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53. Change of Mind
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The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 54. Maybe This Is A Chance?
_________...~ ~ ~ J A C K S O N ~ ~ ~."Good, because I have changed my mind."My left eye twitched as I fought to control my reaction."Y-yeah?" I cleared my throat. "You finally agree that you deserve to own Lilith Corp. after everything that I have done to you?""Well," she began, folding her hands in her lap. "I thought about it. And I realized that maybe I do need to reconsider everything and give everything a second thought."Why the hell was she being so vague?She wanted out. She wants out.She was not an idiot who would stay with me after all that I had done. So she was going to leave. But now, she was taking Lilith Corp. with her. Maybe William was right. Maybe I should not have let everything to the goodness of her heart."Jackson." Her voice was calm, soothing even. "I don't want the company. That still stands."The tension in my shoulders eased slightly. "But?"She wants full custody of Monkey, surely."But, I am willing to hold off on the divorce."The words hung in
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-06The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 55. Big Brother And Matchmaking
_________...~ ~ ~ J A C K S O N ~ ~ ~."Don't you think this is getting too frequent?" William asked as he plopped down on the barstool next to me. I glanced at him sideways. "What is?" "You acting like you are regretting your entire life?" He snickered. I glared at him. I knew he was going to start with it all over again. I didn't know what his problem was - he did not like Olivia. He was on my side from the beginning. I wanted to know what changed in the past months so I turned to face him. "Why are you team Olivia these days?" I asked him. "We have had this conversation." He rolled his eyes. "I am not team Olivia. I have never been team Olivia. I am team dumbass Reign. I want him to be happy. Should I record the answer this time so that I can play it the next time you accuse me of the same thing?" I swirled the drink in my glass. I might as well just shut up because I don't know what to say or believe anymore."Reign," William began, his voice firm but not unkind. "You
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-07The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 56. Beach House and Accidental Kisses
_______ . . .~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~ . "This is our new home?" Kelsey squealed as she ran up the stairs to the beach house. "Yes it is." I smiled at my daughter and looked over at Jackson, who had a vacant look on his face. He had been like this since we had that talk in his office. Did I push him too much? The thought kept nagging at me as I watched him drag his feet across the sand. "You okay?" I asked as I watched the movers carry the boxes inside. Jackson nodded, but his eyes remained fixed on the horizon, the waves crashing against the shore. "Jackson, what's wrong?" I asked again. He turned to me and he looked irritated. "You. You are what's wrong." "What? What did I do?" Jackson's jaw tensed as he stepped closer. "What did you do? Liv... Olivia, I can't even call you Liv because I killed that part of you, didn't I? So Olivia, you are making me feel like trash by doing this." I took a step back, not knowing what to say. "I didn't-" "No, you don't get to do tha
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-08The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 57. This Is Nice
___________...~ ~ ~ J A C K S O N ~ ~ ~ . "Now I am worried." I turned to see William walking towards me with two cans of beer. "About what?" I asked. "You. What else?" He rolled his eyes as he plopped down next to me on the sand. "I am worried that Olivia is right about you being in a dark place." I snorted. "Are you going to get on Olivia's heal-thy-asshole-husband bandwagon now?" I took the can from him and opened it, taking a swig. "I am not a fan of Olivia." He said. I snorted again, this time choking a little on my drink. "That's not what it looks like these days." "Well, your happiness and my niece's happiness happen to be dependent on her so forgive me for wanting her well-being as well." He justified. I gave him a sideways glance. For someone who had sworn to have no kids or like them, William dotted on Kelsey way too much."So you kissed Sarah Hopkins-""Shut up! That was an accident and it is never happening again." He grumbled, looking away. I chuckled. "
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-09The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 58. Bickering
____________...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~."My baby brother!" Kelsey exclaimed. "When will I get my baby brother?"I froze.I had thought that she had dropped the whole thing but I guess I was wrong."Not anytime soon." Jackson beat me to the reply.Kelsey pouted, her big eyes watering. "Why not?" She sniffled."Mommy and Daddy once told you how we fought and acted like strangers right?" He asked.She nodded. "Yeah, but then you became friends again, right?" She asked, her innocent eyes bulging out of her sockets."Yeah, we did." He continued to speak. "But when grown-ups fight and act like strangers, it takes a little longer for things to be all fine. And you can't have a brother until then."Kelsey's bottom lip quivered as she digested the words. I narrowed my eyes at Jackson. I hated the conviction with which he implied that it will all be fine in a little while and Kelsey could have a brother then.But I didn't want to challenge him on it, not right now. Not when the night was b
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-10The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 59. An Old Friend
