All Chapters of The Secret Billionaire Son-in-law: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30
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Chapter 21
Lisa arrived early for work the next day at Bryn factory, Most designs were already in the production process considering that all fabrics had been delivered. After consistent hours of sketching and cutting various designs, Lisa was exhausted but knew that she could not take a break because she was running out of time. Just then, a tall masculine figure in a dark blue leather suit stepped in wearing a mask. Everyone at the factory immediately stood up, their head bowed low as he walked over to the office Lisa was occupying. “ Mr. Hardy! ”. Lisa called, startled at his sudden appearance. “ How is it coming up, is there something you need, anything at all? ”. He asked deeply. “ No Sir, we have all our materials available”.He nodded his head and took a seat opposite hers which made her uncomfortable. “ Do you need anything? ”.“ No, I just want to watch you work”. He replies although she cannot see her face, Lisa could tell that a smirk had appeared on his lips. “ Tell me Ms. Li
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Chapter 22
“ Lilly! What are you doing here? ”. Lisa requested, stunned at her sudden arrival. “ I started working for Bryn Empire before you even dreamt of it, so I think that I can be here whenever I choose! ". She clamored, and Harry's gaze fell on her. “ Mr. Hardy, I am sorry to interrupt your lunch hour, but Willaims told me that you will be here and I figured that it was only now that I could speak with you”.“ I see… Is it something important? ”.“ Yes and private too”.“ Thank you so much for lunch Mr. Hardy, I will get back to work! ”. Lisa bowed politely and stepped away, Lilly gritted her teeth as she watched her leave. “ What do you need Ms. Lilly! ”. His voice was no longer calm, they were resounding and void of any form of emotions. Although frightened by his Ambiance, Lilly still took the intrepidity to occupy the seat Lisa previously sat. “ It is about Global Tech, their contract was supposed to be renewed last month but has been stalling for a while now”.“ And how does a m
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Chapter 23
The wink Harry was upstairs in his room pacing around, when his phone rang, it was the girl he had swapped contact with from the airport. “ Hello, Mr. Hardy! ”.“ Olivia now is not the right time to talk”.“ Oh! Sorry about that, I was having a good time at a club with unfamiliar faces and thought that you could join me, I guess that I will just have to call back later”.“ No…. It's fine, send me the address, I guess I could use a few bottles of drinks to cool off”.“ Great! I will send you the address”. Her voice was loud, sweet, and tiny he could tell that she was excited about his decision. Harry headed to the shower hoping it would cool him off a bit, but no amount of water could stop the rage he was feeling. Once he was through, he got dressed in a casual shirt jeans trousers, and a jacket to top it all, just then Lisa stepped in. “ I have finalized the cooking, everything is ready, come downstairs so we can eat! ”. She mentioned but furrowed her brows after seeing him combin
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Chapter 24
Lisa could barely eat anything that night, and while they were supposed to enjoy the luxury of the mansion for the first time, she couldn't. She served dinner Harry made at the dining table while staring blankly away, Emily had seen Harry walk out the door, but did not realize that they fought. “ Where is that worthless husband of yours? ”. Madam Emily asks after watching her barely pick up her food. “ He left? ”. “ What do you mean left, where could he probably go? ”.“ I don't know, perhaps he might have gone to Williams”.“ Then why are you so worried, is not like it is anything to be worried about”.“ I told him that I was going to divorce him at our next anniversary, I have never seen him so angry before, he yelled so much at me, and he became an entirely different person”.“ You told him what! ”. Emily's face lit up. “ Have you finally decided to divorce him”.“ Finally, you are going to set the servant boy free! ”. Collins chipped in, scotching a churn of meat into his mout
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Chapter 25
Olivia offered herself a seat with her legs crossed, her eyes furiously piercing at him. “ Olivia how did you find me here? ”.“ What, did you think that you were invisible just because you are the president of a multi-billion corp”.“ No… That is not what I mean”.“ I googled your name, boomed I saw a man in a mask and could tell that it was the Hardy I was looking for, but that is not what we should be talking about right now”.“ Yeah…. Last night, Olivia I am sincerely sorry and not usually like this”.“ You left me some money, what were they for, did I look like a girl who couldn't pay her bills”.“ I haven't been in such a situation before and thought that perhaps it would make you feel a little better”.“ Now I understand why your wife wants a divorce, no offense here! ”.“ None taken”.“ Look, Hardy, you need to comprehend women in other to treat them better, last night was…. ”.“ Yeah I know, can we not talk about it, I understand that you are not that kind of woman, I do no
