All Chapters of Bound by a Billion Dollar Marriage: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

It was Bianca.I never responded to her last text. She's probably about to blow up.Isla let it ring a beat before answering. "Hello.""Give me Grayson's contact information. All of it," Bianca demanded, all business.Isla's brow furrowed. "You're overestimating me. Why would I have his number?"Bianca's tone soured instantly. "How do you NOT have his contact info? You're literally his wife. Can't you just ask your own husband? How is this hard for you?"Isla's expression went cold and flat. She sat up straight, voice flat. "If you actually like him, ask him yourself. Getting his number through a third party just makes it look like you've been secretly digging up his information."She hadn't forgotten Grayson's warning in the car, or how quickly he'd caught onto her last scheme. Acting alone again seemed like a genuinely bad idea.Bianca's entitled tone alone was enough to make Isla want to withhold everything on principle.Not giving it to her. Let her stew.Bianca's fury flared befo

Without thinking too much about it, Isla rushed into the closet, threw on the first outfit within reach, and hurried straight to her study.ExceptShe stopped, stunned, staring at her desk. Everything had been fully organized.I remember all of this was scattered chaos yesterday.She powered up the computer and pulled up the file.Wait. The whole rest of the report is already... done?Is there a magic elf involved here? Or did I sleepwalk and finish this myself last night?"...Could it have been him?" A flash of memory hit her the dark room, that low, husky, unbothered voice, that domineering confidence even confined to a wheelchair, still radiating untouchable authority. Would he actually stoop to finishing my workload for me?"No, no, absolutely not, that can't be it!" Isla shook her head, denying it outright.But who else would even have access to my study? Nobody else comes to this room.Isla stayed distracted all morning, still stuck on the mystery even while delivering the finis

"Grandma, don't say that. You raised me it's only right that I take care of you now. Once we're actually free, we'll go somewhere they'll never find us." Isla smiled, gently massaging her grandmother's legs, voice low as she spoke about the future she was fighting for.Her grandmother smiled through obvious pain, tears welling instantly."Grandma, why are you crying?" Isla quickly wiped the tears away.Guilt washed over her, sudden and overwhelming, and her own eyes filled up too. "This is all my fault. I dragged you into this. You should be enjoying your retirement, and instead you're a hostage.""Isla, sweetheart." Her grandmother suddenly gripped her hand, tight and fierce, eyes blazing with resolve. "Run. Don't worry about me anymore. You're young you have your whole life ahead of you. I'm old. I don't have many years left either way. As long as you stay away from these people and live well, I'll be at peace, even if it costs me everything." Her grandmother squeezed her hand with

"If you expose me, I'll cling to your arm and announce I'm pregnant with your child! I'll tell everyone you're a heartless jerk forcing me into an abortion!" Isla whispered against his arm, gripping tight with both hands, expression fierce despite the borderline-comical threat.Grayson: "..."The guard who'd reached for her shoulder got his hand shoved away.An older, more experienced guard shook his head at his colleague. "That's a heavy hitter," he muttered, and both wisely backed off.Hearing them retreat, Isla shot a discreet glance backward, confirming the coast was clear.Escaped. Barely."Isla, I have genuinely never met a woman as reckless as you." Grayson's voice landed cold and heavy, laced with real irritation."I'll consider that an honor broadening your worldview, Mr. Vale." Isla shot back instantly, released his arm, spotted the nearby elevator, and slipped through the doors right as they closed.Quick. Ruthless. Effective.Grayson stood there, watching her wave through

Isla stood there, momentarily lost. Has Bianca completely lost her mind?Why would a man like Grayson Vale be interested in ME specifically? Sure, some of his behavior had been unusual, but Isla had chalked it up to protective loyalty owed to his friend, the real Grayson."The photos are fabricated, sure, but her thing with Marcus is very real. She's been seeing him behind everyone's back for months, and now she's married someone else entirely. Either way, none of this has anything to do with YOU, Mr. Vale." Bianca aimed the words directly at Grayson, deliberately baiting him.Isla's usually composed expression cracked with sudden, cold realization."It's YOU!" Isla stared at Bianca, spitting out the accusation, eyes going flat and cold."You had someone post those photos?"Bianca glared back, resentment burning through. "I only posted a couple as a joke. I genuinely didn't expect your CEO to lose his mind and personally track me down over it."The phrasing painted the whole thing as