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Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Guilt
Jocelyn’s POV “Mummy, I wore my uniform on my own,” Henry said, as I walked into his room. “Look, I didn't put on the wrong shoes this time.”Smiling, I regarded his uniform, which I had carefully ironed last night, and his school shoes, thoroughly impressed by how put together he was.“You did a fantastic job, baby,” I ruffled his hair. “You are a big boy now.”“Really?” He asked, eyes twinkling with childlike delight.“Yes, sweetie,” I replied. “Let's go.”Grabbing his backpack, Henry slipped his hand into mine. “I'm ready, mummy.”Darting him a smile which he returned, I led us out of his room, stopping at the kitchen to grab his lunch box before heading out of our condo.As we walked past Eduardo's unit, my heart wrenched with guilt as I thought about the new development.According to yesterday's evening news, Eduardo was now under investigation for his probable involvement in Alphonso Hamilton's cryptocurrency scam and financial crimes.Initially when I decided to come to Americ
Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me The truth is revealed
Eduardo’s POV Standing akimbo, I looked around the room, that was my new residence, wondering when I was going to get my old life back.Three days had passed since the investigation started, and for some reasons, the FBI had decided to seize all my properties until I was proven innocent.I now lived in my private villa, which I had purchased under Henry's name some weeks ago, as though I had gotten a premonition that this investigation would happen.The villa was going to be Henry's in the future.In all honesty, I had no idea what they were still investigating or why the darn thing was taking so long.They had asked Hamilton and he had told them that I was never part of his crimes, so I was confused as to why I was still a suspect.Sighing heavily, I made my way to the kitchen to search for something to eat, but found nothing other than water and vodka.Grabbing my phone, I ordered a box of pizza with a diet coke. Afterward, I checked my message and phone app, to ascertain whether I
Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Tragedy
Eduardo’s POV Grinning from ear to ear, I swerved my car onto the highway. I was meeting with the FBI today, and according to my lawyer, the outcome would most certainly be positive.Jocelyn had also forgiven me for everything, and we had both agreed to start on a clean sheet. No more lies, plans for revenge or anything like that.And I didn't care whether that made me seem stupidly whipped or not, as long as it meant I could love Jocelyn.Soon, I got to the FBI office and walked in.After all these was over, I intended on pitching an idea for a family vacation to Jocelyn, and hopefully, she'd agree to it.It would be a great avenue for Jocelyn, Henry, and I to spend quality time together as a family.“Good morning, sir,” My lawyer, Evan Smith, greeted as I walked into the FBI office.He was sitting with the same three men who came to my company the other day.“Good morning, Mr Smith,” I said, as we shook hands.I proceeded to shake hands and exchange pleasantries with the FBI agent
Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Bad news
Jocelyn’s POV I stifled a moan of pain as blood trickled out of my thumb, where I had just cut, as a result of being absentminded.A day had passed since Eduardo's accident and to say I was miserable was probably an understatement.Hell, I felt guilty, miserable and also scared for the unforseeable future.Regardless, I was going to pay him a visit tomorrow, to see how he was doing and stuff.If only I had just quenched my idea of revenge after Henry's surgery, the FBI wouldn't have seized Eduardo's properties and he wouldn't have gotten into a car crash.This was all my fault. I should have just let it go instead of being so stubborn and putting his life at stake.“Mummy, your phone is ringing,” Henry's voice wafted into my ears, jerking me back to reality.Quickly, I hid my injured finger before turning to face him with a smile as I collected the phone. “Thanks, baby.”“You are welcome, mummy.”Glancing at the caller ID, I saw that Nancy was calling. I was about to swipe on the ans
Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Loss
