The first thing that greeted Jamie as he alighted from his car were the bright neon lights shaped into the inscription that read De Bryn’s Karaoke Bar, at the top of the building. It was a Sunday evening, and he was there to find Cookie like he’d been doing every Sunday for the past four weeks. After he discovered she’d moved across town after getting a new job, he’d also found out she’d been frequenting this bar with one of her female colleagues from her workplace, who she’d gotten close with. And ever since then, he’d also been frequenting the bar and even had a private booth reserved just for him where he could monitor her and watch her without her knowing. But it seemed he was late today.He glanced at the wristwatch adorning his wrist to see he wasn’t late. It was just a few minutes past 7 pm, the exact time Cookie and her friend usually showed up in a cab. He’d been in the parking lot for almost ten minutes but they hadn’t shown up, and he was already getting worried as his mind
Cookie woke up to the sight of Hansel looming over her with a piece of paper in hand, and a hard expression etched on his face. His dark eyes scrutinized her, roaming over her body that was covered in just booty shorts and a camisole.At first, Cookie was startled to see him there. She’d given him a spare key to her apartment after they began dating but it was the first time he was ever using it. She blinked a bit and rose to a sitting position, resting her back on the headboard and mentally noting that her cramps were gone.“Hi,” she croaked out in a dry broken voice. Her eyes darted to the nightstand to see if she’d find a bottle of water as she was very thirsty and her throat was dry but there was nothing there. Her gaze returned to Hansel, who was still silently fuming and glaring hard at her. Cookie was lost to his brewing rage. “How long have you been here?”“Long enough to know you had a man in here while I was absent,” he spat out through gritted teeth, raising the note he had
“I appreciate your kindness and affection towards me, but I think it’s time it comes to an end. I have a boyfriend now, Jamie and none of these will change that. I’ve moved on and I see you’ve also gotten yourself a new love interest. So focus on her and leave me be. Have a nice life,”Jamie read the words of the text over and over again, with his heart slamming hard against his chest, and constricting painfully. He’d been busy with work when the sound of his phone beeping had distracted him, only for him to pick it up just to see a text from Cookie. At first, a wave of excitement hit him, making his heart leap but the moment his eyes scanned the contents of her text, his heart dropped and for a minute he stopped breathing.He hadn’t expected that from her. After leaving her place the previous night, he was positive that he was already making progress in his chase and would soon have her in his arms like he’d always wanted. But he was beyond shocked to see the text from Cookie. His pl
“Will you stay for dinner?” Cookie asked Hansel as they got into the living room and she shut the door behind her.In response, Hansel glanced at his wristwatch and shrugged.“Okay, I’ll change and be back soon babe,” she smiled cheerfully, as she plastered herself against his body and kissed him slowly but when he tried deepening the kiss she pulled away and tapped his nose with one of her manicured fingers. “Easy, baby,” she drawled before sauntering towards her bedroom and leaving him there.After work had ended that day, true to her promise to keep Jamie at bay, she called Hansel to know if he was still up for their dinner plans and he agreed but instead of eating out like they always did, she told him she wanted to make dinner for them. At first, he was surprised and considering how they’d fought the previous day, he was a bit skeptical to go to her place but she convinced him with a passionate kiss and even reminded him of the words from his note that said they shouldn’t fight o
It was another Sunday and Jamie was back at the karaoke bar to catch a glimpse of Cookie. It’s been a week since he got her text and he stopped sending her gifts, not wanting to annoy her further. After sulking over it, he decided to give her a little space to calm down before planning another approach. But it didn’t mean he was going to stop watching her. He loved discretely keeping tabs on her and ensuring she was safe just like he’d promised her mom all those months ago.He pulled into the parking lot of De Bryn’s Karaoke Bar and alighted from his car. Unlike every other Sunday he’d stopped by, this time he was about an hour late. It had taken him time to decide to finally come. He wasn’t sure he’d be able to see her and not want that physical conversation he’d been dying to have with her but after much thought, he was able to press down the urge and tell himself he was giving her a bit of space. But even as he stepped into the busy bar, he felt his heart palpitating wildly at thou
The smell of his familiar cologne was the first thing that wafted into Cookie’s nostrils as she began to wake from her sleep. At first, it felt like she was in another one of her dreams until her eyes slid open to see that in fact, she was in his room. A wave of confusion hit her and she sat up, resting her back on the headboard. How did she get here?She wracked her brain in an attempt to recall how she landed here but the last thing she could remember was dancing at the Karaoke bar with her friend, Susan. Her eyes darted to the other side of the bed to see the sheets were rumpled. The window blinds were also up. It meant he slept on the same bed with her. Cookie expected to be livid at that realization, considering he doesn’t know she’s done with Hansel, and he’s been messing around with Selena.Why would he take her to his bed? And what was she even doing in his home, dressed in his clothes?Needing the answers to these questions, she scampered out of bed, ignoring her messy bed
“A Lot has happened, doll,” Jamie responded, letting out a deep breath. He grabbed Cookie’s arm and led her back to the kitchen, pushing out one of the stools of the kitchen island for her to sit on while he proceeded to dish her breakfast and handed her a bottle of water.Cookie continued staring at him as he cleaned up the sink, noticing the way his shoulders were bunched and how tense his posture was. It was as though he was having an internal struggle with himself. Instead of eating, she rose to her feet and walked up to him, circling her arms around his waist and letting them glide to his naked torso, the warmth of his skin seeping into her palm as she hugged him from behind. She rested her head on his back and felt him visibly relax into her touch.“It’s alright, Jamie. We don’t have to talk about it, now or ever if you’re not comfortable with it,” as much as she was curious to hear all about it and to know why Sylvia Lancaster was at his home, begging for a place in his life, s
