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CHAPTER 53
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2026-07-18 00:19:34
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SIENNA'S POVThe room fell completely silent after I asked the question.No one spoke.Even Mason, who usually had an opinion ready before anyone else finished a sentence, simply looked from Ethan to me without saying a word.Ethan's expression caught me by surprise.He looked as though the possibility had never truly occurred to him.Only a few hours earlier we had both admitted that the contract no longer reflected the life we were living, yet neither of us had taken the next logical step.If the arrangement was ending, eventually the truth would have to exist outside the walls of the penthouse too.My thoughts were interrupted by Ethan's attorney."I need to answer that carefully."I shifted the phone slightly closer."What happens if people learn the engagement wasn't real?"The attorney took a moment before responding."It could create a serious sponsorship dispute."Ethan folded his arms but remained silent."The company continued negotiating because Mr. Hayes' family image stre
My Fake Boyfriend Is a Single-Dad Hockey Star CHAPTER 54
ETHAN'S POVI woke to the faint glow of a laptop screen.For one terrifying second, my heart lurched.My eyes went straight to the middle of the bed.Lily was still there.She was asleep on her side, hugging one of my pillows, her breathing slow and peaceful. Relief washed over me so quickly that I had to close my eyes for a moment.When I looked again, I noticed Sienna wasn't beside the bed anymore.She was sitting on the floor near the bedroom window with her knees drawn up, her laptop balanced across her legs.Tears were running silently down her face.I climbed carefully out of bed, making sure not to wake Lily, and crossed the room."Sienna."She looked up immediately."I'm sorry. Did I wake you?"I shook my head."What happened?"Without speaking, she turned the laptop towards me.An email filled the screen.At first I didn't understand what I was reading.Then I saw the subject line from Hart Events' bank.The final financial guarantee attached to our original agreement had bee
My Fake Boyfriend Is a Single-Dad Hockey Star CHAPTER 53
SIENNA'S POVI couldn't answer Lily straight away.Every response that came to mind felt too small, too simple, or too close to the kinds of half-truths adults had already surrounded her with. She lay between Ethan and me, her tired eyes searching my face with an expression that no six-year-old should ever have needed to wear. She had only just come home after being taken from school, yet she was already trying to untangle contracts, lies and promises that grown adults had failed to handle honestly.Ethan reached for her hand first. "Sweetheart," he said gently, "the money was never paying Sienna to love you."Lily looked at him, unconvinced."But Marissa knew about the contract."Neither of us spoke."She knew Sienna came to live here because you helped Hart Events." Lily's voice was quiet, but every word was painfully clear. "She knew you asked Sienna to pretend to be your girlfriend."Ethan drew a slow breath."What else did Marissa tell you?"Lily looked down at the blanket before
My Fake Boyfriend Is a Single-Dad Hockey Star CHAPTER 52
ETHAN'S POVI stood outside Lily's hospital room, staring through the glass as she finally slept.Her breathing was slow and even for the first time since we'd found her, but I couldn't bring myself to feel relieved. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw her standing at the end of that dark corridor, reaching for me while Marissa dragged her away.A soft knock interrupted my thoughts.Mason stepped into the hallway with a file tucked beneath his arm."The detectives finished another interview with Marissa."I looked at him immediately."Where's Vivian?"His expression answered before his words did."We don't know.""What do you mean you don't know?""Police have already issued an alert."He sighed."She checked out of the hotel before Lily disappeared.""And?""The phone she used to contact Claire was abandoned."He shook his head."She never returned to the hotel office."The anger that had been simmering inside me all day rose again."Find her.""They're trying.""No."I looked him str
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SIENNA'S POVThe moment Marissa reached inside her coat, every officer in the building reacted at once."Don't move!""Hands where we can see them!"The commands echoed across the old showroom, overlapping until it was impossible to tell who was shouting what. Ethan lunged toward the staircase on pure instinct, but Mason caught him around the shoulders before he had taken more than a few steps."Ethan, wait!""Let me go!""My daughter is right there!"Lily stood frozen halfway between Marissa and the officers. Her small face was streaked with tears, and she looked from one adult to another as though she no longer knew who she was supposed to trust. Every second she hesitated made my heart ache. I knew if she turned back toward Marissa now, everything could become dangerous again."Lily," I called, keeping my voice as calm as I could. "Sweetheart, don't look behind you."She didn't move."Lily, look at me."Slowly, she lifted her eyes.Through the gaps in the staircase railing, our gaz
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ETHAN'S POVThe metal door slammed shut just before I reached it.I hit it with everything I had.The impact rattled through my shoulders, but the door barely moved."Lily!"My voice echoed down the corridor.There was no answer.Not even another scream.I shoved the door again, harder this time, until two officers caught my arms and pulled me back."Let me go!""Mr. Hayes, stop!""My daughter is behind that door!""I know.""You don't know anything!"I struggled against them again, desperate enough not to care how I looked.One of the officers held my gaze."If Marissa thinks she's trapped with no way out, she becomes more dangerous."His words barely registered.All I could think about was the frightened cry I'd heard only seconds earlier.Lily had been right there.Close enough to reach.Close enough to see.And I'd still been too late.Behind us, footsteps pounded through the service corridor.Sienna and Mason arrived with the detective."Lily!" Sienna called instinctively.The de
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