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Billionaire Bride Sixty-eight
"Hailey! You crazy bitch! By the time I am through with you!" Yup, I was dead meat. I sat in Xavier's car contemplating my life's choices. If Susie got to enter the car, the possibility that I would get eaten up, swallowed, regurgitated and chewed out was ninety-nine percent. The one percent depended on if I could wear her out first. When she got to the car, whose windows, I had rolled down slightly. It was low enough such that we could hear each other but high enough to keep me safe from Susie's mauling. She did look like she would bash my head in the first chance she would get. "What the hell?!" She screeched, reaching for the car door."Way ahead of you," I muttered when she tried opening it and it didn't open. If I wasn't so tired, I'd probably be smirking like an idiot at the moment. "Open this door now Hailey." She ordered and I shook my head, imitating a Marilyn Monroe voice. "No can do Susie. I'm afraid I can't do that until I get a promise-""Easy," she gritted. "I prom
Billionaire Bride Sixty-nine
The workers at the hospital we found were quite fast. In seconds, Xavier was on a stretcher and was wheeled into a private ward with several doctors attending to him. If anyone asked me, I would say it was because he was a popular hotshot billionaire and they did not want an awful reputation if anything went wrong. Being the wife of a man beloved by the public was quite awesome. Who knew there was a part of a hospital that did not smell like antiseptic and vomit? I was ushered with Susie into a rather luxurious room, well at least compared to the wards outside, it seemed luxurious. A bottle of water was fitted in my hand and the room had a heater that warmed up my frigid body. "All these in a hospital," Susie mumbled, sipping from her bottle of water. "Get ready to pay some hefty bills." I shrugged, I wasn't the one paying anyways. I eyed the door steadily. Granted, it was just fever, I doubt anything complicated or serious would amount from it. But that didn't stop me from worryin
Billionaire Bride Seventy
As if I were candy and he needed me, Xavier just stared at me. Who was I to refuse a voluntary show of emotions from the guy who claimed to be my spouse when his eyes shined with feelings I dare not even imagine?"You're okay." He murmured weakly and I had a sad smile, walking towards him. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." I murmured. The tears didn't seem to be coming out, however, so I stuck with quivering my lips like I was lost in Antarctica. Mahn, my grandma would have my head for all this pretence. I was genuinely happy that he was okay, but considering the way he treated me, along with his family, he did not deserve my quivering lips and other associated hysterics. He reached a hand to my face then, smiling as he stroked it. "You're okay. It's okay. I'm just happy you're safe." My heart stuttered and stumbled at the supposed sincerity in his eyes. How could anyone pretend so well? So good that it almost felt real? It was impressive but also very painful as it only made me yearn fo
Billionaire Bride Seventy-one
Oh great! Now he was playing the clueless little man. I didn't have time for this. I hadn't slept in a long while and I would love to cradle my head on a pillow right at that moment. What I did not need was a pretence. "Xavier, we don't have time for this. Are you better? So can we go home?" "Wait a sec," he interrupted, sitting up straighter on his butt. "You thought... That was an act?""No," I said sweetly. "I think all this is. And please let's not pretend you care about me when no one is there. It's weird." I probably sounded callous and cruel, but I was sleepy, cranky and honestly, in Susie's words, I didn't give a shit. If he could treat me like shit, then I could do the same. Xavier looked shocked. He opened his mouth, did something weird with it as if he was trying to speak but couldn't find the words and then closed it. Then he opened it again. This happened for quite a while until I thought I would smack my head on the wall. "Hailey," he sputtered finally. "You..." And
Billionaire Bride Seventy-two
Our mouths met again and this time, I responded with so much vigour I was certain I had lost twenty pounds from just kissing him. My hands entwined around his neck and I heard him groan against my lips. Oh, it didn't make sense. To want someone, to need someone the way I needed Xavier. He did funny things to my insides, made them twist and flutter as if filled with butterflies.I loved him.It was a slow-burning realization that made me draw him impossibly closer as if I was afraid. As if I knew that once the moment was over, what we had would vanish. "Oh for goodness sake!" Susie's voice pierced through the cocoon of passion around us and I groaned, pulling away to glare at her. "Oh for goodness sake to you too!" I yelled. "Why do you always ruin the moment Susie?!"She chuckled evilly. "Oh, I don't know. Maybe because it's fun seeing you two scramble away from.each other like crabs. And what the hell? Have some sense of privacy, you guys!" Xavier's hands around me loosened and I
Billionaire Bride Seventy-three
Nothing made sense the day after. Or even two weeks after. I barely saw Xavier after that day. He had been seriously ill for a few days after that and Brenda, the fire-breathing dragon that she was, made sure I was kept away from his room at all costs. But even after he got better, I still barely saw him. The closest I had been able to talk to him was at the dining table. And that had been to ask him to pass the salt.It wasn't like I hadn't tried to say something else. But Xavier had simply ignored me when I asked how he had been and then his mother stepped in to hack my head off my neck. Currently, I was at a cafe stuffing my face with cake while Susie and I talked about my supposed plan for the future. I wasn't doing much listening as I was quite busy trying to figure out why one minute, I thought I had Xavier, and the next, all I had was a teddy bear I had named Xavier and flogged several times a day. Yes, I was that desperate. "I'm thinking we could open a dress shop... Are
