Rise From Prison: Married To A Beautiful CEO

Chapter 698 – (Free Chapter ) God’s Time and Selene’s Disbelief II

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“I was thinking I would work a few more months, add to the money the Blackwood already gave us. That way, I can buy a proper house somewhere decent and somewhere I can finally give my children the life I promised them when I left the village.”

As God’s Time finished speaking, he lowered his gaze, avoiding Xavier’s expression as anxiety crawled up his spine.

'What if he thinks I’m stalling? Or trying to dodge responsibility?' The thought burned into his mind like acid. ‘What if he believes I lied just to keep my kids away?’

But then…

Xavier smiled, the same rare, inexplicably reassuring smile.

“I understand your dilemma,” he said, nodding his head. “How about this? Once you’re feeling a bit stronger, you and your wife can go find your dream house. Pick anywhere and anywhere. I’ll pay for it upfront.”

God’s Time’s breath caught in his throat.

“But…” Xavier continued before the man could interrupt, “I’ll deduct five percent of your salary every month until you finish paying me back. No interest and no pressure.”

And then… silence.

Once again, that crushing silence fell over the couple… so thick it felt like time had stopped and the universe itself was holding its breath, like some cruel cosmic joke they couldn’t begin to understand.

It lasted for several seconds. Then Selene let out a noise… something between a gasp and a hiccup, and her body shook violently.

God’s Time, on the other hand, opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Instead, he just stared at Xavier as if he had grown a halo and wings.

Then it happened…

The couple erupted… not gently, not delicately, but with the force of a full-blown, meltdown-level emotional explosion.

Selene let out a wail so raw that if not for the soundproofed ward, a neighbor three blocks away would probably clutch her chest and say, “Someone’s winning a lottery over there.”

Tears gushed from her face like two rivers having a breakdown.

God’s Time gripped his own skull with both hands, shaking it furiously like he was trying to make sure this wasn’t a hallucination brought on by his injury.

They broke down into sobs again... raw, heaving, and chest-wracking cries that cared nothing for dignity or how you looked. It was grief, joy, relief, and disbelief all colliding in one overwhelming emotional outburst.

Their dream of owning a home had quietly died a long time ago, buried under debts, and forgotten in the endless grind.

God’s Time had chosen that name for himself because he genuinely believed in the saying, “God’s time is the best.” It was the reason he had never done anything illegal... because he trusted that when the time was right, everything would fall into place.

But with how life had unraveled for him and his wife, especially since they reached the city, that belief had withered. And he had stopped seeing the saying as faith, just a comforting fantasy that never came true.

Yet here… here someone has not just offered to resurrect that dream and fate, but is offering a lifeline to reach it without chains attached.

They dropped to their knees again before Xavier could even stop them, their hands clutched together as if in prayer, as they thanked him repeatedly, each gratitude louder and wetter than the last.

“Thank you, Master!”

“Thank you, sir!”

“May heaven build you a golden mansion in this life and the next!”

Xavier ran a hand over his face.

It was clear he was starting to lose the battle with his own patience.

He waved a hand. “Alright, alright, that’s enough. Please, I’m going to develop a headache if you both keep crying like this. I’m serious.”

But the couple didn’t stop... they couldn’t.

They wept like toddlers being handed ice cream after a lifetime of watching it melt in other people’s hands.

Finally, amidst the emotional wreckage, God’s Time raised his trembling head and said, “Master, I promise you with every drop of blood in my veins, I will never let you regret this. Never. I’ll work harder than anyone. I’ll be loyal forever, and even if a bullet comes, I’ll throw myself in the way for you without hesitation!”

Xavier, “_”

There was a long pause, then he blinked once, twice, and…

Very slowly, he rolled his eyes in exaggerated disbelief and gave God’s Time a look, like he had just suggested he would wrestle a lion before breakfast.

“First of all,” he said flatly, “you don’t need to call me Master. Xavier is fine.”

His face crumpled into exasperated disbelief.

“And secondly, you don’t need to take any bullets.”

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