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“I heard Dave Foster and Christy Hopkins have been expelled,” those were the first words that greeted Cookie’s ears on entering the classroom where she was to meet with her group members and Professor Chase Henderson.She stilled as soon as the words sailed into her ears, and her eyes sought after the girl that had uttered the words. “W-where did you hear that from?” Cookie asked in an unsteady voice, calling everyone’s attention to her.“Oh, you’re her roomie, aren’t you?” one of the girls asked. Cookie glanced at her. The girl stayed in the same dorm as her. “You should know more about the reason her studentship was withdrawn,”“Yeah,” the first girl chirped in, and everyone’s attention zeroed in on Cookie as they waited for her to offer an explanation for her supposed friend and roommate's situation.Cookie blinked, unsure of what to say. A lump formed in her throat and her stomach tightened. She knew it was Jamie’s doing but what was she supposed to tell them? That her so-called
“Hello, Uncle,” Jamie greeted Arthur but the man’s response was devoid of all pleasantries and formalities.“Have you reached a final decision?” Arthur's cold voice sailed into his ears causing a ball of anxiety to roll through him and settle into his guts.About two weeks ago, Arthur had called again to ask him to attend his adopted father's funeral in London but like before, Jamie had vehemently refused until his uncle informed him that Edward had left a last message for him on his death bed and the only way he’d reveal it was if Jamie was in attendance of the funeral as it directly affected him.“My decision remains unchanged, uncle Arthur,”Silence ensued a bit but when Arthur spoke again, it was with a bitter tone filled with disappointment and resentment that it had Jamie’s heart squeezing painfully. “Edward would be rolling in his grave from this single act of disobedience and disregard for his person,”Jamie opened his mouth to speak but the line went dead. His chest tightene
JANUARY 3RD 2023Hello, lovelies, Season Greetings to you!!I apologize for my unannounced absence for the past month. I’ve been busy with school exams and due to that, I haven't been able to find the time to write and edit new chapters. But thankfully, daily updates will commence again from JANUARY 7TH, 2023.While you await the continuation of Jamie and Cookie’s story, you can check out my other books if you’d love to. Thank you for your continuous support and special thanks to those that have voted with gems and left their reviews. It means a lot to me.Have a wonderful day.Xoxo,Sophia
“Oh my God, this is screaming of luxury. I feel like a princess!” Cookie exclaimed as she glanced out the window of the private jet with a bright smile on her face. Jamie chuckled fondly, resting against his seat with his arms resting on the armrest while he bit down the urge to tell her that she was a princess, his princess. “This is so cool, and it’s even more exciting that we’re heading to London. I’m crossing a lot of firsts out of my list today, and I’m going to enjoy every bit of this impromptu trip,” Cookie babbled on excitedly, while Jamie closed his eyes, his thoughts running through his decision on this unplanned trip. The previous night when he’d casually asked Cookie to accompany him to London, he hadn’t specified what the trip was for, nor did he tell her the truth. To her, it was a vacation but little did she know, it was him revisiting his ugly past just to pay his last respect to the only man that had been a father figure in his life. The trip had been so sudden that
Jamie stared ahead with a dreadful expression on his face as his grip on the steering wheel tightened. Cookie glanced at him from her seat on the passenger’s seat and she reached towards him with her arm, gently brushing her fingers against his that were still gripping the wheel tightly. For a split second, his eyes darted to her and she nodded to him in unspoken assurance. “It’ll be fine,” she whispered and he nodded before returning his attention to the road. They were on their way to the cemetery for his father’s burial. On one end, the death of Edward was getting to him again, as the realization that he’d never see the man again began to sink in, and on the other end, he was dreading his meeting with his family members at the funeral. Cookie’s hand slid to his thigh and she squeezed softly, keeping her palm there as silence descended upon them. For the rest of the drive, she kept her eyes on him. Moments later, they arrived at their destination. It appeared the ceremony had j
Gasps of surprise and shock filled the room on hearing the lawyer’s words. All eyes were trained on Jamie. Even Jamie himself couldn’t believe what he’d just heard.“Impossible!” Grace spat out, jumping to her feet. Without hesitation, she marched towards the lawyer and yanked the document from his hold before proceeding to read it. “No,” she shook her head, tearing the paper apart and tossing it to the ground. More gasps filled the room. Their eyes were no longer on Jamie but were all fixed on Grace.“Grace…” Arthur started but she cut him off even before he could speak.“Shut up,”“Mother…” Robert called, in a bid to pacify her but she was beyond being pacified, as anger and resentment burned in her bloodstream. “Don’t you dare!” she yelled at him and quickly turned to face Arthur. “I know this is your hand work, you ingrate. After all my husband and I did for you, you decided to pay me back this way?”More gasps filled the room, as whispers and murmurs began flying around but Grac
Cookie couldn’t hold back the smile that split her lips as she continuously stared at her newly married best friend, Amelia Ross, and her husband, Ryan Davidson. The couple was on the dancefloor, lost in their own world as the melodious music being played by the live band the wedding planner had hired set the mood for the evening, heightening the emotions of love and affection flying around.The more she stared at her best friend and husband, the happier she felt. Deep down, she thought Amelia deserved to be happy after all she’d gone through. She was just so excited that the woman had finally found love after all of the struggles. Her gaze drifted from the newly wedded couples and rested on some of the other couples on the dance floor, equally lost in the moment. It made warmth spread over her, as each of them reminded her of Jamie and herself. Her heart skipped a beat at those thoughts as she remembered how he’d declined the invitation to be her plus one for the wedding without seco
Cookie ran out into the hallway, looking for an empty room where she could hide away from Jamie and every other person that might have seen her. All she wanted was to be alone with her feelings. With the tears blurring her vision, she ran farther into the hallway, testing the handles of all the doors until she finally found one that was open. Quickly, she pulled it open and got in but the moment she tried shutting it, a hand grabbed onto the edge of the door, forcing her to keep it open. A gasp flew out of her lips as the door was shoved open, and she saw Jamie standing there with a remorseful expression etched on his face.Her glossy pink lips paused into a mean line, as her glassy eyes met with his soft ocean blues. But that was her mistake. She shouldn’t have stared into his eyes. They made her weak in the knees and she suddenly felt her legs weakening as though she would crash to the floor the next minute but she struggled to remain on her feet, as she shut her eyes just so she co
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