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Chapter 28: Claire’s POV
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The Billionaire Husband’s Betrayal Chapter 29: Claire’s POV
Seven o’clock rolls around and I hear Jas greet Jordan at the door. I admired Jordan’s punctuality. Leonardo rarely made things on time - when he bothered to show up. He had left me waiting on multiple occasions for Charlotte. I walk out of my bedroom to greet Jordan in the foyer. “You look stunning, Claire. Ready?” He says this as he gently places a kiss on my cheek. “Of course. Thank you.” Part of me knew that Jordan had interest towards me. And after everything having been finalized with Leo, I think I might be ready to give Jordan a chance. We had always been close and I trusted him, despite Leo’s very clear waning. We leave Jasmine’s house and head into town for dinner. After arriving, Jordan had given his name for our reservation and we were quickly seated and tended too.“I have something to ask you if that’s okay.” I say as soon as wine is brought to us. I wanted to lay Leo’s accusations to rest and enjoy the rest of our evening.“Go for it.” He says with a smile.“I got
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I thought that once Claire lost the baby, Leo would be over that peasant and running back to my side. It seemed only right for him to be with a woman with great renowned who is also adored by his family but he’s still sulking over his divorce and that useless woman. I had my “surgery” today and I’ll be back to my former self soon but Leo seemed uninterested in the thought. I witnesses how he contacted Claire to warn her about Jordan. Too bad my involvement with Jordan would be fruitless and too obvious. His devotion to Claire was far too high. Much like Leo’s is at this moment, I planned another way to get to Claire and drive her attention further away from my Leo. I pull out my phone and contact a soft spot that is sure to hurt Claire. “Hello?” “Matthew, how are you dear?” I say in a false cheerfulness. “I’m doing great. Thanks for helping me out. What’s up?” I should’ve put him in prison but Leo agreed to have Claire move back in and I couldn’t try that now and still pro
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I finalized my divorce with Claire against my better judgment. I wanted Claire to come back home and I wanted to fix what I had clearly broken but I decided against dragging out our divorce. Dragging out this divorce would only make her resent me. She had lost so much in so little time and the last thing I wanted was for her to believe I had taken these things from her. I supported her going back into the workforce and getting her foot through the door. I just didn’t trust when I had heard through the grapevine that she was working for that ‘Jordan’ guy. I contact a few of my business acquaintances and hear that Jordan had made of mess of his company and swindled millions of dollars from contracts around the city. What he does as a business owner is indifferent to me but I do want to ensure Claire is safe. As a new architectural engineer, it would destroy her newly acquired career to be involved in such a scandal. So I took it upon myself to call Claire. I told her about the con
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It had been a few days since my dinner with Jordan and that cryptic call with Leonardo. I couldn’t believe that he would resort to slandering Jordan just to get me back. I asked Jordan about these accusations over dinner and he had assured me that they were not true. Since that night, we had been spending a lot more time together and I felt more and more comfortable with the idea of being with someone who wasn’t Leo. I was at my desk working on some new structural designs and blueprints when Jordan asked me into his office. I get up with a smile and head over. This had become our private time where we would steal moments together. “What can I do for you, Boss?” I tease as I sit down on the chair across his desk. Jordan rises from behind the desk with a smile and comes behind my chair and slowly tips my chin back and leans down slowly to kiss me. He stops after a moment and spins my chair around to face him and deepens the kiss. I feel more pressure and yearning behind it and it
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I leave Jordan’s office, head to my desk and collect my things along with my blueprints and tablet holding all my documents and leave the office.I hear my phone ringing and decide to ignore it. I knew it was Jordan. He would need the signed and finalized blueprints that I had taken with me. But seeing as it was my work, I felt no shame in taking them.I hail a cab and give them Jasmine’s address. Once inside, I take my phone from my bag and see Jordan has not only called but texted me.Jordan: Claire, don’t be so rash. You know me better than anyone and you know how I feel about you. We can still work together and see each other. Call me back.I lost all interest in being with Jordan in that moment. He was intent on using me and wanted me to himself. Maybe there was a reason Leo didn’t like him from the first moment they met. He could see something that I wasn’t privy to.I decide to text Leo and tell him that he was right and turn off my phone once I arrive at Jasmine’s house.“Hey,
