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CHAPTER 044 The Wolf in a Silk Suit
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A Twist of Fate with the Callous Billionaire CHAPTER 046 Beneath the Surface
—Sophia's POVIt took me a moment to realize that safety had a sound.Not silence.Not calm.But the low, constant hum of something that was reinforced—walls, systems, surveillance, guards. That subtle buzz that told you a machine was watching everything.That's what the bunker sounded like.And even as I sat there in the heavily insulated room, my hand never left my belly.The baby kicked again. Not hard. Just enough to remind me he was there. That this world—with all its schemes and shadows—was already part of his story too.Russ had brought me down into the room they called "The Box." It was compact but state-of-the-art. Soft lighting. Ventilation with a quiet hiss. Monitors embedded in the wall showed views of every possible angle outside the compound. I wasn’t sure if the walls were thick with steel or secrets.Ethan hadn’t returned yet.And maybe it was cowardly, but I still kept gazing at the door as though I was waiting for oxygen to pass through it.I perched on the side of
A Twist of Fate with the Callous Billionaire CHAPTER 045 Shadows Don’t Sleep
—Sophia's POVI didn't know whether my body or my mind weighed more.I lay staring up at the luxurious velvet ceiling of the Zurich suite and couldn't blink, couldn't sleep, couldn't switch off my brain. There wasn't enough movement in the air. Too costly. Not mine. None of it was mine.The bedclothes felt refreshing against my skin but did nothing to reassure me. Not with Maurice's words ringing in my head still. Not with the sound of Ethan's breathing—constant but heavy with all that remained unspoken."I can't sleep," I said drowsilyEthan replied from across the other end of the room. "I can't sleep either."I sat up slowly, drawing my knees to my chest. He stood near the floor-to-ceiling window again, half-concealed in shadows, the moonlight outlining the sharp edge of his jaw."Still thinking over what Maurice said?" I asked, although I knew already."No," Ethan replied. "I'm trying to figure out what I didn't tell him."There was silence once more. I hated this—being in a spo
A Twist of Fate with the Callous Billionaire CHAPTER 044 The Wolf in a Silk Suit
—Sophia’s POVIf there’s one thing I’ve learned about powerful men, it’s that they never walk into a room without calculating the exact amount of control they can wield—and the precise second they can take it.Maurice wasn’t an exception. He might’ve smiled like a charming diplomat, but his eyes gave him away. Cold. Empty. Threatening.He looked at me like I was something beneath his shoe. But I didn’t flinch.Not this time.I stayed right where I was, shoulder brushing against Ethan’s as I met Maurice’s stare."So," Maurice said, walking slowly around the room like he owned it. "The ghost returns to claim his throne. And he brings his whore to distract the board."Ethan didn’t blink. He just smiled—tight, clipped, unnerving."I see you haven’t evolved, Maurice. Still hiding behind weak insults and your daddy’s money."Maurice stopped pacing, face hardening. "You think you’ve won because you brought a woman and a baby into this?"Ethan stepped forward, hands in his pockets, voice calm
A Twist of Fate with the Callous Billionaire CHAPTER 043 The Blood That Stains
—Ethan’s POVThe document sat on the table between us like a loaded gun.No more secrets. No more half-truths. Just ink, blood, and the weight of legacy I never asked for—but one I was done running from.Russ stood at the far end of the room, his arms crossed, eyes sharp. Lucas was on the phone, coordinating the Zurich flight, logistics, private security, and tracking Maurice’s last known moves.And Sophia—no, Aria—sat on the edge of the couch, her fingers grazing the edge of the adoption form I handed her. Her brows were furrowed, but she wasn’t trembling anymore. She looked like a woman who had nothing left to lose.“I don’t get it,” she finally whispered. “Why go so far to bury us both?”I exhaled. “Because the truth—our truth—is expensive. And men like my uncle, like Maurice… they knew if it ever came out, they’d lose everything.”Her eyes lifted to meet mine. “And now?”I didn’t blink. “Now, they will.”That snake had been coiling in the shadows all along.Sophia looked down at
A Twist of Fate with the Callous Billionaire CHAPTER 042 The Document
