Betrothed To The Cold Billionaire

“What’s a handsome hunk like you doing at an high school prom all alone?” She asked.

He stared at her for a split moment before turning his attention back to where he had left Sandy with the Marcus dude. That was when he noticed that she wasn’t there anymore, neither was Marcus.

He suddenly became alert as he used his eyes to trail around the hall to see if he could find her or Marcus but they were both out of his sight.

“Hello..” The lady called, bringing back his attention to her.

“What do you want??” He sounded rather harsh but at that moment, he could care less.

He was really mad that Sandy had run off to God knows where with that dude. Was the large hall not enough for the both of them to talk?? He had taken his eyes from them for just a second and now, they were no where to be found.

“Am I a disturbance to you??” She asked as she batted her eyelashes in a rather coquettish manner and she trailed her fingers on his veiny arm.

Hillary was no baby, he knew what she wanted and he had to admit, she knew how to get it but at that moment, he had no time to deal with such seduction. The only person that was on his mind at that moment was Sandy so he quickly snatched his hand from hers before she could go further.

“Excuse me.” Was he said before he stood up and left her sitting alone with a very surprised and angry look on.

He didn’t care, he just wanted to find Sandy at that moment. After some minutes of searching fruitlessly for Sandy, he finally saw Marcus but Sandy wasn’t with him. He tapped Marcus on his back to alert his presence before asking;

“Where’s Sandy??” He noticed that Marcus had a very sad expression on but that was the least of his concerns.

“She’s in one of the classrooms that’s close to the hall.” He answered. Hillary nodded his head and was about to leave when Marcus held him back. He stared at his arm Marcus was holding and turned his eyes to Marcus with a raised brow.

“I hope you would treat her well.” Was all Marcus said before he left. Hillary stared at his retreating figure with a very confused look on his face. He wondered what had suddenly gotten into him.

He shook his head slowly before heading towards the direction Marcus had described that Sandy would be. After searching about two classrooms, he finally found her.

She was seated on a chair and seemed lost in her thoughts that she didn’t realise when Hillary entered until he tapped her on her shoulders. She was startled by the sudden touch but was even more surprised to find out that it was Hillary.

“Hillary.. what are you doing here??” She asked.

“I could ask you the same thing, what are you doing all alone in this classroom? What were you thinking about?” He asked back.

“N.. nothing.” She stuttered out but Hillary didn’t find it believable.

“Really?? Then why do you look like you’re lying to me??”

“I’m not. I’m just here to have a little breathing space okay??” She said in a rather harsh tone making Hillary flinch in shock. When she realised what had just happened, she apologized to him.

“It’s fine, I just hope you’re okay.” He said.

“I am. Let’s head back to the party.” She muttered as she stood up and walked out while Hillary trailed closely behind her.

Back at the hall, there was a very slow music playing. Hillary took that as his chance and asked Sandy to dance with him. Sandy didn’t hesitate at all, she held his hand and he led her to the dance floor.

She placed her on his shoulders while he placed his around her waist, they started moving slowly to rhyme with the slow jam on. They were so close to each other that they were literally breathing in each other’s breaths.

Sandy decided to take that chance to ask the question that had been on her mind for a very long time.

“What are you doing here Hillary??”

“What do you mean?” Hillary asked back.

“What are you doing at an highschool prom?” She asked again.

“For the party..” He answered curtly before pulling her away from him, twirling her a little before he pulled her back to him.

“Really?? For the party? You really expect me to believe that??” She asked as she raised a brow at him. Hillary figured it was better he told the truth.

“Alright, you caught me. I came here for you.” He answered truthfully.

Sandy stared at him in shock. She didn’t expect him to be so blunt plus she didn’t really believe he would push away all of the work he had just to attend an high school party for her.

She opened her mouth and was about to say something when she noticed something. She saw Bianca and Adrian walking out of the large hall together.

“Why are they together??” She asked herself but there was no one to give her any answer so she decided to find out by following them.

“Where are you going?” Hillary asked when he noticed her pulling away from him.

“I’ll be back.” Was all she did before she walked towards the hall’s exit. Hillary sighed in frustration, he had no choice but to follow her.

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“What are you doing here??” I asked in anger.

“I came to see you.” He answered as he maintained that annoying smile on his lips. How I wish I could just smack it off his face.

“Well, I don’t want to see you so get out of my way.” I said and was about to brush past him when he pulled me back.

“Not so fast Ariel.”

“How dare you touch me!!” She screamed as I pulled my hand away from his before wiping it in disgust.

“Does my touch disgust you this much??”

“Isn’t it obvious??”

“Why? Because of Adrian??” He asked again.

“Yes. We both know what would happen if Adrain finds out about what you’re up to so just let me go now and I won’t tell him anything.” I warned. He stared at me silently for a while before he bursted out into a fit of laughter. I don’t get what’s so funny.

“You see Ariel..” He muttered as he grabbed a small tendril of my hair and rolled it between his fingers.

“… I want Adrian to see us this way.” He added. What the hell??? I slapped his hands off immediately.

“I don’t know why you’re acting this way amd I don’t even care to know. If you don’t let me go now I’ll…”

“You’ll what??” He cut my words off as he suddenly pulled closer to him.

“There’s nothing you can do while we are both locked up in this place. You are at my mercy so I would advice you should just relax and play along. It will all be over soon.” He whispered as he pinched my chin tightly making me wince in pain.

“You are going to regret this Oliver.” I said courageously but deep inside me, I was shaking and he seemed to notice that because he didn’t flinch at all.

“You snell so good Ariel.” He whispered as he took a whiff of my perfume.

“I wonder if you’ll still be able to smell this good when I have you wrapped around me.” He added as he pulled out his tongue and swiped it on my cheek.

I felt more disgusted than before so I used all of the strength within me to headbutt him. He wasn’t expecting it so he lost his balance and fell in the floor.Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

I took that as my chance and grabbed the keys from his pocket. I was about to make a run for it when he suddenly pulled my hair and dragged me down. It was so painful so I let out a loud cry.

Suddenly, there was banging on the door from the outside and I heard Adrian’s voice;

“Ariel..” He called out. I was about to call out his name but Oliver covered my lips with his palm.

I bit it with all of the strength I had in me. He yelped and let me go immediately. I didn’t stop there, I used my purse to hit him really hard on his head. He went numb momentarily. I took that chance and made a run for it.

My hands were shaking as I used the keys on the door but I was ble to open it before Oliver could get to me. The moment the door was opened, I ran into Adrain’s arm and embraced him tightly. My eyes were solely on him. I didn’t notice the other people that were there.

“Oh my God Ariel. Are you alright??” He asked in concern as he scrutinized me from my head to my toes. I nodded my head as my tears started to flow down my eyes. I was so scared.

We were still in each other’s embrace when we suddenly heard a cackle behind us. I turned back and saw that Oliver had stood up from his position. He was holding his head, same place I had hit him earlier.

“Don’t you guys look so good together. How lovely, but I doubt that would be the case when Ariel finds out about what you did Adrian.” He said.

What is he talking about?? I stared at him in confusion before turning to Adrian. He had a very dangerous look on his face. I know he could literally kill Oliver at that moment if care wasn’t taken. I knew I had to step in at that moment.

“Let’s just leave Adrain.” I said and was about to pull him away when Oliver said something very shocking.

“Your husband has an innocent man’s blood in his hands. Your darling husband is a murderer!!”