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Chapter Thirty-eight: A con
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Rose’s POV “Hi, good morning,” I murmured a greeting to Jian as I walked into the kitchen and slumped into one of the stools at the breakfast bar. It was past 10 in the morning and I’d just awaken from my beauty sleep. Besides being unconscious, I couldn’t recall the last time I slept so well and without nightmares to jerk me awake. What can I say? Sleeping next to Jian’s warm body had its perks. “Good morning, baby,” He responded, still facing the stove with his back turned to me as he continued cooking. I loved seeing him in the kitchen. It made him look so carefree and yummy, and it was one part of him that warmed my heart, unlike the daunting businessman that set it on fire. A yawn escaped my lips as I kept staring at him. He finished from the stove, untied the apron at his waist, tossed it on the counter, and headed towards me. “How was your night, love?” he leaned down and casually pressed his lips to my temple, making warmth spread within me, and my cheeks heated up in a bl
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Forty: Who's Sylvia Lancaster
Rose’s POVI agreed to his demands. I mean what could go wrong? There was a lot at stake, and if being his plaything will give me the time to sort out myself then I’d take it. Although, it was quite surprising that he’d go back on his word after making it crystal clear that there couldn’t be any romantic relationship between us, considering he knew my parents very well and considered them family.I glanced at him from the passenger seat of his car, but his attention remained on the road, his hold on the steering wheel and he drove towards my parents home. After reaching an agreement on his new deal, we got ready to see my dad. I’d been anticipating this meeting but now that we were almost there, my anxiety was gradually building to a fever pitch. I had no idea what to expect. I only hoped whatever my dad would tell me would be able to help me understand that note and to decide if it was a bluff or if it was true.In about twenty minutes, we pulled through the gates of my parents home
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Forty-one: Who's Lying?
Rose’s POV“He bought it,” I told Jian, as we pulled out of the huge gates of my parents home into the quiet street.“What?” he spared me a glance with furrowed brows before returning his attention to the road.“I mean we didn’t need to convince him much to believe. The moment I mentioned it to him, he acted like he knew we were dating,”“Ohh…” he chuckled. “All thanks to my exceptional acting skills,”“Oh please,”We remained quiet for a while as he maneuvered his way out of the street onto the main road and headed towards the way to the nursing facility where my mom was. I’d mentioned to him that I needed to see my mom one last time before we’d leave and he agreed without questions. Everything my dad told me was still revolving around my head and I couldn’t even believe that she’d do such a thing. She was always the good one in the family, the one to settle conflicts. The one to bring everyone together and she was always so cheerful. So why harbor such hate for the same people she p
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Forty-two: A trail
Jian’s POVFor the umpteenth time, I glanced at the watch adorning my wrist and checked the rearview mirror, hoping to see the man I was waiting for but he was nowhere to be found. He’d sent a text to me while I was waiting for Rosie at the nursing home, that he had found out another discrete information about Rosie’s case and he wanted us to meet. It’s been almost thirty minutes since I arrived at this lonely dirt road, waiting for him to arrive but he was nowhere to be found.I reached for my phone and was about to call him when I heard a slight tap on the window. I looked up to see him leaning over it. I waved him to the passenger seat and he rounded the car to get in.“What took you so long?” I questioned as soon as he got into the car.“I apologize for my tardiness but it was urgent I see you today, and we had to meet here because I fear they may have caught onto me and it’d be risky to discuss over the phone or even in a public place,”“Who are they?” I inquired, with a frown ma
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Forty-three: Revelation
Rose’s POVThe sound of the bedroom door opening caught my attention, and my gaze darted to it to see it was Jian. I quickly averted my gaze, not wanting to meet his eyes. After the bomb he’d dropped on me, coupled with blackmailing me just to get me to go with him, I had nothing to say to him, and I didn’t want to be in the same room with him. He’d stormed off earlier on, and now he was back.I kept my gaze on the window I’d been looking out, while I thought of different ways to get out of my situation. I needed to get to Sam urgently, and I also needed to know the stranger that has been sending me those notes, their connection to my mom, and why they’d decided to tell me after all these years of being silent.As much as I wanted to believe them, I’d thought about it and chose to believe my mom. Yes, she had done terrible things and might be hiding more hideous things but I know she’d never cheat on my dad. She’s been with him all of these years and their love was so strong. I saw th
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Forty-four: His plaything
Rose’s POVTwenty-four hours later, I was in a private car, with Jian right next to me, heading towards his Beijing home. As he’d said, we left New York the next morning after I visited the nursing home and he never said a word to me since my return. He’d been so angry at me for stealing his car and leaving the house without informing him of my whereabouts and when he’d inquired about my absence and where I went, I waved it off, telling him I needed to clear my head and my thoughts in preparation for our trip. I expected him to scold me for being silly and unreasonable and for being careless, for not putting my safety at the forefront of my mind despite all I’d been through. But it never came. Instead, he gave me the cold shoulder all night, never speaking a word to me. I kept my gaze on the window, as I stared at the buildings we passed, just to ignore the thick tension around us. I could feel the anger emanating from him despite his silence and I knew it was because of my actions
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Forty-five: Trouble visits
Rose’s POVI remained on that table for almost another hour, with shame washing over me, coupled with disappointment at myself. Tears streamed down my eyes as the events of the past three months sailed into my head, one after the other, hinting at how deeply chaotic my life had become. One moment, I was having a great time, glad to be getting out of college soon, and hitting every club and party in town, and the next, I was in a private room in a club, stabbing a knife into the groin of my supposed admirer, just to protect my dignity but that quickly went out the door the moment I fell into the arms of the man I’d taken his only son. To pay for my sins, I’d been sold to a sex trafficking auction and from then onward my entire life had been a mess, from one chaotic incident to the next, without a break. The only people I thought I had around me had proven to be worse than me, with webs of secrets and scandals that I didn’t want to hear about.Here I was, in the house of a stranger I’d
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Forty-six: In love
Rose’s POV“H-hi…” I tried to start up a conversation but she stared at me wordlessly, her gaze washing over me in a demeaning look that made me feel as though the ground could open up and swallow me. She looked past my shoulder to the living room, as though expecting Jian or any other person to pop out. “Umm… if you’re looking for Jian, he’s not home at the moment,” I kept my voice polite but when her eyes returned to mine, it didn’t lessen the look of disdain in them.I was still waiting for some kind of reaction from her when she walked past me, shoving me aside as though my presence in his home meant nothing to her and I didn’t matter. And that wasn’t all. I heard her murmur some very clear words along the lines of;“Mmm… I see he’s still playing games with his little whore,”Wordlessly, I turned towards the living room and slowly closed the door to see her standing there, her back to me. From her pose, it looked like she was in some kind of trance or something. Maybe reminiscing
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