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In love with a billionaire The Presentation
Ashley went through lots of clothing in her walk-in closet. Last night had her tying up the loose ends of her presentation making sure it was a complete piece. She had tried picking up an outfit yesterday but it was hard to make a choice, seeing as she wanted to impress Henry and his team and it would be the first time she would be making a presentation. Henry had left earlier before her. She checked her watch. She still had a solid two hours before she was officially late. She flipped through the clothes on the hangers. She sighed, and just then her eyes caught a baby blue suit jacket. She peered at it in admiration. It looked formal enough for what she wanted to do and also still appealing. An hour and a couple of minutes later she was ready. Dressed in a finely cut light blue pantsuit. Her hair was straightened to perfection and tied up in a high ponytail. Her makeup and jewellery choice was minimal. She wore white low-heeled stilettos, the colour a match with the lacy camisole she
Last Updated : 2022-08-27In love with a billionaire Daddy Issues.
Ashley and Henry entwined fingers as they waited patiently to see their guest. Ashley had Asher on her thigh. Henry had purposely made a show of having the bodyguards around the place. He didn’t know if he could trust this man yet and more importantly he wanted him to know that he didn’t. When his mother had given him the information about the whereabouts of his father at first, he didn’t want to think about it. He knew he could have easily found his father if he wanted but he didn’t. He hurt him that his father had not made the first step to come look for him but after his mother’s revelation of the true state of things, he had considered it and now here he was with his family in the house of the man who had taken flight and abandoned him as a child. They had been welcomed by a woman who Henry had assumed was his wife but he didn’t want to ask because he didn’t want to show concern or curiosity, that was his father’s role to play. The adjoining door opened and instinctively Ashley s
Last Updated : 2022-08-27In love with a billionaire Reunion.
Mason found it almost impossible to watch the house. The mansion was located in an area where not many cars passed through. If he passed by there a couple of times he would be flagged by the security men in the area. One time he had stopped a few yards away from the gigantic gate, and he was hassled by the security men. The mansion was too big for him to see anything. When Eric Allen offered him 20 million dollars to kill Henry Allen he jumped on the offer without a second thought. He had not thought about how hard it would be to kill Henry. At that time he had thought it a befitting revenge for all that Henry had done to him. He couldn’t even bring himself to tell Angela, he was too scared she would rat him out. This was a secret between him and Eric. Eric knew better than to tell anyone. He looked away from the house as he slowly drove by, he had to use different rental cars so as not to arouse suspicion. It was funny how the price tag of a billionaire's life was valued at only 20 m
Last Updated : 2022-08-27In love with a billionaire Reconciliation.
Ashley took her hand and squeezed it. “Mother I am even more confused about what you are saying to me now. You distanced yourself from me, you showed no concern for me when I was hurting, and all you ever asked from me was money, every day and every night. That was all you did...” Her chest heaved. “We had screaming matches from time to time, my friend was terrified of you, putting up with you made me sad and miserable...” she sighed. “At first I explained it away. I told myself you were still struggling with losing a father and you needed time but I lost him too, I lost him too and the one thing I needed at that time was a mother, nothing more, nothing less...” Vera shook her head. “I was hurting but I would never want to push you away on purpose. I...I...admit I didn’t know how to deal with all I was going through. I promise you I wanted to tell you everything. We were in a fix, a bad one. We needed the money...” Ashley raked her fingers through her hair. “What was happening, mothe
Last Updated : 2022-08-27In love with a billionaire The ransom call.
Henry sat in the living room with Asher watching cartoons when his phone rang. He was all smiles when he saw the caller ID. He had refrained from calling her since he got back but he was glad that she did. “Did you miss me, babe?” “Henry Allen...” Henry shot up immediately at the sound of the voice on the other end, startling Asher. “What a prize our dear little Ashley has won” “Who are you?” Henry barked. “Let’s save ourselves the theatrics. I do not have the time. I haven’t bothered with a voice concealer so later you can do the homework or probably see me when you come...” “What do you want?” “Twenty million dollars. A drop of water in your ocean. I need you to bring it alone without all your goons or the police. A very simple task, if I notice anything suspicious your woman will be bleeding out the carpet floors in a second. So you might want to make only the right decisions...” There was a brief pause. Then a message entered his phone. It was a picture of Ashley, terror i
Last Updated : 2022-08-27In love with a billionaire Guns and murder.
Ashley’s chest heaved as she stared at the scene before her. The men were finally leaving, she would have let out a breath of relief if Mason did not have his gun pointed at Henry a few yards away and Adrian pointing the gun at Mason. The tensions had not lessened. She didn’t know what to do. The men who had attacked them had taken all their phones with them so they couldn’t call the police. Just as they were about to leave, the big man who had held her in place, obstructed Adrian’s view. “You should count yourself lucky...” his voice was hoarse. Ashley turned back to look at Henry who still had a gun pointed at him. Then she saw it, Mason moving his hands, everyone else oblivious to it. It had happened too quickly and they were all focused on Adrian. The gun had been fired. She saw more than she felt her body move forward as fast as her legs could carry her to get to him, her hands outstretched in front of her, she shoved Henry out of the way. It took a lot of her strength to push hi
Last Updated : 2022-08-27In love with a billionaire Epilogue (For now...)
