The Billionaire's Drunken Bride

Lily's eyes fluttered open, squinting against the bright rays of the morning sun streaming through the panoramic windows. She gasped, taking in her surroundings... this was most definitely not the budget hotel room she had rented. She tried to recall how she ended up there. She felt a headache as she tried to think straight.The beautiful colours on the walls, the plush king-sized bed, the vaulted ceilings, the pristine modern furnishings, everything screamed opulent wealth and riches. Then something caught her eyes, it was the glittering diamond ring on her left hand that made Lily's heart stop. She held her hand upwards, staring at it in shock."What the hell did I do last night? Where am I ?" she croaked out, looking around, cradling her pounding head as flashes came back in fragmented memories. There was drinking...so much drinking to erase bthe pain of catching Ryan with another woman. Then the unexplainable urge to get back at him, the thought of killing him or putting a ring o

They finally came to a stop as they got off the elevator. They were ushered to the waiting room as she was informed that he had been wheeled into surgery.Shortly after, Maggie joined them in the waiting room. She looked at James with confusion but didn't say anything.The hospital waiting room felt suffocatingly tense as Lily sat sandwiched between James and her cousin Maggie. Her father had been urgently wheeled into surgery, and now all they could do was anxiously await an update.Maggie kept shooting furtive, confused glances between Lily and the intimidatingly wealthy-looking James Watson, trying to keep her cool. For his part, James simply held Lily's hand in a reassuring grip, his presence remarkably calming despite the chaos.After what felt like an eternity, a haggard-looking doctor in scrubs entered and made a beeline for them. "Family of Michael Walker?"They all rose to their feet expectantly as the doctor clasped his hands grimly. "I'll be direct with you. Your father's

Chapter 6As the decide's final ruling echoed thru the demanding court docket, Lily felt a regular experience of clear up wash over her. She became now legally bound to this enigmatic billionaire, James Watson, whether or not or not she had intended it or now not. And irrespective of the swirling vortex of chaos surrounding them, she discovered herself oddly comforted by way of the use of his steadfast presence.When the choose officially adjourned the hearing, Chloe and her circle of relatives stormed out in a huff, spewing venomous glares at Lily and James as they went. Lily couldn't help however turn away slightly under their scalding animosity. This became a ways from over.Once the court had cleared out, keep for the few lingering journalists, James located a reassuring hand at the small of Lily's once more. "Well, that changed into in fact an eventful first day as Mrs. Watson, could now not you are saying?" he murmured with a rueful snigger.Lily glanced up at him, forehead crea

Chapter 8After James had rushed off to have a tendency to his grandmother, Lily found herself alone within the health center room, the load of the whole lot pressing down on her. Her father's precarious fitness, the constant media scrutiny, Chloe's vicious blackmail scheme - it became all becoming an excessive amount of to undergo.Lily glanced at her father's slumbering form, his face gaunt and light, and felt her coronary heart clench. She reached out and lightly squeezed his hand, silently inclined him to pull via. "I'm so sorry, Dad," she whispered, tears stinging her eyes. "I never meant for any of this to happen."She sat again in her chair, trying to accumulate her mind. Chloe's chilling words echoed in her thoughts, the chance of her "sordid past" being exposed sending a kick back down Lily's backbone. Whatever skeletons had been in her closet, Chloe has decided to use them against her.Lily's thoughts raced, seeking to figure out a way to cope with this modern crisis. She c

Chapter 10The medical institution room turned deathly silent, keeping for the consistent beep of the machines tracking Granny Daphne's vitals. James sat beside her bed, his forehead furrowed with worry as he watched the upward push and fall of her chest.When the decision was available Daphne's crumbled, his coronary heart had almost stopped. She turned into the one consistent in his existence, the unwavering pillar of assistance that was visible to him through even the darkest of instances. The thought of dropping her turned into a pain he couldn't even start to fathom.But as he sat there, keeping vigil by way of her aspect, his mind stored drifting again to Lily. Maggie's frantic telephone name had sent him into a tailspin, his belly knotting with fear at the thought of Lily going through Chloe by myself.He must be there, along with her, shielding her from the vicious schemes of the Adams circle of relatives. Not here, powerless to do something but wait.A tender groan from the m