My Billionaire Husband

Scott dragged Brianna into his office angrily and slammed the door shut. All the secretaries stared in disbelief. Though everyone was curious, no one dared to utter a word.

He threw Brianna onto the sofa and looked at her furiously, "No lies. Why were you at the restaurant with Chris Butler?!"

Brianna held his stare with her lips pouted. She remained silent.

Scott suddenly sat down next to her and pinned her down on the sofa, with his face right above hers, glaring at her threateningly. "Tell me."

Brianna felt that she had done nothing wrong and Scott was being unfair. She heaved a sigh and said plainly, "He said he knows where my mum is, and he threatened me, so I had to go see him. You and Sol Keaton arrived just two minutes after I got there. I didn't know you were coming." 

Scott looked into her eyes for a while as if to confirm if she was lying, then he got up, walked over to his desk, with his back facing her, and said, "I will take care of your mother. Now you can go back to work."

Brianna found his cold unbearable, but she said nothing and went out. Back to her desk, she found it very difficult to focus on work. It can't go on like this. I can't take it anymore. Brianna thought, then she remembered that Jacob was back to work and wondered if he could help her.

With much hesitation and uncertainty, she knocked at Jacob's office door. "What a surprise!" Jacob exclaimed with his usual naïve grin despite his pale face as he had just recovered.

For a second, Brianna couldn't take her eyes off Jacob as she suddenly noticed for the first time that Jacob looked rather similar to Chris and Coraline, especially their eyes. Wait! And Sol Keaton! Are they related? The question randomly popped into Brianna's head.

"Don't fall in love with me." Jacob teased, seeing that Brianna was gazing at him.

Brianna pouted her lips and said, "You wish! How are you?"

"I'm good. There's no need to beat around the bush. What do you want?" Jacob sat on his desk casually, looking at Brianna with a cheeky smile.

"I want to leave Scott," Brianna said directly. "Perhaps you can help."

Jacob knitted his brows, surprised by Brianna's request. "How can I help you?"

"I'm not sure, but I've always had the feeling that you don't want me to be with Scott anyway," Brianna said frankly.

"Ha. Alright. I will think about it." Jacob grinned. He was actually more concerned about Sol's return, but, same as Chris, he had realized that Scott had grown attached to Brianna or even fallen in love with her.

Meanwhile, Sol was having a walk around the garden at The Place, thinking about what had happened at the restaurant, specifically how Scott kissed Brianna. She couldn't get her mind off it. Why did Chris ask Brianna to be there? What's his plan? She wondered and gave him a call.

"Chris, I'm worried. Do you think Scott has fallen in love with Brianna? Will you help me still?" Sol said pitifully.

"I will as long as you keep the secret," Chris said.

Sol nodded. "Of course I will."

Chris was abandoned by his parents when he was about four, and he could remember them vaguely. It was when he was about fifteen years old that he discovered that he had a younger sister that was given away by his parents as they found that she was very sick and couldn't afford to pay for her treatment. It took him a few years to track her down, and that was when she was living in poor circ.u.mstances with Scott.

He told her everything he knew about their parents and took her home. Though same as Scott then, Chris had only started his business and couldn't afford the best treatment for Sol, his sister, he managed to give her enough and keep her well. His business grew big and fast just within a few years as Scott took over and was expanding The Anderson Corporation as well.

When asked how she ended up with Scott, Sol told Chris that Scott had mistaken her as a little girl who once saved him because she looked very much like the little girl.

When they had learned that Scott had grown tremendously successful and had married another girl that looked like her, they both agreed that it was time for Sol to return to Scott. They both wanted to share Scott's fortune, and Sol wanted Scott while Chris had also grown interested in Brianna.

It wasn't just because Brianna's face reminded him of Coraline, the girl that he loved but couldn't be with, it was also because of the similarities in her personality and mannerism. When he saw her for the first time, he suddenly felt that he had seen hope again.

Uncertainly, Sol asked, "Chris, but what if Scott found out? He will not love me anymore, will he? If he knows that I'm not the little girl that saved him. Are you still looking for the girl, by the way?"

"He won't find out. I am looking for her, and once I find her, I will make sure she knows nothing about Scott Anderson." Chris said briefly.

"Ok. What should I do next?"

"Just be observant and keep me updated about him. Don't push him too much. Brianna can be very useful to us, though I know that you don't like to be threatened by her." Chris assured her.

"I will. Wouldn't it be perfect if I can be with Scott and you can marry that girl, Brianna, I mean? Well, if you wish so. And, of course, I will share Scott's fortune with you." Sol said wishfully

"We will make it happen. Take care, Sol, my lovely little sister." Chris said and hung up. He looked at the photo of Brianna he saved on his phone and the one of Coraline in a photo frame on his desk. His eyes spoke of sadness and hope.