The Millionaire And His Billionaire Ex-Wife

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After leaving Victor Quinn's place, Xylia made her way to several more companies, paying each a visit in turn.

She repeated the sstrategy and used the exact spitch to end their partnerships, just as she'd done

before.

‘So they think they can flex their authority? Lucky for me, I've got spull of my own now! Xylia mused.

If they're going after my boyfriend, then it’s only fair | hit them right back, she decided.

After taking care of her business, Xylia picked up stakeout from a nearby restaurant and headed straight

towards Garcia Group.

Today, instead of using the executive elevator reserved for Joshua, Xylia chose to ride the one meant for

employees.

Standing quietly in the corner, she caught snippets of a few Garcia Group employees whispering amongst

themselves.

“Ford Group used to be nowhere near our level. Seriously, what's gotten into Mr. Ford lately? He's telling

everyone in the business to cut us off,” one employee whispered.

“For real! He used to chase after our CEO for a partnership, and now he’s suddenly playing hardball and wants.

to go head-to-head,” another added.

“Honestly, | didn’t think it was a huge deal, but the CEO totally snapped over this yesterday. Our manager's been

on edge ever since, and several contracts have already fallen through. The tension in the department is unreal,”

a third chimed in.

“Guess we just gotta lay low at work and hope the company can hold on. | really don’t wanna have to start job

hunting, someone else muttered.

‘Wow, these Garcia Group employees are really glued to the company, Xylia thought, a little amused by how

attached everyone seemed.

When the elevator finally stopped at the top floor, Xylia stepped off, unfazed, and strolled straight toward

Joshua's office.

When she walked in, she found Joshua sitting at his desk, totally lost in his own gaming world instead of doing

any real work.

Xylia stood in the doorway, hearing the sounds of battle-gunshots firing, music blaring with adrenaline- and

seriously wondered if she was dreaming.

‘Shouldn't Joshua be freaking out right now? The company’s totally under fire, she thought, still in disbelief.

She stared at the guy at the desk, gaming away like a little kid, grinning like he just beat the final boss. ‘Who is

this person, really?’ she wondered.

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As soon as Joshua saw Xylia walk in, he instantly closed out of his game-didn’t even blink at his teammates

getting left behind-and hurried over.

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“You're finally here! I've been waiting ages for you,” Joshua said, grinning from ear to ear.

He took the takeout from Xylia’s hands, wrapped her into a hug, and buried his face in her neck, breathing her in

deep. Looking thoroughly satisfied, he gently took her by the hand and led her to the couch.

“What are you up to?” Xylia asked, even though she could already guess the answer.

| mean, | totally saw him gaming, but I just couldn't help myself from asking. Xylia thought, a bit amused by her

own question.

“Just playing games. I've had sfree ttoday, and my old squad messagedto team up. Couldn't resist

jumping in for a couple of rounds,” Joshua answered with a careless grin, clearly not bothered at all.

Free time? Xylia echoed in her head, skepticism written all over her face.

Is now really the tto be goofing off?" she wondered, unable to believe Joshua could be so relaxed.

Xylia fixed her gaze on Joshua, scanning his face for any trace of anxiety-anything to show he was even a little

worried.

But Joshua's eyes were crinkled with laughter, not a hint of stress or exhaustion over the company’s mess to be

found.

“Are you... really all right?” Xylia asked, unable to hide her worry as she watched Joshua closely.

“Me? What could possibly be wrong?” Joshua said, laying out the dishes Xylia brought and handing her some

chopsticks. Only then did he finally look at her, a relaxed smile on his face. “If you're worried aboutbeing

drunk last night, I'm perfectly fine now.”

“What about the company, though? | heard Connor's been spouting crap, telling everyone in the industry not to

work with you guys,” Xylia said, her voice already tinged with anger.

Just thinking about Connor really pissed her off.

That guy is like super glue-no matter what you do, you just can’t shake him off, Xylia fumed to herself.

If he’s not clinging to me, he’s finding new ways to mess with Joshua“

| seriously want to slap that annoying face of his, just to see if he even has the decency to blush, she muttered

under her breath.

When Joshua heard Xylia’s words, he chuckled and gently pinched her cheek. “Took her long enough to finally

ask, he thought.

‘About tshe brought it up, Joshua mused.

“There's really nothing to worry about with the company. Connor doesn’t have what it takes to actually harm

Garcia Group,” Joshua said, sounding totally at ease.

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But Xylia’s worry didn’t fade.

She took the chopsticks Joshua handed her, absently picked at her food, then spoke up again.

