Love A Lie : The Billionaires Betrayal

Love A Lie : The Billionaires Betrayal

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By:  Richa ResaOngoing
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Valerie My own image haunts me Two billionaires deceived me and broke my heart just because of my face. Now the woman who stole their hearts smiles blissfully as I'm forced to plan her wedding. Drew threatens to ruin me if I break my silence. Aiden's volatile nature scares me. But I am worth more than a borrowed life. My once hopeful heart now burns with an icy flame. I will reduce their empire to embers. Their lies will have ruinous consequences. I am Valerie. When Valerie's heart is shattered by two men and she is forced to plan a wedding for one of them she swears revenge to ruin them for life. But will Valerie escape the trap these two billionaires that have caught her in? Or will exposing their lies ruin her too?

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Valerie

All I was trying to do was reach home hastily as people rushed along the sidewalk around me. I might have even bumped into a few but at this point, I just didn't care. As my apartment building came into view a sigh of relief left me, finally I was there. At last, I was going to be home. The only thing I was glad about was it being situated in the hustle and bustle part of the city and being within walking distance of the office, only if you liked to walk. It was a time saver yet I have been unable to be back home for the last two days.

Walking into my apartment the first thing I did was fall onto the couch, a wave of exhaustion instantly hit me. Waking up early and staying at the office for days to submit plans for an event that was almost a week away may not have been the best idea.

No one said event planning was easy - the deadlines, the nagging clients, and the pressure to make everything perfect were extremely draining on employees. After the stressful day, all I wanted to do was to have a peaceful night at home, with the TV and fridge all to myself. I wasn't a lonely person, but sometimes it felt good to be alone. I barely got time to myself in the last few dates. I haven't even had a decent meal in the last two days, it was all takeouts and all. Yet again it was takeout that I had bought while

Finishing almost a series and my last packet of salt vinegar chips, I realized it was only eight p.m. Battling with myself about whether I should go to bed early or watch another series, I decided to take a bath in hopes that it would help me relax after all these busy days. While the water was running I added some essential oils to relax my body and mind.

Lowering myself into the warm water, I closed my eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. It felt as I was in heaven as I breathed in the scents of lavender and jasmine.

In the back of my mind, I had this nagging feeling that I was forgetting something important. But I had done everything besides rest, I told myself. Unable to have anything cross my mind, I pushed the thought away and let my muscles relax in the water.

An unwanted memory from the past flashed in my mind like an unwanted visitor. It had been years since I thought of him or those days, I was in a dark place and I had no desire to revisit that place again.

It was my mother's death anniversary when he left me. I had woken up with the same feeling of dread, like all the years before ever since her death. Every year I wished the day of her death wouldn't bother me so much, but it always did. The feelings of loneliness and sadness emerge inside me.

Yet, I pushed my thoughts towards Drew. He was the only person in my life that made me happy now. I knew he was the one for me even though I had never thought of falling in love after seeing what happened with my parents.

From loving one another to tearing each other apart, I had watched it unfold in front of my eyes. My father was a devil who didn't have the courtesy to hide his affairs. All through the years, I saw the desire inside of him to hurt her for some reason.

In the blink of an eye, he changed from a good father to a father I hated. Every time Mom used to be out, he would bring women home, and warn me not to tell Mom. I wasn't an idiot; I knew what happened behind the closed doors from the voices that could be heard throughout the house. He wanted me to hide his secret but I told Mom the very first time it happened only to be stunned by the knowledge that she knew. He made her bleed by bringing women home in front of her. The first time I saw the blood I had puked on the floor.

I saw her misery and watched the pain become unbearable to the point where she almost killed herself. My father ruined our family, while I was stuck between two parents who didn't love each other anymore. I thought that having Drew in my life wouldn't make me feel so lonely. I was wrong, anxiety clawed on my insides.

On the bus to the college, I checked my phone for any calls or messages from him. I frowned when I saw that there was none. My mornings were filled with flirty messages from him but today when I needed them the most, there was nothing but silence. Time passed by, shifting from morning to afternoon without any messages or calls from him. I felt like the day was not being on my side, the sadness grew inside of me.

I needed Drew beside me today. Not waiting any longer, I called him myself only to hear his voicemail straight away.

I calmed myself by telling myself that he might be busy in meetings. He might have not had time to check his phone.

The rest of the day dragged on and my classes ended. For the fifth time, in the last ten minutes, I checked my phone only to find no messages from him.

"Where is he?" I mumbled to myself as I decided to go look for him at his office.

"Hello. How may I help you?" the receptionist asked me as I entered the reception area. It was my first time here. His office building was posh and enormous, with 'money' written all over it.

"I'm looking for Drew Weston," I told her feeling uneasy, my stomach in knots.

"Oh, he's not here," she paused. "He had already left early this morning for Chicago," I was perplexed by her answer.

Chicago? I wondered why there, and then I remembered he had family there.

Maybe there was some emergency.

"Do you have any idea when he'll be back?" I asked nervously.

"I have no idea, but I don't think he is coming back for a while. He has handed over the business to someone else in the firm," I felt discomfort settling inside of me. Did he hand his business to someone else? What was happening?

