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CHAPTER 15

Author: Joe Honey
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-03-05 19:11:27

I felt as though I had been sitting at my desk for ages. In reality, it had indeed been hours since it was nearly time for lunch; my fingers lingered above the keys, yet no words flowed.

I had checked the distribution lines but I couldn't even see the names.

The cursor flashed on the screen, seemingly taunting me for my lack of concentration on my work. My office was silent, almost oppressively so. I used to appreciate the tranquility and the opportunity to gaze out of the tall windows to admire the bustling traffic and the stunning ocean, but now I craved the sounds, anything to pull me away from my thoughts.

I found it impossible to stop pondering over it.

The kiss that didn't happen.

I had told him, hadn’t I? Told him I’d throw up in his mouth if he tried to kiss me. But somehow, when he had come closer, his presence suffocatingly warm and powerful, I had leaned in. I had closed my eyes, waiting for him to close the distance, for him to place his lips on mine. My heart had pounde
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  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 16

    JACE POVIt was not necessary to go to that business meeting. I could have easily sent someone else to represent me, but after what happened yesterday, there was no way I could stay in the same house with Aria after seeing her with her ex. The anger had simmered under my skin, and the only way to dull it, even just a little, was by keeping busy. Lucas… whoever the hell he was… was lucky I had already punched him lightly. If I hadn't, I would have tracked him down myself. But right now, I had instructed Edward to find out everything about him and what he had done to cause the rift between Aria and himself. The look on Caila's face and the way she had shook her head after seeing him didn't go unnoticed by me. There was something unusual that he had done...but she had stlill brought him into my house. I needed to know everything and until I understood it, I couldn't rest. “What's wrong?” Marcus asked.I looked at him, trying to push away the thoughts of the mess I’d created. Marcus w

    Huling Na-update : 2025-03-05

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 17

    It was 1 a.m. when I noticed the door to Caila’s room slowly opening. She had developed a routine of secluding herself in her workspace for entire days, surfacing only late at night, acting as if nothing was wrong. I knew that she usually waited until she thought I was asleep before sneaking back in, as though it made the distance between us easier to bear. But tonight, I knew better.She was avoiding me. And I… I had been avoiding her, too. The understanding struck me with the force of a heavy weight. I hated it. I hated that we had drifted apart because of everything, because of the mess Jace had put us in, because of my actions too. This tension between us... it wasn’t something I could ignore anymore. I was literally tired of it.It had been two days since Jace went to that business meeting, and as much as I hated to admit it, the house felt colder without him. But this... this was something different. It was the quiet, suffocating silence between me and my sister that hurt the mo

    Huling Na-update : 2025-03-06

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 18

    The time was 7pm and I should have probably been at home having dinner with Caila but I was at Grilo Restaurant waiting for Lucas to show up. I felt bad for lying to her that I was going to be with Rita but there was no way I could tell her that I was going out to have dinner with Lucas. I had already told her that seeing him was a mistake that I was going to make again.The Restaurant, was on a quiet street. The lights inside made it look cozy and welcoming. When I went in, I felt like I was going back in time. Lucas and I used to come here often. We would sit in the corner, talking and laughing together. The smell of food and wood reminded me of old times. I remembered the way the sunlight used to stream through the windows, casting a warm glow over everything. I remembered the sound of Lucas's laughter, the way his eyes crinkled at the corners when he smiled. Being back here brought it all flooding back. I checked my time and realized that the time was 7:30pm and he was yet to com

    Huling Na-update : 2025-03-06

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 19

    Here's a revised version with a clearer description of Maya's sensual moves:When Maya proposed that we apologize during dinner, I realized she meant more than just sharing a meal. Her desires were evident on her face, and her demeanor radiated allure. She looked at me with a clear craving in her eyes, holding my gaze as if she were attempting to revive the connection we once had.As she talked, her hands gestured with intentional slowness, her fingers gliding along the outline of her glass, her wrists rotating with a nuanced, alluring grace. It was a gesture I recognized all too clearly, one that had previously left me gasping but now sparked nothing but revulsion. Maya had always been a sensual person, aware of the power her body held over me. But now, her attempts to entice me only seemed desperate, a transparent ploy to regain my attention.I remembered how Edward had told me that Maya had been asking staff about my whereabouts, and how she had supposedly been in New York for work

    Huling Na-update : 2025-03-06

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 20

    The car's interior was warm compared to the weather outside but did nothing to help with the chilling sense of unease that seeped into my bones, settling in the pit of my stomach like a corrosive acid. My gaze darted towards the restaurant, scrutinizing every person who stepped out, hoping to catch a glimpse of Lucas or Jace. Time seemed to turn blur as I lost track of how long I'd been waiting in the car. The uncertainty was suffocating… killing.What were they discussing inside? I couldn't shake the feeling that I was the topic of conversation. A sense of dread crept over me as I realized Jace was about to discover Lucas's transgressions, and I'd be left looking like a fool once again. The restaurant door swung open, but it was just another stranger stepping out into the evening air.My patience was wearing thin. I contemplated getting out of the car to investigate, but the memory of Jace's face when he had told me to return to the vehicle held me back. His expression had been a ma

