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The curtains are dancing, gaining her attention as she takes a quick shower after returning. Being attracted by the wind, Gwen grabs a book and walks towards the swing chair on the balcony. It became a habit of her to read in the afternoon. After working all day long, only in the evening, she could have a relaxing time. When she was busy with all house chores, she found solace, losing herself in the book.Now, she wants to get rid of her fatigue by reading books until the sky covers itself with a blanket of stars. However, her attention goes to the gate, finding Derek's car still in front of the house. " He hasn't left yet!" she whispers, scanning around. " Well, who cares!" Her shoulders rise with a shrug, rolling her eyes. But betraying her thoughts, her eyes unintentionally roam to find his sign around.After ten minutes...As she is so lost in her book, reading about her grandpa's journey to build the company, how he had struggled to make everything work, while having his own ol
Billionaire's Unapproachable Ex-wife : Love Is Not A Deal Don't let them go
" Sweetheart! Wake up! You said you would go with me to jog!" Gwen's eyebrows knit, and her hands form fists when she finds Someone standing before her eyes as she opens her eyes. With a swift response, she covers her ears, crawling into a ball, screaming, " Don't hurt me!" Her entire body shakes violently, the hiccups and sobbing sound makes the situation heavier. Not understanding what happened, Mrs. Wordsworth grabs her hand and pulls her into her arms. " Calm down. Calm down. It's Grandma. No one is hurting you!"But the nightmare seems to be so long for Gwen who is dreaming about her mother-in-law who always grabbed her hair if she woke up at night. Sometimes cold water welcomed her multiple times. " Please don't hurt me. Please..." She sobs hugging her grandpa who is now on fire to know who made her granddaughter traumatized. When she first met her at midnight, she guessed that something wasn't right.But Her father and she refused to talk about her situation. So Mrs. Wor
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When his eyes open, he finds Dwayne lying on the couch, spreading his arms like a starfish. His blurry vision swiftly moves around, scanning his position. The fabric of the mattress brushes against his face and tickles, gaining his attention.Raising his head, he scans himself, hugging a few bottles of beer, the crumpled beer cans are everywhere. A sigh rolls out of his tongue, as his hand reaches to his forehead with a strong and sharp headache. " It's been a while since I got drunk after finishing a few bottles."And the few means here more than ten bottles...Getting support from the couch, he stands on his wobbly legs. Collecting all the trash and bottles, he throws them inside the trashcan." Am I late? I am supposed to go to the party!"Abruptly, his attention goes to the wristwatch, glancing at the time. However, his rushing mind stops, forgetting all the thoughts he had just now. His fingers touch the surface of the watch, with a heavy and gloomy stare. This is the watch, he
Billionaire's Unapproachable Ex-wife : Love Is Not A Deal Find them
- If you can't find happiness without someone, he or she was never yours. The destined person's appearance can make you feel happy -In the corner of the hall room, crowded with lots of people from higher-up, Gwen is standing alone, wearing the dress in black and Blue. Her fingers time to time play with the bracelet that Derek gifted her. She didn't want to wear it at first but later on, she couldn't because it's really beautiful not to wear. However, her eyes scan Derek who's talking to the host of the party. But, from time to time, Derek's eyes watch over her, silently. She can see everything, his attention is more on her than on his business partner. " Excuse me! You are Genevieve Wordsworth, aren't you?"A male, in his twenties, 5'11", approaches her with a soft smile on his face. His blue eyes scan her, with politeness before holding a glass of wine. " I saw you at your grandparents' anniversary party. I am Joan Hamilton, Your grandpa and my grandpa are best friends!"Joan, t
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" Good Morning! Miss Wordsworth!' Nolan, Derek's assistant who has now working with Leon for one month, smiles approaching Gwen who just entered the company. " Good Morning! Mr. Nolan!" She smiles back, gazing at his hand. " Is everything okay?" She asks, frowning." Yes. Everything is fine. I am here to notify you that Boss will be late today. You may wait for him in his office." " Late? Where is he?" She asks since she wasn't notified before." Boss has an urgent meeting with one of our clients. Sir Leon said you might wonder, so I told you beforehand. Have a good day!"He said walking out of the company. Gwen sighs. If she knew she would have spent the day at home. But she is here now. She can't just slack off and return home. The elevator reaches the 3rd floor, the entire floor is occupied by Derek's office. But, she grunts disappointedly, finding no room for her to stay. Crushing on the couch, she scrolls her phone. There are lots of things she will have to deal, with after
Billionaire's Unapproachable Ex-wife : Love Is Not A Deal She is happy with everyone but him
" You did it, didn't you?"Gwen calmly shows the video to the girl. Her voice is as calm as possible and with no emotion mixed with her tone." So what if it's mine? You did steal the file, didn't you?"Gwen scoffs silently and looks directly into her eyes as if she will pierce through her deepest secrets to learn about the truth." How did you know it was a file that was stolen?" She questions... " In this video, there is no sign of me hiding a file and so far I know, Boss neither Nolan nor Leon has ever mentioned it was a file! Did you guys?" She asks Nolan and Leon. Behind them, Derek is enjoying his wife's cool attitude. Earlier, when she learned about the video, she already guessed who it might be. After spending years with Derek's mother, one thing she becomes an expert on. That is knowing about her surroundings. She can feel people's gaze, their movements to protect herself. And it helped her to know there was one girl who had been checking on her. " What are you talking abo
