Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire

Chapter 646 Nicholas' POV Signing the documents was shockingly easy. Because the decision behind them was simple and clear. | needed help at the estate. Not surface-level help. Not temporary solutions. Real help. Structured. Professional. Competent. The kind of help Kensington Group could provide. Christian didn't waste a second. The moment | signed the last page, he was already on the phone, making sharp, efficient calls to the right people. Insurance? Handled. He personally knew the regional director. Police investigation?

The Kensington corporate attorney was assigned immediately to deal with the bureaucracy and monitor everything closely. Reconstruction of the house? A trusted architect and contractor were already on their way to Montelira to assess the structural damage and begin restoration planning. All of that while | was still staring at the pixelated photos Paula had sent me, ---- Photos that made me physically sick. The east wing of the main house completely burned. Blackened walls. Shattered windows. Part of the roof collapsed. My house. The house where Bella was growing up.

The house where | had grown up. My family's home. Destroyed. And Christian just... handled it. With almost frightening efficiency. He did more, That same day, he sent a private driver to Montelira. A sleek black Mercedes picked up Martina and Bella from Paula's house and brought them to Florentia. By the time they arrived at Gwen's apartment, it was late afternoon. | opened the door and Bella practically launched herself into my arms. "Daddy!" she shouted, wrapping her arms around my neck. "The house caught on fire! It was scary!

saw the same shock I'd felt the first time | walked in. The high ceilings. The marble floors. The flawless decor. The insane panoramic view of

it's Gwen's apartment. And Christian insisted you stay here as long as you need. He said Gwen would want that." And she would. | knew she would. Gwen would be relieved knowing Bella was safe here. That my mother was comfortable Bella had already wriggled out of my arms and was running

understand any of it beyond the obvious fact that Gwen had a very, very cool apartment and that at some point she'd get to swim in

a bright light was ---- directed at her

her bed and took her cool hand in mine. "Hey," | started, the way | always did when we were alone. "I had an interesting day." | brushed my thumb gently over her fingers "| signed the papers. The partnership with your brother. Valemont is officially 'by the Kensington Group' now." The words ---- still felt strange. "You're probably going to want to weigh