The Billionaire's Unwanted Bride novel Chapter 56

Tessa's POV

I am a strong woman and I won't let anything break me down, not even Aidan. After crying for a while at home, I decided to come to see things for myself and here I am.

I reapplied my makeup and asked the driver to drive me to the party with Zoe who was looking at me with pity. I don't need any pity. Aidan has just trampled upon me and I am going to deal with the idiot, I no longer care if he is the man I love or not.

I am no longer here in the event because of Aidan, he is no longer the reason why I am here. I am here to satisfy my curiosity, I want to see the girl Aidan brought to the party in place of me. I want to see the person that took my place. I want to see how worthy she is. I want to see who she is and what she is.

That will determine my next line of action.

I ask the driver to drop me off at a little distance away from the entrance and I take bold steps out of the car when it comes to a stop. I didn't wait for Zoe before walking to the back of the hall. I have no intention of taking the right entrance because of the media.

They might want to interview me and hear what I have to say about Aidan bringing another girl to the party. I had told a friend of mine working with a media company that Aidan and I were getting married and I saw it in the newspapers the day before. I did it on purpose, I wanted the news to disseminate that I was going to be his bride soon.

I didn't see this coming. I have humiliated myself. I have no idea how I can explain these to the people I have bragged this issue to. I see a man in a suit with his back to me and a phone on his ears. He is pacing to and fro, making a call.

He looks familiar and as I walk closer, I see his face when he turns back. I gasp when I see his face. "Damien?"

He looks angry and he didn't look like he recognizes me. What is he doing here? Why is he angry? We met just two days ago and he did not tell me he was coming to the event. Is he the Damien Trevor was talking about? Is he the opposition of Aidan?

"Damien?" I call again.

He looks away with his hands in his pocket. The man before me doesn't look like the man I find myself craving for his touch of recent. He is my newest attraction, taking over my desire for Aidan and his father.

After the sex with him at that party, I found myself going back to find him because I missed his touches, even though I didn't want him to repeat what he said to me that day. After much contemplation, I decided to go to meet him and have the last sex with him, that way I can get rid of my stupid lust for him.

When he gazes at me, I see a flash of guilt. He removes his hand from the pocket and begins to walk towards me. I am thinking he is going to stop in front of me and explain what is happening but I am shocked to see him walking past me.

"Damien?" I call him again. He didn't stop walking nor turn back to look at me. "What the hell is happening? Why are you here?" I shout in frustration. He stops walking without turning back.

"What are you doing here, Damien? Are you the Damien....."

He didn't let me finish my statement before beginning to walk again. I stare at his figure in disbelief till he is out of sight. I turn around to watch where I am going with numbness.

I am confused. I can't comprehend all that is revealing itself tonight. I can't even figure out what Damien is doing here.

I know he must be here because of just one thing. One thing that will explain his presence is the fact that Damien and Aidan are enemies. I can't believe I slept with Aidan's enemy.

When the reality dawns on me, I gasp and shiver in fear.

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Damien's POV

I had so much confidence in winning. I had so much confidence in ruining Aidan again and I was expecting nothing but pleasure from the whole show that I had already staged. My plan was not to have him on the list at all, not as the second or anything.

When Alex was called as the second best, my confidence increased.

Who would have thought Aidan will still be the winner of the award of the best businessman in New York?

When his name was called out, I knew instantly that my father was to be blamed for it. I couldn't hide my displeasure and anger.

His so-called bride seems to be like someone who knows what is going on with the deadly stares she was giving me. I thought Aidan was supposed to get married to Tessa, why did he bring another woman to the party then?

I am mad at everyone. Did Esther give me the wrong information? Even though she made it known to me that Aidan doesn't really like Tessa but he was willing to be married to her just to get the ward.

Why is everything not working in my favor?

I pace the basement, thinking of my next line of action and where to begin from. Because I didn't get the award doesn't mean I can't ruin Aidan as I have planned. This is just one of the plans I have in stock in ruining him.

I called my father and throw the blames on him for not giving me his support because of the stupid woman he calls wife. He is to be blamed for not doing what ought to be done for me to get the award. I am sure if father had helped me, Aidan wouldn't have won.

I tried to reconcile with my father just so he can give me what I want but he was aloof and still angry at me. I guess that was because I accused him of making mother die. Father had a partial fault in my mother's death. He was careless and less observant and that pushed my mother to her death.

I was still talking to him on the phone when he disconnects the calls angrily. I couldn't hide my disappointment at his refusal to help me. When I turned back, I was surprised to see Tessa.

The surprise wasn't supposed to be there because I had anticipated the look on her face when she gets to know who I am. But since she wasn't in the hall, I don't know if she knows me now or if she knows about the camera I sent to Aidan already.

The camera? Something clicked in my head. Is this why Aidan dumped her for another lady?

Seeing her now in this sexy dress makes me feel guilty. I am not supposed to feel this way because I only did what I did to get my revenge back on Aidan. Tessa looks innocent in that dress, she didn't look like the wild girl I had sex with two-three weeks back and two days ago.

She looks vulnerable at this moment and I figured she must have been informed that another lady had taken her place beside Aidan.

I know what it feels like to be betrayed. This was the exact way I felt years ago when Aidan betrayed me. I feel sympathy for Tessa. She has been betrayed by Aidan and me. That betrayal turned me into the person I am today.

Losing my mother at that age was a very difficult thing for me to cope with. I began to despise the people around me because no one had shown me so much love as my mother used to. I loved her. Why then won't I hate the people who killed her in cold blood?

I hate Aidan and I will continue hating him till my last breath. As I walk past Tessa, I muttered to myself that this is just the beginning of the war between Aidan and me. He might be the winner now but I am damn sure I will have the last laugh.