IN LOVE WITH MY FATHER`S BILLONAIRE BESTFRIEND
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haking the entire room. I flinched, trembling under his intense glare. My mi
w could I explain this mess without making it worse? I was froze
of nowhere,
apped up, and my stomach twisted into knots. Standing at the door, with a smug expression plastered on
ed. His face lit up with relief, and for
cent and the photo on his phone. He smiled broadly, as though all the tension
milar from certain angles, and in the dim lighting of the club, it must have been easy to mistake one for the othe
Instead, he smiled coolly and stepped
othly. "We had a wonderful time last night."
able. His jaw was clenched, and his fists were curled tightly at his s
h a wide grin, "why didn't you tell me you were spe
oat dry. "I... I didn't
is wonderful news! It means the weddi
wedding? My
ir. Scarlett and I have been getting to know each other be
ning? This wasn't real.
'm so proud of you, Scarlett. This is exactly what I wante
t. I glanced at Zayden again, silently begging him to say something, to stop t
say anything, t
ed, desperate for a mo
ding there were two men in dark s
ans?" one of
said he
business. We need to s
ide to let them in. My father's smi
ing on?" h
Mr. Evans, we're here to inform you that you're under
"What? That's ridiculous! I
e," the man said grimly. "We'll need
g between them. "There
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man said. And before I knew it, they had handcu
hem take him away. My entire world was fal
forward, but two officers held me back, their expressions grim and unyielding. No matter how hard I struggled, they wouldn't let me go after him
nd them, and the silence t
alls, and shut out the world. I didn't want to talk to anyone. What was there to say? My life wa
father's face-haunted, broken-and the
ning, everyth
g at nothing in particular, when a black car pulled up in front of the
rlett?" one
ry. Something about t
this house is being seized due to your father's con
ling to process their words. "No,
emotionless. "Everything he owns, including this property, now belongs to the
urned and began placing locks on the front door. I
ng my head. "No, no, no.
it
idn't exist. When they were done, they drove away without another word, leaving me stan
everything hit me all at once, and my knees buckled benea
und, strong arms wrapped
g up, and my hea
ay," he said softly, help
y tears. "I've lost everything. My da
hen took a deep breath. "You can
at him, shoc
ad's best friend, and I promised him I'd look out fo
heart racing. Was th
htened. "You're
smile. This was my chance. My ch
't going t