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.

the dead of night, and a chilly

stretched to the absolute

house, the place radiated that she was an outsider–she

dangerous he was. His assistant, now back on his home

do you want to lock her up?”

her up?” Richard shot Holt a sharp look,

honored guest.

short, caught off

territory; bringing Xylia in had already

he actually wanted her

no choice but to obey. So he led Xylia inside and set her up in one

guest rooms.

inside,

voice tinged with annoyance. “Seriously, can you take these cuffs off already? It’s not like I can do anything

bother hiding his

easy for you, you

he slammed the door

metallic click as the

as if she was at the very heart of a storm no

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hard to hold onto finally crumbled and spilled out–her nerves snapping

one.

even supposed to do now?‘ Xylia thought, panic

was. Even if she pulled off a miracle escape,

right now, once he

edge of the bed,

Joshua was racing against time,

were all in vain–Richard was nowhere to be found in Jupiton, as if he’d dropped off the face of the

tight, his whole demeanor iced over. Beneath that frigid exterior, every nerve was strung so

by the floor–to–ceiling windows, his expression cold and unreadable as

didn’t know what was running

could easily guess he was

her tone soft and deliberately tender, like she was trying to

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

behind him, but kept a careful, respectful

let Joshua dislike me,‘ Noelle thought to herself, nerves tight. ‘If I slowly win his favor, maybe… just maybe, I’ll get a chance to reach his

she saw you like this, it would just break her heart even more,” Noelle murmured, trying her best to sound gentle and understanding

Noelle knew it sounded cliché, but she said it anyway, hoping it might get through

the glass–cold and solemn, features set in granite, betraying none of his emotions except for the obvious disdain flickering in his

opened her mouth to say more, but before she could get a

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it crawled up from the

the hell

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around her throat. She struggled to speak, words tumbling out in stammered

I really don’t know…” she

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