All Chapters of Betrayed By My Husband, Bagged A Billionaire And An Empire: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

The atmosphere around ELITÈ Academy crackled with the scent of expensive cologne and high-octane ambition as a continuous convoy of ultra-luxury vehicles rolled onto the campus grounds. The parking lot quickly transformed into an exotic car showroom, packed with sleek, custom-tailored automobiles as parents dressed in expensive dresses and immaculate outfits began to troop into the main building all ready to secure front-row seats for the annual academy recital.Backstage, however, the dressing room was filled with pressure that had begun to cook ever and had been simmering ever since Eleanor joined the line-up, a move that Brittany had furiously opposed. Brittany had argued aggressively that a newcomer like Eleanor would only disrupt their hard-earned preparations.But their new instructor, Miss Helen, insisted on a fair trial and allowed Eleanor to audition to test her eligibility. Eleanor's performance completely defied expectations; despite being the youngest vocalist in the enti

The following morning, the sunlight filtering through the bedroom windows felt like lasers against Jules’s skin as she tossed endlessly on her bed, trying to move away from the direct rays. Her eyes were painfully puffed and the skin around them prickling from the previous night's breakdown till she got home as she lay sprawled in bed, her body heavy with a burgeoning fever that made her bones ache. She hadn’t slept a wink all night. Lying motionless in her bed, her mind spun a web of heavy, analytical thoughts, ‘It is unwise,’ she thought, staring blankly at the ceiling.‘It was entirely unwise to stay tangled up with the twins because if Hilary began digging and rumors started to spread around the academy and even beyond, nothing good would come out of it.’‘If the press caught wind of ‘Gina Artemis.’ resurfacing... it would make things more difficult for the twins whom the media knew nothing about in relation to Marcus. She didn’t want to be the reason they would be exposed to th

A heavy, suffocating tension filled the luxury vehicle as Marcus kept his hands locked onto the steering wheel, his eyes looking straight ahead of him with a rigid posture. They had left the towering glass buildings of ESPLEN headquarters far behind, and yet neither could find the words to break the silence that lingered. Marcus was still vibrating and shocked to his very bones, with his brain looping the memory of her lips on his, over and over again like a roaring fire. He wanted to demand answers, to ask who that woman was and what that desperate embrace had meant, but the words felt trapped in his throat. Jules sat rigidly in the seat beside him, staring blankly out the window at the passing streetlights. Her body was burning, the feverish sickness making her head throb violently, but she forced herself to maintain a calm demeanor as her fingers knotted into one another. At that moment, Marcus’s phone began to ring loudly, the screen illuminating the dashboard, but he couldn'

Across the city, Marcus was pulling his luxury vehicle up a grand, familiar driveway. This was his second visit to his mother's estate since returning to town. For the past week, Isabella had been relentlessly calling and apologizing, begging him to bring the kids over because she felt entirely alone in her massive house. Marcus had repeatedly used his packed conglomerate schedule as an excuse, but Isabella kept over-apologizing for being so incredibly nosy about his personal life the other day. To finally let sleeping dogs lie and keep the peace, Marcus had squeezed exactly two hours out of his weekend schedule, had the kids dress up, and driven them over.The estate looked even more breathtakingly beautiful than it had during their last visit; the gardens were perfectly manicured, and the sun reflected off the polished marble entryway. “See my beautiful grand babies!” Isabella was absolutely ecstatic to see Eleanor and Eric as she ushered them into a dining room where the long tab

Quickly, Hilary dialed the number attached to the email in her archive storage with urgency, and pressed the phone tightly to her ear, her lips trembling with manic excitement as the call connected, “Hello? Is this the senior investigative reporter? I have a top-tier exclusive for you regarding a woman named Gina Artemis. I don't know if that name rings a bell from four years ago, but you are going to want to hear this…” She began to hurriedly explain the details, her voice vibrating with a surge to overshare all at once when suddenly, a sharp force struck her arm. Her phone instantly flew completely out of her hand, clattering violently across the hardwood floor. Shocked, Hilary gasped in utter astonishment, her heart hammering against her ribs as she stood up instantly, her chair scraping loudly against the ground as she turned to see what had happened. Jerry was standing directly in front of her while breathing so heavily and his face darkened with panic before twisting into a d