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2025-03-24 06:44:07ELEANOR
The world tilted beneath my feet, and I held on to the chair, so I didn’t fall from the sway that rocked me.
The whispers around me grew but none of it mattered. At that moment, I didn’t care about the whispers, the horrified and disgusted expressions, the accusing eyes.
None of them mattered. The only thing that mattered was him.
“Theon, please” I choked out, forcing my legs to move as I ran after him.
Theon didn’t stop. He didn’t even glance back when my leg made contact with a chair, and I winced out in pain.
I managed to grab his sleeve, desperate for him to listen to me first. “Theon, listen to me. At least let me explain” I voiced desperately “These emails, the photos, they are fake. I don’t know who did this and why, but I swear to you, I would never betray you”
My world stilled as he stopped. I waited for him patiently but desperately as he turned to me but the man who turned to me wasn’t the same one, I had planned to marry.
“Theon” I whispered, my voice laced with fear as my heart thumped painfully in my chest.
The man before had a cruel expression I had only heard of from people I had claimed knew nothing about him. He was standing in front of me, but he was distant.
His cold blue eyes pierced into me like shards of ice and his lips curled into a sneer filled with so much disdain I was forced to stumble back a few steps from surprise.
My heart twisted painfully as Theon looked at me with an expression I had never imagined he would ever gaze at me with.
“Enough,” he told me, his voice harder than his glare and the words sliced through me, more painful than any remark I had heard tonight.
“Theon, please” I beg, trying to get to him. Hoping and desperate to reach the little love I knew or hoped he had for me. “You know me, you know I would never...”
“Do I know you really?”
His question pulled the rug under my feet, and I sucked in a harsh breath. I stare at him with disbelief, unable to process the words that had just left his lips.
Theon took a slow step towards me, and I stepped back, hating the way he shook his head as he glared at me like I was something vile and disgusting he couldn’t stand.
“Theon, why are you looking at me like that?” I cried, my heart breaking and the feeling was so painful.
“I was a fool to think you were different but, in the end, you are just like all the others”
“The others?” my voice trembled.
Theon let out a dark chuckle, completely devoid of any humour “The gold diggers. Liars. Women who get close to me with a motive. Women who want to use me for my name and my money”
His gaze swept over me “I should have known you were the same. I don’t know why I ever bothered to give you the benefit of the doubt when you would end up like the others”
My stomach churned and I felt sick. A gold digger? A liar? Was that all he thought of me?
I shook my head violently “That’s not true. You know that’s not true”
His eyes flashed with anger “Do I?” His words felt like a slap across my face.
“I won’t waste another second on a woman who sells my company secrets to my rivals and cheats on me” He announced coldly “I want nothing to do with you anymore, Eleanor”
“Wait...”
“Whatever this is...” he motioned between us “...It’s over”
I staggered back as though he physically struck me. Over?
“You are calling off the wedding? Just like that?”
His expression didn’t waver “Yes, Eleanor. There will be no wedding” He cocked his head to the side, his eyes filled with disgust “I don’t marry traitors or cheaters”
“I didn’t cheat on you or betray you. You have to believe me...”
“I don’t” He cut me coldly “I trusted you. I let you into my life, my company and my family but this is how you betray me”
“I’ve said it multiple times. I didn’t do it” I protested, frustration bleeding into my voice as I raised it.
“Oh” He cocked his head to the side “Then explain this. Explain the pictures and the emails. This damning proof”
I opened my mouth, but nothing came out. How was I supposed to explain something I couldn’t even understand?
All I knew was that someone had set me but who and why?
“I don’t know” My voice wavered “But I swear it wasn’t me. I would never do this”
“Never?” He scoffed “That’s an interesting choice of words considering the evidence in these messages”
My throat tightened “You can’t just throw everything away over some lies”
“I didn’t throw anything away, Eleanor. You did”
I couldn’t breathe. My heart hammered violently as a tremor rippled through me.
I looked at Theon and couldn’t help but wonder if he had been waiting for a moment to discard me. Had I envisioned the love I thought he had for me in my head?
He had turned his back on me so easily, that he believed some stranger without hesitation over me.
My thoughts dragged me back to the timeline of our relationship. From the moment we met on the blind date, to the kisses and even the time we had sex, it had always been me initiating any form of intimacy.
I had poured my heart into our relationship and didn’t even mind or think twice anytime he didn’t meet me halfway. I told myself that he wasn’t the emotional type. I forced myself to accept the reality that he wasn’t used to it and did everything by myself.
