All Chapters of Pleasing the Billionaire : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

It was late in the morning, with the sun shining brightly and illuminating the bedroom with its bright rays by the time Cookie woke up from her peaceful slumber. The last thing she remembered was falling asleep with Jamie’s arms wrapped tightly around her on the sofa but when her eyes opened and she found herself in her bedroom, all alone, her heart dropped. She’d thought he would stay for the night but it was obvious he had more important things to do and had left as soon as she fell asleep.She didn’t know what she was thinking, hoping he’d still be there with his arms wrapped around her in a warm cuddle. The thoughts made her heart skip, leaving an ache in her chest but she ignored it as she got out of bed to start her day. She waddled into the bathroom to clean up before making her way out of the bedroom, heading towards the kitchen to get her dose of morning coffee and to start her day properly, ready to put all the activities of the previous night behind her. But what she wasn’t

Jamie stood in the balcony adjoining his home office, staring at the city below, with the busy streets taunting him. In one swift move, he downed the remnant of the glass of whiskey he was holding, seeking solace in the burn of the alcohol down his throat, to his guts. As he stared at the busy streets, his thoughts traveled to that afternoon and the look that was in Cookie’s eyes when she told him it was all over. The more he recalled it, the more the searing pain in his heart intensified. It felt as though his heart was burning without seizing, as though the organ was being bathed with acid continuously.Needing another glass of the liquor, he pulled away from the railings of the balcony that he’d been resting on and walked into the office, towards the large oak table where the bottle of alcohol was sitting next to his opened laptop. He knew what would happen as soon as he got on his seat but he had no power to stop himself. It was the same thing he’d been doing ever since he returne

As quickly as the shocked expression had registered on Grace’s face, it was gone, replaced by a hardened expression, her eyes narrowing with resentment for the woman but Sylvia didn’t mind. She didn’t expect anything less from Grace. She’d done her research on the woman and was well aware of how nasty she could be, but she would let it slide and play into her hands just to get her in her web.“I have no idea what you’re talking about, and these documents must be forged,” Grace said at last with an edge to her voice that Sylvia recognized as weariness, and a bit of fear and she was going to play on that.“Oh, but I bet the press would be elated to hop on this news and make it the next trending topic while pushing James aside, don’t you think so?”“Who do you think you are to make such threats? And you think they’d believe you over me?”“Oh, Gracie,” Sylvia chuckled, shaking her head in mockery with a sweet smile etched on her face. “I don’t need to think. I know the news would spread l

The bright light from the Chandeliers illuminated the ballroom, shining down on all of the guests, all impeccably dressed in their best and most expensive attires. It was the birthday party of one of Grace's friends and as one of the elites of society and a social butterfly, Grace was in attendance, dressed to the nines with the aim of seeking attention to herself, to get more of people’s sympathy from the trending news and to thrash Jamie’s reputation but little did she know that things have taken a different turn. It all came as a rude awakening to her at the party when she gradually began noticing the hostile and curious glances most of the guests were directing at her. Even the ones she grouped as her social circle all began avoiding her and whispering behind her back with sheepish smiles directed at her whenever she got close to them to start up a conversation.At first, she was at a loss for what was happening until one of her rivals approached her with a sinister smile.“Oh, lo

It’s been two days since Jamie received the text from Grace, asking him to meet up with her in London. At first, he’d been skeptical and had decided to seek advice from a third party, hence, he called his cousin, Chase to inform him of Grace’s text and to share his suspicions that the trending rumors and scandals may not be Grace’s handiwork as they’d initially thought but may be from a third party, hiding in the shadows and whose sole purpose was to cause a big rift between the family members. Although Chase agreed to Jamie’s deductions, he still didn’t believe that Grace was completely innocent. “I don’t think it’s a good idea to meet with Grace. You have no idea what she could be planning,” Chase said matter of factly but Jamie’s doubt still remained. “And on the other hand, she could be completely innocent and only wants to help me find my family roots,” “And of all the times she could have done it, it has to be now that there’s a trendy scandal involving the both of you that’s