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Billionaire Bride Sixty-seven
"Hailey!" He yelled again and we could all tell he was now in the living room. "Hailey," my father called. "I don't believe the whole sulking thing for a second. But if it's your wish to return to him, then I cannot hold you back."I gave him a brief nod because what else was I supposed to do? What was I even supposed to say? I have a raving mad husband stomping around my estranged father's living room. I was the epitome of total drama rama, I ought to be a lead character in it. My legs wobbled as I took steps towards the living room, mentally checking my appearance for if I looked too frightened or shaken. Xavier and his mom seemed to feed on fear to grow bigger and I would be damned if I fed them after all the things they put me through. I glanced back at Laura. I don't know why I did. Maybe a part of me wanted her to see through the stupid facade I was creating for myself, the facade that I was okay and happy with the golden Xavier Lowell. She scoffed however, shaking her head r
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
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