All Chapters of The Wife Who Walked Away Richer: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Lillith’s POVElsie? No, it was definitely the wrong room.“I’m sorry, I think you have the wrong room,” I said.The woman who had called me Elsie walked closer to me and assessed every part of me with her eyes. The woman looked to be in her early forties while the guy looked just slightly older. The first thing that caught my attention was her hair. It was the exact shade as mine and just as curly. It was honey-brown curly hair that I would recognize anywhere.Then I looked at the man and my breath caught in my throat. Those eyes were exactly like mine. Blue piercing eyes I never saw on anyone else. They were the same eyes Lucas and Eleanor hated because they were too intense to look at. I had always thought of them as a curse.Her warm gaze held so much emotion that I found it hard to keep eye contact. It felt like I was staring at the older version of myself. What the hell is going on? I would hate to think it was a cruel prank by Lucas but even then, he wasn’t the type to pull pra

Lucas’s POV “Can't you see the company is falling hard?” “I have it under control!” I snapped, running my hands through my hair angrily. I looked at the members of the board who didn’t look really convinced because for days now, I hadn’t done anything. For days now, Lillith wasn't helping me. Lillith! I had asked her to come to the office, but when I firmly got Victoria settled and arrived at the company, I was told she left in a hurry. The fact that she didn’t bother clearing the enormous workload pissed me off so bad because the only thing she was good at was working, yet she couldn’t do it without dropping flimsy excuses. Everything was happening because of her and I hated to admit I couldn’t function at work without her. “Just give me some time to get this sorted. Everything will be back to normal very soon,” I said, my tone pleading. All I needed was to get Lillith back to working with me and these board members, who looked like they were losing hope in me, would be back ri

Lucas’s POV “We are running out of time, Lucas, we just lost a million dollar deal!” Drake, by board member yelled in the phone. “I’ll try to see what I can do.” I said, my tone low and even, even as he kept yelling at me. There was nothing I could do. “For how long! This has been your excuse for months now yet, things are falling apart. We are tired of waiting on empty promises!” “I know, I will- The call ended before i could even finish my sentence. I gritted my teeth and slammed my phone into my seat as I continued driving without a specific direction. I honked angrily at people and hurled curses at those that didn't move out of my way fast enough. Only this way could I vent out my built-in frustration and anger, which only seemed to double as the days went by. This has been my life for a couple of months now. Business was failing rapidly and no matter how hard I tried to control the situation, it only seemed to get worse. I felt like losing my mind but even then, my probl

Elsie’s POV I glanced at my reflection one last time, my hands running over the silky material of my beautiful black dress with a satisfied smile on my face. I had this dress single-handedly crafted for me and I love the outcome so much. “You look so good, Elsie.” I heard my mother say. Our eyes met in the mirror and a proud smile appeared on her face. “Thank you, Mom. WMom can I say? I took right after you.” I said with a chuckle and she smiled. My hair was curled perfectly, shining under the lights of my room. I also had a gold necklace on my neck with matching bracelets and earrings. I also had golden heels and a purse to match, followed by light makeup. Tonight was the grand banquet and although I was nervous, I needed to go alone. This was my chance to associate with other business owners and since my passion for business was slowly coming back, I needed to put myself out there because my dad already had a company ready for me. Also, after my parents told me about an arrange

Elsie’s POVAt the sound of the voice, we all turned to see who just walked in and my breath stopped for a moment.Oh my God.He was tall, about six foot nine, with a midnight black suit wrapping around him. His hair was a light brown, his skin was well-toned, and his eyes were grey with a sharp jawline that looked like it could crack open a rock.As I analyzed him with my eyes, he walked right to us and shocked me by wrapping a hand softly around my waist. It wasn’t inappropriate or forced. Instead, it felt as though he was marking his claim. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one shocked. Lucas stiffened and I could hear Victoria’s gasp of horror.Lucas let go of me immediately because this stranger's presence was staggering and to make matters worse, we weren’t the only ones staring. The whole crowd was alerted by his presence as hundreds of gazes swam through us, making me nervous.As I looked closely at him, I realized just how handsome he looked. His beauty wasn’t loud. Instead, it w