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One heir One night with the Billionaire

Chapter 2 Burdens and Billionaires

Word Count: 1463    |    Released on: 11/04/2025

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an from the bank and we can prepare for your surgery," I s

deserve any of this. All I can do is pray that things t

he special classes because you haven't paid for them, Kathy. Ho

litely for a start and try to show some

will graduate," I replied, and she stood

rehead before leaving the house. I got into

n't even know what to say. Our portions dropped, and the quality too. The restau

t give me a little more time-please don't give up

she encouraged before wal

options. Should we sell off the restaurant? I

met in college. She's been working as a stripper in one of the clubs

she said, and I nodded, eve

" I said, getting into the ca

used cigarette packs and open condom

laced an envelope on the table. "What's t

d up, and I think I can lend you money for your dad's medication and

u," she added, trying to lighten the m

all of us have the patience to suffer when we can get things done with a littl

op milking the life out of you, Sheryl," I snapped, an

whole family is depending on me to make things w

n't walked away from your family either, babe. We'r

picked up the envelope. She was right-we all ha

p. Say hi to Mr. Brooks," she said, and I s

the day flew

e cream?" Andrew asked as he stop

oined him. We were on our way to the joint when we notice

my eyes catching the plate n

ur La

ked, and Andrew ra

t know th

to shut down the street like this, I believe t

they were still young. The eldest son took over the firm pretty early in life-didn't even get

," I said, an

son Legal Group. Look them up in you

t of the firm, while Arthur is the CEO. The billionaires have it all goi

t going for them," I muttere

THUR

asked, standing at the door wi

how incompetent you could be by not showing up for the meeting with the senator's wif

f with a sigh. "Law has never been my thing. I know I'll never meet your

on. We have a legacy to uphold. You have no idea what i

really do," he said, ey

about power or family legacy. The one who showed me he cared. Not the CEO of

e door as the pain in my chest intensified. Another fight wit

bad argument d

hur. You're not getting any younge

t now," I replied, and disb

lding the company-fine, you've done that. But now? You won't even look at

a woman who has no idea what we've been through. If I want se

she said, vo

me. That's not the reason our family

. It's late, and I have work to do," I cut

ur Lawson," she snap

s flood

ging you!" Mom cried, clinging to his ha

0 AM, April 20th,"

chard. You said it was for

crumble. She tried to take her life more than o

st myself in

e. Mom and Elijah are enough," I mu

lieve in forever, then left. I won't do that to anyone else." "What's the point

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1 Chapter 1 Falling Behind2 Chapter 2 Burdens and Billionaires3 Chapter 3 Stripped Of Choices4 Chapter 4 Stripped Dignity5 Chapter 5 A Deal with the Devil6 Chapter 6 Target: Arthur Lawson7 Chapter 7 Red Wine and Cold Eyes Stares8 Chapter 8 Bargains and Bruises9 Chapter 9 Betrayals and Deceit10 Chapter 10 A Date not A Question11 Chapter 11 Claim Me, I Dare You12 Chapter 12 Possession or Passion13 Chapter 13 Spoiled and unspoken14 Chapter 14 Dinner Deceptions and a Kiss15 Chapter 15 Spilled Truths16 Chapter 16 Fire Beneath the Surface17 Chapter 17 Reckless Nights18 Chapter 18 A Weekend Of Distractions19 Chapter 19 Between Desires and longing20 Chapter 20 Beg for Me21 Chapter 21 The Price Of Desire22 Chapter 22 Teases and Unexpected Guests23 Chapter 23 Addicted To You24 Chapter 24 Ghosts of the Past25 Chapter 25 The Enemy's Mother26 Chapter 26 Web of Secrets27 Chapter 27 The Mistress and her Pawn28 Chapter 28 The Thread that Snap29 Chapter 29 Running From the Truth30 Chapter 30 Heavy lies the Heart31 Chapter 31 Secrets on the Blink32 Chapter 32 Bitter Aftertaste33 Chapter 33 A Past Written in Ashes34 Chapter 34 The Questions We don't Ask35 Chapter 35 The Moment that Shattered Us36 Chapter 36 Shadows in the Frame37 Chapter 37 Schemes38 Chapter 38 Through Fire and Storm39 Chapter 39 Rebuilding the Ashes40 Chapter 40 Sexual Urges Unleashed41 Chapter 41 Shadows Beneath the Silence42 Chapter 42 Sleeping with Secrets43 Chapter 43 The Secrets We Carry44 Chapter 44 Meetings and Conversations45 Chapter 45 The Big Reveal46 Chapter 46 Confrontations47 Chapter 47 Guilt48 Chapter 48 Defending the Unforgivable49 Chapter 49 Manipulations50 Chapter 50 Unwanted Kiss51 Chapter 51 Devil's Bargain52 Chapter 52 Unspoken Truths53 Chapter 53 Beneath the Headlines54 Chapter 54 No longer yours to control55 Chapter 55 Ghost of a man who still cares56 Chapter 56 Bullet for Bettayal57 Chapter 57 The Queen's Fall The Phoenix Rise58 Chapter 58 A Fresh Chapter In Spain59 Chapter 59 Luna and Sage60 Chapter 60 Flavors of her Own61 Chapter 61 From The shadows of the courtroom62 Chapter 62 Motherhood on the Horizon63 Chapter 63 A New Face A New Flame64 Chapter 64 When the Heart stumbles again65 Chapter 65 New City New Chemistry66 Chapter 66 Shifting Sands67 Chapter 67 Shifting Sands contd68 Chapter 68 The Dream that burned69 Chapter 69 Still Burns in silence70 Chapter 70 Her Name and Mine71 Chapter 71 Regrets or no Regrets72 Chapter 72 The Secret Arrival73 Chapter 73 The Mask Of Desire74 Chapter 74 Whispers In The Heat75 Chapter 75 Seeds of Suspicious76 Chapter 76 Guilt Trips77 Chapter 77 Authentic or Real78 Chapter 78 What Trust tastes like79 Chapter 79 Attached Bonds80 Chapter 80 Midnight Confession81 Chapter 81 The Stranger82 Chapter 82 The Warning83 Chapter 83 Mateo Growing Tension84 Chapter 84 She's back85 Chapter 85 Mrs Lawson Satisfcation86 Chapter 86 The Obsession Unfolds87 Chapter 87 Elijah,s Dilemma88 Chapter 88 Seeds of Doubts89 Chapter 89 Dante Strategy90 Chapter 90 Sheryl's warning91 Chapter 91 Dante Manipulation92 Chapter 92 Beneath the Surface93 Chapter 93 The Devils Call94 Chapter 94 Dante Dark Descent95 Chapter 95 The Spiked Crown96 Chapter 96 Had I known97 Chapter 97 Legal Trouble98 Chapter 98 Tension99 Chapter 99 The Hands That Poison100 Chapter 100 The Spark Beneath the Ruin