THE BILLIONAIRE SHE NEVER WANTED
The Billionaire She Never Wanted – Chapter 37&38
(•••His•••Unwilling•••Wife•••)
By; Ruby
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“I…. I can’t” Emily stuttered, she wasn’t going to divorce Caden now, not when they were finally having their happily ever after.
“You don’t have a choice, if Caden is replaced with James, he would be broken” Beatrice said, her voice becoming chilly with each word.
“But why would Anthony want me to divorce Caden, how does that benefit him?” Emily yelled.
“I don’t know, he gave orders and I am only relaying them, divorce Caden” Beatrice replied and stood up.
“I won’t,” Emily said, her eyes pooling with tears. “I can’t”
Beatrice sucked in a sharp breath as if impatient. “You have too, I won’t let you ruin my son’s life for your selfish desires” Beatrice snapped.
“I don’t want to” Emily sobbed, the tears she was trying too hard to hold fell freely.
“The election is in three days, I expect you to have divorced Caden before then, tonight even” Beatrice said. “Show yourself out” Beatrice added and walked away.
Emily’s tears came like a flood, she didn’t expect to be this hurt by the mere thought of divorcing Caden.
A few months ago, she would have been happy to take this opportunity but not anymore, she doesn’t want to divorce him.
Emily stood up and left the house, she got into her car and her head rested on the steering wheel.
Her eyes went to the papers Beatrice prepared for her.
She gripped the steering wheel hard as more tears rolled down her cheek.
_
{CADEN’S HOUSE}
Emily entered the house like a walking corpse.
She saw Luis walking towards her. “You’re back” he said and Emily nodded absent mindedly as she walked towards the stairs.
Luis frowned, he wondered what was wrong with her but he chose not to ask.
Emily went into her room and slumped on the bed, she tried steadying her breaths as Beatrice words rang through her head.
She wondered if she should talk to Caden about it but that would only make things complicated.
Emily took in deep breaths as she finally came to terms with the situation, she would do as Beatrice says till Caden retains his position.
Then she would tell him everything, it’s for his own good.
Emily arranged some of her clothes into her suitcase and walked out of the bedroom. She went to the kitchen to get water since her throat is dry from all the crying.
When she opened the refrigerator she saw the remaining pancake she made yesterday, the one that had way too much sugar in it.
She didn’t tell Caden she kept some aside and when she tasted it she understood why he didn’t let her eat it.
Her cooking would always be terrible but he ate it anyway.
Tears gathered in Emily’s eyes but she blinked them away and took the bottle of water.
The front door opened and Caden walked in.
Emily walked into the living room and Caden smiled when he saw her. “You’re back from my mother’s?”
“As you can see” Emily replied and Caden chuckled as he walked towards her.
Without warning, he claimed her lips and Emily allowed herself to relish his taste, she melted in his arms as he pulled her closer.
Caden pulled away with a smile. “What did my mother want?” He asked.
“She just wanted to see me,” Emily lied.
“I told you,” Caden smiled.
‘Now or never, don’t let this escalate’ Emily screamed in her head.
She pulled away and Caden frowned, already missing her touch.
“We need to talk,” Emily said.
“About what?” Caden raised a brow and Emily sighed, taking a step backwards.
Caden frowned hard at the gesture.
Emily looked at him trying to find the words to use, what would she tell him her reason was for throwing divorce papers in her face?
“Is something wrong?” Caden asked worriedly, closing the space within them.
“No.. nothing is wrong” Emily managed a smile.
“Emily, if something is bothering you, tell me,” Caden said.
“It’s nothing really, how’s George, you said you would go see him today” Emily quickly changed the topic.
Caden looked like he had a lot to ask, he knew something was bothering her and he really wanted to know what it is but this wife of his doesn’t look like she would tell him.
“Yeah… His father’s condition is getting better, I think” Caden replied and Emily nodded.
“That’s good, I think Luis made dinner, I would go check” Emily said and walked into the kitchen leaving Caden standing there, deep in thought.
_
{GEORGE’S HOUSE}
George sat on the couch in his living room, his phone in his ears.
