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Chapter 4: I felt replaced
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REPLACED WITH THE SURROGATE, CHOSEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE Chapter 78: The Call That Changed the Afternoon
We were still sitting in the small hospital meeting room when Alexander’s phone rang. Detective Harris’s name filled the screen. Alexander answered and put the call on speaker without hesitation. I leaned closer.Harris’s voice was tight and stripped of its usual control. “Mr. Kane. Miss Hart. I need you both to listen carefully. Ella Monroe is no longer in custody.”The words landed between us like a stone dropped into still water. Alexander’s hand tightened around the phone. I felt the blood leave my face.“Explain,” Alexander said.Harris drew a breath. “Two hours ago the women’s wing began a scheduled deep clean. Every prisoner was moved into the main corridor under guard so the cells could be stripped and sanitized. During the movement, a female officer—Officer Dana Ruiz—unlocked a side service door that leads to the staff parking area. Ella walked out with her.”I stared at the phone. The ordinary afternoon light coming through the window suddenly felt too bright.“Ruiz had be
REPLACED WITH THE SURROGATE, CHOSEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE Chapter 77: The Second Device
The words from Detective Harris stayed with me long after I left the station.Ella was in custody. The attacks had a name and a face. But her lawyer had mentioned a second encrypted device—one she called “insurance.”I returned to the hospital and sat with Beatrice. She was stronger today. When I told her Ella had been arrested and that her own name would be fully cleared, tears of relief filled her eyes. She held my hand for a long time and whispered that she had never doubted my heart, even when the world seemed determined to break us both.Alexander did not come to the hospital that afternoon. He respected the space I had asked for. His messages remained short and careful: updates from the detective, confirmation that Beatrice’s records were being formally cleared, and one quiet line that read, *I am still here when you are ready.*I did not reply at once.Late in the evening Detective Harris called again. His voice was more urgent than before.“We located the second device,” h
REPLACED WITH THE SURROGATE, CHOSEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE Chapter 76: The Face Behind the Threats
The call from Detective Harris came just after sunrise. I was still at the hospital, sitting beside Beatrice’s bed, when my phone rang. Alexander’s name appeared first in a separate message: *They have her. Come to the station. You need to hear this.*I arrived with two officers. Alexander was already in the meeting room. The distance between us remained, but the urgency in the air made it feel smaller. Detective Harris stood at the head of the table with a thick file and a laptop.“We have identified the woman,” he said without delay. “The voice analysis, the final money trail, and a recovered encrypted phone all point to the same person. Ella Monroe—Alexander Kane’s former fiancée.”The name landed hard. I looked at Alexander. His face was pale and set, but he did not look surprised. Only grim.Harris continued. “She used David Blackstone’s old accounts and forged links to Mrs. Beatrice’s care providers to hide her own involvement. She hired the drivers, the poisoner, and the peop
REPLACED WITH THE SURROGATE, CHOSEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE Chapter Fourteen: Between Heartbeats
The first thing Alessandro felt was pain.It settled deep in his bones, heavy and relentless, making every breath feel like a struggle. His head throbbed, and a dull ache spread from the side of his neck where the needle had pierced his skin.He tried to move.A sharp groan escaped his lips instead."Don't."The voice was barely above a whisper.Soft.Gentle.His eyelids fluttered open.At first, everything was blurred. The ceiling above him was cracked, and a single beam of sunlight slipped through a broken window, scattering dust across the room.Then his vision slowly cleared.Sofia was sitting beside him.Her hair had fallen loose around her shoulders, and the sleeve of her blouse was torn. A bruise darkened one side of her face, and dried blood stained the edge of her cuff.Yet despite the exhaustion etched across her features, the moment she saw his eyes open, relief washed over her face."You scared me."Her voice trembled.Alessandro tried to sit up.The room spun violently.H
REPLACED WITH THE SURROGATE, CHOSEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE Chapter 74: The Questioning That Broke Us
The recorded fragment left no room for delay. Detective Harris arranged for Beatrice to be brought in for questioning the following afternoon. Alexander insisted on being present. I insisted on coming with him. The silence between us in the car was thick and cold. We had barely spoken since the new evidence arrived. Every word from the day before still hung between us like a wall.The police station felt smaller than before. Detective Harris met us and led us to an observation room. Through the glass I saw my aunt sitting at a plain table. Beatrice looked older than the last time I had seen her. Her hands rested tightly in her lap. When she lifted her head and saw the mirror, her eyes searched for me even though she could not see through it.“She looks frightened,” I said quietly.Alexander stood beside me, his face unreadable. “They will be careful with her. But they have to ask the questions.”Two detectives entered the room and sat across from Beatrice. The conversation began slo
REPLACED WITH THE SURROGATE, CHOSEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE Chapter 73: The Record That Changed Everything
Alexander’s words hung in the air like a blade.“Beatrice’s name just appeared. Directly. In the new records they uncovered.”I stared at him. For a moment I could not speak. The safe room felt smaller. The walls seemed to press inward. My aunt—the woman who had raised me, protected me, and loved me when no one else remained—was now written into the same investigation that had already brought poison, knives, and threats into our lives.“Show me,” I said. My voice sounded strange to my own ears.Alexander turned the laptop toward me. I forced myself to look. The new document listed several transfers. Most still moved through shell accounts, but one recent chain ended with a clear reference to an account linked to Beatrice’s name. The amounts were not small. The dates sat close to the attack at the grocery store and the death of the witness.I shook my head. “This cannot be right. Someone is using her. They have to be.”Alexander’s face remained serious. “That is possible. The investiga
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