POISON  {Becoming the billionaire's wife}

POISON {Becoming the billionaire's wife}

last updateLast Updated : 2022-10-04
By:  Alice Myra Ongoing
Language: English
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As a tactic to lure him to settle down, Nathan Andrew's father threatens to take the company from his son unless he settles down and presents a wife. Against his relentless efforts, he forgives an incredibly huge debt in exchange of a poor man's daughter. A man who had given up Elizabeth Richards in a heartbeat. feeling betrayed and broken, Elizabeth accepts the offer of marriage to the ridiculously handsome billionaire at their doorstep. Her lawschool was going to be paid for, and as for Nathan, his dad would get off his back and he would have someone to show off to when it came to the media. But t was obvious; they did not love each other and they were hellbent on staying that way.

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Chapter 1

chapter 1

    This is my first day off, and I preferred to spend it in the countryside, far from traffic, pollution, and many other disadvantages of the city of Rome. Working as a secretary is very hard to take a vacation, but it seems that I succeeded. I woke up around 10 o'clock and went downstairs to have breakfast alone because my brother was at work. He was a doctor at the emergency room in a town located 12 km away from the village, and today he was on duty. From the note left by my father on the refrigerator, I understood that he went with my grandmother to visit some relatives, and they would return in the evening. Great! They keep telling me that we should spend time together as a family, and then they disappear from home.

    Getting bored to death at home, I decided to take a walk. I like to walk when I'm in the countryside; people are very sociable compared to the cold people in the city. Suddenly, it starts to drizzle. How strange. It was so beautiful outside. I was about 15 minutes away from home; I had to take the shortcut to avoid getting wet.

     I enter a street near the edge of a forest and continue towards home; I'm not far now. Meanwhile, the rain intensifies, and it's hard to see anything. I think I'll catch a bad cold.

     Out of nowhere, I see that not too far from me, a black van stops. What is a van doing here? This shortcut is not used by many people. Driven by curiosity, I hide in a place where I have visibility towards the van. Two people get out of the van, take something out, and throw it at the edge of the forest. I waited for the van to exit from where I entered the street, and then I came out of hiding. Maybe they are people from the village who came to dump garbage.

    I resume my way home, but I hear a whimper. Lord, maybe it's a wild animal that wants to kill me! Lord, please help me not to die! It sounds even louder, but this time it's the scream of a man. I approach the place where the sound is coming from, and my heart starts beating very fast. I follow the trails of blood and approach the victim, who seems to be losing consciousness from the blood loss. I rush to the man who seems to have a large cut between his ribs.

-I need to call the police!

-Police? No, please!

   "What the hell is a stranger doing here? This is the last thing I need to end up in jail. God, what have I done to you!?" Without wasting any more time, I take my scarf off and stop his bleeding. Thinking that I might worsen his condition, I try to lift him, but he is too heavy.

    My house was 5 minutes away; I had to leave the street near the forest and enter another one that led to the backyard. I went home, grabbed a wheelbarrow, and came back. It seems the bleeding has stopped. I struggle to lift him into the wheelbarrow and cover him with my jacket so as not to raise suspicions. The rain still hasn't stopped, making the journey home even more difficult. Is this some kind of sign from God that what I'm doing is wrong?

    He was still unconscious. I struggled to drag him up the stairs to my room. I went to my brother's room and found a first aid kit and some IVs that I knew he used for our grandmother, saying they were good for when you feel weak. He always had them at home in case of emergency.

    I put him in bed, unbuttoned his blood-stained shirt, disinfected and bandaged the wound. It seems he will have another scar among the many on his chest. What could he have done? Is he a gangster? No, he seems too young; I think he's a few years older than me. Hmm... From the way he looks, he seems to be thirty years old.

   I change his blood-stained and muddy clothes to some "borrowed" from my brother and put an IV on him.

-Eleanor, are you home?

   Oh no! I fell asleep. How did I get into bed? Where is the guy from the bed? I look around, not even the muddy clothes are there anymore. Was it a dream? I go downstairs and meet my father and grandmother. I go out into the yard to check if there are any bloodstains on the wheelbarrow. There aren't any. It couldn't have been a dream.

Ten months later

   It seems it's time for me to leave work. Today has been an exhausting day because I had to organize tomorrow's meeting with an investor. When I get home, I change, eat a bowl of soup, and go to bed.

The next day

    It seems everything is going well, so I have to be grateful to some employees who took their lunch break to help me prepare the conference room for the meeting. My only source of worry is the presentation I will give in front of the investor and my boss. I would lie if I said I'm not nervous, even though I've done this countless times; I always get nervous.

    I see my boss heading towards the conference room with our hopeful future investor. If everything goes well, I've been promised a vacation.

-Eleanor, let me introduce you to Lucas Tate.

  Lucas extends his hand, and I shake it gently with mine. The contact of our hands makes me feel as if an electric current has invaded my entire body. He seems very familiar, but I don't know from where.

    Throughout the presentation, he didn't take his eyes off me. Even when I turned to the screen where the presentation was projected, I felt his gaze burning into my back. He didn't smile; he just nodded and looked at me intently. I would give anything to know what's going through his mind or at least why he's looking at me like this. Did I say something wrong during the presentation and didn't notice!? I don't think so.

   I finish the presentation, and my boss retreats to his office with the investor. I hope everything will be fine.

  Three hours later

    I just left work, and I'm very happy. After finding out that the investor will invest in the company, I immediately asked for a one-month vacation, and to my surprise, my boss offered it to me without any further comments, unlike the times when I asked for a one or two-week vacation, and he would come up with all sorts of excuses, only to end up working overtime that day.

