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Chapter 36: Claire’s POV
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The Billionaire Husband’s Betrayal Chapter 37: Claire’s POV
I watch as Leo slowly undoes the wax seal on the envelope in front of a waiting audience and smiles as he reads the card.“Today’s ’New Best Designer of the Year’ award goes to none other than Claire!” He looks directly at me with a smile. I hear applause growing around me and see everyone has turned to me. I make my way to the stage and am handed a medal along with a plaque showcasing my name. I smile as I begin my acceptance speech.“Thank you to all of you here tonight for this nomination! I am forever grateful for the acknowledgement you’ve given me. I never thought this would be possible for me and I’d like to thank a few special people in my life as well. Leo, you believed in me and you’ve supported me throughout the resurface of my career and I’m thankful for you. And secondly, I’d like to thank my friend Jasmine for her endless support and healing hugs. I’m extremely grateful to you all tonight.” I stand back and turn to leave and watch as Leo continues to announce - smiling s
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I watch from around the corner as Elena watches the television in the living room outside my bedroom. What useless help she is. But then I see exactly what she is looking at. Leonardo is announcing the Architectural Success Event and to my surprise - Claire is also there. I tip-toe back to my room to make a call to Leo’s mother. Certainly, she wouldn’t approve of this and she would have no issue in vocalizing her disdain of Claire. That would help Leo see his way back to me.“Hello Mother!” I play kindly as I hear her pick up.“Hello Charlotte, what a late hour to be receiving your call?” She says politely.“I’m sorry for my absence but I wanted to know if you saw Leo on television today?” “I did. He did a fine job announcing the nominees and the winners of each award.” She knew? She saw Claire attend the event and said nothing?“Did you know Claire was there?” I ask quickly as I felt left out of the equation.“I did. She’s been awarded a marvelous reward.” She says without a hint of
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I ensure Claire made it into Jasmine’s home safely before getting back into the town car. Part of me wanted to invite myself in and show Claire how proud of her I really was but I needed to respect her decision. She had asked for the divorce because she needed it and as much as I wanted Claire to return to me, it would have to be on her terms. Not mine. I sit down in the town car and tell the driver to take me home. Just as I see the house fading from my view, I get a phone call from my mother. “Hello Mother, is everything alright?” She had never called at this hour. This must be important. “Leo, I think it’s time we talk about your future. I’ve asked Charlotte to leave the house after her mentioning that she is able to walk again.” She says promptly. Mother had always seemed fond of Charlotte until now. I wonder what has Charlotte said to make her feel otherwise. “What’s going on, mother? I remember you always being fond of Charlotte.” I word it carefully as to not disrespect
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I could feel that it was only a matter of time before Leo’s mother voiced her displeasure of me to Leo and sung praises of Claire. I needed to act quickly if I was to fulfill my vow of never allowing Claire to return to him so I quickly grabbed my phone and quietly texted my henchman. I knew better than to call with Elena close by. That useless woman would make matters worse by foiling my plans in order to protect that wretched Claire.“I have another job for you.” I type and hit send.“Find someone else. I’ve seen the papers. Your daddy’s assets are frozen.” “What a vile thing to say to those who pay you.” I had always kept a separate account for emergencies. I had well-enough to pay for this request.“Unless you can pay, my answer is no.” “I can pay.” I type back as I send a payment of $50,000 to his account. He must’ve received it by the reply.“Okay, I’m listening.” Exactly what I needed to hear. “I need you to pay my last request a little visit. She’s no longer pregnant but no
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After my monumental night of success, I returned home to Jasmine’s, where she was waiting for me to tell her about my night. I was exhausted after our talk and decided to head to bed. I had a few contracts to overlook in the morning. As I laid down, I remembered the kiss Leo and I had shared. The love behind it was truly genuine. I knew that he wanted me to invite him in but I decided against it. I didn’t want to give him false hope when I wasn’t sure. So many things had happened in the last few months of us being apart. I still hadn’t forgotten the feeling of watching him run to Charlotte time and time again. The same Charlotte that still lived in his house at his request.I decide to get some rest after that thought. My late-night pondering would only open up the gates to my grief.I wake up to a glimmer of sunshine touching my face. It was already morning. I got ready and called a cab. After reaching my suite, I pulled out my tablet and began working diligently on a few blueprints
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I hear my phone ring and eagerly answer it until I hear Claire’s confusion on the other line. I’m thankful she called me but something seemed off. Why would a cab be waiting for her outside of her suite? How did they know she would be needing one? I demand that Claire go back inside and wait for my arrival. My town car had been waiting for her in the same manner when she was kidnapped and our child was the target.I rush my driver to Claire’s location and see the cab waiting until the driver noticed my arrival. I memorize the license plate and call my investigator.“I need you to run this plate. They tried to get Claire again.” I say urgently.“What’s the number, boss?” He answers“WRZ215. I need to know who was driving.”“The cab is owned by a private transportation company. I’ll see what’s going on and who was supposed to be driving it and inspect the vehicle. I’ll call you once I have news.”“We need to get him before he harms Claire again.” I demand.“We’ll get him.” I hear as I h
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I wait patiently to hear back from my mindless henchman - hoping he had already completed his task when I receive a message.“Task failed. Your beloved showed up. If I go down, you’re going with me.” I shiver as u read the message. Surely, Leo wouldn’t have noticed him as the same man who kidnapped us all those years ago and “crippled”me. If he did, he would’ve said something to me - I’m sure of it.Although Leo hadn’t returned so how sure could I actually be? I walk out of my room in search of that useless housemaid when I spot her polishing the silverware in the kitchen.“Where’s Leo?” I ask from behind her. She turns in shock as she didn’t hear me approach.“Oh, Charlotte. It’s you. I didn’t hear you coming now that you don’t use walker anymore.” She says as she grips her chest in relief.“Ms. Charlotte. Now where is Leo?” I ask again. I was growing impatient by the moment.“I don’t know. He grabbed his jacket and ran out the door without a word. Not even to me.” She says as she re
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I had heard the news of Charlotte’s father while out of the country and decided there was no better a time to return for her than now.The truth is that I was in the Mafia. I worked hard for the ranking I’m at and after one harmless poker night we ran, I found Charlotte. A woman of renowned, who simply liked risks. I felt enamored by her reckless and followed her home. She was more than accepting of my advances - but only on her terms. Charlotte seemed innocent until you looked at the little things. She was faking a disability to help her dad’s business and to keep close to her little billionaire. I had witnessed her scheme, plot and harm. Not that any of that bothered me, I have done far worse. I had no interest in pursuing her long-term, the sex was good. But her persona being filled with hatred and greed were addicting. So much so, that I tried to get her to leave the thought of “Leo the Billionaire” behind. She refused. The first time a woman ever refused my advances. This time
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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
