All Chapters of The Billionaire's Marriage Investement : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

The place went deathly silent, until Ryder spoke up, coldness laced in his tone. “Rita. What are you doing on my jet?”Rita laughed and descended the flight of stairs until she was standing a few feet away. “You mean dad’s jet? Because it’s still registered under his name.”Ryder sneered at him. “That’s being corrected in two weeks.”“But not today.” She smiled and stepped aside, gesturing toward the entrance behind her. “Shall we? We don’t want to arrive late in Mexico.”She disappeared inside.Sam looked at Ryder, perplexed on how to tackle the situation. “Sir, do you want to travel with a different plane?”“No.” Ryder answered firmly. “She came here looking to start a fight and I’m not going to back down.”Then he too walked inside.Victoria exchanged a look with Sam which seemed to say ‘Family drama right?’, before she too boarded the jet. It was going to be a very long four days.###After a very tense airplane ride, Victoria was relieved to finally be in the comfo

Mrs. Blaze’s eyes widened in surprise. For a moment, she simply stared.Then an expression of genuine delight spread across her face.“Oh!” She exclaimed in flawless Japanese. “You speak Japanese?”Victoria laughed softly. “Just a little.”Across the room, Ryder turned to look at her with surprise as she held a conversation with Mrs. Blaze. By the side, a large grin spread on Mr. Blaze’s face as he watched his usually anti-social wife break out of her shell.“Amazing. Mr. Lake I hear you’re talented in many fields, but it seems your wife surpasses you.”Ryder saw the man opening to him, so he knew he had started on the right foot and had to play this negotiation properly. “Victoria really does. That’s one of the many things I like about her.” He tried to infuse the right amounts of affection into his tome, but it ended up sounding more mechanical than romantic.Mrs. Blaze laughed and said something in Japanese, which Victoria replied to, and the two women made their way to

The four days in Mexico had been relaxing. It was just the break she needed. Away from all the chaos, and her work on EVANGELINE. But at night, was were the real stress began. On the fourth night, to be precise. Victoria stood in front of the bathroom mirror, slowly brushing through the ends of her damp hair.She had changed into a loose lavender satin nightdress that reached just below her knees. It was quire revealing. She had packed it without a second thought because she had assumed she would have a room to herself.Now she stared at her reflection with mild regret.“This suddenly feels very inappropriate.”She sighed, tied her hair into a loose braid, then walked towards the bedroom.The room was dimly lit.Only the bedside lamps remained on.Ryder was standing by the floor-to-ceiling window with his back to her, one hand tucked into his pocket while the other loosened the knot of his tie.He had already changed out of his suit jacket, leaving him in a crisp white

And so, two months passed.For Victoria, it felt like it had all gone in the blink of an eye. Perhaps it was because of how peaceful life had become. After Miranda got discharged from the hospital, she moved into Ryder’s penthouse. And it was on his insistence. “You want to stay close to your grandmother. I’m not going to let our arrangement deprive you of that.”Victoria had felt warmed by his care, but the mention of their ‘arrangement’ made her falter. She had noticed him constantly using the word. Like it was some reminder that the situation they were in was entirely fake. And honestly, she needed those reminders. Because, there had been several moments where she forgot and found herself enamoured by his presence. “O.M.G girl! I’ve always wanted to go to one of these!” Julie gushed, by her side, as they walked into the venue. “That’s what I thought too. Until I’ve had attend so many of these with Ryder.” Victoria said. She smiled at the attendants who greeted her, an

Victoria said each word with enough venom to poison an entire army. Serena’s smirk collapsed and she glared at Victoria, walking even closer. “You should be careful with that mouth of yours.”“I’ve been told several times. And it never works out for the people who say it.” She reached into her clutch for her lipstick, uncapped it, and turned to the mirror. “Was there something you wanted? Or did you just come in here to introduce yourself, because we could have done that outside.”Serena stepped closer. “I came in here to give you advice. Woman to woman.”“I generally take advice from people I respect.” Victoria said, pressing her lips together in the mirror. “But go on.”Serena’s mouth pulled into a sneer. “You think you’re clever.”“Yes I do. I know you can’t relate.”Serena looked at her reflection in the mirror for a long moment, before she said.“Whatever you think you have with Ryder, it isn’t real. You know that. He knows that. And when he’s done using you for whatever