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Chapter 26
Lisa arrived back home and seemed excited that Harry was back home. “ Harry hi! ”. She called out, but he helped her with her bag and quickly stepped away so she could have some privacy with her mother. Just then, the doorbell rang, Harry hurried to the door and unfurled it for Haryley who had her eyes on the entire building. “ Wow! So this is truly happening, my best friend's lives at Springfield estate”.“ Hayley hi, come in”.“ My God Lisa! This is huge, how did it happen? ”. Her fingers trailed through the thick leather chair, before moving over to the decoration at the wall, her mouth wide open as she moved around. Harry went ahead to set the table for the family, his face covered in a blank expression. “ I thought you were joking when we spoke on the phone, but it is true, you living here and getting away from your grandmother and Uncle”. Hayley expresses still in awe. “ That reminds me, Grandma sent a message saying she would like to see us tomorrow and she went ahead t
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Chapter 27
Olivia felt a kind of rage fills her body, her eyes still piercing at Lisa but she remained calm. “ Lisa! Are you going to sit there and watch everyone here insult your husband! ”.“ Olivia I guess you haven't been home for ten years, but there is so much you still need to learn about our family and how things operate, Harry knew exactly what he was getting into when I married him, he is fine with it”. Olivia scoffs, a look of disdain in her eyes like she hoped that she could bury them all alive. “ I guess the lucky ones never understand what they have until it is gone! ”. Olivia expressed. “ Olivia that is enough! ”. Harry finally spoke, shooting her a warning gaze before she slipped something off and Lisa picked up on his reaction. “ I am sorry, if I have too much trouble, I could wait outside”.“ No Harry, you stay here! ”. Lisa commanded, Eric who had been watching them the entire time cracked his throat in a way that desired attention and continued. “ Olivia is just back in
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Chapter 28
Harry followed Lisa inside, a feast had been set on the table with various delicacies, seeing the reactions of Emily and her kids, Sophia couldn't help but gloat. “ I recently hired a professional chef, he previously owned a famous restaurant on the hillside of town but now he cooks solely for my family”. Sophia adjusted the strap of her dress as she spoke. Lisa who held onto Harry's arm tried to fix him on one of the soft wooden cushions made with gold and steel material but was interrupted by Sophia. “ Lisa! What do you think that you are doing? ”.“ I want my husband to sit close to me”.“ What! Have you lost your sense of reasoning, you call this a husband, this one! ”. Sophia exclaimed and Lilly who had been silent all this while chuckled softly. “ What is funny! ”. Lisa glared at Lilly and could finally see the scar on her face. “ What Happened to your face? ”. Lilly who did not realize that one side of her scarf had slipped down immediately tugged it up, biting her lower l
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Chapter 29
Lilly flew to Miami with the rest of the distinguished models at Bryn Empire. The job was for footwear that was just released at the company and after the day's shoot, they also were going to be doing a shoot for a new cosmetic product that the company also launched. The shoot started with the models on the ring light making a post for the shoot, they were professional models so it wasn't difficult for the director or cameraman. Lilly sat under the sun for hours with no one asking her what she wanted to have or eat, it seemed like the once-famous model had become invincible to them. Feeling irritated at the way she was treated after flying all the way here, she stormed up to the director who was in the dressing room ascertaining one of the models. “ Mr Jones! What is going on here? ”. Lilly called out for his attention, he was in his early forties with light skin which he took so much pride in, and always took great care of himself that most people always mistook him for a person
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Chapter 30
Striding off the hotel building, Lilly immediately followed her behind, grabbed Lisa's hair, and pulled her backward. Lisa tilted her head backward with an unexpected wince. “Oh! Lilly! What do you think you are doing! ”.“ How dare you Lisa humiliate me in front of everyone inside there like I was some low life”.“ Why? Does it hurt to have a dose of your drugs, yes that smile you had on your face the other day at the Carrion Mansion when I went on my knees, do you still have it, you don't? ”.“ So this is revenge, seems like you forgot who you were dealing with, I can make your life miserable with just the snap of my finger”.“ All you have Lilly is just mere talk, you are at my mercy now and soon the company is going to see how worthless you are to them and be left with no choice but to discard you”.“ That is never going to happen, you just have to watch and see how I will raise m
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