All Chapters of SECRETLY MARRIED TO HER BILLIONAIRE BOSS: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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11. ~Klaire~

I checked my phone again and reread Lex's messages, then dropped the phone onto my bed as it had personally offended me. I regretted agreeing already. I should just cancel on him, right?I paced around the room, it was still morning and we still had until evening to meet as I requested, but my heart wouldn't stop racing. He was going to ask a lot of questions. Why I chose to accept his grandma's request. Why I refused to meet him at the dinner party. And why his message for divorce was never responded to.I didn't know the answers myself, but what I knew was that, that night, I needed closure and his grandmother was there to offer the flash marriage. I had been ready to throw myself into this marriage just to escape the pain my ex left behind.But Lex wanted a divorce and the shock hadn't allowed me to respond.He hadn't met me, yet he agreed to the marriage. He hadn't even seen me, yet he chose to get divorced. I spent the next four hours with Elise, selecting clothes for the date.

12. ~Aleksander~

The minute I arrived at the diner, the hostess immediately offered to book me a VIP seat or try out their private floor, but I refused and chose a regular table. Somewhere visible. For a woman like her who lived in such a rundown apartment, this was probably the only place within her budget. So if marrying me for money was truly her goal, appearing completely broke was probably intentional. I chose the best seat, the one she would be comfortable approaching me in.For the first thirty minutes, I scanned through reports and responded to emails, barely noticing time had passed, but by the second hour, my patience had started to run out.I clenched my fist and went through my phone several times, staring at the numerous messages I had dropped. No reply. Nothing.Unbelievable.This woman was testing me.By the third hour, I was leaning into my seat, staring toward the glass entrance, watching every woman who came and left. I almost approached a lady who was sitting alone for a while bef

13. ~Klaire~

The kind of silence that followed was…suffocating. All I could hear was my breathing, the sound of the engine, and Mr. Vilmorre's fingers tapping the steering wheel.I wanted to disappear. It was awful enough to accept his not-so-generous ride, and worse to have ripped off my clothes in front of him.His coat was draped over my lap and the warmth from the leather material hugged my skin. The car finally slowed down in front of my apartment building and I immediately reached for the door handle.But his grip on my shoulder held me back."You're forgetting something" he mentioned.I stared at him in pure terror, wondering if he was going to pull his payment trick again. I really was not in the state for stunts like that. I was already bankrupt booking a VIP section for a man who refused to show up."My coat, Klaire." He said and the way he mentioned by name, twisted something in my belly. He was my boss, he should not drop the honorific. He should stick to addressing me as Mrs. Klaire.

14. ~Klaire~

I almost turned around. The sight of him immediately dragged me back to last night. His coat on my lap. The awkward silence in the car. The embarrassment that washed over me. His eyes lifted from the documents in front of him and his gaze met mine. "Well…" he leaned back in his chair. "We were just talking about you, Mrs. Klaire""Me?" My eyes bulged, as I scanned through the other people in the room. Mr. Hale stood from his seat and approached me, then closed the door behind me and took me inside the conference room."She has a zeal that no other staff had, Mr. Aleks" Hale said to his boss. "If she stays, she would be a gem our company would not like to lose""And if she frauds us? Do you guarantee that she would be caught and sent to the appropriate authorities?" The HR woman asked.Mr. Hale nodded. "It was a misunderstanding. Mrs. Klaire had nothing to do with the fraud at Kingston Holdings"I watched as Mr. Hale contended with the rest of the staff in the boardroom. He stood up f

15. ~ Aleksander ~

It had been a week since I blocked my wife's contact. She was nothing like grandmother described. She was selfish and thoughtless. And I was going to proceed with the divorce in a few weeks.I didn't want any woman to claim to be a Vilmorre years later because of a legal contract I had blindly signed. It was time to put an end to this insanity.The Vilmorre home office had erupted in sales and I must agree that my officials were doing a great job - even the newly appointed ones. I needed the company to keep growing at this pace before I returned to Moscow.Grandmother would also be coming with me to Moscow. That was the only way I would be reassured that she would lose connection to the lady who had bewitched her. With all connections gone, divorce would be easier to achieve.And I would be able to deal with business only."Mr. Aleksander" Hale walked into my office with a big smile. "How are you doing?" He asked."I should be asking you." I rolled my eyes. "What's the excitement for?

