All Chapters of My billionaire husband: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

31 Chapters

Something is off

Duke’s POV I was really worried about Ashley. She is pregnant and not supposed to handle this kind of stress. My father just came out of the blue and tried to claim what doesn’t belong to him. He does that a lot. He tried that with me, but I’m wise enough to be three steps ahead of him. I don’t know how he’s caught up with Ashley’s company but I will figure it out. “Don, your wife is here to see you.”“Please let her in.”I didn’t know she was coming. Ashley entered the office, and I wasted no time in going to hug her. I love having her in my arms at all times. “Hey, I didn’t know you were coming. Are you okay? Have you eaten?”I know work is stressing her out. She’s trying to rebuild the company her family has ruined and she’s getting opposition from every corner. I hope I can help her, so she will be less stressed out, because of the baby. “I’m fine. I just wanted to see you, I miss you.”“I miss you too baby love. Here, come sit with me.”I drag her over to my seat and make h

What have I done

Ashley’s POVWith a fake smile on my face, I spent the rest of the day at Duke’s office. Of course, I miss him so much, but I don’t trust him that much. It’s not really my fault, I can’t get Amal’s words out of my head. It’s echoing every time and with someone, especially Duke and Joana. Duke was behaving weirdly at the office. His phone was on silent, and every time it rang, he would end the call. “Don, you have a call.”“I’m busy in Santiago.”“It’s urgent sir.”Santiago is dismissed after gaining a killing gaze from the Duke. I’m sure I wouldn’t be the only one giving him attitude when he’s behaving like this, some can do worse. It’s just fucking annoying. I wanted to leave, so I called Dominic to come pick me up after rejecting Duke’s offer. I don’t want to spend twenty minutes with him in awkward silence, I know he suspects that something is wrong but I don’t want to be pushed to say it. The truth will find its way out. “Dominic, can I ask you a weird question?”“Of course m

One kiss

Ashley’s POVI hate waking up with a sharp headache. “Hey baby love, hold on. It’s okay, I’m here.”What happened? I try to remember but the headache keeps sending painful signals to the whole of my body. “Take it easy. You’re at the hospital, thank God nothing happened to you or the baby. Are you feeling okay?”Oh yes, I rushed out of Duke’s office because he was having a shady conversation with a female. I got hit by a car. My baby. “She’s fine.”She?“How do you know it’s a she?”“The doctor confirmed it.”“You went behind my back to know the gender of my baby?! You had no right Duke.”“I’m sorry baby love.”He tries to calm me down by touching my arm but I snatch my arm from his reach. “Don’t touch me.”I could feel his rage coming up. I don’t care. First, he’s having a secret affair with someone, and is trying to win me over again, who does that?“Look, I don’t know what you heard, or why you’re angry but it’s not what you think. Jennifer is just someone I’m having a business

Trust

Duke’s POVI followed Ashley’s car, at an unnoticeable distance. Dominic had called me to inform me that they were being followed, I told him I was the one and it was alright. I couldn’t just let her go home. I wouldn’t be at peace and I would have a sleepless night and nightmares. She’s my safe space. I stay outside of the hostel and watch her lights go on in her room. She might be bathing now. Ohh how I miss watching her bath, bathing her myself, fucking in the shower, her moans and screams. I miss those a lot. I’m so turned on right now, I could bust into her room and fuck her. I know she wants me too but I have to respect her needs. She needs space, I’ll give it to her. My phone rings and it’s Ashley, I didn’t wait for the second ring. “Hey.”“Hey, are you okay?”“Were you expecting a call from someone else?”Ohh I see what she’s doing there. “I was expecting your call.”I know she wouldn’t call me, but I expect her to call at any time of the day, even at night. I always wa

My company, my sweat

Ashley’s POVDuke left the hotel in a bad mood. He wasn’t angry, he was just disappointed that I still don’t trust him. I really don’t blame him, but it’s not my fault either. I hope I can make it up to him. Marriage? He really wants to marry me. Is it for the job or because he loves me? That’s a question I have to get an answer to. I do want to marry him, but this constant arguing and mistrust can’t continue when we get married. “Hey, darling.”I had to call Duke to be sure he went home safely. “Hey, baby love.”No matter how angry he gets, he never calls me by my name. I love it. It actually turns me on when he calls me baby love. “You’re home yet?”“Yeah, just got home.”“That’s good.”There’s silence on the line. I want to ask him about the marriage and contract but I have offended him and don’t know where to start. “Baby love, I’m really sorry for what I did at the hospital. Checking your baby’s gender without your consent, and giving you Selina’s blood. I’m really sorry.”

