All Chapters of My Billionaire Husband Refuses to Let Me Go: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Emma was sure she was dreaming, because why else did everything around her suddenly sounded distant and muffled, as if she were underwater? In the span of only a few seconds, everything had descended into complete chaos, yet somehow the part her mind kept returning to wasn't the mention of billions of dollars or the barrage of accusations being hurled at her from every direction. It was Noah. Her eyes found him again, settling on the broad figure standing firmly between her and the rest of his family, and only then did the last few moments begin replaying themselves with any real clarity. She watched the tension on his shoulders, and the agitated rise and fall of his chest, his hands clenched tightly into fists at his sides. He hadn't moved an inch since throwing Marcus to the ground. She truly didn't understand. The suffocating weight of his betrayal, the image of him spending the night with Veronica while she sat at home picking up the shattered pieces of her own dignity

Emma took advantage of the drive to the Aurora to look through the documents that Helen had sent her.The documents contained page after page of financial statements and other jargon that made Emma’s eyes blur. But she refused to let the numbers intimidate her. She would try her best until it became second nature.She received the Aurora estate as a multi billion dollar enterprise, and when she leaves in the next five years, she had to make sure the Aurora wasn’t any worse than it was today. She owed at least that much to Eleanor.The Aurora was located far outside the city, so Emma had enough time to go through most of the document to get a gist of what to expect for her first day. If only she had received it much earlier, she could’ve been even more prepared, but knowing Helen, this was the best she was going to get.By the time the car finally approached the Aurora estate, which was located on a steep hillside overlooking the ocean, Emma had to close the file to just take it all in

Emma walked into Boardroom after Helen, trying to keep her momentum strong and ignore the slight tremor in her hands. The adrenaline from the lobby was fading, leaving her feeling a little hollow.She was still satisfied though. Her unexpected encounter with Veronica went better than she ever could’ve imagined. She couldn’t help but think of all those months she obsessed over the gossip magazines that spoke in details about whatever Noah and Veronica were up to, making herself feel smaller with every headline she read.There had been a time when a single photograph of Noah standing too close to Veronica at a charity gala could ruin Emma’s entire week. A grainy paparazzi picture of them leaving the same restaurant would send her spiraling, wondering what she’d done wrong, what Veronica had that she didn’t.Today, standing face to face with the woman she’d spent years fearing, Emma had felt… nothing.Well, not nothing. There had been anger and disgust. Maybe a faint sting when Noah’s na

The noise of the rotors died down slowly, and the helicopter came to a stop. Noah unbuckled his harness, stepped out of the aircraft, and didn't even have time to adjust his cuffs before a pair of arms wrapped tightly around his neck."You actually came!" Veronica laughed, pressing her face into his shoulder. She pulled back slightly, her hands resting on his chest, her eyes bright as she looked up at him. "Oh how I've missed you!"Noah's hands rested briefly on her waist out of habit before he stepped back, creating a small amount of space between them."Good afternoon, Veronica."She pouted playfully. "Good afternoon? That's all I get after you nearly gave me a heart attack? I was convinced you were going to abandon me after I told the whole world you were going to come.""I told you I would try," Noah replied evenly, adjusting the cuff of his dark suit. "I never promised."Veronica ignored that completely. Her smile widened as she linked her arm through his and began leading him tow

Veronica's heart hammered against her ribs so hard it felt like a bruise forming from the inside out.My resort.The two words lodged themselves in Veronica's mind, impossible to ignore. She looked around the terrace, and every single face staring back at her felt like a physical slap. The Goldman heirs, the Ashford siblings, the city's top influencers, people who had spent the last three hours fawning over her, were now looking past her. Worse, some of them were snickering. A pair of socialites nudged each other, probably whispering cruel words about her.In Veronica's mind, the entire deck was laughing at her. They were watching the former "queen" of their circle get handed orders by a woman who, just half a year ago, wasn't even allowed to sit at the head of the Walker family dinner table.It was driving her insane. Absolute, blinding fury boiled beneath her skin, making her hands tremble so violently she had to dig her manicured nails into her clutch just to keep them still.Main