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The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter Fifty-seven
Rose's POV “Do I really have to be here?” I asked, holding my forehead because my brain felt like it was trying to pound out of my skull.I didn't take Tanya's advice and stop drinking. If anything, I had only fallen deeper into depression and alcohol…since it was where I found solace.“Yes, Rose, you do have to be here. It's a family meeting.” Dad said firmly, staring at me.Raising my head to look at them took effort, even with the sunglasses on. “If it's a family meeting, then where's Tanya and Mike?”Michael was the baby of the house and also my parent's beloved child. Unfortunately, that brought friction between the both of us because for Michael…it was as if he could do no wrong but for Rose, they placed all their expectations and beliefs on me, making sure that I walked a straight and narrow line or else they would be solidly disappointed in her.“Mike has a rehearsal in school so he wouldn't be able to meet up with us in time but Tanya is on her way. Before she arrives, we do
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter Fifty-eight
Rose's POV It took a couple of minutes for me to swallow past the feeling of pain, anger, and bitterness lodged in my heart after I found out the truth.To think that David had been playing me for the better part of two years only made me feel like a fool. I honestly thought that we had something solid, even before he went out of the country. It was now making sense to me, the reason why he suddenly detached himself when he traveled abroad. It wasn't because of the distance or how busy he was due to his ‘school’ schedule but because the minute he stepped on that plane, he had closed his mind off from me.I wasn't going to lie, I was deeply hurt and betrayed.The one person I thought had my back during this whole bullshit, turned out to be a fraud.For over an hour, I knelt on his bedroom floor crying my eyes out. I had a wonderful man like Donald and I threw him away for someone I don't even think loves me…how foolish could I be?It got so bad that I cried until I developed a head
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter Fifty-nine
Rose's POV Luckily, Adam behaved himself and we met up in a park. It was supposed to be a covert meeting where I casually slipped onto the bench next to him, pretending as if I was reading a paper.“Is this really necessary?” I say from the corner of my mouth, slipping my sunglasses on.“You said you wanted something discreet, this is discreet.” He said pointedly, waving his arm around.I rolled my eyes, ignoring the dig. “Okay, so I'm here already. What did you find out about David?”He cuts a look at me. “That's it? No small talk, asking me about my day?”“Honestly, I could give two shits about how your day went,” I say bluntly, looking him in the eyes. “Ooh, burn!” He mock gasped, faking a hurt look as he pressed a hand to his chest. “As feisty as ever.” He pulled out a small canister that I suspected contained alcohol, taking a big gulp from it. “Anyways, back to what we were saying…your David character is something else. This is what I found on him,” he pulled out a thin file fr
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter Sixty
David's POV I kept looking over my shoulder, waiting for my contact to show up.Ever since the incident with the detective, I've been overly careful with my dealings making sure to keep them on the down low.I was almost at a critical stage in my skin which would determine the success or the failure of my little venture.It was quite important for me to keep all poky-eyed and nosy people off my radar until I was successful.The guy I was supposed to meet should have been here over an hour ago but I hadn't seen him yet. I was trying to be patient but my patience was slowly running thin.Just as I was about to dial his number for the hundredth time, some scruffy-looking guy with a bushy beard slid into the seat next to me. “Hey, man,” he said in a deep, rumbling voice.“Hey…” I mumbled, looking around the bar.I didn't know what to say, not sure if he was the guy that I was waiting for.To be honest, I didn't get much of a description. Just a simple text, saying to meet up with a guy h
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter Sixty-one
Rose's POV Gazing at the reflection of my sullen image left me battered.I was unsure I liked the lady staring back at me in front of the mirror.I was lonely and depression was swallowing me, stretching out the very life in me.“When did my life get this sorrowful?” I mumbled as I walked away from the mirror.It's crazy how life can change in split seconds, happening so fast that you wouldn't know when things passed you by.It seemed like years ago when I was living my best life, without a care in the world.What happened to that lovely woman?Right now, she seemed to be only a figment of my imagination. Like, did she ever exist?I stood over the bathroom sink, trying to dampen my sullen face with a towel and warm water.There were black circles underneath my eyes, evidence of the sleepless nights I'd been having.During the day, I might be able to suppress my feelings with work and alcohol but it was at times like these, that that weight on my chest began pressing me down.“Fuck!”