Billionaire Bride Seventy-four
I stared at Laura in disbelief and chuckled. "You're right. I am wasting my time. Let's go, Susie." Susie drained the rest of her drink, rose to her feet then stood very close to Celine's scrunched-up face and belched. The look on Celine's face was priceless and both I and Susie cackled our way out of the cafe. As we walked down the street, Susie covered my hand with hers, walking by my side. "That was it, girl. Stand up for yourself! Let those bitches know who the freaking boss is." She hyped and I laughed. "Too bad it's just a month left as Mrs Hailey Lowell," I joked and she sighed. "Too bad. We haven't had the fun of our lives yet." Susie grumbled. "Hailey!" Someone yelled behind us and we turned to see Laura running toward us. Her hair billowed behind her as she did and I snorted at how she looked almost innocent. Innocent my foot. "Hey," she panted once she got to us, bending over to grab her knees and steady her breathing. "What is it?!" Susie demanded, glaring down at
Billionaire Bride Seventy-five
By the time we reached home, the cake I had eaten had dissolved and my stomach felt very empty. I wonder why it seemed I always ate like some silly pig, but never put on weight. It was one of the gifts I felt blessed to have. "Hungry," I mumbled as we weaved through the mansion, trying to get to the kitchen. "Me too." Susie said theatrically. She always did like to be extra..I laughed at her imitation of a dog panting and shook my head. "You look hilarious," I said. "And how do you think you look, Marilyn Monroe?" She spat. "Susie, that is so random and weird! How do you come up with these stuff?" Susie shrugged and grinned. "I try.""That doesn't answer the question but I would be foolish to pry," I stated. Susie threw me a wink and we halted In front of the kitchen. Was I dreaming? Or hallucinating? I feel it had to be hallucinations. I had spent the past weeks daydreaming about him, envisioning him and chasing after him like I was chasing after the wind. And there Xavier st
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Billionaire Bride Ninety-nine
"Aww you look so beautiful," Laura commented, dabbing her eyes with a napkin as she pretended to cry. I laughed and twirled in my Cinderella wedding dress, feeling every bit like a Princess.Susie pouted, sitting on my bed and rolling her eyes. It had been a month since Xavier had dropped in on my launch day. We were finally getting married. A real marriage. I was super excited. Finally, Xavier and I would be together without the influence of the people or his mother. It was thrilling. It seemed that I was finally having my dream life. And it had been a long time coming. After all the betrayal, hurt, heartbreak and pain I had to endure. I deserved this. I deserved a happily ever after. And I was going to cling onto it forever. Susie however seemed less excited than I did. Which was quite understandable. "Aww, are you still sad that I'll be going for the honeymoon?" I teased and she huffed at my words. "Do you guys have to go that far? Who's going to do the accounts? You know numb
Billionaire Bride Ninety-eight
"When will you go to the Cafe?" He asked, his hands still doing crazy things on my skin. "Uhm... In an hour." I murmured sliding my hands under my breasts to prop them up further into his touch. "We've got time." He said, capturing my lips again, this time for an even deeper kiss. He tasted familiar. His kisses were hot and filled with so much passion, I thought I would combust. Hanging on to him tightly, I moaned as he slipped his tongue into mine, stroking and clashing with mine several times. "I need you," I whispered between kisses as we broke apart to catch our breaths at intervals. "We can't go too far baby," he hummed, lifting me up by the waist until my legs were wrapped around his. Striding towards my bed, he lowered himself to the bed, sitting with me on his lap. "Why not?" I protested, taking hold of my shirt and dragging it off. Xavier's breath hitched at the sight of my babies encased in a lacy black bra. "Oh Hailey," he murmured, unclipping the underwear behind m
Billionaire Bride Ninety-seven
"What?" I exclaimed, trying to wrap my head around what was happening right in front of me. Xavier smiled, his hands covered mine and he held them between us, holding my eyes. "I love you," He said again. "I don't want to let you go. I cannot do so. I tried this past month," he chuckled. "Let's just say more women would love my head on a pike right now." "But you... You always... You never..." I was a rambling mess at this point.His smile turned sad. "I know." He kissed my hands gently. "And I'll spend every day of my life making atonement for all I have said and done to you Hailey, only if you allow me to." "We're not married anymore. You don't have to do this to pacify me-""Technically, we are still married. I haven't divorced you yet." He grinned. "I could divorce you." Xavier chuckled and pulled me to his chest, wrapping his arms around me. "And then I'll marry you all over again." "Don't get cocky. I haven't said yes." I snapped, sinking into the warmth of his body despit
Billionaire Bride Ninety-six
