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In love with a heartless billionaire ~24~
~Laurel~"So you mean to tell me that dad accused you of something like that?" Mira asked me, unable to believe that Kurt could actually accuse me of killing his mother indirectly. I didn't want to tell her this but looking at the situation, I wouldn't be able to clear my name off her black book without being sincere and truthful with her.She clutched her cup of coffee tight. "Did you do it?""What? No! I wouldn't cheat on your dad with his dad. I wouldn't do something like that to him. After everything he did to me, I couldn't bear it all, so I had to give you away.""Still doesn't explain the main reason why you gave me away. You were ashamed of me, I was a burden to you, and worst of al--""I love you, Mirabelle. If I didn't, I wouldn't have given birth to you. I would have ended your life even before you dreamed of your arrival into this world.""I know. You love me, I love you, I get it, but did you even love my dad? Did you at least try to prove to him that you were innocent?"
In love with a heartless billionaire ~25~
~Laurel~"Laurie, Laurie!" Mia ran into the dining room where we were having lunch and tossed a tabloid on the table. I picked it and flipped on the first page, shocked and at the same time surprised to see Mira and I on the first page.The headline stating;Who is she???Most hottest and famous Hollywood female star was spotted in Rodeo Drive today with a little girl of about twelve years old. Who could this little girl be?? Laurel Hyde hasn't been seen with any kid before apart from her best friend; Wesley Cooper's son, even our sources say she hate kids. So who could this twelve years old be??A relative or perhaps, a long lost kid?"Fuck!" I cursed running my hand through my hair. "Do I need to put a restraining order against these people now? Why can't they just leave me alone? I mean it hasn't even be up to twenty four hours! What if Jason sees this? What would he say? Oh god.""That's what happens when the whole world knows who you are." Mira mumbled out with a spoon in her mo
In love with a heartless billionaire ~26~
~Laurel~"Ma, there's someone here to see you." Julia told me and I tilted my head up from my computer to stare at her."Who?""She said her name is Bella Daniels. And that she had to go through a lot to track you down here.""Well does she know that I barely have time to spare?" And besides, what was Kurt's therapist doing here? In my company?"Okay, let her in."Few seconds later, Bella walked in. All gorgeously dressed. That sly smile on her lips broadened when she held my gaze."Am I bothering you?""What do you want, Bella?"She strode over to me and slowly plopped down on a couch opposite me. "Just here to talk, Laurel."I folded my arms. " You didn't come all the way here just to talk.""That's right. It's hard to book meetings with celebs these days, don't you think? Anyway, I'm just here to warn you."Warn me? "As in me?" I laughed, shook my head. "Have you had too much to drink? Because you barely even know me.""Oh I do you. I know you so very well. You're Mira's mom." My h
In love with a heartless billionaire ~27~
~Laurel~"What do you mean there nothing left to tell me? Are you sleeping with her, it's either a yes or no."He banged his fists hard on the table making me jerk backwards."This shit is completely pissing me off. Who are you anyway to ask me that? You that just can't seem to get your legs closed. You open them to just anyone wearing slacks and you think you are in the position to ask me that? Don't ask about something when it's obviously something you're good at."I gave out a bitter chuckle and shook my head. "I should have know you would use that against me. Well you wanna know the reason why I'm doing all of that? I just can't seem to get rid of your thoughts. And everything you said to me years ago. You told me to trust you and at the end, you just went ahead and betrayed me. Betrayed what I thought we had.""I betrayed you? Laurel please, we're not doing a couple's argument right now. I'm not up for any argument with you. I thought you said you're a lie detective? Well, if you
In love with a heartless billionaire ~28~
~~_____________~~~Laurel~My eyes slowly fluttered opened and I watched as Kurt who was lying beside me breathe softly with his mouth set in a thin line, his lashes long and dark, shielding the shape of his eyes from me. He even looked so serious when he was asleep. Gently without letting out a sound, I trailed my fingers down to the straight setting of his nose, then the curve of his full pink lips, down to his hard big muscles, then to his hard chest before running my fingers round his well-defined set of abs. He had the most beautiful set of abs I had ever seen. And not only that, he was beautiful. Even lying here with me right now, he was too gorgeous. Too beautiful that it was sickening.The sheets were splayed low from his waist, downwards. I kept on admiring him and even played with his lashes when his lips curved into a half smirk."Like what you see?"I curled closer to him and placed my head on his chest. "Isn't it obvious?"His eyes fluttered opened. His blue eyes glisteni
In love with a heartless billionaire ~29~
~Laurel~I threw my head back and laughed when Kurt spun me round a few times, paused, waited for me to catch my breath before spinning me around again."That's enough." I managed out breathlessly as he carried me out of the bathroom.He sat me on the bed and moved round in search of a smaller towel, coming back with it and drying my hair. "Geez, I can't believe you did that. I feel so dizzy now.""You should know better than to dare me next time." He said, wrapping the towel around my hair. He untied my bathrobe, only to expose my breasts and plant small feather kisses on the peaks. "You hungry?"I ran my fingers through his wet hair. "Food is the last thing on my mind right now."He flashed me a charming smirk. "Care to tell me what's on your mind right now?""You."He nodded and stood up straight, loosening the towel from my hair and making my red long hair tumble down in wet waves. "That's right. After all, I'm standing here, aren't I?"I flashed him a puzzled look. "Are you sayin
