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Chapter 23

Penulis: Helen Margaret
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2023-11-12 18:41:35

I staggered into the room like a drunkard without knocking. Little wonder why they looked so shocked when they saw me.

"Geez, what happened to you, ma'am?" Kelvin said, after finding his voice.

"Did someone douse you with water? Did you get into a fight?" Kelvin kept asking but I could not answer.

I was still so out of breath that I had to crouch so that I could relax and catch my breath before I began to explain myself.

Kelvin rushed to me immediately he saw that I was crouching and out of breath at the same time.

He helped to a chair and ordered James to bring me some water.

"James, don't just keep looking like a zombie! Get some water for her this instant!" Kelvin said.

James swiftly walked to the fridge and got me a bottle of cool water to drink while Sorin just kept looking like a movie was being played for him to watch.

After a few minutes, I was back to my normal self and seeing this, Kelvin resumed with the questions.

"Ma'am, what really happened?" He began.

"Ask her why she l
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  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 24

    "What is that, sir?" A concerned Terry asked Jake."Are you out of your mind or out of your senses? Which one is it?" Jake thundered at him."I'm so sorry, sir." Terry said, still confused.Jake smashed his fist on the table, making some books and files fall off the table."Are you trying to tell me that you do not know the contents of the papers you brought here for me to read?" He asked Terry who was visibly shocked at Jake's outburst.Terry picked up the papers which had been scattered all over the place and he put them together while Jake looked on as he did this.After he put them together in one piece, he looked at Jake who was glaring at him and it was very obvious that he was fuming in anger."Sir, I really do not know what is going on. If only you can tell me, I will know what to do." He said, carefully choosing his words so as not to anger Jake any more."Go through the papers yourself, you dimwit!" Jake shouted.Terry proceeded to open the papers and as he kept flipping the

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  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 25

    The moment I saw Daisy, my legs began to wobble underneath me."Good morning. Oh no, aftern…., no evening!" I stammered while trying to find the right words.Daisy didn't even pay attention, she just looked at me scornfully and hissed before proceeding to walk to Sorin who was sitting up on the bed.I saw his eyes light up with so much joy the moment she walked into the room and she drew him into a huge warm hug. My heart couldn't take it, I just kept looking at them because no matter how I tried, I just could not look away from them. I was also confused on whether or not to walk out of the room. While I was still struggling with organizing my thoughts, I heard Daisy say to me,"Are you just going to stand there like an effigy or what?""And why is she looking like this?" Daisy asked and Sorin shrugged."Move!" She ordered and I immediately snapped out of my thoughts.I opened the door and ran out immediately. I was sobbing profusely as I ran, leaving Kelvin with no other choice than

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  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 26

    Kelvin took me back to the Neurology Department to conclude my examination. He helped me into the room and made sure I didn't leave because I had already told him while we were on our way there that I felt suffocated and I wanted to leave."You can't leave the hospital, ma'am. You need to be perfectly fine before you do so." He had said to me.I was initially silent, but then I thought to myself, "Why is Kelvin nice to me despite the fact that his boss does not want to have anything to do with me."Ma'am, I'll come back to check on you later, but if you do not see me, you will definitely see someone else." He said to me and I snapped out of my thoughts, before he turned to speak to the doctors.He told the doctors to take good care of me while he was gone and that they should make sure nothing went wrong. He also told them to keep an eye on me and that he would send someone else to come and stay with me. After that, he left the room for Sorin's immediately....Daisy stood transfix

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  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 27

    "Sir, I don't think it is something you want to know about." James said, seeing how angry Kelvin was getting."You don't think it's something I should know? Why then did you bring it up? Have you lost your mind or something? " Kelvin said, raising his voice.His deep voice called the attention of others to them and he hastily composed himself."Follow me." He said to James, who then immediately followed him as he walked away from the prying eyes of people.Watching them go, my father then thought about seizing the opportunity and checking on me in my room."Should we go and check on Andrea? The doctors seem to be taking too long in there." My father said. "Yea, I think we should just do that to waste time." Mother replied.While they were talking, Daisy's guard went there and whispered into Daisy's ear and she stood up immediately and started walking away."Are you leaving already?" Mother called out to her as she walked away."You expect me to sleep here? Jokers!" Daisy responded ru

