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The Billionaire's Facade

The Billionaire's Facade

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last updateLast Updated : 2025-02-14
By:   Tessa Writes  Updated just now
Language: English
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Contemporary

Brave

CEO

Second Chance

Revenge

Weak to Strong

Blurb: Disaster strikes—when you least expect it. Pearl Hammonds, a billionaire heiress, is ready to reveal her true identity and the fortune that comes with it. But just as she plans to come clean, she walks in on her husband and sister in an intimate embrace. Shattered and enraged, Pearl wastes no time—she files for divorce and vanishes from her old life. Then, tragedy strikes. News of Pearl’s untimely death spreads like wildfire, leaving her loved ones in shock. But four years later, Pearl wakes up in a remote province with a hazy memory and no clear recollection of her past. Starting fresh in an unfamiliar world, she crosses paths with Lucian Thatcher, a powerful billionaire with one of the world's largest empires. As fragments of her memory start to return, Pearl pieces together the betrayal she once faced. With her past slowly coming into focus, one thought consumes her—revenge.

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Chapter OnePearl’s POV“You’re a billionaire heiress, Pearl. Haven’t you come to terms with this yet? When will you quit this game of charades and come clean to your husband?” Bella, my mother, complained.My mouth gaped in astonishment. How many times would I tell this woman that I wasn’t interested?"No, Mother, I've told you already. Ashton and I are doing just fine. This whole meeting or whatever this even is doesn’t even make sense. Quit pestering me!" I rolled my eyes, sinking deeper into my seat. Could the earth just open up and swallow me already? That would surely be better than being here."You are the heir to Hammond's Inc., don't you get it? Sooner or later, your father will leave the business in your hands." My mother, Bella, said with a calm voice. I could tell that she was about running mad all because of me."Why can't you just hand it over to Corinne? She'd happily do that for you." I glanced over at my father, Tom, who sat right across me, “Besides, Ashton isn’t a ...

