บททั้งหมดของ The Billionaires Choice : บทที่ 51 - บทที่ 60

RaphaelI walked into the lounge prepared for anything. If it was up to me, I wouldn't be wasting my time with this meeting, but my mom had set it up, so I had no choice but to come. Mason was nothing to me, and I had no interest in seeing him again. I honestly don't know how I am going to react to seeing him. My blood still boiled every time I replayed that day in my mind.It didn't help that Ondina refused to tell me anything about what actually happened. It bothered the hell out of me. I had given up on asking after the last time. It ended with me holding her in my arms while waiting on her panic attack to past. I didn't want to risk losing her over my own insecurities. I knew it had to be more than what I had walked in on, but I was hitting a dead end with her. Maybe with this meeting, I could get the answers I was looking for."Mr. Lahsen!" Mason greeted me with a stern handshake. He was slightly shorter than me, and his light hair was combed over. He gestured for me to sit and I

RaphaelDue to my retaliation on Mason three days ago, I have been held up in my office trying to find a way to resolve this scandal I've created for myself. Although my actions brought me satisfaction, the clean up after is beginning to make me feel that it may not have been worth- nah. It was worth it. My PR team has been working overtime trying to find a way to spin this in my favor, but I was beginning to believe that it would be best to publicly take accountability.Due to my actions, I have had a few investors pull out, worried about their reputations being tainted for doing business with me. It was understandable. This entire ordeal could be resolved if I could get Ondina to agree to allow me to expose Mason for the piece of shit he is. It would be an easy fix. But an easy fix would have to be disregarded if it would cause more pain and suffering to my little flower.This left me no choice but to try and find another way out of this mess. I took a deep breath and rested my head

OndinaIt had been three days since she heard from Rapheal and the absence of him was beginning to cause her physical illness. She had to find out from Camille what had happened. It bothered her that he would choose to go through this alone. She felt useless. He had always been her rock, and once he was going through something, he shut her out. She wanted to be there for him, and it pained her to know that she wasn't who he confided in through a time like this. The media was relentless. On one side, he was being glorified for being so powerful and on the other end he was being torn down as an intitled billionaire who thought he could do anything. She wanted to defend him, but she had no idea how. She wanted to visit hm at his office, but Camille suggested she waited until her reached out because if she was recognized, it could probably add more stress than he needed right now. Ondina agreed with that statement. She had been corned quit a few times already just for being his girlfrie

Celeste"Celeste, dear!" My grandmother's voice carried suspense as she emerged from the kitchen. She was nearing her nineties, but she still moved like she was in her fifties. I loved that about her. She was everything I aspired to be. Fabulously wealthy and had the health of a horse. I could only hope to age as well as she was. Her laugh lines deepening with the grin she threw my way. "Look who's here!" I grinned triumphantly at my secret success. I had managed to get my grandmother to invite Raphael over and damn, he was looking good as hell.There he was, tall dark and handsome, my Raphael. His russet eyes locked onto mine, a mixture of surprise and wariness flickering across his handsome features."Celeste," he greeted, his voice smooth yet distant. A shiver rushed through me; it’s been a while since I heard him say my name. I missed it so much.“ I didn’t know you would be here.” He looked at my grandmother knowingly.I quickly fixed my face, displaying a look of innocence an

Raphael I stood on the balcony of my penthouse, leaning against the railing while the breeze gently blew my hair, making me jump slightly thinking it might have been a bug. Shit. Maybe I should get a haircut. The city stretched out before me, like a shimmering sea of lights as twilight settled in. I had always found solace in the heights, away from the world below, away from emails and phone calls, but tonight, my heart was restless.After four months with Ondina, every day seemed like an exploration into the depths of her world. Affection, vulnerability, and genuine connection was new territories I never thought I would navigate with her, but by some miracle, my little flower had finally pulled down her walls and let me in.I turned, catching a glimpse of her in the living room, the soft glow from the floor-to-ceiling windows framing her silhouette. Ondina was curled up on the couch with a book resting in her lap, her long curly hair cascading over the pages. She is just so damn b