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The Billionaire Ex-Wife’s Return Ch-21
021Eliaz's POV I'd never been more glad wiping off the smile off someone's face. I always heard it was satisfactory, but this, I could bet my life that an English word to describe what I felt hadn't been invented yet. Time seemed to slow to a halt as I watched the expressions change on Alora's face. First came shock, and then a steely determination that I didn't exactly like. “You do know this is a lost cause right?” She called out, her voice as cool as a cucumber. “You have nothing against me….”“Yet, I just submitted a file.” I responded with a smirk. “I implore you to not judge from it's size, it's more efficient than it looks.” The woman in front of me parted her lips to speak, but pressed her mouth shut again. I liked to think that I had rendered her speechless but she cornered me just at the last minute. “I hope you know you're only digging your own grave, right?” She asked quietly. “it would be a shame to see you lose twice in a row.” “I think you have enough things
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022Fredrick’s POV A sigh slid past my lips as I flipped the channel. A sports channel came on, but just before I could get the least bit excited for it, i realized I'd lost interest. “Next.” I droned on in a monotone, aimlessly flipping from one channel to the other. “Next.” A small surge of frustration filled my insides when I realized there was still nothing to watch, even after going through at least ten different channels. If anything, the more I swiped, the worse the options became. What the hell? My frustration grew to its peak as I abandoned the TV entirely. I wasn't exactly a big fan of the big screen, but there was nothing left for me to do today. I'd completed all my tasks at the office and given my assistant a half day at work too. The rest of my plan wasn't ready to be set in motion yet, so there was no way I could rush it. With literally everything on my to-do list done and checked out, what exact eas i supposed to do?Alora. My subconscious filled my mind i
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023Alora's POV If someone had told me this would happen, then I would have simply laughed in their faces that they were being delusional and had no idea what they were talking about. Over the years, I'd guarded my heart so heavily that nothing could penetrate, no matter how hard they tried and it had been working, it so I thought.I'd practiced being stoic to things that would previously make me feel emotional,and I had swapped my overroy emotional heart, for one wrapped up and decided with steel. It had helped me become who I was today and now that I thought it was going to hold it's weight, it fell through. I couldn't exactly pinpoint the remote cause of it all, but I broke down. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that Eliaz was out to ruin me or perhaps it could be likened to the fact that Fredrick had easily noticed my foul mood and opened his arms for me to run into. I didn't want to, but that gesture was all it took me to snap. I buried my face deeper into his
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024Eliaz's POV I couldn't remember the last time I was this happy since Alora's arrival. My grin seemed to widen with each second that passed by, and that wasn't even the best part. Amidst all of this, the real fun was yet to begin because Alora had no idea what was coming for her. By the time I was done with her, she would have no other choice than to come crawling back to me for forgiveness. She and Fredrick both.With a satisfied smile, I pushed the thoughts of my ex wife away from my mind. I was more than aware of the little thoughts that lingered, but I pushed them aside nonetheless, before taking a quick sweep of my office. Nothing has changed, except the high stack of papers in front of me. Usually, or more specifically, ever since Alora came back, my desk had been particularly empty, why? Because for some strange reason, her presence had done nothing but sweep away all potential investors away from my doorstep. Everyone wanted a piece of The Alora Henshaw. Not only w
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025Alora's POV “Deep breaths, Alora.” I muttered to no one but myself. It was particularly windy outside today, and I couldn't begin to express how thankful I was for the harsh weather. Whether anyone spotted me or not, no one would be able to tell I was talking to myself and I would save myself the stress of appearing in the news again,and for all the wrong reasons too. “Deep breaths. You can do this.” I really wish I could, because right now I dnt feel like it. I didn't feel anything at all. My mood had been a mess and I'd been numb since the hullabaloo on the news. I hadn't waited to hear what the repoeter had to say before dashing into my personal library to cry, but it didn't matter. The damage had already been done and everyone saw me as a failure, all thank to Eliaz.In the last couple of days, Fredrick had been more than supporting. He checked up on me when I didn't want it, and even when I yelled at him to leave me alone, he would offer me a cup of coffee or a promis
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026Alora's POV I had to have offended someone at this point. That was the only reason I could think of. Even as I watched Cynthia's smug grin widen by the second, it still didn't make sense. I was the one who had been wronged. I'd been betrayed and pushed to the curb. I was treated like trash and literally pushed to the verge of death. I was this close to jumping off the rooftop, but nothing happened. Now, five years after, and simply because I wanted those who had wronged me to suffer, just a little bit, suddenly I'm the bad person in the eyes of the universe? Make that make sense. I was literally out of options and reasons as to why mother nature was treating me this way. It wasn't even fair at this point anymore. Just one small win, and it had been accompanied by so many things going wrong alongside it. This was messed up. “Cat got your tongue, sister?” Cynthia's drawl was all it took to pull me out of my thoughts. “Don't tell me that's all it took to get you to keep qui
