All Chapters of The Ruthless Billionaire’s Regret: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

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Chapter Seventy One

CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONEISABELLA’S POVI didn’t want to agree to attend the event with Julius as his plus one. Especially after he told me he missed our family and wanted us to get back together. I didn’t want to entertain that idea and make him think there was a chance of us getting back together. I found myself agreeing to go because of one person. Adrian. The only reason I agreed to be Julius’ plus one was because of Adrian. I convinced myself I was doing it to spite him but I knew I was doing it for another reason entirely.I dropped Theo off at Vivian’s place after picking him up from school and went back home to start getting ready for the event. I didn’t know what the event was about. I only knew to dress formally. I’d gone shopping for a new dress after I confirmed it with Julius.The event started at 7pm and by 6:20pm, I was ready and waiting for Julius to pick me up. He texted me and said he had arrived at my building. I didn’t want him to waste his time coming up so I rushed d

Chapter Seventy Two

CHAPTER SEVENTY-TWOADRIAN’S POVI thought my mind was playing tricks on me when my eyes moved through the crowd during my speech and I saw Isabella. I shook my head to get rid of my hallucinations and focus on giving my speech.After I got down from the stage I made my way back to my seat. I sat through the video presentation and the pianist’s presentation without thinking about Isabella again.The first part of dinner was served and I caught sight of someone leaving the hall. It looked like Isabella.“I’ll be back.” I said to Sebastian.“Where are you going?” He asked but I didn’t respond. I was already out of my seat and following behind the woman I thought was Isabella.She was getting close to the main doors.“Isabella.” I called out. She stopped in her tracks and turned around. “You’re really here. I thought I was dreaming or something. What are you doing here?”“I was invited.” She answered.“By who?” I asked. I didn’t think Nathaniel would put her on the guest list. I didn’t e

Chapter Seventy Three

CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREEISABELLA’S POVJulius didn't want to leave my side after I told him that Adrian was going to be taking me home instead. He didn’t care when I wanted to leave the party earlier but he suddenly cared when I told him Adrian was going to take me home.I didn’t trust him fully. I tried to ask him about how he got his invitation but he dismissed me. Adrian warned him off me and took me to his car.We sat quietly in the backseat of his car while he gave the driver instructions on where to go. All of the car ride was silent. I could hear his breathing and mine too. It was uncomfortable.After about 30 minutes, we stopped in front of my apartment. “Thanks for bringing me home.” I said.He got out of the car and came around to open my door for me. “You’re welcome. Anytime.”I smiled at him. “I’ll see you later.”I took a few steps to the door.“I’ll walk you up. To make sure you get home safely.” He said behind me before he caught up with me.I nodded and we walked side b

Chapter Seventy Four

CHAPTER SEVENTY-FOUR ADRIAN’S POV I didn’t know what came over me when I kissed Isabella instead of saying goodnight to her and getting back to my car. I half expected her to push and slap me as she had done before. I blamed my actions on all the drinks I’d taken that night and the fact that I’d been sex starved for a while. I didn’t regret doing what I did though. I’d been wanting to get into Isabella’s pants again for the longest time. I thought if we fucked and got it over with, I’d be able to get her out of the back of my mind. After our first round on the bed, I took her to the bathroom to clean her off but I ended up bending her over the sink and burying myself deep into her again. We got out of the shower and she was out like a light. I didn’t sleep though, I couldn’t. She rested her head on my bare chest while our legs tangled together. I stared at the ceiling while she slept. The only thing that could be heard in the dark room was her shallow breathing. My phone r

Chapter Seventy Five

CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVE ISABELLA’S POVI woke up feeling more energized than I’d ever been. I didn’t even need to take my pills to go to sleep. The sunlight from outside was almost blinding. I sat up in my bed and tried to remember the events of the past night.Oh my God. I’d slept with Adrian. The evidence of it was scattered in my room. My dress and shoes were all over the place. The bed was a mess but Adrian was nowhere to be found. Did he leave?I got out of bed and went to the living room. Another clear evidence of my rendezvous was the ache coming from between my thighs. I could barely walk. There was no sign of Adrian in the house. He got all his stuff and left.I went back into the bedroom and hopped in the shower. I was reminded of our night together again. We’d gone into the shower to clean ourselves up but we ended up having sex again. I stared at my reflection in the mirror. I looked thoroughly fucked. My hair was a mess and my lips were swollen from too much kissing. My as