He is on a call with Ava, she is feeding him all the information on his father’s health, even though George didn’t understand most of the things she is saying he kept listening because he was the one who asked for it.
“Do you understand what I am saying?” Ava asked.
“Some part of it,” George replied.
Ava sighed. “This is just a waste of time, ohh and how’s your girlfriend? she didn’t look happy when she left the other time” Ava asked.
“I haven’t spoken to her since then” George answered truthfully.
“Ohhhh, I don’t like her very much and no offense but she is a… How do I put this in a nice way…. She’s a bitçh” Ava said.
“That is not nice” George replied and Ava chuckled.
“That’s the nicest I can think of,” she shrugged.
The door opened and Anna walked in surprising George, he stood up from the couch as his brows curved into a frown.
“George?” Ava said through the other line. “Are you there?” She asked.
“I would call you back” George responded and hung up before facing Anna.
“Who was that? Do you already have a new girlfriend to replace me?” Anna started, looking annoyed.
“Don’t be dramatic, I was talking to my father’s doctor,” George replied.
“That bi+çh again? Seriously!!” Anna scoffed and George glared at her.
“Why are you here?” He asked and Anna’s gaze softened as she walked towards him, hugging him tightly.
“I’m sorry if I gave you reasons to doubt me, I really am, I swear I would never cheat on you” she cried on his chest.
“Anna……” George said as he pulled her away from him.
Anna refused to let him go. “Don’t push me away please” Anna pouted and George sighed.
“What made you change your mind, you were fine not talking to me for a week” George said and Anna froze.
“You were mad at me and I just wanted you to cool off” Anna replied, still holding him tight.
“Anna, stop this” George said as he successfully pushed her away from him.
“Stop what? Don’t you love me anymore?” Anna asked, tears gathered in her eyes as she looked at him.
Before, her tears would tear him apart, he would do anything to stop her from crying but right now, he only feels sorry for her.
She was okay with not talking to him even though it was ripping him apart and that gave him a little time to drift away from her.
“We need space from each other Anna” George said.
Anna’s eyes widened. “What?”
“It’s no different from what you’ve been doing for the past week”
“But… George…”
“I need time away from you, one week isn’t enough, I don’t know what to think of this but everything between us is not okay right now, you’ve been lying to me and I have been overlooking it but now, I just can’t” George said and Anna’s tears ran free.
“Are you breaking up with me?” She choked out.
“Noo… Am not, I just want space” George answered.
Anna pressed her lips into a thin line. “I can’t believe you’re doing this to me, You’ll regret this!” she yelled and walked out of the house.
George couldn’t tell if she was angry or sad.
He ran his hands through his hair and sighed.
_
{NEXT DAY~CADEN’S HOUSE~6PM}
Emily turned on the bed, Caden was still sleeping beside her, his hand wrapped around her waist.
She had a sad look in her eyes as she stared at his perfect face.
He sleeps so peacefully.
She removed herself from his grip, slowly and carefully so he won’t wake up, he is a light sleeper.
When Emily finally got away from his grip, she left the room and walked into her room where she already had her things packed last night.
She only packed a few things in order not to alert him, she would send someone to get the rest of her stuff.
Even though she would only be gone for a little while she had to make it look real.
Her chest clenched as she dragged the suitcase out of the room and walked downstairs.
It was still pretty early for Luis to be awake so she carefully slipped out of the house and loaded her suitcase in the trunk then got into her car and drove off.
Her chest clenched at every single movement knowing what she was doing would ruin both of them.
_
{LIA’S PENTHOUSE~10AM}
Lia wore suit pants and a blazer over her white shirt, she had white heels on and her straight hair fell freely on her body.
Beatrice did tell her to dress well, her mother’s years of planning is finally about to pay off.
“Lia” Beatrice called as she walked into the penthouse, she wore a black dress with red button heels.
She looked exquisite and fancy.
“Why are you here this early?” Lia asked.
“Didn’t you get my message?” Beatrice asked.
“Of course I did that exactly the reason I am dressed this fancily” Lia answered and Beatrice chuckled.
“Sweetheart, all my hard work is going to pay off today and don’t worry, you’ll have Caden all to yourself soon” Beatrice smiled and Lia blinked.