    Huling Na-update : 2025-03-07

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 21

    CAILA's POVI couldn't lie. I missed Jace.If someone told me I was going to have that thought last week, I would have told the person they were mad.At first, when my father had handed us over to him like commodities, I was beyond disturbed. I couldn’t shake the feeling that he’d control every aspect of our lives, that I’d lose my freedom, I'd be unable to continue my art… that I'd lose everything. But instead of that, Jace surprised me. He didn’t try to stifle me. He didn’t try to shut me down. Instead, he encouraged me. He had even created a workspace that was way better than the one I’d made up in my head, one that was completely mine. The freedom he gave me to create was something I’d never expected, and part of me felt guilty for even appreciating it, considering the circumstances. But I couldn't help it.It had been three days since he left for the business meeting in New York. Three long days without him, and despite everything, I couldn’t deny the emptiness I felt when I woke

    Huling Na-update : 2025-03-07

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 22

    ARIA'S POVIt was 8pm on a Friday morning and I was still at work. Few weeks ago I would have been at a club or sitting out with my friends but I couldn't bring myself to do that as I'd just be a killjoy. I couldn't go home because - Jace.It was two days after Jace had returned from his business trip, two days since he had ruined me with his words. Words that still laid fresh in my head, in an endless loop that was driving me crazy. So crazy that I couldn't focus. I couldn't believe that there was a time I thought that Jace had some humanity in him, that there was that tiny spec of goodness in him. I thought I saw it when he smiled at my sister's appreciation, when he had taken her out too, how he had treated her. Then I realized that it was all a mirage. When you get closer you realize that it was never there in the first place. He had even hurt her again yesterday. I had heard her crying all night but I couldn't even go to console her because I had lied to her too. What could I

    Huling Na-update : 2025-03-07

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 23

    CAILA'S POVCreative block? Mental block? Artist block? Creator block? Whatever the name was, I was having it. I could stare at the screen for a look without hurting my eyes. I could sleep because I kept seeing an annoyed Jace and it was almost like a nightmare. I was home alone and I was bored as hell. Even the house servants and Edward were not inside. I decided to take a stroll around the house, see what I found. Since we came here - me and Aria, I have visited just three places. The dining because Jace started eating together as one of the rules even though he experienced limited vocabulary when we were eating, usually - pass me the bowl.The bedroom, because I slept there.Then my work space.Everywhere else in the house seemed foreign…As I reached the top floor of the house, I felt a little nervous. This was the area Jace had told us to stay away from. The hallway was dimly lit, with only a few faint rays of moonlight peeking through the windows. The walls were brown and the

    Huling Na-update : 2025-03-08

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  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 107

    THREE YEARS LATERSilent nightHoly night…… Was playing from the hidden speakers but the estate was anything but silent. The air outside was freezing cold with several inches of snow but the house was warm and cozy. The scent of pine from the Christmas trees and the sweet aroma of freshly baked gingerbread cookies filled the air. It was a perfect winter afternoon at the Sharpe estate. Bright twinkling lights surrounded the whole estate and snow was gently falling outside. Caila and Liam stood hand in hand at the entrance of the large room, looking at the scene before them. The warmth of the gathering reached them even from across the room, it was the sound of family chatter and laughter. Their son, Ronan, tugged at Caila's coat urging her to come with him."Momma, is Cacacia not ready yet?" he asked, his eyes wide with excitement which was amazing because had not seen her before. He had just heard his parents talk about her, telling him that he had a cousin.Caila smiled softly, b

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 106

    CAILA'S POVI was finally going out on a real date with Liam after he had asked me out. It was also the first time that we would be a couple in the eyes of the public and not go out on dates in private places. I didn't want to feel nervous, I actually had no reason to be nervous but I was probably because it felt too official. He was downstairs talking to Jace about things I didn't care about and I was just here, delaying. Even though Jace never wanted me to “rush” out of the house, I still needed to give him and Aria that privacy now that they were becoming serious. But as he said, he wasn't pushing me out so I still had time to think about it and make proper plans.Well… let's do it. I brushed my hands over the evening dress that I wore and stepped out into the sitting room were he was waiting. When he saw me, he stood up and his eyes immediately looked onto mine and a small smile spread across his face, the kind that made my stomach do flips. “Hey,” he greeted, walking toward me

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 105

    ARIA'S POVI loved Jace to the moon and back. I couldn't even imagine that there was a time when I hated him. He had also been very supportive of my plans. Soliel Vineyard was beginning to grow faster and the public assault on our image because of the video of Mr. Sleighman had stopped. He had also helped me in providing a means to help the people around the site of the company.Then he had stood in front of national TV to confirm how much he loved me. Now we were going to our first public event together. After the statement Jace had made in front of the court some days back, several investors had reached out to him to be a part of Sharpe Tech's success because he was now seen as trustworthy. The company's shares had also increased rapidly, and the clients they handled were now bigger and better than ever before because of this. So in less than a few weeks, Sharpe Tech was known as the greatest tech company in Europe.Seeing this as an achievement for his years of suffering and har

