All Chapters of Betrothed To The Billionaire Player: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

JulianI stepped into the house at exactly midnight.Expecting total silence, noise from the kitchen caught me off guard.A frown creased my forehead as I headed towards it. Jade should be in bed at this hour, not fussing around in the kitchen and putting unnecessary strain on her injured hands.I stepped into the doorway and flipped on the light switch.The figure by the fridge immediately whirled around, emitting a tiny squeak and dropping the glass of water they were holding.It shattered to the floor in several little fragments, scattering every which way.Wide hazel eyes stared back at me with panic flooding their depths.“Mr. Davenport! I’m so sorry.” The housekeeper blurted out hastily, looking flustered as she lowered her gaze to the mess she had caused. “I’ll clean this up right away.”“Don’t…” I started to say but she had already crouched to begin picking up the larger pieces, predictably nicking her finger on the very first one she touched.“Drop that and get a cleaning clo

JulianI’d thought I had successfully discouraged Jade from going for the self-defense class, but two days later, she woke up bright and early, all dressed up and ready for her first trial session after registering online.I grudgingly let her leave with my driver after learning all the details I needed to, then headed to the office even though I had no major meetings scheduled for the day.Since I hadn’t yet made any significant headway with the Harbor Point project and Montgomery’s last-minute interference, I was supposed to be entirely focused on getting the deal back on track.I spent most of the morning on a call with the seller’s representative, who still seemed reluctant to commit to either bid.Frustration boiled to the surface because Montgomery had accomplished exactly what he’d intended, which was forcing me back to the negotiating table. But I wasn’t about to let him dictate the terms of my own deal.I ended the call after making it clear Davenport Developments was prepare

Jade“Are you finally going to admit I was right?” Bells’ careful question made me purse my lips while sorting through the day’s mail.“About what?” I shifted on my ass in front of the coffee table, playing dumb like I didn’t just finish giving her a full rundown of how shitty my week went.She patiently indulged me. “About how you can’t make a man love you.”And just like that, my mood took a sharp nosedive into self-pity territory, as if hearing it out loud was all I needed.“It’s been maybe a month.” I sniffed. “That isn’t enough time to know for sure.”“Well I know for sure on your behalf,” she responded in the most direct tone I’d ever heard coming from her. “Not attending your birthday party, acting like an asshole on your very first date, didn’t bother showing up to check on you when you almost got mugged. The man hasn’t so much as even kissed you. Your tears don’t move him.”She sighed, a sound of disappointment, and I was glad this wasn’t a video call where I’d be able to see

JadeThirty minutes after I heard Julian come through the front door downstairs, I was still in my room, trying to build up the courage to go to him.I needed to find the right words, be brief and direct, and keep my emotions in check.I hadn’t spoken to him since the impromptu driving lesson yesterday and we were on shaky ground—not that we’d ever been on stable ground—but currently, I wasn’t in the mood to be in his presence.He had made me feel small and stupid yesterday and I still wasn’t over it. Not to mention how he had basically strode into my self defense class unannounced and dragged me out of there like I was a dog he owned and didn’t have a say in anything.I should have put up more of a fight, or at the very least argued that I wasn’t done and he could wait. Instead, I had willingly followed, both my body and my brain turning to mush the second his hand enveloped mine.Huffing out an annoyed breath, I made up my mind and got to my feet. Then I swiped the invitation card o

JadeI woke up and still didn’t know what to do.I had a terrible headache, my face felt swollen, and my spirits were lower than they’d ever been before.A numbing sense of loneliness had settled over me and I only managed to drag myself to take a quick shower before throwing on an oversized t-shirt and crawling back into bed.There, I cried again, realizing I didn’t really have anyone I could go meet to make me feel better.Talking to Bells over the phone wouldn’t be the same as having her pull me into a comforting hug and whispering in my ear that everything will be fine.My parents were out of the question. My dad would blow things out of proportion if he knew the full extent of what I’d been going through. And as for my mom, I was having a hard time remembering when last I ever shared anything personal with her.I could talk to Hazel. She already knew we had issues between us so there was nothing to hide anymore. But it still didn’t sit right with me, especially now that I was awa