All Chapters of Rejected By My Husband, Desired By His Billionaire Brother: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

An hour had gone by in the blink of an eye.Lily sat through that time watching different auction pieces go by, but unfortunately, none of them was any of the two she came for tonight.A sigh left her lips. She was starting to feel impatient, and just as the thought crossed her mind, the next auction piece came on stage.It was a diamond necklace with a ruby pendant the size of a fist. The lights danced off the jewel, making it shine and glitter beautifully.The crowd immediately fell into an awed silence while Lily's eyes widened with recognition.The eyes of Hera. That was the item her grandfather wanted her to snag. Apparently, they needed it to please a high end client who of course in turn, was going to bring in bastard money.With her eyes gleaming with interest it lacked the half of the auction, Lily sat up straight, tightening her hold on her bidding paddle.The shift was subtle, barely noticeable by other people, but Aaron easily noticed this. He glanced at her through the sl

The auction’s main event wrapped up not long after that ridiculous pissing contest—sorry, bidding war—between Aaron and William. Shortly after, Lily also got her hand on her mother’s necklace. With both her mother's necklace and Hera’s eyes, and of course, not to forget the priceless expressions she'd seen on William and Isabella’s face, it was safe to say the night had turned out perfectly. Now, all that was left was to shake some hands, pretend she wasn’t emotionally fried, and make it through the rest of the night without punching anyone.Currently, she was surrounded by a group of elites, nodding to whatever this one investor—some overly enthusiastic guy who clearly loved the sound of his own voice—was saying.From across the room, her eyes fell on Aaron talking to someone. She studied him then, noticing how he looked all serious, like the businessman people saw him to be.It was a different side from what he showed her. And she couldn't help but steal glances every now and then

Lily found her way towards the pool.After that little drama show with William and Isabella, she needed to be somewhere that people weren't watching her and whispering under their breaths about theories and assumptions none of them was ever going to get right.And the outside pool provided just that.Standing in front of it with one hand placed gently on her stomach, soothing the poor unborn life that had to witness such a nasty encounter, she watched the pool's water, finding calm in its shimmering reflection.The silence beyond the music and whispering voice that occasionally came from inside the building, was comforting. It was just what she needed.Sighing, she closed her eyes and allowed the wind to blow against her hair, relaxing and forgetting all her troubles, even if it was for a second."I was wondering where you went."A voice pulled her out of her thoughts and she turned to find Aaron approaching, a glass of wine in his hand and his usual signature smile on his lips.He to

The first wave of confusion came with the cold wind, scrambling Lily's brain more than the water that got in, already had.She blinked up at William, once, twice, then one last time for good measure, but he still remained in front of her, arm wrapped around her waist, chest close to hers, hair damp from the water he'd just jumped in...To save her?It wasn't the water, at this point, Lily was sure it was the shock from William's action that stunned her, confused her even.He was here, holding her, saving her, while right behind him, Isabella was moving like a puppy dog that was desperately failing its doggy paddles.It didn't sit right, nothing about it sat right and immediately, Lily pulled away like she was trying to get away from some sort of predator that was out to get her life.A wrong move, she realized the moment her body sank back underwater and she found her lungs being assaulted by the liquid again.Panic set in quickly, but just as quick, relief washed over her when her he

The crowd slowly began to disperse after Aaron walked out with Lilian. Some people whispered under their breath, throwing glances in Isabella and William's direction as they walked away.Despite the cold that came from being drenched from head to toe, Isabella's body felt hot on the inside, burning with rage and embarrassment.Everything was going great, so perfectly. She'd been the centre of attention, the talk of the auction, the beauty of the night the moment she came.And yet, everything had gone down the drain.Her reputation, the image she'd spent years cultivating, was tarnished in the blink of an eye.She'd been humiliated and disgraced, in the presence of a bunch of people.And she couldn't blame anyone else but Lilian.Her fingers curled into a fist and her face darkened.That bitch, how dare she.She was going to pay for this, pay dearly."Isabella,"She was brought back to reality when William spoke. Raising her head, she met his gaze, not failing to notice the way his exp