The Billionaire's Stepdaughter

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After Nicolas had calmed Anna down when she fell asleep in his arms. He laid her in his bed and went out in search of Mathieu. As he stepped out of his room, his face became pale and eyes wide. He was met by a smiling Evelyn. "Dear, I'm back" she said while draping her arms around his neck in an unaffectionate embrace. Nicolas flinched, "Evelyn, you were not supposed to come till another few days" he said grimly. He gently pushed her aside and walked away, "I have some things to attend to." And with that he left a confused Evelyn and headed to the foyer.

He met the butler, Claude and asked where Mathieu had gone. "Why, sir, Lord Mathieu had gone home." Nicolas grimaced and strode towards the garage. He sat in his vintage Triumph TR3 and drove en route to Mathieu's house. For once in his life, Nicolas knew what it was like to be truly afraid. He would not let anything or anyone harm his beloved. But there were just some things he could not control.

If Mathieu was anyone else, he could bribe the man or use other means to shut him up. But, no, Mathieu was his nephew... his family. However hard it was for him to admit it, he could not deny that he was willing to hurt even Mathieu for Anna's sake. He gripped the stirring wheel tighter. Nicolas wanted to avoid such a case scenario as much as possible.

So he will talk to Mathieu and knock some sense in his head. He laughed. 'Sense?' he asked himself. He was not the man to talk of common sense. What he was doing had no logic or any type of rationality in it. He was off to threaten his nephew in order to protect a liaison with his stepdaughter. He grimaced.

Nicolas marched up the steps and ignored the servants pleading him to stop. He kicked Mathieu's doors open making the poor boy jump. "God, Uncle! Did you want to give me a heart attack?" Mathieu asked. Nicolas closed the doors behind him and walked straight to Mathieu, their faces were so close that Mathieu could feel Nicolas' wrathful breaths. Needless to say, Mathieu was scared shitless. He had never seen his uncle in such an enraged state before ever in his whole life.

"What did you witness?"Nicolas said through gritted teeth, his tone deathly. Mathieu stepped back and turned his gaze away from his furious uncle. "N-nothing." He muttered nervously. Nicolas was frustrated. How dare Mathieu lie to his face! He should know better than to fool Nicolas Chevalier. "Damn Boy!" Nicolas shouted, his patience tested to the limits. "Did not your mother teach you to f*cking knock?!"

Mathieu's looked down, ashamed to look his uncle in the face. But why he was the one feeling shame, he did not know. "Are you serious about her?" Mathieu asked looking his uncle straight in the eyes. His question struck Nicolas out of nowhere. Making the wrathfully beast calm down.

"Beg your pardon?" Nicolas said lowly.

"Uncle, are you serious about Anna? I know for a fact that you don't love or even care for Evelyn. You could care less if she died on the street, but is it the same with Anna? Is it a game? I don't want to see such an innocent heart broken by you, uncle. I quite actually like her."

Nicolas slowly shook his head, "I think I... love her, Mathieu." Realization dawned on Nicolas. This has been the first time he had said his feeling out-loud, he had never uttered the word besides for his family, but saying to Anna just felt right. Like there was no wrong those words can bring.

Mathieu froze for a second. In his entire life, he had never heard his uncle talk of love or even any form of emotion ever. He felt pained for his uncle. Nicolas deserved happiness, but to find it in such a matter was too cruel. He smiled wearily at his uncle "Then I won't tell a soul, you deserve happiness, uncle"

Nicolas hugged his nephew. He wanted to find bliss... to be blissful and in love with Anna was his life's desire. But most of all, he wanted to protect her even if it meant giving her up.

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