All Chapters of The Betrayed Billionaire: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Never Again 🌷 “See how she leans her cheek upon her hand. O, that I was a glove upon that hand. That I might touch that cheek!" -William Shakespeare; Romeo and Juliet ~•~ X A V I E R• "How do I look?" Standing in front of my laptop, I asked Alex, whose eyes assessed body as much as the screen allowed and at last, he gave his approval by giving me a thumbs up. Winking at him, I turned around to set my hair and then sprayed a little amount of my favourite rose-scented cologne. Wait, something wasn't right with him, no smile, no tantrums and no demands. That was weird as Alex always loved dressing me. "What happened buddy?" I asked and sat down on the bed, pulling the laptop over my lap. "I miss you, Daddy." He said, giving me his best sad look. "I'll be back in a day or two. Until then you can turn the house upside down." I said to which he finally smiled. "Promise?" Chuckling, I said, "Promise." Later adding, "And will you be good to grandma and grandpa until I get back

Never Again 🌷 “The girl said she was too cynical about love, but how could you not be? On the surface, relations between men and women were all soft kisses and white gowns and hand-holding. But underneath they were a scary, complicated, ugly mess, just waiting to rise to the surface.” -J. Courtney Sullivan; Commencement ~•~ •E V E L Y N• Too many emotions were swimming and banging against my skull. However, I felt excited to see Marcus again. I had missed him every day and I always thought of him as I had a lot to talk about and it would feel just like the old times- only it wouldn't be better now after what I've done. I knew in my heart that leaving wouldn't have been the right thing to do. In that second, I heard the sound of glass shatter from the distance which broke the chain of my thoughts. Carolina rushed towards there, and my heart dropped at the image before me. Blood was oozing out of Marc's hand as he had punched the mirror that had been hung on the wall. My body fel

Never Again 🌷 “I felt that if he touched me, I'd die. And then the thought crawled into my brain that if he didn't touch me, I'd die.” -Kitty Thomas, The Auction ~•~ |Five years Ago| E V E L Y N• As the days were passing by, the wedding date was coming closer as now there was only a week left for our wedding. Both families went to the lake house where the wedding was supposed to happen. The wedding planners have already started their work. Last month was the best month of my life, I had the chance to spend my time with Ethan Forbes, he was really a charmer. I remember the day when he was narrating his funny experiences and I kept splitting in loud laughs. He had taken me to watch a new release and also introduced me to his co-stars and after that, we had dinner in a restaurant. Throughout the dinner, my phone screen kept flashing with the calls from Xavier's number. Well, I totally ignored him after our engagement. I thought we could work out, but he wasn't made for me, and

Never Again 🌷 “Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those who already possess it are.” ~•~ E V E L Y N• "You both should go and rest." I said, hugging my arms around my knees, my eyelids lowered to the floor and were growing heavier due to all the tears I had spilled. "We aren't leaving you so that you can cry alone in your room." Kat huffed, crossing her arms in front of her chest. "But you came all the way from NY to California, twenty-two hours flight Kat." I said but the frown on my face said otherwise. When she didn't move and the scowl on her face didn't loosen, I sighed and sat straight. "I-I thought after everything we've been through, it'd be fine now. We could just be colleagues and have a final professional relationship but I was wrong. Seeing him daily just makes everything harder." I said in one breath. "I met my brother Kat, and he doesn't even remember what I did to him, to Xavier, to his child. Then too he accepted me with

Never Again 🌷 “It's you, It's always you, If I'm ever gonna fall in love, I know it's gon' be you.” ~•~ E V E L Y N• "She is Xavier Knight's rumoured girlfriend." "What are-" I tried to cut him in between. "Poor guy. I have heard, he is a nice person but you know what, a few years back his wife ran away." Said Sam as sharp pain shooted in my chest at the reminder. "How cruel can someone be, to do this on their wedding night?" "I…. I… didn't…" I stammered, trying to find words to defend my hideous actions. "Hey, Evelyn, are you okay? You look flustered." He said in worry. "Yeah, just in need of some fresh air." I said with a tight smile and darted out of the hall as soon as possible, not caring about the fact that they might not let me in again, or perhaps they would. But, I couldn't care any less. Once I was out of the hall, I rushed towards the elevator at right and pressed the desired location of my suite that I had been sharing with Xavier. After reaching the floor