All Chapters of Escaping my heartless billionaire husband : Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

(Karis's pov) Talk about your old demons hunting you; plans to spend the day with Valeria were cancelled immediately after I discovered that Sky Link lost a major deal to Van Diaz. It was meant to be a big partnership. I had been working tooth and tooth for, and then Xander suddenly showed up one day and snatched it from my hands. It was not like he knew that I was the CEO of Sky Link, but it still felt like he was targeting me. Sky Link started as a jewellery brand, but due to my ambitions, I had been able to expand to different sectors by buying off several companies, and now it was big and, at least, strong enough to compete with Van Diaz. Unfortunately, Van Diaz was an old name that Xander was using to his advantage. He can smile now while he can, but soon, the smile on his face will disappear once I have Van Diaz under my feet, but that will come later. For now, I have to focus on the lunch appointment I would be having with the company that left us fo

(Karis's pov) Sometimes I just sit back and think about everything that was going on for me. Despite minor setbacks, Sky Link was doing and growing to be a major brand. That aside, I have been able to buy off some of Reynolds's shares. My life was perfect, I had a successful career and a loving home with Valeria. Whenever I remember how foolish I was in my past life never to have given myself a chance and how I almost lost the second chance I was given because of my dumb love for Xander. The best thing he ever did for me was show me his true colours, making me snap out of my delusion. Since there was not much to do and Valeria would be busy all afternoon with Skyler I decided to head to the office instead. The car drove in front of the headquarters building. I put on my iconic shades and then stepped out of the car. It was quite sunny today despite it being the middle of autumn. I could not wait for December because one of the biggest fashion shows would be he

(Karis's pov) Valeria was playing with her fingers then she glanced at me. I had a strong feeling she must have been bullied by someone because this was not my Val. "But he isn't my real daddy. I do not look like him at all, the other children are saying the same thing." She revealed and I finally understood where this was coming from. Skyler used to attend Val's competitions and school events whenever he was free, and basically, most people thought he was her dad; I never imagined little children could spot something like that. Children always say the craziest things. "Oh Val you don't have to listen to that nonsense." I snapped. "I love you, and I am sure Skyler loves you too Because you, are also his Val. He was even with me the day you were born." I assured Val with a strong voice. She wiped her tears and then muttered something inaudible, which I urged her to say again. "Then can you make him my real daddy? If he is my daddy then you don't have to be alone ag

(Xander's pov) Vance was curled into a ball; my eyes darted around his hands, and I could see fingerprint marks. He was beaten by someone. I was mad at myself for his condition. I was a failure as a husband and now a father. I could not even recognize my son at first glance, and I had no idea what his hobbies were or what he liked. I had no idea he loved playing like Alessia because I created a distance between us. Vance didn't even recognize me because he hardly met each other. I was so busy with work trying to avoid myself from drowning in guilt and, in the end, neglected him like a true scumbag. I hated him from birth because of his mother but seeing him cry and hurt made me ask myself. Why did I leave an innocent child to suffer for the sins of his parents? My aura went amok with a slight murderous intent that made Vance burst into tears getting away from me. He was frightened, I had to take a long breath to calm myself down before I carefully asked him. "W

(Xander's pov) I hated it when outsiders meddle in my life; the front desk just called me a few minutes ago to notify me that my mother was waiting in the office for me. Well, I knew exactly why she wanted to see me. The meeting was drawing longer than necessary but I didn't have an issue with it as long as it wastes more time. It was time enough for Mother to give up because, honestly, I didn't know if I would be able to keep my temper in check for long. I guess the Vixen must have come up with ridiculous excuses for her actions. This was annoying. "Who else is vying for the contract?" I asked. There was this real estate development contract worth billions which the government were in charge of. Whenever it was good money I was always interested. Making money was the only thing that filled the emptiness in me. "There are a lot of companies since it is a major deal, but so far, there is no threat." The subsidiary manager in charge of the real estate company under Van Diaz men