All Chapters of The Billionaire’s Pretend Wife : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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What I Never Told You

Arielle Joel’s car was gone. Completely gone. For a second, I thought I was imagining things. “Shit…” I muttered under my breath. “I think they left us,” Tessa said, frustration laced in her voice. I nodded slowly. “Yeah. I can see that.” I glanced back through the glass doors. The workers were watching us. Still watching. This was beyond embarrassing. I couldn’t believe Joel left us to deal with this shit. “You think Joel actually did this?" Tessa continued. “Or his boss told him to leave us stranded?” “Joel did this. Darius would never.” I said immediately. Tessa let out a short, dry laugh. “Darius would never? The same man who sued you?” She said. “You really think he wouldn’t leave you stranded?” My lips parted, but no words came out. Because she was right. A slow realization settled in my chest. The declined card. The silence. Joel disappearing… Darius never intended to pay. He set this up. And I walked right into it. My jaw tightened. Joel would

His Game Ends Tonight

Arielle Tessa sat beside me, her body slightly turned, her eyes fixed on me like she was ready to sit through a movie. I tried. I really tried to change the subject. But Tessa wasn’t the type to let things go. Not when she knew something wasn’t right. Not when it involved me. “You might want to grab popcorn for this,” I said dryly. The words had barely left my mouth when a cough forced its way out. Then another. And another. It came harder this time. It was uncontrollable. Tessa shot up immediately. “Hey–hey, are you okay?”I waved her off weakly, reaching for my purse. My fingers fumbled inside until I found the pills. I didn’t even remember what they were for. I just needed the coughing to stop. I swallowed them quickly. Tessa returned with water, handling it to me with worry written all over her face. I drank…Then slowly, it stopped. Just like that. My breathing steadied. The room settled. “Are you sure you don’t need to go to the hospital?” Tessa asked softly. “No. I’m

Strings Attached

Arielle I was just kidding. Darius had me by the balls. I couldn’t do shit to him. Nothing. Even if I could, that would only make things worse. So, no. I didn’t mean what I said earlier. I was definitely going to play things nice. I leaned forward slightly and gave the driver the address Joel had sent earlier. The moment I finished, he smiled. Not a normal smile. “This place…” he started, glancing at me through the mirror. “Has lots of connections.”Tessa and I exchanged a look. “Connections?” She repeated. “Opportunities,” he corrected. “It’s not just a party. It’s a night of purpose.”I swallowed. A night of purpose. That didn’t sound like something I belonged in. “And the man behind it,” he continued. “The owner of Rothwell Enterprises, he’s…a good man.”Rothwell. My fingers curled slightly. Of course. Darius. Everything always led back to him. “Great,” I muttered under my breath. Tessa didn’t say anything. She didn’t need to. We both understood. The car stopped in fro

She’s Not Going Anywhere

Arielle Tiffany’s text came in right after her missed call. “WHERE ARE YOU? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE KEYS?”Oh God…the key!How could I have forgotten something so important? She couldn’t get into the house without it. Worry stirred deep in my stomach. And the crazy part? She had been gone for a whole day, no explanation or call. And yet, here I was still worried about her. Still trying to fix things for her. Even after everything. “I’m waiting,” Darius said lazily, leaning back in his chair with a smirk that made my skin crawl. I looked up. Then turned to Tessa, whispering in her ear. “I need to give these keys to Tiffany. She’s at home.”Darius hummed loud enough to let us know he heard every word. “Okay. I’ll go,” Tessa said, already taking the keys from me. She stood up and faced him. “I’ll be back soon.”“Don’t be back at all,” he muttered. Tessa didn’t respond. She just walked out. The door clicked shut behind her. Then silence. A heavy and suffocating silence. Darius leane

The Moment I Broke

Arielle Darius’s words weren’t just bold. They carried authority. His grip tightened around my wrist firmly. His expression didn’t change, but his eyes… He was dead serious. My chest rose and fell unevenly as I turned to Tessa, my body trembling slightly. I couldn’t even find my voice. “Let her go–“ Tessa tried Tessa tried to pull me back, but Darius didn't budge. “I said she’s not going anywhere!” His tone cut through the air like a blade. Tessa stepped forward, anger flashing across her face as she forcefully pried my hand from his grip. “Who do you think you are?”“I’m the only person who can change her life,” Darius replied calmly. “Not you. Not the thief you call your friend. Nobody!”That word. Thief. Tessa froze for a second, then stepped back, breathing unevenly. And me? I just stood there. “What have I done…” I whispered under my breath. “You’re so full of shit.” Tessa snapped. Darius’s head tilted slightly. “Excuse me?”“I said–you’re full of shit.”That did it.

