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Emily, Mr. Billionaire. Chapter 71
“Dad, get up.” “Dad, wake up.” “Dad, are you okay?” “Hello, is this 911? My dad isn’t waking up. He has a bottle of next to him and- I think painkillers. No, the pack is empty. I don’t know. He has been in his room all day.” “Dad, are you okay? Dad, wake up. You’re scaring me, dad. Please-“ “Dad!” Giovanni literally flew up from the couch he had managed to fall asleep in, drenched in a pool of his own sweat. His breathing was heavy, his heart racing so quickly it threatened to jump out of his chest. It was the first time in so long he was having a nightmare. One featuring memories of his parents’ divorce. Feeling his head ache, he managed to sit up, immediately looking around him. The house was still as empty as ever after August stormed out. It was nothing new to him but suddenly, it felt emptier. It wasn’t as quiet though, the voices he heard in his nightmare echoing in his head. He could hear the voice of his younger version, calling out to his dad on a useless attempt t
Emily, Mr. Billionaire. Chapter 72
It was a new day but to Emily, it just felt like a continuation of the day she could now call the worst day of her life. Almost twenty four hours had passed and the only thing that changed was the fact that she had managed to get out of her wedding dress. Other than that, she was still in her room, on her bed, staring into space as she hoped everything that happened was nothing but a bad dream.But heck it wasn’t. It was her reality. A day she was secretly looking forward to suddenly became a day she wished never happened. Interrupting her hours long thoughts, she heard a knock on her room door. It was probably going to be her parents since Tyler had left the venue the night before after checking up on her and never returned. Where he went to or what he was up to while he was away, she had no idea but it was currently the least of her many problems and worries. “Emily, can we come in?” It was her parents and taking her silence as a cue, they pushed the door open to meet their hop
Emily, Mr. Billionaire. Chapter 73
“I don’t know how it happened, Tyler.” Another round of silence fell between them following Emily’s confession of her feelings. In response, both of them stared at each other for a while, different thoughts running through their minds. Emily on one hand could only stare into space and wonder how she managed to get herself falling for someone like him. She had only gotten comfortable with him. So much she didn’t realize she was changing. Didn’t realize herself slowly and completely falling for him. When exactly was it? What exactly warranted it? He was nothing but a jerk to her for so long so how did she manage to grow feelings for someone like him? And Tyler on the other hand, could only blame himself for allowing his dislike for Giovanni blind him so much he couldn’t see his best friend slowly falling for him until she was so far gone. He looked up at her, spotting tears welled up in her eyes. Emily rarely cried. She was that type of girl that held back her emotions and tears r
Emily, Mr. Billionaire. Chapter 74
Giovanni rarely fell sick.In his entire thirty-one years of living, he could count the number of times he had fallen ill on one hand. Most of those instances were simple bouts of flu or colds, the kind of sicknesses he couldn't control. Giovanni was always meticulous about taking care of himself, especially when he wasn't working. So, it was completely baffling when he woke up one morning with a pounding headache and a fever.His head felt like a lead weight, and his body was weak, so weak that he could barely muster the strength to get out of bed. But knowing he had no choice but to struggle and face the day, he forced himself up and dragged his feeble body to the bathroom to freshen up.The warm water of the shower brought a slight relief, washing away some of the lethargy that plagued him. However, he still felt far from well enough to go about his day without some form of relief, be it painkillers or something else.Desperately rummaging through his desk, his hands found a paper
Emily, Mr. Billionaire. Chapter 75
“Gio, are you awake?” Giovanni slowly blinked his eyes open, his gaze scanning the unfamiliar room he found himself in. The sterile scent of disinfectant filled his nostrils, and the rhythmic beeping of a nearby medical device echoed in his ears. And there, right in front of him, stood August, wearing a worried expression."Giovanni?" August's voice was filled with concern. "Can you see me? Can you hear me?" Hiss vision cleared, and he could indeed see August, his features etched with genuine worry. The throbbing in his head had subsided, replaced by a dull ache. How long had he been unconscious? Minutes? An hour? It was difficult to gauge the passage of time. All he knew was that he had experienced a sudden darkness, followed by the gradual return of colors."What happened?" Giovanni's gaze darted around the room, finally realizing that he was in a hospital bed. "Did I pass out?""Yes, you did," August replied with a sigh. "You freaking passed out. Do you have any idea how worried
