Semua Bab Divorced The Cheater, Married A Billionaire: Bab 31 - Bab 40

Katherine watched Lauren's figure disappear through the door, her anger simmering just beneath the surface. She paced the room, her mind racing. How had everything spiraled so out of control? The pieces she'd carefully put into place were crumbling around her. She couldn't let Lauren take the reins, not when everything she had worked for was on the line.She picked up her phone and dialed a familiar number, her voice steady despite the chaos swirling inside her. "I need you to meet me. Now," Katherine demanded."Where?" the voice on the other end asked, hesitant."My place. We need to talk strategy," she replied before hanging up, not waiting for a response. It was a risk if the workers saw Mateo and snitched to Brandon but Kate had no choice. It wasn’t safe outside with the paparazzi hovering around them. She had to be smart about her movements or else she’d take the fall. Thirty minutes later, Mateo sauntered into her living room, his usual swagger irritating Katherine more than u

Amara’s heart fluttered at his words, and a warmth spread through her chest. Lucian’s gaze was steady, his eyes searching hers for a hint of her true feelings, and she felt herself opening up, dropping the barriers she had so carefully built.“You… you want to stay with me?” she asked, her voice barely more than a whisper, trying to suppress the excitement that threatened to spill over.It wasn’t the first time they were spending a night together, but she still couldn’t help being excited. It gave her a glimpse of how hard she was falling for the man who would shred her to pieces if he wanted to.Selene warned her. She now realized why. Lucian’s hand brushed against her cheek, lingering there as he nodded. “More than anything. I know we agreed on boundaries, but right now, I don’t want them. I just want you.”“Hmmmm, is that so?” She gave him a teasing smile. “Only if you promise to behave.”“Will you give me a kiss then?” He asked, his lips curving up into a naughty smirk.“Just a sm

“Thank you for meeting us, Miss Ashford.” One of the directors smiled.Amara leaned back in her chair. She knew the men sitting before her were not in the slightest way interested in her well-being. But they were interested in the company because they had dedicated their entire lives to it.“The pleasure is mine, Mr. Wellingtone. I know how much you truly love the company, and I want to assure you that I'll work my hardest so the divorce doesn’t cause us problems.” Amara smiled, but Bob was a long way from showing her smiles.He was all business, all the time.“That’s good, but your divorce and whatever has gone wrong in your life is the least of my concerns. Your mother’s scandal, however, is another issue because it has made us take a hit due to our merged companies. How do you plan on fixing that?” He asked, threading his fingers together as he spoke.Amara leaned back in the chair, her eyes blazing with fire as she responded, “Then we change the management. Brandon has to go, too,

“Brandon?” she whispered, her voice barely more than a strangled gasp. What the hell was he standing in front of her for? “How’d you get out?” She asked, her voice laced with irritation.His eyes were red, and he smelled like alcohol. That made sense because there was no way he would visit her in his right mind after escaping prison unless he had been watching her.Waiting for a moment when she was all alone.“Miss me, baby?” he asked. His once bright brown eyes now dull, and his teeth yellow. He looked completely different from the man she was married to.. He took a step forward, and she backed away instinctively, her heart pounding in her chest. “But why don’t you look happy hmm?”“Brandon, you need to leave. Lucian will be here any minute.” She said, hoping he wouldn’t see through her lie.Brandon paused, “You do care for me don’t you baby? That your little ass boyfriend will find me with you. Hahaha. But you see babe, we have two problems.” He ran his filthy hand across her che

Brandon froze at the sound of the voice, his grip loosening slightly. Slowly, he turned his head to see Lucian standing in the doorway, his face carved in fury, his eyes a storm of rage, and a gun leveled directly at Brandon’s head.“I warned you,” Lucian growled, his voice low and lethal. He stepped forward, his finger itching on the trigger. “You just couldn’t stay away.”Brandon smirked, trying to mask his fear. “Oh, look who finally decided to show up. What’s the matter, Lucian? Scared I’ll tell her the truth about you?”Lucian didn’t answer. Instead, in one swift move, he holstered the gun, lunged forward, and grabbed Brandon by the collar, slamming him against the wall with bone-crushing force. The room shook with the impact, and Brandon’s smirk disappeared as Lucian’s fist connected with his jaw in a brutal punch.“You dare lay a fucking hand on her?” Lucian roared, his voice echoing with the force of his fury. His fists rained down on Brandon, each strike harder and more mercil