Claimed By The Arrogant Billionaire

Chapter 3

Eva's POV

"Are you serious?" I asked Ethan in shock, and he nodded, his lips curling into a smile.

"Yeah. How much do you want me to pay you? But you must abide by my rules and work as my secretary only," he said, and I gulped hard.

"I haven't been a secretary before. I just graduated with a degree in software engineering, and I want to be a software developer. I applied at Almond Tech, and they offered for me to start work on Monday," I said, and his brows furrowed.

"I will pay you two million. If you accept, you can come to work in my company by Monday. Failure to show up, and you lose, as I am in need of a new secretary," he said. I gulped hard and accepted his card.

"Fine. What about the medicine you want me to take?" I asked, as he had almost forgotten the contraceptive pill in his hand.

"Oh, here it is." Ethan gave me the bottle, and I took two pills, gulping them down with the bottle of water he handed me.

"Don't forget. By Monday. If you fail to show up, I will get a replacement for you. I'll be expecting you. What's your name?" Ethan asked, pausing as he turned to walk away.

Lowering my head and avoiding his green eyes, I replied, "Eva Brooks."

"Alright, Eva. I'll be looking forward to meeting you again. Take your things and leave. The hotel staff will be here to clean the room." After saying that, Ethan turned and walked out of the room. My eyes fell on the red blood stain on his pristine white bedsheet.

Looking at the blue card in my hand, I shook my head and went to reach for my black handbag. I put the card inside and took out my phone.

Four missed calls from my mother appeared on the screen.

"Hello, Mom," I answered, and she yelled at me.

"Eva, what did you do to provoke Jacob Stone? He has cancelled his partnership with your father and called off your engagement. How can you cheat on him at a time like this, when he is planning to marry you? What came over you?" Mom yelled, and guilt washed over me.

"Mom, I'm sorry. Layla set me up," I tried to explain, but Mom cut me off.

"Shut up. Layla didn't set you up. You went to the man and cheated on Jacob. How can you do this to us? We disown you as our daughter. Don't bring your shameful self home to us again," Mom yelled, and before I could explain, the call ended.

Shaking my head, I stood in the hotel room and sighed.

Gripping my phone tightly, I tried to call Jacob one last time to explain that it was all a mistake and I would never cheat on him.

The phone rang, and Jacob ended the call. When I tried again, I heard, "Sorry, the number you are trying to call does not exist."

"What?" My brows furrowed upon realizing Jacob had blocked me.

Did five years of our relationship mean nothing to him? I knew Jacob had always wanted to have s*x with me, but I stopped him and told him we should wait until our marriage. Now, I had cheated.

Wiping my sobs away, I put on my black bra and panties, then reached for my green dress and slipped it on.

After that, I put on my black shoes and adjusted my long hair, then took a final glance at the room to ensure I hadn't forgotten anything.

I walked out of the hotel room, while the hotel staff waiting outside, went in to clean it.

Then I made my way to the elevator and rode down to the ground floor.

When I stepped out, I felt eyes on me. But no one stopped me. The impressive luxury hotel was filled with people of different calibers entering and leaving.

I made my way out of the hotel building and exited the premises, recalling that I wouldn't have come to this hotel if not for Layla's insistence.

Hailing a taxi, I went home, even though my mother had warned me not to return. I knew I had no one to go to.

Jacob had broken up with me, and I couldn't go to his place. Not just that—my relatives would be furious with me, because it was through Jacob that my father's small loan company could soar higher. Now that Jacob had withdrawn his support and demanded that I repay him all the money he had spent on me, I knew none of my family members would want to help me at this point.

When I arrived home and paid the cab driver, I walked nervously to the gate of the bungalow where my parents lived. My father owned this house, having bought it after Jacob and I started dating.

I reached the black gate and knocked. The security man, Tom, pulled it open.

"Miss Eva, you are not allowed into the house," Tom said, and my brows furrowed.

"Why? This is my father's house. I want to see him and explain," I begged Tom, but he shook his head.

"Your mother said if I let you in, I will lose my job. I don't want to lose my job, madam." Tom went back inside and locked the gate.

"Wait, Tom," I knocked again, but he wouldn't answer.

Sighing, I paced about the gate, thinking of what to do. I couldn't believe my family would abandon me at a time like this.

Was this how people fell from top to bottom?

I tried calling my mother, but the same number she had used to call me wasn't connecting.

Calling my older brother, Cruz, he demanded, "Eva, how could you cheat on Jacob at a time like this, when we are looking forward to you both getting married?"

"Cruz, I was set up. I didn't mean to cheat on Jacob. Believe me, Layla set me up," I said, and my brother sighed.

"I warned you to stay away from Layla. That girl is a snitch, and you didn't listen to me. She's not from our place, and also, her parents are richer than ours," my brother fumed, and I sobbed.

"I'm sorry. I should have listened to you," I said, and he sighed.

"It's fine. Where are you now? Mom and Dad are angry, and they don't want to see you. Also, Jacob is demanding compensation and saying you never let him touch you, so you didn't do anything for him in the five years you both dated," Cruz said, sighing in frustration.

"Cruz, can I come over to your place?" I asked him, knowing he had gotten married.

"Sure, but you know Maddison and you don't get along. Don't worry, I'll talk to her to understand," Cruz said, and I sighed heavily, relief washing over me that I could rely on him.

Layla's betrayal still stung, and I couldn't call any of my female friends again. I went back to the road, hailed another cab, and headed to my older brother's house.