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Last Chance for Mr Billionaire

Chapter 4 The Weight of Her Name

Word Count: 1396    |    Released on: 10/04/2025

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laces with swe

ve anything to say

orter

nt or have you

er qu

d you k

t wort

athstrategis

in short, and my

lp, bending me sideways. A shoe hits me a

movements- a snap, punch, and wail sound beh

hand," he hisses, his bo

four more guards surround us.

Quintin

a shallow breath, moving ba

s right now?" H

Do as I say Desirée" he urges, t

standing my ground b

reak free and he immediately scoops me into the

ore I can react and t

cross his face and pounding his chest with

at me a

with my secur

mers uncontrollably. I look at the

danger," he says firmly, handing me my

r my force," hi

pdating me on where we are heade

ress, but my nerv

Buckhead. More security, less

e, you need

want to

reatening to fall as I grip the edges of

ed like a criminal and bundled into ve

o my palm, "I di

y" Quintin says i

lize I said

hurt you. You aren't alone,

t's almost comforting to hear

but the weight on

you," he begins. Linking his fi

coaching transformed her l

atching

off. You go your separate ways, and the

s after" I

t you?" he asks, b

siness, and that

gether, silence se

questioning

im eventually, we h

her baby shower." I dra

ing and wishing her well, prayin

eased saw it, and

ould tell him. W

his eyebro

, dreading every word before

look," I

to have you as its mum. I pray for a safe delivery, a

ure, do better. This is appalling, it's no one's fault for h

," he whisper

tly. I was beyond

I had said w

I said. It is a prayer and good wish, definitely not

, listening to me a

s, I show him th

ere accusing me of shaming sick kids and

ending, it's that simple. "Praying" doesn't

r with a sick child and that's what you

point keeping up this conversation. We're on diff

condescending. We all make mistakes, you've bee

ds a bea

hurt, nobody

t an innocent mum in tears.

nd other mums out there. S

me," Quintin s

is i

not." I give h

ording of the whole exchange

cks as I gri

it's my

hing wrong,"

the public. They're de

ould blow over. And it did..

uffocated by

reath, drumming his

are throwing you in the

" I mutter, taki

ects, running a hand thro

reath to ease my

e telling

Hating in my comments, attending my events, c

o my palm in habit

tell her off, I was ready

endance with her child. Talking loud, out of point, agg

crowd was forming. Oth

d her,"

fool of yourself!

her to a corner, my

re spiraling, and if this continues, something bad mi

at her w

family, and leave me

meeting Quintin's. I

rooding, fists tight. As if trying to

s it. The moment I

My eyes lock on t

ens. This- this

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1 Chapter 1 Between Silence and Storm2 Chapter 2 A Room Full of Ghosts3 Chapter 3 The Unseen Bruise4 Chapter 4 The Weight of Her Name5 Chapter 5 Fight or Flight6 Chapter 6 Silk and Alliance7 Chapter 7 Under the Spotlight8 Chapter 8 See You Soon9 Chapter 9 Secured but not Safe10 Chapter 10 Soft Walls11 Chapter 11 Push and Pull12 Chapter 12 Her Way13 Chapter 13 Guidance and Tension14 Chapter 14 Reawakening15 Chapter 15 Action16 Chapter 16 On Air17 Chapter 17 The Reckoning and The Rise18 Chapter 18 Held But Not Close19 Chapter 19 Safe, But Not Surrendered20 Chapter 20 Slow Burn21 Chapter 21 Boundaries and Protection22 Chapter 22 External Clarity23 Chapter 23 To Want Without Taking24 Chapter 24 The Watchers25 Chapter 25 Let Them Come26 Chapter 26 Warm Armour27 Chapter 27 I knew It Would Come To This28 Chapter 28 Soft Targets, Sharp Teeth29 Chapter 29 Don't Touch me, Don't Leave Me30 Chapter 30 This Is Not a Love Scene31 Chapter 31 This House Knows Me32 Chapter 32 If He Wanted To, He Would33 Chapter 33 Just Us This Time34 Chapter 34 Who Got You Smiling Like That 35 Chapter 35 I'm a Star!... Star, Star36 Chapter 36 Ladies and Gentlemen...Her!37 Chapter 37 Lucky Enough To Breath The Same Air38 Chapter 38 Goosebumps Don't Lie39 Chapter 39 The Man Who Knew Me40 Chapter 40 Mine, If She'll Have Me41 Chapter 41 Mine, Not Yours42 Chapter 42 You Will Rise, And We'll Burn Anything In Your Way43 Chapter 43 Knock Knock, The Wolves Are Home44 Chapter 44 In Your Unholy Hands45 Chapter 45 Trust is The Real Gift