Love Game With The Rebel Billionaire

It was a lie. But if that lie would protect my children, I'd tell it without hesitation. I might be selfish, especially on days when Chiara and Thunder asked about their father, but I couldn't let them have him. I'd do everything to keep them safe. I could be both their mother and father. I could protect them.

"That's not true..." His voice cracked, and his expression darkened. "Take it back."

"It hurts me too, so stop acting like you're the only one suffering," I replied coldly. "You're the one who started this fire in the first place."

Straightening up, I fixed my hair, which had gotten slightly disheveled earlier. He stared at me with intense eyes, but I matched his gaze with indifference.

It used to be hard to control my feelings for him, but now... anger was stronger.

There was no room for love in my heart anymore-not for him, not for us. Our past was too broken to be mended by mere effort.

"And why are you acting like the victim here, Ash?" I asked sharply.

"What do you mean by that?"

I crossed my arms and smirked before answering. "You said you didn't shoot me, right? Then prove it. Because it's hard to believe you didn't when it was your face I saw five years ago, pulling the trigger." The memory played over and over in my head. Despite the darkness that night, the moonlight and streetlights were enough to show me his face.

The only way his claim would make sense is if he had a twin-but Ash was an only child.

"It was you," I said firmly. "Until you prove otherwise, you'll remain a suspect in my eyes."novelbin

"Shouldn't it be the other way around?" He smirked. "I should be innocent until proven guilty, right?"

Innocent?

I laughed bitterly. That word didn't belong to us. Our tragic past stripped us of innocence. We were wild, capable of killing each other if we wanted. "No. That doesn't apply to us," I told him.

I checked the time. It was almost one o'clock in the afternoon. I had to get back to the office. I had a mountain of documents to review.

"Don't seek me out like this again," I warned. "I know about the Parker-Coleman agreement, but don't forget-I'm Miller. I don't have to abide by it."

He didn't say anything after that. He just stared at me, playing with his lower lip using his fingers. I was about to leave, but I heard him mutter something. And I almost cursed him when I saw the lust in his eyes.

"Sexy," he said, almost in a whisper. "Fuck."

I raised my middle finger at him, which made him laugh out loud. After that, I stormed out of the place.

He's pissing me off... but why is my heart racing like this?

I stopped walking, clutching my chest. My breathing was heavy, and my chest rose and fell as I tried to calm myself. But while doing that, I noticed someone watching me from afar.

If there's one thing I confirmed because of Ash today, it's that he wasn't the caller last time. He doesn't know we have kids. That makes everything even scarier.

I need to tighten security around my twins. If I have to double Finnick' salary, I will.

TIME FLEW by so fast. It had already been a week since I last saw Ash at Tyler's company. Thankfully, nothing strange has happened, so I've regained my strength from sleeping and handling paperwork. This routine is so exhausting, honestly. If I could just quit being a consultant right now, I would. But I'd hate to waste the profession I worked hard to achieve.

I wonder how Evangeline manages all her responsibilities. She has way more on her plate than I do.

"Put it here, Raven."

I looked toward the door and saw a woman entering Mason's office. He was colder than usual, not even bothering to lift his head when the woman spoke to him. She handed him a document. "Sir Mason..." the woman said nervously.

Maybe she's his secretary... but that's unlikely. She seemed too timid to be one.

I smirked and decided to eavesdrop instead of continuing to review the financial statements. Mason's love life is way more interesting.

"I-I saw..." She took a deep breath before continuing, "Did you see my bra?"

"Fuck," Mason muttered before standing up and pulling the woman named Raven out of his office.

I gasped, covering my mouth with both hands to keep myself from gaping openly. She's the owner of the pink ponytail and the lace bra! Does Evangeline know about this?

I stepped out of my cubicle, planning to call my beloved cousin, but I froze when someone walked into my office.

It was Ash, dressed in a blue suit, his hands in his pockets. His hair was messier than usual, and his piercing gaze felt like knives stabbing into me.

I frowned at him, feeling butterflies in my stomach-but they were from a strange fear as I stared at him.

"I want you back," he said in a low, deep voice.

His words shocked me, and my eyes widened.

"What?" I scowled at him. "But I want you to fall. Didn't you understand what I told you last time? I said not to see me again."

How did he even get here? He's too bold to enter my brother's office like this.

"If I can't have you..." In an instant, he was in front of me, gripping my jaw tightly. I winced slightly as his nails dug into my skin. "... then I'll kill you." Those were the last words he said before leaving Mason's office. I nearly stumbled, but I managed to steady myself by grabbing the desk.

This isn't like him... Ash isn't the type to say such things. He's the type who would do anything to have me, not kill me if things got worse. Maybe things changed after that incident, but my gut tells me Ash wouldn't go that far.

What the hell is happening? What are these thoughts running through my mind?