I ignored that his secretary was the one to deliver his gifts and made excuses that he was busy but took the time to make sure his secretary got me something.
Did I orchestrate his love for me in my head? Did he never love me at all?
"You never cared, right?”
His jaw tightened “Don’t twist this...”
“No” I cut him off, my pain morphing into something that resembled anger “If you really loved me, you wouldn’t believe this so easily. You would stand up for me and you would not doubt me”
A harsh, strangled cough cut through the silence, and I had barely turned when I saw my father sway on his feet with his face drained out of all its colour.
“Dad!” I cried out as I ran towards him.
His hand clutched his chest, and his breaths were coming out in shallow gasps. Before I knew it, he collapsed and fell to the floor.
“Someone call an ambulance” I screamed, and the room erupted in chaos.
I fell to my knees beside him, my mother panicking beside me. “Dad, stay with me. Help is on the way”
The guests moved around us, calling for help and panicking as well. When I turned my head towards Theon, he was still standing there, watching us with a blank expression.
And that’s when he hit me...maybe he truly never cared.
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THEON I didn’t know how to feel or react. The only thing I was certain of was that betrayal had a taste, and I didn’t like it. It was bitter, metallic like blood and lingered even though hours had passed since I first tasted it. I sat in my home office, staring at the countless articles written about Eleanor. Images and accusations lined every title, each one more vicious than the last. They were not taking it easy on her and somehow; I felt responsible. Eleanor and I had met after an arranged blind date by our families, and I had to be truthful when I said I wasn't fond of her at first. I had met countless girls like her in my grandfather's effort to make sure I got a wife. I didn't know how it happened. Maybe it was her persistence, but I became fond of her. I looked forward to every meeting. I wanted to be around her all the time. I wanted to touch her, spoil her. Maybe I was not as open in my affection, but I tried. Did my lack of display push her to betray me? Was I so des
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THEON I had always dreaded walking the hallways to my grandfather’s study. There was something unnerving with how he always liked to keep the hall dark, making it feel like it was looming with something evil hanging on every corner. Today, however, that looming feeling was more intensified than ever. My Grandfather had passed away last week. The hallway was cold and empty. The lanterns that lit up the hallway were replaced with bulbs, signifying his absence since he would have never let it happen. The house was still in mourning. The mourning flowers still lined the hall and the curtains had all been replaced with black. I opposed it but Victoria had won claiming it was a family tradition that the flowers and curtains be brought out as though the house wasn’t brooding enough. With my grandfather gone, the Blackwell Group would fully be mine. I wouldn’t dare to say I had waited for this moment since it would be as though I had been secretly wishing he was dead since that w
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ELEANOR If it was still the old Eleanor, she may have panicked and begun scrambling for the next plan to make sure what she wanted happened, but not Elle. Gone were the times when I was on the losing side. Now, I was the one controlling the game. Ever since I changed, I always looked at myself in the mirror to remind myself that I wasn’t Eleanor anymore. I reminded myself of what I had to go through in order to get here so I wouldn’t get distracted and forget what brought me back. “Eleanor is dead, Elle,” I whispered to myself as I pulled the robes around me tighter “You are different now and have so many things she lacked. You are untouchable now” Sophie entered my bedroom with a cup of tea, since she hated it when I took coffee in the morning. She had that familiar look of quiet adoration on her face and even though I’ve asked her to stop looking at me like that, she wouldn’t. “You are standing in the mirror again, Ellie. What are you overthinking this time?” She asked with
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ELEANOR I lingered at the entrance to study Reginald Blackwell. Just like his nephew, he had a stagnant cold expression on his face. He was dressed in a clean three-piece suit, his black hair slicked back, and his expression was coy. The universe must be on my side because they didn’t even wait for me to come before putting Theon in the lion’s den. After all, that was what his uncles were. I was back at the hotel but this time, instead of the lounge where I had met Theon the day before, I had been escorted to a private waiting area where Reginald wanted the meeting to happen discreetly. While Blackwell had the distinctive features all Blackwells had, he lacked the quiet, dangerous air of authority that Theon could give easily which made people tremble at his presence. Reginald was also greedy, entitled, lazy and worst of all, careless. He was going to be easy to deal with. I took my time crossing the room to the table where he sat with his back to me. My heels clicked
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ELEANOR More than the introduction at the gala, I think this was it. It was finally the starting point of my revenge, and it felt so good that I couldn’t put it into words. Unlike the meeting with his uncle earlier, I had decided on something more provocative. Something that demanded attention, that would keep his eyes on me the entire night, unable to look aware while he hated every minute of giving into my schemes. The white dress was body fitting, clinging to me like a second skin with its high slit teasing skin with every step I took. The plunging neckline was cut dangerously low, and the straps were the only thing holding onto the material and preventing a slip. Theon’s eyes watched me from the moment I stepped through the doors of the privately booked restaurant. What a showoff. He watched me with a dark and empty gaze as each step with a sensual sway of my hips brought me closer to him. “I didn’t expect you to call so soon. What was the rush?” I teased smugly a
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Revenge Vows of the Billionaire's Ex 52.
