LOGINShare
Chapter 6
Latest chapter
Not His First Choice Chapter 9
The next time I heard about Troy was the day I got engaged.Marco called. "Ms. Beaumont, something happened to Mr. Gardiner.""He's not my problem anymore. Handle it. If you can't, call the cops." I was already about to hang up."It's not that, Ms. Beaumont. This involves you."My grip tightened on the phone. "We haven't had anything to do with each other for a long time.""This morning, during a meeting, Mr. Gardiner and Ms. Yarwood started arguing over company stuff. Somehow, it turned to you. Then it got physical, and..." He sighed. "I'll send the video."The file was huge. Took almost a full minute to load.Troy wanted to buy back all the shares—take full control.He was planning a reset. Tighten things up. Cut the projects Ellie had been running.Of course she snapped. "Last year alone, I pulled in two, three million in contracts. Why should my department get cut? Don't use the company to settle your personal crap."Troy's face went cold. He hated hearing about me. "Don'
Not His First Choice Chapter 8
The next two weeks flew by in wedding prep.Then I caught Troy on the news—and yeah, he still wasn't over it.It was supposed to be some big entrepreneur interview, but only the first half aired.Troy looked straight into the camera. Said he missed me."Belinda Beaumont, you're the only person I've ever loved. I screwed up. I know I made you mad, but can you give me another chance? I looked into everything—the whole misunderstanding. I'll fire whoever caused it. Just... come back."His eyes were red. Even with all that studio makeup, you could see how wrecked he was."In the two weeks since you left, I haven't slept once. It's only now—without you—that I realized I have insomnia."Lex leaned over my shoulder and let out a low laugh. "How does he say something that shameless with a straight face?"I glanced up at him, confused.He scoffed. "It was his fault. But say it like that, and suddenly you're the one who left over nothing. Makes you look careless." His tone dropped. "Not
Not His First Choice Chapter 7
The second the plane touched down in Northgate, my ride was already waiting.I didn't even make it home. Frank, our driver, took a hard turn and pulled up outside a private club."Frank, why aren't we going home?"He just smiled and handed me a dress. "Your dad set you up. He's waiting inside."I glanced at myself—wrinkled clothes, travel mess, the whole disaster. "Now? Seriously?"Could I at least get one night? A shower?Frank saw right through me and flagged down a staff member.Shower. Change. Pull it together.Half an hour later, he showed up right on time to walk me upstairs.I shot him a helpless look.No surprise—once military, always precise.Inside, it was just my parents.Mom took one look at me and smacked Dad. "She's exhausted. You couldn't wait a couple days?"Dad barely looked at me. "My daughter doesn't get to be tired. Wrecking yourself over a man? What a disgrace."I dropped beside Mom and hugged her, then glanced at him. "If I'm already such a disgrace,
Not His First Choice Chapter 6
Belinda's POVTroy caught up at the VIP terminal entrance.The second he saw me, he exhaled hard, grabbed my hand, and tried to pull me back."Belinda, thank God I found you. Come home with me. Yeah, I messed up, but you don't have to make it this big, right?"I shook him off, pulled out a tissue, and wiped where he touched me.His face dropped. "What's that supposed to mean?"I tossed the tissue. "Dirty.""The tissue—or me?"He caught himself, shoved the edge out of his voice. "I know you're mad I didn't take you to the hospital. But you hurt her first. If I didn't calm Ellie down and she called the cops, then what? Everything I did was for you."He let out a breath. "Fine. Maybe you don't get it. But transferring your shares and leaving? What's next—marrying someone else just to get back at me?"I shook my head. "You're overthinking it. I'm not getting married to provoke you."He let out a smug laugh and leaned in, like he used to. "Knew it. You still love me."I stepped
Not His First Choice Chapter 5
Third-Person POVIn a hospital room, Troy sat by Ellie's bed.He'd been here for days, but today felt wrong. Like something he'd always had a grip on just slipped away.Ellie sounded the same as ever. "Troy, after I'm discharged, can I stay at your place? I'll take the guest room like last time. I won't upset Ms. Beaumont."Troy's patience was gone. He frowned. "Don't you have your own place?""I just want to apologize to Ms. Beaumont.""No need. That's between me and her. I'll handle it."The moment the words left his mouth, it clicked.Before, whenever he lost his temper, Belinda always caved first. But it'd been a week—and she hadn't called once.That wasn't normal.He grabbed his phone and pulled her out of his blocked list.That's when he saw it—the breakup text she'd sent that day.He froze, then tried to video call her. Failed. Again. And again.Troy shot to his feet and walked out, dialing the company."Where's Belinda? Put her on."Silence.His patience snapped
Not His First Choice Chapter 4
Troy shoved me aside, panic all over his face.He dropped next to Ellie. "Are you okay? Does anything hurt?"Belinda, if you're mad, take it out on me. Why drag someone else into it?"The shove caught me off guard—I went down hard onto shattered glass."I didn't push her."He shot me a look. "Then she just fell on her own?"I pushed myself up, careful of the shards. Blood from my palm dripped onto the white carpet, spreading fast.Troy froze for a second, like he might say something—"Troy, my leg hurts so much."He instantly panicked, already dialing. "I'll get you to the hospital right away."Belinda, I'll deal with you when I get back."When the paramedics carried Ellie out, he didn't even give them a minute to bandage me."Troy, Ms. Beaumont is hurt too—"He let out a cold laugh. "It's just a scratch. She won't die. She brought it on herself. If she hadn't pushed you, none of this would've happened."I closed my eyes.When I opened them again, the hesitation was gone
You may also like
A Farewell Gift of Death
Flowering Tree20.1K viewsWhen Love Rewinds
Shelley Broth18.4K viewsWaking Up From A 5-Year Dream
Leaf61.8K viewsSeriously? A Divorce?
Sunny Jin27.0K viewsHe Thanked The Wrong Wife
Clear Sky839 viewsSeven Years of Winter Before Spring
Little brat3.6K viewsWhen the Scapegoat Walks Away
Sweetie Moore15 viewsMy Ice Hockey Husband Faked Our Marriage so I Joined His Rival
Miss Sunny5.5K views
