All Chapters of Once An Overlooked Housewife, Now A Queen Of Fortune: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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Chapter 51 The Easy Way Out (2)

Grace was still looking at AJ across the room. “Pack a bag, you’re staying with me.” “Grace, you know I can’t just leave my house.” “Yes, you can. You can do it right now,” Grace’s eyes still didn’t move from AJ, who just stared straight ahead like a statue that didn’t notice anything happening around him, but actually did. “How much do you actually know about him?” “He’s from Kael’s agency. It’s the same company and they have the same protocols.” “And who verified that?” Grace looked at Wren. “Did you call the agency yourself or speak to someone you know? Have you called William?” Wren shook her head slowly. “No I’ve not told William but the agency called me to tell me they were sending someone before AJ arrived.” “Two men bro

Chapter 52 The Enemy Is Not A Mastermind

“Yes I understand, but I’m still not leaving my apartment because of that. Don’t worry. I’ll be fine. Aside from AJ being around, Grace is also staying with me.” Omar sighed on the other end. “That man died in police custody, I’m sure you understand what that means. Whoever is behind this doesn’t stop at locked doors or bodyguards.” Wren resumed pacing. “Which is exactly why leaving won’t help. If they found me here, they’ll find me anywhere else. At least here, I’m familiar with the layout and I know more ways to protect myself now. Plus I doubt they’d come back here so soon knowing we’ll be taking measures.” Omar said with concern, “Wren, this is about your life.” She stopped again, this time in front of the narrow window at the end of the hall. “I know what it’s about,” she said. “But I

Chapter 53 The Outsider

Felix had fallen asleep in his car. He didn’t wake up until his head dropped and his chin smacked his chest. He groggily opened his eyes and stared at the dashboard, also realising there was a bottle of scotch whiskey in his hand. The parking garage was almost empty; cars were scantily scattered around. He’s been here for what? An hour? Maybe more. He wasn’t even sure why he’d come down here in the first place. He left the office with the intention of going home, made it as far as this place and just stopped. A stressful day of work it had been. With hours and hours of sitting in front of a screen, attending conferences, and even losing a proposal he spent weeks working on, to Wren. At first, he had wondered if he had screwed up somewhere or if she was just better. But the last thing he would make himself accept was the latter being true. Felix held the bottle between his legs and pressed the heels of his hands into his eyes.

Chapter 54 A Sweet Bitter Darkness

When he went into the house she still followed him in. “Babe,” she called for the umpteenth time since their joint journey in the elevator. Felix was over it. He didn’t answer her and just headed towards the bedroom, trying to take off his shirt. “At least talk to me. Did I do something wrong? Because if I fucked up somehow, you need to tell me. You can’t just ice me out like this. It's so not fair.” All Felix wanted to do was just sleep and she wouldn’t even give him the peace of doing that. He left her alone in the room and went to shower, came back out ready to sleep and she was still there. He got into bed and pulled the covers over himself. “You can’t just shut me out.” Bianca sat on the bed with her arms wrapped tight around herself. “I deserve better than this.” “Okay, fine. I’m sorry, okay, babe? Whatever I did or w

Chapter 55 The Look Of A Jerk

“Grace Ashmont,” she said to the receptionist who gave her a customer-service look.Grace’s classy smile widened under her Celine sunglasses. She wore a camel-colored cashmere coat, open over a black turtleneck and tight denim trousers that further drew attention to her long legs.The receptionist checked the computer and nodded. “Oh. Yes, you’re scheduled in the Transition Hub.” Then she picked out a keycard from one of the drawers underneath the counter. “It’s the third office on the fifth…”“I know where it is, thank you,” Grace said, and then took the keycard from the woman. Her nails were short, filed square, and painted a dark wine colour that looked almost black in certain light. “Thank you.”As Grace walked away, the receptionist’s eyes followed her, wondering where she recognised her from.When Grace reached the said room, she swiped the card, the lock turned green, she went inside and closed the door.Then she breathed out. It was her third time in the building and today it