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" Derek!"Derek's attention goes outside of the car when an individual knocks on the window. Seeing the person is Mr Wordsworth, he unlocks the door and attempts to get off but Mr Wordsworth opens the door and hops in..." You must have dropped Genevieve off."" Err... No- I -"" We found the people who are behind my son and his wife's accident." Mr Wordsworth says wasting another second." The exact people who you talked about?"" Yes. The doubt is clear now. So... Help Genevieve!" " What do you mean?"" She wants to take revenge on everyone who destroyed her family and her life. Help her. I know she will go against me if I stop her. And I don't want to stop her. She deserves to have the chance to make everything right. So-" He looks at Derek..." The person who I can trust is you. I can't trust myself as well. So do me a favor!"Derek's hand squeezes the steering wheel while his eyes are outside... " Grandpa!" He sounds serious..." She won't let me help her."" Why? You are trusta
Billionaire's Unapproachable Ex-wife : Love Is Not A Deal Choose one of them
Gwen's sleep gets disturbed by her grandmother who is standing by the bed with a heavy expression. Her eyes are red and somehow trying not to do something crazy." Is everything okay? Grandma?" She asked since her grandmother doesn't wake her up so early forcefully...However before her grandmother explains something, her attention goes to the noise that is coming from downstairs. " What's going on?" She questions, getting up hurriedly and rushing towards the window. But The elder stops her and speaks, " Stay here until I tell you to leave! The entire house is surrounded by the reporters! They're trying to get in the house!"" What? What's going on?" she panicks. She can read through her grandma's eyes. Something bad has happened.Instead of getting a response from her grandmother, she gets her phone placed in her hand. Her grandmother looks at her with a cold stare, " Check it yourself!"Kind of scared, swallowing hard, she grabs her phone. This is the first time she witnesses her
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Liam's tension mounts as he watches the tightened security around the house. Guards shadow him everywhere, a constant, silent reminder that he's being closely monitored. Every time he tries to make a move toward the hospital, they're there, thwarting him before he even gets close. Gwen is still missing, and the pressure is suffocating him.Three days have passed since Derek’s death and Gwen’s disappearance, but Liam has found no relief. Despite his repeated attempts to slip past the security, he’s getting nowhere. Tonight, he's exhausted, drained by the weight of his worry and the demands of caring for Gwen’s newborn—his niece. The baby, so small and fragile, is completely dependent on him. He calls her Gwen too, as a way to keep her mother’s memory alive. He holds her gently on his chest, lying back on the bed, her tiny body pressed to his heart.From the moment she was born, he refused to let anyone else near her—not even a nanny. Feeding, cleaning, every little need, he handles him
Billionaire's Unapproachable Ex-wife : Love Is Not A Deal I'll be the father
The blood drains from Liam's face as he sees familiar men arriving at the hospital. They used to work with Sandra before fleeing once she was caught. From the beginning, it was clear his father had been the one pulling the strings behind the scenes.One day, Derek had told him he preferred keeping Gwen with him, close and in front of him. Did Derek know someone else had orchestrated everything? Did he know it was their father—and that was why his father hadn’t hesitated to kill him?As thousands of questions storm through Liam’s mind, Mr. Rowan turns to him with a grin. "Son! You know Gwen's life and the baby’s life depend entirely on your actions. If you think you can betray me with your foolish kindness, remember there will be a price, and you’ll regret it!"Liam swallows hard. It’s becoming more difficult to digest everything. He thought he was proud of his father, a kind and sweet man.His mind races with uncertainty. What if Kai knew everything? What if he knows their father is n
Billionaire's Unapproachable Ex-wife : Love Is Not A Deal He is Dead
Derek feels his pulse pounding in his throat as the nurse reappears, her expression urgent and tense. “Dr. Jean isn’t here yet! The patient is losing too much blood—get her to the ER!”Time stretches thin as Derek takes in her words. Gwen, his Gwen, is slipping further away with every passing second. Now the doctors are rushing her into surgery. He watches, helpless, as the nurse gestures firmly toward the hallway. “Sir, please, you need to leave now.”Reluctantly, he steps back, watching the delivery room doors close with a finality that chills him. Gwen and the baby they’ve waited for with so much hope are beyond his reach now. Three agonizing hours have passed since she went into labor, but the quiet fear he’s felt all along has erupted into full-blown panic. Everything is spiraling out of control.How did it come to this? He arranged everything, hiring the best doctors, securing the safest hospital, making sure Gwen had every comfort. But now, standing alone in the sterile hallway
