I Married My Billionaire Ex のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

Third-Person POV"Has your daughter come home yet?"Ricky glanced at his wife, who had just entered the living room. She had come from their bedroom, and he assumed she was just checking on him since he was still in the living room."Not yet. And I can't contact her," Ricky replied seriously.It was already midnight, and his daughter, Lexi, still hadn’t returned. He had no idea where she had gone since she left the hospital earlier. He had thought she had gone home, but the maid told him that the young lady had yet to arrive."Your daughter is starting to be a troublemaker," his wife commented, sitting beside him."Minda.""What? Don’t you know that because of what happened to James, the Smith family might pull out their investment from our company?" she said seriously.Ricky sighed deeply. He had to admit that this was one of his concerns too. He had worked for years to court the Smith family to invest in their company. Now, all of that might be gone in an instant due to what happene

LEXI'S POVChase and his family are the owners of the TAC Group of Companies. Fate seems to be playing with me too much. The woman my ex mentioned to me a few days ago is actually my sister. I never imagined that we would need each other because of Shiela's schemes.My current problem is how to talk to Chase. I've been staring at my phone for a while now because I don't know how to approach him. I don't have his number yet, but I can easily ask Chelsea for it. I just don't know how to make the first move with Chase."Are you just going to stare at your phone? I thought you were sure about this," Savina suddenly said, pulling me out of my thoughts.I looked at her. She's with me because it's the weekend, and she doesn't want to leave me alone because I might do something impulsively."How do I start, Sav?" I asked her, confused."Hmm. That's tricky since you haven't seen each other in eight years, and your breakup wasn't exactly good. And what if he’s into your sister? That would make

LEXI'S POV"So, are you willing to work with me?" I hesitantly asked Chase.I was just following him as we walked toward the gymnasium. I couldn’t help but reminisce about the last conversation we had. I didn’t know why it was coming back to me now. It no longer mattered because it was in the past. I was here because I needed his help."Are you ready to marry me?" he asked directly.I froze for a moment, but eventually, I just nodded. "Yes," I replied briefly.I had already prepared myself for this kind of scenario because it was necessary to hurt my sister the most. It was the biggest revenge I could take on her."You're not the Lexi I used to know. You're the kindest person I've ever met."His words made my tears fall uncontrollably. "I never thought I’d end up like this. All I wanted was for my father to love me, but even that, they denied me. I’m tired of being kind, Chase. And I don’t want to drag you into my mess, but you’re the only one who can help me against them," I said qui

LEXI'S POV"Lexi, don’t be shocked by what I’m going to say. James had a seizure earlier, but he’s stable now."I took a deep breath upon hearing Savina’s words. She had been my eyes at the hospital where James was. He still hadn’t woken up, and I was very worried."I want to see him, Sav," I said, my voice cracking as I started to tear up.I had just arrived home, and Chase was right—Papa wasn’t there. So, at least I was able to breathe a little easier, since I wasn’t ready to face him yet. Just then, Savina called to update me about James."Lexi, right now, what you want is impossible. James' mother has barely been home, and no matter how much I beg them, they won’t let you see him. I’m sorry, Lexi," Savina said sadly.I nodded slowly as the tears that I had been holding back began to fall. I was angry at myself because there was nothing I could do for James."But don’t worry, I’ll keep you updated. Let’s not insist on you seeing him for now, because you know the kind of trouble tha

LEXI'S POVGoosebumps crawled all over my skin because of a strange feeling I couldn’t quite understand. Chase’s face was so close to mine that I couldn’t move. I wanted to push him away, but my strength seemed to have left me. I lacked the courage to do anything at that moment. I was just frozen at where I am standing right now.I swallowed hard when he gently held my chin and turned my face to look at him. He was staring straight into my eyes."Don't you think it is unfair?" he asked seriously."W-what?" I stammered.Instead of answering, he suddenly pressed his lips against mine. It felt like millions of volts of electricity coursed through my entire body. Our lips remained locked as I held my breath, eyes closed.No. This isn’t right. I should do something.But I couldn’t move. My body felt paralyzed, and all I could sense was the loud thumping of my heart.When he pulled his lips away, I finally opened my eyes. He was still staring at me intently, while I slowly slid down to the