The doors to the mansion open and Henry wheeled in a recovering Ashley into the house. Asher squealed in excitement as he ran towards her. Adam and all the other members of the house are beaming with smiles as they enter. A banner was draped on the entrance with the words welcome home Ashley written on it. “Welcome home” they all chorused. Adam squeezed her hands. Ashley managed a small smile as she kissed Asher on the forehead. “Thank you, sir Adam, thank you, everyone”. The road to recovery had been a tough one. She had spent three months in the hospital, there were a lot of complications. Henry was just glad that she was okay because in those three months, he had lost his sanity, and no one had remained the same. She turned around to peer at him, it was straining but it was worth it when he smiled at her. “Where are we going?” He smiled. “You will find out when we get there” She smiled. He was wheeling her to an unfamiliar area of the house. He punched in some keys when they g
Last Updated : 2022-08-27In love with a billionaire Book Two: Fear and Love.
“Doctor! Doctor! I think something is wrong with her." The machine by the bedside continued to beep loudly. Henry was conflicted; he couldn’t figure out if he wanted to stay by her side or go call the doctor. Beads of sweat etched on his forehead trickled down his face, although the room was perfectly ventilated. Henry hit the alarm button so hard that it broke in two, but not before the loud noise filled the hallway; he could hear it from inside. He stared into Ashley’s terrified face. Her blue eyes were motionless orbs as they bore into his, and her eye sockets were deep, baggy, dark circles around her eyes. Her stare was cold as death; it made his skin crawl. She clutched on to him so tightly that if she wasn’t so frail and weak, his bones would have snapped. He would have been terrified of her if he wasn't so in love with her. Her whole frame shook violently. She was merely held back by the tubes put in place by the doctors. Henry glanced at the door frantically; no one had come th
Last Updated : 2023-05-05
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In love with a billionaire Bonus Chapter
A FEW WEEKS AGO... Leonard stared at Ashley. She was on the couch staring out the window lost in thought, he had only just managed to calm her down. The altercation with Henry had upset her more than he imagined it would. He wanted to help so bad, he wanted to make her forget everything about Henry, and then a thought occurred to him. “Hey Ash,” He walked up to her and sat beside her on the couch. She flashed him a wide smile. “Hey, Leonard.” “How are you feeling?” He asked. She shrugged. “I think I might have an idea of how to make you feel better.” Her eyes lit up and it caused his heart to swell in excitement. “It is going to be Christmas very soon and I will be going home for a family vacation. We do this thing where every member of the family comes back home and spends time together. It would be a lot of fun, I want you to come back home with me.” He explained. “Leonard...” “Don’t say anything.” He cut in. “You are going to love it there, my family is amazing and they ar
In love with a billionaire Epilogue
Adrian peeked into the rear seat of the police car. A look of triumph on his face. He held their gaze. “You should know this is only the beginning. I have more in store for you” The grin on his face was wide. He straightened up and walked up to Henry. “You did it!” “Man, it was too easy. How did you know they were going to show up?” Henry asked with a look of bewilderment on his face. Adrian shrugged, he was beaming with pride. “Common psychology I guess. I was sending subtle signals to them, to unsettle them. It was only a matter of time before they showed up. I predicted sooner but that was the time for uncertainties...” He noticed Henry’s shocked expression still. He explained. “The other day at the restaurant, I spotted the paparazzi and although Ashley was terrified I told her to smile and laugh for the cameras...” “What purpose would that serve?” “It was just the day after Ashley was attacked, of course, I knew it would set them off. The pictures of us played a role too, the
In love with a billionaire Judgement
Henry rolled his eyes when he saw Adrian walk in. “What are you doing here?” “Olivia told me you’d be working late...” He checked his watch, “But this late...Henry...” “Adrian, why are you here?” Henry asked sternly. Adrian pulled out a chair and sat across from him, “I cracked the case, Henry” He furrowed his brows in confusion. “What case?” “The Mason case and what Eric and Angela are up to" Henry got to his feet and began packing his bag. “Adrian, I am not in the mood...” Adrian stood to his feet. “I promise you, this isn’t like other times, I finally have all the evidence I need against them.” “Frankly, I don’t care” Henry retorted. “None of this matters and Adrian please just leave me out of it...” “Henry, I promise you, you’re gonna want to hear it. They were lying! They were all bloody lying...” Henry rolled his eyes. “About what part exactly?” Adrian sighed. “That’s not important. Henry, forget whatever problems are there between us. This is beyond us! Mason is alive
In love with a billionaire Thanksgiving Dinner