Emily, Mr. Billionaire. Chapter 76
Giovanni barely spared his father a glance when he immediately shifted his gaze to August, arching a brow at him. “Did you call him here?” “What?” August shook his head. “No, I didn’t. I don’t know why or how he’s here. I-“ “I heard you collapsed,” Albert ignored them and walked towards his son. “Isn’t that enough reason for me to be here?” “How did you hear?” Giovanni asked him, his gaze still on August as he now shot him an accusing look. “It’s not a big deal.” “If it isn’t a big deal then why are you not on your feet talking to me?” Albert fired. “And don’t try to bully August. He didn’t tell me anything. You don’t think you were teleported from the office all the way here, do you? Of course at least a hundred staffs saw you on the way so it’s only expected for me to find out. It’d be weirder if I didn’t!” “Oh, right,” Giovanni lowered his head, finally reasoning with him. Walls indeed had eyes and ears especially in an office like his. “You didn’t have to come all the way h
Emily, Mr. Billionaire. Chapter 77
"Oh. My. God." Emily's heart skipped a beat as her eyes fixated on the screen of her phone. The gossip blog headline she had just read sent a shockwave through her body, leaving her frozen in her steps. The color drained from her face, and she felt a sudden rush of emotions surging within her."What's going on?" Tyler's concerned voice broke through her dazed state, causing her to snap back to reality. He had also halted, his eyes filled with worry as he observed her sudden stillness. "Hey, Emily? Are you okay?""What?" She blinked, momentarily disoriented. Her gaze shifted to Tyler, his furrowed brows reflecting genuine concern. "I... I'm..."Curiosity got the better of him, and he lunged towards her and took the phone from her trembling hand, scanning the headline himself. "What were you reading?""Billionaire Giovanni Rueben slumps and collapses at work! What... what is this?" She averted her gaze from Tyler, knowing that he would question her about her lingering feelings for G
Emily, Mr. Billionaire. Chapter 78
Emily’s first instinct was to turn around and leave. But August must have realized as he immediately quickened his steps and caught up to her before she could walk away. “Emily, wait up,” he rushed to stand right in front of her. “Please wait. I need to talk to you.” She refused to look at him, feeling emotions she had managed to temporarily set aside rush towards her all over again. He was probably thinking she was mad at him but she wasn’t. She just didn’t want to be associated with anything and everything that reminded her of Giovanni. “Emily, I know you’re mad at me and you have every right to be-“ “I’m not mad at you,” she quickly interrupted him to say before he could go any further. “I don’t have any reason to be.” “Emily,” his next words were accompanied with a sigh, followed by him taking another step towards her. “I’m so sorry, Emily. Those aren’t just words. I really really mean it. I had no idea Giovanni was going to-“ “It’s fine,” she finally looked up at him and
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August woke up with a headache, serving as a dreadful reminder of how the previous night went. Dozens of bottles of wine, hundreds of honesty laced words. And of all the audience to have accompanying his foolishness, it just had to be Giovanni. “Fuck,” he groaned, reaching for his phone. He could remember Giovanni driving him home after he drank himself to stupor but that was all. He couldn’t remember anything else- like how he had gotten into his bed or how he had gotten his phone next to him. “Shit, what’s the time?” He swiped his phone unlock to check the time but literally immediately, his eyes caught something else. It was his call log. And sitting prettily at the top was a missed call from Tyler. It was more than enough to cure his hangover, his eyes immediately widening. A missed call from Tyler? How did that happen? When did that happen? Why did that happen? For the hundredth time, he let out a groan, realizing he still had no memory of what happened the previous night
