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Chapter 16 — Building Frustrations
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After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness Chapter 17 — Getting Away
Emelia's POVI kept my gaze locked onto Victor's but I could feel his demeanor had changed. While his expression was hard to read, I could tell that he was conflicted.Like he couldn't choose between me or Lily.As I leaned in to try and give him another kiss, Victor pulled away. Suddenly, his arm was no longer around my waist, and he'd stepped back a few inches.I gave him a pleading look, but he didn't acknowledge me. Disappointment, frustration, and sadness lingered in the space between us."I'll be right back, okay Lily?" Victor finally broke the silence. "I'm just going to take a shower real quick.""But I'm hungry now!" Lily pouted."Hey, you still haven't even picked what you wanted." Victor joked half-heartedly. "Keep looking around. I'll be back to make you whatever, okay?"Lily crossed her arms and turned away to go raid our kitchen cabinets for ingredients.Meanwhile, I stomped after Victor up the steps and followed him into our bathroom."You can't be serious, Victor." I p
Last Updated : 2024-12-27After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness Chapter 18 — A Kiss Once Shared
Emelia's POVAt that moment, I felt a shift in my own energy that I hoped wasn't going to happen on this trip. Even when Lily wasn't here, it was like I couldn't escape the clutches of her affect on me.This time alone with him was precious, and I didn't want to let go of the perfect memories we were just starting to make with each other. Even if his mention of her was innocent and probably unintentional, I didn't want to ruin this moment by bringing her up.Victor tilted his head, as if sensing something was off about me. "Is everything okay, Emelia?"I nodded my head, and smiled. "Yeah it's just…" I hesitated, wondering if I brought her up if he thought I was suddenly being weird or unreasonable. But I knew if I didn't ask, it'd just eat me alive."It seems you and Lily have a lot of history together… Have you taken her here to this restaurant, too?"Victor nodded his head. "I have, although if you want to be technical, it wasn't my doing. My dad was celebrating a business deal he h
Last Updated : 2024-12-27After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness Chapter 19 — Shattered Hopes
Emelia's POVANOTHER damn secret! How much was I meant to uncover?!First, she's an unknown work colleague. Then, she suddenly has a name and it's Lily. And then she's a childhood friend?Friend! Just a friend! I scoffed at the thought.And now this? Now there's a photo of them kissing?! Immortalized in a damn café of all places?I really thought I was going to lose it. I wanted nothing more than to leap over the counter and rip the photo to shreds.The sudden jingle of the bell above the door pulled me back to my senses, and my eyes snapped to the man who walked through the door as if he didn't have a care in the world.Victor."Hey, I hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long." Victor smiled.I wore a scowl on my face in disbelief of the man who stood before me. This person was no longer who felt familiar; he was nothing but a stranger. His promises and comfort he had once given me were nothing more than tools of deception.And to get to what end? I had no idea.Still, it made me
Last Updated : 2024-12-27After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness Chapter 20 — A Helpless Feeling
Emelia's POVVictor left almost immediately, as if he truly thought my words were me giving him permission. For someone as smart as him, it baffled me with just how foolish he could be when it came to my emotions!How was it that he couldn't see that he was being manipulated? Oh, because he didn't see it that way. How stupid of me to think that he didn't think of her as anything less than perfect…I'd tossed my luggage back onto our—well, now my—bed, even though I had planned to leave.My heart felt like it was being torn in half, and Victor wanted to do nothing about it. Hell, if anything, he was the reason why it was happening.All it took was one damn phone call for our perfect getaway to come crashing down. Once again, our relationship was pushed towards its breaking point.It made me feel like a damn idiot for thinking things were going to change. Even though he'd shown me time and time again that he was incapable of prioritizing his own wife over her.I loved Victor with everyth
Last Updated : 2024-12-27After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness Chapter 1 — Suspicious Ties
Emelia’s POVAlexis: Um, bestie! Why's Victor at a restaurant with another woman?I had to reread the text several times to make sure I had read things correctly. Surely she had to be mistaken, right?Victor wasn't the type to casually dine with just anyone, much less a random woman.Ding! Another text came through.Alexis sent a photo this time, and there was no mistaking Victor's slicked back blonde hair. A massive chandelier hung above him, so I knew the place had to be expensive.But who was the woman that was with him? In the photo, her back was towards the camera, so there was no seeing her facial features at all. The only thing I could see was that she had long, wavy brown hair—reminiscent of my own.And why did he look so… at ease? Tender? It was almost as if he was admiring her. The Victor I knew was always serious and indifferent towards other people. It made him appear cold-hearted to others, even though that wasn't truly the case.Still, it was so odd seeing him act this way. I
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Emelia’s POVShock hijacked my nerves as I sat there in disbelief. Victor had never lied to me before, and now all of a sudden he was?He'd never hung up on me like this before either! What was going on?It was genuinely starting to worry me with how Victor was behaving. Was everything truly okay with him? Was this person actually just a friend?I stayed up all night as my mind ran rampant. I stressed cleaning our closet and organized every article of clothing to try and settle down, but it didn't work. It wasn't until close to midnight that Victor finally came home."Hey, I'm surprised to see you're awake." Victor hung up his coat and came to sit next to me. "Is everything alright?""I should be asking you that question. What happened earlier tonight? I was trying to call you and ask you when you'd be home and you just hung up on me."Victor took out his phone from his pocket and handed it to me. "I didn't realize that my phone was on low battery and it died."I thought about holding
