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Billionaire Bride Thirty-five
The after party was held at a different venue. But before that, I was to go back to the hotel they rented for us, and get changed from the white floral wedding dress to the one they prepared for the after party.Xavier has also left the church, but in another car. Susie was the only one with me since she was my best lady for that day and she was to be with me all through to assist and for other reasons.The maid lady was at the hotel already, so she would be the one helping me get dressed and prepare for the after-party.The limousine that drove us was quiet as the driver drove it. Just Susie and I were inside, together with the driver in the front, who was minding his business as he drove. Susie on the other hand was with her phone, her earphones in her ears.No one needed to tell me that this was the right time to speak to her and apologize if I was going to. But I thought of all possible ways to start the conversation, and I just could not figure out the best way to. I just sat the
Billionaire Bride Thirty-six
Again, Susie and I couldn't finish our discussion before we had to hurriedly dress up and prepare for the after party.The ride back was also quiet, because this time, she had her earphones on and was listening to music with them. I just sat there thinking of how much my life was falling apart. When we arrived there, Xavier was already waiting for us outside."And why did you not go in?" I asked him after he complained of us arriving late. He went further to tell me that he regretted not having the phone numbers of either of us, so he had to wait and keep watching the gates till he sighted the limousine."Weddings after parties don't work like that, dummy!" He snapped and dragged my hand, which came to me unexpectedly and we rushed to the front of the hall."Could you hold me more gently!" I snapped, but did tried as much to make sure he was the only one that heard that.The media and several reporters were present at the venue, and the clicks of their cameras at us showed they were
Billionaire Bride Thirty-seven
The next morning was no different from every other day before the wedding. The only difference was that I woke up with a ring on my finger and a banging headache. I sighed as I clutched my head tightly to my hands and laid on my bed. The lady maid had come in earlier to inform me that dinner was ready and we were all expected downstairs, but the headache I was feeling did not let me know what I was going to do next.Knock knock.Who was there again? I thought I told the lady maid that I'll be down in some minutes. If they can't wait any longer, they should just continue without me.Knock knock."Who's there?" I asked."I." I heard Susie's voice say. I was taken aback to know that it was Susie at the door. On a normal day when we were good, she could never knock before coming into my room. And here she was knocking, taking me by surprise. "Are you going to tell me to come in or not?""Oh, come in. Come in." I said and she opened the door and walked in, closing the door behind her. Stil
Billionaire Bride Thirty-eight
"It is I, Hailey. It's your father." He replied and I did not say any word in return. I just stared at nothing in particular, with the phone still by my right ear. When he did not hear me speak, he spoke again. "Are you there? Can you hear me?""I can.""Hailey, I know—"He was saying something but I cut him off along the line, because I was not ready to hear any of it. "I don't have a father. And besides, I think you have the wrong person."Immediately I said that, I did what I know how to do best, I hung up the call immediately. Is there a name for getting shocked by something you already knew to expect? Because that was exactly what just happened. I knew it was him even before he said it himself, but I was still shocked when he said it. I sighed as I dropped the phone on my bed.Duncan was not going to stand in for me at the hospital, so I had to go there myself. I would not let any stranger do that for me in the name of family.With that thought in my head, I immediately forgot ab
Billionaire Bride Thirty-nine
"Yes, come in, please." I heard the female doctor say, and I walked in with a nurse. "Good evening, miss." She said and I simply nodded, then she ushered me a seat opposite her. I sat on it and waited for her to finish arranging the files on her table.The nurse I came with inside also picked up something on a nearby chef and walked out without saying any word. As she did, she closed the door behind her."Good afternoon, ma'am." The doctor finally said when she was done with whatever she was doing initially."Good afternoon, doctor.""You were here yesterday, and you said you would send someone to come do the necessary things and all of that." She stated."Yes, ma'am." I said. Then, I added. "The person would not be able to make it anymore due to some issues, so I had to come myself.""I see." She said, checking the opened file in front of her. "But madam," she called out to me again. This time, she had raised her head from what she was reading and had her attention on me."Yes, ma'am
Billionaire Bride Forty
I was about to walk into the special ward where fresh dead bodies were kept before being taken to the morgue to be cremated when I sighted a familiar face. It was Duncan. I wanted to avoid him and act like I didn't see him at first, but I decided to call him, so he could know I saw him."Duncan!" I called out to him. He turned to the direction the voice came from. From the look on his face, I could tell that he was surprised to see me. I wondered why he was surprised though, because he was the one who called me to come and do my things myself. So, what was he expecting? For me not to come?"Hi." He simply replied as I walked to meet him where he stood."I thought you would have left. You called me since, and from how you spoke, you let me know you were already leaving. So, what are you still doing in this premises?" I asked him.He looked reluctant to answer, but he eventually did. "Nothing. Just hanging around.""Oh," I said and there was silence between us. Then, I decided to bring
Billionaire Bride Forty-one
"Dad, I'm back!" She said.My eyes went wide open in shock as I stared at both of them and I noticed the resemblance. No, it must not be. The lady is my so-called sister?"Laura," he replied and drew her into a small hug. "What did the doctor say?""She just finished up the necessary things and let me know we could leave with her whenever we want to." She replied to him while I stared at both of them.I looked from her to the father and from the father back to her. I still could not believe I had almost a whole complete family and grandma told me they were all dead."There's someone I want to introduce you to, Laura." He said to her, Then, he looked from her to me, and I rolled my eyes."Oh, her? We already met." She said, flashing her white set of teeth to me. I stared at her without a word."You have?" He looked at me with a look of surprise evident on his face and in his voice."Yes. She's Mrs. Xavier Lowell, the lady that got married to the son of the billionaire Lowell in—"His f
Billionaire Bride Forty-two
I walked into Lowell's mansion tiredly. I had a long day at the hospital. I saw her for the last time before her burial. My so-called father and his daughter, Laura, had already made plans before I got there.They had signed several forms and made several notes, and since they were the first to do that before I got there, they were the ones that would take her away from the morgue, plan her burial and invite other family members; that is if there's any. I would not be too surprised if they told me there were other family members though.Again, I did not notice Brenda in the sitting room when I walked in. Many times I wondered why they had to build such a large sitting room when their family was only made of three people. I was already walking into the house when I heard her speak. Her voice caught me off guard, which made me very shocked."Welcome." She simply said, but her voice resounded in the room. Despite how filled up the room was, her voice still echoed, and that was what made
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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
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"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
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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