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“You think you have a crush on August?” Tyler took in a deep breath, sitting up as the words finally escaped from the clutches of his throat. After weeks and weeks of denial, he had finally decided to come clean to himself. And finally, his best friend too. “Yes,” he nodded, his heart racing in his chest. “I think I have a crush on him.” Emily’s expression was unreadable for a while, wavering between shock and confusion. She always knew there was something fishy going on between him and August. She knew there was more to their relationship than he was admitting but couldn’t frankly figure out Tyler having a crush on him. “Are you surprised?” Tyler swallowed as he asked. “Disappointed? Dis-” “No, no,” Emily quickly interrupted him. “It’s nothing like that. Shocked? Yes, I am, a little. But disappointed? I’m not ‘dis’ anything.” “Oh,” he broke into an awkward chuckle, his chest feeling a lot lighter. “Well, yeah. I know you’re probably wondering how it all happened but I guess,
Emily, Mr. Billionaire. Chapter 96
Emily feet remained glued to the ground, shock flooding her veins. Not just shock though- she had a couple of other emotions running through her. Anger, deceit, betrayal- to a name a few. Her sister was fine? Stacy was fine all along? She was just hiding from her and making a total fool out of her with the consent of both her parents? All along, her disappearance was just an act put in place by her and her parents because she didn’t want to get married to Giovanni? She didn’t want to believe her ears but with every second that passed, the brutal truth was slapped onto her face all over again. It was slowly making sense and finally, the anger in her grew and overpowered every other emotion she felt. Without hesitating for even a second, she balled her fist and immediately pushed the door to her parents’ room open, revealing herself to them. “Alright dear. We’ll call you some other time to- Oh my God, Emily.” Her face grew cold as she stared at them, watching her mum immediately
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Emily, Mr. Billionaire. Chapter 94
Giovanni: I'm outside.A text from Giovanni had never given Emily that much joy. And without wasting a single second, she grabbed her bag and dashed out of the classroom, heading to the parking lot to meet the man responsible for her bundle of joy.Her temporary goodbye to Tyler was quick. And thanks to her all sense of reasoning being overshadowed by her happiness, she couldn't notice how absentminded Tyler was as he mumbled out a reply.But that didn't matter. Not at the moment.In a flash, she found herself at the parking lot, her head shot up as her eyes roamed around excitedly. In barely a minute of searching, she found him waving at her and eagerly rushed towards him."Hi.""Hi."Awkwardness threatened to settle between them, Emily quickly fighting back by breaking into a light chuckle. Followed by a blush creeping towards her cheeks as he remembered everything that transpired between them twenty-four hours ago."Hev.""So how was your test?" Giovanni asked. "Did it go well?""
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With head hung low, Tyler managed to drag himself back to class. Darn that test he needed to write. Scrap his grade that needed to be saved- all he just wanted to do was head back home and get busy with anything that was going to prevent him from thinking. But he had no choice, hence had to be in class whether he wanted to or not. “Tyler!” The second he stepped into class again, he heard Emily call out his name. “Here.” He looked around him and realizing the professor was still yet to arrive, he walked towards her with a sluggish nod and returned to his previous seat. “Who did you head out to meet?” She asked immediately without wasting a single second. “Who was it? What was so urgent?” “Nothing,” he looked away. “It was nothing.” “You went to meet someone,” she insisted. “Who was it?” “I didn’t meet anyone.” “Was it a girl? Ah, is it a girl? Is there a girl you’re hitting on?” “No, it’s wasn’t a girl!” “I thought you said you didn’t meet anyone,” a full smirk appeared on
Emily, Mr. Billionaire. Chapter 92
Tyler got on his toes and as quietly as he could, he picked up his clothes from floor and threw them on. August was still asleep and he couldn’t be more glad for that. It was the perfect opportunity for him to sneak out of the house without waking him up and in the process, starting unnecessary drama. Just like he did the previous night, he had a lot of emotions running through his veins. Confusion, nervousness, anxiety- the list could go on. But at least, one thing he was glad he wasn’t feeling was regret. Regret for sleeping with August. He spared his sleepy self a quick glanced and sighed, immediately getting the last bits of his things. All ready to leave, he walked out of the room and in no time, was successfully out of the house. “Crap.” He had classes in the morning and a test in the afternoon. He didn’t feel particularly great about himself though, making him contemplate ditching both of them. But he immediately remembered he couldn’t. It was a major test and unless he wa
