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The Billionaire's Drunken Bride After
Chapter 125: James, Hawk, and Angie fled through the dark city streets, their hearts bruised by the horrific encounter they had narrowly survived at the ball. The van jerked and slid around corners – Hawk drove them much too fast for safety, racing for home to put distance between them and Elena's wrath."That was ridiculous," she finally gasped. She leaned back against the wall of the van, and her legs felt like they were going to give out from under her. "I thought for sure Elena had me."James nodded grimly. "You did great, Angie. Really. But now they know that we are onto them."Hawk did not took his eyes off the road; his knuckles were white on the wheel. "Yeah, and they'll be out for blood. We need to lay low for a while, figure out our next move."Miles began to flick by as fast as James's thoughts whirred. The Shadow Council had been way more powerful than he had ever imagined them to be. From politics to big business to the media, their fingers were in everything. How in the
Last Updated : 2024-08-19The Billionaire's Drunken Bride Shadows
# Chapter 126James paced up and down the tiny motel room. Just a few hours left until he'd have to stand in front of the Shadow Council. Much hung in the balance.Hawk perched at the rickety table, the laptop open in front of her. Literally, she hadn't slept in more than a day, slaving away piecing their plan together. Angie curled up in the chair, her face washed out with worry."Okay," Hawk finally said, breaking the tight silence. "Let's go over this one more time."James nodded to himself, willing himself not to stay there. "Right. I slip in through the old service tunnel, plant the bugs, and then slip right back out again. Simple."Hawk regarded him dubiously. "Simple, he says. James, you're walking into the lion's den. These people want you dead or worse.""I know—" James acknowledged, drooping with disappointment. "—but what choice do we have? We need that evidence."Angie was the first to break the silence. Her voice came out low, but steady. "I still think one of us should g
Last Updated : 2024-08-19The Billionaire's Drunken Bride Fair Play
# Chapter 127: James himself took a backwards slump in the chair. Adrenaline from their near-miss at the warehouse was draining away, leaving his body literally aching from head to toe."That was too close," he mumbled.Hawk only nodded, face still fixed on the screen of the laptop. "Yeah, but we got what we needed. The bugs are working perfectly."Angie paced back and forth across the cement, rubbing her hands together. "You guys are okay; I was so worried when the alarms went off.""We're fine," James said, toeing a few bodies as he did. He turned back to the woman before him, unsure yet what to think of the ex-military operative, except right there, he was grateful for his help.Kelvin shifted with her to the corner, cleaning his gun with a little strip of cloth, eyes remaining silent. Angie asked, "What next?"Raiden looked up from his computer. With dozens of videos playing in front of him, she replied, "Now we wait. They're going to be scrambling at the Shadow Council after thi
Last Updated : 2024-08-19The Billionaire's Drunken Bride Against Time
Chapter 128: James paced the little room, the accusations racing in his mind firing like Thunder. He had just zapped off Lily, or rather probably Thunder had stopped speaking to her. A monstrous lorry's side smacked him in the face with the truthfulness of the danger they all were in."Guys," he said, turning around. "We need to talk about my family."Hawk looked up from her laptop. "What about them?"James drew a very deep breath and said, "I just called Lily. Told her to get out of the city with Ave."Angie's eyes got huge. "James, is that safe? What if they track the call?""I know, I know," James said while running his hand fervently through his hair. "But I just couldn't. I couldn't let them stay here without knowing.""Makes sense. But we have to push hard now. As soon as they try to trace that call, we don't have much time."James nodded. "There's another. Lily's dad, Michael, he's at the hospital. And with him is her cousin Maggie. We need to get them out too."Hawk swore sof