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 104

    JACE'S POVAfter several weeks of waiting, Caila and I had finally signed off on the divorce papers, the finalization of our one-year arranged marriage contract, and just to make it official, I and Aria had also signed it off.The weight of keeping my love for Aria away from public eyes had been heavy for so long, but now, with marriage officially over, there was a strange sense of relief I was having. One thing was clear though, it was the realization that the moment the door to that chapter closed, my love for Aria was just beginning.I couldn’t imagine my life without Aria, it was just going to be incomplete. In the last few months, she’d become an essential part of my world, I did not even notice it at first but she was like a light I couldn’t ignore. Now, I was committed to making up for the past, for all the time that I had treated her and her sister lightly, now I wanted to give her everything I could. Because she deserved everything good.But I wasn’t entirely free from my pas

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 103

    ARIA'S POV Now that everything was settling down and we were counting down to days to when we could finally take our relationship public, I and Jace were mostly indoors in each other's arms. I thought that my father's action was going to affect me for longer but it had not, and I knew it was as a result of Jace's consistent presence around me. I didn't have the spare time to think about Mr. Sleighman. Caila had Liam and she had been flashing the brightest of smiles and it was safe to say that she was okay.It was a Saturday morning and I was lying on Jace's chest and we had been like that since we woke up and Jace had not even complained. The only thing he did was place a kiss on my forehead, cheeks and lips from time to time. The change between this Jace and the one I met some months back was different, it was almost like there were two different people.“There has been a lot of change with you,” I said. “In what way exactly?” he asked.“The Jace I know wouldn't be lying on the b

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 102

    CAILA'S POVWhen Liam stopped by the road side and came to open my side of the car door I was shocked. He had said we were going on a date, so my mind couldn't process the reason why we were stopping in the woods. But he told me to trust him, then held my hand and led me down the path. It wasn't long before he stopped in front of a lake where a boat was waiting. He turned it on and drove us to a lake house that was at the center of the lake. I couldn’t stop the smile that spread across my face when Liam took my hand and led me inside the cozy lake house. It was just the two of us… no distractions, no noise, no one else, just us. It was the kind of privacy we both needed at that point. I loved the atmosphere of the place already. “Watch your steps before you fall into the lake. There are crocodiles waiting,” Liam cautioned. “What?!” I screamed as I ran away from the side of the lake house and towards him. The last thing I needed was to get eaten by a crocodile. But when I held on

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 101

    CAILA'S POVWe sat down in the dinning to eat breakfast together for the first time in a long while. It was two weeks after everything that happened. The men that Victor had dealings with were beginning to get caught and some of the victims of the trafficking were reconnecting back with their families. As I ate, I couldn't help but notice the tension in the air. Jace was eating slowly while Aria was flipping things around on her plate. She had been doing that since we began eating and I knew her too well to let it pass. “Do you want to keep doing that or do you want to tell me?” I asked her.“There's nothing really,” Aria mumbled. “Right!”“Okay, I didn't want to tell you about this earlier because I didn't want to affect our relationship again and I know how you Jace have been and...”“Just say it,”“Me and Jace have been having sex,” she replied. I stared at her, expecting her to continue to elaborate but it seemed like that was the only thing she wanted to say. For a moment, I

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 100

    ARIA'S POV“Yes, I did it,” My father said immediately as I narrated what Jace told us to him. The way he even said it, with an air of authority like he didn't do anything wrong. “You know when I saw you walk in, I thought that you have finally seen that no one else but me should be CEO. And then you come and start talking about an old issue?”Jace, who had been leaning on the wall, grunted with disgust. “You would never be CEO again, you don't deserve it,” Jace said. My father turned and stared angrily at Jace. “You think you can come into my home and...” my father started to say but I cut him off.“Why?” I asked calmly. I could already see that he was gone past redemption at this point but I needed to be sure that he had some reasons. Some good reason that I was too blind to see. “You'd never understand,” he replied. “You'd never understand how sacrifices work. When you have to give things you love just to get what you need.” he said sadly. “Sacrifices? Love?” I scoffed as I got

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES   CHAPTER 99

    CAILA'S POVI was happy when Victor was caught and sent to prison. It meant that my budding career was going to begin to progress more rapidly now that I had no one trying to bring me down. But then he had told me about how my father had decided to give me out to Victor Hayes. Victor Hayes! Someone that was known for human trafficking and other forms of violent crimes? It wasn't loud that Victor had been into all those things before but before agreeing to give me off like that, the least he would have done was to make sure he wasn't giving me to the wrong person. I was so pissed I didn't know how to react. Aria was quiet but I knew she was just as pissed off as I was. We wanted to go to his house immediately but Jace said we should go the next day when we were calmer, but I knew nothing was going to change even when we got calmer. Just then, my phone rang. The worry disappeared from my head for a second and my heart did a little flip when I saw that it was Liam. He had not called a

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