One Night With A Mysterious Billionaire (The Heiress's Revenge)-Chapter 23: Raymond’s deliemma

Raymond pov

"Alright I will tell Liam to inform the project manager in charge of that project that I have heard your proposal and I like it - that you should progress to the next phase."

"Do you know anyone that works in Hyacinth Hove?" Lena asked.

"I owned Hyacinth Hove kitten" Raymond replied clearly amused that she doesn’t know he owns hyacinth Hove. What does she know about him then, if she doesn’t know this public information.

I noticed the shock on her face, I chuckled, "why do you always wear your heart on your sleeve? I could just look at you and tell exactly what you are thinking" she looked at me like I was bullying her so I had to let go.

"How many companies do you have?" Lena asked softly"

"I thought I saw you reading information about me, how come you don’t know how many companies I have? " I retorted. Her whole face turned red and she burrowed her face into my chest like she was trying to hide.

"I did not read any information about you, who gave you that false information." Lena murmured quietly.

I decided not to tease her again and just hold her for now and enjoy how she feels on my body, this is the few times she did not fight with me and just went with the flow, so I decided not to fuck it up.

Not long after we arrived at the hospital, I took her to see Damon, he attended to her gently, did not ask unnecessary questions which I saw made her comfortable. I had already told Damon to be less Damon when she comes so he doesn’t put her off, luckily for me he agreed and did as I instructed.

When Damon was done checking Lena, he gave her a contraceptive and told her how to take it. I asked my driver to take her home. Me and Damon left for a private lounge. We sat in our VIP section drinking while overlooking the dance floor, Damon was swamped with beautiful girls brought for him by the club manager. I was not interested in anything he was doing.

All my thoughts were consumed by my family. My grandfather insisted I come back home, when I left Vegas city, few years back. I knew a day like this would come but I never knew it would be this soon and not now that I have discovered Lena. I kept on drinking my mind in turmoil over everything.

Damon noticing my unhappiness sent the ladies accompanying him away.

"What is the problem ?" He asked

"Grandfather has requested my return, and I know he wants to pass on the company shares to the next heir." I replied. I noticed how nonchalant he was, like he doesn’t see the issue.

"I have to get married." I dropped the bomb. He looked shocked and opened his mouth to say something but he ended up muttering a simple sentence.

"To whom?" he asked

"Cynthia " I responded grimly. The mention of her name alone, still brings shivers down my bones. I once loved her, and was ready to give her everything I had. She left me when we came of age, because she thought my grandfather would not give the company to me. I almost went mad from her betrayal. I had to move down to York city to clear my head. Damon, my very good friend, chose to follow me here. His family is into healthcare so he continued in that line.

"Is your grandfather insisting you marry her?" Damon asked, I could see the hatred in his eyes.

" He did not need to tell me before I knew who it was" over the years I have built a very strong network that enables me to get information easily.

"You can’t marry that bitch," Damon declared.

I remained quiet, not saying anything, just looking quietly at the dance floor.

"Don’t tell me you still love her, after everything she did to you" Damon was exasperated. He took the bottle in front of him and drank from the bottle directly. I knew he was pissed. But for a while I don’t really have an answer to what I want. Around Lena I’m all happy and mischievous forgetting my family troubles. But whenever I stepped out of her bubbles I became lost on how to move on.

"You are not actually considering marrying her are you? He asked me again hoping I had an answer.

"I don’t love her anymore if that is what you want to know, but I cannot give up on the company I have worked for, for years" I replied to him.

"There is always a way, you have Lena now and I know she makes you happy. Why not take it slowly." I stood up, adjusted my suit and made my way to the door. Damon did not try to stop me because he knows I need to blow out some steams

I know there is always a way and I intend to look for it, I do not intend to marry that bitch after everything she did to me. I got downstairs and Liam was already waiting for me with my driver. We drove home quietly.

When we got to my villa, I went directly to my painting room. I gaze at the painting of the woman I thought would spend her entire life with me but when she realized my younger brother was my father’s favourite, she left me because she thought the black wealth would not go to me.

Anger flashed through my eyes, I remember coming here to cry everyday when I moved to York city newly, but looking at these paintings now all I see is a vile woman who would do anything for money.

It felt like I was possessed by a beast, I rushed forward in anger and started destroying all the paintings leaving no stone unturned. When I was through I looked at my handiwork and I loved it.

I began laughing menacely, like a mad man and someone truly possessed. " Cynthia, Cynthia, Cynthia," I chuckled. "You slut, running back now after I have made a name for myself, I dare you." I collapsed on the floor laughing like a mad man.

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I got home and I waited for Raymond to come back but he never did. I ate dinner alone and decided to go to my room and finish up some documents on my laptop. Late into the night I heard the door open, I didn’t pay it mind because I knew it was Raymond.

After a while I realized he never came inside, I went out of my room to go check up on him, then I heard it, muffled sound of tears and hysterical laughter coming from the painting room. I felt a chill run down my body. I kept telling myself to turn back, to ignore the sound.

But I couldn’t. I find myself moving towards the source of the voice. Then it became clear, Raymond was destroying things and cussing out loud. But what could be the cause, when we parted ways he was fine. "What happened to him?" I asked myself, in no time I was standing at the door, I opened it gently and squinted my eyes looking for him, the only source of light was the rays of streetlight coming through the window. After my eyes adjusted to the darkness, right there in the midst of the chaos room I saw him, on the ground.

"What happened here?" I asked gently as I moved towards him.

"Didn’t I warn you not to step foot into this room?" Raymond asked me coldly.

"I... I heard sounds, I was worried that you were not ok" I muttered

"Go back to your room, you will do well to remember that the arrangement we have is a contract arrangement, you play your part and I play mine. Do not intrude into my privacy and that includes this room." Raymond took a stroll closer to me and I stepped backwards till my back hit a wall and there was no place to move. My knees almost buckled when I looked at his eyes, the intensity and rage in his eyes could burn down a full building.

He looked like a completely different person, like there is someone else beneath his eyes waiting to take over

I kept my eyes down, to avoid looking into his eyes. He touched my jaw and moved it upwards.

"Have I made myself clear, kitten?"

"Yes, loud and clear. I won’t come in here next time and I won’t intrude on your privacy too." I clasped my hand together.

"Good girl" he drew closer to me and started kissing me, fiercely and intensely and hungryly. At first I didn’t want to give him, but I remembered how he would just remind me about the contract if I said no, so I decided to endure it and let him do what he liked.

Raymond stopped when he saw I was not interested, and he looked at me for a while then sighed.