Billionaire's Hidden Princess by Alegna Ciee (most popular novels txt) 📖

She didn’t know how hard he’d been keeping an eye out for the entire evening. While he’s conversing with the other guests, she didn’t notice him glancing at her direction frequently, surveying her surroundings, and looking out for anyone who’d try to approach her.   

But in the end, one nasty pest still managed to creep in behind his back – and it’s his long-time enemy at that.

For now, though, Livius decided to just focus on Leticia and forget about other things.

“So, then… Will you still let me touch you, princess?” he asked softly, surprising her a little.

“Of course,” she simply replied, nodding her head.

With that, he scoots closer to her and gently wraps his arms around her.

He nuzzles his nose in her hair that’s still a little wet, taking in her spellbinding aroma. With so much care and affection, he kisses her temple and puts his hand on the back of her head to pull her a bit closer.

Livius then falls back on the bed and takes Leticia with her, his arms still enveloping her dainty figure. When they end up bouncing a little, she can’t help but grin and let out a small giggle.

Hearing her melodious voice that’s filled with warmth and mirth, his smile grew wider while his eyes began to glisten with overflowing fondness.

“Your smile is the best reward I can ever have,” he voiced out breathily, cupping her cheek and brushing his thumb on it.

“You achieved greater than that, though. Why is making me smile more fulfilling?” she asked before putting her palm above his hand, her eyes glued on his.

“That’s because every time you smile, I feel like I don’t need anything else…” he trailed off, pulling her closer to his chest and resting his chin on top of her head.

“Only you, princess.”

Leticia nestles her face in the fabric that’s covering his chest, her heart fluttering. With a smitten look gracing her features, she continues smiling all giddily and returns his embrace.  

“You wanna know why I was wearing a disguise?” Livius continued, his eyes narrowing a little.

“Y-Yeah… I do,” she answered with a small nod, a bit taken aback.

“The thing is, I’d been searching for the meaning of true love within a very long time. Ever since I was a child, everything has always been provided for me. Everyone would do what I wanted. They’d all follow me…”

She can hear how his voice somewhat broke in the end. It’s as if he’s finally pouring out all of his pent-up emotions. The way he said his story sounded more like a tragedy despite how fortunate and privileged he seemed to be.

“But I know that’s only because of how I look and how wealthy I am… At one point, I realized how everything would probably turn out had I lost all the things I have now. Everyone would probably leave me or turn their back on me… And so, as a way to test this speculation, I decided to wear a disguise and peel off everything that made me Livius Apollon – the looks, the wealth, everything…” he continued.

From that point on, Leticia can’t help but feel burdened by the depth and hollowness that rose along with his disclosure. His unveiling of his innermost thoughts has a certain weight that makes her heart wrench. She can sense that there’s more to this story – to why he came up with that realization in the first place.

“I’d been wearing a disguise every once in a while, and every time I met a girl who treated me kindly even in that form, I found the urge to know about her – to try and test her out as well… But in every confession attempt I made while pretending to be a shabby dude, I got turned down – quite harshly most of the time, to be honest. In the end, they were all just acting out of mere pity and sympathy whenever they approached me… No one really got to see the real me nor took the time to learn more.”            

That’s when Livius suddenly pulls away a little and looks down at her. He then holds her chin and lifts her head up. With that, they end up exchanging stares – his mellow and enamored grey irises clashing with her soft and charmed brown ones.

“That’s all until I met you, Eya. That spell finally broke, and my wish has come true at last.”

 No longer able to contain her overflowing love and affection for this man, she decided to take her turn to initiate physical contact and kiss him on the lips. With that, they engage in another round of making out – a slow yet passionate one this time, taking an eternity to enjoy each other’s heartwarming touches and presence.

They kiss each other as if making up for all the days they weren’t able to meet.

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“A total of five assassination attempts, President.”

With a scowl marring his frame, Livius continues to listen to Ian’s reports through a midnight phone call. The party just ended an hour ago, and all the visitors have left at this point.

The star of the night didn’t appear at the venue again, though. He stayed with Leticia for the whole evening – up until this very minute.

At this moment, both of them are still cuddling each other on the bed – with her hands laying on his chest and his arm wrapped around her shoulders. She’s now breathing away in her sleep, exhausted by the cascading chain of events earlier.