Ditch the Ex, Date the Billionaire . Chapter 34: Choices . Archie knocked once before he strolled into his father’s office without waiting for a reply. He stopped right in his tracks when he sighted his nephew, Alan sitting across his father’s table on the chair opposite him. He came for a meeting with his father and not the brat. Years ago, Archibald would never have imagined having a beef with his nephew but now it looked like it was. “Archibald.” His father sported a small smile on seeing him as he gestured towards the seat next to Alan. “You came to work today, I was beginning to think you would ditch the idea,” Archibald only gave a small smile in return before going over to sit in front of his father. “You don’t think you would get rid of me that easily. I’m here to stay.” “Hm I remembered you said those exact words to me a decade ago.” His father gave him a smug smile. “Look where that got us.” “I’m changed now, Dad.” Saying those words to Alec Ba
Ditch the Ex, Date the Billionaire . Chapter 35: conditions .“I haven’t mentioned anything about breaking up with your girlfriend.” His father replied him.Archibald shrugged. “You will at some point so I have to get prepared.”“Any reason as to why I’m here?.” Alan finally spoke up. “Other than being a punching bag for the spiteful words you keep throwing at me?.”“You deserve the spiteful words.” Alec Bancroft retorted before sighing. “I brought you two here because I need the two of you to work together.”Archie scrunched up his nose in disinterest. “No need, dad. I can handle this company by myself, I did it before and I can do it again.”“Oh please.” Alan scoffed resting his chin on his hands. “You can’t keep living on past glory days.”“Those past glory days are still better than now. If you have any sense left, you would check the company reports and notice that the most times the stock rose was when I was in power. I did that!.” Archibald bragged back. “You wouldn’t know
Ditch the Ex, Date the Billionaire .Chapter 36: Altercations .Isabella stood at the entrance of the unit she worked in. She stared at in confusion at her now empty space wondering what was going on.Were her greatest fears finally true? Had she been laid off without any information beforehand? What was going on? Just as she started to regain her concentration, her department head approached her with a serious expression. “Isabella, the CEO wants to see you," he informed her quietly, his voice tinged with concern.Isabella's heart skipped a beat. She knew exactly who the CEO was—Alan's grandfather. The man had always carried an air of authority and formality that made her nervous. She nodded silently before making her way to the CEO's office.Maybe he had an answer to all this. Perhaps he decided that she was not good for Archibald? And decided to lay her off? She wouldn’t be too surprised if that happens. The Bancroft family were just unpredictable.Example was Archibald f
Ditch the Ex, Date the Billionaire . Chapter 37: reprimand . Chantelle glares at Alan attending to Isabella out of hatred. She finally grabs him by his suit so he can face her instead. “Alan!!.” “What?.!” He snaps back at her as she becomes surprised. Apparently everyone in the unit are surprised as well as some of them drop what work they are doing while others pretend they are actually working under the guise of watching the couple fight. “Why are you yelling at me? I didn’t do anything wrong.” Chantelle immediately responds back bringing out the teary eyes hoping it would work on him. Isabella scoffed obviously not buying her sister’s attitude. “You walked into this office without permission, obviously, you ran past the guards to have done that because you weren’t allowed to be in here in this first place.” “Because you put that rule here.” Chantelle fires back at her before turning to Alan. “Can’t you believe that? She’s only started working in your unit but yet the m
Ditch the Ex, Date the Billionaire .Chapter 38: Allegations .Three days. It’s been three days since Archibald decided to come back to corporate life and so far he’s been hating it. Everyday he’s reminded of the reason why he left.Although the only time he’s ever delighted is when he gets to have lunch with Isabella. Been in a fake relationship with her has been the best decision he has ever made.And also questionable decision too because he still hasn’t spoken to Lisa since that abrupt kiss. Throughout the morning Archibald constantly checks his phone to see if Isabella has texted him already, and when she finally does – saying that she was on a lunch break– Archibald breathes a sigh of relief. He quickly texts Isabella about how tired he is and that he can’t wait to see her immediately. Shortly before 1:00 pm, Hector comes in and asks Archibald if he wants to grab lunch together so that they could chat a little. Archibald wants to refuse but he decides he can spare a few m
Ditch the Ex, Date the Billionaire . Chapter 39: Fuel to the fire .“Archibald?” Jerking his head upright, Archie stares right in Nathaniel’s blue eyes. Unable to form any coherent thoughts, he looks back at the tablet; his head spinning. Someone was eavesdropping on them… a guest, most possibly, or even one of the waiters. Whoever it was, they snitched them out to all of these blogs – the same social media blogs that Archibald has filed countless lawsuits against for spreading misinformation about him and this company.“Call the company’s lawyer and also inform Lisa too,” Archibald eventually croaks out. “I want them in my office in one hour. By then, I expect to have a full list of all the waiters and guests who were sitting close to us yesterday. I’m going to sue their fucking asses off.”“So… it’s true?”Swallowing thickly, Archibald looks up at him. “I had already informed the guests at the company party last week, I just didn’t extend the news to everybody in this compa
Ditch the Ex and Date the Billionaire.Chapter 1: Break Up.*Isabella* Balancing the bento cake on my hand and the strings of red birthday balloons carefully, I walked quietly to the main entrance. I smiled to myself knowing that my boyfriend would never expect what was going to happen. It’s his birthday and I planned on surprising him after I got back from work.I bent the door handle trying to pushed it open but stopped realizing it was stuck. Alan wasn’t around? Tucking a strand of my curly dark brown hair behind my ear, I pulled out the spare key Alan had given to me at the beginning of our relationship and opened the villa's door.The lights in the sitting room were turned off as I looked around confused.Alan never leaves his lights turned off. He always complained of having a phobia of the darkness. I could see cereal boxes and popcorn tubs scattered around the floor, my brows creased while I fixed my gaze on the television which was on.What the ...?I understand that
Ditch the Ex, Date the Billionaire .Chapter 2: Enjoy now .“You look so miserable”. Someone say hatefully into my ear just before I manage to sit down at my desk.I fought back a shiver at my coworker's gross invasion of personal space.Zoe is in her late 30s but it’s so ridiculously cringey that she seems to find joy in making my miserable life… a lot more miserable.I arched an eyebrow at her. “What are you talking about?”.“I heard the CEO’s grandson broke up with you.” She revealed with a glint in her eyes. “You do know that you’re only here because you are dating the CEO’s grand son, hm?. So which means illiterate Isabella will soon be kicked out of here like the unwanted trash you are.” She says clapping at her ridiculous statement. If I had the energy, i would remark on how childish Zoe was acting right now but I can barely go into a argument with my emotional stability in shambles.I hate the fact that the unit I was working made the coworkers have a shared cubicle. If not