Chapter 55 One Strange Afternoon

It was a few minutes before noon, a slightly cold day, and the day Kael was eventually discharged from the hospital. Kael came down the hospital stairs while putting on his jacket which seemed to fit into his biceps a little easier than he normally would have. He’d lost a little weight.He continued down and headed down the street, wanting to take a little walk before getting into a cab. But then, he noticed there was a strange vehicle prowling behind him. He turned his head just slightly enough to be sure that the car was actually following him and not just a random thing.Kael returned his face to the road, didn’t increase the pace of his walk nor act like he was paranoid. He simply veered into the next street.The car slowed down as soon as he was out of sight, eventually stopping.Meanwhile, Kael had doubled back through the alley between two buildings, and he suddenly appeared by the driver’s side of the car, then he gently knuckled the glass.The second the window began to slowl

Chapter 57 From The New Apartment

At least she didn’t need to worry about having unintentionally sent someone to their grave. The man lay on the floor in the living room of Wren’s apartment, slowly coming to after twenty-something minutes, like he was just being pulled out of deep water.Wren, who had been sitting on the couch, her body folded into the corner with her knees pulled up loosely, suddenly sat up when she noticed the guy was waking up.The man probed the back of his head with a look of pain on his face and he sucked in a sharp breath through his teeth. It was after then he began to notice his surroundings. It was all confusing and hazy. The last thing he remembered was passing out on a staircase.He suddenly tried to stand up, and Kael moved alertly towards him. He used a hand to push the man’s shoulder down to a sitting position on the floor.“What the actual fuck is this?” The man asked raggedly as he twisted his shoulder away from Kael’s grip and looked at Wren.“Are

Chapter 58 Solace Heights Champion

When last did she cringe this badly at herself? Probably whenever she thought about the early months of her marriage to Felix when she’d thought she could win him over with her love. That embarrassing point in her life would always take the cake. But whatever happened four hours earlier might be a worthy contender for the position.Wren stared blankly at her reflection in the mirror while she brushed her teeth almost absentmindedly, and all she could think about was the replay of herself chasing that man with her heels.She cringed visibly and squeezed her eyes shut.“What’s wrong with me?” She asked herself.Could it be the hidden paranoia and frustration from the break-in that happened a week prior? They weren’t able to find the true culprit behind the attack, so suddenly seeing someone suspicious around the house again sent her into adrenaline mode, where she didn’t want that person to slip away again.Spitting violently into the sink, she turne

Chapter 59 Solace Heights Champion (2)

Wren just shook her head and chuckled. “I…wow. Just…thank you! All of you! Seriously, this means everything to me. Thank you so much!”Then she spotted William at the back of the crowd with his hands tucked casually in his trouser pockets, watching her with a quiet pride in his eyes. Her grin turned goofy, almost shy. He nodded approvingly at her.For the next half hour Wren was fed with cake, champagne and swarmed with handshakes and compliments, after which she managed to extract herself and head up to her office.All she could think in her head was: They like me. They actually like me?She headed straight for William’s office, bypassing her own. His door was ajar. He looked up from his computer as she entered and that same proud smile returned on his face.“Quite the fan club down there,” he remarked.“Thanks, William,” Wren stopped into the chair opposite him and let the bouquet res

Chapter 60 Finding A Peace Offering

At the head of the table, Grace sat, flanked by her five-person social media team.One of them, Derek, was doing a presentation.“So, our Q4 flagship series is titled ‘Inside the Engine Room’. Where we will be filming a full day in the life of the executives,” he announced and Grace nodded thoughtfully.“Which executives are we featuring?” she asked.Amara jumped in. “We’re featuring just one executive. Mr Sterling.”Grace’s pen stopped dead mid-word and she tried to keep her face as neutral as possible.Amara continued, “The last director already got full approval for it some months ago so we’ve got the green light for everything. We’ll be doing most of his filming at his house.”A full day at William’s apartment?Grace cleared her throat. “I see. And had Mr Sterling personally approved this?” She kept her eyes fixed on her no

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