The Billionaire's Marriage Investement のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 14

Ryder had expected Victoria to arrive sometime around nine. But when she was running three hours late, he became nervous for some reason. She had been on time, for their two last meetings. And her file had shown she was a punctual person. So he wondered why she hadn’t arrived. Focusing on the work in front of him, became futile.“Is anything the matter, sir?” Sam asked, noticing how his boss kept on tapping his foot on the floor.“Has Victoria contacted you today?” He didn’t bother pretending he was thinking about anything else.Sam shook his head. “No sir. She hasn’t.”Just as Ryder was about to instruct Sam to call her, a knock sounded on his office door. “Come in.” Ryder called.The door opened, and in walked Victoria with a brown bag slung over her shoulders.“Good afternoon.” She greeted Ryder and his assistant, walking towards his desk. Her shoulders were squared and her face pinched with some sort of tension. Ryder could already tell what she was about to say. S

When Victoria left Tecna tower, there was a car arranged by Ryder, waiting with a driver inside. “Mr. Lake has designated a driver to take you wherever you need.” Sam said. The car was sleek and it felt a bit overwhelming, but she tried to act passive about it. She was going to get married to Ryder. As Mrs. Lake, even if only temporary, she’d be in the face of much more luxury. So she got in without a word, and settled in the back seat. As the car began to move, she popped open the little black box Ryder had give her.When she saw what was inside, a little gasp escaped her.“Oh.”It was a beautiful blue diamond ring. Victoria slowly picked it up. And even though she wasn’t acquainted with luxury items, she could tell this ring was top tier. Inside the box, the words ‘engagement ring’ were inscribed. Tentatively, she slipped the ring unto her finger. It was a perfect fit, and twinkled up at her. “Damn.” She muttered. She stared at it for a solid five minutes, before sh