    Even though I leave work in the evening, my apartment is 10 minutes away, so I usually walk. What am I going to do tomorrow? Hmm. I think I'll spend my vacation in the countryside with my family. I want to relax.

    I enter the alley where the back entrance of the building is located. If I wanted to enter through the front, I had to go around the neighborhood, which only led to wasted time. A car approaches me, and I move to the side to let it pass because the alley is very small. Suddenly, the back door of the car opens, and I feel pulled inside.

    I start to panic, struggling to kick the person who pulled me into the car. I feel a sting in my  left shoulder and try to struggle harder, gradually feeling my muscles go numb, and my vision blurs.

-Shht, my love. Calm down, everything will be fine! These are the last words before I fall into a deep sleep.

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6 Chapters
chapter 1
Elizabeth’s PovBeing the only daughter in a family of three brothers has never played in my favor. Of course, many times, it would seem that looking up to my brothers for protection and care was the most rational way possible. But not with my family. Not with my situation. Things were tight right now. Not that anything has been better for the past few years but at the moment, the financial problem at home has been getting out of hand.I help out where I can. I pay the bills and do a little cleaning here and there when I don't have class. But based on the fact that I'm also the one paying for my Law School, working two jobs at the same time does not provide enough financial assistance for me. There are a lot of things that I have given to my family. Things that have left me with scars. After finishing High School, I had already saved up enough for my University admission. And while I was preparing to leave home and go to the big city in hopes of starting Law School, Dad reveal
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chapter 2
Nathan Tate’s POVSitting in front of my computer, I glance once again at the photo of Elizabeth MaryAnn Richards. A cosmic smile plays on my lips at the thought that she was going to be my wife. At least then, the media would stop running my name through the mud, jumping to conclusions. Today was the day I would officially meet her, I have a lot of expectations. Any woman in the world would want to be my wife. To be in that position. I can only wonder how Elizabeth reacted when her parents gave her the news. Picking up the tablet on my table, I begin to tap on it accessing the area where the debts are recorded. Ever since I was a little boy, Dad had introduced the family company with a new branch. A lender. flashback“Sir, Fitz has collected Mr. Andrew Richards. He is in the conference room.” “Very well, I’ll be right there.” Picking up the tablet, I rise from my chair and advance towards the conference room. “Sir..do you need me to co..”“I can handle this on my own. Revise
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chapter 3
Elizabeth's POV “I’m Nathan Anderson Tate, I'm your husband.” His devil-may-care Outlook and his stellar smile did no Justice to the rubbish of words he had just spoken. I stared at him, eyes wide waiting for him to correct his statement. At this moment, I only find myself working at him. a flicker of curiosity grows Inside Me. His only flemish was the bottled brow which furrowed with expectation and confusion. It only takes me a short while before I realize that his hand is stretched out towards me and he's waiting for me to shake it. “ Elizabeth, the young handsome man has said something, do you not have any response to that?” my mother asks suddenly. when I look at her and then back at the attractive man I can only nod my head trying to incorporate the level of information that I had just been given. it still settles in my mind that this might be a joke of some sort. A mistake or perhaps a misunderstanding. “He just said he's my husband's mother,” I said with a chuckle,
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chapter 4
"I'm not delusional, I am simply ambitious. But I, however, believe that my ambition is not needed in this case because what I want I already have. you are mine, the minute I gave your parents 3 million dollars you became mine Elizabeth, don't let that little stubborn voice in your head trying to prove you otherwise.'' His words strike a chord in me. the way he talks like he has all the power in the world. I glanced over at her parents and instead they have already busied themselves doing other things. They act as though nothing is happening, as though taking money in exchange for their daughter was not an act of cowardice and inhumanity. "3 million?'' I ask breath hitched in my lungs. He looks up at me but all my attention is focused on my ignorant parents. "Is that what I am worth to you?'' I ask, catching the attention of My Father who looks at me with a stern expression. I expected him to say something. to at least justify his actions but all he does is scoff and look bac
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Chapter 5
"Yes Philip, to what do I owe this visit? it's been a long since you came here to check up on us, tell me what exactly has attracted you back to this family my brother's. Oh, Wait I think I know, you are happy that your sister has been sold like an animal and you will get some share of the money. you behave like Barbarians!'' I speak out.This time I did not expect my father to make such a rash decision. He attains all the speed by which he moved from his chair and advanced towards me. All I knew is that one moment, I was standing next to my brother and the next; I had been kicked in the stomach and thrown back against the floor. The stinging pain inside my ribs only seemed to fuel up my anger more." YOU DO NOT SPEAK ABOUT YOUR BLOOD IN SUCH A FOUL MANNER!'' he shouted, looking down at me as the rest of the family did nothing but watch. They watch with anticipation as though they're seriously praying that my father's anger comes down. Is this how the peace going to be achiev
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chapter 6
There was a long silence that followed after. As though everything froze. My father's eyes were still on me, stuck to me. This was the first time I had ever Rendered my father speechless. Even though dad was a man of few words, today's expression showed me that he had been taken aback by my words. He knew that I would rebel but he did not expect me to rebel to this extent. What did he really expect? He had married me off to some billionaire just for the sake of lifting the financial status of his family."Say that again.'' came his voice in a low tone. It was dangerous. dangerous to hear my father ordering someone to repeat what they had just said. All my life, we were always afraid of our father. My brothers and I, why afraid of the discipline that he gave in the form of violence. He had broken Phillips's leg when he was 11 the day he first found him kissing a girl. His actions were always reckless and he ended up causing more harm than good. mother was weak. I loved her but I now re
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