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39 weeks! Gwen has been struggling enough to move around. She will leave for the hospital this afternoon to prepare for her labor. She will give a natural birth but wants to keep her situation under control without any delays. " Derek! Can you get my shoes please? I'm cold suddenly!" Gwen asks, while trying to get her shoes but fails. She wants to walk around for a bit. It's been difficult for her to handle things herself. She is not having good sleep either. Each time, Derek keeps rubbing her back, her swollen legs, cooking her something delicious -- She is grateful for having such a loving husband and feeling sad for disturbing his sleep. Handling work from home and helping her around has become a huge deal. When she asked him to hire some staff, for some reason, he looked adamant not to hire. She still doesn't know what's the reason behind it. But he is handling everything in his own way. " Sneakers!" He puts them on her legs and gently pecks her stomach over her dress,
Billionaire's Unapproachable Ex-wife : Love Is Not A Deal Naming the Baby
After that day, Gwen practically makes herself comfortable living there sometimes on weekends or anything she wants to be with her dearest husband. Derek, trying to be the best husband, of course with flaws, has been doing everything to support her and the pregnancy journey. Sometimes they have arguments, sometimes a bit of misunderstanding or a bit of extra love. But like other couples in love, they have found their lives on the track, next to each other. Time goes fast, within a blink, leaving full gray and white memories with happiness and exhaustion. Pregnancy has never been as easy as it looks in movies and dramas. Not as romantic as the feelings sound like. Sometimes Gwen feels everyone's presence around her is suffocating. Even Derek's presence. Sometimes she couldn't get a hold on herself without Derek. Having him around her is like having a therapist who understands her more than anyone. When she becomes busy with her work, he attends the new parents class online, op
Billionaire's Unapproachable Ex-wife : Love Is Not A Deal Do you hate me?
Gwen gently rests her hands on his face, grinning widely. He is literally shaking, his eyes filled with desperation and hopelessness. This is not new for her. Because she was once that desperate, to tell him how much she loves him. But seeing her feelings being reciprocating, she can't help but chuckle a bit. " Thank you!" She whispers, disclosing their distance and looking into his eyes, " I know how it feels. Each time I thought of ending things, I was like this. Because I didn't want to lose this Man I adore so much. Thank you for loving me so much, Derek. So continue to love me like this." Tears drop as she speaks, her thumbs brushing his bearded face. She loves him so much. And now listening to his confession, it makes her relieved. Probably the distance between them that has grown up over time, will finally disappear. Derek smiles widely, like a kid who feels relieved and feels acknowledged after working hard to get something perfect. He wraps his arms around her waist,
Billionaire's Unapproachable Ex-wife : Love Is Not A Deal It's hard to say
People say when they are in love, everything becomes gray but the person they're in love with. Derek holds the camera up, watching the favorite person through his phone, capturing each and every single moment. He wants to create a whole album of her for old days, when probably both of them will be worn out and have nothing to do. They'll sit on the porch, in a hot summer, reminiscing about their rollercoaster lives. He used to find romantic movies cringe, but now he knows why people become so desperate to love each other. Maybe he isn't some kind of hero, protecting her from evil step mother. But he knows he wants her. Even in silence, he wants her present around him. After seeing her pale complexion on that day when Anusha exposed his secret, he felt like a criminal who killed thousands of innocent people. Since that day, he is scared of hurting her. Not anymore, not even in his death - He says, his heart can't forgive him. " What are you doing?" She asks, kicking her legs
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" These reels are funny! But I don't like pranks." She keeps talking and laughing at the funny reels in her phone while Derek preparing the dinner. " Do you think everyone is happy? They look so perfect and happy. Like novels!" She rests her chin on the table and keeps mumbling, asking questions. Derek glances at her while chopping the vegetables. A few seconds later, Taking out some of strawberries that he put beforehand, he pours a glass of warm milk and takes them to her, " It's life. People are intend to show off their happiness in front of people hiding their own pain. Everyone has their own problems. Not everything is true in social media!" Gwen nods, pouting, " Do you think we will be happy?" She asks, looking at Derek who pauses for a second. He nods, " I will try my best to make you happy!" He smiles. " But I said ' We' Not me!" She looks at him, her expression is serious. " If you are happy, then I am ha-!" " Liar!" Derek frowns narrowly while trying to unders
Billionaire's Unapproachable Ex-wife : Love Is Not A Deal Our home
His hand slips and reaches to her thigh. Gwen flinches and looks at Derek who is driving home. She thinks he is trying to touch her thigh but instead, he holds her hand and keeps driving. " What do you want to have for dinner?" He asks, " Anything is fine. Can I cook today? It's been a while since I last cooked!" She says, her eyes are on him, admiring. " I would love to. But I think you shouldn't do it today. You will feel sick!" He says, kissing her hand. "I am alright. I don't have any problems with smells." She says, eager to cook. Derek gives a smile and nods, " As you wish!" The night seems to have added the sweetness more. Derek who has been hiding his agony of losing his last parent, seems to have found his home. The warmth of her hand, the scent of her cologne, her voice, her smile, everything feels like eternal experience. He admires her serenity while he is in chaos. The car heads its own way, while his heart enjoys every single beat with her. Gwen from
