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The Arrogant Billionaire’s Contract Wife CHAPTER SIXTY SEVEN
RIELE’S POV I had gotten a call from Officer Gavin; they were still investigating the case of the day my dad collapsed at his retirement party. They managed to figure out who it might be, not that they pointed anyone out, but they found out that it had to be someone living in the house with him. Christian sounded like he wasn’t home when I called, so I decided to wait for him at his mansion. Our family was going through tumultuous times, and I hoped to close the gap between us, even if it meant dealing with his impulsive personality. As I entered the mansion, I could hear a familiar voice screaming at someone over the phone. The sound was coming from Christian’s room, so I walked slowly to avoid raising suspicion and paused by the doorstep. The door was slightly opened so I got a peek in, and it was Caroline. “You fucking bastard! That wasn’t the plan!” she screamed, “You’ve ruined my chances of ever getting the money from Christian, just because you couldn’t stand that I was sl
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HAYLEY’S POV “I can’t believe you have absolutely nothing to wear, this is disastrous!’ Darren exclaimed, he kept tossing out clothes from my duffel bag and my suitcase. “You can’t go to NYU dressed like you want to work there, we should have planned. This is chaotic, is it too late to go shopping? Can you wear some of Kitty’s clothes?” He continued, almost having a full-blown panic attack. A small smile crept on my face as I approached him and hugged him. “Darren, you need to calm down. It’s not like it’s my first day at school, I’m only going to start registration. There’s nothing to worry about.” He shook his head negatively as he pulled out of the hug and turned his attention toward all the scattered clothes in the room. Kitty had to work a day shift so she had left early, leaving Darren in charge of picking my clothes. Kitty was so ecstatic when I told her about the admission, she was screaming and almost in tears. She wished to follow me to school but duty calls. “There i
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CHRISTIAN’S POV The soft glow of the ambient lightning welcomed Khalid and me into the newly launched restaurant. The restaurant, SAVOR HAVEN was built by an old-time friend and business partner, Rivera. I had always known him to be more than just a rich CEO, and I was also proud of how smart he was tying money down into different investments. I was also thinking of building something too, but the drama I was facing hasn’t allowed the idea to settle. “This place is heavenly, I love what Rivera did to the place. What do you think?” Khalid asked as he sipped from his glass. His eyes wandered appreciatively across the opulent décor. “Yeah, amazing,” I mumbled, frustration was starting to seep into my tone at that point. I had been calling Hayley’s phone all night but to no response. I didn’t even know why I was expecting her to pick up my calls, I said some hurtful things to her too. But what she said hit me harder than anything I had ever felt in my life, also my actions weren’t so
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RIELE’S POV “It’s been Twenty minutes since I’ve sat here, watching you pace around shirtless and murmur things yourself. I am bored, and I have things to do.” I sprung up from the couch and grabbed my purse, “Wait” Christian called, as he paused in his steps. “I need your help, I rarely say this but you have got to help me here.” I exhaled and let go of my purse, “I can’t help you if I don’t know what’s wrong, Christian.” “Fill me in on…..” he cut me off. “Liam took Hayley on a date to that new restaurant my business partner launched, and they seemed to be more than just friends. I confronted her and she told me to earn her, she’s not some trophy, how do I do that?” he scoffed, “Liam and Hayley?” I raised a brow, “Don’t be surprised, it shocked me too….” He raised his glass of bourbon from the center table. “Like that isn’t surprisingly odd at all, but Liam is a gentleman so I see why she’d fall for him anyway.” I teased, “Are you trying to mock me? Because if you are then I
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HAYLEY’S POVI slumped into the plush couch between Kitty and Darren; I was so tired when I got back from the Restaurant launch two days ago that I couldn’t tell them about what happened with Christian. Plus, they were working morning and night shifts, so I barely saw them.I was the only friend who didn’t have a job, but at least I had gotten into school. I was also the friend who was about to get entangled between two billionaires, how ironic of me to be getting into another drama when I was even fully out of one.I hadn’t even fully resolved the last mess caused between my mom and my sister. I still hadn’t worked up the courage to go home and apologize to them.“So tell us, how was your date with Liam.” Darren winked,“Oh my God, Darren. Nothing happened between us.”I chuckled,“Hmm? You know you can tell us anything love.” Kitty joined in on the tease,I laughed softly, “Seriously, nothing happened. Except for Christian…”The smiles dropped from their faces, I think it has to be a
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CHRISTIAN’S POV The grandeur of the masquerade gala unfolded around me as Khalid and I engaged in a conversation, with a glass of champagne in our hands. I wonder who always hosted these masquerade auctions. Rumors say that it's some godfather in the mafia that we don’t know about, I couldn’t care less about rumors. I only saw it an as opportunity for rich people to buy stuff they don’t need and flaunt their money in their rival’s faces. “I told Donatello, the bar is off-limits for deals like that.” Khalid’s tongue came out to wet his lips, savoring the taste of the liquor. “Is he trying to get you into the drug business, or he wants to use your bar like some underground drug hideout.” “Either one of the two, I told him I don’t want to get involved with his shady ass and so is my bar. I don’t want the police busting into my bar, looking for shit that isn’t there. That could ruin my reputation.” His tone sounded like he was annoyed, “And I’ve known him since high school. I thought
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LIAM’S POV In the twinkle of an eye, Christian’s fist connected with my jaw, the force of it shook me to my senses. The taste of copper filled my mouth as I staggered backward, I touched my lip and blood was seeping slowly from it. The sudden feeling of anger and adrenaline surged through me, he hit me. This son of a bitch hit me and he busted my lip. My eyes darted towards him, he was panting and glaring at me. In a swift response to his attack, with a swift instinctive movement, I rushed towards him in anger, and gave me a retaliatory blow. The atmosphere was filled with tension, onlookers gasped at the ongoing scenario before them. “You’ve been asking for a beat down with your bullshit actions, and I had been more than eager to give it to you. You bastard.” He cursed, “Bastard? You’re the only one adopted here.” I fired, and like I had struck a nerve, he charged towards me. We locked in a brutal brawl, he was mad with rage as he swung punches at me. I didn’t relent either, I w
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RIELE’S POV I would never get used to the antiseptic smell of the hospital or the smell of haloperidol. My heart was beating fast in my chest, I was trying my best not to tense up. This was the first time I would meet my mom, but she wouldn’t even recognize me.My eyes drifted to a petite nurse, walking by with a small tray in her hand. The tray contained, antidepressants, antipsychotics, lithium, and minor tranquilizers. I swallowed down hard when I caught a patient just staring at me. “Hey! Stop him!” I heard a loud shout from behind me, and my eyes widened. A male patient was rushing frantically towards me. I froze, and then two securities brushed past me as they charged at him from the front and two others at the back. They pinned him down and managed to put a stray jacket on him, I still stood frozen, this was one of the reasons I never wanted to work in a psychiatric home. I just wanted to see my mom and get the hell out of there as soon as possible. I walked towards the nurs
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