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The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 18 : Mateo and Raine meets
"Where are you going Raine... Stevens?"Mateo stoop a little looking at her company ID. "Huh!.... I... " She looked at him in shocked realising that he is reading her name printed in her company ID. "I... I am going to see the chief of operations." She concluded that he didn't recognize her since she is wearing her disguise."Your in the wrong elevator. But anyway since I am going there also you can ride with me." He said while studying her face."I'm sorry sir I'd better use the other lift." She said wondering if he can hear the pounding of her heart. "Why use the other lift? when you can stay here we're on the same destination. It is cost effective." He said smiling."I..." She saw him punch the buttons to the floor to her destination. Despite her disguise Raine is anxious to be in the same enclose area with Mateo. She tried to calm her raging heart and butterflies in her tummy. She observed him through the steel wall of the lift. He hasn't change a bit, he is still the same
The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 19 : At this very moment
Raine was back to her apartment but the accidentall meeting with Mateo hardly gone from her mind. She was confused with the attention she gets from Mateo she suspects that he is supicious if not aware of the true identity of Raine Stevens. Days went by and she is getting relax . It was a good thing that Mateo rarely visits their site as what her colleagues declared. Their project is almost complete. She is wondering where is her next assignment would be. She hopes that she won't be assigned in close proximity with Mateo or maybe he will go back abroad and manage their business there.She was getting ready to turnover her work for the day to the next shift when Leo Alister appeared in her station. "Hi are you going home."Hi, yes I'm just waiting for my reliever for the next shift. What are doing here?" She is totally surprised and glad to see him."I was checking the site with the CEO, and I decided to invite you for coffee." "What?..." She didn't hear pass the word CEO."I
The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 20 : Face off
That night Raine didn't have a good night sleep, she toss and turn until the early hour of dawn thinking about what happened that day. ",Why does it bother you that he is getting attention from another woman?" She question herself. "No!" She contradict herself. "Then sleep and be fresh tomorrow for work." She chastise herself. For days Raine avoided thinking about her last meeting with Mateo. She concentrated on her work on finishing her project and her furniture shop doing some research for more products.while checking on her father's condition. When her project was finished the bosses of the different departments made an evaluation of their work. Started the finishing touch on the building. She was recalled to the office for some planning of the new project along side Leo Alister. Leo is a big help to her when it comes to their work and we're able to build a camaraderie among other set of colleagues. At first Raine was skeptical in reporting to the office she felt that anyti
The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 21 : Something about Raine
"It was meh! " Giah said hesitantly. "What?" Raine asked absently. "I'm sorry Raine, I made a mistake when I was transferring the the money from their accounts into yours I inadvertently cancelled theirs. "Really?" Instead of getting angry, Raine was glad it saves her doing it herself. It would seem like theft but it was her parents money in the firstly place. "Good job Giah it saves me doing it myself." "You thought of doing that?" Giah was dumbfounded wasn't it stealing? She thought. As if Raine heard her thoughts. "It's not stealing Giah, it belongs to me, or rather it would be mine in the long run. It's like looking after my assets before it got wasted by uncontrollable splurging ." Raine admits smiling that Giah took action. When Raine had finish her work for the day, she got a call from unknown number she is about to go home. "Hello?" She asked. "It's me, Lorraine." Peter Collins voice is loud and clear in her ears. "What can I do for you grandpa?" She immediately
The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 22 : The unexpected meeting
"What is it that you want to discuss with me?"" It is about my daughter Kira. "" What about her? "" I want to ask you a favor to take good care of my daughter's heart, she is very much in love with you. I guess you have known this since you're still younger." " But why me sir! I have a wife I am a married man. besides I only treat Kira as a younger sibling, just like the way I treat my younger sister." " I don't know what happened the last time she visited your parent's home, she went home with depression, and had herself lock inside her room for days. " " What does it have to do with me? She went to my parent's home as a guest of my sister . Then she breaks down when she saw my employee brought me home and demanded to know who she is?, as she is my jealous wife." Mateo rants." But that's what she thinks of herself ! " Gordon Montenegro said." But I never made a commitment to her.""You allowed her to think as such, by accepting or rather let her claims be accepted beca
The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 23 : Lorraine's ordeals
"He will be there, Grandpa!" Raine was surprised as far as she knows, Mateo is now overseas looking after their interests abroad."Why so surprise Child? Don't tell me you don't intend to meet him anytime soon." Peter surprised with her reaction. "I... I intend to fix this situation grandpa, but I have things to accomplish first." Raine stutter she is still uneasy to discuss the topic of Mateo, especially to the members of his family."Such as?" But the old man pursued. "My concern right now grandpa is to fix Mom's furniture business." She was forced to reveal some of her plans. "Is there something to fix there? I thought that your Dad is doing a good job to keep it operational." The old Collins was surprised that his son Steven did not report to him that something is wrong with the furniture company." Most of our clients had switched already to another company. Not that I blame them the company had no new things to offer, the designs are outdated. The materials are below the
The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 24 : Raine's true identity
