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last update Last Updated: 2023-08-17 22:23:12
Claire thought her heart would fail when Axel mentioned the cost for breach of contract. She vaguely remembered seeing that in her contract, but at the time she had been convinced that nothing will move her to resign within her first year of stay. Now, she wished she had thought matters through.

On her way back to the office, she bumped into Myla. The woman hugged her kindly and gently held her face in her hands.

"What's wrong, Claire?" She asked. "You look so pale."

Claire sniffed. "I just received the shock of my life. Now, I don't know anymore."

Myla's eyes softened. "Oh, poor baby. It's going to be alright. Just take things easy, and don't give up."

Claire scoffed. "Yeah, right. As if I could give up if I wanted to."

Myla let her go. "I've got a meeting to attend right now. I'll see you around, girlie."

"Bye!" Claire waved.

She turned back towards the direction of the office. She began simmering again, so that by the time she reached the office, her anger was bursting. The poor do
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    Claire felt she was going to run mad. Axel had not even given her time to process the news of the Portuguese visiting, when he hit her with the information that he had bought her a new apartment. But where had he bought it? In the damn penthouse building! Claire shuddered to think how much it had cost. That was another debt she could never repay, in this lifetime or the next.Was he so bent on keeping her working for him? The million dollar breach of contract fee was high enough already. What was this sick game he was playing? She didn't have time to think about it. She needed to work on her Portuguese, at least brush up on the basics before the others arrived.Donald returned within an hour, thankfully."Hey!" She waved him over. "Could you help me?"He proved to be quite the helper, because he predicted so many possible things that could be discussed in the meeting. They spent the next hour polishing her intonation and dialect, until Axel stormed into the office."The clients are he

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  • Enchanting the Billionaire's Cold Heart    CHAPTER 67

    Paul's expression made Claire think she was in serious trouble. She reached for the file he held up, her hands shaking."No need." Paul took a sheet of paper out of the big brown envelope. "The lab says there is nothing wrong with you." Axel furrowed his brows. "Why did she pass out severally, then?"Paul cocked his head at Claire. "Same thing I would like to ask her."Claire looked from one to the other. "What are you insinuating, Paul? That I faked the passing out? What, did I fake the fever too?"He chuckled. "No one is accusing you of anything, Claire. You're not such a convincing liar."Claire did not know whether to feel relieved or insulted. "So why are the tests saying there is nothing wrong with me?"Paul pulled out another sheet of paper. "Well, you do seem to have a little dehydration, your blood count is a little low, nothing too serious.""Any infection?" Axel asked."Oh Lord, when does it end?" She mumbled under her breath."What was that, young lady?" Axel scolwed at he

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    Paul took a deep breath. "Axel is terrified of losing you, Claire."Claire snorted. "Sure. That's why he's been acting like a big dickhead all day?"Paul gave her a slightly annoyed look. "You've been swearing since I came in, Claire. Is there something I've done wrong?"She rubbed her face with her hands. "I'm sorry, Paul, it's just… even Lisa has not driven me to wits end like Axel has today. Nothing I do is ever enough."Paul smiled. "I understand. He is a very tasking employer, but you should learn to take it in stride." He tilted his head towards her. "Could it be, my dear, that you have been expecting some kind of preferential treatment simply because you are his self proclaimed woman?"Claire turned crimson. She puffed her cheeks and blew out a breath."I just didn't expect him to be so real, so serious, you know."Paul placed a hand on her shoulder. "If he treats you this way at home, by all means, complain. But out here, you two are strangers, Claire. He's your boss, a CEO, a

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  • Enchanting the Billionaire's Cold Heart    CHAPTER 132

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    Axel shrunk under the gaze of the women. He saw the men around him do the same. They had had their bachelor's night out the previous day, and the prank had fallen on him. He couldn't get out of it like he had wanted. Earlier, he had tried dissuading the guys."What if she passes out?"Donald had pushed a mask on to his face. "All the more fun, then.""Tomorrow is the wedding!"Hunter snickered. "The worse thing that could happen is if she leaves you at the altar."From her thunderous expression, Claire looked like she just might. She had been terrified, that much was obvious from how her entire body was still trembling. Her legs gave way, and she fell into a chair and began sobbing again.Axel longed to go over to her and put a comforting arm around her, but the look Danielle was giving him stopped him. She looked ready to burn any male that came within a foot of where the women were huddled together around Claire. Eric was not excluded from the ostracization. He had tried to dissuade

  • Enchanting the Billionaire's Cold Heart    CHAPTER 130

    It was the ladies' turn to exchange glances. "How can you not know what happens the day before a wedding?" Myla asked. "Even my Coco knows!" Axel raised a brow. "I do know about the bridal shower, but you already had one yesterday."Jenise nudged Danielle. "Tell him. Put them out of their misery." Her voice rang with mockery.Danielle and Claire giggled. "We are going to the spa and hair salon!" Hunter rolled his eyes. "For a second there, I thought something really important was going to happen."Jenise puckered her lips. "Getting a massage and your nails done is "something really important", especially if you are getting married the next day."Axel rose. "You should tidy up the rest of the invitations. Donald, make sure you send them out, along with the accompanying emails."Claire ruffled through the invitations. "I didn't accidentally put one for Croatia in there, right?""Claire." Axel extended a hand towards her. "Walk with me for a second."She reluctantly took his outstretc

  • Enchanting the Billionaire's Cold Heart    CHAPTER 129

    Axel stared at Claire in wonder. "You stayed up for most of last worrying about my whereabouts, and now that I'm back safely, you find yourself something else to worry about?"Claire drew her lips into a pout. "I waited up for you because I already had that in mind! Then we couldn't reach you and I forgot what I was worrying about."Axel had to suppress his laughter. "Oh. I see. Well, I have not sent any invitations out yet."Claire sat up. "Really? The wedding is in two days!"Axel furrowed his brows. "Um, yeah?""How would the guests have time to ready their outfits?"Axel snorted. "If anyone cannot get a proper outfit for an occasion, even if it is thirty minutes away, that person would not be in my list. You know the circle I belong to, Claire. If I give them the invitation that morning, and tell them to dress a certain way, they'll show up at the wedding before you."Claire frowned. "That would not be very polite.""I am not polite, sweetheart. I thought you knew that."Claire bi

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    Danielle gently shoved her forward. "Don't worry about that. At the rate at which you're eating, you'll probably not fit into the dress by weekend."Jenise snorted out a laugh. "I guess that means we will need to do the fitting of the dress on Friday night."The ladies giggled in amusement, and Claire glowered at them."That's not funny, guys!" She grabbed Coco's hand. "Come on, Coco, let's leave them to their impolite behavior."Her reaction only made them giggle more. Claire was not particularly upset. She felt pretty good that they were at least having fun. She could not begin to imagine what they had gone through when she had been in the state of coma. She had not even properly thanked them yet.Claire could see Donald from afar, through the glass doors. He was leaning on the limo, speaking into the phone and smiling widely. Occasionally, he would draw circles with his toes or scratch the back of his head, an indication that he was speaking to his new girlfriend. His relationship

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