THE BILLIONAIRE LOVE

CHAPTER 19

I WANTED TO CRY OUT LOUD. 

BUT I COULDN' T. 

MY HEARTBEAT BECAME SLOW. 

I FELT AS IF I WOULD BURST INTO PIECES. 

SUDDENLY THERE WAS A BEEP ON MY PHONE. 

IT WAS A MESSAGE FROM SILIYA.

IT SAID - WANNA GO CLUBBING WITH ME, HILLARY, JASMIN AND RHINE?

I QUICKLY TYPED YES. 

THEIR COMPANY MADE ME FEEL HAPPY. 

I CHANGED INTO A PENCIL DRESS. 

SILIYA CAME TO PICK ME UP IN HER CAR. 

WE WERE ON THE WAY TO THE CLUB. 

"SO YOU HAD A GOOD AFFAIR WITH NICHOLAS, RIGHT?" I ASKED HER, HOPING TO GET AN ANSWER.

"I' M SORRY, LINDA. BUT AT THAT TIME I FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM. I SWEAR THAT I NEVER EVER FUCKED WITH HIM."

"WHATEVER IT WAS. BUT YOU' RE STILL MY FRIEND." I SAID, WITH A SMILE. 

SHE SMILED BACK.

WE ARRIVED AT THE CLUB. 

HILLARY, JASMIN AND RHINE WERE WAITING FOR US. WE WENT INSIDE TOGETHER. 

I ORDERED A GLASS OF WHISKEY. 

HILLARY PUT HER HAND ON MY SHOULDER. 

"I KNOW THAT YOU' RE MAD AT US, RIGHT?"

"I WAS, BUT I' M NO MORE."

WE DRANK TO OUR HEARTS CONTENT BUT DRINKING MADE ME MORE EMOTIONAL.

JASMIN PATTED ON MY BACK.

"WHY, JASMIN? DON' T I HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM? MAYBE THIS MARRIAGE IS FAKE BUT STILL IF HE COOPERATES, WE CAN CONTINUE WITH IT." I SOBBED LIKE A CHILD.

"NICHOLAS WILL UNDERSTAND YOU QUITE WELL, LINDA. THE REASON IS - YOU BOTH DON' T SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER."

"BUT HE DOESN' T LIKE ME."

"HE LIKES YOU. HE DOESN' T HAVE WORDS TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU. YOU NEED TO MAKE HIM COMFORTABLE. AND THERE IS ONE OPTION."

"BUT JASMIN, SEX IS NOT THE ANSWER TO EVERY PROBLEM."

"HAVE YOU EVER TRIED IT."

"WELL, NO."

"IF YOU ARE A GOOD GIRL THEN LISTEN TO ME. YOU SHOULD GO WITH HIM TO A HONEYMOON. AND NEW YORK SEEMS TO BE THE BEST PLACE."

"I' LL TRY."

I DRANK MORE. 

WHEN THE GLASSES WERE UNABLE TO SATISFY MY CRAVING, I TOOK THE BOTTLE, FORCED IT OPENED AND DRANK FROM IT. 

I DRANK UNTIL MY SENSES WERE OUT OF CONTROL. 

RHINE HELD ME. WE CAME OUT OF THE CLUB. 

SILIYA DROPPED ME BACK TO NICHOLAS' S HOUSE. 

BY THAT TIME, I LOST THE ABILITY TO COTROL MY SPEECH. 

IT WAS MIDNIGHT. 

OLIVIA AND SIREN WERE ALREADY ASLEEP. 

I ENTERED THE HOUSE AND OPENED MY COAT TO GET SOME AIR. 

NICHOLAS HAD RETURNED A FEW HOURS AGO AND HE GOT TO KNOW FROM OLIVIA THAT I HAD GONE TO THE CLUB WITH MY FRIENDS.

"WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN?" HE BARKED WHEN HE SAW ME.

"WHY DO YOU MIND?"

"BECAUSE I HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW."

"I DON' T REMEMBER GIVING THAT RIGHT TO YOU."

"LINDA, YOU ARE COMPLETELY DRUNK. WHO TOLD YOU TO THIS TO YOURSELF. I WANT MY ORIGINAL LINDA BACK." HE WAS HURT BY MY WORDS.

"WHEN WERE YOU PLANNING TO TELL ME ABOUT YOU FUCKING WITH MEGHAN AND KATE?"

"I - I DIDN' T WANT TO DO IT. I WAS OUT OF CONTROL."

"OF COURSE. YOU MUST HAVE LOVED THEIR COMPANY. WHY ARE YOU NOT WITH THEM? GO AND SLEEP WITH THEM."

"LINDA, PLEASE STOP IT. YOU' RE HURTING ME."

"I DIDN' T KNOW THAT PRINCE CHARMING ALSO FELT HURT. WHAT ABOUT WHEN I FEEL HURT? AND THERE IS NO ONE TO CONSOLE ME."

"WHO SAID THERE IS NO ONE? I' M THERE."

"YOU HURT ME THE MOST. I HAVEN' T HEARD THAT PEOPLE WHO HURT YOU WILL CONSOLE YOU."

THAT WAS ENOUGH FOR NICHOLAS TO BEAR. 

HE PULLED ME CLOSER AND PUT HIS HAND ON MY WAIST. 

HE LEANED CLOSER AND KISSED MY LIPS FERVENTLY.

CONTINUED IN THE NEXT CHAPTER