Last Updated : 2024-12-26After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness Chapter 3 — A Seed of Doubt
Emelia’s POVI stood in disbelief as Victor rushed to Lily's side. It had to have been her—his changed behavior for her matched his changed behavior for the woman from last night!Not only had he lied to me about who he was with the other night, but he completely canceled plans with his grandfather for her.What was really going on between them? Why couldn't he just tell me the truth from the start?As I got a closer look at Lily, I found that what surprised me the most was the way she looked. Her hair was the same shade of brown as mine; same long, and wavy length; and even the natural highlights were identical.There was also a distinct beauty mark at the corner of her mouth—same as my own.Surely this was a coincidence, right?"Lily! Is everything okay?" Victor asked, his voice laced with worry. "I got here just as soon as I could.""Everything's fine now that you're here." Lily's smile was fragile. “I was too scared, I thought I wouldn’t see you again…” her voice trembled.“I'm h
Last Updated : 2024-12-26After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness Chapter 4 — Wrongly Accused
Emelia’s POV"Who lies about something like that?! You know I didn't do that at all!" I basically yelled."Emelia! Lily's in the hospital, and you're throwing glass at her? What reason could you have to do that? Why would you try to hurt her?" Victor shouted back. His voice was cold towards me, as he held onto Lily's hand."So you're just going to believe her over your own wife?! Just like that? Like you actually think I'd do something so low as to hurt someone in the hospital?!" I fired back.Instead, Victor ignored my words and drew his attention to Lily and the broken glass. I watched as he carefully collected the pieces and threw them away."Are you hurt anywhere? Did the glass get you?" Victor asked softly, giving her hand a light squeeze."No, no. I'm okay now that you're here." Lily's smile was small. "Please don't leave me alone with her again..."Irritation crawled underneath my skin like a bug just by hearing Victor's change in tone as he spoke to Lily. I had to tune out the
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Emelia's POVVictor left almost immediately, as if he truly thought my words were me giving him permission. For someone as smart as him, it baffled me with just how foolish he could be when it came to my emotions!How was it that he couldn't see that he was being manipulated? Oh, because he didn't see it that way. How stupid of me to think that he didn't think of her as anything less than perfect…I'd tossed my luggage back onto our—well, now my—bed, even though I had planned to leave.My heart felt like it was being torn in half, and Victor wanted to do nothing about it. Hell, if anything, he was the reason why it was happening.All it took was one damn phone call for our perfect getaway to come crashing down. Once again, our relationship was pushed towards its breaking point.It made me feel like a damn idiot for thinking things were going to change. Even though he'd shown me time and time again that he was incapable of prioritizing his own wife over her.I loved Victor with everyth
After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness Chapter 19 — Shattered Hopes
Emelia's POVANOTHER damn secret! How much was I meant to uncover?!First, she's an unknown work colleague. Then, she suddenly has a name and it's Lily. And then she's a childhood friend?Friend! Just a friend! I scoffed at the thought.And now this? Now there's a photo of them kissing?! Immortalized in a damn café of all places?I really thought I was going to lose it. I wanted nothing more than to leap over the counter and rip the photo to shreds.The sudden jingle of the bell above the door pulled me back to my senses, and my eyes snapped to the man who walked through the door as if he didn't have a care in the world.Victor."Hey, I hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long." Victor smiled.I wore a scowl on my face in disbelief of the man who stood before me. This person was no longer who felt familiar; he was nothing but a stranger. His promises and comfort he had once given me were nothing more than tools of deception.And to get to what end? I had no idea.Still, it made me
After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness Chapter 18 — A Kiss Once Shared
Emelia's POVAt that moment, I felt a shift in my own energy that I hoped wasn't going to happen on this trip. Even when Lily wasn't here, it was like I couldn't escape the clutches of her affect on me.This time alone with him was precious, and I didn't want to let go of the perfect memories we were just starting to make with each other. Even if his mention of her was innocent and probably unintentional, I didn't want to ruin this moment by bringing her up.Victor tilted his head, as if sensing something was off about me. "Is everything okay, Emelia?"I nodded my head, and smiled. "Yeah it's just…" I hesitated, wondering if I brought her up if he thought I was suddenly being weird or unreasonable. But I knew if I didn't ask, it'd just eat me alive."It seems you and Lily have a lot of history together… Have you taken her here to this restaurant, too?"Victor nodded his head. "I have, although if you want to be technical, it wasn't my doing. My dad was celebrating a business deal he h
After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness Chapter 17 — Getting Away