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I continued my investigation on Jordan’s company in my study. Elena was helpful in taking notes as I found more and more information. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse, my colleague Benjamin called me. Benjamin worked in architectural contracts with my company. He would sift through pending deals and finalize arrangements before production started.“Leo, I hope things are well. I have some shocking news and I thought you’d want to hear this.” Benjamin usually called when contracts were going to be delivered to me. Whatever he had to say was important enough for him to call on such short notice.“Is something wrong, Ben?” I ask quizzically.“Well I’m sure you know about Claire’s growing reputation as an independent architecture?”“I do.” Except Claire had also decided to work for Jordan.“Well some of her designs are being offered on a contract bidding that’s set to go live on Monday. But there’s one problem - Claire isn’t the one offering them. They’re being offered by Jor
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“What are you doing here, Leo?” Part of me was relieved to see it was him and not Jordan and wanted to hug him but part of me felt uncomfortable and withdrawn. I hadn’t seen Leonardo since I left permanently and finalized our divorce. The thought of seeing each other made me feel broken and helpless all over again.“I read your message and I called you but you didn’t answer. I needed to make sure you’re okay.” He had this look of genuine concern. One thing I can say about Leo was that he never hid how he felt when it came to me. He wore his emotions on his sleeve without ulterior motives.“You didn’t have to do that. I’m not your responsibility anymore.” I say in a small voice as I sit down on the couch and fiddle with the sleeves of my sweater. Leo comes to sit beside me and positions himself to where he is able to look directly at me.“You may not be my responsibility Claire, but you will always be of my concern. We were married for five years. I love you and I will always want to m
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After Leo leaves, I share my news with Jasmine and head to bed.I wake up the next morning to multiple missed calls and text from Jordan. They range from apologies to demanding the blueprints and I decide it’s better to say him head-on than to avoid him entirely.I call Jordan and wait for him to answer.“Claire, finally! I’ve been trying to reach you since you left!” I was caught off guard by the false enthusiasm.“I saw your call, voicemail and messages, Jordan. Can you meet me at the cafe on Maple Street in half an hour?” I hope he didn’t assume that I would be handing over my work.“Sure! I’ll meet you there.”I hang up, check my email and see that I have over twenty messages from contractors who had reached out to Leo in regards to working with me. I redirect each message to a new email address I created last night for my new independent company.I was excited for my designs to be made public under my own name.The thought of having the career I always yearned for and the opportu
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I wake up a few hours later with a dull pain my hand. The morphine had helped but I could still feel the aftermath of today’s events. According to the clock on the wall, I had slept for eight hours. I look over to find Leo sleeping on the couch beside my bed and two duffel bags on the chair. Not only has he decided to stay but he had brought things for us as we would be staying here for a few days as they reexamined my hand to ensure the proper healing took place.I use the call button to request a nurse as I had to use the restroom and see Leo jump up immediately as the nurse responds over the speaker. I hear him as he notifies the nurse that I’m fine.“What do you need? I’ll help.” He was adamant on helping.“I just have to use the restroom.” I whisper softly.“It’s okay. I’ll help you.”“But you were sleeping? It’s okay. I can just ask the nurse.” “No, I was just waiting for you to wake up. Come on, I’ll help you.” He extends a hand and gives a soft smile. I knew refusing would on
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I exit Claire’s hospital room on a mission. I call Mason first to recount Claire’s story of today’s attack.“Officer Mason.” I hear him speak clearly.“It’s Leo. I asked Claire what happened. She said the man was already in her suite when she arrived. He was dressed in a suit with his black hair combed back and he had green eyes. He was sitting at her desk. He said ‘boss’ orders’ when he attacked her with the trophy.” I make sure to leave no details unsaid. This was crucial to catching who did this to my wife.“Okay, I thought the trophy may have been the assault weapon so u had sentTo the lab for DNA testing. I’ll have my guys search for DNA forensics. I have some news on Matthew’s case as well, if you’re up to hear it.” Truth be told, I had forgotten about Matthew these last few days. “Any news is good news, I suppose.” I reply.“Well we checked the stamps, bags and origin of those drugs and our hunch was right. They came from a mafia group we’ve been following for years. If we ca
