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BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter eight : Shadows of betrayal
Isabel Cruz POVThe furious typing sound of the keyboard and the humming of the air conditioner were the only sound you could hear in the room. I was preparing the contract to be signed by my new investors. I couldn't believe how a company that I started just two years ago was already gaining popularity and trust from the masses. This was a feat that took my father years to achieve, but I did it in two years. I wish my parents could have been here to see this. Cruz group was currently ranking number ten in the top company list." Isabel!" Someone shouted my name getting me startled. My attention immediately diverted to the source of the shout." Gosh Talia you got me startled." I said breathing in relief. " I had been calling you for a while now." " I'm sorry I didn't hear you, I'm just trying to finish up this contracts before next week, how's everything with the company?" I had refused to show my face to the public, no one knows the face behind the owner of Cruz group not even my
Last Updated : 2024-12-11BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter nine
Miguel's POV" If you check in page two of the contract papers before you, everything you asked to facilitate this business transaction are all in there." I said with a calm tone as I looked at the three gentlemen that were sitting in front of me.One of the men whispered into the ear of the man sitting in their middle. Immediately the middle man picked up the pen and signed the paper." Congratulations Mr Martinez, I anticipate doing business with you." He said stretching his hand out for a handshake. I quickly locked my hands with his." You would not regret it for one day." I said confidence in my tone. Now, that is how to seal a contract legally. Being a CEO for the past two months has proven to be very stressful. I had made so many tough decisions, taken so many risk, made a few losses and bagged a lot of contract. People expected me to be like the former CEO, my father. They expected me to have to bribe people and companies into entering a contract with me. But where is the val
Last Updated : 2024-12-11BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter Ten.:
Elena's POVFlashback I sat in a corner of the cafeteria as I watched everyone. Every other person were eating lunch like kings except me who had just two fingers of banana and a bottle of water. That's what people who enter Ivy league schools by scholarship are made to go through. I felt so out of place in this school but I had to take the opportunity when they offered me scholarship. My eyes scanned around the rich children as I ate my banana and my eyes met with hers. It was the Lawson heiress, I always wanted to be like her. She looked away after a few minutes. I had to make her my friend that way I stop being an outcast. After school I took a bold step to meet with her. I stood in front of my locker watching her. As she was about to go out through the exit, I walked backwards, and bumped into her making her books fall" I'm so sorry." I said as I helped her pick the books up." It's fine" she said with a small smile as she took the books from my hand." My name is Elena"" I'm
Last Updated : 2024-12-13BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter eleven
Isabel POVI poured more wine into my cup left resting back to focus on the television. I had streamed the whole product launch event of Martinez corporation since I was unable to go. I was glad I could help him with his product. My eyes caught a glimpse of someone, Antonio. He was greeting Miguel Martinez with Elena by his side. My phone vibrated and I checked the caller.Miguel Martinez. As expected. I connected the automated voice before swiping the answer button." Good evening, Miss Cruz." My eyes widened in realization. How did he even get to know my gender? I decided to play dumb knowing that he could be playing mind games." Good evening Mr Martinez, lovely event you had."" Well, you couldn't show up to even give your speech yourself, how can you be so sure." " I apologise for my absence but it was inevitable." " I understand, you clean up so good though. No one has ever seen you not even at your merchandise drop off locations."" Someone had been doing a background check
Last Updated : 2024-12-13BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter twelve
Isabel POV I stood in front of the restaurant staring at the familiar door. It looks like I've obviously been here before, I gasp as my assistant the memory flowed right back." No." I voiced out. " What do you mean no?" Talia asked confused at my facial expression." Are you sure this is the venue?" " Yes, this area has been secluded for a while so there aren't much people here." " I can't go into that restaurant." I said walking back to the car. " What do you mean? You said you have to save your company?" She said following me closely behind." Yes, that exactly what I said but not this venue. No hear." Tears were already streaming down my cheeks and my hands were vibrating. " What's wrong Isabel? Talk to me please." She pleaded this time in a calm voice. " I can't just go through that door, I just can't." I said before entering the car.I sat down in my room curled up in one corner of the room. I had refused to eat or see anyone not even Talia. " Isabel you know this is not he
Last Updated : 2024-12-14BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter thirteen
Miguel POVI paced the length of my room as I waited impatiently for the effect of my act. Few minutes later I heard the shrill sound of my ringtone. I smirk knowing I have the upper arm. I swiped the answer button." You better have a good explanation." I said immediately the call connected." You are breeching your contract by withdrawing your shares before the end of the said contract." I was suprised at her choice of word. I had expected her to have been begging for forgiveness but rendered me speechless." You also didn't keep your end of the deal." I said " Last I remember the contract was I help you with your product and you invest in my company. There was a stipulated period of time for your shares to remain with us." She said. The perfect comeback. " Right now, what you are hearing are called speculations, rumours that the Martinez corporation are going to stop doing business with Cruz group. I have not withdrawn from your company, at least not yet. If I don't get my reques
Last Updated : 2024-12-14BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter fourteen
Miguel POV " You better have a fucking good reason why you followed me down here." I said in a low tone to Vanessa." Chill out, I'm not following you. I have business here." She said taking a sip from the glass of scotch in her hand. "Business? So what are you doing at my parents house?" " Well it's been long I saw you and your parents are really lovely people. So I just decided to drop by." She said with a smirk." I don't want to see you near me or my family, keep your distance." I said before walking away. Sleeping was harder as I kept replaying my meeting with Miss Cruz. She is quite mysterious and intriguing. " A merger? How bad could that be?." I asked to myself. I get to help her company and she also gets to help me. Those were the thought that filled my mind before I was welcomed by sleep.I rolled my box against the airport tiles as I approached the departure area. I was to fly to Korea to seal a business deal. I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. I double clicked on t
Last Updated : 2024-12-15BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter fifteen.