ELLETheon stood beside me, hand around my waist, with his fingers drawing patterns on my exposed back. Recently, I had fallen in love with clothes that hung low. This one was an open back, and Theon’s hands hadn’t left my exposed skin. The way he pulled me closer or squeezed my waist whenever any of the male guests’ eyes lingered was as though he was reminding them that I was his. I lingered by the entrance with Theon, greeting the guests as they arrived. I smiled and nodded my way through countless air kisses and false appreciations for the invitations. I was tired of playing the perfect hostess, and the party had not even started yet. “Should we go in? You’ve been shuffling uncomfortably,” Theon murmured against my ear softly as we greeted another guest. “The workers can take care of the rest.”“We should. I’m sure if I stay here any longer, the guests would be able to tell I don’t want most of them here,” I grinned and took the hand he held out for me to take. “Then why did yo
Revenge Vows of the Billionaire's Ex 51.
ELLEI wasn’t exactly sure what I found more unsettling. The fact that Theon had asked me to accompany him somewhere for a brief outing, he wouldn’t tell me about, or the fact that I agreed without a second thought.I tried to pry information from him, but he wouldn’t say a word, and I didn’t find out until we pulled up in front of the most exclusive private jeweller in the country.I should have guessed. He had promised me he would replace the one I gave Eleanor yesterday, but I didn’t think he would do it.“You didn’t have to do this,” I murmured as I turned to face him. “The piece I gave her wasn’t too expensive.”Theon smiled, the first soft smile I had ever seen on him, and got down from the car before extending a hand for me to take. “I know I didn’t, but I want to.”I eyed the hand he held out, but eventually took it. His fingers were warm when they intertwined with mine. The familiar rough feel of his hands in mine felt too familiar for comfort.I exhaled silently, forcing mys
Revenge Vows of the Billionaire's Ex 50.
AUTHOR’S POVAmanda Steinberg has had enough.She was fuming, and her rage was so intense that if it were possible, you could see the smoke escaping from her ears. She was done with Elle Davenport, and she needed to get rid of her before she lost her mind. “Miss Eleanor!” Maria called, a pleasant smile on her face as she saw Eleanor enter the Sterling Mansion.She continued, oblivious to the storm on Amanda’s face, “You didn’t tell us you were coming, I would have made your favourite meal for you. Do you want…”“Where is M.. my mother?” she snapped, eyeing Maria, who stumbled back with surprise when she saw the malicious glare Amanda had pinned her with.“She…she is in her study,” Maria stuttered fearfully.Amanda eyed Maria with disgust and stormed towards the study. The other maids ran towards Maria.“Miss Eleanor has changed so much since she came back. She is now vile. She is no longer the darling we knew her as,” One of the maids whispered as she glared at Amanda scornfully
Revenge Vows of the Billionaire's Ex 49.
ELLE“Which one do you want to wear today?” Sophie asked as we admired the three sets of jewellery we had laid on the living room table.“I don’t know,” I hummed and placed a finger on my jaw as I pretended to think “Maybe this one? I think it fits well with my dress,” I pointed at the emerald one at the far end.Sophie's eyes twinkled with agreement. “I think so too,” she said as she picked the necklace from the case and brought it to me. “But why did you decide to bring them out here today?”As if on cue, Eleanor’s door opened, and Sophie’s mouth opened in a silent ‘oh’ as understanding dawned on her. Eleanor paused when she saw the necklace I was holding close to my neck. Her eyes glimmered like a starving woman who had just spotted a feast.“Oh…” she said, her voice laced with syrup and hunger. “That necklace is beautiful”, she gasped before she could control herself, and I smirked.“It is,” I held it towards her “Theon got it for me when I said I liked it”Her eyes burned with
Revenge Vows of the Billionaire's Ex 48.