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12 Chapters
Chapter One
The Billionaire's Facade /Tessa Writes
Chapter OnePearl’s POV“You’re a billionaire heiress, Pearl. Haven’t you come to terms with this yet? When will you quit this game of charades and come clean to your husband?” Bella, my mother, complained.My mouth gaped in astonishment. How many times would I tell this woman that I wasn’t interested?"No, Mother, I've told you already. Ashton and I are doing just fine. This whole meeting or whatever this even is doesn’t even make sense. Quit pestering me!" I rolled my eyes, sinking deeper into my seat. Could the earth just open up and swallow me already? That would surely be better than being here."You are the heir to Hammond's Inc., don't you get it? Sooner or later, your father will leave the business in your hands." My mother, Bella, said with a calm voice. I could tell that she was about running mad all because of me."Why can't you just hand it over to Corinne? She'd happily do that for you." I glanced over at my father, Tom, who sat right across me, “Besides, Ashton isn’t a
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Chapter Two
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Pearl’s POV“What the fuck?” I screeched as my phone slipped out of my trembling hands and crashed onto the floor. I was certain that the screen had shattered, but that was the least of my concerns. I had more pressing matters to attend to, like the fact that my husband was buried deep---and pounding---in my sister, Corrine.I still couldn’t believe it, my brain hadn’t processed any of that. Damn, it was hard to. My fists were tightly clenched on either side of my body and I bit down on my jaw with so much force.Ashton turned around and to his amazement, there I was. Watching at the scene like a bystander. His eyes widened as he reached out for the sheets, wrapping it quickly around his body. “Corrine, I can explain.”“Save it, Ashton. I’ve seen more than enough.” I held a finger up and closed my eyes, taking a shaky breath. My hands began to tremble and I broke out into a cold sweat.“No, please. This isn’t what you think it is.” He continued, stepping forward to close the distance
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Chapter Three
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You signed them? You actually signed them?” My voice wavered as I looked down at the documents on the table through teary eyes. “Isn’t that what you wanted anyway? Anything to make you happy, my sweet.” He sneered, sliding the papers back to me. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The man I’d been in love with for four years, four whole years! He just threw everything away like it was nothing. “You!” I turned to Corinne, pointing a finger at her and stepping closer to her. “Corinne, this is all your fault!” I spat, closing the distance between us. She inched back until her body hit the wall. “How could you do this to me?!” I cried out, before landing a resounding slap on her face. Baffled, she raised her hand up to her cheek, her mouth gaped in shock. Ashton moved between the both of us, using his body to clearly separate us, “You don’t hit Corinne like that! What gives you the damn audacity?” He questioned, his voice loud and threatening. I flinched slightly, stepping back as he glare
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Chapter Four
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“This is Blake Altura, reporting live from the KRC24 studio, right here in Illinois, Chicago.” The news reporter said promptly, stacking a bunch of papers on top of each other and straightening his posture. I looked on from the side curtains, preparing to step into the spotlight any second now. My sweaty hands were shoved in my pockets and my heart thumped in my ribcage.I still couldn’t believe it. It had all happened so fast, that I didn’t even know how to feel or what to say. “Hey, are you okay?” Corinne whispered, looking up at me. She was right beside me, her petite body leaning into my muscular body. “Y-yeah, I’m fine.” I choked out, trying to maintain my composure. She rubbed a thumb over my hand in soothing circles. “Look, this isn’t easy on any of us. Let’s just get out there, and get this thing over with alright?” She encouraged, with her tiny voice.I nodded, peeling my eyes away from her and redirecting my focus to Blake. “On today’s news, an accident that has taken the n
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Chapter Five
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Pearl’s POVAir rushed into my lungs rapidly and my eyes fluttered open as I clutched the sheets around my body tightly. They were white, pure white. The bed was uncomfortable, and the fluorescent lights on the ceilings shone brightly into my eyes.I heard rushed beeping coming from a device beside me and by the time I managed to turn my head to check what was going on, nurses had crowded around me. My breathing was labored and unstable, a telltale sign that I truly wasn’t fine.It felt like my insides were burning up and when I parted my lips to speak, nothing but a squeak came out. The nurses beside me injected something into my I.V. and I watched on helplessly. What on earth was I doing in a hospital of all places? I instinctively shot my hand out to touch my stomach, but the unbearable pain that shot through my nerves made it impossible to do so. Within a few seconds, I succumbed to darkness, once again.~~“She’s awake…” I heard someone whisper as I turned my head against my pi
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Chapter Six
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PEARL’S POV…My eyes were still fixated on the television. I blinked and closed my eyes multiple times, reopening them to see that I wasn't dreaming or imagining things. Everything I heard and said was real and so hard for me to accept.It had to be a mistake. I began to feel cold air seep into my body; beads of sweat were formed on my forehead as I wiped it off with my trembling hands as the weight of the news settled in.I was dead. The world thought I was dead, but here I was seated down and breathing just like every other human would do. There was no way I could bring myself to process it.“How could this be? Didn't my family try to look for me, not even once?” I whispered to myself as my eyes softened with pity.I was deep in my thoughts, my head swinging in different circles. After all, no one cared about me, not even my parents, nor my sister, or the monster I married and called him a husband. That was the hardest pill of truth I had ever swallowed, and I knew I was going to ma
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Chapter Seven
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Lori Pov I walked out of the supermarket with quickened steps into the evening air that coursed through my veins, feeling hot against my skin.But it didn't do much to clear away the worrisome feeling in my head. Everything felt strange to me, and the fact that I was presently living someone's life began to eat me from within.I had no idea if it was my imagination, but I could feel the eyes of people on me. I couldn't help her rid herself of the unleased feeling that settled at the bottom of my stomach.“Lori. I have been calling you for a long time; please stop. You left your groceries behind,” I heard a voice that was too familiar call out to me.It was Lucian, and I didn't need to turn around to know who it was. His voice was loud and breathless as he ran towards him, his steps increasing with every speed I took.He was trying to catch up fast with me, his heavy breathing being proof of my thoughts.“I don't want them anymore. Besides, you paid for them, so they belong to you,” I
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Chapter Eight
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PEARL'S POV….The next day, I woke up with the feeling of reluctance that had become a new part of myself since I woke up from a coma.Every time, I looked at the mirror. My heart ached, trying to come to terms with my new life; the accident didn't just take away my existence, but my identity as Pearl Hammond, and now I was forced to live a life I never imagined to live.I had to finally accept I would be known as Lori Whitlock, a chef, and that is what everybody addresses me as. There wasn't any day that went by without me learning Lori's mannerisms.Due to some deep research, I was able to get hold of some disks that belonged to Lori. Learning everything about her felt as though I was a stranger in another body as I tried to pick up the habits that would make me like Lori.I went as far as experimenting with different cuisines. While living as Pearl, I hardly entered the kitchen because I had a helper to do everything related to the kitchen. So tell me how I was supposed to know how
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Chapter Nine
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LORI'S POVI could listen to my heart beating fast in my chest at the sudden text message that appeared on my phone screen. My eyes stared at the text message as I tried to rearrange the words into something that could make sense to me, but it didn't, not at all.I began to wonder who sent the text message to me, but she had no answers. I tried to call the number. With the two times I tried, it rang, but there wasn't any response. I began to feel scared and frustrated, but I knew it wasn't the time to act irrationally but to be smart.Taking in a deep breath, I dialed the number once more, and the person on the other end of the call picked up.“Hello, tell me who you are and why you sent such a message to me.” I reprimanded, anger coursing through my veins, but what I was left with was the sound of the call hanging up.“Damn it!” I cursed out as I kept trying to call the number, and what made it more surprising was when I began to hear a ringtone from afar. I began to look around to s
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Chapter Ten
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Lori pov I strode inside the restaurant. My mind is reeling about how easy it has been for me to convince everyone that there was nothing suspicious in me that would make the world doubt that I wasn't the real Lori Whitlock.I began to love my new life more than my old life. At least I was able to step out into the bright world without thinking twice or taking a step back.For a long time. My attention was on my phone as I kept fiddling with it; I had to arrange the orders for the day. I wouldn't want to keep my clients waiting.My leg collided with something that felt strong. I looked down to see a parcel in front of me. Did someone perhaps leave it on the floor?I picked it up, trying to feel the weight of it. Maybe I could guess what was inside, but then I was taken aback when I saw Lori Whitlock on it.Confusion swooshed over me. I didn't order anything, so why was the parcel in my name? I became more curious as I shook the parcel to hear what was inside, but it was lightweight.
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