All Chapters of The Billionaire's Island Bargain: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

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Chapter 70: Etched Deep in the Stone

EMILY POVI was still reeling from the memory when a sudden wave of dizziness hit me. I would have collapsed if Cade hadn’t caught me.“Are you okay?” he asked, holding me tightly.“I… I…”“Let’s get you back to the car,” he said firmly. Even though I protested, he gently guided me back and helped me inside.“I’m fine, Cade. I just remembered a few things. That’s why I got dizzy. I’ll be okay,” I assured him.“I know you will, but I’m not taking any chances. I don’t want you going near that cliff again,” he said, his voice filled with worry.“It was just a memory. It came back so clearly… I saw Lucy.”“Who is Lucy?”“Crazy Lucy. She was there that day — running after me with the guards when your mother had me thrown off the cliff.”I took a shaky breath before continuing.“It was only for a second, but I remember opening my eyes and seeing her. She was wearing a nurse’s uniform.”“A nurse? Lucy was a nurse?” Cade asked, surprised.I nodded.“That doesn’t make sense. I’ve known Lucy fo

Chapter 71: Yes, I'm Your Love

DAVID'S POV"What nonsense are you saying?" my father yelled."It's not nonsense, Dad. I love Emily, but she loves that jerk," I said, anger rising in my chest."That's because she loves him. She is his wife. Wake up from this dream and stop this madness," he snapped."It's not madness, Dad. It's what I call love.""Something is definitely wrong with you!"He tried to grab the carved stone from my hands, but I yanked it away."Nothing is wrong with me, Father. And this belongs to me." I held the stone tightly against my chest."This is insanity!" he shouted."Think whatever you want. All I know is that I love Emily, and someday she will be mine." I turned and walked out, carrying the stone with me.After hiding the stone in a safe place, I decided to take a walk to clear my head. Father had gotten me so angry. Why couldn't they just understand that I loved Emily? If Cade wasn't in the way, I would have had her attention by now. I would have made her love me the way I love her.I was h

Chapter 72: Emily, My Possession

EMILY'S POV"What are you doing in my room?" I yelled.David stood up from the bed and began walking toward me. "What do you mean? I came to see you.""Stay away from me!" I backed up quickly. He stopped, but his eyes stayed locked on mine."You know I can't do that, Emily. I can't stay away from you. I love you so much.""But I don't love you. Do I have to write it down before you understand that I can't be with you?""And it's all because of that bastard, isn't it?" he spat."He is not a bastard. Stop being a jerk and leave this room right now!" I shouted.Instead of leaving, he lunged forward, grabbed me, and tried to kiss me."No! No! Stop!" I fought him, pushing and twisting until he finally let go."Why are you acting like this, David? You were never like this before," I said, moving toward the door."Your love turned me into this. I want you, Emily. And if I can't have you, no one else will.""You're crazy!" I reached for the door handle, but he laughed. When I turned around, h

Chapter 73: Make Sure She Never Comes Back

EMILY'S POV"I think this dress will be perfect on me.""Or maybe this red one… I just don’t know which one to pick. I wish I could take both. What do you think, Emily? Which one will be good for the party tonight?"Gracie stood in front of the mirror, holding up two dresses and turning from side to side. I didn’t answer. My mind was far away, stuck on the same dark thought that had been haunting me all day."Emily? Emily!"I blinked and looked at her."Where is your head? I’ve been talking to you about what to wear tonight and you haven’t been listening at all," she said, sounding a little hurt."I’m sorry. I was just thinking about something.""You’re always thinking about something these days. It’s been bothering you for a while now, but you won’t tell anyone. You might tell Cade, but you never talk to the rest of us.""It’s not that I don’t want to tell you," I said softly. "It’s just that I can’t. Not yet.""Why not?""It’s something private. When the time is right, I’ll tell you

Chapter 74: An Active Signal

CADE'S POV"Where the hell is Emily?"I had searched every corner of the resort and the surrounding grounds. She told me she was going to the restroom, but she never came back. Now she was nowhere to be found.I spotted Gracie talking with a group of guests and pulled her aside."Gracie, have you seen Emily?""No. I thought she was with you.""She told me she was going to the restroom a while ago, but she’s not there. I’ve searched everywhere."Gracie’s expression turned worried. "That’s not like her. I’ll help you look."I didn’t want to cause a scene in front of the guests, so I slipped outside to continue the search. As I was heading back toward the house, something on the ground caught my eye.Emily’s purse.I picked it up, my heart pounding. What was her purse doing out here? And where had she gone?Just then, I heard my mother’s voice."Cade! Cade!"She was running toward me, looking disheveled and hurt. Her left cheek was red and her lip was bleeding.I rushed to her and caught