Eduardo’s POV Squeezing my eyes open, I took in the unfamiliar sight of the large monochrome room and it's antiseptic smell.Only then did something register in my head; I was in a hospital.Looking to my left, I saw a beeping machine as well as an IV stand, and to my right, a middle-aged woman who was dabbing at her eyes with a tissue as she conversed with a woman whose back was facing me.The middle-aged woman was the first one to notice me and she screeched as she rushed to my side. “Oh my goodness, you are finally awake. How are you feeling?”My brows furrowed in confusion as I racked my brain, trying to decipher who the woman was.The other woman, a tall blonde, gazed at me tentatively. “Why are you looking at us like that? Don't you know who we are?”“In all honesty, I don't,” I whispered. “Who are you?”Falling to the floor in a fit of tears, the middle-aged wailed as she looked at me then shook her head in pity.“Please calm down, ma,” The blonde told her. “I will go and get
Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Heartbroken
Jocelyn’s POV “Mr Hathaway of New Bloom Insurance wants me to set up a lunch meeting between you two,” Amelia's voice wafted into my ear as I reviewed some documents. “Apparently, he wants to get your investment in his new start-up.”“Tell him that I'm not interested,” I said. “Next.”Turning off her iPad, Amelia gave me a pointed look. “Pardon me for asking you this, ma'am. But are you even listening to me?”“Of course, I am,” I replied. “What sort of a ridiculous question is that?”“You are still thinking about Eduardo Lopez, aren't you?” Amelia sighed. “I noticed how spaced out you were throughout today's meeting but I decided against bringing it to your attention.”Placing my head in my hands, I inhaled sharply. “I'm going crazy, Amelia. I don't know what to do. Nothing even makes sense anymore.”Untucking a chair from my desk, Amelia sat in front of me. “Did something happen?”“Amelia, Eduardo has amnesia,” I said, feeling choked up with unshed tears. “He can't remember anyone o
Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Fishy
Eduardo’s POV I have to attend to an important issue right now,” Mum said, as she grabbed her purse. “So I will have to leave you with Olivia. Sofia should be back any time from now.”“Alright.” I replied.“Bye, gangan,” Olivia waved cheerfully at her.“I will see you soon, dearest,” Mum said, pressing a kiss to her forehead.And with that, she exited the room, leaving Olivia and I to wallow in the awkward silence.A week had passed since I regained consciousness. Within that period, I had found out little to nothing about myself.Mum and Sofia would change the topic whenever I asked either of them for any information about myself other than my name.Yesterday, I met Olivia for the first time, and I had been shockingly drawn to her, just like I had been enamored by Jocelyn.For some reasons, my heart yearned for Jocelyn to pay me another visit.Ever since the day I saw her, I could barely get her out of my mind, and I found it utterly confusing, given what mum and Sofia had told me a
Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Relocation
Jocelyn’s POV “I got it,” I said, removing the last of mine and Henry's luggage from Nancy's car booth.We were currently at the airport where Henry and I would catch a direct flight to Australia, leaving everything and everyone behind.A week had passed since I went to give Eduardo the flash drive, in hopes that watching our sweet moments together would help him regain his memories.However, I was yet to receive a feedback from either him or the nurse.Three days ago when I went to visit him, I wasn't allowed to see him. When I asked the nurse about his condition, they told me that he was still the same.Which meant either Agnes or Sofia had found the flash drive and had disposed it.Now, I knew there was no hope anymore.I could already envision Agnes and Sofia taking Eduardo faraway and further poisoning his mind. It hurt me so much that I could barely do anything to help.The whole thing felt like a nightmare that I desperately wanted to wake up from.“You are really doing this,
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Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Birthday