_____________...~ ~ ~ J A C K S O N ~ ~ ~ .Stress. I guess when God made me, he accidentally poured a whole tanker of stress into my life. I rubbed the back of my neck as I stared at the message from my asshole best friend. WILLIAM HARVEY: It's taking longer than I thought. Both of the works. I swore as I threw the paperweight across the room. I wiped the sweat off my forehead. "LILIANA!" I yelled. "LILIANA, GET IN HERE!" My middle-aged PA hurried in, looking wide-eyed at the shattered paperweight on the floor. "Why isn't the air conditioner working?" I spat at her. She looked at me weirdly. "WHAT?" "I will get it checked right away, Sir." She said. "And get one of those paperweights." I waved dismissively at the wet mess on my floor. It was a gift from Olivia when we were first engaged. I didn't know if she had noticed it the last time she had visited, but if she did she would make some other pathetic assumption about the whole situation. "Of course, Sir." She pick
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-11The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 60. Picnic Plans
__________...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~."Monkey is not going to be happy that you left without meeting her," I told Harry as he wrapped his arms around me, lifting me off the ground and giving me a shake before putting me back down."I will come visit. I really need to go this time." He mumbled as he stepped back. "Give her all the gifts. I tell her I sent them, not that I was actually here. Thanks for having me.""No, thank you for spending time with me when your schedule is so packed." I smiled.He nodded and put his hand out to Jackson who took it. "It was good to see you, man."Jackson simply nodded, not saying anything. He was awfully quiet since lunch. And I think I know what this is about.I waved until the cab disappeared and turned to Jackson. "Jackson, it's all in the past." "I didn't say anything." He muttered before abruptly turning on his heel and stalking into the house.I rolled my eyes before following him. "So you are not pissed Harry was with me during the preg
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-12The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 61. Beach Day
____________...~ ~~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~."Mommy!" Kelsey squealed as Jackson dipped into the water with her in his arms.I laughed at the scene, taking out my phone to capture the moment.Jackson looked over, the water droplets glistening on his tanned skin. "Want to join us?"I hesitated, feeling the warm sand between my toes. "I'll just watch for a bit," I said, trying to keep the sadness from my voice. The breeze picked up, carrying the scent of saltwater and sunscreen.Kelsey giggled as Jackson splashed water at her, her eyes lighting up with joy.I sat on the picnic blanket, watching them. The sun was setting, casting a soft glow across the beach.Jackson's eyes met mine, and I tried to smile again, the problem at the kindergarten getting to my head. I am pretty sure it was more of a grimace than a smile at that point.He waded out of the water, Kelsey still in his arms, and approached me. "Your turn," he said, extending a hand.I shook my head, my eyes wide. "I am not going i
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The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 74. Alphabet Dates
_______...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~.I stepped out of my room in a white and green floral dress with a denim jacket thrown over it. I had my white sneakers on. "Daddy, it's coming apart!" I walked to the living room to find Jackson working on Kelsey's pigtails. "Do you plan to stay up all night, Monkey? Why are you dressing up?" I asked. Both of them looked over at me. Kelsey grinned at me while Jackson had that look of awe that used to make me melt on the spot. Used to. Not anymore. Because I knew it was a farce. "Mommy, you look so pretty!" Kelsey clapped her hands and turned to Jackson. "Right, Daddy? Mommy looks like a Barbie doll, right?" I rolled my eyes as he nodded in agreement before looking back at me. "Even better." "Alright, let's go, shall we?" I asked, holding my hand out for my daughter to take. She held my hand and then turned around to hold her father's hand as well. "Let's go! I miss Pickles!" "Don't tell Grandma that you are going there to meet Pickles.
The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 73. Plans
_______...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~ . I could feel him stewing all day long.Jackson did not like the counsellor. That was for sure. Which was fine. Because what he wanted did not matter anymore. He was going to get played so hard that he would not know what had hit him. I would make sure of that. I was going to play his own game against him. The game of manipulation. And this time, I was fully prepared. I had my claws sharpened and ready. "Mommy, is Daddy okay?" Kelsey climbed onto my lap in the living room couch and looked over at her father, who was staring out at the night with a glass of whiskey in his hand. My eyes subconsciously moved to the huge bar that he had built into the apartment after I had moved out. So far it was the only change I could note in the place. "There's just a lot going through his mind right now, Monkey." I told her, ruffling her hair. Okay, call me a bad mother. Or call me an overthinker. I didn't care which but the fact was that I did not fee
The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 72. First Session
_______...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~ . "Why aren't we going to the counsellor we planned on seeing in the first place?" Jackson asked as he pulled up to the counsellor's office building."They don't have any open dates for the next three months and it's not like we can wait that long." I said as I stepped out, taking up the cozy minimalistic design. It looked more like a cozy cabin than a counsellor's office. There was a transparent name plate with the name 'Dr. Oliver Warren'. "Olivia. Oliver. Sounds nice, right?" I asked as Jackson walked over to my side. "Does it matter?" He asked. "It's not like we are going to have any personal relationship with him." I nodded, suppressing the twitching of my lips. "Let's go in." I murmured and stepped forward, opening the door and walking into the reception with him on tow. The nice lady behind the desk immediately ushered us into the counsellor's room. The place was empty. "Please take a seat." She said, pointing at the couch opposit
The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 71. God's Bravest Soldiers
