The Billionaire’s Twins Play Matchmaker – Chapter 42: The End

Time Marches On

Paul sighed as he stepped out of the car and adjusted his tie. He was late. The gala was set to begin at five and it was already approaching six. Even so there was still plenty of time left. He breathed on his hand and sniffed before digging out a breath mint. There hadn’t been time to brush his teeth and he had a few drinks to steel his nerves. This was not going to be easy.

Since the baby’s birth he avoided Macey and the kids feigning work. It wasn’t a complete lie. He did actually have a couple installations to complete. In the past he always hurried back to Paris after his work was done. Now he lingered in whatever city or country he found himself in usually in a depressed, occasionally drunken stupor.

Macey thought his sudden absence strange Victoria was good enough to cover for him. So f

is wealth with expensive cars and tastes. Women fawned over him and men were jealous of him. Julius DaLair could have anything he wanted whenever he wanted never mind if his ac

could do more damage. Yet despite learning her lesson the hard way she still loved the man who hurt her. He managed to win her back and she remained at his side even now and cementing them together were not one or two but three kids.

proudly declared him to be their father to anyone who asked.

binges and public indiscretions. He waited expecting Julius to reveal his true colors again ready to step in to protect Macey and the kids but remarkably Julius seemed to have much more self control.

Julius had not been in a hurry to look for work choosing to spend as much time with Macey and the kids as he could to make up for the years they lost. Paul might have called him a freeloader if not for the incredible wealth he possessed. In truth Julius never needed to work so treating his time in Pa

lius’s gamble paid off and his company was rapidly climbing the business hierarchy. It was almost more than Paul could stand but the hardest part to tolerate was Macey’s happiness.

f her requests.

ld sleep in peace. Though his business was getting busier he made time for her and the kids instituting game and movie nights to ensure they were all together. Even Victoria was impressed at how Julius juggled home and work.

weeks ago Macey sent an excited text. Coda said his first word: da-da.

ng his invitation Paul stepped into the well-lit venue. Macey’s latest work hung from the rafters in floating frames rather than on temporary walls. It presented her photography in a more dynamic fashion and kept the space open. Her latest series was entitled Baby

se gray tones. He didn’t know if it was because the baby was a boy but the color for each photograph was the same: blue. It added a contrast to the gray tones and also softened the images giving them more life than if they had been left purely black and white.

a smile. Macey had a unique way of making the mundane sacred. It was what m

and excited v

. Her usually unruly hair was tamed in a pair of pigtails with sparkling butterfly barrettes. Beside her Caden, incredibly,

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suddenly scrunched together.

he middle of a large project and couldn’t leave it.”

in. Mommy was sad you missed it.”

ight have been childish and more than a little cowardly but he just couldn’t bring himself to attend knowing he would have to face Julius again.

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ns Macey often complained about the effect it had on her body and for a long time afterwards would only wear baggy clothes. But now she had a new confidence in her body even after giving birth to Coda and she had a lot to be confident about.

ed such an extravagant ornament.

uld hardly stay away.

ed at the compliment.

’re over here!” Aria called.

pression hardened. He clenched his jaw to brace himself for this confrontation. Mentally prepared he watched his rival approach.

rried the one-year-old Coda. The baby wore a white shirt with blue vest and pants that matched the color theme the rest of the family adhered to for the night. Unlike his brother who had always fought against wearing restrictive clothing Coda seemed comfortable in his party clothes.

d as Julius reached them.

never refused to change them.

good bo

d as he chewed on his binky. Paul wasn’t sure if the baby meant to say mom or if it was the consequence of babbling with his plug in h

hem of his father’s suit with his pudgy fingers as he gazed around the crowded room but remarkably showed no fear.

simple acknowledgement.

ed the greeting.

s’s words from that night still rang in his mind.

always will be.

aced his feelings Macey was indeed his. Tenderly kissing the infant Macey caressed Julius’s cheek and kissed him. It was only a small kiss but the feelings behind it were far more passionate. No matter where they were Macey always had a special smile for Julius that was given to no one else.

ood friend even if he wanted more. That was the way it had to be.