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027Fredrick’s POV A frustrated groan slid past my lips. I pursed my lips and even counted down to ten and back again, but it didn't work. In fact, it seemed to be intensifying my anger all the more. “This is bullshit.” I hissed out loud. My glare rested on the laptop and I battled a lot of intrusive thoughts. For a quick second, I wanted to toss the damn gadget out of the window, or even stomp on it till the bits were scattered all over my office floor. As tempting as that sounded, I knew it wouldn't be forthcoming with anything good. I needed to help Alora and doing all of that wasn't going to birth anything good. After so much inner thoughts, I closer the laptop. I was going to visit it later. “Sir?” A small knock infiltrated my thoughts. I raised my head just in time to see a young man standing at the door. “Can I come in?”“Of course.” It took nothing to put myself together. “Come in.” My smile widened as he walked in. I made sure to give him a couple of minutes to hims
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028Alora's POV I hated being restless, that's why I strived to do everything that would keep the emotion far away from me. It had been working for quite some time now, but I guess it was only a matter of time before whatever luck I had would wear out. What I didn't know,was that my luck was going to run out very soon, and all it took was Cynthia's visit to confirm it all. Shit. I hadn't been this ruffled up in ages. This wasn't the first time Cynthia was threatening me. We grew up together, and in a household where she believed that she had to have the best things or anything I had. I knew Cynthia was all talk and no action, but this time, it felt different. Was it the way her eyes narrowed into slits when she spoke, or the grave tone that encompassed her each and every word? Maybe it just had to do with the subtle threat she left hanging in the air before she walked out of my office. I'd watch my back if I were you. Now, it wasn't unlike Cynthia to drop threats, bu
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160Alora's POV I couldn't believe my ears, at all. I'd heard of moments when one would be so shocked, that one would be forced to think that time had somehow rolled to a halt. I'd experienced my fair share of that moment, but I never thought another occurrence could top the charts of the most shocking one. If anything, what had just happened now was something I wouldn't be forgetting in a long time, even if I died, or went into a coma. “You’re alone now, Alora.” his words echoed painfully in my ears. “Abandon Fredrick, sign over your shares to me, and we could go back to being a couple”. The words seemed to be on loop, and the more I tried to get his voice out of my head, the more they settled into my mind. As they did that, I struggled to find the motivation behind it all. Was he really that audacious for him to think that I was going to agree to his terms? Or perhaps he was delusional and was only playing a prank on me. I raised my gaze to meet his face. My eyes scanned the
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159Alora's POV I was conscious, but for the life of me, I didn't even want to open my eyes. Call it embarrassment, or probably depression, I didn't care. All I knew was that I didn't want to feel like this, at all. I couldn't even remember the last time I felt this way. I'd been through hell and back, literally, from the contract being ripped from me the first time, to bring framed for something I had no idea about, to you g to jail, to dealing with Ethan and a whole lot of other troubles I didn't wabt to remember, I wasn't sure I felt the way I was feeling now, and i hated it. I let out a deep breath, before finally forcing my eyes open, and the all too familiar sight of my ceiling greeted me. I knew I should be happy, or at least feel a tiny bit of comfort, but no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't summon it. All that ran through my mind, were the events that led to this moment. It wasn't a lot, but it was still embarrassing. I'd passed out in the Inspector's office a
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158Fredrick’s POV A small groan slid past my lips as I slowly peeled my eyes open. A dull throb spread through the back of my head, and all around me, but I didn't let it get to me. My body ached, and I felt like I was going to pass out again. My lungs burned, and even the side of my torso too. I had no idea why it hurt, but for the life of me, I couldn't even bring myself to check. More groans slid past my lips as I forced myself into a sitting position. My back came in contact with the wall behind me, and I regretted it immediately. Something slimy seeped into my clothes, and I jerked forward immediately. Even that wasn't a good choice, because the moment my hands came in contact with the floor, a burning sensation raced up my body. I scrambled to my feet, and my legs ached. I tried to walk to the other side of the room, but I just couldn't. With all the strength I could mutter, I found myself limping to a part of the tiny room I felt was clean enough. Once there, I pressed
