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The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemption

Chapter 5 Goosebumps

Word Count: 1297    |    Released on: 03/08/2024

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rhythmic like a melody I never grew tired of hearing. Immediately, my hear

gy only a six-year-old could muster. He tugged at my arm,

ning already!" he declared, s

ar swell of love. Ajax was my pride, my joy, my miracle. He was the only good thing to come fro

him at all. He had been just a "false negative" away from being erased before his life even began. That thought still ma

omplained with a laugh, squirming

vy with relief, and watched him resu

is time!" he shouted, stretching out the last words lik

day had indeed begun without me, bright and full, and I sighed before springing up with a playful flourish, scooping Aj

back against me almost immediately. Today was important. I had three interviews lined up-three chances at clawing my way

voicing the thought would make it c

ame crawling back with flashing cameras and vicious headlines. The memory was so sharp it felt like it was happening again: my face plastered across television screens with th

balance, knuckles whitening as I tried to ground myself. I had lost track of how many times I had

to the room silently, as he always did at the exact moment I needed him most. His

s time, patient in a way far beyond his years. That was one of the things I loved most about my son-he always seemed to k

e had returned. Not the hollow mask I wore for the world,

tures with stuffed animals, then brushed my hair, applied light makeup, and slipped into a neat s

ed at my arm. "You forgot something,"

picked up my sunglasses and facemask, and slid th

alone. I hated it-hated having to hide my face from the world when I was with my son, hated that he had to grow up with a moth

nd I was determined it would stay that way. I couldn't risk Si

ht made my

g to the hope that maybe, just maybe, this time they wouldn't dig too deeply into my past. But I knew bett

ed at me. Still, I whispered hope to myse

, his chatter spilling out before I could even greet him. Every word about his day tugged me further

he little corner the chef had set aside for him, a kindness I would never forget. The chef never asked questions. She didn't pry into why a woma

ile across my face-the one that masked fear and

Bella, my favorite coworker,

bly, a fellow single mother who understood without asking. We shared small ta

ooked up and saw who entered, the world shifted. The air turned icy, prick

ze in place, b

a life I had tried desperately to leave behi

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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