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CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
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Lauren sat at her desk in Orchid Enterprises’ sleek Singapore office, the city’s skyline a glittering distraction through the glass walls. Five months pregnant with Alex’s child, she’d transformed into a sharp, confident executive assistant, her dark-dyed hair and tailored blazer masking the scars of her past. Yet, the gossip magazine Priya showed her yesterday—Alex in his wheelchair, holding hands with Melissa, the headline Billionaire’s Girlfriend Is Pregnant—had fractured her resolve. The image of Melissa’s smug smile fueled her rage, her vow for revenge against Alex, Melissa, and Dan burning hotter everyday she thought about it.Beyond all those, Tom’s proposal lingered in her mind, the diamond ring he’d left with her tucked deep in her purse. “If you decide, it’s yours,” he’d said, his voice steady but hopeful. She hadn’t answered him then, the answer almost felt impossible for her to decide. She was in a deep turmoil. Her heart was torn between Tom’s safety and Alex’s betrayal
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Lauren stood on the candlelit rooftop of Tom Devon’s Singapore penthouse, the city’s skyline a dazzling blur as Tom’s proposal hung in the air. The diamond ring in his hand sparkled, his eyes locked on hers with unwavering intensity. “Lauren, I love you. Marry me.” Those words still made her heart pound, a storm of gratitude, fear, and doubt swirling within. But the image of Alex and Melissa, kissing in that gossip magazine, burned holes her mind causing a sinking feeling in her chest, a fresh wound alongside her pregnancy—five months along with Alex’s child.Though Tom’s words were a lifeline, but her scars held her back. Could she leap into this, still legally bound to the man who’d shattered her?She took a shaky breath, her voice soft but firm. “Tom, I… I’m not sure I’m ready. I’m still married to Alex, legally, emotionally—it’s a mess. I want to say yes, but my heart’s tangled up in everything he did. The betrayal, the lies, Dan, Melissa…” She trailed off, her hand resting on he
Cripple Billionaire Husband CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
Lauren stood in Tom Devon’s sleek Singapore office, the city’s glittering skyline shimmering through floor-to-ceiling windows. Four months into her new life, she was no longer the shattered woman who’d fled Los Angeles. Her dark-dyed hair framed a sharper gaze, her scars had faded, and her pregnancy—five months along with Alex’s child—was a gentle curve beneath her tailored blazer. As Tom’s executive assistant at Orchid Enterprises, she’d mastered deals, power plays, and strategy, her mind honed for the revenge she’d sworn against Alex, Melissa, and Dan. Yet, her heart, still raw from Alex’s betrayal—his smile with Dan and Jake, his absence at La Belle Vie—wavered as Tom’s presence grew warmer, closer, stirring feelings she wasn’t ready to name.“Lauren, you’re such a natural,” Tom said, leaning against his desk, his tailored suit accentuating his broad shoulders. His smile was so easy, she felt herself smile too, but his eyes held a spark that made her pulse quicken. “That Shanghai
Cripple Billionaire Husband CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
Lauren stood in Alex’s sleek office, her heart hammering as Melissa’s words sliced through her: “Waiting for my boyfriend, Alex.” Her stepsister’s smirk was a spark to Lauren’s rage, her pregnancy a secret anchor fueling her resolve. She’d flown from Singapore to Los Angeles to tell Alex about their child, to give him a chance, but finding Melissa in his chair—claiming him— felt like a slice to an old wound. He’s still with her. But she wasn’t leaving without facing him. Not today.“Get out of his chair,” Lauren snapped, voice low, lethal. “I’m here for Alex, not for your lies. Where is he?”Melissa laughed, twirling a lock of hair, her red dress a taunt against the office’s cold steel. “Oh, Lauren, still chasing ghosts? You’re so pathetic. Alex is mine, you should get acquainted with the news. He’s in a meeting though, probably planning our next date. Run along— but remember, you’re nothing to him,” she said letting out a bitter chuckle.Lauren stepped closer, eyes blazing. “You’re
