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Pregnant for the Heartless Billionaire 115 The Price of Truth
Damien’s POVJames’s words were still ringing in my ears, “Everything has always been handed to you, even your wife.” He spat it with that smirk of his, the one he used when he thought he’d scored a point.I leaned back in my chair, meeting his glare head-on. “You think so, James?” I said quietly, my voice low, controlled. “You think I just lounge around, letting life hand me everything?”He sneered, folding his arms. “You’ve never had to fight for anything. Everything just falls into place for you. You’re a Rothschild. You don’t bleed like the rest of us.”I stood slowly, my palms pressing flat against the desk between us. “You think I don’t fight? Fighting is what I do, James. Every day. I fight for this company, for my family, for my life. I’ve fought through losses that would break most men.”I stepped around the desk, closing the distance between us until I could smell the faint trace of his cologne, sharp, arrogant. “You think I’m in Westmere for leisure? I’m fighting for my
Pregnant for the Heartless Billionaire 114 The Smirk
Damien’s POVI switched off my phone and set it facedown on the nightstand. The blue light still burned faintly against the darkness of the room. Sleep didn’t come easily. My mind refused to be silent. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw James’s face, the easy smile, the casual deceit that had cost me five years of peace. Beside me, the pillow still carried Elena’s scent. I reached for it in the night and held it close, pretending she was there. Pretending the world hadn’t fallen apart because of one man’s envy.I woke before dawn, unrested, the sheets twisted around me. Coffee did nothing to still the buzzing in my head. The phone remained stubbornly silent; no word from the police, no progress update.If I stayed in the house, I’d go insane, so I dressed for work and left for the office.The skyline of Evercrest glittered as usual, cold, bright, and utterly indifferent. From the outside, everything looked perfect. Inside, it was war.At the office, I stopped by the private boardr
Pregnant for the Heartless Billionaire 113 The Name in the Shadows 2
Damien’s POV We stepped out of the room, and the moment the door shut behind us, I let out a sharp breath. My pulse was still pounding. Adrian’s tone was calm but firm. “I know what you’re thinking. Don’t.” “He’s my cousin,” I said flatly. “He sat at my table. I treated him like a brother for a time, and all this time, ” I broke off, anger cutting through the words. “He wanted to break my home apart.” Adrian stopped walking. “Listen to me. Let the police handle this. They’ve got a process. You go after James now, you’ll make it look like personal vengeance. You’ll lose leverage.” “I don’t care about leverage.” “I do,” he said. “And so should you. We’ve come too far to throw everything away on a punch.” I stared at him, chest heaving, then forced myself to nod. “Fine.” He sighed. “They’ve asked that we stay in town until they verify the evidence. A few days at most.” “Understood.” We exited the building. The sunlight outside felt too bright, almost mocking. I walked to the car
Pregnant for the Heartless Billionaire 112 The Name in the Shadows
Damien’s POVThe morning air in Evercrest was colder than I remembered, brisk and sharp enough to sting. By the time the car pulled up in front of the police station, my nerves were already humming. The city was the same, but everything about it felt different now, heavier.Adrian was waiting outside, a coffee cup in one hand and a folder in the other. He waved me over as soon as I stepped out.“You made good time,” he said. “I wasn’t expecting you until noon.”“I didn’t come here to waste daylight.”He smirked faintly. “Fair enough. Come on, he’s inside. We’ve been holding him since dawn.”The moment we entered the station, the atmosphere shifted, the mix of stale air, coffee, and something metallic that clung to every interrogation room I’d ever stood in. Adrian led me down a narrow hallway lined with glass partitions.“You’d be amused to know,” he said, “I almost didn’t come in today. I was supposed to drive to Westmere, start the investigation into the attempted abduction.”“You’r
Pregnant for the Heartless Billionaire 111 The Price of Doubt 2
Damien’s POVMy parents’ house was just a short drive away, but it always felt like stepping back in time. The moment I entered, my mother was already descending the staircase, her face lighting up.“Damien,” she said warmly, reaching for me. “I heard about what happened to Elena. Are you both all right?”“She’s fine,” I assured her. “Shaken, but safe. My men handled it before anything could happen.”She exhaled, relief softening her expression. “Thank God.”My father appeared behind her, newspaper in hand. “We were worried. The guards said you were coming over.”“I wanted to tell you both before I left,” I said. “Adrian found the man who paid the bank manager to forge the Carter account. They have him in custody.”My mother’s eyes widened. “Finally,” she breathed. “Sophia will get her justice.”My father’s expression hardened. “And you’ll finally get the truth. Good.”I nodded. “I’ll be heading to Evercrest to handle the formalities. It’s time this ended.”My mother smiled faintly, pr
Pregnant for the Heartless Billionaire 110 The Price of Doubt
Damien’s POVI climbed the stairs slowly, half-expecting to find Elena still awake, staring at the ceiling the way she sometimes did when she was overthinking. But when I reached the bedroom, she was already in bed, her body curled beneath the duvet, her breathing slow.The lamp cast a soft amber glow across her face. I stood there for a moment, watching her, the same woman who’d survived every blow I’d ever dealt her, who still somehow had room in her heart to forgive.Quietly, I slid under the sheets beside her.She stirred, eyes fluttering open for a second before settling on me. “You’re not asleep?” she murmured.“Couldn’t,” I said.Without another word, she shifted closer until her head rested against my chest. Her hand came to rest over my heart, her fingers tracing lazy circles through the fabric of my shirt.That single gesture, small, natural, unthinking, hit me harder than any confession ever could.She was relaxing into me. Letting me in again.Maybe she was finally lowerin
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