Chapter: CHAPTER 5: The Billionaire Who Hate Me Alina’s POVI stood in front of the tall black gates.They were so high that they blocked the sky..The mansion behind them was even bigger than I imagined.It looked like a palace. It was cold, rich and quiet. It was nothing like home.The driver opened the car door.But I didn’t move.I held Leo’s stuffed tiger close to my chest.and It still smelt like him.My heart felt heavy and my baby was in the hospital. He was all alone.And I was here, in a stranger’s world.No. Not a stranger.Sebastian Blackwell.The man who hated me. The man I just married.I inhaled deeply and I came out of the car. They were guards, dressed in black suits standing by the gate. They looked at me, and I nodded once, and opened the gate.They didn’t even smile.I walked past them and my legs were shaking.A maid opened the big giant door. She wore a black black uniform. She didn’t say hello. She just turned and walked inside.I followed her and my shoes echoed on the floor.Everything inside was shiny.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 4: Sign or Your Son Die Alina’s POV I sat on the cold bench outside Leo’s hospital room.My fingers gripped his stuffed tiger, the one he slept with every night.My hands wouldn't stop shaking, and my legs felt heavy. My eyes burnt, but I have no more tears left.I haven’t slept in two days and I haven’t eaten anything.I didn’t even feel my body anymore, but I still felt pain, I felt so much pain.Leo was inside that room, my little boy and my whole world.He was lying in bed, with a machine helping him breathe.The doctors said his blood was different. Rarely, they said they needed someone with the same genes.A full match, they said I was not enough.And now I was waiting… for him.Sebastian Blackwell.The man I never wanted to see again. The man who gave me this child, the man who destroyed me… and didn’t even remember.But now… he was the only one who could save my baby.The elevator dung.I looked up and he was here.Sebastian stepped out, he was dressed in all black and his coat fitted perfectly. Hi
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Chapter: CHAPTER 3: DNA and the Devil Alina’s POV “We need the father. It’s urgent.”My fingers grip the cold wall and my knees feel weak, like they might break.“I… I don’t know him,” I say again. My voice is soft. Shaky.The nurse raised her eyebrows. “You don’t know the father of your child?”I nodded slowly and shame burnt in my cheeks. “I met him once. Only once. Five years ago.”She sighed and gave me a tight smile. “Try to remember more, okay? He might be your son’s only hope.”She walked away and I still stood there, I was alone now, and I slid down to the floor and covered my face with both hands.Leo was so sick now, my baby was sick.And I couldn't even tell the doctor his father’s name.___I sat in the corner of the hospital waiting room, and I held on to my old bag on my lap. I opened the front pocket, my hands were shaking.I dug deep, and there it was.The gold bracelet.I take it out slowly. It shines under the white lights. Clean. Smooth. Heavy.The letters are still there.S. Blackwell.That's all I h
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Chapter: CHAPTER 2: The Baby I Never planned for Alina’s POVI held the gold bracelet tight in my hand.S. Blackwell. My heart started ringing aloud.My heart jumped. I didn't know who he was and I didn't care. I didn’t want to ever see him again.I put the bracelet in my bag and I took one last look at the room and then I left.___I walked down the street, it was raining and my body was wet in rain, but I did not care, I just wanted to get home. In my hand, I held an envelope. It was thick and full of money.I didn't look at it. I just ran.I took the bus to the hospital and I pushed through the doors and ran to the front desk.“I’m here to pay,” I said quickly. “Please. My mother…”The nurse looked at me and her face was tired. She took the envelope and walked away.I rushed into the ward. Mama was on the bed and her skin was pale. Her lips were dry and she coughed. Blood came out.“Mama,” I whispered, and held her hand. “I brought the money. You will be okay now.”She tried to smile, but her eyes were so tired.She looked at me
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Chapter: CHAPTER 1: sold my Body for one Night I was so wet in the rain that my face hurt but I didn’t care, I just wanted to get home.I opened the door and the roof was leaking again. The floor was wet and my little sister, Mia, sat in the corner, she hugged her stomach.“I am hungry,” she whispered.I ran to her and knelt down on the wet floor.“I know, baby. I know.” I brushed her wet hair from her face. “I will get something soon, okay? I promise.”She nodded slowly, but she did not smile. My phone buzzed in my pocket and I froze.It was the hospital.I stood up fast and pressed the phone to my ear. My heart beat faster.“Hello?” I said and my voice was shaking.“Miss Alina,” a nurse said and her voice was cold and sharp. “Your mother’s condition is worse. She needs the injection tonight or…”“I know,” I cut her off. “Please. Just give it to her. I will bring the money tomorrow. I swear…”“We can’t do that anymore,” the nurse said and there was no emotion in her voice. “No money, no medicine.”She hung up.Just like tha
