All Chapters of Eliot Duke's Affair: The Mistress of Bali: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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HOOK UP

CHAPTER 1: HOOK UPRaquel Roswell – Smith was shaking, while holding the test result in her hand. She was trembling, her tears are streaming non-stop from her eyes.“You had been diagnosed with 1st stage cancer, Mrs. Smith.” The doctors voice would ring across her ears once more.Lost, whether to felt happy or sad, distraught, because the illness were like a blessing in disguise for a battered wife like her.5 months ago, Raquel married a distinguished billionaire, David Smith, who came from a wealthy family, and was the CEO of the number 1 shipping company across Europe. On their wedding day, she received envious glare from women thinking that she was the luckiest woman on earth, but misfortune seems to fall on Raquel after their marriage. David mistreated her. He hated her guts, and would occasionally bring women and do the deeds in the same room they share.He was satire cold, a ruthless man of his league who regretted that one drunken night waking up with Raquel’s side. That until
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THE STRANGER FROM BALI

CHAPTER 2: THE STRANGER FROM BALISLAP. The strong slap fell on Raquel’s cheeks, while she was sitting opposite to her parents. It came from her father who was enrage, but in spite of the pain she bear, Raquel remain stoic as if it didn’t just hurt her.She was used to this. This was nothing new for her.“It was just a simple request, yet you are still useless!” The older Roswell was impatient, he was scowling at her. “You had been married to David for months, yet you couldn’t even get some money from him! If you needed to kneel, kneel and beg! Do everything, you useless piece of junk!” Her father said in annoyance. “The only good thing about you is that you are married to a rich man, so fucking go back to your house and be a fucking wife!”“Yes, Pa.” Raquel quietly stood up.She was about to leave, when somebody hold her arms. It was her mother. She knew that hell would continue for her.“Understand your father, after all you owe us for where you are now, Raquel.”She wanted to vomi
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MRS. SMITH

CHAPTER 3: MRS. SMITHRaquel knew for a fact that Eliot is somebody, a sin from that island she must forget, but her heart couldn’t. The memories of the night they shared would came back, on how much she moaned with pleasure, forgetting the marriage she was forced to, while they were together.Eliot Duke made her forget every pain, and the torment meant to made her suffer. When she rejected him, Raquel knew it ended, that the fate that was playing between them was already cut in loose. Not until seeing the great Eliot Duke in the flesh to the charity ball she had accompanied her mother.“Tired of forcing yourself to smile, Mrs. Smith?” Eliot’s voice filled her ears, and unconsciously, Raquel stepped away from him. “Am I really that scary, huh?”She hardened her resolve.Don’t do anything silly. Raquel was begging herself. Don’t do something that would only hurt you badly at the end. She reminded herself about what happened to David that night before the whole world knew that they had
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IMPRISONED

CHAPTER 4: IMPRISONEDHad fate been playing their lives? Last night, Eliot promised that if Raquel wouldn’t ask for his help, then he wouldn’t forced her to, but seeing her inside the company he owns gave him another reason to approach her. This was their 3rd coincidental meeting.Raquel.But his trance didn’t last long. Eliot could feel his blood boiling with anger upon seeing whom she is with.“Oh, I wanted this one! Doesn’t this look great, Raq?” It was the woman, who hurt Raquel before. “Buy this for me!”She looks happy, while Raquel seems like she was forcing herself to smile again. Her face dim, her smile faltering.“Do you have a set of this diamond ring?” The woman asked again.Seeing the panic embracing her eyes, Eliot found himself intervening.“Justin.” Eliot looked at his manager. “I’ll take it from here.”“Yes, Sir.” His manager excuse himself.Eliot faced the two.The woman who was with Raquel faced him curiously.“I’m Eliot Duke, the owner of this store, how may I he
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ABANDONED

CHAPTER 5: ABANDONED[WARNING for 18+: Triggering scenes ahead.]“Had you learn your lesson already, Raquel?” Geneva Roswell asked her eldest. She was calmly sitting opposite to her, while she sipped her morning tea.Raquel nodded her head.“I am, Ma.” Her voice is empty.She was motionless, while her mother smiled sweetly as if she didn’t do anything wrong.“Perfect!” Her mother clapped her hands together. “Now that you have, go change yourself, because you really stink! My God, what kind of filth had clings on you on that place, I could never imagine!”I could also never imagine that you would put me behind bars. Her grudge was unending.Raquel submissively stood up and went upstairs.Under the shower, she scrub her skin. Hard. Until it gets reddened, painful enough to made her sobs. It is not because she was scared anymore, but it was directed to another pain cause by somebody else.Eliot.“I was coming. Wait for me.”But he never did.Raquel waited, but no presence of him showed u
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GOODBYE STRANGER  

