All Chapters of Billionaire's Firecracker : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Anna spent the rest of the day devising plans on how to beat Liam at his own game. This one cocktail party, or whatever party it was, would play a key role in the direction her life would take from now onwards. It could either make her divorce process cheap, easy, and faster, or it could make it lengthy, messy, and very expensive. Anyone in their right mind would choose an easier route, but it came at a price. A worthy price compared to the alternatives.Deep down, there was a teeny tiny piece of her heart that held hope that her marriage still had a chance. But the rest of her heart had been shattered too many times from years of neglect, together with her expectations that there was no longer a place to keep that love alive. Her heart was just a tiny fleck away from being completely frozen. But that tiny fleck kept giving her hope and encouraging her to press on, hold on just a little longer. Not to give up yet. That things might turn out better. That maybe Liam loved her, and he had

“Hey, isn’t that Mrs. Parker?” Someone recognized Anna at once, and Anna’s plans of staying incognito were crushed just like that. Whoever recognized her was either a friend of Melisa or someone who had a crush on Liam, because the hostility in her eyes couldn’t be justified otherwise. “And why was she riding an Uber?”Was it a crime to ride an Uber now? Anna shook her head at their wild expectations and tried to block out their conversation. She knew nothing good would come out of a group of jealous women. How did she know they were jealous? It was written all over their faces.“Who said rich people can’t ride an Uber? I ride one too,” a fine young lady stuck up for Anna. “Besides, she’s really beautiful. I like her.”“Look at her, she thinks she is so beautiful?” Another girl dressed in scanty clothing sneered at the mention of her beauty. “Isn’t it because of all the makeup and cosmetic surgeries? I don’t believe she’s that beautiful at all.”“She thinks she is beyond incredible jus

  “Our CEO once said that an enterprise that has people’s hearts will never fail. I believe that your hotel is only financially strapped at the moment and will eventually pay back our loan.”“What do you mean?” Mr. Scott asked, puzzled.“There were moments in my life when I always wished someone would give me a second chance. I understand how it feels when you are at the end of your rope and the world seems to turn a blind eye to your struggles. I didn’t want you to experience that kind of desperation.”“Thank you for believing in me,” Mr. Scott said, and, for the first time since the video started, a genuine smile spread on his face. His hopeful voice filled the room as the video faded away until the screen turned dark.

After Anna left, not-so-silent murmurs followed as the attendees speculated on their relationship and made up a theory of the corresponding punishment awaiting Anna, each theory more absurd than the last. Did they just say he would beat up his wife? He laughed in his heart. For starters, he wasn’t a wife-beater. He detested those kinds of men with passion. The whispers got louder and more hateful, reaching his ears. Did they have something better to say?His back stiffened as another thought struck him. Was this what Anna endured all these years? That too without saying a word to him. Only enduring it in silence. Then again, how would she have complained when he wasn’t even home in the first place? Thinking back, he’d really been a horrible husband, wasn’t he? But he planned to make things right going forward. But first, he had to deal with the problem at hand.“Liam, you aren’t even listening to me,” Melisa whined, clamping his arm tighter. “Can’t you see that my knee is bleeding?”Li

As Anna walked down the road, a taxi pulled over on the curb, which struck her as odd since the area wasn’t close to any residential area. She tried peeking inside to glimpse at the driver, but she didn’t see anything unusual. She still checked the license plate just in case. Although it wasn’t raining anymore, a slight mist covered the area, lessening the visibility. Anna fidgeted with the handle of her umbrella, shivering from the cold. Maybe walking alone in the rain was a bad idea. She should have accepted Jake’s offer.The taxi door opened, and Melisa stormed out of the car, her eyes blazing with fury. “Anna! You truly have no sense of shame!” she screamed, rushing towards Anna. “You dare act against me now?” Melisa grabbed a handful of Anna’s hair and yanked her backwards. “How dare you humiliate me in front of all those people, huh?”Anna let go of the umbrella, grabbed Melisa’s hand, and ya