All Chapters of Ditch the Ex and Date The Billionaire : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

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CH 71

Ditch the Ex. Date the Billionaire .Chapter 71:.The audience applauds, tittering nervously. Archibald leans over to Isabella, whispering: “These awards aren’t a big deal. Why are we still here?.” Isabella hits him lightly. “Getting one is pretty much the highest honor you can receive here. Plus, everyone who wins goes on a trip,” She whispers back. “Apparently it’s a lot of fun.”“I think you’ll win,” He says matter-of-factly.Isabella laughs. “No, I don’t think I’ve worked here long enough. Usually it’s people who have been around for a long time.”Dara dramatically shushes them from across the table.“As many of you already know, everyone who’s honored tonight will be awarded with an all-expenses-paid trip next month. This year, we’ll be spending four days at a resort on an Island.” The crowd oohs and aahs, and Hector smiles. “After last year’s experience on the mountaintop, we decided to go with something a little more traditional this year.”“Apparently people with a fear of
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Compensation

Ditch the Ex. Date the Billionaire .Chapter 72: .“You’re not in trouble,” Isabella says. “I just figured we should talk about the trip before we get too wrapped up in our—well, you know.”“Our scam?”“That makes it sound so unpleasant.”“Mmm. It’s not unpleasant,” Archibald says.“I mean—well, no. I guess not.”He reaches out and rests his hand on Isabella’s knee. He squeezes it a little. It’s very distracting.“I need you to explain something to me. Why don’t you have a boyfriend?” Isabella demands, keeping his voice low.Archibald laughs. “What?”“It’s suspicious that you haven’t been in a relationship for a while.” Isabella says. “It’s very weird to me that you’re single. With your… you know. All of you, and all of your… anyway. I want to know why.”“I should probably take this as a compliment, I guess?” Archibald asks, scratching his head.“I don’t care how you take it. I just want to make sure before I bring you along with me to this holiday and let you sleep in the same room
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Flaws

Ditch the Ex. Date the Billionaire .Chapter 73: Flaws .“Don’t you think I deserve some compensation for all the hard work I’ve been putting into this relationship?”“Well you do put in much hard work for a fake relationship.” Isabella says admitting it. Archibald pushes a finger to Isabella’s lips, shushing her. Her eyes go wide. “You can’t say that here,” He says, scolding.“But we need to talk about this,” Isabella hisses. “Nobody we know is even going on the trip. Does it mean that we will or we won’t keep up the charade, then?”“You heard what Riven said earlier. Since the blogs outed us then Everyone at the company has to buy it—otherwise my dad will find out. And now that my mother is back, she’s obviously keep tabs on me too. So, yes, it would be weird if I’m supposedly your boyfriend and I don’t come with you. I mean, unless you want to tell everyone we broke up.”The thought of doing that sends a weird and unpleasant pang right through the center of Isabella’s chest tha
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Dance

Ditch the Ex. Date the Billionaire .Chapter 74: Dance .Archibald frowns a little. “Don’t make fun of me. People really have been bothered by those things.”“I’m sorry,” Isabella says, and she is. She can’t help it—she reaches up, tucking a lock of hair behind Archibald’s ear. “I think those people must have been pretty silly. You seem great just how you are.”He smiles sadly. “You’re playing the role of over caring girlfriend impressively well right now.”“I’m not playing anything,” Isabella says, shaking her head. “I meant what I just said.”“Oh,” Archibald says, his face softening. “Okay.” “You’re the one who’s best at caring, anyway, not me.”“I have to be the best at everything I do,” Archibald says seriously. “It’s a complex.”She glances over Archibald’s shoulder, eyes roaming over the rest of the dance floor. She spots Dara and Riven swaying together prom-style, Dara’s arms looped around Riven’s neck. Several feet behind them, she is shocked to see Alan is slow-dancing
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Flight

Ditch the Ex. Date the Billionaire .Chapter 75: Flight .“You better hurry up. You’re going to be late,” Dara calls from the bathroom, voice garbled as she brushes her teeth. Isabella glances up from where she’s wrestling with her tiny carry-on suitcase on the bed, her body flung halfway on top of it, trying to squish it down enough that she’ll be able to zip it closed. “Who are you to lecture me about being late? You’ve never been on time for anything in your life.”“I think I was on time for a doctor’s appointment once,” She says. Dara hears her spit her toothpaste into the sink. “Seriously, though, I’m just trying to help. Didn’t you say you needed to leave by 10:30?”Isabella grabs her phone, tapping the screen. It’s 10:35. Shit.“It’s later than I thought,” She says, zipping up her suitcase with a final grunt and hauling it off the bed. It hits the ground with a loud thud. “You’re right, I gotta go.”“Do you have everything you need?”“I think so.” Isabella wheels her suitca
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CH 76

