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THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 64. THE STUBBORN FIGHTER
~RUBY I opened my eyes and the first thing that struck me was the wrongness of it all. My body felt wrong. I felt slow and sluggish, like I was dragging myself through mud just to move. I've only ever felt this way when I come in touch with something. A flower. Chrysanthemums. Damnit. After managing to sit up, I found a very puffy eyed Ella dozing on a chair beside my bed. I reached out to touch her. “Ella,” my voice was hoarse and her eyes flew open, settling on me immediately. “Thank goodness. You're awake,” her voice was scratchy, like she had been crying for long hours and my mind immediately flashed back to what happened when we got back from father's company. Ah. Right. The flowers. Chrysanthemums. I narrowed my eyes. Mr. A. That bastard. He must have done this. “Hey. Babe. You look terrible. You shouldn't have cried, my love. This is not my first time dealing with a chrysanthemum attack,” I smiled and she sniffed. “How do you
THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 65. WHO?
~RUBY Ash walked to the door wordlessly, and we all waited patiently to know who was behind it. When the door came open, the voice that floated into the room was familiar, but I could not place who it was until Ash stood at the doorway, resuming his former position, and the lawyer walked in. “Richard? It's you, did something come up?” Ethan asked and Mr. Richard smiled. “I just came here to chec on Ruby. I heard what happened,” he sounded sincere, too sincere, that it had me feeling slightly uncomfortable. Ella glared at him. “This late though? You could not have come to check up on her tomorrow? It's past ten pm, Mister,” Ella shook her head with disapproval and I frowned. Ella was right. He could have waited till tomorrow. “Easy, Richard is more like family now. He's worked for us since I was a child. He truly cares,” Ethan cut in. But I frowned slightly because I still found it strange. Why would he insist on checking up on me by this time of the day? W
THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 66. THE MODEL
~RUBY Several days passed, and the tension between us all died down. Immediately after the chrysanthemums incident, everyone walked on egg shells around me, like they were protecting me and still checking to see if I was doing anything suspicious. They should not have bothered, my plan had a solid foundation, and no one would know if I was doing anything. When they saw that all I seemed to be doing was sleep, eat, and play games on my phone, they relaxed. Of course they would. “After all, Ruby listens so well to words of advice,” I thought to myself. It was a weekday, and Ethan had left for work. Our lovemaking had been the sweet and slow kind, none of the dominant and lights out stuff we used to experiment with sometimes. Ella was back to being her insufferable self, teasing me relentlessly about the sounds I was always unable to stop making whenever I locked myself in the room with Ethan. I teased her mercilessly, too, since there was a new variable in her l
THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 67. IN BETWEEN THE TWO
~RUBY Ash kissed me. I didn't know what I was expecting when he leaned over, but I definitely was not expecting him to kiss me. I froze for what seemed like hours but was only a few seconds. Again, I was hit with that feeling of Deja Vu. We had only kissed once on that night I wanted to forget badly— but it was still feeling like we had kissed so many times and I could not stop craving him. Ash groaned against my lips and I lost it. I leaned in, let my muscles relax, and kissed him back. His lips were velvety soft, and they tasted exclusively like he did last time. It was sweet. It was heady. It was sexy. It was…what I wanted. I kissed him back with everything in me, his hands snaking around my waist to drag me unto his lap. I dragged my hands through his hair, my mouth swallowing his gasp as I threaded my fingers in his hair. He gripped my ass, and ground against me. The friction made me freeze for a moment, before I groaned, and started moving against him.
THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 68. ONE LAST TIME
~ASH I didn't look back as I drove away, my heart still pounding from the intensity of the kiss. I should not have kissed her, damnit. I should have ignored her all the way home. I should not have looked at her. But she kept asking me and her voice…that damned voice did things to me. It didn't help that she was angry too, her anger fueling the desire simmering beneath my veins. But I should not have kissed her. I could have gotten drunk on her taste. That sweet, intoxicating taste. I would have stayed there and let her kiss me to death. I should not have kissed her. I had been doing so well keeping a distance from her, since I realized I was madly in love with her. But today…she was so close. Too close. I lost control. And it didn't help that she kissed me back. My fireball kissed like the world was ending, like I was her last act of humanity. She kissed me like she meant it. I knew it was a mistake, she was just caught in the passion. But a part of me
THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 69. SURPRISE SURPRISE
~ASH I gasped in shock at Ruby's unconscious form. “Ruby? Ruby?” I called quietly, not wanting to wake up her husband by mistake. I was already thinking of ways, strategies to explain this to her without scaring her away or sounding weird, but it was nearly impossible. Where the hell do I even start from? I crawled over to her and shook her slightly, her naked breasts jiggling and trying to draw my attention. But this was no time to be consumed by desire. I needed her to wake up. “Ruby? Ruby. Damnit. Stop scaring me and just wake up. It's not what you think it is.” It is exactly what you think it is. She didn't stir, her body limp and unresponsive. Oh goodness. What if… I ran to the bathroom and flung the door open, cupping water with my hands. It did no good though. The water dripped all over the floor before I got to the bed. I cursed as I carried her to the bathroom, setting her gently on the bathroom floor. Sprinkling water on her face, I
THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 70. HOT MESS
~RUBY I opened my eyes, queasiness rolling in my stomach. I flinched as light filtered across my face, my eyes must have been closed for a while. I tried raising my arms to shield my eyes from the piercing light, when a silhouette appeared before me, effectively shielding my eyes from the burst of light. I squinted, trying to see who was standing before me, and was relieved to see that it was Ethan. My relief turned to confusion though, when I saw a very wide and unbelievably happy grin on his face. Since we got married, I had never seen a smile that wide on my husband's face. Worse, he kept looking at me with an almost too tender look that made me feel slightly uncomfortable. “My darling,” he crooned and I almost held back my groan. I was still feeling queasy, and I really did not need my sweet husband to act like a lovesick puppy at the moment. I tried sitting up, and he helped, his eyes never leaving mine. The bed was strong and sturdy…but it felt different.
THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 71. GUILT UPON GUILT
~RUBY As I stared at myself in the mirror, I did not like what I saw. The guilt was too much to bear and I suddenly felt the urge to scream. I instantly closed my hand against my mouth as I released a wordless scream. My entire body trembled with this scream as I used it to release all my pain into the world. Why did this happen to me? What did I do to deserve this? Why? “Baby. Are you okay? You've been there for almost an hour,” Ethan suddenly called out. This broke me out of the alone world I had entered and the sound of his voice made me cry even harder. How would I even face my husband? He was so happy, so excited about the baby while my heart was sinking into unimaginable levels of despair at the thought of the pregnancy. I was not even sure how many times Ash had impersonated Ethan. How was I sure that even the times I thought it was truly Ethan, that it was actually Ash? Ethan would be devastated. I was devastated. “Ruby. Ruby. Answer me, darlin
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THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE EPILOGUE
~RUBY ~FIVE YEARS LATER~ I was flipping a pancake when I heard a loud splash, immediately accompanied by a squeal, and I sighed as I walked and poked my head out of the pool door. “Jesus Christ. Ash. Jules. Keep it down,” I chastised, but Ash just looked up from his painting and grinned at me. “I don't know what you're talking about, fireball. As you can see, I'm innocent,” he winked and went back to painting. “Mummy see. I can do a backflip,” my daughter squealed and before I could stop her, she ran to the pool steps, closed her eyes, and flipped back into the water with a loud splash. “If you keep doing that there'll be no pancakes for you,” I said and she popped her head out immediately. “Oh no. I love pancakes!” “Then stop making such a loud noise,” I snapped and walked back to the kitchen, hiding a smile. The only way to get Jules into submissiveness was to threaten to take away her food. Soft footsteps pattered behind me. “I'm sorry, mum. I won't ma
THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 96. THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE
~RUBY I watched in horror as Ash lunged at Richard. The move took Richard by surprise and he stumbled backwards. He glanced up and spat, a trickle of blood running down his jaw. Ash's attack had taken him in the jaw, and he cursed as he glared at my husband's brother. “You bastard,” Richard growled and he attacked Ash with a ferocity that scared me so much that I took a step back, my legs trembling. They exchanged blows that left Richard reeling, but Ash was taking the worst of it. He had been beaten and bruised, and even though anger fueled his movements, his body was badly battered, making his movements sloppy and clumsy. Richard landed a blow on Ash's face, and a sharp crack filled the air. My horror grew as I saw blood trickle down Ash's nose, and I realized that his nose was broken. My hands started to shake as they continued to beat each other, and the grunts made me flinch. I had to do something. If I stood there and watched, helpless and useless, som
THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 95. HEROIC FIREBALL
~RUBY I knew deciding to go to the location was me walking into a trap, but this was Ash. There was no saying what that man could do to him, and I honestly could not stand losing another member of my family. He was my husband's brother. And my friend. Besides, I would not be able to go on for long as a member of the Riverstone's family with no one to help me. But the greater factor of all, that made me pick up a pen and write a note to Ella, that made me decide that I would go, even when it was glaringly obvious that there was nothing I could do to help, was because he had always been there for me. Ash had always, always given me a shoulder to cry on. He had comforted me countless times, being there for me, took risks for me, and loved me all the same. The least I could do was to be there for him, too. So I placed the note I wrote on the bedside table where Ella's phone was, took a deep breath, and picked up my phone. The location he sent was a secluded area not
THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 94. THE SILENT PROTECTOR
~ETHAN I staggered out of the hospital room, my vision swimming and my head pounding. But I didn't stop. Every step was agony to my limbs, and I was sure the pain was going to rip me out from inside. But I continued to walk. I had ruined everything. Memories of how I acted that day played over and over in my head, so frequently that I thought I was going to lose my mind. I wanted to scream, to shake myself out of the pain. But I didn't. Doing that would only draw attention to me, and I really needed to get to Ruby. To salvage the situation. But if I let out this scream of horror and pain that was building in me, they would detain me and stop me from going to Ruby, so I swallowed it. Gritting my teeth in pain and dizziness, I made it to a side door that led outside the hospital. A cab pulled up as soon as I managed to drag myself to the sidewalk, and I stumbled inside. “The.. River…Riverstone's Villa, please,” I gasped in short breaths as I spoke, and the cab man
THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 93. THE WALKING DEAD
~A FEW HOURS EARLIER~ ~ETHAN My body felt as though it was being dragged through mud as I tried to regain consciousness. Straining against the strange sensation, I opened my eyes. I was in a hospital. The ‘drop drop’ sound of the drip sounded like a ticking bomb to my ears, and I closed my eyes, trying to shut the sound away to no avail. Wires ran across my body, connected to different types of machines, and my heart rate picked up as I tried to remember what happened. My head hurt so bad though, and it made it so hard to think, so I relaxed a bit, trying to coax the information out of my brain. Something was at the edge of my brain, something important, but I couldn't access it. It was as though my brain was asleep, and reviving it would take a lot to work. Footsteps sounded down the hall, and I closed my eyes immediately, pretending to be asleep. Two people stepped into my room, and I could feel their scrutiny as they peered down at
THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 92. FALLING INTO PLACE
~RUBY Everything clicked into place for me. How he always seemed to know when something happened, how he always appeared out of thin air whenever Mr A struck. It explained how he knew about my allergy. He must have read about it in the marriage document I exchanged with Ethan. Oh my goodness. My knees got weak and could not hold me up any longer, so I slid down the floor, the coolness grounding me a little bit. Ella was worried, and she stood up from the couch to join me on the floor. “Baby. What is it again? What did Patrick say?” Her voice was choked with worry and panic, while my mind whirled at the extensiveness of Richard's cruelty. “Mr. A. Richard is Mr. A,” I managed to whisper, and the tremor of shock that went through Ella reverberated in me. “How…why…” she wanted to talk, but words eluded her, as they did me. “God. Richard's scheme was so…” I tried speaking too, but I could not wrap my head around it. Everything that has been wrong, that ha
THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 91. A FEW MINUTES
~RUBY It's been twenty four hours since the trial, Ash's kidnap, and the accusations, but it felt like years to me. I laid on my hospital bed and didn't say a word. There was nothing to say, anyway. Ella and my father exchanged worried glances all the time, but they could not help me. So they waited for me, and I waited for my husband. If only Ethan had listened. If only I had been strong enough to save them both. If only I hadn't found the diary. If only… Damnit. There was no point in wishing things had happened differently, but I couldn't help myself. If I had a genie, I would not even ask for three wishes. What I would have wished for was for Ethan to come back to life, and set things right. If he came back, I would make him listen, and the three of us would raise the kid together. I would not even give a damn about Richard and his shenanigans. He could go to hell for all I care. All I wanted was Ethan. But a dead person always remain dead. They never ca
THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 90. THE NEWS
~RUBY I was shaken from facing that crowd and telling the truth, but I was glad I did it. I was so scared, that I feared I would not be able to speak, but I did it. “My darling. I'm so proud of you,” Ella whispered as she hugged me, and I sagged against her, watching them lead Ash away. Cole went with them, and the courtroom bustled around me and Ella. No one paid attention to us though, so I let my facade down, and let her hold me. I felt weak, since I didn't allow my body to recover before rushing all the way here, letting Ella brief me in the taxi. The short burst of energy that carried me through the whole process of running here and giving my account was gone now, and my body ached so bad. “I'm so tired. I feel like my legs are going to give out any minute,” I groaned and Ella shifted her weight slightly away from mine. “Come on. Let's go back to the hospital,” she said and I nodded. We made our way slowly through the court room, Ella calling for a taxi as we wal
THE TWIN BILLIONAIRES’ BRIDE 89. MY STRONG FIREBALL
~ASH I was shocked. Surprised. Befuddled. Stunned. I didn't expect Ruby to wake up soon, and from Cole's expression, he didn't expect it too. But she was here and she was awake, and that was all that mattered. I was happy. She seemed okay, no matter how weak she looked. She was okay. Even if I was sentenced to jail or death, I would die happily. The judge started at her words. “You are a witness to what happened?” He asked. “Yes, I am.” The prosecutor stood up with an uncomfortable expression, and Ruby, standing in the witness box, took the oath of truth. “Speak, witness,” the judge ordered. “Ethan, my husband, invited us both to the restaurant. He was acting weird, but I was too absorbed in the information I wanted to pass across to them to notice. It was when he showed us the pictures and started acting up that I noticed. I tried reasoning with him, but he was too far gone in his answer to listen. It was when he wanted to hit me that Ash stepped in and s
