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.

chilly wind sliced through

stretched to

to every single detail in the house, the place radiated that she was an outsider–she didn’t belong

that made you forget just how dangerous he was. His assistant, now back on his home turf, seemed even more intimidating, his

to lock her up?”

up?” Richard shot Holt a sharp look, obvious irritation

my honored guest. Give her a room,” Richard

short,

Richard’s personal territory; bringing Xylia in had

he actually wanted

but to obey. So he led Xylia inside and set her

guest rooms.

inside,

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

even bother hiding

cared about making things easy for you, you wouldn’t be wearing

he slammed the door

metallic click as the lock slid shut behind

room was eerily quiet, with fear swirling around her, thickening in the air as if she was at the very heart of a

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hard to hold onto finally crumbled

one.

am I even supposed to do now?‘ Xylia thought, panic crawling

if she pulled

once he realizes I’ve disappeared, Xylia thought, a bitter worry gnawing at

edge of the bed, feeling the weight of helplessness

Joshua was racing against

vain–Richard was nowhere to be found in Jupiton, as if he’d dropped

demeanor iced over. Beneath that frigid

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

what was running through his

could easily guess he was troubled

and deliberately tender, like she was trying to be gentle with

purpose, Noelle made herself sound vulnerable–she wanted him to hear how fragile she was,

kept a careful, respectful distance, making sure

things first–I can’t let Joshua dislike me,‘ Noelle thought to herself, nerves tight. ‘If I slowly win his favor, maybe… just maybe, I’ll get a

hurts, but Xylia’s gone. If she saw you like this, it would just break her heart even more,” Noelle murmured, trying her best to

used when a lover left–and Noelle knew it sounded cliché, but she said it anyway, hoping it

appeared on the glass–cold and solemn, features set in granite, betraying none of his emotions except for

more, but before she could get a word out, Joshua suddenly turned and clamped

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from the depths

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

I really don’t know…” she managed, her voice trembling, still feigning

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