—Ethan’s POVShe was gone.I stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows, staring down at the street below, watching for any glimpse of her. My hands were clenched so tight they left half-moon scars in my palms. I hated this. This feeling. Like I was waiting to lose her all over again.Russ stood by the security console, silent but alert, eyes flicking between live feeds.“Do you see her?” I asked, trying to keep my voice from cracking.“She turned left at the pharmacy. Out of frame now. Lucas is already rerouting the external cameras. We’ll get her.”But it wasn’t just about getting her on a screen. It was about keeping her breathing.I swore under my breath and paced back. Ivory’s presence had been bad enough. But that text… that meeting she insisted on taking alone… it reeked of a setup. And now this? Someone from her past calling her Aria?No one should’ve known that name.Not unless they’d come from where we came from.---Sophia’s POVThe air felt colder the moment I stepped around t
A Twist of Fate with the Callous Billionaire CHAPTER 041 The Unexpected Encounter
—SophiaThe silence in the car was now different.It wasn't the kind that rang out tense and ominous. It was. coarse. Dense. Like words hesitated to be uttered. Like facts hid behind superficial breathing shared. I could catch glances from Ethan's mind towards me now and then but his mouth remained sealed. Not yet.My fist clenched over that piece of crumpled paper in my pocket. That letter. Those words burnt into my skin as if they were branded with fire.**Find out from Ethan what actually happened to your foster father.**It kept me awake all night.I hadn't informed him yet—just because I didn't want to, but because I feared so. What if it were true? What if I had barely scratched the surface about Ethan's past?He took his car into underground penthouse parking and exited ahead of me and went directly to the elevator.Same Ethan.Cold. Blunt. But I was no longer even that Sophia anymore.I trailed him silently behind. Slammed metal doors locked and sealed us into the tight box
A Twist of Fate with the Callous Billionaire CHAPTER 040 Shadows Move in Silence
—SophiaI didn’t ask him if he was okay.I didn’t need to.Ethan stared at the photo for two full minutes before placing the file gently on the table, like it was a glass he didn’t want to shatter yet.Liam.Warren.Same frame. Same night.No words.No explanations.Just one picture that made my chest lock up.“You knew?” I asked quietly.“I suspected.”That was all he said.And then he moved.Fast.Efficient.Pulling out his phone, typing something, sending it off without blinking. I didn’t ask who.He was back in his world now—the one where emotions didn’t cloud judgment.Just facts.Just strategy.“Go upstairs,” he said.“No.”“Sophia—”“I’m not leaving you.”He paused.Then his eyes shifted to me. Not with annoyance.With calculation.Like I had become part of the equation now.Not just something to protect—but something to use… maybe even trust.He didn’t argue again.****The boardroom in his private office was colder than the rest of the penthouse.Walls of glass. Empty seats.
A Twist of Fate with the Callous Billionaire CHAPTER 039 The Devil at the Door
—SophiaI didn’t open the door right away.Ivory stood there, her lips painted red, hair tied up like she hadn’t just disappeared for weeks. The blood on her sleeve didn’t look accidental.She tilted her head at the security camera like she knew exactly where it was.And smiled.Like a game had just started.I stepped back.I didn’t panic. Not this time.I walked to the wall console and pressed the emergency alert key. Silent.Ethan would know. Wherever he was—he’d be alerted. Tracked. Traced.The doorbell rang again.A slow, dragging sound.She wasn’t leaving.Not until someone let her in.I stood there, heart steady for once.“You don’t get to rattle me,” I whispered to myself.I pressed the speaker button. “You’ve got five seconds to get off this floor before the system locks down.”She laughed. “I’m not here to fight, sweetheart.”“Then why are you here?”“To talk.”My fingers hovered over the security lockdown button. She knew what that meant.And still… she didn’t flinch.“Let m
A Twist of Fate with the Callous Billionaire CHAPTER 038 The Game Changes Now
The doll was gone.Russ had burned it.No trace left behind.And yet, the lingering smell of plastics, scent of burnt cloth, gas odors that did not have to be translated—the stench still clung to the atmosphere like a promise we could not erase.Ethan leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window again, his arms crossed, staring out over the city as though he could reduce it to ashes with a look.No words.Not a single one.I sat on the couch, my hand resting on my stomach, feeling more than motion.Fear was dwelling within me now.Not the kind that yelled.The kind that made you silent.Too silent."Was it Luna?" I at last spoke, at last shattering the quiet.Ethan's head turned slightly."No," he answered.I blinked. "You're sure.""She's not imaginative like that," he growled. "She doesn't have precision. That—he jerked his finger in the direction of the elevator—was done on purpose. Symbolic. That's Maurice."I gulped hard.Maurice.The knife-eyed cousin and the smile that never did
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