Not my first true love

Ashley’s POV “Yes, that’s how we go with it. We take the strip club, make it a place for our pleasures and a meeting club.”I walked in the minute Mr. Vandercage was talking about a strip club. Strip club? What the fuck is he planning?“A strip club? Really? That’s the best you can come up with?”“Miss Ashley? I didn’t know you would be available for this meeting, welcome.”“You are welcoming me? To my own company? How fucking stupid is that?”Since I found out that I was pregnant, I’ve become more aggressive and harsh with my words. I don’t care whether they hurt you or not, so that you could get my point. Joana is a testimony to that. “You all sit here, let this fucking riff rat sit on my chair, talk business with you in my absence? And you want me to trust you?”One of my company’s partners wanted to speak but I cut him off with a devilish look. “I didn’t expect much. You, get the fuck out of my seat!”Referring to Mr. Vandercage, without caring that he was a powerful and wealth

Betrayal hurts more when it's from the one you love

Ashley’s POVI lost my baby. The one person who was giving me hope, helping me to push forward, to try and make meaning out of my miserable existence. She’s gone. “I’m so sorry Mrs Cortez. I still insist that we take you to the hospital for a proper check-up ma’am.”I narrowed my eyes to Joana’s direction, where she was standing behind me, then back to the doctor attending to me at my office. “I’ll be fine. Thank you.”He wanted to persuade me but Joana stopped him. “Will that be all?”I like that she did that. I don’t want to think too much about it. It’s a good thing I lost my baby. No one wants to be known for being a child of a human trafficker and I damn well don’t want to bring a child into this world that will suffer for her parents’ mistake. The doctor gave Joana some drugs to make sure I take. After they left Joana saw them out and came back to the office with lunch and the drugs. “I dismissed the meeting and asked them to be back tomorrow.”“Thank you Joana, you’re the

My huge secret

Ashley’s POVI got up this morning, feeling goofy. The morning light was struggling its way through the curtain lines, and the air was fresh and sweet. The weather wasn’t funky but I felt good about today. I got up from bed, prayed about my day and my dead baby, Regina. “I hope you’re in a better place and you know that mummy loves you so much.”After my prayers, I got ready for work. I got upstairs, went straight to the kitchen, and saw that Thomas was ready to go, but he was eating and talking at the same time. “You don’t eat with your mouth open, that’s a bad habit, Tom.”“Eyyyy, Mama, you said I’m your favorite person. You have to feed me right, you know.”“I will do that and teach you good habits too.”I would say Thomas is bothering Mama, but she doesn’t seem to be bothered. I think she likes the disturbance. “Good morning Mama.”“Good morning ma’am.”“Mama. We talked about this, Ashley, please.”“I’m sorry, Ashley. I’m just used to calling my employers Ma’am or Sir.”“Who

just let go, I'm here

Ashley’s POVI felt really bad for letting Thomas talk down at Duke. But he had it coming. He should talk to me like that in front of the business partners. I explained everything to them to their understanding. After I found out about the trafficking business my father was involved. I confronted Amal about it. Even though she’s not in a good place, she still had the sense to give me the best advice. She told me it wasn’t as bad as I saw it, that I can still have control of it. I can interview the workers and see who wants to work there and get paid. Those who don’t want to be involved in the pleasure part can be servers in bars or security. Either way, I will still get workers. She also told me about The Mechanics, who could get me workers and customers. I struck a deal with them, they got me what I want and I paid them what they want, but we would run the business on my own terms. I read out the rules of the club. The important ones were, no harassing workers, like the servers,

I fucked up

Duke’s POV I couldn’t believe myself. What have I done to the love of my life? I have consciously and unconsciously abandoned her. I kept telling her to trust me yet I kept hiding secrets from her. Ashley is an open book. There’s nothing she doesn’t tell me. If there is, she might have forgotten or it skipped her mind. “Is she alright?”Joana asked me as I held Ashley up, my hand on her waist and under her legs, her hands were on my neck, and her face was in my neck. She loves doing that. “She’s okay. I need to get her home.”“No you don’t.”This guy. I really wish someone would tell him I’m not the one to play with. “She doesn’t want you at her place, so you’re not taking her home.”“What if I were taking her to my place?”“What wouldn’t happen either. She doesn’t want to be there.”“Is that so?”“Very so.”This guy seems to think he knows a lot about Ashley and me. But I bet he knows nothing. “Well, I don’t see her in your hands. What are you going to do then? Snitch her off m

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