Last Updated : 2024-08-19The Billionaire's Drunken Bride Fallout
#Chapter 129The van squealed to a stop in front of some dumbed warehouse on the outskirts of town. James tumbled out, and his legs feeling like jelly from the adrenaline crash. The others followed, all of them looking worse for wear."Everyone okay?" James asked, looking around their faces.Angie nodded, still a little shaky. Kelvin nodded shortly, looking around them. Hawk was already dragging out her laptop."We've got to hurry," she said with fingers flying over the keys. "The Shadow Council's going into damage control. We need to strike while they're off balance."James heaved a breath and ran his hand through his hair as his mind raced ahead. "Okay, what do we have?""Well, we stopped their immediate plan," said Angie. "That's something, right?""It's a start," agreed Kelvin. "But they'll regroup quick. Need more."Hawk glanced away from the screen. "I've managed to slurp a ton of data since being in their system. It's definitely going to be encrypted, but give me a few hours,
Last Updated : 2024-08-22The Billionaire's Drunken Bride New Beginnings
Chapter 130: James stretched and yawned as he sauntered into the warehouse. Another day, another challenge. Two weeks since they'd taken down the Shadow Council, and there was still so much to do. "Morning, everyone," he called out.Hawk barely looked up from her computer. "Hey, James."Angie waved him on from where she was sorting through a stack of papers. Kelvin nodded, phone pressed to his ear."What d'you make of it all?" James reached out for a cup of coffee, then dropped into the chair to the right of Hawk.She wriggled on her chair, almost squirming, before she twisted her screen round for him to see. "There's good news and bad news. Good news is, it looks like most Shadow Council members are sticking to the deal. I've been running that against their accounts, and they're transferring funds to charities left and right.""That's good," James agreed. "So what's the bad news then?""It's just that some of them insist on being very stone-headed, wanting to still hold on to power
Last Updated : 2024-08-22The Billionaire's Drunken Bride Deep In The Lion's Den
Chapter 131: Angie—oh, excuse me; "Sarah Blackwood"—slid from her sporty rental car and smoothed out her designer blazer. She took a steadying breath for Nexus Innovations. That building was nothing more than some fancy, swanky monstrosity consisting almost entirely of glass and steel. From the outside, if one didn't know better, it would look almost normal, like it would merely contain the offices of some soulless corporation. She knew better. This place could be concealing secrets that threatened the whole world."You've got this," she murmured internally, walking up to the door.In the van, parked around the corner, three blocks away, James, Hawk, and Kelvin watched the view from the tiny camera hidden in Angie's watch."Looking good," Hawk said. "Audio and video feed are clear."James just grunted in reply, his jaw muscles tight with nerves. "Let's hope it stays that way."Angie flashed her best rich-person smile. "Hi. I'm Sarah Blackwood. I have an appointment with Mr Chen?"The
Last Updated : 2024-08-22The Billionaire's Drunken Bride Old Friends, New Allies
Chapter 132: The two friends ducked into an alley, the sound of the rapidly approaching vehicles now very close behind them. James' flame of consideration quivered in his mind."We need a plan, and it needs to be quick," Kelvin hissed.James nodded, his eyes skimming around the surroundings. This part of town. he knew it. An old memory sparked in his brain."I have an idea—for real. But you're not gonna like it."James was already moving again before Kelvin could come up with a response. Down other alleys and cross streets, always a step ahead of the pursuit.At length, he brought them up short in front of a broken-down garage. The sign overhead had spelled out "Big Mike's Repairs" in past-tense letters.Kelvin cocked an eyebrow. "What are we doing here?"James screwed up his face and took a lungful of air. "Going to collect a really old favor."He rapped on the door. For a moment, nothing happened. Then a small window in the door flickered open, revealing a pair of suspicious eyes.
