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The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemption

Chapter 4 Perfect Match

Word Count: 1462    |    Released on: 03/08/2024

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ould steady the furious pounding of my heart. My cheeks were wet, and when I brushed the back of my hand across my face, I

e. The stupid one for expecting that he would ever be anything other than the cold, unfeeling

command. I had been someone who almost never cried. Someone who had learned long ago that tears were wasted on people who did not

d him f

through me as though I were nothing but a ghost haunting his periphery. And more than Simon, I hated myself for still clinging to hope, ev

s a man who simply needed patience, who needed someone to wait long enough for his defenses to crumble

and without hesitation, reapplied for divorce. My finger pressed the screen with finality. This

hone began to ring. Her

lic

the phone off. I knew exactly what she would say - the same words she always did. Give him time. He will come around. He is not as

iliar hum of Simon's car engine, then the sound of him pulling away. Only then did I descend, intent on retrievin

e stairs, something

ugh

n, so startling, t

s his

d in the same breath. His laugh was warm - intoxicating - and before I knew it, butterflies had erupted in my stomach. For months, I had imagined what it might be like

light was

ng heavier than the last, until I reac

n behind h

lung to his arm as though she had always belonged there, as though his body had been molded with a space meant just for her. Her hand gra

e want

His hand rested at her waist like it had found its home, his eyes softened in ways I

r gaze f

e girlfriend. The woman who, apparently, had always been in hi

and dismissed me. She nestled closer into him, lips brushing his neck, finger

ady? Is she on

ind," he said coolly. "Remember I told you about her?

ruck harder t

ience, a contract to be erased. My gaze flicked to the oversized wedding portrait hanging on the wall - th

s across his chest. "I thought

s her knuckles. "Waiting for the public to lose inte

siness. Just the Valero image, pristine and untouchable. My hum

ng in me

fully int

lf with applying for divorce. I've already filed. My signature is there. Yours is all

in his expression extinguished in an in

stop. I don't even want to know wha

our mother assured me you were different. That beneath the frost, you were kind. I was the fool who be

d at Sarah's arm. "You will not leav

father. You don't get to dictate my steps anymore. And don't worry about your precious company.

wallet from the side tab

,' but let's not pretend. You're an asshole, Simon. And you," I said, turning to Sarah, "you'

His voice followed me down the hall, barking

pped around my body, and for a fleeting moment, it felt like cleansing. Like freedom. I took in a de

ut

wrong

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1 Chapter 1 Prologue2 Chapter 2 Trouble in Paradise3 Chapter 3 Mother of Mine4 Chapter 4 Perfect Match5 Chapter 5 Goosebumps6 Chapter 6 A Racing Heart7 Chapter 7 Thrilling News8 Chapter 8 First Day9 Chapter 9 A Friend, or Not 10 Chapter 10 Triple Horror11 Chapter 11 Mother's Workings12 Chapter 12 A Little Less Than Confrontation13 Chapter 13 Back Story14 Chapter 14 Experience building opportunity 15 Chapter 15 Triumph in disbelief16 Chapter 16 Suspicion, accusation17 Chapter 17 Hungry hounds18 Chapter 18 Misplaced worries19 Chapter 19 Small victories20 Chapter 20 Little matchmaker21 Chapter 21 Unrequited feelings22 Chapter 22 Staring match23 Chapter 23 First fight24 Chapter 24 Hot and cold25 Chapter 25 Worst combination26 Chapter 26 Truce27 Chapter 27 To tolerate an asshole28 Chapter 28 Tremendous victory29 Chapter 29 Work dinner30 Chapter 30 Ridiculous Suspicion31 Chapter 31 Overenthusiastic flirty women32 Chapter 32 To worry or not to worry33 Chapter 33 Betrayal34 Chapter 34 Not pretty35 Chapter 35 Syrup and cheery36 Chapter 36 Hysterics37 Chapter 37 The creeps38 Chapter 38 Little moment39 Chapter 39 Confusing moments40 Chapter 40 Whose fault41 Chapter 41 Impossible ultimatum42 Chapter 42 Baby face43 Chapter 43 Jumbled mess44 Chapter 44 Damning instruction45 Chapter 45 Swallowed pride46 Chapter 46 Ripples of excitement47 Chapter 47 Confused thoughts48 Chapter 48 Impatience and frustration49 Chapter 49 Pitiful guy50 Chapter 50 Varying bundles of joy51 Chapter 51 Of darkened gazes52 Chapter 52 Answered questions53 Chapter 53 Blurry future54 Chapter 54 Unspoken pact55 Chapter 55 Sleazebag56 Chapter 56 Pretense57 Chapter 57 Facing fears58 Chapter 58 Loose my mind59 Chapter 59 Short circuit60 Chapter 60 A friend in need61 Chapter 61 A solemn vow62 Chapter 62 Starless depths63 Chapter 63 Game of ignore64 Chapter 64 Fairly certain doom65 Chapter 65 Of softened looks66 Chapter 66 A for effort67 Chapter 67 Reminiscence68 Chapter 68 Mother, monster69 Chapter 69 Deadly aura70 Chapter 70 And heated gazes71 Chapter 71 Mortifying abyss72 Chapter 72 Friendly advice73 Chapter 73 Vow of silence74 Chapter 74 Broken silence75 Chapter 75 Loneliness and hollows76 Chapter 76 A touch, a caress77 Chapter 77 A second time78 Chapter 78 Work mission79 Chapter 79 Miss delusional80 Chapter 80 Overtime81 Chapter 81 Hate you, why82 Chapter 82 Imaginings83 Chapter 83 Undercover operation84 Chapter 84 Varying degrees of shock85 Chapter 85 Pieces of memory86 Chapter 86 Relocate87 Chapter 87 Fantasy Or reality88 Chapter 88 New beginnings89 Chapter 89 Bat shit crazy90 Chapter 90 Questions, questions91 Chapter 91 Other women92 Chapter 92 Straight from nightmares93 Chapter 93 Newest addiction94 Chapter 94 Simple and short95 Chapter 95 Apathetic96 Chapter 96 Interchanging emotions97 Chapter 97 A walk down memory lane98 Chapter 98 Secrets99 Chapter 99 Brown haired beauty100 Chapter 100 Drunken attraction