Chapter Seventy Six

CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIXISABELLA’S POVAdrian dropped me off at home and he and Theo went to his house so they could spend the weekend together. I had totally made the wrong mistake by going to Vivian’s house that morning. I couldn’t stop thinking about what he said earlier. Why did he have to go and make things more awkward between us?I stripped my clothes off and got into the shower. It was almost time for dinner already. I looked at my reflection in the mirror. My bruises were turning purple. I’d done a good job of hiding my visible hickeys with foundation before I left the house earlier. I couldn’t wait for them to fade. I didn't want to keep being reminded of my bad choices.After I was done freshening up, I ordered pizza because I wasn’t in the mood to make dinner. I got a text from Julius saying he was done with work here and had flown back home. I didn’t bother replying because I didn’t know what reply to give. He had been acting strange.The doorbell rang not even five minutes

Chapter Seventy Seven

CHAPTER SEVENTY-SEVENADRIAN’S POVIt had been two days since I confessed to Isabella that I had feelings for her. We haven’t spoken again since she told me goodnight and hung up the phone. I didn’t know when I would talk to her or even see her next. I was going on a two-week business trip.Before we got on the jet, I decided to text her.“I’m going on a two-week trip. I’ll see you when I get back and hopefully we can talk more.” I sent the text to her.It was only two minutes but it felt like hours of waiting. The three little dots popped up showing she was responding to my text.“Safe travels, Adrian.” That was the only thing she said.I was itching to talk to her some more. I wanted her to respond to the part where I hoped we would talk more. I knew she wouldn’t.“I’ll try to talk to you and Theo anytime I have the chance to.” I texted back. I had to sneak Theo in there so she wouldn’t think about it too much. As much as I loved Theo, I wanted to speak to Isabella more than I wante

Chapter Seventy Eight

CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHTISABELLA’S POVTo say I was shocked would be an understatement to what I actually felt when Adrian told me that Julius might have had a hand in helping Dominic. I didn’t like the way he relayed the news to me though. He was condescending and made me stupid for wanting to think it was a misunderstanding and Julius was actually innocent. I didn’t expect him to send me an apology text 30 minutes later.I kept staring at the text when I received it and read it over and over again. It had been almost five days and every morning, I went back to read the text. I didn’t grace him with a reply though. I simply didn’t know what to say to him. His apology didn’t erase how hurt he made me.He and Theo spoke to each other a few times. I was right there but we didn’t say anything to each other. I simply handed Theo the phone and let them talk on their own.I didn’t receive any other message from Julius. I hadn’t even replied to the last one he sent me. I wanted to listen to Ad

Chapter Seventy Nine

CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINEADRIAN’S POVThe workload on me had doubled. Sebastian was focused on solving the Dominic and Julius mystery and that meant I had to take on some of his responsibilities. I wasn’t complaining though. I had done more work before.I hadn’t spoken to Isabella since I basically schooled her about Julius. I didn’t stop texting her though, even if she didn’t respond to any of my texts. I still communicated with Theo on the phone. I was hoping that she would say hi but there was never a word from her.After a long day, I finally returned to my hotel room. It was only one week till we were done with this madness and back in Chicago. I got out my phone and sent a text to Isabella. I didn’t ever stop to think if I was overbearing. I spent the last few days telling her how my day went and about my feelings for her.I didn’t expect her to reply so once I sent the text, I threw my phone on the bed and went into the shower. I came back out a few minutes later to find Sebastian

Chapter Eighty

CHAPTER EIGHTYISABELLA’S POVI was still in a state of shock by the time I’d gotten to Adrian’s house. What if he hadn’t called me? What if I had refused to take his call? I would have been shot and nobody would have found my killers. I was sure of it.I still couldn’t believe that Julius had a hand in it. Did the breakup hurt him that much that he wanted to kill me? Even though he had been the one to end things between us.After an hour of staying at Adrian’s house, his mother and Theo joined me. “Are you okay, love?” Vivian asked.“No.” I shook my head. I didn’t want to lie. “I almost died.”“But you didn’t.” She squeezed my hands gently. “You’re okay now. Adrian will take care of it.”“I should have listened to him.” I cried. “I shouldn’t have met up with Julius. He warned me. I was angry at him and it clouded my thinking and it almost cost me my life.”“You’re okay now.” She hugged me. “It’s alright. You just wanted to get answers.”“I should have listened to him. I can’t believ

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