Ditch the Ex. Date the Billionaire .Chapter 76: .boyfriend 💖 10:45AM just got to the airport :) are you here? Isabella hastily types a reply with one hand as the elevator dings and reaches the ground floor. Isabella 10:46AM sorry i’m running late :( just leaving my apartment now, taking a cab so i’ll be there as soon as i can boyfriend 💖 10:46AM oh sure you are boyfriend 💖 10:47AM have i fallen victim to an elaborate scheme to ship me off to the island alone so you won’t have to deal with me anymore Isabella 10:47AM if i was going to do that, trust me, i would ship you off to somewhere much further awayShe shakes her head and smiles, slipping her phone back into her shorts and climbing into the cab idling at the curb in front of her apartment building. “Gimpo Airport,” She tells the cab driver, and the driver nods and merges back into traffic.She is oddly excited to see him. The gala was last weekend, and they haven’t seen each other since then, since there wasn’
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CH 77

Ditch the Ex, Date the Billionaire . Chapter 77: . Oh,” Isabella says. “Hi.” “Hi. How was the drive?” Archibald asks, releasing her. She gets a good look at him now that they’re up close. He has a little bit of a glow about him, like he’s been spending some time in the sun this summer. “It was fine. Traffic was bad, so I was worried about being late. I’m gonna check in. You already did?” Archibald nods. “Shouldn’t take long.” She turns around to look at the check-in counter and is relieved to see there’s hardly a line. “Okay, wait here? I’ll be right back.” After waiting in the short queue, the process of checking in is ultimately quick and easy, and once she shows her passport and gets her boarding pass, she heads back over to where Archibald is sitting. He doesn’t have a suitcase with him—only a large black backpack. “That’s all you brought?” She asks. “How’d you fit all your clothes in there?” He slings the backpack over his shoulder easily, trailing behind her as t
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CH 78

Ditch the Ex. Date the Billionaire .Chapter 78:.The flight is quick—only about an hour long—and they don’t talk much, although it’s not awkward. Isabella takes care of a few last minute things she needed to wrap up for Hector before the trip, working on files she’d saved to her phone so they’d be accessible offline, and Archibald puts headphones in and plays a game on his phone. When they touch down in Jeju, there’s hardly a cloud in the sky, and the sun feels brighter somehow, like the whole world is a little more saturated. They fly in low over the water, deep blue and sparkling.The resort they’re staying at is called The Shilla, and since it’s all the way on the other side of the island, it has a dedicated shuttle that runs hourly from the airport. They follow the signs out of the airport towards the public transportation hub and wait for the next one to come. The ride is comfortable and goes by fast, too. It’s a large bus with soft, cushioned seats and powerful air condit
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CH 79

Ditch the Ex. Date the Billionaire .Chapter 79: .“I think we just need to accept that this is naturally going to be a little awkward,” Isabella says with a nervous laugh. “I mean, all of it. Sharing a room, sharing a bed, pretending that we’re together for the next four days. It’s a much bigger commitment than what we did at the bar, or at the party. It’s normal for it to be weird. What we’re doing is weird.”“I guess so. And I can see how the fucking swans could make it feel, um, weirder.”“Is that a sentence you ever anticipated you would speak during the course of your lifetime?” She asks as she walks back towards the door to grab her suitcase.“I’m afraid not.”“Don’t worry about me,” She tells him, sitting down on the edge of the bed. “I just want you to have a good time. You deserve to, after how much you’ve helped me. And considering we have endless amounts of free alcohol at our disposal and don’t even have to leave our room to go to the pool, having a good time should be
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CH 80

Ditch the Ex. Date the Billionaire .Chapter 80:.“I’ve gotta say, I’m glad you convinced me to keep the room,” Isabella says.“Me too. Imagine if we had to fight with all the other people—I mean, peasants—over the shared hot tubs instead? That would have been unimaginable.”She swirls the water in front of her with her hand. “Imagine not having our own pool? Imagine having to wake up early every day to scavenge for a lounge chair that isn’t taken yet? I’m not built to withstand that kind of struggle. I wouldn’t have survived.”“Maybe the receptionist could sense it,” Archibald says, his brow furrowing in realization. “She gave us the complimentary upgrade because she knew it would save our lives.”“I forgot to text Dara and brag about it,” She suddenly remembers. “I love making her mad. It’s one of my favorite pastimes. I need to send her a picture tomorrow.”“It sounded like she really wanted to go on this trip. If it wasn’t for me, I bet she would have talked you into taking her
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