All Chapters of The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Alexis sat back in her car, staring at the ocean waves crashing against the shore, her vision blurred by unshed tears again.The weight of everything felt suffocating.Her heart ached with betrayal, with regret, with the realization that she had been played in a game she never even knew she was a part of.Her phone vibrated on the passenger seat. She blinked away her tears and glanced at the screen.Julian: Lunch? I’ll pick you up.Alexis let out a bitter chuckle, a self deprecating smile tugging at her lips.Lunch?As if nothing had happened?As if she hadn’t just learned that the man she had trusted, the man she had believed loved her, had orchestrated so much of her life without her even realizing it?She tightened her grip on the steering wheel.Did she really need him when she was this broken?When the very foundation of their relationship was now riddled with doubt and uncertainty?She had been blind, so painfully, stupidly blind. How had she not seen it? The pieces had always b

Alexis rushed down the stairs, her bare feet silent against the cold marble floor.Her breaths came unevenly, her chest tightening as she struggled to keep herself composed.She wasn’t sure if she was running from Julian or from her own thoughts, but the moment she stepped into the dimly lit kitchen, her body trembled.She gripped the edge of the kitchen counter, her knuckles turning white as she tried to steady herself.The weight of everything was suffocating her.The man she had loved, trusted, had he ever been real?Or had he only ever been Julian Devereux, the man who had calculated her every move, manipulated her every decision, and trapped her in a love that was nothing but a carefully orchestrated lie?Her lips parted as a shaky breath escaped.She wanted to scream.To lash out.To storm upstairs and demand the truth from him, to make him look her in the eyes and tell her that she had never been anything more than a tool for revenge.But she wasn’t ready.Her fingers curled in

Julian woke up to the soft rustling of fabric and the faint sound of heels clicking against the hardwood floor.His brows furrowed as his mind struggled to process the unusual disturbance.He always woke up first, always. Yet this time, as his eyes adjusted to the dim morning light, he found Alexis standing near the bedroom mirror, fastening an earring.She was already dressed.A sleek, tailored pantsuit hugged her figure, her long hair pulled back into an elegant ponytail. She looked every bit the powerful heiress she was, poised and untouchable. But something was off.Julian propped himself up on one elbow, his gaze locked onto her. “You’re up early,” he remarked, voice thick with sleep but laced with curiosity.Alexis glanced at him briefly in the mirror, her expression unreadable. “I have a lot to handle today.”Julian sat up fully now, frowning as he checked the time on his phone.Six A.M.She was never up this early. Normally, he woke her up, they had breakfast together, and he

Julian had just finished adjusting his cufflinks when his phone buzzed on the nightstand.Seeing Victoria’s name flash across the screen, he wasted no time answering.“Talk to me,” he said briskly, grabbing his watch from the dresser.On the other end, Victoria let out a small sigh. “I couldn't get the full details, but from what I gathered, Ryan met with Alexis yesterday.”Julian’s jaw tightened. “And?” the name alone fueling the irritation already simmering in his chest.Victoria continued. “I don’t know exactly what was said, but if I had to guess, it has to do with their breakup or…” she hesitated before continuing, “he might have told her something, something he thinks he knows.”Julian’s grip on his phone tightened.His mind immediately jumped to the worst possibilities.If Ryan had filled Alexis’s head with lies, if he had spun some story that made Julian the villain, then that would explain everything.Her distance.Her silence.Her tears.“Find out exactly what he told her,”

Victoria had always been efficient, and when Julian gave her an order, she made sure it was executed flawlessly.The moment she hung up the call with Julian, she wasted no time. She had already suspected Ryan had something to do with Alexis’ change in behavior, and now she needed confirmation.Within an hour, her men had located Ryan at a secluded café near the city outskirts. He had been keeping a low profile since his confrontation with Sophia and Alexis, probably thinking he was safe from any retaliation.He was wrong.Ryan exited the café, taking a deep breath as he pulled out his phone. Before he could even dial a number, two men dressed in dark suits flanked him on either side.“Mr. Pierce,” one of them said in a tone that left no room for argument. “You need to come with us.”Ryan stiffened, his eyes darting around for an escape, but he knew better. These men weren’t ordinary thugs; they were professionals. The kind that didn’t make idle threats. With a resigned sigh, he follow