Cripple Billionaire Husband CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Lauren sat propped up in her hospital bed, the sterile hum of machines a faint backdrop to the storm in her heart. Her body ached—broken ribs, bandaged feet, a swollen face—but the pain of Alex’s betrayal seared deeper into her nerves. The memory of Melissa, naked in his bed, smirking like she had won a game, was a wound that she knew will never heal. Alex had chosen her half-sister, shattering every vow. She clutched the thin blanket, tears drying into resolve. I’ll make them pay.Suddenly, the door creaked open, and Tom Devon, the stranger who’d found her collapsed outside Alex’s mansion, days ago, walked in.Lauren noticed as his tailored suit and sharp jawline screamed wealth, but his eyes held a warmth that disarmed her. “You’re awake,” he said, voice low, steady. “I’m sorry for barging in but I thought I’d check on you before I head out.”Lauren glanced at him, wary. “Why do you care? You don’t even know me.” Her tone was sharp, but exhaustion softened the edges. She turned away
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Lauren lay in the hospital bed, her body surging with intense pain, her heart a graveyard. The image of Melissa, naked in Alex’s bed, smirking like she had just won the battle, was a wound that wouldn’t stop aching and bleeding. It seemed like it would never heal. She’d fought through kidnappers, stumbled through woods, her love for Alex had become her downfall. It had become ash.Suddenly, her phone buzzed on the bedside table, waking her from her deep thoughts, a blocked number flashing. She grabbed it, her hands shaking as bandages pulled at her raw skin.“Who is this?” she demanded, voice hoarse and shaky, cracked from screaming into the void of her captivity.A distorted voice answered, cold and mocking. “Lauren, you seem to be tougher than we even imagined, now I see why Alex is so infatuated with you. But it's too bad. Your Alex, your husband? He’s already moved on.”Her phone pinged, an incoming notification. A video loaded: Melissa in Alex’s office, hours ago, her manicured h
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The screen lit up—a grainy feed, Lauren tied to a chair, face swollen, blood crusting her lip. A masked figure stood behind her, voice distorted. “Alex, you want her back? Pay up. Everything—accounts, deals. Or I promise you'll never see her again. Not even her dead body.”Lauren’s eyes, defiant but scared, met the camera. “Alex, don’t,” she rasped, before a fist struck her jaw, silencing her. The video cut to black.Alex’s hands shook, rage boiling. “They’re torturing her,” he said, voice breaking. “Find them, Carter. I’ll give them anything, but I want their heads. I want my Lauren back.”“We’re tracing the upload,” Carter said, already dialing. “It’s encrypted, but we’ll crack it.”Alex stared at the blank screen, Lauren’s battered face burned into him. He’d failed her, let her doubt him, let her run. But he loved her, more than the contract, more than his pride. “I’m coming, Lauren,” he whispered, voice fierce. “Hold on.”His phone buzzed again—an unknown number. A new video loade
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Alex maneuvered his wheelchair through the quiet house, the hum of the wheels on hardwood the only sound. The clock on the mantle ticked past 11:30 PM, each second a needle in his gut. Lauren's absence gnawed at him—her fierce exit after their fight, clutching that damn photo and note, replayed in his mind. "I need the truth," she'd said, voice breaking, before storming out. He'd let her go, thinking she'd cool off, and come back. But the house felt wrong, too still, her jacket gone from the hook, one of his cars no longer in the drive.“Lauren?” he called, voice rough, rolling into the kitchen. No one answered. The study door was ajar, his laptop open, the light flashing, the sticky note with Dan’s login glaring—DKane—temp123. She’d been digging. His chest tightened. That text she’d shown him, the one about her mom’s death, had spooked her so much. “Warehouse, midnight…the proof he did it”. He’d told her it was a trap, but her eyes, wild with doubt, hadn’t listened.He grabbed his
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Lauren's car rattled through the industrial district, the dashboard clock ticking toward twelve midnight. Her hands continued to shake on the wheel, the USB drive and her childhood camp photo stuffed in her jacket, haunted her thoughts every second.That text “Warehouse, midnight. Proof he did it. Come alone” burned in her brain like acid, her mom’s frail hospital smile haunting her. Alex’s voice, sharp and desperate, rang out: “It’s a trap.” Melissa’s sneer countered: “Him or the truth.” She’d stormed out, choosing answers over both. She had to find out what was going on.She needed to clear Alex's name…secretly.The warehouse squatted under a buzzing floodlight, steel walls scarred with rust. She parked a block away, heart slamming against her ribcage. Her phone had no signal. She crept to the door, half-open, dim light leaking out. “I’m here,” she called, voice tight, but the fear lingered. “Show me the proof.”A rough laugh answered. “Right on time, Lauren.” A man stepped forwar
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