All Chapters of THE BILLIONAIRE'S RUNAWAY MISTRESS: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

After the security men had dragged Shakira away, Sebastian couldn't return his attention to the work in front of him.He lost all the zeal to continue, so he fished out his phone, and dialed Isabel's number.He wasn't surprised when his call was barred, because he wasn't permitted to call the number.She must've blocked his contact.After their argument yesterday, she has been giving him cold shoulders. Wouldn't speak to him, nor reply his greetings.Even the flowers he'd gotten her were left untouched, because Gayle wasn't around to arrange them into the flower vase.He doesn't understand why she has to be so obstinate about Colby.There's nothing there except her business, and he has relegated Zachary to go down there every month to audit their financial reports.She doesn't have to stress herself, doing the odd jobs.Why can't she trust him to take care of her and their sons?He has wealth to last them for generations to come, even if he stops working. There are solid assets,

The drive to the restaurant lasted for over twenty minutes, which left Isabel curious."Didn't you say the restaurant was down the avenue, we've been driving for the past twenty minutes and you've taken several turns, yet we haven't arrived. Why?""My apologies, Ms. Hadid, we'll arrive shortly. I didn't want us to jump into traffic, hence the shortcuts." He explained to her, stealing a glance at her through the rearview mirror.Isabel exhaled softly, then removed her gaze from the man, to Reynolds who was seated beside her.The boy was staring outside the car window, mesmerized by the kaleidoscope of lights dancing across Brooklyn's skyline. The city transformed at night, its steel and concrete façade surrendering to a tapestry of twinkling lights."Wow," Reynolds breathed, his voice barely audible over the hum of the engine.Zachary, intrigued by his reaction, smiled,"It's a beauty, right?"Reynolds nodded, his eyes still locked on the view."Mommy, where are all these people goin

Meanwhile, Reynolds was impatiently waiting for his mother to return.It has been almost an hour since Zachary returned from the restaurant, with takeout dinner for him, and the flimsy excuse that his mother was saying hello to an old friend she'd met inside the restaurant.At first, he'd believed the man.His mommy had lived in the city before he was born, so it was possible that she'd met an old acquaintance and had stopped to say hello.However, after thirty minutes crawled into an hour, he began to get suspicious that something must've happened to her inside theIf not, what else would be holding her?"Open the door." "Why?" Zachary who was seated in the driver's side, asked the boy.Earlier, after he'd lied to the boy that his mother was greeting an old friend, thus the delay, he decided he wasn't going to leave immediately to not arouse the boy's suspicion.Now, he was regretting that decision."I need to go get my mommy, so we can go home. She has taken too long with this frie

The drive to the manor was the longest drive of Isabel's life. It felt like it was never coming to an end, and in the latter part of the drive, she wished she could buy herself more time.Although it has been eight years of seperation.it felt like an enternity, and her heart raced with anticipation and dread.What would they be like?What if they don't like her and refused to acknowledge her as their mother?Of course she wasn't expecting them to jump for joy when they meet. She wasn't even expecting them to acknowledge her, since she wasn't legally their mother, and she doesn't know what the man have told them before now.He wouldn't tell her when she asked him, but she suspected that he'd told them the truth."She was just a vessel to carry my heirs, and you don't need to know who she is."However, a twinkle of faith lingered in her heart, giving her hope she didn't want to accept, but couldn't help herself.The last time she saw them, they were both newborns weighing no more tha

The day of the event finally came and despite her warning, Sebastian did not return to the country, nor did he call her, which was unusual, but Isabel did not call him.She was angry at him for choosing his work over if own son's, and vowed to not pick his calls if he ever called.Since their father wasn't attending the event, Alexander invited her and Reynolds instead."You and Reynolds should take the invitation, since Father won't be showing up like always."The boy's disappointment kindled her anger against Sebastian, but she did not say anything, except to thank the boy for the thoughtful gesture.Zachary drove them to the venue of the event, which was at the boys' school, and the drive lasted for about ten minutes.When they arrived, Zachary opened the door for them, and Isabel stepped out of the car and onto the manicured grounds of Alexander and Oliver's school, her eyes widening in awe. The sprawling campus stretched before her, with majestic stone buildings, immaculate l