All Chapters of The Billionaire's Dilemma: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Staring intently at the judge, Aella sat there, anxiety written all over her face as she awaited the verdict of the judge concerning her brother's case.Her brother, Collins, was accused of a crime he never committed: rape.Her gaze went up to her brother as he shook his head, indicating that he was innocent and knew nothing about what he had been accused of.Hurt and betrayal were clearly written on his face as he averted his gaze from the judge to the family that had framed him. The family that housed the real culprit.They were the people he worked for as a cleaner in their mansion, along with the victim, who happened to be his girlfriend.She was raped by the son of his boss, but in an effort to manipulate the situation, they bribed the girl's family to coerce her into accusing Collins instead of their own son."After hearing from both parties," the judge's voice resounded in the court, and this brought Aella out of her thoughts as she focused on the judge to hear the judgment tha

Aella, dressed in a visibly wrinkled short-sleeved beige shirt and slightly faded sage green pants, stared at herself in front of the half-broken mirror.Her hands were clasped in front of her as her gaze anxiously shifted from her face to her heels and back again.She tugged at her blouse, trying to smooth out a very visible wrinkle, and gave her hair another check—probably for the millionth time.A thousand worries raced through her mind as she thought about the impending interview. Her stomach churned with nerves, and her heart raced in her chest."Aella… calm down… It's just an interview; no one is going to bite you," she whispered to herself, taking a deep breath in an attempt to soothe her frayed nerves.Time was running out; she needed to find some way to get the money for her grandmother's transplant surgery, but after several unsuccessful attempts to get a job as a waitress or even a cleaner at a prestigious restaurant, she decided to put up her skills as a dressmaker.Over t

Aella couldn’t believe she had just been married to Damien. He smiled at her as she had a frown on her face. After the pastor announced them as husband and wife, Damien had to pull Aella closer while others congratulated them.“You need to smile if you want this to be believable, he whispered to her through grunted teeth so that no one would know he was warning her, and just like a charm, she immediately smiled widely.“I was smiling.” She whispered back.“It’s time for the bride and groom to walk down the aisle, and with this, they seal their bonds together, promising to love each other till death do them apart.” The priest said, and with that, Damien took Aella's hands in his as they both walked down the path, waiting for them to pass. Damien stared at his mother, and she had a very broad smile on her face as she applauded with all her might. Aella also saw how happy she looked and had a flashback to the day of the contract.***Flashback***“Why do you want me to have a fake marriage

Damien gazed at Aella's smile for a long while before coming back to his senses as he remembered what he had promised himself: that he wouldn’t fall for Aella, and the only way to avoid that was by being aggressive and mean to her, which was what he was about to do despite how badly he wanted to taste any of the dishes on the table.“Did I ask you to prepare breakfast for me?” Damien asked Aella, who was stunned to hear him say that.“I wanted his morning to be an easy one for you where you didn’t have to really worry about anything but yourself.” Aella replied to Damien in fright.“You should learn to always ask for permission before doing anything, and this ain’t your house to be making unnecessary decisions and making the house too noisy and uncomfortable for the current owner!!” He yelled at Aella as she suddenly felt embarrassed and tried to hold back the tears. Aella couldn’t understand why he was being so bad and mean to her, and despite how hard she was trying to please him, he

Aella was directed to the room where her grandmother was, and the guards didn’t for once stop following her.She prayed in anticipation for her grandmother before slowly opening the door to the room, and her grandmother was lying there silently.“Grandma” Aella called out, and to her greatest surprise, her grandmother turned her head in her direction, as she couldn’t hold back her tears, and ran straight to her, hugging her very tightly.“My child, why the tears? As you can see, I am perfectly fine.” Her grandmother said this to Aella while cleaning the tears off her cheeks.“I heard you were able to find a donor for me. That must have been really difficult for you.” She continued as Aella didn’t care about anything and was only very happy that Damien had kept to the promise, and for this alone, she was ready to bear all the pain and ache that came with being Damien's wife, even if he wouldn’t ever find anything she did significant.“I have good news for you, grandmother.” Aella began