The night was alive with the vibrant energy of celebration. Salvador, Roxy, and Flora decided to revel in the success of the press conference, a turning point that calmed the storm surrounding Salvador's identity. The three friends chose a lively spot for their after-party, where laughter and the clinking of glasses filled the air.As they settled into the cozy corner of the bar, Salvador couldn't help but reflect on the whirlwind of events that had transpired. Roxy, however, had a different agenda – to make the most of the celebration."Cheers to our victory!" Roxy declared, raising his glass high. Flora and Salvador joined the toast, clinking their glasses together. The ambiance of the bar seemed to amplify their joy.Flora, with a mischievous grin, turned to Salvador, "So, Mr. Maroon, how does it feel to be back in the spotlight?"Salvador chuckled, "Well, it's a mixed bag. But at least the headlines are in our favor now."Roxy, already feeling the effects of the celebratory drinks
The Divorced Billionaire 27.Leah’s fundraising ceremony was just around the corner and her auctioning too. Ted was dead ass broke and he was avoiding Leah too , Nothing was going his way and Flora wouldn’t even take his calls. His grandfather is turning deaf ears to his pleas.“ Grandpa ! I’m here …” Flora announced her arrival, Ted was shocked that flora appeared just right in time . “ Grandpa is away for a meeting in Italy, He is returning a few days before his birthday “ Ted said and Flora nodded.“ I see …” “ You don’t look okay, Your skin looks pale too “ Ted said, noticing flora’s face , He knew she was a skincare kind of girl so it came as a shock that she was looking pale and dry . Flora sighed , How could she be okay ? The man she hated lived directly opposite her , Since she found out Tony has been living opposite her , Her daily routine changed. All she did was worry and what even made her worry even more was that Salvador and Roxy would be so disappointed that she kept
The Divorced Billionaire 28. The Atmosphere changed, Both Ted and Flora seemed shocked to see Anthony here at Leah’s event of all places . Leah had no idea who this bidder was but she wanted to get to know him more and even any type of relationship with him, Although the scandal about the Almighty Maroon heir had died down, and sorted out, She felt like like she needed another major partner or investor with equal or more amount of shares than the heir.“ Woah ! Who would think that I would meet my in law like this , After a long time of trying to follow your idea of cutting ties with their family “ Ted was trying to get on Leah’s nerves and he was doing it just right , Flora was sweating profusely, her fist clenched and her vision getting blurry .“ Ted ! Whatever you are trying to do , Do not even think about it …” Flora couldn’t continue her statement, Ted turned and headed directly to where Anthony and Leah stood . Flora’s vision was getting even more blurry and she staggered b
The Divorced Billionaire 29.“ Ted … What’s your problem?” Flora whispered , Ted was now being annoying and she couldn’t even hide her irritation, She had to downgrade Salvador like this in front of Jamie. “ I mean… it’s just a question, You are dating Jamie ? That’s shocking, I mean if you want to give your grandfather a good in law shouldn’t you go for someone better than your ex husband… No offense Tony “ And at that Ted smirked , He already placed the bomb waiting for it to explode .“ Ex husband…” Salvador and Roxy said in unison. “ Oh …You little girlfriend didn’t tell you she used to be married to Anthony here …” Ted asked.“ The ex husband you spoke of was Mr Anthony here?” Leah asked , She felt like there was more to flora she had no idea about, Ted did say that she was married to but he was this big catch right here .“ Even Leah knew you used to be married?” Roxy asked , His voiced lowered but Salvador for some reason didn’t make any move to ask flora any questions , He
The Divorce Billionaire 30. Flora had intentions of talking to Salvador and Roxy, She had no interest whatsoever with even associating with Anthony.“ What do you want ?” Flora yelled at Anthony moving away from where he was standing, She was still afraid of Anthony, All the pains and abuse she went through in her marriage with Anthony.“ Flora…I know you are shocked and I don’t want to scare you but I feel like we can speak about this and settle our differences “ Anthony pleaded, He moved closer to Flora, She was about to start her car and chase after Salvador and Roxy.“ I do not want to talk to you, Tony! We might be living g next to each other but I do not want to see you anywhere around me … Thank you “ Flora stated and drove off. Flora’s destination was Salvador’s house, She had no idea how she was going to make the boys understand why she lied so much, She wanted to make sure she fixed what she had broken. Flora pulled over to Salvador’s backyard, She moved closer to the fron
The Divorced Billionaire 31. Flora paused.What Salvador just said simply meant that he was willing to fake being her husband. She processed what he just said and took a deep breath.She was looking for the words to describe how she was going to take care of this situation." I mean… pretending to be my husband is not the same thing as pretending to be my boyfriend," Flora stuttered. " You cannot lose the company, That's for sure and that means you need to get married…You really do not have a choice" Salvador said, Now he didn't see marriage as a union between two people that are in love,He now saw it as a business plan. " Salvador! This is marriage we are talking about,We can plan something else to do with the whole Flora inheritance issues,We will think about something else but marriage isn't the answer" " Fine … I only suggested that because she did say her grandfather wouldn't let her inherit the company,If she doesn't get married…" Salvador's phone lit up,It was a call from Aus
The Divorced Billionaire 32. Flora's grandfather's birthday was fast approaching, Flora had made sure that everything was set in place,This was her grandfather's 70th birthday,D-Day was finally approaching. Ted pushed his door open,He started to pace around the room ,He couldn't afford to lose his relationship with Leah,She was his back up plan just in case his grandfather doesn't give him the company,He needed to be married to her so he can secure a position of the chairman of the her company,Now she wanted to breakup." Flora ! Everything happening right now is your fault ! I cannot afford to loose Leah and if I do ,I will make sure I kill you properly this time" Ted roared,He was fuming with anger and annoyance, Right now he had no idea how he was going to get his grandfather to give him back access to his wealth,Now flora was going to make it even difficult now that he got involved with Tony." What are you going to do now Ted ?" He groaned running his hands through his hair,He
The Divorced Billionaire 33. Salvador took a deep breath and proceeded to explain things to flora.There was no way he was abandoning her. That wasn't what he was doing but he sensed that this situation might get even more messy." Flora…I want you to understand me , There is no way I am going to abandon you tonight after promising you I'm going to be your fake boyfriend, But my family there are here and I do not want to cause any scene" " I understand you Salvador but your family thinks we are dating,So it's not going to be a problem" Flora said.She couldn't afford Salvador not attending.Her grandfather even mentioned him today, Asking if he had already arrived at the event and now this was happening." But they don't know their son is a loser and a janitor.For sure my grandma won't listen to anyone downgrading me in her presence and she might blow my cover out of annoyance," Salvador explained. " They don't have to know , they're in support of you keeping your identity a secret