He would have sent me a message about it, I thought to myself exiting the building. Reaching home I found a letter on the floor addressed to me. From the writing on the envelope, I knew right away that it was from Drew.

My heartbeat rose to touch the moon while opening the letter. A million possibilities running through my mind. What was in the letter that he couldn't tell me himself? As I read it, my world came to a halt.

Valerie, we're done. I have no desire to be with you anymore. I know it is out of the blue for you but I have been thinking about it for a while. Until today I had been trying to find reasons to stay with you but I had run out of them today. So please don't try to contact me.

I don't want to hear from you or even see you. I further advise you to not to find me because I would deny even knowing you.

Goodbye

My heart clenched reading his words. We're done... but why? Did I do something wrong? I thought for a while only to have my mind come up with nothing. I thought that we both loved each other. I was sure that he was happy yesterday when we had spent time together.

What made him want to break up suddenly? And that too with a note?

I wanted answers. Picking up my phone I called him repeatedly only to find his number to be out of service. I felt shattered.

For once I had trusted someone, and let my walls down only to be rewarded with this. I fell in love only to have my heart broken. Slipping down to the floor, I cried my heart out for hours.

I let myself drown in the sadness and betrayal I felt. Letting out all the pain of everything that happened to me, promising myself to never fall in love again.

I was snapped out of the memory to reality by the loud noise of the door banging closed. I was quite sure that it was the front door. For a moment I was fucking scared that it could be some intruder but I remembered that the doors were locked and the security downstairs won't let intruders in.

I breathed in deeply, gathering my thoughts. Now only two people had the key to my apartment. One was my best friend and the other was my boyfriend, Aiden.

My bet was on the former though because she had a track record for showing up unannounced and making herself at home. Aiden preferred his apartment to mine and it worked for me. I liked my space a little too much and my apartment up to his taste. I wasn't poor but damn I wasn't fucking rich like him to own a penthouse.

So it surely wouldn't be him.

I just hoped Shay bought some wine.