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Chapter: Chapter 116 Liana's PovThe sun was just beginning to go down when I opened the car door, my purse on my shoulder and my phone loosely held between my fingers. The safe house was silent, still and dark. As I stood in front of it, I sighed. Behind those walls was Serena, the one who held the secrets we were all so desperately wanting to find out.I'd not seen her since the night before the hearing. I had spoken to her over the phone but I needed to see her. I didn't want her feeling like I didn't care. It was because I was busy with cam.. And I alsp didn't want to look at her and see a blank look where fire and confidence once resided. But tomorrow was the next hearing. The pressure was mounting by the minute. I had to see her. I had to check in.I typed in the code and waited a few seconds before I heard the ding. I walked in my pace slower than usual, like my legs did not want to move any further.As I opened the inner door, I sighted her nurse sitting by the dining table munching on some snacks
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Chapter: Chapter 115 Liana's PovThe silence in the house was more heavy at night. Cam had fallen asleep earlier after dinner, her fox held tight under one arm, a soft rice smudge remaining on her cheek. I couldn't quite get myself to clean it off… not yet. She was too peaceful.I was scrubbing mugs in the kitchen sink when Mum slid in quietly, the edge of her wrapper sliding over the tiled floor."She's out like a light," she murmured, wringing her hands with a tea towel.I nodded. "She was tired. Hospital really stressed her."Mum leaned against the counter, watching me with a look I was far too used to. That look meant that an argument was coming and it was one I was not going to enjoy."I've been thinking." she began slowly.I let out a groan, bracing myself. "That never means anything good.""I think you should talk to her," she said.I stared at her, confused. "What do you mean?"She gave me a stern glare. "About the case. About what is going on. Not all of it, Liana, but enough so she understands."
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Chapter: Chapter 114 Liana's POVMy phone vibrated against the counter as I moved to pick up the kettle. I stopped, dried my hand on a kitchen towel, and picked it up. It was a call from Mason.I paused, then said. "Hello?""Boss," he said in a soft voice. "I spoke with Dominic."I braced myself against the counter, my hand curling around the edge of it. "Yeah?""He accused me and he sounded very furious," Mason said. "Told me I hadn't told him about the new evidence. Something about a vdeo and an audio. He actually thought I'd withheld it from him.""And you told him you didn't know?""Yes I did. I told him I didn't know anything. He sounded like he was doubting so i am not sure what he believes."I did not say anything. I simply listened and llet him rant.“He was also asking why I missed it. Why someone didn't warn him. He said something regarding betrayal, people betraying one another, getting caught off guard," Mason continued. "He was all fired up. I've never heard him like that.""Good," I murmured
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Chapter: Chapter 113 Liana's PovThe automatic doors of the hospital swooshed wide as we stepped out, the warm summer air shining on my face. The sun bathed the parking lot in golden light making me squint after the hospital's clinical low illumination.This time, though, the brightness wasn't an issue, It felt like a benediction.Stanley had gone to get the car around while my mum was holding Cam's stuff… a small bag with her things, a worn-out coloring book, and her fox. Cam gripped my hand hard with her own hand smaller but somehow tighter than I remembered.The car stopped in front of us and Stanley jumped out, his strides deliberate but noiseless. He swung open the back door for us and then moved around to the boot to stuff the bag.Cam sat beside me on the backseat, clutching her plush fox like a shield. My mom sat next to her, smoothing her scarf and tapping Cam's knee reassuringly. I was sitting by the window, watching the hospital grow smaller in the side mirror as we pulled away.Stanley toyed w