In love with a heartless billionaire ~30~
~Laurel~Three days later"Laurel Hyde! Laurel--Laurel Hyde! Laurel Hyde! Laurel Hyde is it true that you have a daughter? Is it true that this little girl is your daughter?"I ignored them and tried blocking the camera flashes from getting into my view. Leon pushed harder. "Please let her go. Enough with the questions, please."They ignored and clung harder to me, but my grip only tightened on Mira's wrist. "Laurel Hyde you've got to give us some answers! Who really is this kid? Huh? Sources say you were spotted with this kid in New Orleans on a vacation with some of the most influential women in California. Is it true that she is yours? If truly it is true, who is the father? Is it Jason Reece, or your mysterious billionaire ex-boyfriend, Kurt Kenton who people say you're back together with?"~"Laurel what are you going to do now?" Lavinia asked me the moment we got to my house in Beverly Hills. "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have forced you to bring the kid along. And now, shit i
In love with a heartless billionaire ~31~
~Laurel~"Wesley huh?" Mira asked narrowing her eyes at Wesley as she shoveled more eggs into her mouth. "If you are my mother's big brother, why is your surname different from hers?"Wesley took a sip of his wine. "Because we're siblings by heart, not siblings by blood.""Hm." Mira eyed him suspiciously. "How old are you?""Mira, eat." I commanded softly, pointing to her food."C'mon, mother, where's the fun if you don't get to interrogate someone?""It's okay, Laurel." Wesley countered. "I'm giving her permission to interrogate me.""Interrogate you? Excuse you? You're in my house and I have every right to question you and why you're visiting my mother by this time of the day. Even if you're her friend, that doesn't give you the right to put up with the show of being a fake big brother. Because I know you're not. Aren't you two? Where's the other side of the coin?""Mira!""Mother!""Exactly what did Kurt do to her?" Wesley asked me, amusement teasing in his tone."Belle, that's eno
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In love with a heartless billionaire ~220~
*One year later*~Genevieve~"Hey. You ready?"Mason asked me as he walked into the room."Do I look okay in this dress?" I said, referring to the floral gown I was wearing. "I feel... really heavy, you know. I think this baby is using my energy to do kicks, don't you think?" I asked him, placing my hand over my eight months and two weeks old belly.Mason smiled and walked over to me. "You look beautiful, darling. And besides, I'm always here to lend you my strength whenever you feel too tired to carry our little Gael." He knelt before my bump and caressed it over the skimpy dress I was wearing. "Hey buddy, don't give mommy a hard time, okay? We know you wanna come out so badly but patience, little buddy, patience." He looked up at me and I smiled. Then he got up and closed his mouth over mine. "I love you, Genevieve Kenton King."I smiled as I wrapped my arms around him. "I love you too.""Now come on. Before we arrive late for your dad's birthday dinner." He held my hand as walked o
In love with a heartless billionaire ~219~
~Genevieve~Just like that. I couldn't believe it. She was gone.Gone forever. We weren't going to see her ever again.Some of the soldiers that had ran into the smoke, came out few minutes later with Gonzalez men. One was half-dead, the other was injured but very much alive. They put them both in the van and walked around to see dad. He was saying something in low tune to dad when another set of military men walked out of the already burnt and collapsed building with a burnt, unrecognizable body that seemed to have ropes attached to it. A body that was perhaps tied. Then I recalled Mirabelle being tied up before Ryder threw me out."No! My Mira...." Mom was already shaking in tears as they placed the body on a stretcher. Dad dropped to the ground in tears, mom was wailing profusely, Mariano remained stiff and unable to move, Mason had tears rolling down his eyes...none of us could even touch the body. It was Natasha who mustered up the courage to run to where the body was and embrace
In love with a heartless billionaire ~218~
~Mirabelle~"What are we going to do? He's going to kill her!" Mason exclaimed out of frustration as he plopped down on the couch, running his fingers through his hair. Mom has been trying to calm him down ever since. But it seems all her words of assurance were falling on deaf ears."My men are searching the entire city as we speak." Dad who had been on the phone came back few minutes later to the living room and said. "They couldn't have gone far. We'll get them in no time.""Hey," Mariano knelt in front of me and places his hand on lap. "Are you alright?"I shook my head."Belle, listen to me, this is not your fault.."I was trying to hold back my tears. "Yes, it is.""No, it's not. Gonzalez has been planning his escape from prison for a long time now. And it so happened to fall on the same time period of your return so none of this is your fault, okay?""Grandpa, are you going to give me to him? The bad guy?" Natasha who was in mom's arms asked Kurt who had been restless."Of cour
In love with a heartless billionaire ~217~