"I'm coming with you Giah!" Raine decided. " No you cannot!" Giah abruptly replied. "Why not?" "Are you forgetting your work and the factory?" "Oh! But... " Then she recalled she had to attend the turnover ceremony with Peter Collins. Coping with her work with the Collins company was hectic enough. Then she had to look after the furniture factory especially now that they are in the last stage of the testing of their new product. "Call me when you reach there! Update me with her condition." With the two of them preparing for Giah's trip to Timberville City the preparation smoothly executed. She drove Giah to the airport. On her way back she almost bump into Mateo at the arrivals area. She heard a feminine voice that sounded familiar. She turn to that direction to where the voice is coming from, and saw the blonde bombshell dangling in Mateo's arms.taking his attention. She felt something pinched in the vicinity her heart with the scene she witnessed. That made her perplexed tha
The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 25 : Lorraine's dilemma
The turn over ceremony is two nights away, and everyone is asked to attend most especially, Raine's department since it's their building that will be turn over to the management. She is wondering what she is going to wear since most of her formal dresses are in Timberville.Her mind was set at ease when Giah called that her aunt Barbra has pass the critical condition and is recuperating in the hospital. Only it would take time for Giah to go back to Emerald city. So Raine had divided her time in the furniture factory when she's free from her regular work. She misses Giah's company but she understands that she needs to be with her adopted mother. After the turnover ceremony she will visit her aunt before working on a new project. Her doorbell rang that she wonders who can it be? Praying that it is not one of her father's family. She is battle weary from work and she doesn't have the energy for another round of word battle.Far from what she expected it was a parcel sent by the Old
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The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 115 : Surprise, surprise.
Lorraine step out of the courthouse with Giah."This is becoming a common scene sis, don't you think?" Giah declared."Don't worry this is going to be the last sis. I hope this would be the last." She repeated convincing herself. They both giggled as they walked to their waiting car.It has been a year since the arrest of both the father and daughter, Gordon and Kira Montenegro. Then a series of hearing, lawsuits arraignment follows, until they reach the guilty verdict and sentence to imprisonment. Unlike the Montenegro's Sanda Scott was set free after Lorraine dropped the charges against her. The money that she inherited from Don Emilio she gave all to Sandra."I cannot accept this Lorraine it was given to you by Don Emilio." Sandra refused to accept."Sandy he gave it to me thinking I was his daughter. That means it belongs to you since you are his daughter. Besides you need this money to start over." Lorraine smiled , she is so glad to see the changes in her twin.After Anna took
The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 114 : The fate of the missing twin
"Scott you have visitor." The prison guard called Sandra's attention."Me?" Sandra was surprised to learn that there is someone came to visit her. The guard must be mistaken. She look around among her prisonmate most of them urge her to go. Some doesn't care. As she was lead to the visiting room she tried to think who could have mistakenly visit her except for her mother . But she was gone forever. She is the only person who really cared, for her loosing her seems like she lost a part of her life.Sandra was left alone to fend for herself at an early age. When her mother died she went to stay from one family relatives' home to another being treated with unkindness and abuse until she learn of the truth. That made her understand why she is being treated worst than an animal.At time she was tag as juvenile in conflict with the law. Until she decided that she have enough of running and must face what fate has instored for her, and use it to her advantage."What are you doing here?" S
The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 113 : The plans
Gordon's lazily walks in his territory, a territory he had just acquired brought about by the sudden death of the original owner. Silently he laughed at how the late Don Emilio Bradshaw took his life. If only he knew everything, he would have fought the odds. But the as what they say that ' one man's trash is another man treasure.' He took his life just so that he and his daughter Kira will live to enjoy the fruit of Don Emilio's hardwork.He continuedly mocking the other man's fate not knowing that his happiness is shortlived."Gordon Montenegro you are under arrest for theft and illegal detention! " The arresting officer had finally have the change to catch him after he resurface his identity to gain access to the Don's frozen assets.Not knowing that his case was already reported and his activities was closely being documented by none other than Giah and Lorraine with the support of the CEO of the Collins group of company. Mateo Collins and his sister's security Agency."Wha
The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 112 :The missing baby
"Share, what do you mean?""Lo... Lorra...ine help..." Mateo's voice was barely audible ."What have you done to him Sandy?" Hearing her husband suffering voice she had forgotten the issue that Sandra declared. "Ooops... I could have overdosed him . Let me read the dosage...hmm." she obviously delaying the action. Lorraine snatched the paper she is holding. She was shocked to see the name of the medicine it is a highly regulated drug used to administer to mentally ill, but in persons who doesn't have health problems like Mateo that is healthy it can be fatal."You poisoned him!" Lorraine exclaimed."You are overreacting, I just gave him enough to raise his libido." "You're a beast Sandy!" Lorraine yell calling the guards to help her bring Mateo to the hospital . "We are not over Sandy you'll pay for this." She asked the guards to keep Sandy until the police arrived."Mom, we rush Theo to the hospital."Lorraine called her mother the first person she thought of calling. " Did
The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 111 : The unexpected visitor.
