Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Billionaire’s Atonement : Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

Chapter Twenty-One—A Peculiar Lesson “I’m sorry you want me to teach you what??” Mason Jenkins almost choked on the ribeye steak he just plunged into his mouth hours later. Justin frowned deeply, thinking it was probably a mistake inviting him over for lunch, “You heard me the first time.” Mason shook his head, a part of him wanted to die of laughter and the other genuinely felt bad for his friend, “I’m sorry but I don’t think I did. You want me to what??” Justin sighed deeply, he was too sober for this, grabbing the glass of water in front of him and downing it in one gulp, “I need you to teach me how to…how to— “Come on Justin. You can do this.” “I need you to teach me how to win my wife back.” “Atta boy.” Justin’s face almost went cherry with pure embarrassment. The universe cracking open and plunging him and everyone in it into an abyss of doom would’ve been a much better fate, instead he was here asking his best frien

Chapter Twenty-three—A friend?? Gianna wiped off the trickle of sweat as she stepped outside the apartment building. Unbeknownst to her, she was holding her breath just from seeing Justin’s naked body as soon as the door opened. Damn him, she thought. He was as sexy as he was manipulative. She frowned deeply as the image of his hard rock abs remained imprinted on her mind, slamming the car door minutes later as she stormed into Aiden’s apartment. The scenery she saw next stunned her greatly. Candles, dimly lit candles on the dining table and a bouquet of red roses right at the center. She couldn’t help but smile as she strode into the kitchen, Aiden was humming to a love song as he stirred up some pasta in the pan. “Someone’s in a good mood,” she muttered, poking him from behind, “What’s the occasion?” Aiden turned around sharply, almost taken by surprise as he expected her arrival a lot sooner, “You’re back home early.” “Yeah,” she n

Chapter Twenty-five—The Forbes Ball Gianna stared at her reflection in the mirror. The Forbes ball. It was the Oscar’s of the business world, a night where the most important moguls of all time come towards a great cause. It wasn’t her first Forbes ball, as she’d attended before but as a plus one. The wife of Justin Santiago, when he was just a rising pioneer. Tonight she was attending as the important pioneer herself. She quickly caught a stray tear with the brink of her handkerchief, unwilling to ruin her makeup. She’d prepared so hard for tonight, every hard work she put in, it was all for tonight, to show the world Gianna Santiago wasn’t to be messed with. Aiden was right outside the apartment building when she stepped out. His eyes beamed with admiration, a part of him lust, his throat felt dry ,just from gawking at her beautiful curves that was accentuated by the skirt of her dress. Gianna could feel his lingering eyes on her, it made her a tad bit un

Chapter Twenty-Seven—The Forbes Ball(3) Fate. It had a cruel way of wrangling two destinies together. Justin gulped hard as he walked towards the podium, where he was required to give a little speech, “Uhh good evening everyone. My name is Justin Santiago,the CEO of SAN limited and a former award winner of the Rising Pioneer award,” God this was stupid, he thought, pursing his lips before he continued, “The Rising Pioneer award is to showcase the prowess, hardwork and diligence of the new up and running millionaires. It’s also a reminder to every aspiring entrepreneur out there, that there is also a chance…a chance that you can make it if you believe in yourself.” Aiden couldn’t help but roll his eyes as the speech continued, “I’m pretty sure he doesn’t even believe in that boat load of crap Gi—“ he paused, seeing how pale she had gotten, “Gianna??” Gianna’s eyes were transfixed at the man speaking a few tables away from her, she felt the huge lump form i

Chapter Twenty-Nine—The First Confession(2) “What do you want??” She snapped, already tired from the events of tonight. All she wanted was to wrap herself in blanket and let the darkness envelop her. She pursed his lips, for the first time in a very long time Justin Santiago was a nervous wreck. Right now he was standing in front of the woman, the one person responsible for his sleepless nights, the woman who haunts his dreams. He gulped hard. “You look—- “Ohh spit it out Justin,” she snapped again, her tongue carrying nothing short of vain, “What is it? You want revenge for my speech? You’re going to threaten me with a lawsuit? Let me have it.” He wanted to call her beautiful, that was all he wanted to say, he wanted to compliment and say she was amazing tonight. These were words he never said to her during the course of the end of their marriage, despite her former housewife status. “Do you really think I’m that spiteful?” Gianna