“What about Richard? One moment, he’s just another guy working one floor up from us; the next, he’s sitting

among the Prairie Rose higher-ups. I'm telling you, he’s definitely got more going on than he wants people to

see,” Xylia said, her tone heavy with suspicion.

“You said you two don’t get along. If he decides to stir up trouble while Connor is already coming after you, you'd

be getting hit from all sides,” Xylia continued, her concern deepening.

Joshua stilled for a second, his hand hovering, a flicker of caution in his eyes. “Do you actually know who Richard

is?”

Xylia shook her head. “I'm just guessing.”

When she first met Richard, he was the general manager of the company right upstairs from her studio. He'd

even helped her out a few times, so she didn’t really have any bad feelings toward him at first.

But then, when he turned up in Jupiton as the head of Prairie Rose, Xylia immediately sensed something fishy

going on.

‘This guy has way too many identities, and none of them are small-time,‘ she thought, the suspicion swirling

stronger now.

With his whole rivalry with Joshua, Xylia started to suspect Richard got close to her on purpose. ‘Maybe his

“manager” gig in Norhill was fake the whole time,’ she mused.

Or maybe it was all legit, and the company right upstairs from her stureally did belong to Richard.

Richard was shady as hell-Xylia could sense there was serious danger lurking behind that guy.

Joshua, on the other hand, didn’t seem the least bit concerned.

Still, seeing that Xylia was already wary of Richard made Joshua feel honestly pleased with her. ‘Finally, she’s

starting to sense who she shouldn't trust,” he thought, a satisfied smile tugging at his lips.

He gently pinched Xylia’s cheek and said, “You really don’t need to stress. I've got this handled. Richard's trying

to playusing Connor, but I'm just rolling with it, biding my tuntil | can kick Richard out of Alverland-once

and for all.”

His jet-black eyes flashed with an icy, ruthless edge.

That ambitious, devil-may-care Joshua she remembered suddenly cback to life, ready to face anything

head-on.

Xylia finally understood-Joshua wasn’t just aware of everything going on, he'd already mapped out exactly

how to deal with it all.

Suddenly, Xylia turned to him, blurting out, “Hold up, did you get drunk on purpose last night?”

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‘Did he really pretend to be weak in front of those jerks, putting on a show like Garcia Group was under so much

pressure that even he had to go out and drink just to keep them happy?‘ Xylia wondered, suspicion flickering in

her eyes.

Joshua nodded, confirming her suspicions.

Xylia practically exploded. “Why didn’t you tell me?! | was convinced those jerks bullied you, so | went out and

got revenge for you!”

Xylia gave Joshua's arm a little smack, obviously annoyed.

Joshua just grinned, looking way too smug. “I mean, didn’t | get totally wasted last night? | was gonna tell you,

but you bolted out of here so fast this morning, | couldn’t squeeze it in.”

“You totally did that on purpose!” Xylia snapped, refusing to fall for Joshua’s lexcuses.

She wasn’t buying it-he’d obviously sobered up last night and had plenty of chances to tell her, but kept quiet

just so he could watch her run around all anxious.

Seriously, he'd been enjoying every second of her freaking out over nothing.

He was having way too much fun watching her sweat; if she hadn't confronted him just now, he wouldn't have

spilled a thing.

Bet if she hadn't grilled him, Joshua would've happily kept her in the dark forever.

Xylia shot Joshua a death glare, barely holding back the urge to strangle him.

But Joshua just tugged her into his arms, softly coaxing, “I'm sorry, I'm sorry. | saw you were really upset last

night, so | didn’t say anything.”

“You knew | was mad and you still didn’t tell me? Do you have any idea how worried | was about you?” Xylia

snapped at him, totally exasperated.

Without hesitation, she leaned in and sank her teeth into his shoulder.

Joshua just grunted, but didn’t even try to stop her.

“I know, | know, my bad,” he said softly, trying to coax her.

Seeing Xylia’s eyes fill with tears, Joshua felt a sharp pang in his chest. He just couldn't take seeing her all upset,

so he quickly switched gears and changed the subject.

“So, you said you went out and got revenge fortoday... What kind of mischief did you get up to?” Joshua

asked, smirking and shooting her a playful wink.

Just as Joshua finished speaking and before Xylia could reply, his phone suddenly rang.

It was an unfamiliar number.

He paused for a moment, then decided to pick up.

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He kept Xylia cuddled in his arms, not letting her go as he answered the call

As soon as the call connected, Victor Quinn's voice cthrough-he didn’t waste any time.

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“Mr. Garcia, I'm calling to apologize for what happened last night, Victor said, sounding genuinely serious