A BILLIONAIRE'S UNEXPECTED ROMANCE

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irs. I was reading a magazine that I had discovered o

ad no authority to respond. In this house

s now. It meant fire when my family called me by my full name. Even thou

ting Olivia. She gave me a fierce look tha

e world are you doing with my magazine, too? "I thought I warned you not to touch my things without my perm

by her other son Charles, who happens to be Olivia's twin b

n this house? Why the commot

saying anything. I was

with Evelyn. She's simply so unbearable to me now

"Evelyn, what have

ways taken a stance in favo

r something I did Mom?" I spoke softl

omeone said that she wasn't my real mother

" Charles said as he tapped on his p

I feel like I'm a nobody in thi

you repulsive. Nothing about you makes Richard worthy. Olivia

t, but they didn't need to point it out to me. Tears wer

th me? What did I do to

e overflowing with tear

was that you had perished in that mishap instead of him. Charles spat at me, say

me a severe slap i

now we'd crash that day?

going out. Evelyn, your immature

ut

voice. Since nobody would be interested in hearing you speak, perhaps you could t

nged on the door i

collapsed onto the ground in a messy heap, le

ect. I would never hurt my closest friend or Super

every day as though it had happened yesterday. I never even had a chance to say

but not himself. I felt

deal. I was the favorite child and a daddy's girl. I used

, I lost everything. Along with losing my voice,

mobile caught fire that I was unable to speak any lou

ead of him. Without one another, we could

day even after fi

quivering knees while thinki

ould go ba

model, attractive and intelligent. She had all the necessities for

incredibly prosperous, well-liked, and stunningly beautiful. He was pop

on the board of the company. She had amassed enormous wealth via sheer hard work.

ed. I was twenty-five years old, and I tragically had no one. Despite my education, I neede

een looking forward to that bright spo

later, at around two in the afternoon, w

ug me. She gave me such a strong hug that I nearly believed Olivia had returned,

what, Sydney?"

l used to call me Sydney. It wa

an effort to so

"Guess who's gettin

s, my eyes glowed. Excitem

etting hitched? I was unaware tha

te all this, I had to be happy for her.

o dimwitted? She rolled her eyes and

getting

ivia feel this way? One of her com

nally leave our lives tonight

iling. I wasn't seeing anyone, tho

he reception will soon be magnificent. That package has all a bride's necessities in it. Char

t under

nd billionaire, is the man you will marry. To not be aware of him would be t

still

, patient with me, but

n't engaged, of course, but to the outside world, it appears that you have been for the last three months, and now yo

hat my only understanding of how things functione

rying to come across as resolute and confident as

and looked ov

ected by you. This one is not up for

arried," I said, c

ough of bein

my cheek. I had to put my hand

one. Her ring had sliced me right below my eye, and she

cely, she asked, "A

ould be killed if I said

yourself," and swung her e

elt streamed down my nose. I had bleeding on me

, looking at my gown. Despite how beautiful

dea about him, so I felt like I was li

t my laptop and sea

including the one that became popul

ed to the photos because I had to see his face at t

y heart missed a beat. My cheeks took on an un

but the masterpiece I was staring at made me experience emotions

ces on him, I was certain that

s my better half? The idea alone caus

tement about getting

nce right away. I needed to make an impression on

trick or crook, I woul

brighter future. My prince c

idea bothered me even

re put up with a socially unco