~Mirabelle~"Mama, where are we? What is this place?" Natasha asked me as Mariano pulled the car to a stop. I got out and so did Natasha, who looked inquisitive, looking around the place."Hello, Natasha."She turned to stare at the people standing few metres away, her whole face lightening up. "Grandma! Grandpa!"In a blink of eye, she was running into dad's open arms. "My lil baby. She looks just you, Mariano." Dad said to Mariano who was standing beside me as he ruffled her hair playfully, picking her up from the floor."I'm quite heavy, you know. Mama feeds me with good stuff." Natasha said jokingly."Well then, it's a good thing I have quite the strength then." Dad smiled as we walked into the house."Camilla," I greeted Camilla who was standing with the other servants. "I see you're still here." I said, moving into her arms. "Thank you.""Always, Mirabelle, always." She responded and we pulled away. "I'll make coffee and some toast."I nodded and she walked away. "It feels good
In love with a heartless billionaire ~216~
~Genevieve~He wasn't in bed with me when I woke up.I got up, stretched and slipped on his shirt. Then I got up and went on a mission to go look for him.I heard noise coming from kitchen area and do I just decided to follow my instincts. To my surprise, he was standing in front of the cooker, flipping something in a pan, shirtless in an apron and in a pair of sweatpants. He turned around and our gaze met."Hey. Good morning."I smiled as I made my way toward him. "Good morning. You're up early.""Yeah, I got up to make breakfast. Come on, have a seat. Breakfast is ready."I did as he told me and sat put as he served me. Breakfast was bacon, scrambled eggs, pancakes and maple syrup.As I ate, I noticed he was stealing glances at me. "What?""You're very beautiful, Gen. Very very."I snorted, hoping that was a joke. "I'm sure I look like a mess.""You look breathtaking."I met his gaze and he smiled. Then he got up from where he sat and walked around to where I was, then to my surpris
In love with a heartless billionaire ~215~
~Mirabelle~A lot of people were hovering over me when I woke up. Mom, Mariano, two women, a man, Natasha...."Natasha." I called out gently and she was the first to notice as she ran into my outstretched arms."Mama! Mama, you scared the hell out of us all." She was already crying as I brushed the tears away from her face. "Mama, we were so worried...I was so worried. Promise that you won't ever make us worry like that again."I smiled and pulled her close, her head was resting gently on my chest. "I'm fine, sweetie. I'm just...scared." I admitted softly."But why are you scared, mama? We are here for you, remember? Don't be scared, okay? Daddy is here for you. I am here for you. Grandma is here for you. Don't ever feel scared, okay? You're my best friend. I wouldn't know what I'd do if anything were to happen to you. I can't ever live without you, mama."I couldn't help chuckling as I wrapped my arm tightly over her. "Oh my sweet little red haired baby. I love you so much my darling
In love with a heartless billionaire ~214~
~Mirabelle~I stood there and watched as Genevieve expressed how she felt about Mason to Ryder. Ryder on the other seemed to be furious but he looked as if he was holding back from lashing out all on his anger on Genevieve. The moment he walked out, I decided to stay for a while. This was bad. I should be with her right now. She had just made a life-changing decision that would probably require a shoulder to lean on and here I was, hiding behind the wall.All of a sudden, she stood up. She glanced at the mirror and then stopped. But just before she could turn around, a hand grasped mine, pulling me into the shadows."What on earth do you think you're doing?""Mariano, she's my sister. I should be in there with her right now. I should--""Then what's stopping you?"I stared into his eyes."Go on. Go to her. She's your sister, right? She needs you. You should be with her right now. So why are you here?""I--I don't think that's a very good idea. She's down right now, I can't afford to a
In love with a heartless billionaire ~213~
~Mirabelle~The congregation was filled to the brim. The people present were mostly friends, elites, actresses, musicians, business elites and government officials from all over the world. From where I was seated, I could see Mariano, my friends, Gabriel and even mom. Natasha and I were both at the back row. We didn't want to draw much attention so we just hid there.Then there was Ryder at the altar, waiting like the gentleman he was. Although, there was something about Ryder. Something off about him, he didn't seem quite the man for Genevieve anymore.And then, there was the bride. Walking towards the altar with dad's arm strapped to hers. On getting to the front row, she quickly hugged mom and Gabriel before proceeding to kneel in front of the altar with her soon to be husband. After a short prayer, they were back on their feet as they proceeded to the ring part and then the exchanging of vows.Well, now it was time to declare them husband and wife."If anyone have reason why these
In love with a heartless billionaire ~212~
~Mirabelle~I was trying out the dresses, mom had brought earlier for Gen's wedding tomorrow. There was a silver splayed gown with emeralds, a beautiful black straight one with deep cleavage curve and split up the right thigh and a pink short one with diamonds stashed all over. According to her, the theme of the wedding was black and pink, if I wanted to fit in to be noticed, I'd wear pink but if I wanted to remain anonymous and hidden, I'd wear black.At first I didn't want to go. Mom and Mariano were the only ones who knew about my existence. Mariano had argued with mom about telling dad about me but she had slid him off, telling him the consequences that would result from my dad abruptly finding out about my existence. According to her, she would wine and dine him after Gen's wedding then tell him about me. As for now, I still have to remain hidden and try as much as possible to apply heavy makeups contrary to my skin tone, wear sunglasses and colored wigs. That way, they would nev