CHAPTER 6: GOODBYE STRANGER “I—” Raquel gulps. The awkward air made the atmosphere between them thickens. Even with David, she had never been this nervous, only with Eliot. Only with this man, whom she always wonder—“Why?”“Why?” Eliot looked at her.“Why do you wanted to help me?” She was straightforward. “…so bad?”Raquel didn’t know, but Eliot was like a breathe of fresh air, away from the abuse. He was the same stranger. Always carefree. Always the risk-taker. He was full of freedom, while she’s not. And she will not drag someone to the same hell just because she was chained there.Elliot is just…too precious to be contaminated by her toxic family.“And I wasn’t blind, I don’t want to assume, but your action speaks of a pursuant man.” She bit her lips. “And you know…I am married, I am no longer free, Eliot.”“Raquel…” Eliot took a deep breathe, before looking at her. “Would your doubt be compensated, if I told you that I like you?”“Don’t give me that crap, Eliot.” With him aroun
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THE MERCILESS DUKE

CHAPTER 7: THE MERCILESS DUKE“Hey, bitch.”The next morning, when Grace saw her, she instantly grins as if knowing exactly what happened yesterday night.“I’ve heard Mama almost killed you.” She chuckled, pouring herself a glass of drink afterwards.Raquel wasn’t wrong. But she did not speak. She wouldn’t gave her the satisfaction she was seeking. It was just the two of them, who was left alone on the mansion. Both of their parents are out, drowning themselves with the luxury in exchange of their daughter. Raquel bitterly thought.“Oh, seems like cat have gotten your tongue, Raq.” She mocked. “Oh hey, mind serving us a breakfast?”“You can do it yourself—” She was fed up of her, but came a voice of the man she hated the most.“Watch your mouth, Raquel.” It was David, who shared a sloppy kiss with Grace in front of her, when he get closer.“That was great, honey.”Raquel was disgusted. The food felt like it taste bland. It isn’t because she was affected by whatever’s going on between
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JEALOUSY

CHAPTER 8: JEALOUSY“Are you following me?” When the two of them had gotten alone, Raquel couldn’t help herself, but be frank.“What made you think I am?” Eliot raised his eyebrows.“Because you are exactly on the same place, where I am supposed to be.” She squinted her eyes.“Then it wasn’t my fault, Mrs. Smith.” Eliot countered back, emphasizing the last word. “A coincidence can happen.”“Coincidence, my ass.” But Raquel isn’t backing down. “I know what you are doing. How many times do I have to tell you that I am not going to accept your help—”Only to get stopped, when the door to the kitchen was pushed open.Sister Eliza looked to the pair, “Is everything okay here?”“Well, yes, sister.” Her expression changes. She smiled softly at the nun. “We’re just uh…uh, right. We are trying to discuss what meal to prepare for the children.”“Oh, really?” Sister Eliza exclaimed with utter delight. “The children would be happy knowing that you two made it! Don’t worry, I’ll leave you two. En
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CONVICTED

CHAPTER 9: CONVICTED“David! Open the door! David!” Grace was in a hurry.Beads of sweat was trickling on her forehead. A look of worry past across her face. Her hair was loose behind her back, and she isn’t properly dress like she was used to be.“What is it?” A groggy voice came.It didn’t take her another minute. When the door was pushed open, she quickly get inside as if being chase.David looked at her as if she had grown two heads.“What have gotten into you?” He was frowning. “And you look scared. Is there a problem, honey—”“Don’t you dare call me that stupid endearment!” When she faced the man she used to get wooed, there are no blinded affection. Her face was boiling with anger. “Father told me what you did. How can you do this, David?! After all?! You betrayed us!”“Betray you?” David raised his eyebrows. “I didn’t betray you. Didn’t the authority find the drugs on his trunk?” He chuckled.“You know what will happen—!” Grace was frustrated. “But do you know that I have been
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MARRIAGE FOR CONVENIENCE

CHAPTER 10: MARRIAGE FOR CONVENIENCE “Mom, I hated this dress! It’s too bright and ugly!” Grace groaned.Her shrill voice echoed. Stomping feet reoccurred afterwards with her nonstop complaint with the red dress she wore. But regardless of her disgust, she couldn’t do anything same with Raquel, who sits there silently, because it is Mrs. Roswell, who arranged the dinner for them.She said that Grace is at age to marry, which made Raquel confused.Isn’t she and David had a thing with each other? “Keep your voice down, Grace!” Her mother hisses. “Keep still, if you don’t want me dragging you out of here, you got it?”“As if you can scare me with that.” Grace rolled her eyes.But Raquel was well aware why. All eyes are on them. There are whispers and bickering, some throwing them a glance filled with accusations—and she knew why. The rumor about her father being falsely imprisoned because of illegal possession of drugs are still hot on their eye. It is a big scoop for the media, but a
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