All Chapters of Ex-Wife Returns a Billionaire: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

The Offer on the TablePhilip sat staring blankly at the document before him, the words all blurred together, the numbers and clauses swirling about in his mind. 30%. It was there in black and white, but the weight of such a proposition felt crushing upon him. Giving away nearly a third of his company? This could be either the saving or the final doom, for Brooks Enterprises was already hanging on by a thread.His phone buzzed next to him, but he didn't stir to pick it. It would be Daniel, most probably ringing for the third time since they had left that surreal meeting yesterday. Daniel had been edgy, ever suspicious of something, anything, but once, Philip just didn't have the energy to argue. He was defeated."Thirty percent," he muttered under his breath, slouching back in his chair. His father would never have let that happen. He'd have fought tooth and nail to keep the company whole, no matter the cost. But Philip wasn't his father. He didn't have that same ruthless edge, a

The Price of ControlPhilip’s POVThe next day, I sat in my office, looking at the papers on my desk. I had barely signed on the dotted line and it seemed the whole world had laid its burden on my young shoulders. I had done it. I had given away more than a third of Brooks Enterprises to James Donovan, a man I could barely bring myself to trust and did not like. But there was no looking back now. I could not but think that I had made a deal with the devil.The office was unlikely silent. The noise of the city from the window was barely audible and the loneliness inside me was painful. My mind replayed the events of the last few days: Bianca walking out, investors hovering over like buzzards, and James coming in to save the day with his rescue. Except it didn't feel like a rescue. It was more like an invasion that seemed to be beyond my management.Daniel had warned me. The board had warned me. But what choice did I have? The investors were going to strip the company naked. James mi

A Blossoming ConnectionKendra hadn't felt this alive in years. It was as if the world around them had faded into the background as she and James meandered down the city streets after dinner. The evening air was cool against her skin, but a warmth radiated off James's hand, which was wrapped gently around hers, and that was enough to ward off the chill.It was in his charming, confident demeanor; the feeling derived when together-the feeling that nobody else existed in the world besides her was intoxicatingly appealing. He whisked her off her feet in more ways than she could have imagined, yet with an instinct of doubt still at the back of her mind, Kendra found herself wanting to believe in him. Wanting to believe that maybe, just maybe this could be real."Had a good time tonight?" James asked, his tone smooth as usual, his eyes catching glimpses of light from the streetlamps as they walked and walked.Kendra smiled, looking up at him. "More than good. It's been… perfect."James

Kendra couldn't get her conversation with Grace out of her mind. It was well into the day when Grace's warning kept echoing in her ears, though Kendra purposefully tried tuning it out. She could not help but feel her own doubts start to rise. James had become so important to her so fast, and she wondered if she had moved too quickly and not truly known who he was.Later that evening, James had invited her out to a new, upscale bar in town. He told her it was a place where all the top businesspeople hung out, people who could be useful for her cosmetics company. Kendra had dressed the part, slipping into a sleek black dress that hugged her curves just enough without being too revealing. She wanted to look like she belonged in James's world.They entered the bar; the low hum of conversation and the clinking of glasses filled their ears as they entered. James had his arm casually draped around her waist, his hand just above her hip as they headed for the back where a private booth awai

His footsteps echoed off the walls of the dimly lit hall, his breath catching in uneven spurts. Philip hadn't meant to see Kasey again, at least not like this, but everything with the company, seeing Kendra with James the night before, it must have snapped something inside him. He just wanted to get away, something to take his mind off the disaster his life had become. And Kasey, so easy with a smile and so nonchalant, was just the distraction the Philip needed.He rapped on her door, and it creaked open almost immediately. Kasey was standing in the doorway, leaning against the frame and hunched over onto one hip, a coy smile spreading across her face as her eyes scanned him from head to toe. She looked gorgeous, as usual - long, dark hair cascading loosely down her shoulders, blue gown hugging her tight in the right places."Well, isn't this a surprise," she breathed huskily, seductive, as she stood aside to let him in. "I wasn't really expecting to see you again quite so soon, P