“Adrian...” the waitress said with a look of bewilderment. “Yeah, I want to have a quiet dinner, I do not want to be bothered by anyone, not even the press. Can you do that?” he dipped his hand in his pockets and flashed her crisp dollar notes. “Can you do that?” She nodded silently. “Good” He handed her the notes and entered the enclosed dinner area. “Why didn’t we just have dinner at your place?” He shrugged, “Well my house in the city doesn’t quite look like a habitable place at the moment. I thought of going to a hotel but I can’t escape the press there either, I was making plans to leave the city until you called and said you needed my help” Ashley stared at him with sad eyes. “How are you holding up?” He cleared his throat. “Do you want the version of the story that ends with me bawling my eyes out pathetically or the one where I act smug and unbothered afterwards?” “Adrian...” He shook his head, “This isn’t about me Ashley, this is about you, don’t make it about me. You
In love with a billionaire Hidden Camera
Things had been looking up in Henry’s household. Ashley coming into their lives was the best thing that ever happened after Asher’s birth. Adam was grateful for her, he was grateful for the change in the atmosphere in the house, it radiated through everyone and in every part of their lives. Henry always had a radiant smile on his face when she was sitting across from him at the dinner table and talking about her day. He had a smile on his face when he was alone at breakfast. Asher was not left out, he loved Ashley like any boy loved their mother. He was a sweet child.Things were great and then they weren’t. The radiant energy dissipated quickly and was replaced by a dark looming cloud above their heads. Henry was hardly around but whenever he was, his awful mood could be felt from a mile away. Ashley was sad, he hated that she was but she was.He sighed deeply before knocking on the door and letting himself in. Henry reclined on the chair, he was lost in space, and he didn’t notice
In love with a billionaire All you do is lie!
Henry lay sprawled on the sofa in Club Dazzle. He owned the place so he had access to the exquisite suite, the walls were soundproof and padded so it drowned out the noise from the crowd. Soft music played in the background, he had an empty glass in his hand, and he beckoned to the bartender. He rushed towards him and filled his glass.Just then Adrian walked through the doors, no one stopped him at the entrance because they knew who he was. Adrian took a long look at him. Henry was spotting a stubble on his chin, his eyes were sunken and drowsy. His hair looked like he had run his hands through them a couple of times. The top buttons of his shirt were undone, and his tie hung loosely around his neck. He was sat in between two beautiful ladies, they were scantily dressed and dancing to the soft tunes of the song. They whispered something to each other oblivious of his presence. He could see Henry smile but it didn't reach his eyes. Adrian signalled to the DJ who turned off the music.
In love with a billionaire Counter-Offense
Angela was lost in her head. Victory was sweet, it left a lingering taste on your tongue, it makes you forget everything else, makes you blind to your enemy's counter-offensive response. Everyone else would be fooled by victory’s sweet lingering taste but not her. She had been a victim of it in the past, she had relished her victory so much that she was oblivious to her enemy's attack and her victory had been spoiled almost as soon as it got to her hand. So she had to learn, the hard way and learn she did. So while Eric was off to wherever he was celebrating his newfound victory in the small publication she had influenced she was still plotting. No, it didn’t matter that a man was writhing under her, his face contorted in what undeniably pleasure, it didn’t matter that she was riding him. Her small mind wandered, so far away.The man gasped under her, he pulled out and shuddered violently as he released. Angela watched him with a blank expression on her face.Beads of sweat formed on
In love with a billionaire Vulnerable
Leonard’s head was in the clouds as he listened to her. He would be wicked if he admitted out loud to anyone that he enjoyed this but it was the truth, for Ashley he was willing to be wicked. If it meant that in the slightest chance, she would be his. He loved her, he had loved her from the moment he had laid his eyes on her and no he didn’t think she deserve to suffer all she was suffering with Henry. He could give her better and he would.It wasn’t about the money, it was about how she deserved to be loved, wholly, truly...She looked up at him from underneath her lashes. “Do you promise me you wouldn’t tell anybody about this?”He took her hand in his and brought it to his lips, “Ashley, everything you tell me today will stay between us, this I promise you...” he noticed her slight resistance but he was patient and willing to wait. This was what he had waited for all along. At first, she had refused to even look at him, then she refused to speak with him. Yet he had persisted becau
In love with a billionaire Defeated
Henry unlocked the doors to his house and walked in. He sighed when he spotted Adrian reclined on a sofa, his legs crossed. “What are you doing here?” he asked. Adrian shrugged. “I am here to see my friend.” Henry shot him a glare before sitting down opposite him. “I saw Ashley earlier.” His eyes lit up at the mention of her name. He frowned and looked away trying to conceal his desire. He had not laid eyes on her for a while, she was doing a thorough job of avoiding him, he couldn’t blame her though. He rubbed his palm on his face. “What are you doing to yourself, Henry?” Henry got up from his seat immediately, “I don’t have that time Adrian” “You’re hurting yourself, you’re pushing the people you love away, that’s not...” “Adrian, spare me whatever advice you think you have for me. I do not need it, I do not need anything from you. You do not care about anyone else but yourself, all you do is lie!” “Your family is behind all of this, they are trying to ruin you, they are tr
