Semua Bab The Billionaire's Contract Wife: Six Months To Leave : Bab 31 - Bab 37

Brent's POV Two days later. The Boardroom fell into silence immediately I stepped in. From floor to ceiling, tinted glass overlooked the skyline as it stretched beneath us like a kingdom carved in steel and ambition. From twenty floors below, I could see thousands of people hurried through their day, and up here, decisions were made that could alter the destiny of almost all the industries. I adjusted the cuff of my charcoal suit and headed to the head of the twelve-metre conference table. “Good morning, everyone,” I uttered with a smile on my face. The directors replied with nods and respectful smiles. Some of them were my father's mates who went to build this company with my father till death took him quickly away. And for nearly eight years, I had been in this position as the chairman of Caldwell group, a decision they first kicked against me at the beginning, before results started showing up.Today would be one of our most important meetings of the year. The giant screen

BRENT'S POVIt was Joan!What the fuck is wrong with this lady? Why was she calling at this time?I quickly reached for my phone before it exposed me. Before it rang out and revealed my identity and where I was hidden between the chairs.I immediately silenced it and blackened the screen, then dropped the phone back into my pocket.I squeezed myself further between the chairs until those two strange people left.They drifted closer to Xavier's body. I could see them from afar, how they searched every part of him, checking his clothes to see if there was anything substantial, and I know that thing is the evidence Xavier had against me. They took something from his body, though I couldn't make out what it was from where I was hiding, and then they left the scene.Their distant voices floated through the air.I raised my head slightly. I caught a bit of what they were saying, and it all flashed into my ears.I couldn't see their faces because the darkness of the hall had swallowed them,

Joan's POVI picked up my phone; my palm was warm. Sweat clung to the smooth case until it almost slipped from my hand.I opened my messages and typed.Change of location.Meet me at Block 27, Macaulay Close.7:00 p.m.Don't be late. I read the message twice before pressing send.The phone slipped from my fingers and landed on the passenger seat with a soft bounce.I leaned back and closed my eyes for a second.What a day.The board meeting had drained every bit of strength from me. Endless arguments and questions. Endless market projections and strategies. I rubbed my forehead and reached for my phone again.The screen lit up.5:50 p.m.A tired sigh escaped my lips, one I wish could be enough to drive all this stress away. I unlocked the phone once more. This time, I opened my chat with Brent.My fingers hesitated over the keyboard before they finally moved.“Don't expect me until night. I'll be back around 9:00 p.m. I want to visit a friend. It's urgent. Love you.”I stared at th

Orlena's POV"This handful of sand is my final farewell," I said quietly, with tears dripping from my eyes. "Though your body returns to dust, your love and your memory will live within me forever."Then I poured the sand.I could not bear the pain anymore as the sound of the sand struck against my father's coffin.Tears streamed down my face.Two tall, hefty men started digging into the soil with their shovels and began pouring it onto my father's grave. I couldn't stand it anymore. I had to leave that place."Goodbye, Dad," I muttered, with tears dripping from my eyes.I reached for my handkerchief to clear my blocked nostrils.It was already night. I didn't check the time, but I knew it had to be late.I walked through a row of graves in the cemetery.The breeze blew against my skirt. They said a graveyard was quiet... the whole place truly felt like one. Very bright halogen lights illuminated some places, but the others were swallowed by darkness.The van Dr. Gran had offered to c