“Are you sure you wanna go?” Jamie asked, wrapping his arms around Cookie’s waist with her back to his torso as he rested his head on hers.Their reflection stared back at them from the mirror and Cookie grinned as she quickly took a picture of them, needing to keep a record of the moment. He chuckled and leaned down to kiss her neck, trailing his tongue to her ear and biting her ear lobe. She let out a squeal, tilting her neck to give him more leverage.“Stay the night? I promise I’ll make it worth it,” he growled into her ear but she shook her head, laughing.“No, Jamie. I have to be at work tomorrow,”“We’ll settle that. Aiden will get some work clothes for you before tomorrow and I’ll drop you off after a goodnight's rest,”She paused her lips, pretending to consider his offer. It was a nice one and also very tempting too but she really needed to be home to finish up some work before the next day.“Maybe some other time. I have some work to finish up,”He pouted and slightly bit d
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
It's been a month after the incident and everyone is slowly getting used to the reality of it. Williams was still finding it hard to move on and sadly, Rose hasn't returned home since that night.As for Jamie and Cookie, they decided to take some time off from everyone and from all the life drama they’ve experienced. Together with Julia, they went on a vacation.Cookie has gradually accepted the reality that she will never birth a child of her own and she’s discussed it with Jamie on multiple occasions. They weren’t ready to adopt but they wanted to be happy. They were fine with just Julia and they couldn't have asked for more.Sitting on the beach blanket, she watched with a huge smile on her face as Jamie and Julia played in the water, splashing water on each other and laughing hysterically. Though she was surrounded by others, she couldn’t see past her husband and daughter. They were all she needed to be truly happy and she was glad she had them.Jamie caught her eyes and winked at
It’s been two weeks since Sylvia's accident. Immediately Williams divulged the news of the accident, together with Ryan, they drove down to the scene, just about ten minutes out of state to see she’d been escaping from her calamities. She was rushed to the hospital for immediate treatment and she underwent surgery. At the accident scene, her luggage was found coupled with the original documents she’d gotten Clifford to sign that she was meant to pass on to Jamie to finally start off her takeover plan.After the surgery, her legs were badly injured so she had to rely on a wheelchair and the doctor said she may be paralyzed forever. Due to this, the family had pity on her and didn’t involve the police but they made sure to destroy whatever documents she had in her possession. They fired her from the company too and she was left in a nursing home as she couldn’t care for herself and Williams wasn’t yet over the shock of the terrible secrets she’s been hiding. He couldn't be tasked with
According to Jamie’s plan, they all assembled at Ryan’s family home in New York the next day, to reveal Sylvia’s decades-old secret. Before then, he called Sylvia the previous night after his meeting with Ryan, to set up a meeting with her in Texas, just to keep her away from New York during the meeting, as a means of evading her. During his call, he assured her he was ready to take on the task and he made her believe he was still annoyed at how Ryan had treated him in the past. It was believable enough to Sylvia and she praised him for finally manning up to do the right thing.Disregarding that they were still on call, she went about spewing her hate for the Davidson’s and how she’d gotten Clifford to sign the documents that would give up his properties and business empire to Jamie, all in the name of partnering with him. She even shared a soft copy of the document to him after the call and asked him to sign it through electronic means but Jamie refused. He stated that they’d need a
The next day, as planned, Ryan flew to Texas to meet with Jamie in a private location. Jamie had tried retelling Sylvia’s evil plans to him on the phone but he couldn’t get himself to convince the man that Sylvia isn't who they all thought she was. Ryan wanted to confirm for himself, so they set up the meeting.It was held in one of the branches of Ryan’s companies in Texas, to avoid suspicions and to make it look like a business meeting if the news ever gets out. Jamie didn’t put it past Sylvia to secretly keep a watch on him just to monitor his next moves.As soon as they settled into the conference room, he handed the copy of the document that Sylvia had given to him to Ryan as a piece of evidence.“There’s the document your family has been searching for, for the past two years,” he stated, settling into his seat and allowing Ryan to flip through the pages as the realization began to dawn on him. A frown marred his face, the more he read through the pages of the contract.“You’re t
That night, Jamie sat in his home office, still pondering on everything Sylvia had confided in him. He couldn’t believe she was the same woman that had committed such evil acts. The same woman that came off as a saint to guilt trip him into forgiving her and accepting her as his biological mother. But it turned out she only needed him to finalize her revenge plans.It hurt him deeply to realize the truth that Sylvia was only using him. She only came back because she needed him as the final piece to achieve her aim. These thoughts swarmed his head as he sat in the plush leather seat, staring at the document she’d handed to him. He didn’t know what was inside except it contained ten percent of the Davidson's assets that she’d somehow acquired, as she’d informed him earlier that day.Slowly, he pulled it closer and flipped it open to see it was a draft business contract that had been signed. Slowly, his gaze traveled through the page as he read the document. It stated that Benjamin David
It was the weekend and Jamie was seated in his car in the parking lot of the restaurant Sylvia had chosen for their meeting. He’d thought it would be at her home or even his home but surprisingly, she sent the address of a restaurant in Texas to him. He thought it was meant to be a private meeting to avoid drawing attention to themselves as her husband and daughter may not take the news well, but then, he didn’t object to her decision. He gave his word that he’d show up and he did. He was in his car for another ten minutes before he got the call from Sylvia that she’d arrived.Drawing in a deep breath, he alighted from his car in time to see her heading into the building. He caught up with her and they exchanged pleasantries before walking into the room, where she’d already made reservations at a private booth in a corner that could grant them the privacy she wanted.At first, Jamie was a bit confused that her husband and daughter were nowhere to be found and he mentioned it as soon a
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
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