All Chapters of Being Mr. Hunt's Wife : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

55 Chapters

CHAPTER 1: $4 Million in 30 Days

"Dad." Alura Wayne called out shakily as if she was dreading her father's response. She stood in the cramped living room of their apartment, the walls peeling like dead skin, the single bulb dim as usual. Across from her, was her father who slumped over the kitchen table like a finished man, he clutched an empty beer bottle. His hands shook so badly the glass shook slightly. Robert Wayne didn't look up. His face was a mess of purple bruises. Fresh ones. "Dad, what did you do?" She asked loudly this time, but he still didn't respond. "Dad, I'm talking to you!" "I'm sorry." The words leaked out of him like blood from a wound. "Alura, I'm so sorry." She inhaled sharply. "How much?" He hesitated. "Dad. Tell me how much!" He flinched, "Four...million dollars, it's four million dollars." The number hit her like a fist to the stomach. Four million dollars. She made barely fifty thousand a year working three part-time jobs. Four million dollars was practically forty

CHAPTER 2: Marry My Grandson and He'll Pay Your Debt

"I'm sorry," Alura said wiping off her messy face. "I didn't mean to impose. I can go." "It's okay, sit." The old woman insisted gently. "Have tea first, then we'll talk." The woman had led Alura into the temple's tea room. Alura sat down with hesitation, she suddenly became aware of how disheveled she must look. Thoroughly soaked, with her mascara probably running, and shivering like a drowned rat. She wrapped her arms around herself. The woman prepared two cups of tea and placed a cup in front of Alura, "Drink it dear. It'll warm you up." Alura wrapped her hands around the cup and the heat seeped into her frozen fingers. "Thank you," she whispered. The woman sipped her own tea, studying Alura through the cup with sharp eyes. "I'm Mabel," she said finally. "Though most people call me Grandma Mabel, you know due to old age. And you are?" "I'm Alura Wayne." "Alura Wayne. It's a pretty name. Would you like to tell me why you're praying for miracles in the rain?" Alura panick

CHAPTER 3: I'm Saving Myself

Something smelled off the moment Alura opened her apartment door. It smelled like cigar. Expensive, thick and choking cigar. She pushed the door open quietly and her stomach immediately dropped. Percy Miller sat on their couch like it was a throne. His legs were spread wide, and his expensive suit jacket was open, he had a fat cigar in between his fingers. And smoke curled around his balding head like a dirty halo. In the corner, her father stood with his head down like a servant waiting for orders. "There she is." Percy smirked. "My beautiful bride." Alura froze in the doorway. Percy's eyes crawled over her body slowly. Starting at her wet hair, sliding down to her soaked jacket, lingering on her chest, her hips and her legs. "Even soaking wet, you're still gorgeous," he nodded with satisfaction. "I'm a lucky man." Alura's skin crawled. "Get out of my house. Now." Percy laughed. It sounded like a mocking laugh. "Your house? Alura, this apartment belongs to the bank. And th

CHAPTER 4: Debt Paid

Alura arrived at the Temple at exactly 8 AM. "Lily." Grandma Mabel smiled warmly. "You're right on time." Alura smiled back and sat across, her eyes fixed on the duffel bag on the table. It looked heavy and full. "That's four million dollars," Grandma Mabel said, following her gaze. "It's cash just like I promised. You can count it if you want." Alura shook her head, "I trust you, Grandma." Grandma Mabel smiled, "Smart girl." She pushed the velvet box forward. "Open it." Alura nodded and opened it. Inside the box were two rings. They looked elegant without being too flashy. One was slightly larger than the other one. "The smaller one is yours. Try it on." Grandma Mabel said. Alura slipped it onto her left ring finger. And it fit her perfectly. "How did you know my size?" "I have my ways." Grandma Mabel smiled suspiciously. She pulled out a thick document from her handbag and set it in front of Alura along with a pen. "Read it carefully at home, don't sign until you unders

CHAPTER 5: Interview with Mr. Hunt

Alura stared at her phone for twenty minutes before she found the courage to call. Grandmother Mabel answered on the second ring. "Lily. Is something wrong?" "Grandmother, I..." Alura took a deep breath. "I just got a job interview. It's for an executive secretary position." "Woah, That's wonderful! Congratulations dear." "Thanks Grandmother. But there's a problem..." Alura's fingers twisted in her shirt. "It's on Saturday. At three PM." She paused first, then rushed to explain further. "I already signed the contract last night. I'm not backing out. I promise. But this job, it's, it's a huge opportunity. I applied months ago and I never thought they'd call me. If I miss this interview, I might never get another chance like this and I need to work, I can't just depend on the monthly allowance. Please, is there any way we can move the courthouse appointment? Even just an hour? I'll do whatever you need, I just--" "Lily." Grandma Mabel called gently. "Just breathe." Alura