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  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 28

    Holding his face with his hand, he looked at the lady who had slapped him and became instantly speechless. Kelvin was also shocked beyond words at what was going on.The lady was about to slap him the second time, when Kelvin immediately stopped her. He quickly held her hand in the air and dropped it firmly."What do you think you're doing, madam?" He asked her but instead of replying, she tried to slap him yet again but Kelvin held her firmly.She tried as much as possible to loosen his grip on her but it was impossible because Kelvin was obviously stronger than she was.The more she tried to escape from his grip, the stronger he tightened his grip on her in anger and it soon became unbearable for her."You're hurting me." She cried out and soon began to sob."Boss, please." James pleaded.Seeing this, Kelvin loosened his grip and let her go. She then bent down and kept sobbing."So, will one of you at least explain what is going on here?" Kelvin asked."Sir… She is my girlfriend." J

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  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 29

    "Doctor, is the result out already?" I asked, the moment the doctor walked into my room with an envelope in his hands."Oh, yes. It is." The doctor responded."But you said it wouldn't be ready until after a few days. How is it out already?" I inquired."Well, because of who you are, there was no reason to delay it any further. We got to work immediately and here it is." The doctor explained."Because of who I am? So, that means, if it was someone else, they would have to wait for a couple of days?" I asked."Most definitely." He replied."But that's not fair, I protested before my mum shut me up."Will you be quiet! You're complaining because your result is ready already. Don't you want to know what exactly is wrong with you?" She said as she hissed silently.Not that I didn't want to know what the result of the brain examination was, I really wanted to know but I was too scared to know what was in that envelope."What if it is something bad? What if I'm already going crazy truly? Wh

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  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 30

    "What about them? Did something go wrong?" Damn! I won't forgive myself if something goes wrong, I should be by their side not idling away here." Sorin said, as he hurriedly got up, ready to leave the room, but Kelvin immediately stopped him."Please, calm down, sir. It's not something bad. I was told that they are now out of Coma. "Are you serious about what you're saying?" Sorin asked, with joy in his heart."Yes, sir. But sir, that is not the only news I have." Kelvin explained."What else do you have? Tell me. I'm in such a good mood already." Sorin asked, joyfully.Kelvin thought for a while before responding. He knew Sorin would not be too happy to hear what he had to say, but he was going to say it anyway.He paused for a moment, while Sorin looked at him, anticipating the news."So, I was also told that Mrs Andrea will be discharged tonight." Kelvin spoke in a rush before Sorin could stop him.Sorin stared angrily at him before speaking,"Have you lost your mind now?" "What

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  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 31

    "Hi, ma'am. It's time to go. Are you ready?" Kelvin asked me as he walked close to my bed but I was too stunned to speak.Seeing that I didn't respond, he had to ask me again."Ma'am, Are you alright?"Mum came to the rescue and yelled my name and this brought me back to the present."Drea! Why are you so lost in thoughts? Don't you want to go home anymore?" She asked."Home?" I asked, and sighed. "There's no home." I said under my breath and it was inaudible, so she could not hear it but Kelvin heard it."What did you just say?" She asked me."Nothing." I replied. "I'm ready to go." I added, and I got up from bed.Mother looked at Father, who shrugged in confusion and they watched as I sluggishly walked to get my box."Don't worry, ma'am. I'll get that for you." Kelvin immediately said and picked up the box. He then walked to the door, opened it and led the way out of the room while my parents and I followed closely behind him."Ehmmm…Kelvin, how is Sorin doing now?" Mother asked, wh

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  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 116

