Semua Bab THE BILLIONAIRE'S BARGAIN : Bab 81 - Bab 87

After his meeting with Valdez, he headed back for the movie. He was silent all through out the drive, his assistant had steal glances at him occasionally through the rearview mirror. Her lips were pursed, concern clearly etched on her face, but she said nothing.Him meeting her was like the biggest mistake he made, if this was what he will find out he preferred living in the shadows. But it was too late, there was nothing he could do about it. He wasn't even angry at his mom, it was himself. He shouldn't have agreed to the marriage, all his thoughts were his mom trying to use the marriage to save his in-laws company. Carmilla was just a pawn in her little chess board and she used him as a part of it.He worried about every possible scenario, the fact he was trying to let out his true feelings for her, he was worried it might just backfire back at him. And his true intentions of tonight, he had originally brought her out to buy himself time to meet Valdez without being suspected by car

Harrison stretches his body, his eyes blinking open slowly to the stillness of the room. His hand brushing over the cool sheet where Carmilla should have been. The quiet absence made the remains of the sleep in his eyes to go.Sitting up, he glanced around the room there was no sign of her. He got up to check the bathroom and called her name but there was no response, he opened the door to the bathroom only to see it was empty. He thought of checking the kitchen which he did but the house was quiet, leaving only him in it. He didn't want to worry about anything “ maybe she went for a jog”, he told himself, heading back into the room.He reached for his own phone and dialed her number. There was no response, He stared at the screen, for the time and it was just two hours before it became afternoon.“ If she went jogging, she would have been back by now, where the hell is she?”, He ran a hand through his hair, trying to stay calm, not overthinking it.He couldn't, so he just scrolled th

Carmilla headed straight to the mortuary where Valdez’s body was being taken. Since there was no remaining relatives of her or someone she could reach out too, she decided to take the responsibility. She didn't just want her body to be there, she deserved better.She signed the final paperwork with a hand that barely held steady, her signature scrawling slightly at the end. She didn’t cry, not here.The cremation was being handled faster without delay, carmilla just waited patiently in the room.Once it was done, the person in charge entered the room and handed the small, sealed jar over to her and left. The jar was made of ceramic, it wasn't that heavy.She stared at the jar for a moment, held it tightly to her body unable to move for that moment. When she knew she was done sobbing she left the place.She also planned to return to the house and get her things. She reached the house and notices it was quiet she wanted to call out to Harrison but shoved it off. She wasn't even ready to

After Carmilla met up with Harrison, he apologizes for everything and for not telling carmilla what he knew about her brother. He also confessed that it was only recently he had just found out about it. He also questions her why she didn't tell him what she found out. He also blames her for keeping him in the dark, it was as if both his mom and wife had kept him in the dark. Carmilla knew she was also wrong, but she had thought the whole family knew about their mom's plans. She apologizes, but she clarifies that she didn't want him to find out about it like this, she didn't want to hurt his feelings and put in a tight spot. She wanted to confirm if indeed his mom had a hand in her brother's death. They both clarified their misunderstanding, he also promised that if they find out his mom was behind it all, he would do what was right even if it had cause their family.MRS. HARRINGTON FALLThe day came when Mrs. Harrington was finally forced to face the consequences of her deeds. With ev