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Chapter 31-RIDING
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Ex wife’s return: Claiming the billionaire’s crown Chapter 33- THE WORD ‘WE’
Scarlett held her breath.Grant’s face went completely still. “What?”“I’m carrying your child.”Inside the room, Grant ran a hand through his hair, stunned. “Diane… that’s not possible.”“It is,” she insisted, voice breaking. “I confirmed it this morning.”Scarlett’s heart pounded violently against her ribs.The world tilted.The room blurred.Grant’s voice came out strained. “I can’t even remember what happened that night.We were careful, weren’t we?.”Diane let out a small, wounded laugh. “Careful isn’t certainty.”Tears slipped down her cheeks. She looked fragile, devastated -heartbreakingly convincing.“I didn’t plan this,” she whispered. “But it happened. And you deserve to know.”Scarlett’s chest tightened painfully.Grant paced once across the office, his mind clearly racing. “Are you sure it’s mine?”The question hung heavy.Diane’s face crumpled. “You think I would lie about something like this?”“I didn’t say that.”“You didn’t need to.”Her voice shook with hurt, but beneath
Ex wife’s return: Claiming the billionaire’s crown Chapter 32- WHATEVER IT TAKES
The glass doors of Ashbourne Empire headquarters swung open with a force that made the receptionist jump.Scarlett Monroe Ashbourne stormed inside like a woman carrying a personal hurricane.Her heels struck the marble floors in sharp, decisive rhythms. Her expression was cold fury, lips pressed tight, eyes blazing with purpose. Employees barely looked up anymore - this had become familiar territory. The ex-wife and the CEO. Fire and gasoline.Another war.Or so they thought.“She’s here again,” someone whispered.“God help whoever’s in his office.”Scarlett ignored the murmurs. Her steps did not slow as she marched toward the executive elevators, her jaw clenched, every movement vibrating with anger. The guards did not stop her. No one ever did.She pressed the elevator button hard.The doors slid open.Inside, her reflection stared back at her -composed, furious, unstoppable.But the moment the doors closed, the anger in her face softened into something dangerously close to exciteme
Ex wife’s return: Claiming the billionaire’s crown Chapter 31-RIDING
The Ashbourne estate stables lay far from the main house, tucked behind acres of rolling green hills where silence carried secrets easily. The air smelled of leather, hay, and damp earth. Morning mist still clung low to the ground, softening the world into something private.Grant Ashbourne hated horseback riding.Everyone who knew him knew this.Which was why Diane froze when she saw the notification from his schedule assistant earlier that morning.Private riding session - 9:00 AM.It made no sense.Grant disliked dirt, disliked unpredictability, disliked animals that could not be controlled by numbers or contracts. Horseback riding was everything he avoided.Yet he went.And when she asked him earlier that morning , her tone carefully light, he had simply said-“It doesn’t hurt to try something new now, does it?”That answer did not sit right with Diane. So she followed him.Diane arrived at the estate quietly, instructing her driver to park far down the gravel path. She walked the
Ex wife’s return: Claiming the billionaire’s crown Chapter 30- WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN
The sky was pale and quiet when Scarlett stepped out of the car, the morning air cool against her skin. The city hadn’t fully awakened yet -traffic was thin, the noise muted, the world still suspended between sleep and motion. It was the perfect hour for something meant to remain unseen.She turned to the back seat.Theodore sat bundled in a tiny navy coat, kicking his legs impatiently, his eyes bright with excitement. He had asked three times already if the fish would be “big-big” or just “big.”Scarlett smiled and helped him out carefully, smoothing down his curls with gentle fingers. Her heart beat faster than it should. This wasn’t a business meeting. This wasn’t revenge. This wasn’t ‘strategy’.This was something far more dangerous.This was hope.Grant stood near the aquarium entrance, hands tucked into his coat pockets, his posture relaxed yet restless. When he saw them, something in his expression shifted-tension dissolving, guarded composure melting into something softer.Som
Ex wife’s return: Claiming the billionaire’s crown Chapter 29-MASQUERADE
The ballroom glittered under crystal chandeliers, the air thick with perfume, power, and ambition. Shadows danced along the marble floors as masked figures wove through the crowd. Scarlett adjusted the delicate black mask over her eyes, her lips curling slightly as she surveyed the room. The orange wig from a month ago had been discarded; tonight, she was unrecognizable to anyone who knew her - and that was exactly how she wanted it.She guessed Grant would be here even if it had only been a week since he was discharged from the hospital , she hoped she guessed right.Her gown clung to her curves, dark as the night, flowing softly with every step. Each movement was deliberate, controlled, poised. But beneath the mask, her pulse hammered. Her heart had betrayed her the moment she left the car. Grant was here, she could feel his presence even without seeing him yet. Somewhere- in this glittering crowd. Tonight , secrecy would be their only ally.She’d rather be at home in bed with her s
Ex wife’s return: Claiming the billionaire’s crown Chapter 28-ALL FOR YOU
Scarlett learned the truth the way the world always delivered devastation now-loud, fast, and without mercy.Her phone buzzed relentlessly on the coffee table. Headlines stacked one after another, each more brutal than the last.She picked it up.ASHBOURNE HEIR HOSPITALIZED AFTER PARKING LOT ASSAULTCASSIAN BLACKWELL NAMED PERSON OF INTERESTPOWER, VIOLENCE, AND A SUPPOSED WOMAN AT THE CENTERHer breath left her in a sharp rush.“No,” she whispered."No, no, no , no”Her fingers trembled as she scrolled. Grainy photos. Flashing lights. Grant on a stretcher. Blood. Cassian being pulled back by security, his face hard, unreadable.Her stomach turned violently and her head banged from the hangover.She didn’t remember standing, only that the room spun as she did. This-this was not part of anything she had planned. This wasn’t strategy. This wasn’t control.The knock on her door came seconds later.Cassian didn’t wait for permission before he pushed the door ajar.He looked exactly like a
Ex wife’s return: Claiming the billionaire’s crown Chapter 17-THE LAST THREAD
Diane shut the door quietly behind her before she spoke.Christine glanced up from her desk, eyes narrowing at the sight of the younger woman’s clenched jaw and stiff posture. “You look like you swallowed a lemon,” Christine muttered, not looking impressed. “What now?”Diane exhaled shakily.“I’m m
Ex wife’s return: Claiming the billionaire’s crown Chapter 16-ROUTINE
The supermarket was quiet, except for the soft hum of the refrigerators and the faint melody of a jazz tune playing overhead. Scarlett tightened her grip on the shopping trolley, forcing herself to breathe evenly as she walked past the aisles.It was ridiculous that she was even here. She could’ve
Ex wife’s return: Claiming the billionaire’s crown Chapter 15-THE LURKER
Rain whispered against the rusted roof of the abandoned warehouse, soft at first, then harder -like impatient fingers drumming against tin. The sound bled through cracked windows and crooked beams, filling the silence that hung thick and stale.The sound of dripping water echoed through the hollow
Ex wife’s return: Claiming the billionaire’s crown Chapter 14-FRACTURES
Scarlett shut the door behind her and leaned against it for a moment, eyes closed. The silence of her home pressed around her - soft, expensive, empty. For the first time that night, she let herself breathe.She missed Canada. Missed the quiet hum of her villa tucked between the pines. She missed h
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