"You!" Lorraine saw Joe first before she the person behind him. She tried to grab Joe but she was restrain by Anna and her father."I'm sorry Lorraine, I know that there's no forgiveness for what I have done. I do not seek to be free from my crimes. But I came to ensure the safety of your son and his nanny." Joe drop on his knees revealing Jena stap on her chest is her precious baby.Lorraine immediately run to her baby, that Jena immediately unstrapped from her chest and handed over to his mother."My baby!" She was so glad as she observed that her son is taken care of. He had that healthy glow unexpected from someone who was kept hostage."Thank you!" Thank you so much." She said as she peppered him with kisses that the child seem to appreciate as he giggles."Thank you Joe, I was never wrong about you." Anna declared."Madam you talk, you remembered?" He was surprised."Of course! Those medicine you bought are not exactly to restrain my illness from getting better but rather the opp
The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 110 :Hoping
Lorraine, wake up seeing her husband beside her bed dosing while sitting down. through his haggard appearance makes her recall the last scene before she collapse due to stress and fatigue as a result of her anxiety. She can't helped but wonder, where is her son? What happen to him? Why were they unable to rescue him? Remembering baby Matthew, she realizes that she had not fully able to be a hands on mother, her child is almost two years old but he undergone a series of nannies and sometimes family members took care of him and eventhough her family and Mateo's relatives understood the circumstances surrounding her inability to be able to watch her son grew up fulltime. Will Matthew be able to understand if later on he will have the knowledge of this events ever happening.This thoughts bring tears to her eyes. She feared that she won't be able to see her son again. Mateo stirred as he open his eyes he saw the tears that his wife tried to wipe away.He tried to reassured her by hugging
The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 109 : Joe's decision.
In another place Joe and his subordinates were waiting for their contact in the courthouse to know what action to take. He left baby Matt with Jena in the other room and place some guards on the door. Preventing them to escape.Jena sensing that it's now or never, knowing that if she won't try to carry out her plans of escape it may be too late for her and baby Matt. She yell fake a panic voice for the guard to open the door. as soon as the door open she pulled the rope she braided from the strips of cloths cut out from blankets it fit exactly to the neck of the guard as soon as he step inside the room and before he knew what is happening, he is being lifted from the floor when Jena tied the rope against one of the post.He struggled to get loose but she smashed the bottle of milk in his head with all her strenght the glass shattered on the impact rendering the guard unconscious.She didn't anticipate another guard to follow on entering resulted from the commotion. But she always
The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 108 : The day
"Of course Sweetie we will not gamble the safety of my grandson.""Mathew's safety will be first and foremost we will not allow my great-grandson to be harm." Peter Collins voice filled the high tensioned room."Grandpa what are you doing here?" Mateo was surprised to see his grandfather."I want to show my grandson how to handle this problem I have been taking the sidelines for a long time." "There's no need for that, grandpa I have it under control.""Thank you grandpa." Lorraine acknowledge the old man's offer, and pulled her husband to the side. "Grandpa has the experience and the wisdom beyond ours allow him to help us." She whisper to her husband."Okay, I guess you're right."The days that followed Don Emilio's men headed by Joe calls Lorraine daily reminding her of his boss Condition in releasing Baby Matt and his nanny."Until the day of the arraignment of Don Emilio arrived. Lorraine told Joe that every is already iron out by their legal team. But Joe make sure that she
The Billionaire's Missing Wife Chapter 107 : Shattered
"Is this a kind of a game Lorraine?" She was surprised with the obvious annoyance in her husband's voice and action."Don't you want us anymore Theo?" She was in the verge of tears."Of course, it is not like that! I am just surprised that you could still be cheerful and make funny of the situation you reputation is being ripped into pieces.""Everything is getting back to normal. We, Giah and I already salvage the situation.""You did?""Yes! Where have you been Theo? It's been all over the media. Jake already admitted and made a public apology about the whole thing he admitted that it was not my body that was display, so I didn't actually posd naked Infront of him it was only the face that was mine""I was out in the field the whole day I was waiting for an update from my men but nothing came. I was thinking of filing a lawsuit to Jake for what he had done." He sighed."I'm sorry Sweetheart I wasn't there to give you moral support." He added."It was okay I never expected you to be
