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The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Four
David's POV “To ensure that this works out the way we need to you need to do what I said.” Ramone rumbled, biting into a juicy plate of steak.Boone and his other guys sat around the roundtable, eating and joking like it was a regular Tuesday.Currently, we were discussing how to get me safely out of the country but to do so, Ramone brought up a suggestion that a distraction be created. In his words, “a burning fire sucks up all the attention around, leaving people to ignore the surroundings…”He said if there was a way to create distraction that will take up both the media and the police attention away from me then I need to work on it so I can disappear peacefully without anyone being the wiser.It would take at least a couple of months to figure out where I had run off to. “I am not sure what would be the right way to go about this,” I say to him, picking through my food.The thought of carrying the mission they wanted me to make my stomach curdle.“So what's the right way? Using
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Five
RoseLeaving David in the restaurant has been one of my biggest power moves…it felt strangely exhilarating.The high from it took me a few hours before I felt remotely normal. From the first moment I got the call from him, I already knew what he wanted and I had a feeling it would not end well…at least, I got a good meal out of it.I chose one of the best restaurants, but it was still a shady place, so we weren't spotted by anyone. It's also been a long time since I had eaten a well-prepared meal like that.David's name flashed across the screen of my phone the moment I stepped out of the bathroom.For a moment I was tempted to pick up but I remembered why I walked out on him in the first place.The rude, condescending, and high-ended manner in which he spoke to me got me pissed off. He made it sound like it was a minor inconvenience that I was angry at him after what he did to me and that I needed to let it go…crazy right? Especially when he left me bleeding in his house while he ran
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Six
Donald's POV “I got something!” Shawn yelled so loudly, I could hear it from where I sat in my office.I didn't bother asking what was wrong, instead I bolted straight up from my chair and ran down to the basement. “What is it? What happened?”Shawn, Hayley, and Tyler were crowded around the monitor and they turned around to look at me when I barged into the room. Sean spoke up first. “I managed to crack it! Remember I told you I've been trying to break into David's firewall-which is immensely strong might I add- luckily for us, I managed to break through and now, we're in.”I could hardly contain my joy. After the fights that we had a couple of days ago, I decided to do what they wanted, giving them space to work as they saw fit without trying to micromanage or pressure them and it seems to have worked!Poking my head through, I peered at the screen. “Okay, so what am I looking at right now?”Hayley pointed the tip of her fingernail at the screen. “That's David's e-mail, messages,
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Seven
David's POVWomen were like puppies. You had to handle them just right and they would sit pretty for you, wag their little tails, and follow you around, doing your bidding even before you opened your mouth.Some people would say my assessment of females was crude and baseless but I practiced the same thing on Rose and it was a little amusing and shameful how she came crawling back.I knew what encouraged her to return to me was major because of her lack of funds…the money I could give her.When we met at the diner, I didn't think that the situation was that bad but upon Rose opening up to me, that was when I realized how bad it was.Unfortunately, Rose's family had disowned her and cut her off the family funds and she's been thrown off the board of directors at the company…well, thrown off is a nicer way of saying that they were contemplating firing her.Right now, she was down to selling her expensive jewelry every week to survive since no company would want to hire her.I mean, her
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Eight
RoseThe last visit David made to my house made me feel weird. The entire time he spent here, he kept looking around, jumping anytime I came too close…almost like he was afraid to be caught doing something wrong.At the time, I didn't think much of it because I thought he was still shaken from the event that happened at his job.Now, a couple of hours later, while I watching my favorite series for the third time, I couldn't help but flashback to that moment.I knew that something was wrong, I just couldn't place my hand on what and it was nearly driving me crazy.What the hell do I need to do?Pacing around my small bedroom, I bit down on a finger, chewing it around while I thought about my next step.My first instinct was to call him but it's clear that I'm still a bit biased when it came to David.And I knew that David would shrug it aside, making up an excuse that would sound palatable to my ears, and I would believe it so instead, I picked apart what happened the entire time he wa
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Nine
Donald's POVDabbing the cotton wool over the bruise on my forehead gently, I twisted my head to the side to get a good place for the gash above my eyebrow.It was a nasty yellow purplish bruise that was already fading and it was a pain in the ass to deal with.I had to stop by the local supermarket to get some concealers and balm for the sore spot.Every morning before I stepped out of my room, I had to apply concealer to the spot to make sure no one raised questions as to what might have happened because I didn't have any answers to give to them.Actually, I did but it wasn't nearly as palatable as they might have liked.After the abrupt visits by David's unorthodox lawyers in the office, I had to be careful and watch my steps, realizing that he was smarter than I gave him credit for.Immediately I had disappeared from his house, the broken glasses and footprints must have been enough for him to piece together that I was the one who broke in. I still couldn't help but wonder why it
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter One Hundred and Fifty
David's POV Rose was behaving quite suspiciously and that led me to believe that she was on to me.I had to react fast, pushing my plans into motion before she could find out what was happening right under her nose.I didn't inform Ramone or Boone that Rose was aware of my current situation because I knew the way they thought.It wouldn't take anything for them to decide to take Rose out…permanently.While I might admit that she is a pain in the ass, it doesn't mean that I wanted her killed over a minor inconvenience so I decided to handle it in-house.Already, I've got everything I need to frame Rose, it's just to put it in place.The plan was to tip the police off and give them enough reason to break into her home where they would find incriminating evidence that I'd left for them to find the day I visited Rose.When Ramone suggested it, I doubted the potency of the plan until he laid it out for me and I had to grudgingly admit that it could work.I had already made plans to leave
The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir Chapter One Hundred and fifty-One
RoseOne thing I've learned is never to take your gut feeling for granted.It's never led me astray, always pointing me in the right direction, and right now, it's telling me that David's not up to anything good.I haven't been able to sleep properly for the past couple of days after he came to my house, and I've been wondering why he would have come and tampered with my laptop.David has been calling my phone incessantly, sending text messages in hopes that I'd pick up but so far, I couldn't bring myself to reach out.My next plan of action was to tell Donald about the incident, needing his expertise on this matter, and also I wanted to know if his research into David's past has yielded anything.However, I hesitated.The last time Donald and I parted ways, it was on cordial terms but I had no way of knowing if that meant that our broken relationship had been repaired.Sighing, I covered my face with the duvet, burying my head into the pillow.After I screamed out my frustration, I t
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Chapter One Hundred and Seventy
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
- The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir
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
- The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir
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
- The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir
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
- The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir
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
- The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir
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
- The Contracted Heart of the Billionaire Heir
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
