Hired a Gigolo Got a Billionaire (Zoey and Christian) novel Chapter 645

Chapter 645

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Nicholas’ POV

“The waking process is gradual,” the doctor explained, gesturing calmly with his hands. “We’ll reduce the sedative medication progressively over the next twelve to twenty-four hours. It’s not like waking from normal sleep. It’s more like… slowly surfacing.”

He looked at each of us to make sure we were following.

“She may show small signs at first. Involuntary finger movement. Reflexes returning. Breathing becoming less dependent on the ventilator. Eventually, attempts to open her eyes.”

“How long until she’s fully awake?” Zoey asked, gripping Christian’s hand tightly.

“It’s impossible to say exactly,” the doctor admitted. “It could be hours. It could take days. Every patient responds differently. What matters is that all her vital signs are stable and strong. Her brain activity is responding well. There’s no indication of permanent neurological damage in the most recent scans.”

Christian let out a long breath that seemed to carry days of tension.

“So she’s going to be okay.” It wasn’t a question. It was confirmation he needed.

“The odds are very favorable,” the doctor said carefully. “But we’ll continue monitoring her closely. Any significant change, you’ll be informed immediately.”

Mia hugged Matthew and buried her face in his shoulder. I saw silent tears slipping down her cheeks.

Marcus pulled Madeline closer and kissed the top of her head.

Annabelle and Nathaniel exchanged looks of palpable relief.

Dante smiled openly, the kind of smile that only appears when an impossible weight finally lifts.

For the first time in days, the room seemed to breathe together.

“She’s coming back,” Zoey said, her voice thick. “Gwen’s coming back to us.”

My own chest tightened with raw emotion. After seventy-two hours of meaningless “stable,” we finally had something real,

She was going to wake up.

She was going to open her eyes.

She was going to look at me again.

The doctor kept explaining protocols, but I barely heard him. I was already imagining that moment. What would I say? What would it feel like to see her conscious after-

My phone vibrated in my pocket, snapping me out of it.

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I pulled it out distractedly and looked at the screen.

It was Paula.

I frowned. She never called unless it was urgent. Especially now, knowing everything that was happening.

“Excuse me,” I murmured, stepping out into the hallway while the others continued talking with the doctor.

I answered in the quiet corridor.

“Paula?”

“Nick,” she said, her voice tense, too controlled. “Listen, don’t panic when I tell you this. Everyone’s physically fine, but… we have a serious problem at the estate.”

My stomach dropped instantly.

“What kind of problem?”

“There was a fire,” she said bluntly. “At the main house. A significant part of it caught fire during the

night.”

The world stopped.

“Fire?” I practically shouted. “Bella? My mom? The guests who were staying there?”

“Like I said,” Paula repeated firmly, trying to steady me, “everyone is okay. Bella and Martina are at my house while the firefighters finished up. The guests have been temporarily relocated. No one was hurt.

But…”

“But what?” I pressed, panic rising.

“The police are investigating it as a likely case of arson,” she said carefully.

I stood there, trying to process.

“Arson,” I repeated stupidly. “Who would do that? Why?”

And before she could answer, one name slammed into my mind.

Renee.

Renee’s voice echoed in my head. Calm. Cold.

“Now I’m not going to try to be nice to either of you anymore. You’re going to pay for your stupid choices.

No.

It couldn’t be.

She wouldn’t go that far. She wouldn’t deliberately put lives at risk. She wouldn’t endanger her own

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were sharp.

I didn’t know how much of the conversation he’d overheard. But he’d heard enough.

“There’s a problem at the estate,” I admitted. No point in hiding it.

Christian took a slow sip of water, still studying me.

“So,” he said calmly, though there was weight behind his words, “are you going to keep trying to control every single aspect of your business with your own two hands, even when your hands can’t physically do anything useful there? Or are you going to learn how to delegate to competent people and stay here for Gwen?”

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