AUTHOR’S POVAmanda couldn’t believe this was her life. She had always watched the Blackwells on TV and envied their luxurious life while she hatched her plan to take over Eleanor’s identity.She never would have imagined that she could pull the plan off with the help of Mira, the mother of the very woman whose identity she was using now. That had made her plan so much easier.Amanda didn’t care about Mira's intentions when she decided to help her. All that mattered was that she had her hands on wealth and would never let anyone, not even Mira, take it away from her.“Thank you, Eleanor,” Amanda whispered as she stood at the top of the grand staircase “Please remain dead or whatever. Don’t ever try to come back, or I will be forced to send you back. Permanently”She descended the stairs like a queen surveying her kingdom, her chin lifted high and a victorious smirk on her lips. She was giddy and wanted to scream in excitement, but she needed to control herself.Eleanor had grown up in
Revenge Vows of the Billionaire's Ex 47.
ELLE“What do you think will happen?” Soph asked over the phone which was on loudspeaker and sitting on my makeup table.“Really?” I scoff with an eye roll, “We already know that test would show that Theon is the father.”“I know,” she sighed, “But what next?”“I don’t know,” I answered with a shrug," but I bet they would force Theon to take responsibility for the child, which he would.”“She is smart. I got to give her that” Soph commended. “Jer said to give him some time, and then he can get her info for you. I’m still surprised how she managed to get your pregnancy results.”That had been nagging me ever since that night. I had thought of countless possibilities for how she could have known.Was she a stalker who had been watching me before I was disowned after finding out we looked alike? Did she work with my family’s hospital? I took the last one out because the doctor would have told me if someone looked like me in the hospital.I reminded her, “I want him to focus on his exams
Revenge Vows of the Billionaire's Ex 46.
THEONI never thought a piece of paper could feel so heavy until this moment. The paternity results sat heavy in my hands, having being handed to me by the doctor a few seconds ago. I had been so confident a few minutes ago that the result would be negative. I wanted it to be but the words ‘positive’ stood out in a mocking font.I read the paper over again, hoping it would change but the same word stared at me, not changing. Eliza was mine.“So, she is yours?” Julian whispered from where he stood beside me. He had offered to come with me when I told him I was coming to get the paternity test results. “According to the test, yes” I sighed.I lifted my gaze towards Mira and Eleanor. Mira had a smirk on her face, not bothering to conceal the smugness radiating off her. She hadn’t stopped telling me I was wasting my time because Eliza was mine. She was so confident and now, she was right. Beside her, Eleanor looked relieved. Her eyes watered as she exhaled shakily and clasped her ha
Revenge Vows of the Billionaire's Ex 45.
ELLE“Say what you want to say here,” Theon demanded again.Eleanor glanced at me first, then the guests and back to Theon with fake nervousness in her eyes.“Not here.” She insisted, “I don’t know what you think I want to say to you, but I can guarantee you that it is not something you would want me to say here”Theon raised a brow but gestured towards her “Then lead the way”Theon pulled me gently, but Eleanor stopped when she realised I was coming with them. She eyed me with obvious irritation and turned to Theon.“I meant just you,” she said with barely restrained frustration. “It’s something sensitive”“If Elle is coming, and it’s not up for discussion,” Theon coldly told her, much to my surprise. Since when did my husband fight for me?I knew better than to think he did it out of affection. Something told me Theon was trying to make her jealous.He wanted her to see that he was happier without him. I was delighted to play along while his plans worked magic.Eleanor’s eyes burned
Revenge Vows of the Billionaire's Ex 44.
ELLEI didn’t expect Theon to agree to go with me to the gala hosted by my parents, but I guess he also wanted to see who this Eleanor was.He hadn’t said anything since he agreed to accompany me to the party.“Are you okay?” I asked, hiding a smirk.Theon turned to me with a frown. He eyed me silently before focusing on the road.He had decided to drive us to the party instead of a driver, and I had no complaints.I must admit that it was a bit unnerving how quiet Theon had become. He wouldn’t answer any of my questions; neither did he even glance my way.Should I say I hated it that he was ignoring me?No. That wasn’t it. I enjoyed it. I loved how rattled he looked.He was obviously affected by the news of Eleanor’s return, and I anticipated the look on his face when he would finally meet her.My eyes fell on his hands, which were tightly gripped against the wheel. His knuckles were almost white, and his brows were furrowed.The sight brought a pleased smile to my face. The almighty
