All Chapters of After My Groom Betrayed Me, I Took His Best Man: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

ELOWEN"While you were away ma'am, we had a pile up of cases that required your attention but I had Gina handle them." I flipped through the pages of the document Sandra handed to me, a quick summary of what had happened the past week."You would have sent it to my email," I lifted another page as I raised my gaze to her face. She smiled, lowering her head a bit."I thought you would be busy." Her voice was barely above a whisper. I nodded, "It's fine, from what I see here, she did a pretty good job, I'm impressed." I shut the pages and lifted it to her as I cleared my throat."Well done." She lifted her head, beaming from cheek to cheek."Send me the current cases on our table, I'm going to take over from here." She nodded."Of course ma'am." She starts for the door and I sigh leaning into the chair.The conversation I had with Ryan kept replying in my head. Was a bit too harsh?Maybe I had been a little hard on him, after all he did stand up to his mother for my sake. That was somet

LILITH"Open up!" I banged on the door impatiently, nervously running a check the neighbourhood to make sure no one had noticed or recognised me.I waited a couple of seconds but no reply came from within. I leaned into the door to listen for any sounds whatsoever but nothing came.I lifted my hand to knock again when I heard the sound of bottles clicking inside then a heavy thud and a cuss word."Owen!" I yelled into the door. I banged on it, harder this time, holding my fingers so tightly in a fist, my knuckles turned white."I know you're in there!" I continued banging on the door. "Open up, Owen!" I yelled louder then I heard the door lock click and he pulled me inside violently, looking outside carefully before shutting the door."Can you stop-" he paused, taking in a deep breath, shutting his eyes."Can you stop yelling my name out like that?" He asked, his voice calmer and more even and I shrugged, looking around."You refused to open the door, loser." I countered, my voice sha

OWENI curled up into a ball just as Lilith slammed the door shut behind her."She is leaving me," I muttered, a dry chuckle coming forth as I reached for a bottle of beer behind the couch."Our whole relationship was a lie anyways, of course she's leaving." I chuckled, pulling the bottle cap off and chugging a mouth full of beer."I expected her to leave." I chuckled again.Maybe if I said it with more conviction, it wouldn't hurt as much.My life was falling apart, my company crumbling, my best friend hated me and the lie of my wedding was in shambles.I raised the bottle, pouring in more beer and swallowing as I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand. Maybe there's something I can still do. I lowered the beer bottle, crawling on my knees to the dinning room get my laptop. I tapped on it, looking through the stocks chart that was released.Who would release private business stocks to the public, that was insane.I was running crazy without Elowen, now this.I raised the beer bott

OWEN"Are they still here?" I asked, panting as I sprinted out of the elevator, stopping at Sarah's desk."Yes sir, they are in there." She gestures for my office with her finger at extended. I lowered my eyes to the document on her desk."Is that..?" My voice trailed as I recognised the crest on the stamp. That was the logo of the second biggest investor we had left. I grabbed it with trembling hands."It came in few minutes ago sir." She informed, her face holding an expression of sadness and pity."Are they... Did they mention pulling out?" I asked, my voice shaky as I pulled the envelope open. "I'm afraid so sir, but they gave a grace period of forty-eight hours to resolve the issues with the stock market." My breath hitched as my eyes scanned the document. It was just as she said.I was ruined if I lost Mr Henderson's investment and this one's as well.The company wouldn't survive that kind of loss, I wouldn't survive that kind of loss.I swallowed, trying hard to push down the

ELOWENMy hands trembled as I pushed the door shut behind me. My eyes were fixed on the spotless marble floor in front of me but I saw nothing, not even my own reflection.Why did everything he said feels okay to me, untill I heard him mention Ryan?I only responded when he tried to used Ryan to get to me and... The only thing that felt right to me was defending him, like I fully trusted him.What is going on with me?I thought the feelings I had been having the last couple of days were because I saw a different part of him and I was going to get over it but it was starting to seem like my entire body had accepted him, even subconsciously.It felt... I felt good but I can't shake off the feeling that it would end terribly wrong with my heart shattered again, just like before, no matter how good it felt.I can't let it happen, not again."Um... Mrs Sylvarn?" My eyes flickered to the form in front of me, my brain instantly remembering her as the lady who led us into Owen office when I a