The Billionaire's Dangerous Obsession (Nivera) novel Chapter 117

Chapter 117

Meanwhile, in the living room, Nivera leaned forward, watching Zabelle with a mixture of sympathy and curiosity

The other woman looked like she’d just run a marathon–her eyes tired and her posture tense.

“You seem… tense,” Nivera pointed out.

Zabelle gave a tight, anxious laugh. “You’d be tense too if your name was trending for all the wrong reasons.”

Nivera offered a soft smile. “For what it’s worth, I knew Antonio didn’t cheat on you. Whatever they’re saying, it’s not true, and that’s what the media thrives on. Besides, he’s too obsessed with you to even look at anyone else.”

“I know he didn’t cheat. But it doesn’t matter what’s true. People believe what they want to believe,” Zabelle asserted.

Having been on the wrong side of the internet, she knew how it felt and it was sad someone else was going through it

“That’s true,” Nivera agreed, voice quieter now. “But you’re stronger than nonsense.”

“I try to be,” Zabelle muttered, looking away. “Did you say Antonio is obsessed with me?”

Nivera’s brows rose in surprise. Was Zabelle being serious, or was she purposely pretending?

“Duh. Have you seen the way he looks at you?”

“Like how every normal person would look at me,” Zabelle responded, and Nivera rolled her eyes.

“Please, everyone with eyes could see the way he looked at you on the red carpet yesterday. Beautiful dress, by the way,” she complimented Zabelle.

Zabelle chuckled, blushing faintly. “Thanks, and you’re exaggerating.”

“Then explain this.” Nivera pulled up her phone, flipping through photos of the gala. She turned the screen toward Zabelle. “Explain this look then.”

“He’s my husband. I guess I’m so used to him looking at me like that, I don’t realize how it looks to others.”

“Wow” that’s so cute,” Nivera said. To be loved so much by someone was something she wanted, and as she thought about it, only one person came to mind.

Alejandro.

But as soon as he came to mind, his words also did. “I don’t do love.”

with Zabelle and not alone in her room.

Just with

“Wow, that is so cute. By the way, your sister didn’t have her boyfriend with her; are they going through a breakup?”

Zabelle’s expression darkened at the mention of her sister’s name. “I have no idea, and frankly, I try to stay out of Vanessa’s business.”

Nivera nodded in understanding as she also stayed out of Vivian’s business. “Fair enough.”

She paused, then added, “But seriously, I hope you don’t let the media get into your head. They are good at twisting things.”

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“I know, and it’s so annoying. Don’t they have anything better to do?”

“No, they don’t, but Antonio should be handling them like I heard he always does, and I know you’re not a gold–digger, so fuck then opinions.”

“Now I see why you’re always getting cancelled.”

“I find it very tiring to pretend about something,” Nivera shrugged.

“But seriously, thank you. You’re the first friend I’ve had in forever.”

Nivera smiled, but in her head she was jubilating, as she finally had a friend.

Leaning back in her chair, she responded.

“The feeling’s mutual. Besides, don’t mention it. Having been in the spotlight all my life, I know how those arseholes work.”

“You’re not wrong about them being arseholes.”

Their conversation drifted until Zabelle eventually asked, “So… how did the family dinner go?”

“By the way, how did the family dinner go last night?” She and Nivera groaned as she was reminded of it.

“Terrible. Alejandro went with me, and it ended with him punching one of my family members.”

“He did that?” Zabelle gasped, and she nodded.

“But he’s not the type to go around punching someone if they don’t deserve it.”

That was true.

“Well,” Nivera began, as a grin appeared on her face. “You’re right about that. It was my sister’s husband who misbehaved with me. He insinuated that I was a slut, and Alejandro punched him.”

If only he had punched him some more. Nivera thought to herself.

“Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that,” Zabelle apologized and she raised a brow.

“Why are you apologizing, you’re not the one who called me a slut.” Nivera shook her head in amusement.

“Still. Didn’t your sister say anything in your defence?”

“We have a lot in common, and one of those things includes having shitty sisters,” Nivera shrugged casually, which was why they would make the best of friends.

They would be able to sit and talk about their shitty sisters and wouldn’t run out of stories to tell. They should do that one of these days.

“She’s a fool,” Zabelle hissed, and Nivera chuckled as she agreed.

“It’s cute when you try,” she told Zabelle.

Zabelle was the nicest person she knew and frer attempt to look mean just made her look even more beautiful,

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“But speaking of shitty sisters, yours is probably loving the whole scandal, She looks like someone who’s always waiting for you to fall apart.”

“She is. She thrives on it.”

“Well, screw her.”

“And screw your sister!” Zabelle repeated which made the two women burst into laughter.

Exactly what she mea

They would bond over their shitty sisters and plus one if Zabelle also had a shitty family.

the sound of footsteps approaching them.

They stopped laughing when they heard

And in seconds, Anand Alejandro appeared in the living room, their expressions more composed than before.

“Everything all good?” Nivera asked.

“Everything’s fine,” Antonio responded, his voice steady as he glanced briefly at Nivera before turning his attention to Zabelle.

And Nivera couldn’t help but smile over how he looked at his wife..

“Good,” Nivera remarked, standing and stretching, as she had been in the same position for too long.

“Then I can relax and stop worrying about you two.”

“You? Worrying? That’s a first. I thought you were cold and uncaring. She heard Alejandro say.

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