“Not until you get rid of that wife of his first” she scoffed.
“Already done,” Beatrice replied. “Now let’s go to take over the Kingston enterprises” Beatrice smirked.
_
{KINGSTON ENTERPRISES}
Caden was a total mess as he parked his car roughly before stepping out, he woke up this morning to an empty house because Emily was nowhere to be found.
He searched everywhere for her and called her multiple times but all his calls went straight to voicemail.
He was already getting worried when he saw the paper on the nightstand.
A divorce agreement.
Emily already signed it, then he knew what had happened.
She wanted to divorce him, he tore the paper to shreds and called her again multiple times but he couldn’t reach her at all.
Just when he decided to go to her parents house to find her the Internet blew up.
Literally!
A video was released.
No.
Not a video.
Multiple videos were released.
S3x tapes of super model Anna Lark and CEO of Kingston enterprises, Anthony Kingston.
The Internet was going crazy with the information as lots of people kept sharing and reposting.
They were getting dragged, brutalized and cancelled.
Investors were pulling their funds and the stocks were falling badly.
Caden was enraged, he had to rush out of the house and head to the company.
Paparazzi swam him before he could take a step but luckily guards came and guided him into the huge building.
Caden stormed into the conference room where every important person in the Kingston enterprises was.
He saw Anthony sitting relaxed in his chair like he wasn’t getting brutalized.
Like the stocks weren’t falling.
Like the company wasn’t about to hit rock bottom because of him.
“Seriously?!” Caden yelled, frustration welled up in his throat. “Just when I thought you couldn’t be any worse, you do something this crazy?!”
“Shut up and sit down, we have a lot to discuss” Anthony fired.
“You still have the guts to show your face here? You’ve got to be kidding me!” Caden shouted.
This had to be the most terrible day of his life.
His wife wants to divorce him.
His father is having s+x with his best friend’s girlfriend.
Could things get any worse?
It was like the universe had plans for him because things actually got worse.
The conference room door opened and Beatrice walked in gracefully with Lia behind her.
Anthony stood up from his chair as he stared at his wife.
“What are you doing here Beatrice?” Anthony asked with a frown, clearly displeased by her presence.
“I should ask you that question” Beatrice smirked. “You’re standing on my property Anthony” she fired.
A chuckle tore out of Anthony’s throat. “Your… Company, are you really delusional?”
Beatrice rolled her eyes, she opened the bag she was holding and brought out a file.
She walked up to Anthony and threw it on his face. “You signed off your properties to me, everything is in my name now” Beatrice smirked.
Caden stood Frozen, he was bewildered.
“What the hell are you talking about, I didn’t do that!” Anthony barked.
A board member walked towards them and picked up the papers, he read through them as his eyes widened in shock.
“She isn’t lying, this is your signature and the papers are valid” he said and Anthony quickly took it from him.
He read through it too as his eyes widened in shock.
He wondered when he signed it, he had always been careful to sign any documents without reading through it first.
But he wasn’t careful enough because he signed away everything he owned without knowing it.
He felt his heart thumping rapidly within his rib cage and beads of sweat broke on his forehead.
His chest clenched he felt his air supply pressed shut.
He couldn’t breathe.
He was having a heart attack.
The papers fell from his hands as he gripped his chest tightly, he looked at a smirking Beatrice with surprise and anger.
“Mr. Kingston!” The board members shouted as if on cue as they rushed to the falling man.
“Already? I wanted to introduce you to my daughter, Lia” she said heartlessly as she pointed towards Lia.
Anthony couldn’t speak as his eyes went to Lia then back to Beatrice.
At this point someone already called the ambulance for Anthony since he was dying.
Caden just stood there, watching everything unfold.
Something in him broke.
_
{HOSPITAL}
George was sitting next to his dad who was sleeping as George read through some documents in his hands.
He made it his mission to come here everyday because he can never tell when the old man would decide to just give up and die.
The door to the ward pushed open roughly and George turned to a breathing Ava.
She doubled over as she tried to catch her breath.
“Are you okay?” He asked, standing up.and walking towards her.
“Are you okay?” She asked as she looked at him, her eyes searching and George frowned, confused.
