Chapter 8 He stopped walking , froze for a few seconds , then looked at me with this mix of shock and joy : " Raven ? When'd you find out ? " [ ] My finger traced circles on his exposed collarbone . [ ] " That's why I bounced so fast when you dumped me . I needed your money to raise our kid . " [ ] " I don't want our baby growing up trash like me . I wanna raise them right , make them successful . That takes serious cash . " [ ] " You're not mad , are you ? " I smiled sweetly . [ ] Blake pressed his forehead to mine , his voice serious : ] " Raven , do you realize how dangerous this was ? You should've told me right away . " [ ] " How could I tell you ? YOU'RE the one who kicked me out ! " ] Iglared at him and leaned on his shoulder . [ ] Blake took a deep breath , and held me closer . [ ] " I'm sorry , Raven . I had my reasons . I'll explain everything . " " Don't need to explain . I get it . " [] Smart cookie like me already figured out the whole situation . [ ] Blake chuckled and kept carrying me downstairs . [ ] " Oh yeah ? Tell me why I did it then . " " Um ... " I looked up at his sharp jawline . " Caleb's your business enemy , right ? " Blake looked impressed and raised his eyebrows . [ ] " Good . Keep going . " " You went broke because he screwed you over somehow ? " ] ] I pushed his face away . " Quit looking at me like I'm some genius . You're from the Hartwell family , you got backup . Caleb planted Madison next to you for some right ? " reason , Blake's eyes crinkled as he smiled bigger and bigger . [ ] He looked at me with total admiration . [ ] " That's my girl . " I lifted my chin proudly . " Two years with you , I picked up a thing or two . " [ ] Blake was in such a good mood , carrying me out of the estate to this fountain area . ] A bunch of guys in matching outfits were standing by some cars . " Boss , " one of them walked up , looking all serious . " Caleb got away , but we got Madison in custody . " " Cool , " Blake nodded , " Let the cops handle the rest . Lalready gave all my evidence to the lawyers . " ] Blake got me in the car , then got in next to me . ne . ] ] He leaned close , fingers on the back of my neck , foreheads touching mine . ] ] " Raven , you're not trash . " [ ] He took my hand . " You're brilliant . You just never had anyone to back you up , so you spent all your time just trying to make it . " [ ] Sike ! His Billionaire Bankruptcy Was A Lie And My Baby Bomb Just Blew His Cover ! Chapter 8 " I'm never gonna let you struggle like that again . " [] His kiss was hot and wet on my fingers . " I got you . Forever . " Within a month , Caleb got arrested for corporate espionage and fraud . [ ] Madison got off with probation since she cooperated and provided evidence . [ ] Seeing the news , I calculated the timeline . [ ] It really hadn't been more than two months since I felt Blake up in that hospital room . [] " Babe , you don't know how scared I was , " Blake said that night , holding me tight . ] y . " 0 " I was terrified that after two months , when your money ran out , someone else would steal you away . " I was half asleep and mumbled : " ... I'm not that kind of person ... " [ ] He held me tighter , breathing against my neck . " Seeing " Seeing you with Caleb ? Damn near gave me a heart attack . " [] " Good thing you said all that bitchy stuff to clue me in . I was about to lose my shit and blow everything just to grab you . " [ ] I laughed and woke up completely . During the day , Blake was this smooth , sophisticated business heir . At night , he turned into a clingy teddy bear . ] When I was five months pregnant , me and Blake had this huge , over - the - top wedding . [] When he lifted my veil for the kiss, he picked me up and kissed me like his life depended on it . [] Everyone was like , " Girl , you must've done something right in a past life . " ]] But Blake ? He'd always go , " Nah , I'm the one who got stupid lucky . " [ ] Thing is , love isn't some crazy hard thing to find . It's right there . People just don't see it . ] You put yourself out there , really love someone ? Yeah , it comes back to you . [ ]