All Chapters of Betrayed By My Husband, Bagged A Billionaire And An Empire: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

43 Chapters

Shaky Foundations

GINA’s POV “Guess what, Jerry! The doctor says my eggs are still viable and that they can still make babies,” I beamed happily on my way out of the doctor’s office, my heart leaping with joy as I shared the news with my husband whom I had just called. “Oh. Really?” He didn’t sound as excited as I had expected, and it instantly dulled my excitement a bit. “Yes. She said we can commence the egg extraction and test tube process as soon as I am ready after I take some necessary injections. I am so happy, honestly,” I rambled on and on about how I truly felt at that moment, and I was so over the moon. Why wouldn’t I be? Jerry and I have been married for four years now, and I have not had a child since then. I have tried so many procedures, visited fertility clinics and hospitals for the past two years when it became rather an issue for me, and this is the most exhilarating news I have heard in a while. “I am in front of the hospital already,” he suddenly announced, cutting m

Joy again

“Gee?” Hilary flashed a warm smile in my direction as soon as she saw me, and Jerry also turned at the mention of my name while holding a bottle. “You’re not sleeping anymore?” She asked casually, but I could not utter anything or move. My head was heavy, my brain was fried and my heart was beating so fast. I knew what I heard. “What are you two doing here?” I blurted out before my head even registered it, and Hilary’s face, I swear, became flustered. “I came to pick a wine, and guess what I saw your friend watching?” Jerry just chipped in smoothly with the same coldness he had always used to communicate whenever he was talking about her, “She should be doing that elsewhere..not. here.” “I.. I.. it was my mistake, Mr. Baldwin,” Hilary apologized to him nervously as he stalked away looking pissed, and I looked like a crazy person trying to figure out what was going on. Jerry didn’t answer and just strode past me, muttering angrily. “What happened?” I finally found my vo

Formidable

“It is just recessive genes.” “Your grand mum must have had green eyes or something?” “Your eyes are blue and your husband's are brown. Your baby does not have to have the same eyes,” everyone had something to say when I just subtly mentioned my shock after my daughter’s birth. And honestly, I felt a little foolish for overthinking it. My bundle of joy was here, and that was all that mattered. I had become a mother. However, a few months after I gave birth and returned to the company, shock swallowed me whole at the level of incompetence that I observed. Toward the end of my pregnancy, I had stepped back from the company, trusting that things would continue to run smoothly under Jerry’s supervision as managing director, but when I returned, reality met me in a way I was not prepared for. Orders had piled up, production costs doubled and income dropped as well as the quality of our products. Deliveries were mismatched and delayed, production lagged, and clients grew impatien

Abyss

That moment should have ended with Hilary just laughing it off as it should have been, like a misunderstanding that would just pass. Maybe I would have laughed at the funny joke if she had added that she was everyone’s daughter too, or something like that. Then I would have inhaled shakily and forced a chuckle that didn’t come from my heart just to let that moment pass forever. But it did not. “Who told you she is your daughter?” Hilary questioned again and I felt my head spin with a heavy weight as I stared at her like my eyes were going to fall out of their sockets, my heart throbbing hard against my rib cage. “What… did you just say?” My voice came out uneven, barely holding together, and my body was trembling badly because even if what she was saying made no sense, she looked so confident. Before she could respond, I heard footsteps from behind. “Gina, what is going on here?” Jerry’s voice came from behind me, and I turned so fast that my vision blurred for a second. An

Liberation

FOUR YEARS LATER New York City Manhattan A soft buzz echoed through the cabin of the private plane, followed by a pilot’s composed voice that announced smoothly, “Everyone, we have landed safely in Manhattan. We are currently taxiing toward the private hangar and expect to have the main airstair door open in approximately two minutes. Thank you for flying with us.” Seated by the window on the left side of the plane was Marcus Ellington. He was resting comfortably in his plush leather seat with a stack of corporate files resting in his lap, but he hadn't processed a single word on the pages for the last hour The moment the pilot's announcement cleared, Marcus lifted his gaze, his attention magnetically pulled toward the lady sitting across the aisle. Jules Gates had been staring blankly out of the window for the longest time. She was deeply lost in her thoughts, her face framed by the golden stray sun rays that filtered into the cabin, illuminating the soft curve of her j