CHAPTER 6: Cheap Knockoff

"Hmm, this is definitely a cheap knockoff," Lucius said casually. "The original design costs about five thousand dollars. Yours looks like the fake version they sell online for two hundred." He thought that, even though her ring looked exactly like his in every detail. It might be possible to be a fake version. Alura's hands clenched on her lap, she felt really embarrassed. How can he be so rude by calling her ring a cheap knockoff? Even though the husband she married might not be as rich as Mr. Hunt it doesn't mean he couldn't afford a five thousand dollar ring. Especially since he could afford to pay for her father's debt, a debt of four million dollars. And if truly his ring is custom made, maybe it's just the designer who chose to remake the same design. But then again she couldn't argue with Mr. Hunt to avoid losing her new job. "I see," she smiled tightly. Her voice was strained, clearly holding back her words. "You must be right, sir. I'm sure my husband just b

CHAPTER 7: Surviving the First Day

The elevator doors slid open.Patricia became tensed and muttered. "He's here."Even though Patricia had warned Alura repeatedly, in the tone of someone describing a natural disaster, still warnings and reality were two completely different things, and nothing had prepared Alura for the moment Lucius actually stepped onto the fortieth floor.The sight of him made her pulse do something embarrassing. He was tall and dressed in a black suit that looked like it had been made specifically for his body. His expression was completely blank yet devastatingly handsome in a way that felt almost unfair for other men. In fact he looked exactly like an ice Angel in a suit.The image of his beauty was already carved into her brainShe looked away fast before he could catch her staring, but it was already too late."Good morning, Mr. Hunt," Alura quickly greeted with a thin smile.But Lucius didn't respond. Instead his eyes swept over her for half a second without any acknowledgment, as if she wa

CHAPTER 8: Unfilial Daughter

"My daughter lives here! This whole floor should be grateful. My girl is going places, You think someone like her would just live anywhere?" Alura who just got back from work already tired and frustrated froze. The yelling was coming from her floor. She heard it before she even reached her floor and she definitely knew that voice. She would recognize that voice anywhere, even in her nightmares. She got to her floor and there he was, her father Robert, he stood in the middle of the hallway in a wrinkled shirt, gesturing widely at Mrs. Henderson who lived in the next apartment, She looked like she deeply regretted opening her door this evening. "Sir, I'm telling you, you can't just stand in this hallway making noise, else I'll call security." Mrs. Henderson said firmly and folded her arms. "I don't care who your daughter is but some of us are trying to rest." "Rest?" Alura's father scoffed and puffed up like a man who had never been told No in his entire life, which was not

CHAPTER 9: Silly rules

It was finally Friday and Alura had made it through the entire week without being fired, without crying in the bathroom, and without poisoning Lucius' coffee.... though the last one had crossed her mind twice. She was sitting at her desk outside Lucius' office, still in one piece.While sorting through the afternoon's emails, a new one landed at the top of her inbox. The sender's name made her stomach drop immediately.Lucius had sent her an email and it was very unusual, especially since he would just use the intercom if he needed to send her on an errand or request for something. Her finger hovered over the mouse for a few seconds, then she finally clicked it before she could overthink it. Already bracing herself for another carefully worded humiliation dressed up in formal language, or even worse a sack letter. But the words that stared back at her made her blink."Your first week's salary will be sent to your account, along with a performance bonus. It's been a week and you're s

CHAPTER 10: I Want A Divorce

Two weeks later. It was Saturday and Lucius decided to meet his unknown wife for the first time.Lily was still a stranger, and it bothered him more than anything else. Even though he had allowed Grandma Mabel to orchestrate it, he still needed to see the face and appearance of the person who was legally bound to his name.The reason wasn't due to sudden curiosity or due to emotions, after all he had already made it clear, and she seemed to understand perfectly. The problem was that family events would eventually come and the board also had eyes everywhere. If Lily showed up anywhere close to Hunt Corp or attended events with him and embarrassed him, it would reflect on everything he had spent years building. So he needed to meet her personally, at least to see the face behind that sharp tongued text partner.Lucius' lawyer sent him the address of her new apartment, a building in downtown Cedarville. His grandmother had arranged for the apartment, and he approved, but he had been too

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