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Chapter: Chapter 112Liana's POVThe fluorescent lights shone from above, casting sterile patches of light that made all the feelings in my chest feel jagged and raw. My footsteps echoed in lwith Stanley's by my side, each footstep heavy with exhaustion and expectation.I hadn't even realized how deeply I'd been breathing until I saw the familiar corner that led me to Cam's room. My chest eased a bit, but not all the way. Atleast not until I could see her for myself.Stanley followed me, his hand lightly sweeping over the small of my back as we turned the corner. The casual touch anchored me more than he likely knew. It was a firm and unspoken support in the midst of my turmoil. My mother stood just inside by the door her arms folded across her chest with a scarf drawn tightly around her hair as always whenever she was anxious. She looked up the minute we arrived, her eyes locking onto mine with a flicker of worry, relief, and something only mothers carried in the weight of their gaze.“Liana,” she breat
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Chapter: Chapter 111Dominic’s POVEach footstep sounded louder than it should, like the building itself was teasing me with its echo. The tension that had been building inside me all morning now rolled dangerously just beneath the surface, crawling through my neck and coiling down my spine.I could still feel Stanley’s voice in my bones calm, cold and confident. Like a man who’d already won.And Liana … Liana hadn’t looked away once. Not when she stood her ground. Not when she spoke my name like it tasted like ash, not even when I tried to meet her gaze with whatever trace of guilt I thought would matter. She didn’t flinch. Her eyes were steady and filled with something more dangerous than fury.Conviction. And that… that made something twist, deep in my gut.“We need to talk,” I said curtly to my legal team the moment the doors closed behind us.My barrister who was once the sharpest legal mind I knew, shuffled beside me like a man dodging landmines. “We’ll regroup at my office. Let the others head ou
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Chapter: CHAPTER FOUR Aria's POVAs much as I felt the adrenaline rush, I didn't go in right away. In all honesty, I was scared. Scared that there might be someone in there, waiting. I just stood there, immobile on the porch, staring at the open edge of my front door hanging. My keys were sgaking in my hand as I held them out, using the toe of my sneaker to push the door inward. The squeak of metal echoed louder than it ought to have and before I even stepped in, I came face to face with the havoc that had been done. Drawers were yanked out of their cabinets and tossed to the ground. Couch cushions overturned and my bookshelf turned over, paperbacks onto the tile. The scent of my vanilla candle still lingered, revoltingly sweet in the midst of the chaos.But it was what turned my stomach to knots and ties that wasn't the mess. And I rummaged through the mess, I realised a folder was missing. It was my hospital folder. It contained my ultrasound photos, clinic appointments, and blood work. EtcAnd it was
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Chapter: CHAPTER THREE Aria's POVI felt his eyes bore into my spine even as I automatically wheeled around, grabbed my jacket and bag and almost pushed a confused waiter. I ran into the sidewalk in a sprint, my sneakers hitting the pavement mercilessly. My heart pounded over my footsteps. I heard him once, yelling after me. His voice deep and commanding. Oh, that voice. But I did not slow down. With the extra weight I now had, I tried to run faster but it wasn't possible. A block away, a hand grasped my arm and spun me around.I panted, fighting hard. "Let me go!""Woman," he growled, steel-gray eyes icy and cold. "We need to talk."I fought again, but his grip only tightened. "Let go of me or I scream!""You really want to cause a scene here?"“Try me.”“Why did you run off the moment you saw me?”Because I didn't want to see your ugly face. Can I go now?” He froze, short of words and then slowly, his eyes travelled to my stomach "Don't lie to me," he cut in, voice low and cold. "Is that my child?”I s
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWO I stared at them as though if I blinked hard enough they would disappear, fade into an illusion, or vanish back into nothing but they didn't. They stayed, smug on the plastic stick in my trembling hand. Unwavering. Positive.I breathed. It was shaky and I felt empty. My heart pounded so loud it covered everything else- the whine of the broken bathroom fan, the traffic on the city streets in the distance, the soft thrum of my own thoughts… everything.I was pregnant. I laughed. One of those quiet, bitter laughs that were alien and deep.How? Oh who was I kidding? I knew how.One night. One stupid, hot, beautiful mistake. But it wasn't supposed to follow me. It wasn't supposed to cling to my insides like a secret I couldn't keep.I dropped the test in the sink. The sound it made was too definitive. My knees gave way beneath me and I fell across the edge of the tub and looked down at the cracked tile below me. The air clung heavy, stickily sticking to me like guilt and my throat burned