    I had collapsed, and passed out.“Drea! Drea!” She screamed in horror as she rushed to me.Hearing Anne scream, Maggie, with another housekeeper rushed in to see what was going on.“Oh my goodness…” Maggie exclaimed, seeing Anne looking horrified, while I remained on the floor, almost lifeless.“Get the car right now!” Anne yelled at them, tears trickling down her face as she held onto me.The other housekeeper ran off, while Maggie stayed back with Anne to carry me all the way to the car.They hurriedly but gently placed me in the car and the driver zoomed out of the compound. And as they headed to the hospital, confused on what to do, Anne grabbed her phone and dialled Kelvin's number.“Pick up, Kelvin. Pick up your call.” Anne muttered amidst sobs, holding her phone to her ear.She hissed loudly as the phone made its last ring and wasn't picked up. She flung it to the footwell.“Be fast! We're running out of time. Step on it!” She yelled at the driver, who stepped on the gas, speed

  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 115

    SORIN'S MANSION DAYS LATER “Good evening, ma'am. Welcome back.” One of the maids, Maggie, greeted Anne as she helped her with her suitcase.“Thank you so much, Maggie.” She smiled in gratitude as she walked into the living room.She had just arrived from the three-day company summit and although she was completely exhausted, she was proud of herself. Jake had thought that she was going to fail woefully but to his shock, she did well. She impressed the foreign partners and they immediately signed the deal with their company, awarding them a five-year contract worth millions of dollars, that could be renewed after the initial term.She smiled proudly as she thought about how it all went down at the summit. She never believed that she could pull such a huge task off brilliantly, but she was glad that she was able to, especially with the support of the members of her team.Still in her thoughts, she suddenly remembered me and snapped out of it.“What of Drea?” She asked Maggie immediat

  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 114

    As soon as Anne stepped out of Jake's office, and was out of his sight, she gasped for breath. Her whole body trembled and she had to lean on the wall for support.“Calm down, Anne,” she whispered to herself. “Breathe….” She took a deep breath, letting the air fill her lungs, and slowly exhaled, feeling her tension ease.As soon as she was able to calm down and put herself together, she heaved a sigh of relief.She thought about what just happened and what she said to Jake.Amazed by her sudden confidence, she said to herself with a big smile, “Well, that was kinda fun.”Slowly, her smile soon began to disappear as the realization of the consequences of her actions hit her. “But I foresee trouble from here on now.” She said to herself again.She suddenly heard a sound shattering glass coming from Jake's office, and immediately raced to the elevator, heading back to her floor.Back in Jake's office, he stared furiously at the pieces of his wine glass which he had just slammed to the

  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 113

    A bit confused, Anne frowned as she asked, “Thanks to me? What do you mean?”He began, “Well, I saw a certain someone hurrying somewhere during work hours. I thought it was an emergency and so, I decided to trail her.” “Guess what I saw?” He smiled mischievously, while Anne just had a curious look on her face.“I saw that ‘certain someone’ walking into Sorin Zaveri’s mansion. Without any hindrance at that.” He revealed and Anne’s expression immediately changed, her eyes filled with guilt.“Shit!” She muttered inaudibly, closing her eyes.“Do you know what that means?” Jake asked, but she didn't respond.“It means that this ‘certain someone’ is a regular in that house.” He said further, his back, turned to her. “Do you want to know who this person is?” He asked, his smile as menacing and scary as it can ever be.“No.” Anne muttered, knowing that Jake was referring to her.She also knew he was going to say it, regardless.He suddenly turned sharply towards her. “That person was you, A

  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 112

    NEW YORK ZAS HOLDINGSAnne was working on her laptop when Isabella walked into their large office looking a bit worried.“Anne?” She called the busy Anne, who still had her eyes focused on the screen of her laptop.“Hmmmm.” Anne muttered, “What's up?” She asked, still not looking at Isabella.“What did you do to Mr Richardson?” Isabella asked her.Anne furrowed her brows. “What do you mean? Did he say I did anything?” She asked, nonchalantly. “‘Cause last I checked, we do not have any business together for now.” She shrugged as she kept typing on her laptop.“He has just asked to see you.” Isabella answered, and Anne's fingers suddenly froze as she stopped typing and finally looked up at Isabella.“What!” She exclaimed. “Wh… why?” She stuttered. “What did I do? Did he tell you anything?”Isabella sighed. “I have no idea. He didn't tell me. He just told me to ask you to come to his office immediately.” Isabella leaned forward as she added, “And with the look of things, he seems to be

