Billionaire’s Sweet Wife by Joanna Badldwin

Chapter 1 Betrayal

Seraphina Jones woke up with a slight headache at midnight and felt her mouth as dry as a bone.

Even so, Seraphina was still happy.

Seraphina was a perfumer and had been working on a perfume for a long time. After she finally made it, she named it First Love. It would be sent to attend a perfumery competition tomorrow night. After she won the prize in the competition, she and Julian Brown, the man she loved, would start discussing their marriage plans.

It had been five years since Seraphina and Julian knew each other at college. Besides, they had been in love for three years.

Seraphina gave up a lot of things and devoted herself to the study of perfume. Her efforts finally paid off. With her help, Julian’s company grew bigger. A bright future seemingly smiled at her. For this reason, she drank a few more drinks at night.

Seraphina pinched the bridge of her nose and planned to find some water, but she heard a strange noise from the next room.

Seraphina lived alone in the small rented apartment. Julian would stay occasionally, but he would only stay in the guest room alone.

Hearing the noise, Seraphina couldn’t help worrying about if there was anything wrong with Julian.

But when Seraphina got closer to the door of that room, she heard a woman’s voice.

“Julian, will Seraphina hear us?”

“Isn’t it exciting? Don’t worry, honey. I put a drug in her drink. I’m sure she won’t wake up till tomorrow morning.” Although the man’s voice was full of short gasps, Seraphina could recognize that it was Julian’s voice.

Seraphina’s heart sank. Seraphina put so much concentration into the study and development of perfumes over the years that she often suffered from insomnia and needed sleeping pills to help her fall asleep. Therefore, she developed some resistance to drugs that helped or made one sleep.

“When I win the award with the new perfume at tomorrow’s competition, I will be a senior perfumer and have a stable position in this circle. There will be plenty of investors for you to choose from in the future. Moreover, you can recruit as many perfumers as you want, including those better than Seraphina.”

Seraphina, who was standing at the door, clenched her hands and recognized it was Vivian Garcia who was speaking inside that room.

Vivian was Seraphina’s best friend from college. However, since they were still college students, she had been keeping an improper relationship with Julian whom Seraphina took as her fiancé.

Seraphina naturally heard of some rumors. She just stubbornly chose to trust Julian and Vivian, but the reality gave her a fierce slap in the face.

in my company’s name. You know how much I love you! As for Seraphina, I just take her as a springboard. If it weren’t for you, I would not have

her name. Tell me whom you love more, me or her?” Vivian’s voice was already soft. At this moment, it could dazzle Julian

widened her eyes, and glared at the door as if her gaze could go through the door and fall on the nasty man

love you!” Julian

fingernails against the skin hard. The

had Seraphina expected that what waited for her after years of dedication

famous in a provincial perfumery competition. At that time, she received invitations from a lot of companies, including major companies like

with her perfume. Julian had always been around and thoughtfully asked her to quit

time, thinking that they would go through all kinds of hardships as long as Julian and she supported and accompanied each other, but now she found that she was more like a

Company” back then. He explained that the company would overcome all the difficulties and embrace prosperity through their joint efforts. Seraphina believed it. But now, it turned out Julian named it

each other in a way that was hard to be noticed by others, including Seraphina who had been in high spirits and always wanted to help Julian get his

and it was almost dawn

around. Finally, she found

Apex Corporation, gave Seraphina a business card in person. It had been three years, so

answered, she felt a little nervous as she said, “Hello, it’s Seraphina

she quickly continued, “We met once at the perfumery competition in the province

remember.” Dashiell only said three words. But his husky voice surprisingly relieved

the thing. I have a business deal that you may be

a deep voice, “Come to my

Martinez, we may not be able to make it tomorrow. Can we do it today? Besides, it is not convenient for me to talk about it in your office. Can we talk about

words very fast. After that,

Corporation accounted for two-thirds of the market share of domestic cosmetics and skincare products, not to mention its wide business

of Apex Corporation, Dashiell was a business legend. Therefore, Seraphina thought it was lucky for her that Dashiell was willing to take the time to see her. She felt she was bold as she

truth was that

new product launch and the Debut Scent Competition would start at night that day. If Seraphina went to talk about the business deal the next day, it would be late. Besides, if she met Dashiell at Dashiell’s company, it would attract a lot

for Dashiell’s answer with

one minute. Just as Seraphina thought her request was