Married To A Cruel Billionaire

Chapter 5. Mexican nightmare

Just as she was about to ask more questions, she received a phone call from an unknown number. She frowned but picked it nonetheless.

"Hola mi amor" said a nonchalant yet cold Mexican voice. (Hello my Love)

"Quièn es ustad? " She asked and excused herself from the family gathering before leaving towards her room. (Who are you?)

"Oh vamos cariño, se olvidó de su querido esposo? " (Oh come on sweetheart, forgot about your dear husband?) He chuckled and a shiver ran down her spine.

"O-Orlando, que quieres?" (What do you want?) She stammered and he chuckled at the other end of the line. Her feet suddenly went limp and she held the wall for support, still unable to believe what was going on.

"Yo. Yo quire esta contigo, y nada me detendrá" He said in a somber voice and tears welled up in her eyes, but she refused to cry. (You. I want to be with you and nothing will ever stop me)

"Nunca, vete al infierno" She snapped and he chuckled. (Never, go to hell)

"No sin ti mi amor" (Not without you my love)

"Lunatico, nunca me llames de neuvo" (Lunatic, never call me again) She said hanging up furiously. Her legs gave up and she sobbed uncontrollably.

Three knocks at the door jolted her from her pitiful state. "Alta, dinner time" Called Ethan and she stood up wiping her tears.

"Yeah, I'll be right there" She said and freshened up before going downstairs.

"Why did we have to wait for her, I'm starving" Complained Olivia and Altagracia finally sat with an awkward smile.

"Sorry, I was discussing with my mother and I didn't see the time flying "

"Great, then let's dig in" Said Devon and the all concentrated on their food, except for Ethan who looked at Altagracia worriedly. It wasn't like her puffy eyes weren't visible. Just that the others didn't want to see it.

Altagracia on the other side thought about all she could have said to Orlando but was too scared to even utter what she really felt about him. She felt so useless and coward.

"Altagracia " She finally snapped out of her daze to see all their eyes fixed on her.

"You've barely eaten anything, are you okay? " Asked Karen, truly worried and Altagracia smiled.

"If the food is not good don't pretend to like it because you don't want to hurt my mum" Said Kenneth jokingly but Ethan and Karen glowered at him furiously.

"Oh, I just miss my mum a little especially when the food we are eating is her favorite"

"Oh, I see" Said Karen was Olivia immediately got angry.

"What do you think? That we are just some kind d of home for the poor. We were already kind enough to take you in, now you want to invite your mother too so you can both kick all of us out, I've seen through you plan"

"Ever since I've been here, you keep provoking me. You better go find yourself a husband rather that projecting your mediocrity on people" Altagracia said calmly and Olivia flew into rage.

"You!" She pointed her finger straight into Altagracia face and before she knew it, she received a deafening slap, making her almost loose her balance.

They were all speechless, Kenneth who was chewing abruptly stopped, Ethan who was piling more food on Altagracia's plate froze, Karen who was trying her best to think about anything other than what her daughter said, Altagracia who was minding her own business, trying to stop Ethan, and more importantly, Devon the author of the slap.

His thoughts at that moment were, this stupid girl is gonna ruin my plans.

"Go to your room and reflect on your actions" He said and Olivia chuckled.

"So you're gonna choose this bastard over me? "

"Watch your tongue Olivia Genesis Parker" Scolded Karen.

"I'll rather leave this place than suffer this humiliation" She said ready to storm out.

"If you leave this house tonight, I'll immediately disown you, mark my word" Said Devon and with the actual silence in the room, dropping a pin will certainly echoed in the whole place.

"Dad, what did you say? " Questioned Olivia, seemingly unbelieving what she had heard.

"You heard me right, your foot leaves this house, then don't bother coming back here"

"Dad, I think..." Started Kenneth only to be stopped by the menacing gaze of Devon.

"No Kenneth, Altagracia has the same rights as all of you, you're all my children and it's specially because of that that I'm not going to let such a behavior happen while I'm still alive" He said and he glanced at Altagracia.

She looked at him teary eyed, feeling so touched. At that moment she felt he was the same man who had assured her he will come back when he left her seventeen years ago.

Devon smirked in his heart. Don't worry dear Livy, I'll buy you a brand new car to make it up to you once I manage to convince this girl

Olivia looked dejected and ran upstairs to shut her door close and Devon collapsed to his chair and breath deep. Altagracia rushed towards him and questioned worriedly.

"Are you okay dad?"

"Yes, I'm perfectly fine, just a little tired" Karen gave him a glass of water and they finished they dinner in perfect silence. Soon enough, the dinner ended and she wanted to change into pajamas before heading to her father's office.

While she about to knock, she saw him pleading with someone over the phone when finally the person hung up. She took it as her cue to enter and ask.

"Dad, is everything okay?" She asked after closing the door behind her and he burst into tears.

"I'm such a failure" He said covering his face with his palms and she immediately rushed towards him, patting his back.

"Why are you saying that"

"My father should be turning over in his grave seeing how I'm going to make the empire collapse. We owe the Hales several millions of dollars and even if I sell all the companies I won't be able to refund everything"

"What's the deadline?"

"Tomorrow and till Saturday for the deal"

"What deal Dad? "

"Give one of my daughters away for marriage to his grandson, but I'm afraid that Olivia will just make it worse for us there, and you, it's out of question. I've just reunited with you, over my dead body"

"The banks, what about them? "

"You don't understand Grace. The total debt is around 80 million dollars. " He lied through his teeth.

"80 millions" She said in disbelief and she felt her legs getting wobbly.

"If you have any idea, please propose" He said with a distressed look in his face. Her father was willing to protect her and not willing at all to marry her to a stranger.

"If I marry his grandson he will wipe the debt, right?"

"Grace, you don't have to do this?!"

"Where will you find 80 millions in that case, tell me?! "

"I've failed again" He said and she hugged him

"Everything is gonna be alright dad, it's my responsibility as a daughter, I'll be fine"

"No, I'll try to find a solution, I can't let you... this is cruel" He said and she consoled him again a little more before leaving to her room.

Surprisingly, Devon actually felt bad for putting his daughter in such a position but wiped it off when he remembered the fifteen millions in his bank account.