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Fifty-five: Devastated
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It was a Friday afternoon and Jamie was trying to tidy up some loose ends in the contract his attorney had drafted, regarding his partnership with the Henderson family business. He was lost in his old world until he suddenly heard the sound of his office door slamming against the wall. The disturbance jerked him away from the file on his desk and his eyes darted up to see Selena there, this time, holding a little kid.His eyes widened almost immediately with recognition but then his assistant rushed in with a frightened expression etched on her face.“I’m sorry Sir but I tried holding her back but she wouldn’t listen,” she explained profusely in a shaky voice but Jamie waved her off, sending her out of the office. As soon as the door shut behind her, he returned his attention to Selena who was standing there like she had the right to be in his office, while still holding onto the kid whose innocent gaze was fixed on Jamie, her big ocean-blue eyes drinking him in.Staring at Selena wit
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That weekend, true to Jamie’s words, he had his manager, Aiden, book a doctor’s appointment with his personal doctor, Dr. Bailey, to get the DNA test done. After the test was conducted, they returned to the hospital two days later to hear the test results. The Doctor was busy and asked them to wait for a few minutes. Selena was very relaxed, with her daughter sitting on her lap as they waited for the doctor, while Jamie was a nervous wreck on the inside. Selena’s calmness was getting to him and his heart was racing erratically, slamming hard against his chest. Even as he tried to keep calm and school his features into an emotionless exterior, his guts were in knots from his anxiety. They stayed in the waiting area for almost an hour before the doctor finally emerged, apologizing for the delay. Thereafter, she took them to her office to read the results out to them.“Would you like me to read them out or will you have a look yourself?” Dr. Bailey asked, looking between them.“It’s fin
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The next weekend, Cookie moved into Jamie’s apartment, as he’d proposed. She didn’t second guess her decision and was happy to be living with the love of her life. She’d told her friends and her mom about the engagement, and she couldn’t wait to tell Gretchen more about the progress of their relationship. Her mom was happy for her. She’d always known Gretchen approved of Jamie for her and now that they were back together, she was glad that her daughter was in safe hands.It was a Monday evening, and she’d closed from work early. Usually, Jamie would drive to her place of work to pick her up but she decided to surprise him with a nice evening. Hence, she took a cab home and showered, deciding to prepare his favorite meal for dinner. But first, she called her mom to spread the good news to her.“Hey mom,” she greeted Gretchen with a bright smile on her face, as the older woman stared back at her from the computer screen.“Hey, baby, aww see how you’re glowing?” she praised her, returni
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Jamie opens the door to see Cookieseared on the bed, her eyes red and puffy as she stared at her fingers that she was wringing on her lap.“B-baby, I promise, it's not what you think, I…”“Oh yeah, then tell me what to think. Correct me!” Cookie said in a calm but firm voice that sent shivers down his spine. The expression on her face scared him. It was as if she was already deciding his fate within her but only wanted to hear him convince her that Selena and a child that looks so much like him hadn’t just shown up to his doorstep, that it was only a bad dream. He truly wished he could tell her that but he knew he’d hurt her by keeping it from her. He should have told her when it all just started. He should have known Selena would go to all extents to fight him and destroy his life with that little connection that they had.“I’ll tell you everything, my love,” he crouched to his knees before her, reaching for her hands and surprisingly, she let him hold her as he stared into her blur
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Cookie stayed in the guest room until the next morning and she made sure to lock the door from the inside so Jamie wouldn’t get in when she slept. Surprisingly, he didn’t return after she asked him to give her space to think. Throughout the night she’d barely slept as she relived Selena’s visit and recalled her words over and over again.They had a child together and that automatically connected them. She couldn’t stand to be an obstacle that’ll prevent the little girl from growing up in a happy home filled with both parents' love. Could she? These thoughts ran through her head over and over again and each time, her heart shattered more as the reality stared into her face.She knew Jamie was so nice that he’d immediately take up his responsibilities. And considering Selena was his first love, his closeness to their child could rejuvenate his feelings for his ex. Maybe the right thing to do was to end whatever has been going on between them. Maybe they weren’t meant to be together afte
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Jamie succeeded in convincing Cookie to call in sick for work and they spent the rest of the day at home, in each other’s arms, making up for last night.Cookie was finally calm and she trusted Jamie to handle the issue with Selena and she was no longer feeling guilty about being the reason he’d stay away from the mother of his child.At some time that afternoon, Jamie got a call from his manager, Aiden for some work and he retired to his home office to work with Aiden while Cookie took that time to have a chat with Amelia, filling her in on Selena’s sudden appearance, her agenda and the truth about Julia’s biological father. Amelia was as surprised as her.“Tell me you’re kidding?” She asked, dumbfounded by the news.Amelia knew Selena very well, as she was the woman that almost caused chaos between her and her husband, Ryan, who was also Selena’s ex-husband.“I wish it could be a bad dream too,” Cookie responded, releasing a gush of air. She cupped her cheeks with her elbows pressed
