All Chapters of THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDES: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

CAILA'S POVI sat down in my studio, the familiar scent of oil paint and canvas filling the air, I breathed in deeply. The smell, along with the R&B songs flowing from the stereo combined to give me that sense of peace I had when I painted. It was one of those songs that effortlessly wrapped around my emotions, and made me dive into a deeper level of concentration as I painted. Liam didn’t know it but he had given me more than just a reason to pick up my brush and begin painting again. The competition had given me a sense of purpose and it was an opportunity for me to show that I was actually good at something - that it wasn't just Aria that was great at everything but I was good too. And if I won? Well… I couldn't think about that at that moment. “Come on, show me what you're doing,” Liam requested when he face timed. I had been painting for house and while I was taking a break, he was the only person I felt like speaking too and luckily enough for me, he had picked up immediately

JACE'S POV“I said weaknesses not strengths!” I growled as I stood up and begin pacing the office that was now Kai's as Frank had been moved to another office. I was frustrated, and that was putting it lightly. Days after Victor had called me, I had been unable to reach him. It was like a one way device that he used to call. Kai had tracked down his location to one of the shell companies that he used but I couldn't go there as it would have been just a stupid move. And here was Kai telling me how Victor was almost impossible to beat, how if I didn't take time to think about everything Victor was going to ruin my company. There was no way I could go to law enforcement, there was already proof that he had the law enforcement agency in his back pocket and kept them on salaries. I couldn't use force, Victor already had lot of forces behind him, I'd be ruined before I made a dent on him. But then there was something else that was going to work but I needed to find the perfect time and pl

CAILA'S POV“Are you okay?” Liam asked We had decided to meet in his office and go through my mails and also create a draft for the way I was going to announce that he was my agent so things could pass through him before getting to me. The message I had gotten from Victor the previous day had shaken me up badly and I had postponed the meeting with Liam till the next day, but even then, I was having a hard time focusing. I have won the competition, I had gotten the money, I should be happy but I wasn't… the broadcast wasn't just aired in a few states in the US but also around the entire country and some other countries and Victor had gotten wind of it.“Yes, I'm okay. It's just overwhelming,” I lied to him. I couldn't tell him the real issue. He didn't look like he could help with that type of issue and I couldn't drag him into my personal problems. “Are you sure?” He asked, his eyes never leaving mine. “Yes, I've never being in this kind of situation before and it's driving me re

CAILA'S POVIf I had felt tension before, it was nothing compared to the way I was feeling after Victor's text. I had lost a night of sleep again and every message I got seemed to cause a mini heart attack. He had sent the message at six pm the previous day and it was already five pm of the next day and I had not gotten any sign of what he had done. Was he toying with me? He was definitely toying with me. It was like he was watching me through a screen and enjoying my agitation. “You still seemed disturbed Caila,” Liam noted. He had been trying to take me out on a date for days but I kept postponing it. I had finally decided to go with him to the breakfast spot he had taken me to before. Everything smelled great but when I placed it in my mouth and tried to chew, it just tasted bland. I had lost my appetite. And even as I was with Liam, I was still distracted. I turned to look at him and saw the genuine concern on his face. He looked like he could just take my problems away if I ju

JACE'S POVFor days I had tried to have a quiet moment with Caila so I could know exactly what was going on with her but she was making it impossible. When I was free, she was either holed up in her room, or outside the house or locked up in her work space. The argument she had with her sister just made it worse. Aria's sudden distance was even more infuriating. We had made significant progress over the past few weeks, and I thought we were finally on the same page. But now, she seemed to be pulling away, leaving me frustrated and confused.Her new habit of leaving for work before dawn was particularly annoying. I'd wake up to go to her room and find her bed arranged like she had not slept in it, the only thing I was left with was the lingering smell of her perfume. She'd return home late, locking herself in her room without so much as a whispered greeting.The masquerade ball, which was just around the corner and we were going together and I had to find a way to be on the same page