  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 111

    “Yes.” Sorin looked up at her. “What is going on? Why are you yelling?” He asked, a bit irritated.“Really? Why am I yelling? Is that all you're going to say to me?” She inquired, with a frown.Sorin’s eyes narrowed in confusion. “I don't understand. What should I have said?”She hissed. “I've been talking to you here, but you've been ignoring me because you're focused on something else.” She complained, getting upset. “Are you mad at me?” She asked him.“No.” He answered coldly, not totally paying attention to her.She turned away from the mirror and faced him. “Is your laptop your girlfriend now? Is it more important than I am to you?” She asked, curiously.He leaned backwards, on the headboard, staring at her. “Daisy, please, don't even start now…”“What is it? I'm not wrong now, am I?” She snapped at him.“Fine! I'm sorry. I apologize for not paying attention to you. But honestly, I really didn't hear you.” He quickly apologized, not wanting her to suspect anything.“Why? Because

  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 110

    FOUR WEEKS LATERLOS ANGELES Daisy slowly walked out of the bathroom, her bathrobe snuggled around her body. She gently settled into the white stool at her vanity, the soft cushion, giving her the needed comfort. She stared at Sorin through the mirror, and as her gaze remained on him, and his eyes fixated on his laptop screen, a sly smile spread across her face.“Finally, I have him all to myself.” She thought to herself, her smile broadening.Sorin looked up from his laptop. “You're finally done. I thought you weren't going to come out of the bathroom till tomorrow.” He said, jokingly and she chuckled.“Well, you know how I love my beauty baths.” She commented proudly.His head snapped backwards. “Beauty baths? What does that even mean? He frowned, playfully rolling his eyes.“How do you think I keep my whole body looking this fresh and hot?” She continued.Sorin furrowed his brows.She scoffed, shaking her head. “I don't blame you. You can't understand.”“I agree. I can NEVER unde

  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 109

    “Ma'am?” Kelvin rushed in too. “Oh my goodness!” He exclaimed.“Call the doctor, immediately. “ Anne yelled, panicking. Kelvin immediately took his phone, and swiftly speed-dialled the doctor. “Hello Doctor. It's an emergency. Please come by the—”“I’m not dead….” I weakly spoke up, stopping him mid-sentence.“Oh my goodness.” Anne sighed in relief, her eyes welling up with tears.Kelvin was also relieved to see that I was fine. I saw relief evident on his face.Although I spoke weakly, at least it gave them the reassurance that I wasn't unconscious, or dead, maybe.“What is going on? Is there an emergency?” I heard the doctor's voice faintly from Kelvin's phone.He immediately checked his phone and realized the doctor was still on the call. “It's nothing, Doctor. Don't bother. Bye for now.” He quickly spoke into the receiver and ended the call.“You scared me.” Anne said, wiping her tears as she helped me sit up.“I know, and I'm sorry.” I apologized, my voice a bit inaudible.“You

  • The Billionaire's Proposal    Chapter 108

    “Mr Zaveri has left already.” Kelvin reiterated, making it clear to Anne that Sorin wasn't around, and her outburst was basically going to be pointless.“Geez!!!” Anne slowly dropped to the ground once again.“So he was in a hurry to leave right after serving her divorce papers? How much more insensitive could he be.” She said, her tone filled with disappointment.“Actually, we had a heated argument. A bit of an angry back and forth. I guess that was what made him pack up and leave earlier than he was supposed to.” Kelvin explained, but Anne shook her head.“That’s not an excuse, Kelvin. He is just wicked and insensitive. That's all I can say.”She turned to look at him again and at that moment, it clicked. Kelvin's busted lip was as a result of his argument with Sorin.She swiftly got up. “He did this to you, didn't he?” She asked him, her tone filled with both curiosity and certainty.He maintained a blank expression. “Anne, it's nothing.”“That's not what I'm asking you, Kelvin.” S

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