All Chapters of The Wife Who Walked Away Richer: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Elsie’s POVSeeing the sincerity in his eyes, I couldn’t stay mad at him anymore. I was mad he would keep such things from me, but hearing his explanation made me soften up without even realizing it.“No more lies?” I asked.“Yes, I swear it,” he said with a sharp nod as he stared pleadingly at me. “No more lies and no more secrets.”“Promise?” I pushed. “If I find out you lie to me in the future, I will not forgive you. I take honesty seriously,” I warned, meaning every word. Lucas already taught me enough lessons to last me a lifetime, so I wasn’t going to risk being played again.Damien seemed very sincere, but still, I preferred to be very careful.“I promise, Elsie,” he said.“Alright, I forgive you,” I said, and I watched as a wide smile broke out on his face.I helped him up and then we walked back to our seats. For the remainder of the evening, we talked about anything and everything because now we could talk about work since I knew who he really was.By the time it was time f

Elsie’s POVFeeling frustrated, I screamed into my pillow till I felt exhausted, but it did nothing to ease the panic inside of me.How did Lucas contact me? I had changed numbers and even my socials to stop him from trying to reach me, but now he was back to trying to make me feel so little in my shell that I’ll back off.I had already told him there was no child. Why was he still insisting on seeing the same child he was once negligent about when I needed him most? I lost my child because of him and now he has the guts to ask for it?I felt like I was having a panic attack as I just lay there with events from the past flooding my mind. I thought we were already past this, but Lucas wasn't willing to move on. He wanted to make sure he surely had me under his control.I don’t know how long I just lay there lamenting, but when my phone lit up with a call, I didn’t dare to move as I was scared it might be Lucas. When the call continued, I got off the bed and reached for my phone to see

Damien’s POVI was in the middle of a business meeting when my phone lit up with a call and when I saw the caller ID, my chest tightened.It was my mother and she never calls during working hours unless our world is crashing down. I could tell something was very wrong as I excused myself and stepped outside to answer her call.“Mom,” I said when I picked up."Damien," her voice was thin and low, making the doubts in my mind multiply. "It’s your father. His heart... he’s fallen sick again but the doctors are with him now. We need you.""I’m on my way," I said without wasting time.After speaking to my secretary, I grabbed my keys and headed for my car with my heart beating frantically.The ride to the Ravencroft estate was a blur of panic and guilt as I gripped the steering wheel tightly until my knuckles turned white.Growing up as a Ravencroft came with its own disadvantages and since I was sent away to school at a tender age, my relationship with my parents was built on a shaky grou

Elsie’s POVDamien’s jaw remained set as he stared hard at me. He looked upset but not at me.“In order for this to work, Elsie, we need to move fast. Not in private, and not through some grainy video sent to his burner phone,” he said sternly. “We need to show him, and everyone else, that you are under the protection of the Ravencroft name and also, you’re never going back to him. So, we are going to get engaged today.”My heart hammered against my ribs at the sudden turn of events. “Today? Damien, we haven't even talked to my parents about a formal announcement, and the press—”“The press will follow the story I give them,” he interrupted gently, his thumb tracing the line of my jaw to calm my racing pulse. “Trust me, pumpkin. I won’t let him take one more thing from you. But we have to be decisive. If we hesitate, he thinks he’s winning. About your parents, I know they’ll support whatever decision we decide to make. Please, trust me on this.”I stared into his eyes and all I could

Elsie’s POVIt’s been two days after our engagement and I could boldly say that it was the best decision ever. The collaboration increased our shares' value and even pushed us out more to the public and the best part of it all? Lucas wasn’t tormenting me anymore.I had expected him to probably call me or text to cuss me out before finally backing down but surprisingly, he didn’t do any of those. He simply left quietly. Although I tried not to be too happy, I couldn’t help the surge of joy I always felt when I remembered he was finally off my back.I did my normal routine and surprisingly, Damien brought me lunch, even though I have assured him that he didn’t have to do any of that. Damien was a kind guy and he was taking this whole engagement thing very seriously, which warmed my heart. But I, on the other hand, didn’t really understand what was going on inside of me because even though I already made up my mind that I wasn’t going to get married, I was still excited when I glanced at