_______...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~ . "He got you back in that apartment and you let him?" Sarah screeched at the top of her voice. I flinched away from the phone and looked around as if someone would be eavesdropping on me in my own office. "Yeah, but-" "I literally left you after giving a talk on how not to let him manipulate you and you went and got yourself manipulated?" She continued to screech. I knew that she had her own office, but at the decibel level of her screaming, I was pretty sure that a person in the other building would also be able to hear her. "Listen to me, woman!" I raised my voice. "Listen? Woman, I want to kick you at this point! Why the hell would you move there? You could have come to my apartment. You could have gone to a hotel. Why go there? Why let him take you there?" I closed my eyes and listened to her yell some more. She did not seem like she planned to stop any time soon. But I could not interrupt her because that would aggravate her some mo
The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 70. Doubts And Difficulties
_______...~ ~ ~ J A C K S O N ~ ~ ~ . The evening traffic was a bitch and we were crawling like slugs in the highway."You need to get Mommy more presents, Daddy." Kelsey giggled in the back seat. "I am going to get her the best present in the world." I replied, with a crooked smile on my face as I watched my baby play in the booster seat. "What's that?" "Well," I bit my lips to control my smile but I couldn't. "Your Mommy has given me every happiness in the world. So it's time I gave it back to her." William had informed me that Sarah had called to discuss the divorce proceedings. No, not to discuss. She was leaving the entire procedure in his care, thereby eliminating any trouble for us to cover up this mess in front of them. So now, we could just pretend to get divorced. And then every single lie except the one about the will will be over. And then when she signs over the company back to me then, phew, I will have everything I could ever have. "Will she be happy, Daddy?
The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 69. Past Pains
_______...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~ . I choked on the awful smell of awful cooking as soon as I opened the front door. "What is going on?" I coughed as I fanned my face as I walked over to the kitchen, which looked like it had been hit by a hurricane. I watched the scene unfold as Jackson picked up a smoking pan to the sink and turned on the sink. "It's nothing. We were just-" The smoke set off the fire alarm system and the water sprayed all over us. Kelsey's eyes were as big as saucers as she started jumping up and down with her arms in the air."It's raining inside!" She squealed with pure blissful joy. I watched my little one dance around, the smoke subsiding on the pan in the fridge and the man who was looking around like he had fucked it all up. "Where is the control valve?" I asked him with as much calm as I could muster. "I don't know." He slumped. "Does it turn off on its own? Is it automatic?" I asked. "I don't know." He looked... defeated. "What's wrong?" I ask
The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 68. For Me
_________...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~."I gotta say, that is a thoughtful gift." Sarah nodded as she stared at the picture of the bouquet. "To think that he still remembers your Goodreads username." "It means he has a sharp memory. Not that he cares about me." I grunted. "Besides, he always played the gentleman when he wanted to. You do remember that he almost convinced you that all men were not the same five years ago, don't you?" Sarah groaned. "You got your Mom flowers?" She asked. I nodded, taking a sip of my coffee. "Where are my flowers?" She asked. I looked up at her and raised a brow, "You are allergic to pollen." She rolled her eyes. "Then you could have gotten me those fake ones." "Faux." "Yeah yeah, whatever they are called. You could have gotten me some of those!" She waved her hand dismissively. "Fine, I will have them delivered." I took another sip. "Hey!" She snapped her fingers in my face. "That's not the attitude I am looking for!" I gave her a look. "W
The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 67. Flowers And Gifts
_________...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~ .The dude did not even let me see what he got for Kelsey.He went straight to the parking without any shopping bags. I wonder if he got her some jewelry that fit in his pocket or something. That would be stupid. She was four. She was not interested in jewelry. But he was stupid, wasn't he? And it was not like he was going to put in any real effort because... why would he? He wanted to pretend to be the good father so he was going to get something to make her happy, without putting any thought into whether she liked it or not. I rolled my eyes as I put the bouquet and the shopping bags in the backseat of my car after making sure that the idiot was nowhere in sight. I sighed. Should I get her something else? I knew she would love the toys. And she had been asking for more toys for Pickles. But still... What if she felt disappointed by what her Daddy got her? I slumped my head against the roof of my car. Well, I guess she would just
The Billionaire's Wrong Revenge: Darling, Please Come Back 66. Mall Shopping
_________...~ ~ ~ O L I V I A ~ ~ ~ ."Jackson left Monkey with you?" I asked as I stepped out of the elevator and walked to the exit of the company. "Yeah. He said he had some work to finish and that Kelse was missing Pickles." I sighed. I was missing Pickles too. "Maybe I will also come over, spend some time with Pickles." "What's left of the renovation anyway?" My Mom asked. "I thought most of it was already done before you three moved in." "We are pet-proofing the place and getting in a high fence. I don't want Pickles or Monkey to wander into the water unsupervised." I explained to her. "Well, you should have thought it all through before getting a beach house for your permanent residence!" She exclaimed. I rolled my eyes. "I remember you telling Jackson what a wonderful idea it was." "I wasn't thinking about the practical implications then. What do I know? I am a airhead socialite. How can you expect me to figure out what you corporate moguls haven't figured out?"