Living With Summer

Arielle “What do you think Darius would do…after you left him for her?” Tessa asked suddenly. I exhaled slowly. Trying to think like Darius was like trying to read a language I didn’t understand. Unpredictable. But then I tried. Nothing came. Not like him. As someone who had been on the receiving end of his anger. “He’ll deal with me first,” I said steadily. “Then he’ll deal with her.” Tessa frowned. “What do you mean?”I hesitated for a second. “Before you left…he said he was going to meet her manager. Make sure she gets fired.”Tessa blinked. “Wait. What?” But I didn’t answer. I had already turned and walked inside. She followed closely behind me.Tiffany was in the living room, sitting comfortably, legs crossed. A bowl of popcorn in her hands as she laughed at something on TV, as if nothing had happened. Like I didn’t exist. That alone. It broke something in me. I just walked straight to my room and started packing. Fast. Anything my hands could grab. “What are you doi

Thirty Minutes Notice

Arielle Tessa's eyes shifted toward Summer the moment she appeared at the doorway. I froze completely. My fingers tightened slightly against the edge of the chair as my gaze locked onto Summer. Not even a single thought formed in my head. Summer didn’t say anything at first. She just walked in quietly, like she hadn’t just walked into tension thick enough to choke on. Her presence alone shifted the atmosphere. After what happened at Tiffany’s place that evening, I became quite afraid of her. Tessa and I followed her movements with our eyes as she walked past us…straight into her room. Then–silence. I exhaled. “She doesn’t want me here,” I muttered, my voice low, but certain. “I can see it in her eyes.” Tessa didn’t respond. That alone told me she was thinking the same thing. “I should just go to Darius’s house,” I added quietly, my fingers curling into my palm. “No. You can’t.” Her response was immediate and firm. I turned slightly. “When am I no

The Meeting He Prepared For Me

Arielle “I need to get dressed," I said, tapping my fingers lightly against the counter. Before Tessa could respond, I was already on my feet. Everything felt rushed, urgent. Like time itself was chasing me. I hurried into the room, grabbed a towel and stepped into the shower without thinking twice. Thirty minutes. That was all Darius gave me. And we ladies don’t even finish our hot bath in thirty minutes. Thirty minutes to show up and prove I was worth everything. To be finally free of my debt. I stepped out quickly, barely drying my body before throwing on the third dress I bought the day before. Tessa stood behind me, brushing through my hair gently. She didn’t say much, but I could feel her hesitation every moment. She didn’t want me to go. Not after everything. She didn’t like him at all. “He’s playing games again,” she muttered under her breath. Maybe she was right. But what choice did I have? I mean– What was worse than being humiliated in publi

The Contract Trap; Cornered By Power

Arielle I didn’t know what floor we were heading to. All I knew was that we kept going up. The numbers on the elevator screen kept changing, climbing higher and higher. Each soft DING made my heart beat faster than the last. I stood quietly behind her, my hands clasped together to stop them from shaking. I was genuinely scared. But I couldn’t afford to show it. Not now. I couldn’t mess this up for Darius. Because if I did, he wouldn’t forgive me. That scared me more than anything. I didn’t know what I was supposed to say when I got there. How to act. How to sit. How to even breathe properly. No heads-up. Just “Show up.”Maybe Darius was going to handle everything. Maybe I just had to sit there and exist. Honestly–I had no fucking idea. The elevator finally stopped. The doors slid open smoothly, revealing another level of luxury that made my chest tighten. The secretary stepped out first. I followed. My heels clicked sharply against the polished marble floors, the sound echo

The Binding Agreement

Arielle As soon as I heard that, I grabbed the nearest seat and dropped into it. My thoughts spiraled out of control. I had never been this nervous in my life. Regret hit me hard. What the hell had I gotten myself into? Wasn’t it just a few days ago that a young man handed me those documents at the station? Oh shit. OH SHIT! What was I even thinking? This was completely insane. Six hundred thousand dollars? I almost laughed. Even all the money my mother had been sending wouldn’t cover it. I’d still have four hundred thousand dollars left to pay. And I didn’t even have a job. My life was basically over. “This is bullshit,” I muttered. Darius chuckled. “You think?” That was when it hit me. Darius…was a psychopath. Everything he did was calculated. It all led here. And now, I was just stuck in a game I didn’t even know how to play. I picked up my phone, trying to distract myself. Since I was already wrapped in this shit. Emris. Missed calls. Messages. I turn

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