All Chapters of Betrothed To The Billionaire Player: Chapter 71 - Chapter 78

JulianI might have gone a bit too far.Grabbing her like that, threatening her. I shouldn’t have. But maybe it was for the best.That should definitely have shown her what a future with me would look like. A sensible person wouldn’t want that for themselves, no matter what brand of rose-colored glasses they wore, so I was certain I’d be hearing from her parents soon, telling me the engagement was called off.Vince was on my ass to either do it myself, or start treating her like a human being, calling me a spineless idiot and refusing to hear any more of my explanations.Knowing all of this would be a thing of the past soon enough kept me focused on work.I left early and headed straight to the townhouse, wanting to see for myself if my plan was going in the right direction.I parked, got out and walked through the unlocked door, meeting a quiet house even though it was only eight.A niggling thought arose in the back of my mind and I immediately strode towards Jade’s room, fully expe

JadeI couldn’t believe I was still going ahead with this absurd plan of mine.But it wasn’t about seducing Julian any longer. It was about finding a concrete reason to finally be able to leave him for good.After last night when Gavin dropped me off because Sierra had insisted she didn’t want me walking alone so late even though the streets in our little neighborhood were safe, and then Julian had confronted me like somehow I was the one with all the faults, that was when I made up my mind.The chance had practically fallen into my lap and I now had my own invitation, so the temptation was simply too strong to resist.He didn’t want me to go, which could only mean one thing—he was taking someone else. Or, he was planning on meeting another woman at the masquerade ball.Everyone had been warning me that he was definitely cheating, considering the fact he had never touched me, and now I was going to go with my head for once and confirm whether or not there was truly no hope for us as a

Jade(Present time)Julian never kissed me again of course, accidentally or otherwise.In a way, it seemed like history was only repeating itself.This was a similar situation. I had almost pleaded to go with him, he had refused, and now I was going without his permission anyway.So it was likely the night might either end up with him kissing me, or me finding myself in some sort of embarrassing situation.I was betting on the latter. But it still wasn’t enough to sway me into changing my mind.This was happening. I was going after Julian to find out whatever it was he was hiding come what may. And so it was all that occupied my mind for the rest of the month, up until the day of the ball.The relationship between me and Julian had neither improved or declined. He still came back home every night, but he barely looked my way, much less spoke to me.He had also taken to eating breakfast and dinner once in a while, much to Hazel’s delight, since she was always eager to serve him, even m

JadeRecognizing the woman who had interrupted my first date with Julian and caused our first major fight put my mood in a very terrible state.She looked gorgeous in a way that anyone could tell came to her naturally. Her dress was a deep emerald green with an elegant, off-the-shoulder neckline. The excess fabric swept the floor, and the color matched that of her mask perfectly—with its dramatic arrangement of blue and green feathers and gold crystals scattered around the edges.But seeing her wasn’t the worst part.No.The worst part was that the man next to her wasn’t her husband.The man next to her was Julian.Even with his velvet mask with black-on-black embossed detailing and the fact it was only his profile I could see, I would recognize him anywhere.They were standing together, not necessarily touching but they looked so coordinated that it was hard not to think they’d arrived as a pair.“Problem?” Maxwell’s deeply resonant voice sounded next to my ear.I flinched, putting s