I Married A Billionaire, Who Wanted Revenge!!! のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

ALEXANDER She titled and suddenly she started falling before the words left her mouth, or even before I realised it. For a second, the sound of her knees hitting marble almost broke the silence—almost. But my reflexes were faster. I caught her before gravity could humiliate her again.It never happened—a woman fainting on me? Never. Or, perhaps I never cared, but… I gazed at the woman in my arms—Warm, Fragile, broken by this world. Even in unconsciousness, she was still angry, her jaw was clenched, fingers trembling.A tempest she is. Tempest—the name suits her perfectly. “Ryder!” I barked at the top of my lungs, calling for my assistant. I picked her up in her unconscious state and put her down on the sofa in my office. “Lucky you tempest, no woman ever had been picked up by me.” I muttered, imagining her fuming glare throwing in my direction at the scene, that twitched my lips slightly. “Director, you called…! My God! What happened!?” Ryder, who entered my room hastily, paused

ELOWEN And—he was gone as I had heard the door closed with a soft click. Slowly, I opened my eyes. The room buzzed with sheer emptiness as I laid there, alone and helpless. I stared at the white ceiling, hanging down a modern chandelier. Slowly, it blurred before my eyes as some memories crawled in my mind, without my will…The paparazzi. The lights. The shouts...Those disgusting questions, and given names— “A mistress,” “a cheater,” “a gold-digger” —each word clinging to my skin like filth. I thought, what could be worse, and now, I have a lawsuit against me. A bitter laugh escaped the bottom of my chest. A sound I couldn't even recognise as mine. “He filed a lawsuit. Adrian Hale filed a lawsuit against me for defamation. Misuse of corporate funds.” I whispered, the words tasted too bitter in my tongue. When it was me who brought him his first investors. Me, who stayed up three nights straight to rebuild his brand when his CFO ran off with money. Me, who protected his goddamn

ELOWEN The next morning, I woke up to a silence— that kind of silence that doesn’t comfort you, only reminds you how empty the world has become for you. Cold, bitter and helpless. I sat up on the bed, rubbing my eyes, and looked around. The penthouse smelled faintly of cedar, and rain, along with a mix of expensive wood, that lingers more than it should. The black dahlias still lay on the bedside table, but the flowers had shrunken, merely hanging to life. I dragged a hand over my face, the events of the last night flashed before my eyes—my signature, his cold gaze and the faint shift in them—everything felt too sudden, too surreal now. Yet, this is the truth now. I have signed the contract with Alexander Veyrek, and a part of me knew I had perhaps jumped to a pit of fire, but—the deal is made now and I can't do anything about it… “Oh God,” I sighed, and stood up, forcing my body to move. I went directly to the attached bathroom, and freshened up. Good that he has an extra too

ELOWEN The flash of cameras burned my skin as we stepped into the ballroom. Every gaze, every side eyes, every murmur was about me, bruising the very edge of my hardened soul. “Isn’t that Adrian Hale’s ex-wife—?”“— She slept her way into Veyrek’s circle, they say—”“—poor thing, she’s lost everything.”“—oh come on, she deserves it! She betrayed her husband, stole from him and is now with Alexander Veyrek. I don't understand what has gotten into Alexander Veyrek!” “—perhaps did voodoo magic on him!” Someone said…The words bled my already bleeding soul, I felt heavy and with each step, those words were blurring, turning the world slower around me. And then—I felt a warm touch around my waist, pulling me in protectively. At first, I was shattered and then, I heard—“Breathe, Corvella. They feed on your expression. Don’t satisfy them.”Those words—at that moment became my salvation, even though it shouldn’t. And so I braced myself and I smiled. Perfectly, painfully, the way Grandm

ELOWEN The elevator doors opened smoothly, accompanied by a quiet chime. I stepped out of the elevator, drenched from the rain. I didn’t mind, though. I stood there for quite a long time, letting the rain pour over me.“Miss Corvella.” Adrian’s assistant gave me a polite nod, even though he looked surprised at my drenched self, he quickly lowered his gaze and stretched his hand to his side, “please, come with me, ma'am. Let me show you your room.” I didn’t speak, only followed him with a slow smirk. I mean, why this fake respect? Men sure know their ways with fakeness, don't they? Neither of us spoke. The sound of water dripped softly from my soaked dress onto the marble floor was the only sound alongside my heels. The walk down the corridor was short. He gave me the key card. “Here is your key, ma'm.” And stood aside. I only took it and didn't look at him anymore. Entering the suite, I locked the door behind me. Honestly, I was a bit surprised. Didn't expect him to give me such