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Cookie’s frown deepened as she read the news headline over and over again.“A skilled businessman but a terrible father: Jamie Henderson,”“She didn’t do this, did she?” she asked but the look on Jamie’s face said it all.Selena had decided to have a field day over the issue and she thought the best way to go about it was to publicize it, to make Jamie look like a terrible person. She was well aware of how much Jamie hated his life being thrown to the public and she did just that.“Why would she even do this? What does she stand to gain? To watch the general public slander you to death? Will that make her happy and fulfilled?” Cookie asked, her anger getting the best of her as her voice raised with every word she said.Jamie shook his head, expelling a deep breath.“I have no idea what she wants. I’ve offered her child support and to take up my fatherly role but she’s refused,”She could hear the frustration in his voice and it tugged on her heartstrings. She placed the phone on the n
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Luckily for Jamie, Aiden was able to get someone to take the news down but little did Jamie know it would only be the beginning of his problems, just as Selena had threatened. The rest of the week went by without anyone castigating him in the media, and neither did he hear anything of it in public. They thought it was all over, until the next week when Cookie resumed work and noticed the distinct change in the attitude of her co-workers towards her.The receptionist she’d always passed by every morning and who was always so cheerful to her ignored her greeting and when Cookie stopped to greet her again, thinking she hadn’t heard and to ask if everything was alright when the woman refused to answer for the second time, she got a dirty stare that had a deep frown of confusion settling on her face as she wondered what she’d done wrong.For a moment, she contemplated confronting the woman but on second thoughts, she decided to ignore her, hoping whatever it was would be a personal issue.
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Pleasing the Billionaire AUTHOR'S NOTE
APRIL 4TH, 2023 Hello lovelies, Thank you so much for sticking with me through the slow updates and for following Cookie and Jamie’s story after the first book. I appreciate your support and it means a lot to me as a growing author. I’m glad to announce that this is the end of Cookie and Jamie’s love story and this is the end of the second book in the series. If you’d love to know more about the teaser at the end of the epilogue and also know of Rose’s secrets and crimes, then look out for the next book and the last book in the series, titled THE BILLIONAIRE’S CAPTIVE, coming out on APRIL 2OTH, 2023. Insight into the series: TITLE: The Ruthless Billionaires Book One: A Contract with the Billionaire (exclusively available on Goodnovel and completed) Book Two: Pleasing the Billionaire (Also exclusively available on Goodnovel and completed) Book Three: The Billionaire’s Captive (upcoming) Don’t forget to vote with gems and leave your comments and reviews on the book’s main page. T
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Pleasing the Billionaire Seventy: Hurt and disappointed 2
It was almost an hour later before Cookie could drive back to the house. To her surprise, Jamie’s car was in the garage. She drew in a shaky breath and stared at her puffy eyes through the rearview mirror. Her heart was palpitating and she wasn’t sure she was ready to face him, confront him, and get the truth out of him. What if he confesses that he truly married her out of pity? Considering he already has a child, what if he says he can’t be with her anymore since he has Julia and may not even need to be married? Although she trusted the man, she still couldn’t help worrying and coming up with different self-damaging thoughts. She sat outside for a few minutes before her phone rang and it was Jamie calling. She thought of answering the call but she let it go to voicemail as she finally gathered the nerves to get out of the car and head into the house. She got in to see him in the living room, still dressed in his custom-tailored suit, pacing with his phone in his ear but as soon as
Pleasing the Billionaire Sixty-nine: Hurt and disappointed
The cold water from the shower nozzles cascaded over them, as Jamie took his time to wash every inch of Cookie’s body. His skilled fingers rubbed her torso, down to her thighs, slipping between her legs to clean her up and she let out a little whimper, her body sagging against his, with her eyes closed. He chuckled and lightly kissed her neck.“I wish I could stay here forever,” she murmured, releasing a deep breath.Jamie chuckled again, loving how she was melting against him.“You had that luxury for a month but you chose to spend more than half of the time in bed, with me,”“And whose fault was it?” she snapped back but again, he laughed.“Not mine, but I made sure you had a good time, didn’t you?” he latched onto her neck, drinking in the droplets of water from the shower and taking his time to suck hard on her soft spot until a hickey was beginning to form.She released a deep moan, feeling like putty in his arms as he toyed with her body.“You know we’re running late right?” she