Emelia's POVI kept my gaze locked onto Victor's but I could feel his demeanor had changed. While his expression was hard to read, I could tell that he was conflicted.Like he couldn't choose between me or Lily.As I leaned in to try and give him another kiss, Victor pulled away. Suddenly, his arm was no longer around my waist, and he'd stepped back a few inches.I gave him a pleading look, but he didn't acknowledge me. Disappointment, frustration, and sadness lingered in the space between us."I'll be right back, okay Lily?" Victor finally broke the silence. "I'm just going to take a shower real quick.""But I'm hungry now!" Lily pouted."Hey, you still haven't even picked what you wanted." Victor joked half-heartedly. "Keep looking around. I'll be back to make you whatever, okay?"Lily crossed her arms and turned away to go raid our kitchen cabinets for ingredients.Meanwhile, I stomped after Victor up the steps and followed him into our bathroom."You can't be serious, Victor." I p
After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness Chapter 16 — Building Frustrations
Emelia's POVJust as I was finally ready to submerge myself in flames of passion, a sudden knock at the door shattered the entire atmosphere. Instantly, the air had gone cold, and pleasure quickly turned into irritation."Victor!" Lily's unpleasant voice clawed through the door. "I need your help now!""Fuck!" Victor hissed under his breath."You can't be serious!" I groaned under my breath.We both pulled away from each other and scattered to get our clothes on. The tension and frustration was so thick in the air, it was almost hard to breathe.Why? Why now?After we were both clothed, we had to take a few extra moments to catch our breaths.The sensation of our bodies having been so close didn't go away for me as easily. I could feel the heat of my arousal still pooled at the bottom of my stomach. It was almost painful to have had the few moments of pleasure yanked away from me so abruptly.As for Victor, he seemed to be able to compose himself much more easily. He opened the door a
After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness Chapter 15 — Hot n' Cold
Emelia's POVI shouldn't have been surprised that there was yet another secret between Victor and Lily I was just now finding out.How many more secrets did he have? Would it be another day or week until I'd find out the next one?I stood at the bottom of the steps, eavesdropping yet again on another conversation I knew that would only hurt me."It makes no sense to me, honestly." Bernadette continued. "You know how much I've loved Lily since she followed you home from school one day. Even our families are so close… Why didn't you marry her?""Mom, that's all in the past now." Victor replied in an indifferent tone. "Can we not talk about that right now?"A part of me wanted to feel relief at Victor choosing not to talk about his past engagement with Lily—but I felt none.I truly had no idea how much more of the secrets and betrayal I could bear…The sound of footsteps broke me from my thoughts and I immediately rushed up the stairs to avoid being seen. After I closed the door softly,
After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness Chapter 14 — A Living Nightmare
Emelia's POVThere was no way in hell Bernadette just said what I thought she did. Right? She didn't just suggest that Lily live in my home? So my husband could take care of her?Could Bernadette see the smoke coming out of my ears? Could she tell that it felt like she'd just slapped me in the face?"No, absolutely not!" I said in an exasperated tone. "That is out of the question and completely out of line!"Bernadette rolled her eyes at me and diverted her attention to Victor. "Oh, come now, dearest son. You don't think I'm being unreasonable, do you?"Victor avoided my gaze that I was burning into him. His lips pushed into a thin line as he hesitated to give an answer.But I knew him better—I knew exactly what he was going to say. Just the suspense of waiting for him to confirm my suspicions made me want to vomit.Victor sighed. "No, mother. You're not being unreasonable.""Oh, Victor!" Lily squealed. She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tight. "This is going to be so exci
After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness Chapter 13— Against You and Them
Emelia's POVWhy was Lily here? Had I no safe haven away from her?And how did she know my mother-in-law, Bernadette? Why was she hiding behind her like a child?Bernadette smiled at Victor as she ushered Lily through the door. She pushed her way past me, and bumped into my shoulder while doing so. It was like I was invisible.Unfortunately this was her typical treatment of me. She made it painfully clear how much she disliked me. For whatever reason, she always thought I was unworthy of her son—no matter how much I proved my love and no matter what he said in my defense.As I closed the door behind them, I noticed how Bernadette linked her arm with Lily's. She even stroked her hair out her face like a mother would a daughter. There was love in her eyes and she wore an easy smile.Did Lily have her claws in Bernadette too?"What brings you two here?" Victor asked casually.Bernadette placed her hands on her hips and looked at Victor with a disapproving expression. "I'm here so you a
After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness Chapter 12 — Caring For Me
Emelia's POV"Em, I really am sorry for not getting here sooner. I hope you can forgive me." Victor ran his fingers through my hair slowly as he stroked my head.I sat still underneath his touch, but felt my headache ease up a little. Despite his now gentle and caring attitude, I didn't know how I was supposed to react to all of this.Before, I thought Victor was the perfect, devoted husband. Now that Lily came back into the picture, everything changed.I couldn't even tell if he was my husband anymore."Em..." Victor's voice distracted me from my thoughts. "I really am sorry. After I dropped Lily off at her apartment, I knew that I messed up and had to come straight home to you. It's where I thought you were. But when you weren't picking up any of my calls, I got so worried."Victor took my hand in his. "When I saw you weren't home I... I didn't know what to do..."A part of myself felt touched to hear Victor was actually worried about me. But it still didn't feel like enough.He cou
