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Seventeen: Bailee
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EIGHT YEARS AGO (Sixteen years old)“If it isn’t Baby Evans!” Jacob mocked, pulling on a chunk of my hair and jerking my head back. “Ow!” I snapped, spinning around to swat his hand away. “Leave me alone!” “So touchy! What’s wrong, Baby Evans? I thought you liked getting your hair pulled. I've heard all about you.” Jacob said, grabbing a fist full and yanking on my hair again, this time forcing me back so far that I stumbled, crashing into a warm body. “Let her go,” The deep, familiar voice made me tense, but as his arms wrapped around me, I froze. “Come on, Xander!” Jacob laughed, grabbing the strap to my backpack and tugging on it. “Lighten up. Ben’s not here, and she’s not your sister. I’m just having a little fun.” “Don’t fucking call me that, and get your hands off her!” Alexander growled, and my hands grabbed his sides to hold myself up as Jacob gave one last tug on the strap. Ben’s friends hadn’t always bothered me, not until I hit puberty a few years ago, anyway. After t
From Heartbreak to Payback: The Billionaire's Ex Nineteen: Bailee
It had taken several days for Brinley’s fever to break and a few more for me to feel comfortable enough to send her to daycare. I had resisted when Caleb demanded we get a nanny instead of sending Brinley to daycare, but I lost that argument. Now, I finally had the chance to do what I thought was best for my daughter and allow her to be around other kids her age, even if it was just for a few hours a day. Lifting my large iced coffee to my lips, I took several long pulls before sighing in relief. “That kind of a day, huh?” The familiar voice made me turn with a large smile as my gaze landed on my best friend. “Lacey! I thought you weren’t getting back for another month!” “Yeah, well, when I found my boyfriend balls deep in our ski instructor, I decided it was time to come home.” Lacey’s mouth pinched in disgust, but I could see the hurt in her eyes. “That’s little…little cockroach!” I exclaimed, struggling to find a good enough word for him. “Did you confront him?” Her e
From Heartbreak to Payback: The Billionaire's Ex Twenty: Bailee
BAILEEBy the time I got into the car to end my day, I was hot and sweaty. My hair was sticking to my face, and my shirt was uncomfortably damp from walking the giant bouquets of roses up and down the street, giving them to other businesses. Twenty-Six. He had sent me twenty-six bouquets. One of them was smaller than the others, and it had hurt to see it because I knew he had counted back to the exact day everything had blown up and come to an end…to the day he had shattered my heart. What should have been a sweet yet over-the-top gesture had turned into another painful reminder of his betrayal. Getting out of the car at the daycare, I rounded the vehicle and glared at the roses in the passenger seat before grumbling and opening the door. I still had a few bundles at my office, but I figured it would be a good idea to bring them to the daycare for the teachers to enjoy, too. “Roses? You hate roses.” Caleb’s voice from behind me made me jump, and I spun around with my hand on m
From Heartbreak to Payback: The Billionaire's Ex One: Bailee
I held my breath as the housekeeper pushed open the hotel room door. The woman gave me a pitying look as I slipped her the cash I had promised in exchange for her help getting into my husband’s luxury suite. Caleb had been so rushed for his ‘urgent business meeting’ that he had forgotten his laptop. Like the loving wife I was, I raced over to grab it for him. I had made it my goal to make his life at home as easy on him as possible by helping where I could with the cooking and cleaning since he worked so hard to provide for us. It was never good enough for him, but little things like bringing him his laptop would surely make him happy.Only I had frozen in horror when I saw the messages popping up on his computer from his phone. The smiling, half-naked woman stared back at me. I could see her nipples through her lace bra, and she had one hand down between her legs, covering herself.His assistant. Lorna: I got your gift. I’m at the Rosewood Hotel. Don’t make me wait too long.Ca
From Heartbreak to Payback: The Billionaire's Ex Two: Bailee
“Bailee!” Caleb yelled as I threw open the door and rushed down the hall.I needed fresh air. It felt like the walls were closing in on me, and I could hear my blood pumping in my ears.“Bailee, would you stop for a minute?” The sound of my name on his lips as he zipped his pants made me feel queasy, but I held it down. A hand wrapped around my forearm, and I was yanked to a stop just before the elevator. “No!” My scream came out in a hoarse sob. “No! Get off of me, you lying piece of shit!” The rage and venom behind my words made him release me immediately, but he stayed close as he glared down at me. I took a step back, shaking my head at him. “You don’t get to touch me. You don’t get to ever fucking touch me again!” The elevator dinged behind me, and the doors opened, but I didn’t pay any attention to the people getting off until I heard them speak. “Bailee! Lower your voice! That is no way to speak to your husband!” “Mom?” Caleb asked, and I turned to face Helen and George
From Heartbreak to Payback: The Billionaire's Ex Three: Bailee
“You must be out of your mind!” Helen yelled, but I didn’t spare her a glance. This wasn’t between her and me…even though she wanted it to be.She thought the world revolved around her, the perfect senator’s wife. She loved putting on her over-priced, costume-looking jewelry and acting like she was the queen.Yet, her favorite pastime was picking fights, throwing little digs at me, and insisting everything I did was wrong.Much to her dismay, this was between Caleb and me, and I refused to let her be involved this time. He had dragged her into everything else. Mommy’s little boy.Only, he looked stunned as he stared at me, dumbfounded that I would be so bold as to bring up divorce myself, especially in front of his parents.“Don’t be foolish, Bailee!” Helen spat. “You have a child together! Divorce is not an option! That’s just lazy. You are lazy!”I glared at her, knowing that if she had heard her son throw it in my face like he loved to do, she would have supported and agreed with h
From Heartbreak to Payback: The Billionaire's Ex Four: Bailee
I went home alone that night. The backstabbing nanny was already fast asleep, and as much as I wanted to confront her for what she had done, I moved past her room and into mine. I was hurt, angry, and exhausted. After a long, hot shower, I had curled up in my empty bed and muffled my sobs with my pillow, so I wouldn’t wake Brinley, until I fell asleep.The cold sheets sent a chill through me as I rolled over in bed, my head pounding from crying myself to sleep.I was so angry at myself for letting it get this far, so angry at him for not even trying to make this work, and for throwing away our family like it meant nothing to him. There had been signs and red flags throughout our relationship that should have had me packing up and leaving.But I was stubborn, refusing to give up on the years we had spent together. I fought to make things better, over and over again, ignoring all the ways Caleb had mistreated me and ran straight toward that bitch like a bull. My eyes were thick with
From Heartbreak to Payback: The Billionaire's Ex Five: Alexander
My assistant trailed behind me as I stormed into my office, pulling off my suit jacket and rolling up my shirt sleeves. “Sir, we couldn’t have seen this coming.” My assistant, Nathan, said. “I did.” I spat through clenched teeth as I moved to the glass wall of my office that looked out over the city. “Sir?” I knew something like this would happen eventually.Caleb Johnson had been doing everything within his power to compete against my company. He had been planting moles amongst my employees, releasing fabricated stories to the tabloids, and had even hired a private investigator to trail me. He had been quiet for the past few months, and I had hoped he was going away, but I should have known better. Pests never left on their own. Now, he was poaching my clients.I knew for a fact that Justin was already stressing about his upcoming contract with the Rangers. Yet, he was about to pay us millions to break his contract to join a newer competitor, one who wouldn’t be able to negotia
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