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter Sixty-Two
Donald's POV I watched Nicki walk towards me with her decently rounded hips swaying so beautifully.Dress in a beautiful, black dinner dress, I couldn't help but stare at her as she walked towards me.Her intriguing smile was stuck on her lips as usual and I felt that endless urge to scoop her up in my arms and kiss her.“You look great…” I muttered, tucking the strand of hair that fell to her face behind her ear.“Thank you sir.” she stuttered with a giggle, her bright eyes flashing with laughter.“Oh, stop with the ‘sir’. I'm longer your client so you can call me Donald.” I admonished gently.Nicki was beautiful, stunningly so. Maybe not as heavily attractive as Rose but she had an alluring smile and I felt some kind of pull towards her.It stemmed from the little things…how engaging she was, her free spirited energy and contagious smile.“Aren't you going to ask me how my day was?” Her gentle voice broke through my reverie, calling me back from my place of unnecessary comparisons.
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter Sixty-Three
David's PovThe dew plastered all over my windscreen and even the wipers were not doing justice to the dew.“What the heck!” I blurted a curse, pushing my hands into my hair in frustration.I had parked my car in the open, like I would normally do and the dew was stuck all over the place. I could barely see past a couple of feet in front of me.Although if I was being honest, my frustrations weren't only about the dew, in fact it was definitely not about it. I was simply paranoid, looking over my shoulder every second and wondering if Rose was closing in on me.She had called me more than a hundred times since I left almost a week ago and I had not returned even one of her calls.How could I?When my mental state was a complete mess.I could make out in my head how she could be feeling right now, but I still couldn't bring myself to ring her back. It was easy to picture her slipping out of bed everyday with disheveled hair and a look of pain in her eyes.I was hurting her and I knew i
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter Sixty-Four
Donald's POV My office had several piles of papers and I could hear the beeper going off on my computer, indicating more mail.I was drowning in work because I had to keep my mind off Rose and her incessant calls and texts.Another thing I had to do was keep David busy and thinking he was on the top of his game but the truth was, he wasn't.I had him pinned right where I wanted him and I was moving him around in the board like a pawn, waiting for the perfect time to strike.I saw the mails from him to my defunct mail; a mail that I set aside for the purpose of his blackmailing scheme.He was threatening me as usual and I found it amusing that the same thing I used to get scared over, now…it doesn't seem to hold much weight over me.The only thing I could imagine was the possibility that he was digging Rose and making her moan his silly name.That thought brought a wave of pain to my heart, causing a gust of rage to rush through me.“Damn you, Rose!” I yelled, slamming the laptop shut
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Donald's POV The ‘beep beep’ of the monitors woke me up from my deep slumber.I open my eyes slowly to meet the white, sterile ceiling of a hospital. I knew it was a hospital because it had that familiar disinfectant smell to it…also because it makes sense, given the fact that I was shot at three times a couple of hours before and yeah, I remember every bit of that story.It was like a clip of a very bad movie except this happened to me, the distant yet eerily familiar feeling of being shot invaded my senses and I had to inch my hand up to see if I could check out the wound. “I wouldn't advise you to do that.” A pretty blond nurse wearing scrubs walked in, a clipboard in her hand.“Hel…Hello..” I croaked out, realizing that my throat was as dry as a desert.She must have come to the same realization because she walked over to my bedside, reaching for a cup of water and she handed it over to me.I greedily slurped it down like a greedy man dying of thirst, only stopping when I emptie
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David's POV Just like I expected, the media circus around Donald's death blew out of proportion.As I'm packing my bags, the entire area in which Donald was shot had been taped off by the police.Apparently they were opening a case into the incident, searching for who shot him.I would like to feel relaxed on that point but it's just my luck that the homeless guy I usye turned out to be something else.For the rest of the day, I kept on trying his number but he never picked up soon enough, the number became unavailable which I took to mean that he had either discarded of it or he doesn't want anything to do with me anymore. When Boone asked me about the progress report, I lied to him stating that I had taken care of the homeless guy but I knew it was just a matter of time before the police found him and he blurted out the truth…which was why I was booking the next available flight and getting the hell out of this cursed city.The moment I left the borders of the city and I was on my
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Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Eight
RoseTo think that it was Donald's death that brought me and my family together, it was mind boggling to say the least.I received the call from my sister early the next morning and to say I was surprised, is an understatement.“Hello, Tanya. Wh-hat's going on?”She was breathing heavily which made me worried. “Have you seen the news, Rose?” She asked.My brows furrowed in confusion. “The news?” I repeated. “No. What news? I'm just waking up!” I say, flipping the covers away from my body so I reach for my laptop.Suddenly the speaker went mute as I could only hear muffled words float through. it seems like she was talking to someone else.I ignored her, checking up on the latest news.I quickly scanned through a number of them, realizing that no one stood out to me. “Tanya, I don't know what I'm supposed to be looking at here but nothing is making sense to me. Can you talk to me and tell me what happened? Is it Mom or Dad? Are they okay?”Immediately, my mind jumped into the worst sce
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Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Seven