Unveiling

The gilded doors of the DALLÈLLIGATE Resort had barely swung open, but the ballroom was already alive with a vibrant energy long before the night’s guest list officially crossed the threshold. Inside, the atmosphere was filled with modern, high-tier luxury, and the air was permeated with the faint scent of fresh white orchids. Servers clad in tailored, midnight-black tuxedos and white shirts glided effortlessly across the polished marble floors, while carrying silver platters laden with crystal flutes of Dom Pérignon and raspberry-infused macaroons. In the background, a live five-piece jazz ensemble played an ambient, modern melody with their music perfectly tuned to the low hum of early-arriving chatter. It wasn’t just any corporate gathering; it was the 30th-anniversary gala of ELLIGATE, the city's undisputed titan of industry. To celebrate three decades at the absolute peak of the market, and its 10th year as a major conglomerate in the city of New York, the company had used the

Beyond the surface

By the time the red Lexus pulled into the driveway, the house no longer looked like the place it used to be. It still stood tall and gigantic while still carrying traces of its former elegance, but something about it had dulled. The exterior lights were dimmer than they should have been, and the massive garden, which used to have rare, expensive flowers and perfectly trimmed hedges, now looked messy and neglected. The grass was overgrown, and the flower beds were uneven. Even the expensive stone paths and the high walls looked dusty and ignored. Hilary stepped out, already irritated as her blue heels struck against the pavement with sharp, impatient sounds as she made her way inside through the heavy front doors of the mansion, her eyes eyeing the surroundings angrily.The moment she stepped into the living room, her irritation deepened upon seeing that even the interiors of the house seemed worse than the exterior. There were faint signs of rushed work everywhere, the expensive woo

Everything imperfect

By the time Jules returned home from the Gala that night after Marcus had dropped her off, a stifling silence welcomed her before she even stepped fully inside her house, and it settled around her in a way that felt almost intentional. It was exactly what she wanted.Unbuttoning the top closure of her coat, her eyes drifted to the stunning glass walls. Outside, the manicured luxury flowers in the garden swayed gently in the midnight breeze, and it was illuminated by the bright, warm security lights that shone around every exterior corner of the house, turning the night into a beautiful sight.Inside, the architecture was more than perfect. The layout flowed seamlessly from a state-of-the-art chef’s kitchen to a standard, fine European standard living room, passing a private library, a private gym, and a sleek, temperature-controlled wine cellar. It was more than she could have asked for. As she climbed the sweeping curves of the glass staircase, her fingers brushed lightly along the

Arising

A sleek black sedan glided to a smooth halt under the towering glass of the new Manhattan headquarters, as the chauffeur stepped out instantly, his white-gloved hand pushed the rear door open. Jules’s right leg, strapped in fine black sandal heels, was the first to drop to the floor, followed by her leg, and then her entire body as she balanced sophisticatedly. She appeared daunting and elegant in the fine tailored beige suit she was wearing, her perfectly styled hair framing her beautiful face. For a second, her gaze travelled up through the massive glass skyscraper, her eyes catching the huge name board scribbled with the letters, ‘ESPLEN’ which was a name that spelled the very essence of her company. Walking past the heavy, gleaming revolving doors, the grand, multi-story glass lobby of the Manhattan headquarters, Jules’s heels clicked onto the polished marble, as the ambient noise of the entire ground floor completely vanished, the atmosphere around changing instantly. S

Anxiety

Hilary had been restless all morning, even while seated in the center of her luxurious office which was a space she designed to feel powerful, successful, and in control. The coffee in the mug she was holding had long gone cold, and yet she kept lifting it to her lips out of habit, while taking distracted sips that did nothing to calm the unease rising in her chest.Her mind kept traveling back to what Jerry had said on the night of the event endlessly causing her heart to beat fast against her ribs, with her palms growing sweaty against the ceramic of her coffee mug. Jerry had not mentioned Gina for four years ever since they registered their marriage legally, until two nights ago, and it had weighed on her heart heavily since then, even though she had been trying to push the thought away while pretending to be unperturbed. And it felt like now at the moment where everything was quiet around her, she could not ignore it anymore. She just needed to check once. Hilary set her coffee

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