Lahat ng Kabanata ng She's Trouble: His Bride with a Dollar Sign: Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 60

"Hey, Matt, what's with the long face?" His friend asked as he drove off the Saunders main office building after meeting with his number one competitor. First of all, he wanted to see who he was competing against, to put a face on the name. Second, he had to meet the man who had taken the person who mattered to him the most. "It's nothing, Easton. It has just been a long day." But it was clear, it was not nothing. If he was being honest, it bothered him to learn that Charlie was already married. To make it worse, she married his biggest rival and the man he hated the most. "I don't know, man. You had been off since we arrived in the States." Easton looked at him with narrowed eyes. It was as if his friend was studying him, trying to decipher what was wrong with him. He could not deny that his friend had hit a spot. He had waited for this moment for so long that now that he was here, he could not help but think he might blow it up. He had been distracted from his plans since he ha

"Son of a bitch! That fucking hurt." He grabbed the back of his skull as the headache persisted. It was as if his head was splitting in two.Next, he gradually forced his eyes open, confused by the bright light and the strong antiseptic smell that bombarded his nose.Damn! What just happened?The last thing he remembered was inviting his wife to dinner. Then, everything went black."Isaac, do you remember anything?" Finally, he heard a familiar voice.Not much.He thought.Wait! What was his friend doing here?It did not make sense, as his muddled brain tried to piece together the missing puzzle."Where am I, man?" He asked, ignoring the other man's question as he sought answers.He rubbed his eyes, blinking twice until he removed the cobwebs that seemed to blur his vision. Then, he squinted his eyes one more time, ensuring that this was not just an elaborate dream."You're in the hospital, my friend. You had an accident and hit your head." The man in a white coat notified him of his c

"Thanks, Rachel. I'll take it from here." Charlene dismissed the sweet and kind housekeeper as soon as she had her husband settled on the couch.She quickly fussed over her husband, thinking she owed it to take care of him. After all, he was in this screwed up situation because of her. She grabbed a blanket and covered it on her husband's body as he sat comfortably on the couch. Then, she asked if he wanted something to eat."You must be hungry." She remembered it had been hours since he had had a light meal at the hospital. Her husband must be starving. She was as her stomach growled for the third time. Quickly, she asked Rachel to prepare something for them."Charlie, have you seen my phone?" Isaac asked when his wife returned from the kitchen, carrying a tray of food.He was not particularly concerned about eating, but he needed to contact his assistant. He had an important meeting scheduled that morning. He required an update."What are you doing?" She hurriedly put the tray of f

"What is so special about her?" She hated that woman with every fiber of her being.She believed Isaac should have married her. She was more suitable to stand by his side, unlike that worthless, orphaned nobody that he married. Who was she to take what belonged to her?Who was she to take her place?That woman did not deserve to be his wife. But no matter what, she would do everything to get what was rightfully hers. She would not stop until Isaac divorced that woman and married her."I should never have left." Regretting her previous decision, but she was young and immature. She thought it was the right thing to do at the time.Her parents, the Quinn family, had been long-time friends with the Saunders. She had grown side by side with Isaac and some of their childhood friends.She had always had a crush on him as far as she could remember, but he had always treated her like a young sister, just like the rest of their male friends.One day, she decided to confess her feelings to him

59 - xxx - Isaac"Umgh!" He sighed, feeling a bit frustrated. He covered his eyes with his arm, but it was not helping.Why couldn't he keep his eyes closed?Physically, he was not completely tired. After all, he had been sleeping most of the day because of the medication he had been taking.In the meantime, his mind stayed wide awake as it kept replaying the earlier events. Admittedly, he could never stop thinking about his wife, no matter how hard he had tried."I must be going crazy." He finally gave up on getting any sleep as he slid out of his bed and walked straight to the door.As if his feet had a mind of their own, he strode to the adjacent room, stopping only once he stood outside the door.He raised his fist on the wooden barrier, but paused midair. What was he doing? He could not just knock on her door without a good reason."Hi... Charlie, I'm sorry to bother you..." He stopped, thinking his excuse sounded pathetic."Hey, Charlie, do you have..." Again, it was stupid.He