“Is something wrong?” He asked and Ava rubbed her temples.
“You don’t know?” Ava asked worriedly.
“Know what?” He asked too.
“Check your phone” she ordered and George brought out his phone from his pants pocket.
The Media is going crazy, his eyes widened when he saw what the russ was about.
He really couldn’t bring himself to watch the video, he already saw enough.
His heart stopped for a moment like he was going to have a heart attack like Anthony.
George stumbled backwards in utter shock and Ava rushed towards him with pity eyes.
She engulfed him in a hug as he stood there frozen.
That was his girlfriend. Anna Lark.
“It’s okay to cry” Ava murmured.
_
{A DIFFERENT HOSPITAL}
Caden stood outside his father’s Cardiac care unit (CCU) ward with a numb expression.
He looked lifeless, he didn’t even know why he was here.
He didn’t care about the old man but he is here regardless.
Beatrice and Lia stood a few feet away from him talking to some men or whatever, he paid no attention to them.
The doctor came out of the ward and some nurses rolled Anthony in a stretcher out of the ward too.
“Where are they taking him too?” Beatrice asked.
“To the patient ward, we did everything we could but his condition is still critical, his heart attack was severe” the doctor replied looking pained.
Little did he know that none of them cared about the dying man.
He walked away after that and Beatrice smirked before turning to Caden.
“We need to talk,” Beatrice said to a quiet Caden.
“Did you release the videos? Did you know he was sleeping with Anna?” Caden asked as he turned to Beatrice.
“Yes… I did, for quite a while but that doesn’t matter now does it? I am the owner of Kingston enterprises, Anthony won’t survive, he is old news now” Beatrice waved her hand in dismissal.
“That’s why you didn’t divorce him after everything he did to you,” Caden said.
“Yes, I had bigger and better plans,” Beatrice replied calmly.
Caden scoffed in disbelief. “Lia is your daughter?” He asked.
So many thoughts ran through his head, he wondered how he was still standing here right now.
“Yes, she is, she isn’t Anthony’s though if that’s what you’re asking” Beatrice replied. “Listen Caden, you’re like my son and it would be a shame to have to handle you like I did with Anthony” Beatrice started.
“Handle me?” Caden frowned.
“Yeah…. I own everything now, it’s all in my name so you either work with me or work against me, the latter isn’t a good option because that would come with extreme consequences” Beatrice informed.
“Is that a threat?” Caden couldn’t believe it, this woman who he thought had been too weak to fight off Anthony.
The woman he once saw as his mother is standing in front of him….
Threatening him.
“You can interpret it however you wish, but that’s the facts and you damn right know it, you work with me and you keep your current position, no struggle there” Beatrice shrugged and Caden closed his eyes in utter pain.
“Mom!” Lia called and Beatrice turned to her.
“Ohh dear I haven’t forgotten” she smiled at her daughter before turning back to Caden. “You’ll have to marry Lia too by the way” she said and Caden’s gaze snapped towards her sharply.
“What?!” Caden yelled.
“Exactly what you heard, you’ll keep your position and basically everything you have if you marry my daughter” Beatrice smiled like she isn’t tearing through someone’s heart.
“I’m married,” Caden gritted.
“Oh please, didn’t she give you divorce papers?” Beatrice rolled her eyes.
“How did you know that? Did you say something to her” Caden’s eyes were burning with fury and hurt.
“It doesn’t matter what I said to her, she was willing to take the first chance she got to leave you. Isn’t that enough signal to know she doesn’t care about you? Don’t act like a fool Caden” Beatrice snapped.
Caden wanted to refute but she was right.
It didn’t matter what Beatrice said to Emily, she didn’t trust him enough to talk to him about it.
What happened last night made much more sense to him now.
Emily didn’t tell him anything.
She didn’t talk to him about anything because she didn’t trust him.
She would never trust him.
Caden felt a million swords pierced through his heart.
How could she do that to him?
“Alright” his voice came out hoarse as his eyes hooded.
All expressions are gone leaving cold, blank eyes.
Beatrice and Lia smiled in delight.
Little did they know he had plans of his own.
TBC………..
