Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Billionaire Husband’s Betrayal: Kabanata 221 - Kabanata 230

I’m sitting in my office after having sent the testimonies directly over to the judge. He seemed pleased to see my diligence today. I sit back and wonder what could’ve happened to Charlotte to have made her so sour. To driver her off the edge to kill her own mother and hurt Claire so badly? It was unthinkable.My thought process was interrupted by the sound of my phone ringing. I see that Leo is calling me and answer promptly.“Hey, I’m at my office. Is everything all right?” I assume it has something to do with Claire and that thought alone made me nervous.“Claire is fine. I just dropped her off at Jasmine’s. I wanted to see if you had time to assist me in seeing Charlotte today.” He was serious. He had no intention of leaving this be and wanted to pursue an answer from her even if it hurt Claire.“Do you think that’s a good idea?” I ask as I text a few of my officers to inform them of Claire’s whereabouts to switch rotation as well as location.“I don’t know, man. There has to be a

It’s my fault? Did Charlotte really think that I was to blame for her wretched and vengeful behavior? I look over at the woman I had cared for - for majority of my life and I see a shell of who she once was. She was dressed in a sweatsuit, her hair was a mess and she looked bewildered.“I never asked you to harm Claire, Charlotte!” I slam my hands down on the table as I feel the heat rise to my ears. Mason puts a hand on my arm - a silent order to sit back down and get the answers I need. I sit back down as I continue. “Why did you attack Claire?”“I needed her to leave. And she just couldn’t take a hint.” She says calmly.“She had already left when you orchestrated her attack on both occasions.”I refute. Claire had left the house already and was contemplating divorce long before Charlotte’s attacks.“But you kept running back to her. She was parasitic to you, Leo. Don’t you see? She could never satisfy you. She’d simply feed off of your success and kindness.” She tried to convince me

I lay in bed enraged by Leo’s words and actions. How could he possibly keep choosing her? Why would he? I was everything that she wasn’t and I was more of status than the wretched peasant. She couldn’t even get the approval of his mother which I held for years. How could she amount to more than me or hold any value above me?“She’s kind, honest and caring. You will never be any of those things. You are a monster on the brink of destruction.” I hear my mother’s voice echo through the room as she sits on the chair across from the foot of my bed.“I just want him to pick me. The way he should have.” I argue.“How could anyone ever love you? You destroy everything you touch.” He says as she crosses her legs.“You don’t even know me. You died years ago.” “I know what I gave birth to. I’ve always known who you’d become.” She says intuitively.“You should have stayed dead.”“Oh darling, I am. I’ve been dead for years. I only exist in your mind.”“Like a parasite.” I hiss. I feel the room gr

I listen to the rain as I work on a few contractual agreements and architectural finishes in my home office. The pitter pattering reminding me of the early morning I left Claire’s side to run to Charlotte. The day everything began to change. I remember the disgruntled tone of voice I took to her as she asked if I had to leave. I acted poorly towards her in that moment and my behavior continued to tumble negatively throughout the day. I could never forget the way I treated her that day. It’s haunted me since. I sit back and decide to do some research on a doctor said to cure muscular atrophy through a surgical procedure that has yet to make medical clearing. The doctor was well-known in creating medical findings and had a unique approach to treating physical disabilities. I decide to email him in an attempt to get Claire’s hand assessed.‘Hello Dr. Asum, my name is Leonardo. My wife, Claire, was in a horrible accident a few months back and her hand was completely disfigured. After doi

I could see that Claire was terrified as the building came into the car’s view. Her body tensed and she couldn’t get out of the car. I offer my hand as a gesture that I would be with her through the whole ordeal and she takes it. We step through the front door of the building and cross over to the elevator. Claire remains silent and holds my hand tightly. The elevator dings as we reach the floor of her suite and she jumps slightly. I lean over and whisper to her. “I’m going to be here with you the entire time. If it’s too much for you, we can just leave.” I watch as her eyes dart in every direction as though she was expecting someone to come out of the shadows at any moment. Jasmine rubs her shoulder as we near the suite door. I slowly put out the key card to open it and rush to deactivate the security system I had installed just after her attack. I turn to see Claire is still in the doorway. I almost expected her to hurry out once my back was turned. I begin folding the boxes and tap