All Chapters of The Billion-Dollar Secret: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

ARYAThe cake I was holding in my hands fell out of them, plopping to the ground, as I opened the door to my boyfriend’s bedroom in the middle of the night to find him sleeping with my stepsister.“Brian,” I called out to him, my voice wavering as I teared up at the sight.“Arya,” he said back, both of them pulling away from each other and hiding their nude bodies under the sheets. “What are you doing here?”“Seriously?” I frowned, not quite sure which one of them to look at in that moment; which person whose betrayal pained me more. “That’s your question. What am I doing here? Why are you… oh, my God!”I turned around and slammed the door as hard as I could as I left the room, walking away.If I hadn’t gone to get a cake to celebrate his birthday in a desperate attempt to be the first person to wish him a happy birthday, I wouldn’t have known that my boyfriend was sleeping with my stepsister. I started to wonder if it was better if I didn’t have to find out, or if it was for the best

ARYAI withdrew my hands from my mother’s hold, frowning in nothing but disgust and shock.“Arya,” she called out in a warning tone. “Do not cause a scene.”Even I didn’t want to cause a scene, so I turned around and walked out of the reception hall.“Arya!” Mom called out to me, catching up to me and holding my hand again. “Please don’t do this to me. He’s a good man. His name is Jaxon, and he’s in the reception hall now. If you could just—”“Forget the man for a second.” I waved her suggestion aside. “Let’s talk about how you just called me a murderer. You just… Oh, my God! Mom, you should know just how much guilt I have dealt with over this. I can’t believe you’re trying to manipulate me.”“That’s not what this is at all—”“It’s exactly what it is! First, you all plan this whole wedding without telling me, and I still don’t believe it’s real even after witnessing it, and now you’re trying to sell me off as Rose’s replacement by going as far as telling me that I killed my own father

~ARYA~“Welcome Mr and Mrs Pierce.” The middle aged man that my husband Jaxon had introduced me to on our wedding day said with a huge smile plastered on his face as he grabbed Jaxon in for a hug. “It's good to see you Smith, " Jaxon said as they both exchanged their greetings. I didn’t understand why Jaxon was still bent on attending an event meant for rich business figures when his father’s business had run down, and that would only bring shame to his name if he joined a gathering of people with highly successful and running businesses. But what I knew for sure was I didn't want to attend. Mostly definitely I didn't want to see my so-called family and my ex Brian, but I had to be a supportive wife since that was all I've been instructed to be in the eyes of the public, so I attended. I smiled through my teeth as Jaxon and I walked through the event center and greeted as many people as we could. “Please excuse me”. I gently lifted my long backless black gown a little off the gro

~CIARA DEVILLE~Arya looked so beautiful it made me happy that I had pulled all strings in making her get married to Jaxon. Ever since her father, my ex husband died and her little brother James has been in coma, Arya was all I had and I knew she would make me proud one day. Five years ago Jaxon's late parents and my late ex husband Jacob were competitors in the industry market, and today we happen to be in laws. “Time does change a lot of things.” I clucked as I Walked to my dressing table to wipe my face. My daughter might hate me for getting remarried immediately after her father's death but getting married to David was the best decision I could make back then to keep my family away from misery. Jacob, Arya's father, was a hard working man. He met me in India where I was staying with my parents. He was an American and I am half Indian and half Spanish. Jacob was in India for a business deal, ended up closing the deal and also got me pregnant and that was how we had our b

~ARYA~“You don't have to go along with me,” I said to the bodyguards Jaxon assigned to me.“I’m sorry ma that was the instructions given to us by Mr Jaxon”. One of them replied. Now being the hottest and biggest business figure in town, I very well understand why Jaxon didn't want me walking alone in the streets of Washington by myself. It was for my own safety and prior to what must have happened to his parents years back he might have put it into consideration and wanted to prevent the same incident from repeating itself. But, the Jaxon I know cares less about what I do, so having to assign bodyguards to me was a first for me, that It surprised me. “I will put a call across to your boss, hold on.” I said to the bodyguards as I reached out for my phone and dial Jaxon's number. “Am busy, make it fast.” Rude as always Jaxon said on the other side of the phone. “I would like to go over to my mom's and without the bodyguards.” I lied. I didn't get any response from him before he en