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The Billionaire's Torment Chapter 35. Divorce her
Max's POV Saturday evening at eight o'clock, a week after my last interaction with Nora the boys invited me for drinks at The Falcon. I did not feel like going, l enjoyed my solitary drinking.I agreed to the invite because they dangled a mysterious solution to my problem. I wondered what it was. The Falcon’s entrance seemed to stretch backwards as I approached.I measured my steps, careful not to topple over. The Falcon's and street lights shimmered and ebbed, their brightness made me see strange images. I squinted my eyes, drunk as the African elephants on Marula fruit. The boys waited at the entrance, “ wow, where are you off to my sons?.”“Who are your sons? You are drunk, we got the call to wait for you at the door otherwise you would get lost.” Shad answered, his hand on my shoulder, he steered me towards the elevator.“Frank is a snitch, from now onwards include him in your payroll.” “Nonsense, Frank wanted to know if he should turn back and send you home or not. He realised y
The Billionaire's Torment Chapter 36. Miscarriage?
Nora's POV I was transfixed to the spot until Max’s fleet of cars vanished from my sight. I leaned on the car door for a long time, the dizziness passed. I trudged to my office on lead feet. Upon reaching the office, l laid down on the couch, the ceiling pattern fascinated me.I counted each flower painted on it, l got tired after the twentieth flower. My eyes closed, images of my first encounter with Max danced behind my eyes. The violence of our first meeting morphed into a beautiful marriage until the devil decided to visit. Behind my closed eyes, tears trickled down on both sides of my temples. I wiped them away as they raced towards my ears. Somebody knocked and entered without permission. “You have heard? Here l was thinking l'm the bearer of good news, apparently someone beat me to it.”I sniffed and propped myself on my elbow, “ what are you blabbering about Ross?.” “Your baby daddy of course, you are bawling because of that twit?.”I gave him the evil eye, “Ross, if you h
The Billionaire's Torment Chapter 37. Misdirection
Nora's POV A smile radiated from my face as the door closed behind Max. The fat cat of Bluewaters had been duped. I should get an award for excellent performance. He fell for it. I had Ross and Dr Brown to be thankful to. They protected my baby from its foolish father. I recalled my earlier interaction with Dr Brown. Her intense stare shook me to my core when she took her time to tell me if my baby was alive or not.I started to panic, “ give it to me Dr Brown, is my pregnancy still viable?.” She nodded, phew! My heart nearly stopped with grief, the good news made me burst into tears, Dr Brown clicked her tongue, “ l thought you would be happy Dr. What now?.”I smiled at her behind a sheet of tears, “ Dr Brown, l'm happy, relieved and grateful all at once. Thank you so much.”“I'm happy for you. Nora, you and Ross owe me big time. You made me do an unethical thing.” My eyes rounded in horror, l gaped at her, “ me? What did l do? If Ross did something, he did it on his own.” My th
The Billionaire's Torment Chapter 38. Resigned
Max's POV I played with the stapler, my body in my office but my mind on the other side of town.Nora's potent stare stayed with me for days after it happened. Her reaction did not surprise me. On my way to the hospital, l rewinded our night of intimacy and subsequent days. Nora laid bare her innermost emotions. My body felt her love for me by the way her round, dove, hooded eyes stared into mine, the way she sniffed me as if imprinting my scent in her memory bank, her soft touch as her hands glided over the contours of my body. The hatred l perceived on her pale face contrasted with the love that deep down l knew was reserved for me, nobody else. Navigating through life minus my wife chipped away at my resolve to divorce her. Her scent lingered in our bedroom, her ornaments scattered throughout our bedroom maimed me emotionally. I deserted our bedroom and migrated to the guest room.In the initial stages of my talks with the guys l resisted the idea of divorce, did a turnabout a
The Billionaire's Torment Chapter 39. The Search
Max's POV “Easy, l don't want to end up in a ditch.”I scolded Frank as the car skidded and missed another by a few inches. Winter pounced on Bluewaters swiftly. It came early this year. The roads were wet and slippery. Frank guided the car through the afternoon traffic slowly. The airport loomed before us like a sentinel set on preventing me from reaching my wife.Frank parked, l alighted from the car at lighting speed and bolted to the manager's office, a friend of mine. I knocked once and zoomed on him.“Hey, still no manners l see. Good to see you boy.” We bumped fists.“Hello to you too, boy help your friend out. I'm looking for a female passenger, l don't know her time of departure nor do l know her final destination.” Moses glared at me, his jaws working on a chewing gum.“I'm close to throwing you out. I can't give you the passenger manifest. What if you kill the poor woman? Count me out.”“Piss off, am I a killer? I'm on my wife's tail, man. We had a tiff and she did a run
The Billionaire's Torment Chapter 40. Goodbye
Nora's POV Plans to leave the country progressed slowly but steadily. Cathy earned her mantle. She liaised between me and her uncle, who was a head honcho at the medical training university in Zurus. Emails were exchanged almost everyday. I got the job. Cathy introduced us the first time she visited me. I changed direction everytime he appeared, he instilled fear in the students, me included. He did not remember me physically but said he recalled a fidgety, shy girl his nephew brought before him years ago.In the last week prior to my departure, Cathy and l met at The Wolverine, Shad Roland's classy hotel. The prices were atrocious, the food out of this world, it was worth it. I treated Cathy to lunch after the hard work she did. She exclaimed as we took our seats, “ girl, you have become somebody in a short period. Wolverine no less, l salute you.” She gave me a mock salute.“You deserve it. Friends like you are scarce, i'm a lucky babe.”Post lunch we stretched our legs at the pu
The Billionaire's Torment Chapter 41. In danger
Cathy's POVThe drive to Max's gigantic mansion was swift, the powerful cars left me way, way behind. The cars’ occupants were long gone when I cruised into the yard. The double doors stood wide open. Max's towering body prevented me from entering his house, “this is as far as you can go. Start talking.”His dark eyes flashed down at me, his jaw set stubbornly.The ruthless, arrogant bastard. I tilted my head, held his gaze and pouted, “ l'm your guest Max, treat me like one or forget about the information and l have tons of it.” My teeth rattled in my mouth like old bones. I rubbed my arms, “ it's cold Max, please let me in.” He turned on his heels, l trotted behind him and closed the door behind us.“Be quick, l'm tired. What have you got?.” l fished the letter out of my pocket and handed it to him, he put his hand behind his back, “ Cathy l don't have time to waste, speak or leave.”“You don't want Nora's letter?.”He snatched the thing out of my hand so fast and pushed me out o
The Billionaire's Torment Chapter 42. Bon voyage
Nora's POV The icy snowflakes drifted down and kissed my face. I let them cool my heated cheeks. It started snowing a few minutes ago. I watched the lights go on in our bedroom, no wait, that was the room next to ours. Max changed rooms, did he detest me to the point of not willing to sleep in the bed we shared? If l sought happiness and contentment in life l had to let Max go. He believed the baby was gone, nothing bonded us anymore. The cold snow driven wind seeped into my jacket, making me shiver. I took one last peep at Max’s window and trudged to my car. At home, my heart almost stopped with trepidation. The living room lights were on. I braced myself for the scolding.“There you are, l thought you were going to the kitchen, next thing your car is racing out of the yard. Where did you go in the middle of the night?.”The questions bombarded me as soon as my mutt showed at the door. “Calm down granny, l had last minute stuff to do.”Granny eyed me sceptically,” in the middle
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