Semua Bab After the Divorce: Mr. Billionaire Begs for My Forgiveness: Bab 161 - Bab 170

Emelia's POVI used the opening to bolt to the other room as I slammed the door behind me. With trembling hands, I took a deep breath and held the phone against my ear."H-hey, I'm still here." I tried to reassure Mason in a barely even voice."You okay? You sound a little out of breath.""I'm fine, I promise. I'll call you back some other time, okay? There's just something I need to take care of.""Business?""You know it.""Always the busy bee, aren't you?" Mason chuckled. "Alright, we'll catch up again soon. Take care, Em.""You, too."Once I hung up the phone, I braced myself to face Victor once more. While my heart hammered on, I tried to wipe the sweat from my palms on my pajama pants.I just wanted this to be over with!When I came out of the room, Victor was still standing right where I left him.His eyes locked right onto me as his shoulders tensed. "So? Care to tell me who that was? He seemed really worried about you.""That's none of your business." I replied coldly."It's l

Lily's POV"Their service is bad; their management is horrible; and everything about the store isn't suited for anyone's business. Much less ours." I scoffed. "Truly, I don't see how they're supposed to compete with what you built!" The anger from earlier today that I tried to suppress and get rid of was beginning to come back. Heat simmered at the point below my chest, while tension coiled around my shoulders. Thinking about that sorry excuse for a business was such a waste of my time! But it made me happy that Victor cared enough to ask about my day. Now, I could plant the seeds of revenge in his mind. There was no way I was going to let them get away with disrespecting and humiliating me the way that they did! "What did they do to you?" Victor asked. I sighed pitifully. "All I wanted to do was to go and visit the store, and possibly browse their clothing. They blocked me from going in, and then told me that they weren't opening until tomorrow. I said, "Okay, I'll come back the

Emelia's POVThe Collective held its grand opening this morning. To see all of my hard work and dedication culminate into this amazing event and physical storefront was nothing short of a dream come true.My heart raced as I cut that red ribbon, signaling that the doors were open to the public. So many people poured in that even a line had to form outside to keep the place from overcrowding. Hearing everyone's praises and excitement fueled my happiness and sense of fulfillment.*I* worked towards this.*I* made this happen.*I* did it!After years of all the blood, sweat, and tears that I've shed in my fight for a better future, it was finally here.For once, I felt pride in myself.Kathleen's models were absolutely beautiful, and each of them wore my creations like works of art. Alexis's assistant, Mikayla, was working her magic with capturing photos and videos of everything to its littlest detail.I wore a wide smile on my face so often to the point that my cheeks were hurting. This

Victor's POVThe image of Emelia's lips against another man's was branded into my mind like a horrible memory. It hurt to think about, yet it was all I saw—even when I closed my eyes.After Lily lied to me about what happened at the store, I intended to ask Emelia myself about what happened. I wanted the truth, and I knew that she would give that to me since my supposed wife was incapable of doing such.But when I called the store, they told me Emelia had already left. Then when I went to her office, I was told she wasn't there. They told me she had gone on a "date".A DATE!It was like a squeeze to the heart when I heard those words. Who was she seeing? Did she meet them in Italy and bring them back?My mind ran crazy and I decided that I was going to stay outside of her hotel to figure it out for myself. Who was this mysterious man and what was he doing to try and win her over?My blood boiled underneath my skin as I sat in a rented car that Emelia wouldn't recognize. I sat for hours

Emelia's POVMy head began to pound from all of Lily's yelling, which didn't help things since I already wasn't feeling good. What kind of game was she playing at making a scene like this?Did she not learn her lesson from the other day?Oh, who was I kidding?She never seemed to learn any of her lessons because that would require an ounce of accountability!I took a deep breath, and rolled my shoulders. The headache was coming quickly, but I needed to get Lily out of my store."These clothes weren't produced by this company," I stated flatly. "Even if they were, you refuse to show me the order receipt. So, unless you tell me the truth and cooperate with me, you won't be getting your money back at all."Lily's eyes narrowed as her nostrils flared. "How dare you! Who do you think you are talking to me like—""You were never even here."Lily and I looked around to see another one of my employees who came up to the desk. He wore a tired, but irritated expression while he placed the counte