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Chapter 16: The Discovery

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Two weeks.

Fourteen days. Three hundred and thirty-six hours.

Time had become a thick, gray, viscous thing, like the cold Montauk fog that pressed against the windows of the beach house.

Aurora had not left. The house was her fortress and her cell.

She existed in a state of suspended animation. She slept on a faded floral sofa, wrapped in her father’s old fishing sweater. She ate stale crackers and canned soup she’d found in the back of her mother’s pantry.

She was a ghost, haunting the cold, s
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  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   CHAPTER 432: CONFIRMED

    The phone on Dr. Rosenberg’s desk was the same. The beige walls were the same. The gallery of baby photos had expanded, creeping further down the hallway, but the smell of the room—sterile air and high-stakes hope—remained unchanged.But the seating arrangement was different.Aurora sat in the velvet chair. Liam sat next to her.And in the chair on the other side of the desk, Emma sat.She looked relaxed. She was wearing a soft green dress and reading a paperback while they waited. She didn't have the white-knuckle grip on the armrests that Aurora always had. To Emma, this wasn't a trial. It was a Tuesday.Dr. Rosenberg walked in. He was smiling before he even sat down."Well," he said, looking at Emma. "The numbers look excellent."Aurora stopped breathing. She looked at Emma’s stomach. Flat. Ordinary."Beta HCG is 850," Dr. Rosenberg said. "Progesterone is solid. Emma, you are definitely pregnant."Emma smiled. A warm, easy expression. She put a hand on her belly—a casual, protectiv

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   CHAPTER 431: THE EMBRYOS

    The lab at the New York Center for Reproductive Medicine was a world of stainless steel, liquid nitrogen, and quiet miracles.Aurora lay on the familiar gurney, wearing the blue paper gown. She knew the drill. She knew the way the ceiling tiles were patterned. She knew the exact temperature of the room.But this time, the fear was different. It wasn't the jagged, panicked fear of the last attempt, where every needle felt like a gamble against her own body. This fear was softer. Quieter. It was the fear of handing over the blueprint to someone else."Ready?" Dr. Rosenberg asked."Ready," Aurora said.She looked at Liam. He was sitting by her head, holding her hand. He wasn't wearing the bunny suit this time—just his street clothes, a blazer over a t-shirt. He looked calm. Solid."We've done this before," he reminded her."We have," she agreed. "But this time... the ending is different."The anesthesia took her under. It was a quick, velvety darkness.When she woke up, the recovery bay

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   CHAPTER 430: FINDING EMMA

    The binder was heavy. Cream-colored leather, embossed with the agency’s logo—a stylized lotus flower that looked suspiciously like a corporate merger of nature and commerce.Aurora sat in the high-backed chair, the binder open on her lap. The room was aggressively soothing. Beige walls. White noise machine. A tea service that smelled of chamomile and contracts."Take your time," the agency director, a woman named Mrs. Sterling (no relation, simply the universe repeating its favorite joke), said softly. "It’s a matching process. Like... finding a home."Aurora turned the page.Candidate 412.Age: 24. BMI: 21.Hobbies: Yoga, watercolor painting, organic gardening.She looked perfect on paper. They all did. They were vetted, screened, psychologically profiled, and presented like luxury real estate listings. Good bones. Great light. Move-in ready.Liam sat next to her. He wasn't looking at the binders. He was looking at Aurora. He was checking her structural integrity, watching for the cr

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   CHAPTER 429: THE CONVERSATION

    The iPad screen went black, extinguishing Sophia’s radiant, pixelated face.Aurora set the tablet on the limestone railing of the terrace. The silence that followed the video call wasn't empty; it was heavy with the echo of Sophia’s laughter and the image of her hand resting on a six-month bump.Sophia was glowing. She was complaining about heartburn and swollen ankles, but she was glowing with the specific, terrifying bioluminescence of a woman growing a life she had thought she would never have.Aurora looked out at the city. The wind was warm tonight, carrying the scent of late summer rain and hot asphalt.She wrapped her cardigan tighter around herself. Underneath the wool, her stomach was flat. Scarred, yes. Marked by the silver line of the C-section that had brought Hope into the world and nearly taken Aurora out of it. But flat.Empty."She looks good," Liam said.He was sitting on the outdoor sofa, watching her. He had a glass of wine in his hand, the condensation dripping ont

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   CHAPTER 428: THE OVERPROTECTOR

    SophiaThe brownstone in Brooklyn was supposed to be a home. Marcus had turned it into a biosphere.Sophia lay on the velvet chaise in the living room, a cashmere throw tucked around her legs with military precision. The thermostat was set to seventy-two degrees. The humidifier hummed in the corner, maintaining a humidity level that Marcus had decided was optimal for placental health.On the low table next to her sat a glass of water (room temperature), a bottle of prenatal vitamins, and a plate of sliced pears arranged in a fan.She shifted her weight. Her hip ached from three weeks of modified bedrest."Don't move," a voice rumbled from the doorway.Marcus walked in. He wasn't wearing his boots. He was wearing socks, moving silently across the restored hardwood floors. He carried a fluffier pillow."I am just shifting, Marcus," Sophia said. "I am not running a marathon.""Dr. Evans said minimize strain," Marcus said. He walked over and lifted her legs—gently, as if they were made of

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   CHAPTER 427: THE SCARE

    The blood on the white tile of the bathroom floor looked like a mistake in the design.It was too bright. Too red. A violent, organic splash against the cool, veined marble of the master bath in the Hamptons estate.Sophia stared at it. She was holding a towel to her body, her hands trembling so violently the terry cloth vibrated.Twelve weeks, she thought. The danger zone is supposed to be over.She felt a cramp. Not the gentle flutter of the wedding night. A hard, twisting knot low in her pelvis."No," she whispered.She didn't call Marcus. He was in the city, at a site meeting for the foundation housing project. He was two hours away. If she called him, he would drive like a madman. He would kill himself trying to get to her.She called the only person who knew what it felt like to lose a blueprint before the foundation was poured."Aurora," she choked into the phone. "I'm bleeding."The hospital room in Southampton was small and smelled of iodine.Sophia lay on the gurney. She was

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   Chapter 167: The Design Process

    The studio in the AVA flagship was no longer a battleground. It was a laboratory.It was a Tuesday morning, three weeks into the "Alliance" project. The honeymoon phase of the European press tour was over, and the reality of the work had settled in. The glamour of the TGV rides and the "normal" pic

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  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   Chapter 160: He's a Good Dad

    The "robot arm" was a hit. Ethan had spent the entire car ride home explaining the various functionalities of his blue cast. It could block lasers. It could smash rocks. It was, apparently, better than a regular arm in every conceivable way. By the time they reached the penthouse, the trauma of

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  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   Chapter 151: The Joint Interview

    The press release about the "shared exhibition" had calmed the market, but it had ignited a new kind of fire. Curiosity. The world was fascinated. The "Rival CEOs." The "Secret Parents." The "Co-Creators." Every magazine, every network, every blog wanted the exclusive. They wanted the "First In

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  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   Chapter 155: Ethan's Adjustment

    The New Normal wasn't just a schedule. It was a shift in gravity. For five years, Aurora’s world had revolved around a single axis: protecting Ethan. Every decision, every move, every "Fortress" had been built to shield him from the truth of his origin. But now, the truth was sitting at her brea

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