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Donald's POV “Sir, I need you to come see this.” Nalini popped her head up after spending hours bent over a computer.I raised my hand to indicate that I needed a moment before joining her. I rounded up the work I was doing, making sure to save it before pushing off my chair to walk over to her.Walking up behind her, I bent slightly so I could get a good look at the screen. Scanning the contents I was seeing, nothing stood out to me so after a couple of seconds, I was forced to ask…. “Nalini, what am I looking at here?”“You asked me to dig into Mr David's account…here it is!” She pointed out with a flourish.Oh, yeah….That reminded me.The whole issue with Rose and the court orders has been dissolved.It's been only a couple of days after and the news was still ablaze, each major media blog carrying a new story with different narratives. I've tried to stay off social media as much as possible, even going as far as ignoring my work but then when I got a notification from HR that D
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen
Rose's POVI waited for a couple of days so the news about how I lost the divorce court case would die down before I stepped out of my house again.I put on my mask…. sunglasses on my face, a hoodie to cover my hair, and baggy sweatpants to hide my shape, making it seem like any other human walking down the street.Ever since I had tried calling David in the bathroom at the courthouse, he stopped picking up my calls and even blocked me from reaching out to him. My worst fears came to pass and this time, I couldn't take it lying down, so I decided to go over there and confront him in person.Thankfully, I still had the spare key to his house that he gave me one other time and his address was fresh in my memory.I was planning to surprise him and then milk him for any other amount of cash that I could, for the emotional damage that I went through.The drive down to his place was quick but I had the cab driver stop a couple of blocks away from his house, so he didn't see me coming and l
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David's POV Panting from exhaustion, I stared at Rose's still body, pondering on what to do.Damn!I cursed under my breath as I paced the length of the room, raking my hands through my hair in agitation.I wasn't planning for this to happen or to even see Rose anymore…she's like a distant memory I'd shoved out of my mind.To have her show up here at my house without invitation was initially annoying but now that she's unconscious on my phone, it has morphed into full-blown rage.The urge to kick her in the stomach briefly overwhelmed me but I tamped it back, trying to focus on the more important things here.Like packing my bags and getting the hell out of hereI was just working on the finishing touches when she came in but judging by the look of things, I'd have to wrap things up much faster.As if on cue, I began to hear a buzzing in my right ear and it grew to piss me off even more because I twisted and tossed a couple of things around before I eventually found it.Turns out it
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen
Donald's POV I was in my living room when I got a text message from Nalini.It was simple and short, quite straight to the point until I saw….Nalini: Turn on your TV.My heartbeat spiked up in excitement and I hastily reached for the remote, flipping through channels until I got to a news station.“Hello, everyone! Thank you for joining us at our 7:00 p.m. show but guess what? We have a buzzing story for you tonight and it has to do with one of our leading companies in New York. It turns out that its former employee David Knight, was recently arrested for a couple of charges one of which happened to include charges based on fraudulent activities. Anonymous sources claim that he is responsible for embezzling over a couple hundred millions of dollars from the company and now the police have caught up to him and are about to charge him for trial….” The reporter droned on but I tuned out of the talk.The camera shifted from her to replay an old clip from a couple of minutes ago where D
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David's POV As I was carelessly tossed into the back of the police van amidst the camera lights flashing, I could feel my teeth grinding against my jaw in anger.How the hell did they know where I'd be?!Then it occurred to me …it must be Rose!That lying, cheating bitch!I fumed all the way to the stations, my legs hurting due to how I was forced into the car.When we arrived at the station, somehow between my house and our journey over here, someone must have caught the drift of what happened because as the car pulled up into the parking lot, we were assaulted by a barrage of cameramen and news vehicles which was surprising, judging by how late it was.“Who the hell alerted these people?!” The cop that drove the car muttered under his breath, sparking about journalists and how annoying they were.I would usually agree but as my eyes spanned the scene in front of me, for once, I was grateful that they were present.Maybe they could present an opportunity to escape…Or not.It would
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen
Rose's POV“Arghhhh…” I woke up with my head aching badly.To be fair, it was more like a harsh throb than an ache which made it seem like my head was going to fall right off if I didn't find a solution to it.I tried to raise my hand to touch my head but my hand feel like it was weighed down by a dozen wood chippers.What the hell was going on? Moving my head to the side, I tried to figure out where I was and the distant beep beep sound of a machine reached my ears, the sound grating on my nerves.From the corner of my eyes, I could see a machine and a couple of wires running from it….some of which led to my arm.Dread was setting in my chest as I made an effort to remember what happened.How the hell am I in a hospital?Just then the memories I had suppressed came rushing back with a vengeance. I remembered a fight with David and then hot words being exchanged the last thing that was clear to me was David getting upset and reaching out to hit me then everything went black. Is Dav
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen
Donald's POV “Mr Greene, some men in uniform are here to see you.” My new assistant informed me poking ahead through the door. I sucked in a deep breath, steeling myself for the experience. “Yeah, I've been expecting them. Please send them in.”Yesterday I got a message from the lead detective working on David's case insisting that they would need my statement to get my take on my side of the experience. I was up all night, trying to figure out what and how to say it. I kept thinking about it so much that I had to reach out to Jake asking him for advice or tips on what to do. A part of me wanted to exclude myself from the entire process. Ever since the scandal of Rose's and my divorce in court, a lot of eyes have been on my company and hers and some of it has brought about bad publicity, which made our prices on the stock market plummet.Jake however encouraged me not to skip the process, saying that that would make it look as if I had something to hide, which was also not a good
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen
Rose's POV Eventually, I got discharged from the hospital and luckily for me, the hospital bill was paid through an anonymous donor. Throughout my stay in the hospital, I kept waiting for a relative to show up and talk to me about or comfort me in some sense but aside from my mother who signed the consent form and filled in some forms at the hospital, appearing briefly…. There's no one else that even cared to know what happened to me or why I was in the hospital.It took me quite a while for it to sink in. At least the police were able to retrieve my effect from David's house which was now a crime scene since it was raided by the cops looking for evidence of his schemes and whatnot.I had my phone, credit cards, and wallet with me but for the three days I stayed in the hospital, the phone didn't ring not once except for a spam call from a telemarketing company.The people I thought were my friends all abandoned me. Even when they heard the news of my sudden trip to the hospital, I
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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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Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Nine
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