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The Billionaire's Drunken Bride Full Circle
Chapter 142: The Watson mansion was fully alive. Streamers hung cascading off of everything they could, balloons bounced merrily around various corners, and the air swam thick with the tantalizing smell of BBQ on the back porch. Today was, after all, Ave's party – but it was more than that; today was the day Lily and James had chosen to once again pledge themselves to one another.Lily stood before the full-length mirror, straightening out her simple white sundress. At seven months, she was radiant—a perfect arc the curve of her belly was, below the flowing fabric.From the doorway, the sound of a voice declared, "You look beautiful." Lily turned to see her cousin Maggie smile at her."Thanks." Lily smoothed the dress. "I feel like a beached whale, but James insists I'm glowing."Maggie burst out laughing. "He's right, you know. You look like you're about to light up his world or something." She walked over and hugged Lily. "I can't believe how far we've come since that one crazy nig
The Billionaire's Drunken Bride Unexpected News
Chapter 141: Lily woke up off. She couldn't explain it, but something just seemed… off. And when she rolled over to check the time, a wave of nausea hit her. She groaned and buried her face in her pillow."Alright?" James mumbled, still half asleep."Yeah, I just feel a little queasy," Lily replied. "Probably just something I ate."James sat up concerned. "You want me to get you something?"Lily shook her head. "No, I'll be fine. We should get up anyway; Ave has that school play today, remember?"They climbed out of bed and busied themselves getting ready for the day. James went into the bedroom to awaken Ave while Lily projectile-vomited into the toilet.James had, by this time, somehow managed to dress Ave in her costume: a huge, puffy frog outfit in bright green made for the school dress rehearsal of "The Frog Prince.""Mommy!" Ave squealed as she clumped down the stairs. "Do I look like a real frog?"Lily laughed, pushing aside her queasiness. "Why, yes, my child, the fairest fr
The Billionaire's Drunken Bride Family Ties
Chapter 140: Giggles consumed the room, and James stirred awake. He opened an eye to find a little face at the end of the bed staring in at him."Daddy! Wake up!" little Ave chirped in at him.Stepping over the landmines that were on the bed, James ran his hand through the small amount of her running down her back and picked her up, digging fingers into her tummy."Morning, princess," he said by way of splaying a kiss on her forehead.Ave giggled and squirmed. "Mommy said breakfast was ready!""Oh, yeah?" said James, sitting up but not letting go of the squirming Ave. "Am I to take it that's why Mommy sent you in here to wake me up?"Ave nodded, her bouncing brown curls saying more than she could. "Yep! She said tell you there's coffee."James laughed, and if Lily knew him at all well, it was all for her benefit. "Well then, I guess we'd better not have Mommy waiting, huh?"He climbed out of bed, Ave still in his arms, and rolled out of the room. The smell of bacon and coffee wafted
The Billionaire's Drunken Bride New Horizons
Chapter 139James lay on his back on the pristine white sand beach and took a pounding from the burning Maldivian sun. His hand reached up behind him for the coconut cocktail, tasting sweetness in his mouth as the gentle lapping of waves broke almost ten meters away from shore. It was the first time he had really been allowed to relax, barring a three-month period, since they had released the secrets of the Shadow Council onto the world."Penny for your thoughts?" The sound of Lily's voice broke through his reverie. She settled herself down on the lounger beside him. Her skin was golden against the sun.He smiled, squeezing her hand, saying, "Just thinking how surreal this all is. A year ago, I was knee-deep in conspiracies and shadow organizations. Now I'm sipping cocktails on a private island."Lily chortled; that sound always hit James in exactly the right place in his heart."Life's funny that way, isn't it?" she said, turning her head to look at him with her chin resting on her a
The Billionaire's Drunken Bride The Turning Tide