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Chapter: CHAPTER ONE Aria's POVI saved a stranger from death and in return, he vanished with my heart and left me with his heir.It started like a mistake I wasn't supposed to make.It was supposed to be a typical night except that it wasn't. I had my headphones plugged in, hoodie up, and my mind set on the leftover sesame noodles in my freezer. The streets were too empty for a normal Manhattan street and maybe that was why I noticed him. Maybe that was why fate wouldn't let me walk.He was bent over in the alley, half-hidden in shadows and bleeding into the bricks like he was part of the night. I thought he was a corpse at first and I froze at the spot. My first impulse was to run but then he suddenly groaned. It was faint but enough to know he was alive and struggling. Everything within me screamed to simply turn a blind eye and walk away but I couldn't. As I stepped closer and my eyes adjusted to the darkness, something in his eyes pulled me in. They were glinting under the glow of a flickering stre
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The CEO'S SECRET BRIDE
I am ANNABEL DRAKE, a woman who has spent her entire life in the Shadows of others. A forgotten girl child ,and also an underestimated employee, in fact I am everything you can think of because I have been through a lot .
It started after my father was imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. My family lost everything: our fortune, our home, and most painfully, our dignity. My mother fell ill under the weight of disgrace, and I became the sole provider, fighting every day just to keep us alive .
When an unexpected job opportunity lands in my lap, I see it as an opening way out of poverty and struggle. Working as an executive assistant for Carson Clair, the almighty billionaire CEO of Sonclair Enterprises, isn't easy. He's rude , and unnecessarily leading over everyone in a bad manner, and I can tell you unapologetically that he's everything I despise in a man. But the paycheck is good, and I need it .
Then, the unimaginable happens after a few months. Carson makes me an offer I can't refuse because it is such a juicy offer. It was a contract marriage .
He needs a wife to secure a billion-dollar deal, and in exchange, he promises to clear my Father's name, pay off my mother's medical Bills, and set me up for life. It sounds like a dream... Until I realize I'm falling for him.
Just as I start to believe that maybe, just maybe, this arrangement could turn into something real, my world shatters again. I discovered a secret which was actually the truth and it changed everything. Carson isn't who I through he was. And neither is the man I've been secretly confiding in ...
Fred Mark.
Basahin
Chapter: CHAPTER 38: Dangerous Ties The night passed slowly. I stayed by the window until my eyes felt too heavy to stay open. Even after I lay on the bed, I couldn’t sleep. I just kept thinking about Carson, Fred, and everything that had changed in just one day.I finally drifted off a little before dawn.When I woke up, Carson wasn’t back yet.I checked my phone, there were no missed calls and no new messages.I sat up and looked out the window again. The sky was cloudy and unclear.Just as I stood up, I heard the front door open.I rushed out of the room.Carson was coming in, looking tired and slightly rough. His shirt was untucked. His eyes were red."You’re back," I said softly.He looked up at me, nodded slowly, and closed the door behind him."Did you find her?" I asked.Carson dropped his bag on the floor and walked to the kitchen without a word.I followed."Carson?"I called.He took a glass and filled it with water, then finally looked at me."No. She was gone before we got there. The apartment was empty. Cle
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Chapter: CHAPTER 37: Little Escape It had been days of chasing shadows, endless planning, and sleepless nights. But that morning, something felt different.I was in the kitchen when Carson walked in, still in his pajamas. His hair was a little messy, and for once, he didn’t look like a man carrying the weight of the world."What if we disappeared today?" he asked suddenly.I looked up from my mug. "Disappeared?"I asked."Just for a day," he said. "No talks about Clark, no planning, no worries, it's just you and me."I blinked. "You mean, like a break?"I asked.He smiled. "Exactly."he said.I couldn’t help but smile too. "Where would we even go?"I asked."Anywhere," he said. "Or nowhere. Just... away,"he said again.***********A few hours later, we were on the road. Carson had packed a small bag. I didn’t ask where we were going, and he didn’t tell me. We just drove with the windows down, the wind in our faces, and a soft song playing from the car stereo.After a while, we reached a quiet house by a lake. It wasn’t far
