The Millionaire And His Billionaire Ex-Wife

Chapter 325

Chapter 325

Chapter 325

Richard couldn’t hide the hint of admiration in his eyes at Xylia’s calm composure.

“Ms. Sadler, you really are the most extraordinary woman I’ve ever met.”

It was like being stared down by a venomous snake, and goosebumps broke out all over Xylia’s skin.

She furrowed her brows and demanded, “What exactly are you after?”

If Richard had snatched her just as leverage against Joshua, then what did that mean for her…?

‘Does that mean I’m just a bargaining chip here?‘ Xylia couldn’t help but feel her gut tighten at the thought.

Richard sat there with an easy, almost lazy posture, his gaze meandering over Xylia like he had all the time in the world.

His eyes lingered on her fists–knuckles white as she gripped them tight against her knees without even noticing it—and he couldn’t help the smug curve that crept onto his lips.

“Ms. Sadler, really, you don’t need to be scared. I promise, I don’t mean you any harm. I just… like you. That’s all,” Richard said, voice smooth and almost too gentle.

Xylia’s skin crawled.

There was zero joking in Richard’s eyes–he was utterly serious.

‘Wait, am I really being targeted by a guy like him?‘ Xylia couldn’t help but shudder at the thought.

But none of this felt real.

No way did she have that kind of heartbreaker aura. Xylia and Richard had barely even crossed paths; how could he really have feelings for her?

‘There’s no way I’m what Richard’s really after,‘ Xylia thought with certainty.

Suddenly, the plane lurched violently twice, and a broadcast came over the speakers: “We’ve hit turbulence, please remain seated and keep your seatbelts fastened.”

In the shifting shadows of the cabin, Xylia glimpsed Richard’s face–still as gentle–looking as ever, like some scholarly gentleman. But tonight, the air around him practically pulsed with murderous intent, sharper and more obvious than ever before.

Two hours later.

The plane touched down with a jarring thud, then skidded along the runway for what felt like forever before finally coming to a stop.

Xylia’s wrists were cuffed again.

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The cold metal dug into the tiny cuts on her skin, sending a sharp pain shooting up her arms. She winced instinctively.

Richard noticed, but he didn’t give a damn.

This was somewhere completely foreign to her, unsettling in its unfamiliarity.

The manor was marked out in elegant, foreign letters, and everywhere Xylia looked she saw touches of classic Western décor.

night, and a chilly wind sliced through the

nerves were stretched to

the house, the place radiated that she was an outsider–she didn’t belong here, not even

completely at ease–the kind of calm confidence that made you forget just how dangerous he was. His assistant, now back on his home turf, seemed even more intimidating, his presence amplified in the

to

a sharp

Sadler is my honored guest.

short, caught off

was Richard’s personal territory; bringing Xylia in

actually wanted her

when the boss spoke, Holt had no choice but to obey. So he led Xylia

guest rooms.

were inside,

you take these cuffs off already? It’s not like I can do anything with

didn’t even bother hiding his

we cared about making things easy for you,

the door behind him, leaving

the metallic click as the

quiet, with fear swirling around her, thickening in the air as if she was at the

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the calm she’d worked so hard to hold onto finally crumbled and spilled out–her

one.

now?‘ Xylia

if she pulled off

can’t even imagine how anxious Joshua must be right now, once he realizes

sank onto the edge of the bed, feeling the weight of helplessness

against time, desperately searching for any trace

to be found in Jupiton, as

that frigid exterior, every nerve was strung so

standing by the floor–to–ceiling windows, his expression cold and unreadable as he gazed out into

was

easily guess he was troubled

soft and deliberately tender, like she

herself sound vulnerable–she wanted him to hear how fragile she was, all for

him, but kept a careful, respectful distance, making

I slowly win his favor, maybe… just

break her heart even more,” Noelle murmured, trying her

cliché, but she said it anyway, hoping it might get through to him, even if she didn’t really believe the

on the glass–cold and solemn, features set in

to say more, but before she could get a word out, Joshua suddenly turned

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crawled up from the depths of

the hell is

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startled, eyes wide in fear as Joshua’s hand closed around

really don’t know…” she

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