Without hesitation, I pushed the door open and stormed in. The scene before me was a surprised Xavier, lying on his bed with his hand wrapped around his junk. Holy smokes.My cheeks flamed up and I murmured a quick "Sorry," before turning to run out of the room. "Close the door Hailey," came his calm voice before I could slip out. "I'm covered, you can look now." Ashamed of my thoughts and actions, because who barges into someone's privacy thinking horrid things about them, I turned around slowly. "I'm sorry," I grumbled. "I heard sounds, I thought..." That you were balls deep in some woman? Bah, if I said that, he would probably laugh his head off."You thought?" Xavier urged, rising suddenly and I yelped in surprise. "I won't cover up if you don't tell me what you thought, Hailey." The deep timbre of his voice when he called my name had my thighs clenching with need. He was just a few meters away from me. Unclad. We were alone. The realization came with torrents of desire fl
Billionaire Bride Ninety-five
Whatever it was that the two men had said to each other, nobody knew. And I doubted anyone would ever know. All we knew was Walter threw a punch at Xavier and even though he had been able to dodge it in time, there was no way Xavier Lowell would let it slide. He threw one at Walter's jaw in return. And a brawl broke out. "Oh shit," Susie cussed. "I'm guessing that means we can go out now," I murmured and raced out of the cafe. "Stop it right now!" The men, however, pig heads that they were, continued fighting as if I wasn't screaming my guts out, running from the other side of the road. "Stop it right now!" I yelled again when I reached them, trying to pry Xavier from pounding Walter's head to bits. "Xavier! Xavier stop it! Please!" But something had possessed Xavier and it seemed it wouldn't let go. For someone who had always cared what the people would think, he was acting quite recklessly. I latched onto his arm, tugging at it. "You're causing a scene!"That got him to let go
Billionaire Bride Ninety-four
My world turned upside down and for a minute I just stared at him confused about how to react. Did he need me? What the hell was happening at the moment?! It better not be a prank. Fuck it, prank or not, I had work to do and he had to get out of here. So instead of swooning and falling at his feet, I opted for a second option.I laughed and shook my head. "Okay, seriously, why are you here?" Hurt slashed across his face and I was taken aback. I had never seen him look so vulnerable before and it was unsettling. He's pretending. A voice in my head whispered. You know he is. I knew. I did. But that didn't make me feel any better. Why would he need to pretend? "I..." A shadow fell on his face and he shook his head. The vulnerable look in his eyes was gone and replaced with the amused expression he always wore around me. I wasn't sure which one made me hurt worse.Taking a few steps back, he surveyed the kitchen and clasped his hands behind his back. "I just wanted to see. The news
Billionaire Bride Ninety-three
"Sir!" I hissed, not wanting to yell because I didn't want to call people's attention to us. One paparazzi was already too much to handle. If all of them came to the counter, my first launch day would all be in the mud. The man in the hoodie stopped trying to get in through the side door. And then he lifted his head, staring me in the face with familiar dark blue eyes that grazed my entire body and sent me into freeze mode. "Xavier," I whispered, blinking rapidly to be sure he wasn't an apparition. Xavier stood before me, dressed in a hoodie and cargo pants. The last clothing I would ever imagine he would wear in public. It seemed he didn't want people to recognize him. "Let me in Hailey." He murmured. Susie gasped behind me when she heard his voice and shook her head. "Don't you dare! Go fuck yourself, Xavier." He ignored her, his eyes holding mine and sending my brain into overdrive. What was he doing here? He was not supposed to be anywhere near me! He was supposed to be in V
Billionaire Bride Ninety-two
I eyed the crowd that had formed outside the cafe from the glass walls warily glanced back at Susie and mouthed "Oh my God." We stood in the cafe, setting the tables and getting ready for the launch which was in twelve minutes! To say I was nervous was an understatement. This was a huge deal for me. For Laura and Susie too. And it did not help that ever since I had stepped out of the house without the blonde wig, half the people we met on the road recognized me. One of them must have tipped off the paparazzi because that would explain how there were so many people with cameras and recorders, eagerly waiting. "I'm screwed," I told Susie and she shrugged beside me. "You knew this would happen." She said, I glared at her. "That doesn't mean I can't be nervous about it! Everyone will have questions! I can't handle a crowd that big!" She grinned and slid an arm over my shoulders. "You're not alone, woman. We got you. Look and you got Walter too." I looked in the direction she was tip
Billionaire Bride Ninety-one
It was barely morning when I stumbled into Susie's car, my face stricken with tears. The sun had just begun to rise, lighting up the sky slowly. I slammed the door close and thankfully, Susie asked no questions. She simply drove out of Xavier's townhouse and sped down the road. Placing a hand over my mouth, I sobbed furiously, my head leaning against the window. It wasn't supposed to hurt so much. Leaving him finally. It wasn't supposed to feel like a part of me had been torn away and left behind with the many miles that increased between us. I closed my eyes as I recalled when I had woken up. It was my phone ringing somewhere in the house. I hadn't the slightest clue where I was at first but Xavier's peaceful snores and his heavy arm around me reminded me quickly. It had taken quite a while to slip away from the bed without awakening him and at first, I hadn't even been able to walk properly. Even now as I sat in the car, I was so sore. The caller had been Susie. We had planned th