16. ~Aleksander~

I walked into the office. It looked cleaner, quiet and less irritating. No employees pretending to work wherever I walked past. Just silence. The way I preferred it.I moved toward Mrs. Klaire, my eyes narrowing slightly. The pile of files around her looked ridiculous. More like the HR had added to what I initially gave her.I frowned immediately, picking up the half-organized papers spread across the desk. Mrs. Klaire herself was deep in sleep, such that small creases of annoyance still lay on her smooth skin. There was only one person who must have caused it. Me.Her night glasses had fallen out of her eyes and her heels had slipped under her desk. Her legs were bare on the ground and her office shirt was so thin that I could almost see through it. For a moment, I considered waking her immediately. Employees sleeping during work hours was not allowed, especially employees on probation. Except, this wasn't work hours.Curiosity made me pick one of the files she was working on. My

17. ~Klaire~

"You're home?" Elise's eyes bulged as she stood in front of the door. I pushed it open and walked into the room, collapsing on the bed. "That man didn't fire you, did he?" She shut the door aggressively. "First he makes you sleep at work and now…""He didn't fire me," I responded. "But now I wish he did" my lips pouted and my eyes were soaked in tears. "I am tired of the workload and the pay isn't worth any of the extra tasks I am performing."Elise's face fell, and she sat beside me on the bed."The pay would only cover rent, groceries, and a few clothes. That's not what I need right now" I cried."I tried reaching out to some of my ex-boyfriends, but they are all shit holes. Asking to spend a night before I can get some money from them." She clicked her tongue in pity. "My body needs some rest" she smiled.I sighed. "At least, my boss asked me to take the whole day off for a rest." "Why is he suddenly nice?""Oh, I promise. He's not."My mind went back to meeting Mr. Vilmorre in t

18. ~Aleksander~

I didn't bother looking up from the documents on my desk when Hale stood across from me. "I'm not conducting random interviews today," I said. "Let the appropriate head attend to them""Yes sir." Mr. Hale responded, walking out of the door only for him to reappear in less than two minutes."What now?""This doesn't seem like the usual interview, Mr. Aleks. It is for the positions you specifically...""Still, I am not in the space to conduct any interviews now. Let them go to the HR.""It's just one person" he said.I looked up at him, irritation at the corner of my eyes. "Hale. Don't piss me off"He sighed and then walked toward my desk, pointing to an envelope. "You have to see this." He said.I froze, because from afar, grandmother's seal was evident on the envelope, and without waiting one more second, I grabbed it from Hale and tore it off. This was it. The letter I had been waiting for. I ruffled the paper inside. The handwriting inside was unmistakable. It was my grandmother's

19. ~Aleksander~

We headed to the private section in the company's cafeteria where the conversation could happen with no interruptions."Is this a date?" Elise inquired, a smile on her face when our table was being served with desserts. My gaze remained fixed on her - all of her - and I was unable to take away the hate already created in me.She sat across from me with a straighter posture, all of her nervousness at the interview was now gone. She held the coffee cup and sipped, crossing her leg over the other. I didn't waste any more time. "Why did you think you could stand me up?""I didn't stand you up" she replied flatly. "You stood me up, Lex" she said.I sat up straight, ready to be defensive."I was at the restaurant, at the VIP section that I had booked, waiting for you. You never showed up."I paused. At the VIP section?"You came?" I asked again, unable to believe that I must have misunderstood her. I never went to the VIP section because I thought…"You didn't think I would be at that sect

20. ~Klaire~

When Mr. Vilmorre walked away, I stayed frozen still staring in the direction he had disappeared, taking time to process what I had just seen.Absolutely none of this made sense.Mr Aleksander Vimorre, the coldest, most emotionally exhausted man, had just sat down holding hands with a woman.Elise.The same Elise whom I lived with. The one who had met him, barely an hour ago. I slowly turned to her. "I need an explanation."Elise burst into laughter immediately. "Don't look so shocked, Klaire.""Shocked," I repeated, blankly. "You were holding hands with Mr. Vilmorre."She flipped her hair dramatically. "That's Elise's magic. Honestly, I knew I had charms, but I didn't think Aleksander Vilmorre would fall for them this quickly."I stared at her, then burst into a laugh also, maybe she would join me and this was all a joke. Unfortunately, she wasn't joking."The moment I entered his office" she continued the story, proudly. "He completely ignored the recommendation letter and just kept

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