on his face made it clear—he was in control. Or so he thought.Fabio felt Felix’s gaze burning into him from beside the crates, waiting for a signal, waiting for something. His mind raced through the many paths this could take, but every road ended in the same place. It was time to draw the line. Time to stand up to Santos, to the cartel, to the life he had unwittingly inherited.“I’m done,” Fabio said, his voice low but firm. He straightened, standing tall as he met Santos’ gaze. “This was my last job.”Santos chuckled, a cruel sound that echoed o
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