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CHAPTER 45 — SIMON'S TRUTH
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2026-09-16 11:54:42Simon looked older when he opened the door, though only a week had passed since his last visit to the penthouse.
"You called ahead," he said, stepping aside to let them into the small back room of his bookshop. "That's not like either of you.""We need to ask you something," Adrian said, no preamble. "And I need you to tell me the truth, whatever it is."Simon's expression shifted, wariness replacing warmth. "What's this about?""A payment," Sophie said. "Three years ago. Befo
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MARRIED MY BILLIONAIRE EX AFTER HIS FUNERAL CHAPTER 47 — THE APPEAL
Whitlock's office looked different than Sophie remembered — more files, more coffee cups, the particular chaos of someone working against a clock."Sit down," Whitlock said, gesturing to the chairs across from her desk. "This is going to take some explaining.""Just tell us," Adrian said. "Is she getting out?""No," Whitlock said firmly. "Not immediately, and probably not at all. But I want you to understand the situation fully, because it's going to get uncomfortable before it resolves."She slid a document across the desk."Eleanor's new legal team filed a motion citing juror misconduct," Whitlock said. "Specifically, they claim one juror — Juror Number Seven — failed to disclose a personal connection to the case during jury selection.""What connection?" Sophie asked, scanning the document."The juror's cousin," Whitlock said, "was a former employee at Cross Industries, terminated eleven years ago during a round of layoffs Charles Cross ordered before
MARRIED MY BILLIONAIRE EX AFTER HIS FUNERAL CHAPTER 46 — VERIFICATION
Whitlock called four days later, her voice carrying the particular weariness of someone who'd spent those four days buried in bank statements."His story checks out," she said. "Every part of it."Sophie let out a breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding. "You're certain?""The loan was disbursed eight years ago, exactly as he described," Whitlock said. "Small, initially, then larger as his financial situation worsened. Repaid in full, two years ago, with interest he insisted on paying despite Eleanor's lawyers offering to waive it.""Why would he insist on paying interest?" Adrian asked, listening on speaker."According to the correspondence we recovered," Whitlock said, "he wrote a note with the final payment. I'll read it to you."She paused, then read carefully."I don't want to owe you anything, Eleanor. Not money, not gratitude, not silence. Consider this debt closed, in every sense of the word."Sophie felt something loosen in her chest. "
MARRIED MY BILLIONAIRE EX AFTER HIS FUNERAL CHAPTER 45 — SIMON'S TRUTH
Simon looked older when he opened the door, though only a week had passed since his last visit to the penthouse."You called ahead," he said, stepping aside to let them into the small back room of his bookshop. "That's not like either of you.""We need to ask you something," Adrian said, no preamble. "And I need you to tell me the truth, whatever it is."Simon's expression shifted, wariness replacing warmth. "What's this about?""A payment," Sophie said. "Three years ago. Before you ever came to us. Before any of this started."Simon went very still."Whitlock's team found it," Adrian said. "Tied to Eleanor's network. Your name, three years back, long before we ever knew you existed."Simon sat down slowly in the chair behind his counter, the color draining from his face."I was wondering when this would surface," he said quietly."So it's real," Sophie said, her stomach dropping despite having half-expected the answer."It's real," Simon conf
MARRIED MY BILLIONAIRE EX AFTER HIS FUNERAL CHAPTER 44 — GRACE'S DECISION
"Absolutely not," Grace said, setting down her coffee cup so firmly it rattled against the saucer. "I won't take a cent of that money.""Mom—""No, Sophie." Grace's voice was sharp in a way Sophie rarely heard from her. "You don't understand what you're asking.""Then explain it to me," Sophie said. "Because from where I'm sitting, this is the one piece of Eleanor's fortune that could actually do some good.""That's exactly the problem," Grace said. "You want it to mean something. I understand that. But I spent thirteen years hiding because of that woman. I don't want her money anywhere near the thing I built to undo what she did to people like me."Adrian, sitting quietly at the end of the table, finally spoke. "What if it wasn't framed as her money?"Grace looked at him. "What do you mean?""The trust wasn't created by Eleanor alone," Adrian said. "It was created by my grandfather too. If we take a portion and use it, we could frame it as restitution fr
MARRIED MY BILLIONAIRE EX AFTER HIS FUNERAL CHAPTER 43 — THE CHILD SHE NEVER HAD
Sophie found Margaret asleep in her crib that night, one small fist curled against her cheek, breathing slow and even in the soft glow of the nightlight.She stood in the doorway for a long time, simply watching."You're doing the thing again," Adrian said quietly, joining her."What thing?""The staring thing. Like you're afraid she'll disappear if you look away too long."Sophie smiled faintly. "Maybe I am."Adrian wrapped an arm around her, and they stood together in the doorway, the trust paperwork still sitting untouched on the kitchen table behind them."Can I tell you something strange?" Sophie asked."Always.""In my first life," she said, "I never let myself think about having a child with you. Not once, in three years of marriage.""Why not?""Because it felt impossible," Sophie said. "You were so distant. I told myself a man who couldn't even explain a bad mood to me certainly wasn't going to want a family. So I just... never th
MARRIED MY BILLIONAIRE EX AFTER HIS FUNERAL CHAPTER 42 — THE TRUST
"So it's real," Sophie said, staring at the document in Whitfield's hands. "An actual trust. Not a trap.""As far as I can tell," Whitfield said. "But I want a second legal team to review it independently. I don't trust anything connected to Eleanor at face value anymore, even something that looks legitimate.""How much money are we talking about?" Adrian asked.Whitfield checked the figure again. "Just under twelve million dollars."Sophie let out a short, disbelieving laugh. "Twelve million dollars. Sitting there this whole time.""Waiting for a qualifying heir," Whitfield said. "Which, according to this document, means a direct descendant of either Eleanor or Charles Cross, born after the original agreement was signed.""Margaret," Sophie said."Margaret," Whitfield confirmed.Adrian shifted Margaret higher on his hip, frowning. "I don't want her touching a single dollar connected to that woman.""That's your right to decide," Whitfield said ca
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