A Second Chance With My Billionaire Love

Chapter 841-850

The driver asked softly, “Mr. Evans, where are we headed to?”

He did not answer immediately. Instead, he closed his eyes, appreciating the moment of silence.

His mind was preoccupied with thoughts of those major projects and a certain person.

After a while, he said in a hoarse voice, “Go back to the hotel.”

After the meeting the next day, he should go back to Czanch. After all, he was really busy.

He took over the task a few years ago.

Despite his successful public life, he struggled with personal matters.

He couldn’t even publicly show his love to the woman he loved. And he had to hide his real self and could only find solace in that secret apartment with her.

Two years ago, he broke up with someone he deeply cared for, and the pain still lingered.

He had always been abstinent, but he smoked two packs of cigarettes at that night. ©

He tried to stop himself from going to see her.

If he didn’t see her, he wouldn’t lose his mind and wouldn’t become a love-sick fool. It had been so long since they broke up and he thought he had moved on, but… He hadn’t.

Even now, he couldn’t help but eventually drive alone to see Cecilia.

However, when he found her, she wasn’t alone.

She was with a young gentleman, looking seemingly content with their companionship.

She had dinner with that man and they went to the cinema.

The man didn’t send her home until nine o’clock in the evening.

At the gate of the Fowlers’ villa, Mark’s car was parked not far away. Watching them from a distance, Mark felt a pang of jealousy.

He wished he could be younger, free of obligations, and able to confront the man openly.

But now, he could only watch from the shadows, feeling a mix of emotions.

Cecilia got out of the car and watched the man leave.

The man her mother’s friend Dora Carter introduced to her this time was actually very nice.

And Cecilia was willing to get along with him… She went to dinner with him, went to the movies with him and she felt OK.

Maybe they could get married after some time together.

Tears welled up in her eyes, and her heart ached as she felt torn between her past and the possibility of a future with someone else.

Then, she heard Mark calling her name, “Cecilia.”

Startled, she took a step back, unsure of how to respond, but also guarded.

Mark raised his chin slightly, pointing to his car.

“Get in, and let’s talk.”

Cecilia hesitated, torn between her emotions and her apprehension, not sure if she was ready to confront the past that Mark represented.

She took two steps toward the imposing gate, her intention to ask the guard for assistance thwarted as Mark swiftly grasped her arm and half-forcibly pulled her into the waiting car.

The door closed with a resounding thud, and Mark glanced at her from the corner of his eye, his voice tinged with surprise.

“A blind date?”

Cecilia didn’t attempt to deny it. “Yes, he’s a nice person. He’s met Edwin and accepts him.”

Mark swallowed nervously.

The prospect of someone else becoming Edwin’s father seemed like a cruel joke, but now it was a very real possibility right now.

The woman he once loved so deeply would soon share her life with another man.

And their son, the one he cherished above all else, might call another man dad.

In an attempt to steady his emotions, Mark lit a cigarette.

The smoke curled around his handsome features, accentuating his allure.

He was undeniably good-looking, even with the cigarette in hand.

There had been countless moments when he passionately embraced her, their bodies entwined in the throes of desire. Then he would lean back against the headboard, smoking while grappling with mixed feelings and guilt.

After all, she was 16 years younger than him, and he couldn’t help but feel guilty for taking her.

Once, she leaned over and took a drag from his cigarette, and he trembled and almost dropped the cigarette.

In his new-found excitement, he had sought solace in their physical connection, feeling like nothing more than an instinct-driven animal.

As the car interior filled with smoke, Cecilia couldn’t help but cough weakly and pleaded,

“Let me get out of the car.”

Mark obliged and snuffed out the cigarette, his eyes conveying a profound gaze as he asked the question he had long yearned to voice, “What about you? Do you like him?”

Cecilia’s eyes welled up with tears, and she replied in a subdued tone, “Kind of.”

she wasn’t trying to

was simply accepting her fate and making the best of

someone else if they treated Edwin well

her to give up and

and conflicting emotions, Mark didn’t

voice returning to calm with a trace of imperceptible tenderness. “Call your mother

not going out with

explained, “I need to talk to you. If you don’t want to, I’ll call your mom myself. Cecilia, do you

she felt humiliated,

Mark’s phone, she couldn’t lie, so she explained that she had something to discuss

other end, Juliette remained silent for a while before instructing, “Put Mark

unaware of the conversation that ensued between him and

assured, “I know.

hung up and placed the phone in the

the back of the seat, murmuring, “Mark,

the steering wheel.

in the news, Mr. Evans. With your debonair charm, you’re the center of attention wherever you

the dark night with

time could freeze, allowing

an hour, they arrived at a quiet

Cecilia recognized the place.

the window.

I refuse!”

intimacy flooded her mind, and she couldn’t fathom why he was taking her back to that apartment.

couldn’t

reddened from

and despite her recent composure, she once again felt like the powerless girl who couldn’t

despised herself for

stopped the

the tears in her eyes, his

wouldn’t overlook the fact that she still harbored feelings for him. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have reacted so

face, trying to comfort her like one would soothe a child. “I won’t do anything. I just want to talk to you about something. Cecilia, don’t we

words flowed with a smooth eloquence, leaving Cecilia defenseless and

emotions, she felt completely lost in the face of his

elegant display, Mark alighted gracefully

skillfully opened the car door, his eyes locking onto Cecilia in the

revealing faint blue veins, a striking

abundance of patience, Mark stood

passage of time seemed to stretch endlessly until, at last, Cecilia

shadow of a sycamore

click, Mark shut

he reached out and captured her wrist, pulling her into his embrace before

the allure of the night was too potent, or it

of restraint abandoned

back of her head, not heeding any semblance

go of

implored, her desperate struggle proving futile

smell of tobacco permeated

scent enveloped her

she knew that the lingering aroma of his masculinity would cling to her skin for

passionate kiss

he released his

handsome countenance received a resounding slap, the sound resonating through

suave by

often bending to accommodate

Except for Cecilia.

eyes

you? Are we here because

his lip, a hint

had surprised

murmured, “I apologize. I

had been with her, and he was no saint. He knew his body craved her presence; the passionate encounters of the past years

single moment had he

should do. He acknowledged

an olive branch, he asked her, “Go upstairs. There are some

contemplating for a moment, Cecilia reluctantly agreed. After all, they shared

they entered the

well-maintained, as though

a platter of fruits, all of which happened to be

succulence of the fruit

gently said, “This is what I asked Peter to

throat tightened, a hint

hand, reminding herself not to

a gift

held the power to ensnare even the most

she not been hurt so deeply, she pondered whether she might have fallen under his spell

naivety no longer resided

you need to, and then you can drop me home. I am different from you, Mr. Evans. lam currently involved with someone else, and it would be

with irritation. “Do you care for him so much?

She remained silent.

seat, gesturing for her to do the same. “Sit

of papers before her. As she flipped through the pages,

Cecilia did not decline.

was their shared child and she saw no reason

least, that

a woman couldn’t have the man she wanted, she should at least secure

broke up with Waylen, the value of the checks he wrote her grew exponentially.

had complicated

student in business school, the intricacies of the

that she looked better than before;

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