Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 686

Tyler watched the shock on James’s face and couldn’t help but laugh.

“Yeah, twins. A boy and a girl.”

“I heard from your wife that you wanted a surprise, so I figured out what you were worried about.”

“All we ever needed was a child with Nelson blood. Twin boys, a boy and a girl, it doesn’t matter. Either way, it’s enough to make Grandma hand over her shares without a fight.”

“But you hesitated.”

Tyler’s eyes got sharper, his tone cutting through the air.

“Your resolve is slipping because of them.”

“James, if you keep this up, do you still plan to get revenge for Jamie?”

But James was totally lost in his own thoughts, unable to process what he’d just heard.

A boy and a girl?

Seriously?

Not two boys, not two girls, but a son and a daughter.

They wouldn’t have to live through the same pain he and Jamie did. They’d grow up together, healthy, safe.

For the first time in forever, the heavy stone pressing on his chest finally rolled away.

He almost wanted to laugh.

But then Tyler’s last words hit him like a cold shower, all his joy instantly drowned out by a wave of choking hatred.

He clenched his brows, voice rough.

“I know what I’m doing. You don’t have to keep reminding me.”

“You’d better,” Tyler replied, his voice flat and emotionless.

He didn’t push the point. Jamie’s death was a wound too deep, one James would never forget. Tyler knew he didn’t have to bring it up all the time.

Still…

If James was really starting to care, that was dangerous for someone hellbent on revenge.

Too many soft spots could get a man killed.

Tyler frowned and grabbed another file, clearly changing the subject.

“Sparrow Group’s projects from the end of last year are blowing up again.”

“Even with all that bad press, they managed to pick hit after hit. How is this Mr. Sparrow’s business sense sharper than yours?”

James didn’t even hear him.

Tyler took a sharp breath. “This is crazier than anything Nelson Corporation’s ever done. What happened to him before June to make him so sharp all of a sudden?”

James’s voice was cold, sharp as ice.

“If he was really some genius, he wouldn’t have fallen for someone like Evelina.”

“So then what’s going on with him?” Tyler was genuinely confused. “You’re one of the best, but even you don’t have that kind of business radar.”

James’s face stayed hard, his eyes dark, his tone unyielding.

“Doesn’t matter how he did it. I’m not letting him overtake Nelson Corporation.”

This was Jamie’s wish, and it was a battle James wouldn’t lose.

Tyler looked through the file again, then pointed at a page, his voice growing even more serious.

“They’re expanding already. The new site… it’s right next to Nelson Corporation?”

“So he wants to go head-to-head with us?”

James’s thoughts were still tangled up with the twins. He couldn’t focus on work at all.

Without another word, he grabbed his phone and got up to leave.

“I need the restroom.”