Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Forbidden Billionaire's Dirty Secret: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Theodore Kim must be stunned, Theodore thought as he hung up the phone after inviting Kim for dinner at his place. He had tried to drown himself in work for the past week and so, and everytime he tried to discover in his heart what he wanted, the answer was always the same. It both terrified and excited Theodore. He was throwing his image away. Until now, he was the youngest, responsible, sensible, hard-working son of his father. This marriage was going to put him on the same pedestal as Jonathan, but now, he was not sure what he wanted to do. Theodore knew nothing about cooking. He had a housekeeper who took care of everything. So, when he was putting the dish on table and Kim walked in on that scene, witnessing him in an apron must have given her a wrong idea. “Did you cook for me?” She was smiling and Theo was feeling like a jerk for what was about to come. “Nope. You know I can’t do that. I just heated up the food.” “Oh, where is Olga?” “I gave her night off.” Theo removed

NatalieShe cried, thought about her situation, cried again, and thought some more. She had indeed become the reason of someone’s pain. She never wanted to hurt Kim. She had never believed that Theo will fall for her. Wasn’t it the most important condition of their arrangement that they will never fall in love? But what was the point of dwelling on everything when the damage was done?Natalie rubbed her face with her palms and cursed her life. It was 4:32 am and she was sleepless. God only knew what the next day would bring in her life.The next day came and brought with it a flurry of unexpected events in Natalie’s life. Because the gossip section of every LA newspaper bore the big and broad headline.“Gilber-Garcia Wedding No More: Natalie Greene Murdered the Relation”Natalie was not a morning newspaper person, but when the first knock on her door landed at 7:30 in the morning, she grudgingly woke up and opened the door.A man thrust a mic in her direction, and Natalie immediately

NatalieNatalie dumped the flowers in the dustbin as she entered the place. It was 38th consecutive day when she had received flowers and chocolates. Every morning, noon, and night, a bunch would arrive at her doorstep. Theodore was everywhere. He was sending her flowers, chocolates, cards, knocking on her door, declaring his love, leaving her gifts.She had shifted to her home and had gotten her locks changed. She didn’t trust Theodore. God only knew what if he had a key to her place? He is a dangerous man. She should have understood it in time, but now she was tangled in a web that he had woven. He was hijacking her everywhere.Natalie had lost the best. She had failed in paying her father back, and now that the times were hard, the talk of her marriage had increased manifold. Michael was still ready to marry Natalie and Natalie hated him for that. It made her question his traits. Why is it that he wants to marry her when she had been branded as “another woman” in someone’s relation

TheodoreTheodore was reading the morning newspaper. He usually skipped Page 6, but today he was glad that he saw it, because tucked in the bottom left corner was a small announcement.“The Notorious Greene Set to Tie Knot with Michael Archer.”Theodore rubbed his eyes and read it again. There was no picture just a small announcement that Natalie Greene was set to marry Michael Archer. Theodore immediately pulled up details of Michael Archer. He was the son of industrialist Nicholas Archer.Theodore showered, dressed, and went asked his driver to bring the car around. He arrived at Natalie’s place in precise 20 minutes, which would have taken him 35 minutes usually. His driver was sweating when they arrived.Theodore knocked on the door, but nothing. Not even a curtain twitched. He called her on her phone but there was no response.“Damn it.” He threw the phone on the ground and it bounced twice. Theo needed to think. What’s the next best thing to do?He called his assistant, and aske

Author’s POVIf there was one thing Michael was aware of in the world of elite, it was that everyone had secrets. When Natalie had confessed to him about Theodore Gilbert, he had been supportive. His father was adamant on him marrying Natalie and Michael really liked her. She had a fiery spirit and a background which was perfect for him.In the world of elite, marrying right is crucial to claim your inheritance. That’s what Michael was doing but Theodore was making it difficult. Why did he want Natalie so bad? He had to fix the situation.So, Michael placed a call to his PI and asked him to gather info on Theodore.The more he knows, the more power he will have, and the more dirt there is on Natalie, the more Eric Greene and Natalie will feel compulsive about the wedding. Their loss was his gain.The next week, he had the ammunition in his hand. He was getting his tux fitted when he got the mail.Michael chuckled as he read the information on his iPad screen.“Let’s have some fun.” He