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157Alora's POV I paced around the room, my footsteps slapping loudly against the clear tiles. I hadn't expected the sound from beneath my shoes to be so loud, but in my defense, I also hadn't expected to end up here of all places too. What the hell was wrong with my life? Why was there always some evil plan lurking around in the background and waiting for the right time to rear it's ugly head? I pinched the bridge of my nose as I continued my pacing. While I did that, I didn't miss the angry glares that the other people in the room threw my way. Did I care? Not in the slightest. It was selfish of me, but if nothing was going well for me, then I honestly didn't mind ruining a couple of other people's day too. I shook my head slowly. For the past hour now, I struggled to comprehend what the hell had just happened. One minute, things were going relatively fine, if you excluded the missing funds, and the next, Fredrick was being arrested. Fucking arrested. My mind darted back t
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156Alora's POV An additional week had passed since we started the real estate contract in earnest, and I knew I should be glad that things were beginning to shape up, but I just couldn't shake off the unease that lodged itself in my chest every now and then. It didn't always come when I was distracted, I only seemed to feel that way anytime I set my eyes on our two new employees, Marcus and Phineas. They'd been eagerly at work, making choices and decisions that were sometimes out of my reach, but there wasn't a lot I could say. I didn't agree with half of their thought process, but Fredrick was always ever ready to back them up. “This is the new innovation I was talking about.” He'd said. “let's just let them do their thing, I'm sure it'll come out great.” I had so many questions, but for the sake of global prace, I'd decided to shelf them, until today that is. I'd arrived at the office like any pretty normal day. Once in a while, Fredrick and I often did routine checks, to
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155Alora's POV It'd been a week since we started the real estate contract in earnest, and I would be lying if I said I wasn't proud of myself. It was stressful and overwhelming, and in the past week, I could swear I'd lost count of how many times I wanted to give up. From the preparations, down to going to the site and managing the workers, everything was a lot. I'd cried to Fredrick more times than I wanted to, and at a point, i honestly deliberated giving it all up. “Do we really have to do this?” I'd said to Fredrick a couple of days back. “Is it really too late now?” “Yes.” Fredrick had let out admit a series of chuckles. “We can do this Alora. We fought so hard for this, from the very beginning too. We can't give up now. You're saying all of this because you're stressed. I'm sure once your vision starts coming to light, you'll forget all about it.” To further support his reassurance, Fredrick had taken me out to dinner. He insisted it wasn't a date, but just an avenue
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154Alora's POV I wasn't one to look forward to office days, but I would be lying to myself if I said I wasn't excited this morning. I couldn't even hide it even if I wabted to. From the moment I woke up, I'd been in a beautiful mood, and nothing, absolutely nothing was going to change that. Apparently, my excitement had been passed to Fredrick as well, but he was doing a good job at keeping his in. After the interview slash live session a couple of days ago, it felt like our luck had turned around significantly. We had more partnership deals than we'd ever had since we got back and our stocks profit had skyrocketed more than expected. Fredrick and I had finalized the details for the real estate contract, and we officially supposed to start the project today. Fredrick had headed to the office earlier than me, just to make some final decisions before my arrival. I was so excited, that I literally completed my morning routine with twenty five minutes extra to spare. I tapped m
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153Cynthia’s POV The sun was up, and shining, and I couldn't help but bask in it. I mean, who wouldn't, especially when I had a huge dick sitting on one of my fingers. I'd been wanting to get this ring for a while, but Eliaz never really came around to getting it for me. Now, I didn't have to wait around to be able to get what I wanted, I could easily get it for myself, and through Halo too. A wide grin made its way to my face at the mere thought of it. To the people at the counter and probably the other customers miling about the mall, they would probably think that I had gone psycho, but I knew better. I was psycho, but in a happy way. While the total cost of my goods was being calculated, I couldn't help but recall the events that led me to this moment. I saw my world crashing down the moment Eliaz thrust those DNA reports in my face. When Alora had said she was going to expose me, she really did mean it. I'd run her over just to stop her, but I guess I let a tiny detail
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152Henry's POV A pungent smell hit my nose, and I fought the urge to throw up. I pressed my fingers against the bridge of my nose and my nostrils, but it did nothing to stop the stench from getting in. The stale stench had hit my nose the moment I got in here. One would think that with how posh the building looked from the outside, a small part of it would be bearable, but I guess I knew better now. I cursed underneath my breath as I walked to the other side of the shoebox of a room I'd been tossed into. Maybe the rancid smell wasn't coming from every part of the room. Perhaps I'd been unfortunate to walk to one of the walls where the stench was more prominent. But I was wrong, very wrong. Every part of this stupid room felt like it had been forsaken by both God and the devil. In fact, if someone were to walk up to me, just to tell me that this place used to be a dumping site for every sort of waste product you could think, then I wouldn't even bat an eyelid to doubt him. In