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Chapter: CHAPTER 36: First Move It was already past midnight, before Carson finally spoke again.We were in the study, each lost in our own thoughts. Papers, maps, and files were scattered across the table, but no one was touching them. Fred had gone to rest, but Carson and I stayed behind, sitting far apart—like we were still waiting for something more than just a plan, maybe a resolve.“I think I know where we should start,” Carson said quietly.I looked at him. His voice was calm now, unlike before.“Where?” I asked.He turned his laptop towards me. There was a picture of a tall glass building with heavy security at the entrance.“It’s called Valtrex Group,” he said. “They’ve been linked to illegal offshore transactions. Laura Price used it to move over four million dollars just last month,”he added.I frowned. “Is she still using it?"I asked.“Yes,” he said. “Which means we can use it too. We get inside, plant the tracker, and we follow the money trail,”he said again.I stared at the screen, then back at him. H
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Chapter: CHAPTER 35: Breaking point The house felt quieter than ever. Since Fred went back, I was just in my room and he was in his own room too. Carson and I were avoiding each other, even though we were in the same house. Sometimes I heard his footsteps in the hallway. Sometimes I saw the light under his door. But we didn’t talk.It was like we were both waiting for the other to speak first, and yes I miss him but I can't bring myself to talk to him first, because he was the one who caused it.*************That morning, I came downstairs and saw him in the kitchen. He had a bowl of cereal, but he wasn’t eating it.He looked at me and I looked at him back.Nothing.I poured myself a glass of water and sat on the other side of the table. Then not long after, Carson spoke.“Are you going to keep pretending I don’t exist?” he asked.I didn’t answer at first.“I’m not pretending,” I said finally. “I just don’t know what to say,"I added.He stood up, pushing the chair back loudly.“You always walk away,” he said. “Ever
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Chapter: CHAPTER 34: DividedThe fight changed everything, and we now start behaving like two strangers who are just getting to know themselves. That seems very difficult for me or maybe for himself too.That night, Carson slept on the couch although I didn’t ask him to, but he didn’t come into the room either. Maybe he needed the space… or maybe I did.I lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, just like I used to before we met.I managed to have a small sleep and once it was morning, I got up early. I packed a small bag and I was set to leave so as to clear my head for the main time.Carson, on the other hand, was sitting at the table with a cup of coffee. He looked tired, like he hadn’t slept at all.“I’m going out for a while,” I said softly.He looked up, his eyes unreadable.“Where?” he asked.“Just somewhere to clear my head,” I replied.He didn’t stop me. He just nodded.“Okay.”he said.I waited a few seconds. I thought maybe he’d say more. Maybe he’d ask me to stay.But he didn’t.So I walked out the door
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Chapter: CHAPTER 33: Mis-Love The day started like every other quiet morning.I stood in the kitchen, wearing Carson’s big white shirt, stirring a pot of soup. The smell of spices filled the air. Not long after, Carson walked in, his hair still wet from the shower. He looked fresh, calm, and a little too quiet.“You’re cooking?” he asked, smiling lightly.I nodded. “I wanted to surprise you,"I said.He walked over and kissed my forehead. “I’m surprised,” he said. “In a good way.”I smiled and went back to stirring.We ate together, we talked, we laughed a little and everything felt so good.After breakfast,I did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen while he sat on the couch reading a file.I watched him from the corner of my eye. He looked serious… too serious.“You’ve been quiet lately,” I said slowly.He looked up. “I’ve just had a lot on my mind,”he said.“Like what?” I asked.He paused, then shook his head. “It’s nothing. Don’t worry about it,”he said.But I was already worried.**********Later that afternoon,
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