All Chapters of Sold To The Heartless Billionaire: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

THE NEXT day, she was struggling to stay at home after what happened last night. Thinking that Priscilla initiated the visit of her mother-in-law and Ashley, who caused another fiasco, Michelle could hardly look at the housekeeper without getting angry.Sighing, she recalled the insulting words she received from Selene Steinfield and how she bribed her for money to divorce and stay away from Ethan. Michelle could not seem to understand why the woman had some anger raging inside her head. She doubted that Selene would ever accept her during the three-year contract she signed with Ethan.For most of her life, she received many insults from people who didn’t really know her. She got used to it, and learned how to handle it the best way she could. However, the insults hit differently now that they came from her in-laws. Even though her marriage was far from being real, a small part of her was disappointed. She hoped they would become her second family, but she realiz

JACOB chuckled at her question, and she could hear the bitterness in that. He shook his head and gave her a thin smile. No one of them said any word after that until they both settled on the couch and had some tea."You’re not on good terms with Ethan, are you?" she carefully asked.Jacob took a slow sip of his red tea, and glanced at Michelle."He thinks I’m his nemesis." He comfortably leaned back on the couch."That answers the tension I felt between the two of you during the family dinner."He then nodded. "Brother issues, yeah...""Ethan may be quite different, but, I hope you two will get along eventually." Michelle let out a sigh. "My husband is a good person, Jacob."That thought didn’t sit right with her, but something within her felt that she had to say that to his older brother. She offered Jacob a thin smile, and then sipped on her tea in the hopes that he understood what she meant.Jacob left as s

"ANY problems you encountered while I was gone?"Ethan posed the question to his wife as a way to begin a normal conversation. He wanted her to chat with him and share things with him the way a normal partner would in the morning, trading inquiries and such."Nothing happened," she simply replied and swallowed a spoonful of bacon and eggs.His lips curled as he locked his gaze on Michelle. He'd love to figure out what's going on in her head right now if he could only read her mind. Ethan could hardly focus when he looked at his wife, who seemed to have extra time to dress up in an oozing way—wearing makeup and a head-turning office dress.He was merely too shy to admit that he had assumed this was her way of welcoming him after his business trip. But, who was he kidding, though? He knew Michelle would never act in that manner, though the idea made his palm twitch and the ticklish desire traveled down to his groin, making him need her in the morning.

ETHAN was ignoring her on their way to his parents’ house. Michelle was silent the whole time, as she felt like she was in deep shit at the time. She took a quick glance at him, and from the corner of his eye, she saw his cold expression.She squeezed her eyes shut, feeling so guilty about what happened. She then focused on her other side, where she could see the streets they passed by. Along with the guilt was the anxiety that made her lose her mind. They were visiting his parents, and she had a hunch that they would talk about the issue she was in.By the time they arrived at his parents’ place, Ethan still hadn’t spoken any words. He was making her feel as if she was totally invincible. That made her emotions well up more."Ethan..." she called for him the moment they got out of the car.Ethan did not even give her a stare. He only stopped and fixed his coat."Ethan, I’m—""Save it," he said in his deep tone

THE deafening silence engulfed both of them. Michelle looked at him intently, while Ethan only took a quick glance at her before he gazed back at the road.It took a minute before Michelle finally realized that Ethan had ignored what she had just said. She let out a sigh of defeat. She thought that they were already cool because he already believed and defended her from his parents.She assumed that he finally realized that he thought low of her at some point and did not trust her enough. That’s why she asked for an apology, but then, she felt so wrong once again; so wrong to assume that somehow he would realize that she deserved his sincere apology because of what he made her feel."Never mind," she said, feeling the pang of pain inside her chest as she turned to the window next to her."Michelle," Ethan called her name, sounding as if it was the most beautiful name in the whole world."I shouldn’t have said that. Pretend that I did no