Chapter 76: Flipping the Switch

EMILY'S POV“It feels so good to be outside,” I said as I walked slowly through the flower beds.David followed close behind me. “You can be locked up in that house again if you try anything funny.”“I can’t possibly run away. You’re watching me, right?”“You’re right. I’ll be watching you, and there will be no escape for you.”His words sent a chill through me. How was I supposed to get away if he never took his eyes off me?“So… are you getting used to staying here with me?” he asked.“I would be lying if I said yes.”I stopped and turned to face him. I needed to keep him talking. If he was talking, maybe I could find an opening to run.“Do you still think Cade will be able to find you?” he asked.“He loves me. I’m sure he’s doing everything he can to find me.”“Don’t get your hopes up. This place is well hidden. Not even my father knows it exists. It’s only me. Even if he somehow finds this place, we’ll be long gone by then.”“Why must we leave? Can’t we just stay here?”“We won’t

Chapter 77: A Dress Soaked in Blood

CADE'S POVIt took us longer than expected to reach the location.The tracking device had suddenly changed position. David must have taken her somewhere else.The police went inside the house to search, but they came out empty-handed.“You see? I told you!” I shouted, hitting the car in frustration. “We should have followed the new location. They’re not here anymore. He’s taken her somewhere else!”“While you were searching, did you find any of his clothes?” the detective asked.“Yes,” one of the officers replied. “They’re still inside the house.”“They haven’t left yet,” the detective said, looking at me. “They’ll be back.”“How can you be so sure?”“Think about it. If he was planning to run, he would have taken his clothes and belongings with him. But he didn’t. Maybe he went out to get something with her, but he’ll come back. He can’t just leave everything behind.”He turned to the other officers. “Some of you should go after them. You might catch him before he returns.”A few offi

Chapter 78: Come Back For Me, Mommy

EMILY'S POV“Where am I?” I muttered as I walked through the thick white fog.I could barely see anything. There was no one around. The more I walked, the thicker the fog became.What kind of place was this?The last thing I remembered was being shot by David… and then nothing.Am I dead?The thought hit me hard, but I quickly shook it off.I can’t be dead. I still have so much to do. My parents still need me. Most importantly, Cade still needs me… and I need him too. I don’t want to die yet. I just can’t.“And I still need you,” a soft little voice said behind me.I turned around.A little girl, about ten years old, stood there staring at me. She had the most beautiful smile — the exact same smile Cade gave me whenever we were happy or teasing each other.“I need you,” the little girl said again. “Please don’t go.”“Why do you say you need me? I don’t even know you,” I asked, crouching down in front of her.“You do know me,” she replied, placing her small hand gently on my stomach. “

Chapter 79: She Is Rachael

DENISE'S POVI stood in the resort villa, trying to figure out my next move.“That bastard David has been caught, Mom! What are you going to do now?” Isabel asked. She had been sitting with me for the past hour, trying to find a way out of this mess.After overhearing the voice message I left for David, she had decided to keep quiet — as long as I helped her get Cade in the end.I was willing to play along, as long as she kept her mouth shut.“I’ll just have to lie about it,” I said. “David won’t want to drag me into this. He knows I’m too valuable to him.”“What if it doesn’t work, Mom? What if he tells everyone? What will you do then?”“I’ll deny everything. I have you to back me up, don’t I?”Isabel nodded.“So it’s settled,” I said. “All we need now is confirmation on whether that girl is dead or not.”“What if she survives, Mom? What if she wakes up and tells them the truth? You said she saw you that night.”“She’ll be long gone before that can happen,” I replied with a cold smil

Chapter 80: The Thing Inside You

EMILY'S POVFLASHBACK (Ten Years Ago)I stood in the kitchen, staring at the blood on my hands while Denise screamed for help. Cade lay on the floor, bleeding heavily.I had just stabbed someone.People rushed in and carried Cade away. Terrified, I ran out of the mansion and hid inside the small abandoned hut behind the property. I locked myself inside, feeling completely alone. The only person I could have counted on was gone.I had no one.If Cade died, his parents would make my life a living hell. I couldn’t stay here and wait for them to come for me.I started packing, but then stopped.Where would I go? I had no money. I was still a minor and an orphan. There was nowhere for me to run.I sank to the floor and cried until I fell asleep.It was late evening when I heard voices outside. Men were trying to break into the hut.I hid behind a cabinet, praying they wouldn’t find me.They did.The guards dragged me out and brought me before Denise.“We found her, ma’am.”“Good.”“Let me

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