Isabel POV " Here you go, chocolate chip cookies just the way you like it." Uncle Fernando said before dropping a plate of chocolate cookies in front of I and Talia. " Thank you sir." Talia said before taking a piece." Uncle Fernando I came to talk to you about something really important." I said with a tone of seriousness." What is that dear?" " The Lawson fortune was taken by my ...ex husband." I said the last part in a low tone." How could you let that happen?" " It was a mistake, that's why I need your help to get it back uncle. I can't sit here and watch them enjoy what Dad worked for."" Then how do I help, you know I retired a long time ago." " You still have shares in the company right?" I asked anticipating a positive response but the response I was not good. " Well your dad, took away all the shared I bought in the company when I retired." He said as he furrowed his eyebrow. I could see a bit of anger in his eyes but did not read much brother fight every once in a wh
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BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter Sixty-three
Isabel POVThe firelight danced in the rearview mirror as we sped away from the burning warehouse. "We hit them hard tonight," Miguel said, his voice breaking the tense silence.I glanced at him. "Do you think it's enough?""No," Marissa answered bluntly. "But it's a start."Miguel POV"We need to regroup," I said, pulling onto a side road. "Victor's safe house is compromised. We can't risk going back.""Where do we go?" Isabel asked, her voice quieter than usual.I hesitated, my mind racing through our options. "There's a place. Remote enough to keep us off their radar for a while."Isabel POVMiguel didn't elaborate, and I didn't press him. Exhaustion weighed heavily on me, the adrenaline that had kept me going earlier now fading fast. I leaned my head against the window, the cool glass soothing against my skin. "We need to talk strategy. Gideon's going to retaliate, and it won't be subtle."Miguel nodded. "We'll rest when we get there. Then we plan our next move."I closed my eye
BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter Sixty-two
Isabel POVThe firelight danced in the rearview mirror as we sped away from the burning warehouse. "We hit them hard tonight," Miguel said, his voice breaking the tense silence.I glanced at him. "Do you think it's enough?""No," Marissa answered bluntly. "But it's a start."Miguel POV"We need to regroup," I said, pulling onto a side road. "Victor's safe house is compromised. We can't risk going back.""Where do we go?" Isabel asked, her voice quieter than usual.I hesitated, my mind racing through our options. "There's a place. Remote enough to keep us off their radar for a while."Isabel POVMiguel didn't elaborate, and I didn't press him. Exhaustion weighed heavily on me, the adrenaline that had kept me going earlier now fading fast. I leaned my head against the window, the cool glass soothing against my skin. "We need to talk strategy. Gideon's going to retaliate, and it won't be subtle."Miguel nodded. "We'll rest when we get there. Then we plan our next move."I closed my eye
BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter Sixty -0ne
Isabel POVMiguel moved ahead of us, his eyes scanning the dark streets for threats, while Marissa brought up the rear, her weapon always ready."We need to find cover," Miguel said, his voice low but firm.Marissa nodded. "There's a construction site a few blocks from here. It'll buy us some time."Miguel glanced at me; his expression unreadable. "Can you keep up?"I nodded, swallowing the lump of fear in my throat. "I'm fine."Miguel POVThe construction site wasn't ideal, but it was the best option we had."Stay close," I said as we slipped through a gap in the chain-link fence.Inside, the air was heavy with the scent of dust and damp concrete. Marissa took point, her movements silent as she scouted ahead. I stayed close to Isabel, my hand resting on the grip of my gun."We'll rest here," Marissa said when she returned. "But not for long."Isabel POVI sat on a cold slab of concrete; my knees drawn to my chest as I tried to calm my racing heart. Miguel paced nearby, his eyes dart
BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter Sixty
Isabel POVThe door flew open. The sharp crack of gunfire filled the air almost immediately."Stay down!" he barked, his voice cutting through the noise.I bent low, my hands trembling as I held the knife Miguel had given me. Miguel POVThe ambush was worse than I'd anticipated. Gideon's men were already inside, their positions fortified. They weren't here to scare us—they were here to finish the job.I fired again, the shot hitting one of the men in the shoulder. He dropped his weapon with a grunt, collapsing behind a desk."Marissa, status!" I shouted over the din. "I'm pinned, but I'm fine!"I swore under my breath, scanning the room for Isabel. She was exactly where I'd left her, crouched behind the cabinet, her wide eyes watching everything."Hold on!" I called to her.Isabel POVThe air was thick with smoke and adrenaline, every second dragging on like an eternity. Miguel and Marissa moved.But Gideon's men weren't amateurs. They moved in calculated patterns; their firepower r
BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter fifty-nine
Isabel POVI sat on the edge of the couch, the weight of the past few days pressing heavily on my chest.Miguel and Marissa were huddled at the table, their voices low as they reviewed the plan Victor had laid out. It was straightforward in theory: expose the information in the ledger through multiple channels to ensure it couldn't be suppressed. But in practice, it felt like a gamble with stakes far too high.I clutched the coffee mug in my hands, the heat seeping through my fingers as I tried to focus."You're quiet," Miguel said, his voice breaking through my thoughts.I looked up, meeting his steady gaze. "Just thinking.""Care to share?"I hesitated, then set the mug down. "Gideon's too calm. He's always a step ahead. What if this plan isn't enough?"Miguel POVIsabel's words hit harder than I wanted to admit. She was right—Gideon wasn't the kind of man to let things unravel without a contingency plan.Marissa leaned back in her chair, crossing her arms. "We can't afford to secon
BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter 58
Isabel POVMiguel sat at the table; the ledger spread open in front of him. His brow furrowed as he flipped through its pages."What does it say?" I asked, breaking the silence. "It's not just numbers. There are names—people who worked with Gideon, who funded him, who stood by while he ruined lives."A chill ran down my spine. "Do you recognize any of them?"Miguel nodded slowly. "This one. Senator Halstead. If he's involved, it's bigger than we thought."Miguel POVEach entry wasn't just evidence—it was a ticking time bomb.Marissa paced near the window, her sharp eyes scanning the tree line. "Halstead is untouchable," she said, her voice low but firm. "If we go after him, we'll need more than this." She gestured toward the ledger.I leaned back, running a hand through my hair. "He's not the only one. Look at this—bank accounts, shell companies. Gideon didn't just work alone; he built an empire.""And we just cracked its foundation," Marissa replied.Isabel POVMiguel and Marissa's
BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter 57
Isabel POVThe room descended into chaos, but my focus stayed locked on the ledger in my hands. It was the only leverage we had, and I wasn't about to let Gideon take it without a fight.Miguel and Marissa moved, firing at the two men Gideon had brought with him. I dropped to the floor, crawling toward the table for cover."You're running out of time, Isabel!" Gideon shouted.I glanced up and saw him advancing, Miguel POV"Stay down, Isabel!" I shouted, firing at Alex. The shot missed.Marissa ducked beside me, reloading her weapon. "They're pushing hard," she said."No kidding," I muttered."We need to end this," Marissa said, her eyes narrowing.Isabel POVI tried to think, to plan, but the noise and chaos made it impossible.Miguel's voice cut through the din. "Isabel, stay where you are!"I peeked over the edge of the table and saw Gideon advancing."Gideon!" I yelled.He paused, his eyes snapping to me. "Finally ready to cooperate?""Not exactly," I said.Miguel POVIsabel's voi
BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter 56
Isabel POVGideon stepped inside. His gaze sweeping the room with cold detachment. He looked at me last, his smirk twisting into something cruel.“Well, isn’t this cozy,” he drawled, tilting his head as if he were examining a piece of art. “Miguel, Marissa, and the ever-elusive Isabel. What a delightful reunion.”Miguel shifted, placing himself squarely between Gideon and me. His gun was steady, aimed at Gideon’s chest. “You’ve gone too far, Gideon.”Gideon laughed, the sound low and humorless. “Have I? Because from where I’m standing, I’d say I’m right on track.”Miguel POVI didn’t lower my weapon. “Call off your men,” I said, my voice as sharp as the tension in the air.His smirk widened. “What makes you think I need them? You’ve already handed me everything I need.”He signaled subtly with his hand, and two more figures appeared in the doorway. I recognized Alex instantly. Beside him stood another man, someone I didn’t recognize but whose build and stance screamed trouble.“We’re
BEYOND BETRAYAL-THE REVENGE OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS Chapter 55
Isabel POVThe clearing erupted into chaos. My heart pounded as I pressed myself against the rough bark of a tree.Miguel stood just ahead of me, his body a shield, his movements sharp and precise as he fired toward the enemy. Each shot seemed to echo endlessly, blending with the shouts and screams of men falling."Marissa, right flank!" Miguel barked.She responded instantly, her smaller weapon spitting fire as she picked off attackers with unerring accuracy. But for every one they took down, two more seemed to materialize from the shadows."Isabel!" Miguel’s voice cut through the noise. He turned to look at me, his expression fierce. "Stay low!"I nodded; my throat too tight to speak.Miguel POVThe attackers were relentless, each one moving with deadly purpose. These weren’t ordinary mercenaries. Gideon had sent his elite.I fired again, the recoil kicking against my shoulder. Another man fell, but there wasn’t time to savor the victory. My focus shifted to Isabel, who was doing he