Chapter 138: James was pacing his living room relentlessly. Elena was with Rachel. It was all over. Well yah, anyway that was supposed to mean.Lilly squinted at him from the couch. "James, honey, you're going to wear a hole in the carpet. Come sit down."He sucked in a deep breath and sat down beside her. "I'm sorry; I just… I just can't help but feel this is too easy. After everything we've been through, this is just too easy."Lily squeezed his hand reassuringly. "James, I hardly think that anything about this has been easy. But maybe, this is the way it ends. Not really with a bang, but with a whimper."There was a pounding on the door. The teenager was on his feet before James could even open his mouth. His heart pounded in his chest. This was it.The door was thrown open. To find Rachel standing there—grimy, dirty, and obviously completely exhausted but still with the fires of determination burning behind her eyes. And past her."Hello, James," came the soft-spoken voice of Ele
The Billionaire's Drunken Bride The Lighthouse
Chapter 137: Rachel's hands trembled on the wheel. She drove the car towards the lighthouse. It was a full moon drooping low into a mess, ever drooping across the sky to the west, throwing a queer, sickly light over the whole demesne. She could not believe the fact that she was actually doing this, meeting secretly with her mother, Elena.She couldn't bat the feeling away that this time—this time—things were different. There was no hand in the place that could have been straightened just then, and scarcely a hand for him to take.Beside the lighthouse was her mother's car. Ray closed her eyes, drew a deep breath, and felt her hand shake again, then brought it quickly up to her chest and gripped hard. "You can do this," she whispered to herself.She scrambled out of the car and up the serpentine path to the lighthouse, where waves dashed to the rocks and her feet crunched over gravel.One figure stood at the top by the railing, looking out at the water: Elena. His mother.Rachel's hea
The Billionaire's Drunken Bride Unfinished Business
Chapter 136The world had barely had enough time to absorb the shock that came with the downfall of Shadow Council. News channels were all agog with relentless updates, while governments scurried to try and react to the development; people all around tried to understand what all this really meant and what the implications of the bombshell were that shook the very fundamentals of society.But there was so much more to it than that which James Watson could see coming.He found himself standing outside the hospital room after just a moment's hesitation on the other side of the door handle. He could see from the small window that Louis was lying in a bed, hooked up to a lot of machines, Rachel sat at his side.He steeled himself, took a deep breath, and walked in.Rachel lifted her head. Her eyes were red, red, but glittering. "James," she said very quietly. "I didn't expect you to be here.""How is he?" asked James, who had moved now and stood at the foot of Louis's bed.Rachel sighed. "
The Billionaire's Drunken Bride The Final Gambit
# Chapter 135: James took a deep breath and brought his head counterclockwise to his team, tired yet charged. It was time to engage their plan."Okay, let's go over this again. Hawk, are you set up with that kill switch or what?"Hawk just nodded. Her fingers danced across the laptop keyboard. "Okay, I am ready as I will ever be, but remember, this is one shot deal.""Right," James confirmed, turning towards Kelvin. "You got your contacts on standby?"Kelvin lifted his phone reassuringly. "They're all set, just waiting for our signal now."Glancing toward Angie and Agent Johnson, he asked, "You two sure about this? This is going to be dangerous."Angie made a show of rolling up her eyes. "Please. After all else we've done? It's just another Tuesday."It was Johnson's turn to chuckle. "What she said. We've got your back, James."James bobbed his head, his fear mixing in with his excitement. This was it: the last big push to finally bring down the Shadow Council."Alright then," he sai
The Billionaire's Drunken Bride Aftermath
Chapter 134: Days passed after the warehouse before a blur of debriefings, media frenzy, and shock waves that echoed across the globe. Standing smack in the middle of this hurricane, shaking the very roots of governments and institutions around the globe, was James and his team.They now sat in a safe house, courtesy of Agent Johnson—now an unlikely ally in all of this, ever since the exposure of the Shadow Council. There, in that very suburban home, the living room had now become something of a command center: there were laptops and papers all over, the place cluttered with empty coffee cups.James rubbed his tired eyes at the news playing on mute on the television. Of course, the headline scrolled by in the news: "Global Markets in Turmoil as Shadow Council Revelations Continue.""You should get some rest," Angie said before putting a hand on his shoulder. At least she looked a little better now, with the bruises from her captivity fading, but there was a new hardness in her eyes.