RoseI knew the exact moment I fell for David all over again was when I heard the words, ‘you’re free to go’.That faithful Tuesday morning, I was laying face up on my cot, thinking of new ways to distract myself from a boring and predictable day when the buzzer sounded.Unlike the last time when I ignored the guard, I turned around to look at him but this time he wasn't holding a tray of food in his hands.He had the bunch of keys in his hands and he was walking slowly towards my room, an unpleasant in his eyes.“Hey, you. Get up!” He boomed loudly, startling me.“I was already up…” I grumbled, flipping my legs around the tiny cot. “Where's my food?”He didn't respond, only grunted and shoved me not too gently toward the bars, handcuffing me. “Move!” He ordered and I obeyed, shuffling my feet.We did the same walk routine, similar to when I visited Donald but this time…it seemed different.“Where are we going?” I twisted my head around to ask him but he just shoved my head forward.W
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Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Six
David's POV Contrary to what Donald thought, I was right there behind him the whole time.He was so easy and gullible. Just one mention of Rose and he came running exactly like I thought.All I needed to do was play the pity card and he sucked it up like a starving man drinking water.It was quite hilarious if I was being honest.I wanted the first location, simply because it would be easier to dispose of him when the homeless guy was done with the job but Donald being a hard ass…he insisted we change it, probably suspicious of my actions. Well, at least he was smart… just not too smart to avoid dying though.My phone buzzed with a text.Donald: Where are you?Me: I'm right behind you. I'll be there soon.When I sent the text, I burst into laughter, muffling the sound.I kept checking my watch, waiting for the homeless guy to show up. This was not the agreement. He was supposed to be here a couple of minutes ago, do the job the moment Donald showed up and get out of here.I gritted
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Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Five
Donald's POV I was woken up by my phone buzzing needlessly.Groaning, I twisted around in bed to reach for the phone only to see a name I never thought I'd see flash across my screen.Immediately my eyes flew open, sleep deserting my mind and I nearly jumped out of bed.Wait, why the hell was David calling me?To make matters worse, shortly after the call ended he dropped the text followed by another.David: Hi, I know I'm the last person you want to talk to right now but I need your help. David: Please respond, it's urgent.I debated, responding, wanting to shrug it off but I sat up on the bed so I could think logically.From the little I've known and observed about David, I know that he's a snake and he's very cunning, always thinking three steps ahead of everyone else which is why it bothers me so much that he's texting me.What the hell does he want from me?While I was contemplating on whether to pick up or respond to his text messages, he sent another.David: Please.Because I
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Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Four
David's POV “Hey guys, do you have any news yet?” I asked barging into the basement. All through the night, I could barely sleep a wink as I tossed and turned, my brain producing new ways on how to help Rose.After I went to visit her, I became spurred on to double down on my efforts and for the past two days, my team and I have been up through out the night, working tirelessly on breaking into David firewalls.At this points, I didn't care about whether it was illegal or not, all you wanted to do is to get Rose out of that filthy place.“We don't have any leads yet.” Shawn spoke up. “We still haven't gotten those parts that we needed and decrypting the messages by hand is taking us way longer than it should. At this point, we'll probably get done by the end of the year.”Groaning, I slapped my hands over my face. “That's not going to work. You're sure there's no other way to get this going faster?”If I could get my hands on some incriminating messages that David exchanged with his
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Chapter One Hundred and Sixty- Three
David's POV Popping a chewing gum, I sucked it back in, tapping my feet impatiently on the brakes.I decided to make use of Boone's advice, doing the extra work to cement the plan that I have already started and that begins with…A loud honk from a passing car jolted me out of my thoughts and I popped my head out, raising my middle finger as a response.“Fucking asshole!” I muttered under my breath, stealing a glance at my watch. It's been over an hour and this guy is nowhere to be found.He's got to know that he's playing with his life.I am a gentle and mannered man until I was pushed to the wall forced, to do certain things…one of which is to make good on the threats I told him.A couple of days before I decided to meet with the homeless man who placed the tip in the police station for the cops to find, I spent some hours out of my day to watch him and like clockwork he always appeared at the same time every day.It was tad boring and predictable but it saved me time to look for h
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Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Two
RoseThe minutes turned into hours and the hours into days, each day more horrible than the last.My nightmare of being trapped in here was slowly coming to pass and I was too helpless to do anything to stop it.Reaching out to my family wasn't an option and none of the guards agreed to let me use their phone to make one more call to Donald, leaving me stranded.The food was probably the good thing about the place.I don't know who the chef is but he's doing a really good job of keeping me happy…temporarily though.I sighed for probably the hundredth time, staring vacantly at the ceiling.You know, when you first have your freedom taken away from you, you think that the first few hours or days at the worst but it's not. It's actually quite easy because there is a list of ways you can distract yourself but as the day grows longer, that's when reality sets in and the sadness begins.The possibility that this could become your new normal starts to haunt you and in as much as your mind w
