บททั้งหมดของ Mr Billionaire wants a bride: บทที่ 61 - บทที่ 70

TRISTANWhere the hell are you going, Seraphina?The words had echoed in my mind since she walked out of the house earlier that morning, even though I had never actually said them aloud.I gripped the steering wheel of my car tighter as I sat parked across the street from the bank, my gaze fixed on the glass doors like a predator waiting for its prey to appear. I asked myself countless times what the fuck am I even doing here right now.Seraphina had been distant for a couple of days now and I could see it in her eyes that she was tired. It was subtle enough that anyone else might have missed it, but I noticed everything, especially when it came to her. The way her smile had started to feel forced and the way she blacked out during conversations.On normal circumstances, I would have chalked it up to her sisters treatments which was coming up, but ever since the whole money thing, I had paid even closer attention to her.A notification had flashed on my phone earlier that afternoon an

“At this point I feel I only see you when you are in some sort of pickle.” Julian said, as his voice cut through the banging noise from Velour downstairs. “This is not how friend should be.”“I am sorry,” Tristan said, as he sat down. “Work has got me rather occupied right now, and I can see that it is the same for you, so no need to act like I am the only one at fault.”“Fair.” Julian said, after a moment of silence.He got up and poured a drink for both him and Tristan,“You sounded like this was very urgent over the phone. What is wrong?” he asked,Tristan exhaled slowly, fingers tightening around the glass Julian had already pushed toward him. “I need to borrow some money.”Julian blinked at this, as the smile that had been permanently etched onto his face faltered, just slightly, like a crack in glass.“Come again?” he asked, unsure of what he had just heard“I need cash,” Tristan said evenly. “Urgently.”Julian leaned back against the bar, studying him now with something sharper

SERAPHINAEverything is finally falling into place.That was the thought running through my head as I stared at the screen in front of me, the faint curve of a smile refusing to leave my lips. I leaned back in my chair, and let myself breathe for a moment. It dawned on me at that moment that I actually had not exactly felt this way in years. It was a new sensation all together right now.Two weeks had gone by now since the whole saga with my father and it seemed like everything which had been threatening to explode had now taken a turn for the better.Auroras surgery had gone better than the doctors expected and she was making a full recovery. She had even been moved to a better facility, courtesy of Tristan and I could see it in her eyes that she was getting stronger each and every day. The mere thought of it right now brought tears of joy to my eyes. That was exactly what I had been working towards this whole time.She had even met Tristan and I had been terrified, of course of how

SERAPHINA“I am just going to do it.”That was what I whispered to myself for the third or maybe fourth time as I still stood outside Tristan’s bedroom door, my fist hovering uselessly in the air. I’d already rehearsed the knock in my head and was still in the process of thinking about what I was going to say, but my nerves were completely failing me as they refused to be at any form of ease. Instead, I’d been standing there for what now felt like an eternity.I would have spoken to him yesterday, but he’d come home really late last night and had went straight to bed, no doubt exhausted from everything that was going on. There was no way I could bring myself to start off a serious conversation at that particular moment. I told myself it was because of this and not like I was disguising my cowardice itself as practicality.Now it was tomorrow and I exhaled slowly, as I pressed my palm against my stomach.“Just knock,” I whispered. “You’re being ridiculous. How hard could it fucking be

SERAPHINA“I don’t even know where to start.” I said, as I could still hear how shaky my voice sounded right in the moment.I had cried so much right from the moment I got into the room that I felt if I cried anymore, it may be blood that would come out and not tears anymore. The whole house felt like a cage right now and I just wanted out. Out of the entire situation to be specific.Naomi didn’t interrupt me as I vented out all of my frustrations to her on the phone. It was one of the things I liked about her. I could call her at any time of the day and she would be willing to listen to me no matter what.“Everything just… went up in smoke,” I continued, staring at the wall across from me like it might answer back. “One minute I’m on stage about to introduce Requiem to the world, and the next it’s like someone lit a match and walked away smiling.”“God,” Naomi said softly. “Sera…”“They leaked footage of me,” I said, the words still tasting unreal. “From Velour. Pictures and videos a