Jocelyn’s POV I inhaled shakily as I stroked my fingers across the framed picture of Henry and Olivia on the nightstand.In a few hours time, my babies would turn six and ten years from now on, they would be in high school.Another two years later, they would be in college and before I knew it, they would have their respective families.Of course I knew a day like that was still several years away, I couldn't help but feel a sort of bittersweet emotion at the mere thought.To think about six years ago, they and their brother in heaven, had been in my belly, wrapped around each other, small, tiny, pink, and completely helpless was so heartbreaking yet heartwarming.“Come on, Josie. We promised to focus on the positive part, didn't we?” I chided myself, using the back of my hand to wipe off my tears.Just then, the bathroom door creaked and Eduardo walked out.“Babe, what time are we picking up the cake? Ivy s-” He began to say but stopped when he sighted me.Sighing, he closed the di
Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Gratitude
Jocelyn’s POV “Ivy, you know I will never judge you, right?” I asked her.“Yes, I know. Where's this coming from?” She replied with a question of her own which made me huff.“Cut it out, Ivy. It's been three weeks since you told me about whatever happened between you and Brian at the wedding,” I said, and she sighed. “Ever since then, you have been seemingly avoiding coming over to our place. What is going on, Ivy?”There was silence for a couple of moments that I almost thought Ivy had hung up on him.As I removed my phone to check if the call was still ongoing, she sighed again. “I will tell you everything in due time, Josie. It's kinda a serious matter.”“Are you pregnant and he's refusing to accept it?” I blurted out the first question that came to mind.“No, of course not,” She replied, sounding amused. “We had sex that night.”“Oh,” I said, suddenly at a loss for words.I mean, it was very evident, given the sexual tension between them that something like that may or may not ha
Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Sports day
Jocelyn’s POV “Is everyone ready?” I asked Amelia as I swiped my lipgloss across my lower lip.“Yes, ma'am,” She replied. “Alright then. Let's be on our way,” I replied, stowing the lipgloss away into my drawer. “This meeting has to end in thirty minutes. Forty five max.”“Oh, are you going somewhere, Miss?”“Yes. Today is Sports day at the kindergarten and my children will not forgive me if I fail to show up,” I divulged. “I already missed their final practice last week because I had to close the Braxton deal.”“Perhaps we should just postpone today's meeting then.” Amelia suggested, and I shook my head in negation.“No, we can't do that. I have been postponing this meeting for three months now,” I replied. “I want to get it done and over with. Plus work starts at the sight in about a week from now.”The meeting was to discuss my latest area of investment; the wine industry.I had taken an interest in the industry after I mistakenly made a bottle of grape wine. On the day, Henry a
Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Awkward
Eduardo's POV “Thanks, Jocelyn,” Brian said as Jocelyn put a jug of tea in front of him. “You are welcome,” My wife replied. “Would you like anything with the tea? Some crackers or dates perhaps.”“No, it's fine. Thanks again.” He replied, before pouring himself a cup of tea.After spending two splendid weeks in Chile, Jocelyn and I were finally back to America.About a week ago, Brian also finalized his relocation to America.Today was saturday, which meant the three of us were free from work, so we had time to just lounge and talk about everything.Currently, we were sitting on the balcony and having tea and snacks.As Ivy was on duty at work today, she couldn't join us. But according to Jocelyn who she texted some hours ago, she would join us if she managed to get off work early.“So, how's America treating you, friend?” I asked Brian as he placed his cup on the table.“Surprisingly nice,” He replied. “I've managed to finalized a lot of deals in a week. Very profitable deals at t
Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Honeymoon sex
Jocelyn's POV “As my lady pleases,” Eduardo said, before placing me on the floor. Arousal pooled within me, mixing up with my blood and flowing through my veins as Eduardo knelt in front of me, his arms hooked around my waist and his lips pressed to my navel. Instinctively wrapping my hands around his head, I threw my head back in pleasure even though Eduardo was yet to touch me. The pure, undiluted sensation of his skin on mine was enough to send me tipping over the edge. Repressing the urge to have a premature orgasm, I fluttered my eyes open and looked into his, melting at how sexy his lust-addled grey eyes looked. Pressing another kiss to my navel, Eduardo ran his hands from my ass cheeks to my back down and rested on my ass before he stood up, lifted me bridal style and pressed a kiss to my forehead. Thereafter, he placed me on the bed, intense arousal glinting across his grey eyes as he withdrew from the kiss to plant a kiss on my boobs. Looking into my eyes, he moved do
Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Honeymoon
Eduardo’s POV “Are you really still not going to tell me where we are headed?” Jocelyn whined, as we headed into the hangar, where we were to board my private jet to our honeymoon location.Ivy and the kids had come to see us off minutes earlier and were probably on their way home now.“You really don't want this to be a surprise,” I huffed. “Guess where we are going.”“France?” She said, tone set between a question and an utterance.“You suck at playing the guess game,” I teased her, and she hit my bicep. “Okay, I'm sorry.”“Tell me already, Ed.” Jocelyn whined again, and I sighed.“We are going to Chile.” I replied, to which she gasped, hands clasped over her mouth.“You are joking.” She whispered, and my heart cut as I couldn't make out her expression at that moment.Fuck, what if I had chosen the wrong place?I had opted for Chile because some time ago, Jocelyn told me that she'd like to go on a vacation there one day, and since we had gone to all her dream countries, I had picke
Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Wedding night
Jocelyn’s POV “Bye, Jocelyn. Bye, Eduardo,” Ivy waved as my husband and I entered the car. “We will see you soon.”“Alright, thanks. Don't forget to call us right away if the kids are too much to handle.” I said, to which she scoffed.“Come on, Josie. I can look after my babies very well, so don't think about anything and just focus on having fun.” She said, winking, which made me blush.“Bye, Ivy.” Eduardo said, cinching his seatbelt. “We will be sure to take your word and have a lot of fun.”Thereafter, he drove off and I watched Ivy wave after our moving car, through the sideview mirror.“My beautiful wife,” Eduardo said, taking his eyes off the road to look at me and take my hand in his free one. “I still can't believe that you are mine even though we exchanged rings a couple of hours ago.”“Are you drunk?” I asked.“Do I look drink?”“No,” I replied. “You are just cheesier than usual.” I teased him, and he chuckled before pressing a kiss to the back of my hand.“But honestly spe
Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Married
Jocelyn’s POV “You look pretty, mummy,” Henry said, as he and his sister observed me from where they were sitting as the makeup artist worked on my face.“Is that so, baby?” I asked, to which he nodded.“Thank you.” I said, darting him a smile which he returned.“Mummy, can I also get makeup like you?” Olivia asked, as the makeup artist put finishing touches to my lips.“You can only get lipgloss, baby,” I replied. “You don't need make-up because you are so pretty already.”“You are pretty too, mummy, but why are you using makeup then?” She frowned, which made me smile.“Because today is mine and your dad's wedding.”Today, I would become Eduardo's wife again and he, my husband.For some understandable reasons, a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts were currently swirling in my mind, however, I decided to focus on the positive part of them, just like Ivy had advised.I had woken up that day feeling very excited to walk down the aisle and get hitched but as soon as the stylist walked i
Dear Billionaire Ex, You Don’t Own Me Wedding surprise
Eduardo’s POV Exhaling sharply, I regarded my reflection in the mirror, a small smile curving my lips as the thought of what today was struck me for the umpteenth time.I was finally getting married to the love of my life, Jocelyn, today, and I couldn't be happier.Damn, I couldn't wait to see her and profess my love for her in front of our loved ones, under the bright sky of Italy.As the pleasant thoughts swirled in my mind, a knock came on the door.“Yes, come in.” I said, averting my focus from the mirror to the entrance.The door creaked open and Ivy walked in with Henry and Olivia. A grin latched onto my lips as I crouched and opened my arms wide for a hug with them.“My babies,” I said, as they ran into my arms, hearty, childlike giggles emanating from them.“Hi, daddy.” They said in unison, as we disengaged from the hug.“How are you, my prince and princess?” I asked, to which they nodded, their smiles not disappearing for a while.“Daddy, you look hamsome today,” Olivia sai
