All Chapters of The billionaire's unprepared marriage : Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

My name is David Lura. I am a tall and beautiful lady with long grey hair and sharp blue eyes. Presently, my life is a delicate balancing act, always on the edge of collapse.Recently, I had just been fired by from my old job where I worked as a personal assistant to my billionaire boss. Not long. Now, I had found a new job at a bar where I worked as a waitress. I have to work triple shifts to settle the endless pile of bills waiting for me every morning.My younger sister Catherine had been in a coma for about two years, and the heavy weight of medical her bills rested squarely on my tiny shoulders. That was the hard and unbearable reality I woke up to see every morning for at least the past five years, ever since my parents died. I lived in a cramped apartment here in Queens, one of the most crowded street in New York. The room was barely big enough for me.My life was never balanced under the weight of grief that overwhelmed me whenever I thought of my parents, who I lost in a ter

Tiredly, I dragged myself into my cramped apartment in Queens, every step heavy with exhaustion. I was extremely tired. I sat on the edge of my bed.The damp carpet faintly smelled of old coffee, and the only brightness in the room came from a thin beam of sunlight slipping through the tiny window.I pulled the contract papers from my bag and stared at them, studying them the way a coach would study his best player. focused, as if trying to see something unstoppable within them.Suddenly, my phone buzzed.The hospital was calling.“Hello, Miss Lura,” the doctor’s voice came through, low and heavy. I clutched the phone tightly.“Your sister, Catherine… her condition is worsening. We’ve done everything we can with the current treatment.”I pressed the phone harder to my ear. “Doctor, how bad is she now? What is the next solution?”“Very bad. We need to start the next procedure immediately. But we can’t continue without a deposit. You have to act fast, very fast.”I swallowed hard, my t

My eyes were wide open. Sleep refused to come.I sat tiredly on the edge of my bed, staring at the business card like it was a symbol of life itself. My phone was clutched tightly in my trembling hands as I called and texted Xavier and his assistant again and again.Very Painfully.No reply.
No callback.
Nothing. Nothing.I was completely stranded between life and death.The digital clock glared at me.3 hours, 29 minutes left.“So fast,” I whispered in surprise.Every second struck my chest like a hammer.Now, Three hours left.
Two hours left.The moment the clock hit exactly 3:00 a.m., I shot to my feet. And give myself an energy of courage.“You need to move now,” I whispered hoarsely to myself. “I can’t wait anymore. Under any circumstances, I have to find Xavier… anywhere. Even one of his assistants.”I didn’t know where he lived. not even the street. I only know his office and that was the only option left for me.I stuffed the twenty dollars into my pocket, the contract papers

Calmly, Xavier was driving down to the hospital. I sat in the front seat beside him like I was already his wife. The car’s air conditioner was on full blast, cooling the air, yet I still opened the window beside me. Morning cold air rushed violently inside, whipping against my face, but deep down, I couldn’t feel the cold at all. My body felt numb, yet my heart burned intensely, as if it were on fire. All my body was hot despite the cold.“Lura, please, can you close the window? The air conditioner is on,” Xavier said calmly, like I was his boss.I barely heard him. My mind wasn’t here in the car, drowning in stress, trapped inside a chaotic storm of fear and despair. I felt detached from myself, like I was no longer fully present.“Catherine… please, please don’t leave me yet. You are the only one I have left on earth,” I whispered silently, staring blankly ahead.Though I spoke to Catherine as if she were right here listening to me, Xavier looked at me like I was slowly getting mad.