I’m Divorcing with You Mr Billionaire! (Sydney and Mark) novel Chapter 26

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GRACE’S POV 

It’s my birthday 

I’ma do what I like 

I’ma eat what I like 

I’ma k*ss who I like 

It’s my birthday 

As the pulsating beats of the chorus of Anne Marie’s ‘Birthday‘ reverberated through the stereo speakers, I found myself unable to resist anymore. As I brushed my hair, my head swayed with the rhythm as I l*p–synced every word, ful- 

ly immersed in getting the tone right. 

I’ma do what I like 

I’ma wear what I like 

I’ma party tonight 

Goddamn, it’s my birthday 

Everyb*dy love me 

Yeah, yeah, yeah, look at me, gimme money. 

Damn, it’s my birthday 

I stopped to properly apply my l*pstick. I smacked my l*ps together and gave my- self a charming smile in the mirror. I straightened and admired myself in the mir- ror; my eyes lingering on the. n*eckline of the dress; the emerald n*ecklace Syd- ney made for me, my accentuated curves and the slit of the dress. 

“Damn! I look good,” I drawled as I swirled before of the mirror, my heart filled with immense joy. Joel is definitely going to love it! 

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It was a weekday but I had taken the day off dressed to the nines in the S*xy dress I recently designed. Joel had asked that we meet up later today but I have 

decided to surprise him. 

I sl*pped my feet into my favorite heels and picked up my back. “All done!” I 

chirped and reassessed my look in the mirror for the last time. 

I turned off the stereo. My eyes swept through the room one last time to be sure I wasn’t forgetting anything then I walked to the front door. After I’d locked the door, I brought out my phone and took a selfie. I smiled, impressed at how 

hot I looked. I was about to send it to Joel when I stopped. I turned off my phone and tucked it back in my bag. 

If I sent him the selfie, he would definitely guess that I was already on my way to his place which would ruin the surprise. 

I got in my car, turned on Anne Marie’s ‘Birthday‘ again. I sang out loud and bobbed my head to the music as I drove to his apartment complex. 

The security guard was waving at a kid walking a puppy when I got there, when. he saw me his smile faltered slightly. 

“Hey man,” I grinned at him, “How’re you doing today?” 

“Grace! I’m good.” he grinned, “You look really good.” 

The security guard at Joel’s apartment complex was a really nice man and he and I had become a little bit more than acquaintances since I frequent here of- 

ten. 

I blushed, “Thank you.” 

Then he looked up, “You here to see Joel?” 

I drew back and gave him a weird look 

right?” 

“Ofcourse, who else? He’s around, 

He bit his l*ps and shook his head, “I’m not sure.” 

I waved my hands in the air, “No worries, I’d just ch*ck if he’s in or not.” 

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His eyebrows creased and he looked like he was about to say something but 

then his brows smoothed and he smiled. “Alright then.” 

I frowned as I proceeded up to his apartment, if Joel wasn’t going to be around, he usually informed me so what’s with the guard saying he wasn’t sure if he was in? I shrugged, maybe he stepped out for a bit and he didn’t see him re- 

turn. 

I paused at the door and smoothed down my dress and patted my hair. Then 

with a deep breath, I turned the knob and the door opened to reveal a shirtless 

Joel, trembling and hunched over on his largest couch, slender fingers gripping 

his shoulders. 

My heart momentarily skipped a beat then it started to beat rapidly as the 

scene made more sense. 

Joel’s hand clenched the side of the couch tightly, his back muscles flexing as 

he vigorously thrust into the woman beneath him. Her legs were entwined 

around his hips and his face was buried in the curve of her n*eck, their harmo- 

nious moans gradually got louder by the second. Their shared moans faded in- 

to silence and their movements ceased as the soft thud of my bag hitting the 

floor echoed in the room. 

My heart squeezed tight in my ch*st and for a brief moment, I couldn’t breathe as Joel’s sweaty face turned to me. He frowned and muttered something to the 

lady. 

I watched as he awkwardly detached himself from her and dragged up his trousers but he remained seated on the couch. The lady pulled down her gown then with her elbow propped up, she rested her head on her palm and faced me 

with a scowl. 

“Who is she?” She asked in a.condescending tone. 

Again, Joel muttered something to her then he faced me, “Why are you here 

now?” 

I drew back, shocked. “I just caught you cheating on me and this is the first. 

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thing you say to me? You sit there and asked me why I am here,” I felt my heart burn with hurt anger. 

“|=” 

My voice quivered with hurt and disbelief as I interrupted him, the words catch- ing in my throat, “Joel, how could you do this to me?” With each syllable, the bit- ter taste of tears touched my m*uth, their salty taste staining my tongue. As I blinked and more tears cascaded down my cheeks, blurring my vision. I squint- ed and confronted him, my voice barely above a whisper, “Of all days, it had to 

be my birthday?” 

Rising from the bed with deliberate slowness, he regarded me with a noncha- lant demeanor. “This isn’t the time we agreed on. Why did you come over now?” He spoke like I was some unwanted visitor or some intruder that just barged in- 

to his haven. 

With my heart heavy with betrayal, I blurted out, “Are you honestly blaming me right now?” I tilted my head back in a futile attempt to stop the tears from falling. A bitter laugh escaped my l*ps even as I sobbed. “I just wanted to surprise you, 

but I caught you cheating!” 

Joel sneered and the sound cut through my already shattered heart. “Cheat- 

ing?” He scoffed. “We never defined our relationship. There were no labels, no commitments. We aren’t boyfriend and girlfriend. How can you accuse me of 

cheating when we were never exclusive?” 

I folded my hands over my ch*st and implored him, “Then what am I to you, 

Joel? If not your girlfriend, then what?” 

My heart shattered into a million pieces as Joel, the man I believed I loved and was hopeful that he might equally be head over heels in love with me, told me 

to my face that, “We’re just friends with benefits, Grace,” he declared coldly. “We’re simply f**k buddies. You scratch my back, I scratch yours. That’s all it 

ever 

ever was. 

It felt like the air was knocked out of me and I instinctively recoiled, taking a 

step back. “f**k buddies?” I repeated, my voice hollow with disbelief. I hated 

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the tremor in my voice, the relentless stream of tears that told of my pain. 

“What about the sweet nothings you whisper to me? What about the promises?” 

He didn’t even sound remorseful as responded and raised a stern finger. “I nev- er made any promises, Grace,” he stated firmly. Then he shrugged callously and dipped his hands into the pocket of his slacks afterward, “You read too much in- 

to our relationship. The words I said in the heat of the moment meant nothing. I 

thought you were smarter than this.” 

My heart sank and it felt like my world crumbled around me as his words sank 

in, I felt utterly alone, hurt and deceived. 

“Darling, how have you let your taste degrade so much in my absence? To actu- ally fancy such a stupid woman!” My gaze riveted to the wench on the couch ast her shrill voice interrupted, piercing the already tense atmosphere like a cold