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108 Chapters
Chapter 1
Valerie All I was trying to do was reach home hastily as people rushed along the sidewalk around me. I might have even bumped into a few but at this point, I just didn't care. As my apartment building came into view a sigh of relief left me, finally I was there. At last, I was going to be home. The only thing I was glad about was it being situated in the hustle and bustle part of the city and being within walking distance of the office, only if you liked to walk. It was a time saver yet I have been unable to be back home for the last two days. Walking into my apartment the first thing I did was fall onto the couch, a wave of exhaustion instantly hit me. Waking up early and staying at the office for days to submit plans for an event that was almost a week away may not have been the best idea. No one said event planning was easy - the deadlines, the nagging clients, and the pressure to make everything perfect were extremely draining on employees. After the stressful day, all I wanted
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Chapter 2
"Valerie?" a voice yelled from the living room and I knew straight it was Aiden but he was not supposed to be in the city. I couldn't remember why but I for sure knew he would be out on the weekend. Aiden and I had started dating a year ago when I had met him at a party, Shay and I were attending. I was tipsy when my eyes found him and yeah I was shameless. Our eyes met and the chemistry was overflowing. He appeared before me, in all his grandeur, A tailored black suit with a charming loose red tie. His chiseled jaw lifted with a sexy devilish smile. His eyes were a sparkling blue, and his soft, feather-like black hair brushed away from his brow. He was charmingly devilish. He oozed off hot sex. There was no denying the fact that I had wanted him and hence I had made the move only to succeed. From the minute we started dating, I was honest with him, telling him that I wasn't ready for anything serious, especially love and marriage. Well, not the serious kind of love. He said he
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Chapter 3
ValerieI groaned looking at the clock beside me on the bedside table. It was three in the morning and I couldn't even get a wink of sleep after my fight with Aiden. Getting tired of tossing and turning in bed since lying down, I moved to the living room hoping that some Netflix series would help me. Surfing through all that was available for ten minutes, I ended up with two options only. One was a horror series and the other was a romantic series. I sighed not liking any of the options.I knew Aiden was mad at me and mad was saying it slightly. The worst part was that I knew I was to be blamed for it, I caused this pain to both of us. Moreover, I just hated it when someone was mad at me, especially at my expense.Deep down I knew I had to apologize for all the ruckus I had caused. Taking in a deep breath I picked up my phone to call him. I know it was three thirty in the morning but I had an intuition that he might be awake too just like me. The phone rang for a bit and with every s
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Chapter 4
Valerie I groaned feeling the sunshine hurting my eyes. Turning my face to the other side I glanced at the clock to find that it was eight-thirty in the morning. Shit, I was going to be late! I tried to get up but there was a hand around my waist holding me down. Slowly removing Aiden’s hand from my waist I made a quick tour of the bathroom to get ready. I almost stumbled upon myself as I tried to grab clothes, the mess I had made from today's early morning trying to find something appealing to wear for Aiden needed to be cleaned up but I just left it for later on. When I walked back into the bedroom, Aiden was awake perched up on the headrest looking at me intensely. I applied the lipstick with my eyes glued to his eyes in the mirror. I could see from the way he bit his lower lips that he was having naughty thoughts. I couldn't lie but he looked so sexy that for a second I had a thought about pouncing on him in that instant. Gathering his clothes that were scattered on the floor
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Chapter 5
Valencia "Oh, I'm sorry," she paused taking another look at me. "It's just you look so similar to me. We both have dark blonde hair and our facial features are a lot too similar. Except for our eyes and maybe nose too, but we could easily pass as sisters!" There was no denying the fact that her voice was sweet and she had a childlike personality. "Oh, that's nice,” I said, a bit taken aback. We were similar looking but it wasn’t a big thing or was it? Makeup could turn anyone into anything, there was no big deal in this. "I’m really sorry about that, have a seat," she seemed to have gotten on the fact that I was feeling a bit uncomfortable. She was generous and overly happy, maybe it was all because of her being a bride-to-be. Taking a seat, we ordered some light snacks and tea. The other woman was her assistant and spoke only when required. "So, I have heard a lot about your work, and from what I could gather you’re one of the best event planners out there." She looked at some
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Chapter 6
Valerie The sweet smell of pancakes and coffee woke me. I couldn't think of any other nice way to wake up. I rolled to the other side of my bed to find Aiden not there but the pillow smelled like his cologne. Burying my face into the pillow I just inhaled his scent smiling happily. I could hear the clanking of the utensils and I knew it was time for me to wake up. Forcing myself to a quick shower, I got dressed to follow the sweet scent of breakfast. When I reached the kitchen I was in for a wonderful surprise. There stood Aiden shirtless setting breakfast on the table. It looked like he already had a bath because his charcoal hair was still wet making him look sexier than ever. Standing in the doorway I admired the view. "You know I could get used to this view every day," I startled him. He really hated it when someone would sneak onto him or do something like this. Letting out a few curse words he picked up the spoon that fell down from his hand. "You know I really hate that,
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Chapter 7
Valerie "Melanie, give this file to Mrs. Williams and inform her that I have sent her the ideas for Laura's wedding. She needs to give her input on these before I present them to Laura today or I will have to reschedule," I made the last changes to the presentation before attaching it to the mail to Williams. She was the kind of woman who always liked to put things in for later and I had been the one to feel the heat for that. "Okay, anything else?" She questioned, I tried to concentrate on my work but my mind was so occupied with what had happened last morning that I almost wanted to wrap up work and vent out my feelings. "A cup of coffee please," I gave her one of my fake smiles rubbing my temples. The memories from the morning were playing on my mind like a reel in a loop. "Are you alright? This is like the fourth cup you have asked ever since you came in," I could hear the worry in her voice which seemed like a strange emotion. I had never shown any emotions that would make an
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Chapter 8
Blinking too many times I made sure that what I saw was real, that it was him. It was hard to believe my eyes that it was my father on the footpath, shivering in the cold as he lay there like a homeless person.Trying to have a closer look, I took a step towards him ascertaining that it really was him. He looked so messy but I knew that it was him. After all these years, I could still identify him with his beard all grown. He didn’t look to be in good condition as he lay on the blanket trying to cover himself with the same but there was no way I could forget him because he was the man who destroyed my family.There were so many things he had destroyed and ruined for me. My belief in love had died down because of him. The day my mother took her life, I started loathing him. It was his cheating that had forced my mother to take her life.I had hated him ever since then with every part of me. It was his entire fault. I lost her because of a shitty father and a husband like him.Things af
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Chapter 9
Another day, another morning, I woke up early. I informed my boss l about my dad being hospitalized, she let me take off for two days considering it a family emergency. There was no denying the fact that she was shocked to know that I had a father. She made it quite evident in her shock-filled gasp over the phone. Getting office out of the way I thought about what to do. I didn’t have any idea about what I was going to do with my father. All I knew was that I still had to see him, hiding wasn't an option. I made the short journey to the hospital, taking the long route and delaying as much as possible. When I entered his room I found him staring at the ceiling. I literally would have felt more relieved if he was sleeping. He didn't avert his eyes once as I settled myself on the chair beside him. It almost felt like the old days, when he never cared at all. I cleared my throat to get any reaction but none came. "Dad," I called him softly but his eyes didn't tur
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Chapter 10
The feeling of betrayal hurt me beyond control. I wanted to rip my heart out and finish it. "No," I shook my head in denial but anothetr look at my father and I knew he wasn't playing around this was really happening. There was this need inside to kill all the emotions inside me. I wished to grow numb but it was hard. I couldn't bring my mother back from the grave and ask her what made her do such a thing. Was Dad not enough for her that she decided to play around? She was the loving wife and a mother. She was my idol, my everything but now she is nothing. What happened to make her do such a thing? How could she cheat? I needed to know the truth but was afraid of letting my heart be torn apart. All these years, I cursed the wrong person that I knew as my father for my mother's death but who shall I blame it on now, myself or her? I didn't care about the cold I felt, about my phone ringing or anything else but the sorrow and pain I held in my heart. Dad sat there in front of me and
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