Librairie
Rechercher
Accueil / Romance / Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride / Chapter 219: Ethan's Happiness

Share

Chapter 219: Ethan's Happiness

Auteur: Evve
last update Date de publication: 2026-02-26 04:58:36

The autumn in New York had settled into a crisp, golden rhythm. The trees in Central Park were turning the color of burnt sugar, and the air smelled of roasted chestnuts and expensive wool.

For Ethan Vale-Cross, the world had changed color too.

Before, his life had been painted in shades of gray and blue—the muted tones of Paris, the quiet safety of the penthouse. Now, it was Technicolor.

It was the bright yellow of the taxi he took to school with both parents. It was the deep, rich green o
Continuez à lire ce livre gratuitement
Scanner le code pour télécharger l'application
Previous Chapter Next Chapter
Chapitre verrouillé

Latest chapter

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   CHAPTER 270: THE SIEGE BEGINS

    The street below the penthouse wasn't a street anymore. It was a mosh pit of glass lenses and shouting mouths.Liam stood at the window of the living room, looking down seventy floors. Even from this height, the mass of people looked like a swarm of insects devouring a carcass. The police barricades, usually sufficient for a head of state, had been pushed back to the very edge of the lobby doors.Fifty photographers. Maybe sixty. Plus three news vans with satellite dishes extended like accusing fingers."They're not leaving," Liam said.He turned back to the room. The morning light was harsh, unfiltered by the clouds today. It illuminated the tension that had colonized the apartment overnight.Aurora sat on the sofa, clutching a mug of tea she wasn't drinking. Her face was gray. Every few minutes, she winced, her hand flying to her stomach as the noise from the street—a low, rhythmic chanting of CROSS! CROSS! CROSS!—penetrated the triple-paned glass."It’s the contractions," she whisp

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   CHAPTER 269: THE FOUNDATION LAUNCH

    The Skylight at Moynihan Station was a cathedral of steel and glass, hovering above the chaos of Penn Station like a thought bubble over a headache.Tonight, it was bathed in warm, amber light. Not the harsh white of an interrogation, and not the flashy strobes of a gala. It was lit to look like a hearth.Aurora stood in the wings of the stage. She smoothed her hands over the silk of her midnight-blue gown. It was an empire waist—a deliberate choice. At six months pregnant, there was no hiding the bump, and tonight, she didn't want to.The bump was the point. The bump was the future."You ready?" Liam whispered.He stood beside her, adjusting his cuffs. He looked impeccable in a tuxedo, but there was a softness to his eyes that hadn't been there two months ago. The panic of the forensic investigation, the rage at Isabella—it had settled into a quiet, granite resolve."My feet hurt," Aurora admitted. "And I have to pee. Again.""Thirty minutes," Liam promised. "We go out, we drop the t

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   CHAPTER 268: ISABELLA'S REACTION

    The television screen was the only source of light in the penthouse library.Isabella Voss sat in her high-backed velvet chair, a glass of Pinot Noir resting on the side table. The wine was a 1982 Burgundy—the year she had been promoted to Henry Cross’s executive assistant. The year she had thought she was winning.She swirled the dark red liquid, watching the vortex, as Liam Cross spoke on the screen.Someone with a very old grudge.Isabella smiled. It wasn't a warm smile. It was the smile of a grandmaster acknowledging a worthy opponent’s move."He didn't name me," she whispered to the empty room.It was smart. If he had named her, she would have sued him for libel within the hour. By leading the press to the breadcrumbs but refusing to point the finger, he had insulated himself while unleashing the hounds.The Times, the Journal, the bloggers—they were all currently running searches on "Argentum Consulting." By morning, her name would be everywhere."You learned well, Liam," she mu

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   CHAPTER 267: VINDICATION

    The atrium of Cross Industries was usually a place of light—glass walls, soaring ceilings, the hum of commerce. Today, it was a coliseum.Five hundred reporters were packed behind the velvet ropes. Every major network. Every financial blog. Every tabloid that had run the photos of the "Cross Affair" on their front page this morning.Liam stood behind the partition, adjusting his cuffs. He wasn't wearing the navy suit from the fake photos. He wore charcoal gray. Severe. Impeccable. Armor."They're ready," Marcus said.His brother stood next to him, looking uncomfortable but resolute in a blazer that he had clearly bought an hour ago. He wasn't going out there—not yet—but he was standing guard."Good," Liam said. He checked his phone. One text from Aurora.Burn it down.Liam put the phone in his pocket. He didn't feel the nervous flutter that usually accompanied a crisis press conference. He felt the cold, hard weight of a weapon loaded and aimed.He walked out.The cameras exploded. A

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   CHAPTER 266: THE COUNTERSTRIKE

    The study had been colonized.What was once a sanctuary of leather-bound books and silence was now a hub of high-frequency warfare. Three monitors were mounted on the wall. A whiteboard had been wheeled in, covered in Liam’s sharp, angular scrawl.Aurora lay on the chaise lounge, a duvet tucked around her legs, a heating pad at her back. She looked like an invalid queen holding court. But her mind was razor sharp, honed by forty-eight hours of terror into a weapon of precision."Release the forensic report at 10:00 AM," she said. Her voice was steady. "Time it with the market opening. Let the algorithms catch the phrase 'mathematically impossible' before the analysts finish their coffee."Liam stood by the window, phone in hand. He nodded. "Legal is drafting the cease-and-desist for the tabloid. We’re suing for defamation, libel, and emotional distress.""Don't just sue the tabloid," a rough voice said from the corner. "Sue the shell company. Name Argentum Consulting. Make the link pu

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   CHAPTER 265: THE NAME FROM THE PAST

    The study was dark, illuminated only by the glow of three high-definition monitors. It felt less like a home office and more like a command bunker.Liam sat at the desk, his fingers flying across the keyboard. He hadn't bothered to put on a fresh shirt; he was wearing a soft gray t-shirt that smelled of the floor he had slept on.Across from him, settled into the leather chaise lounge with a duvet pulled up to her chin, was Aurora.Dr. Evans would have disapproved of the location, but Aurora had refused to be left in the bedroom. If we are fighting a war, she had said, I want to see the map."Okay," Liam said, his voice rough. "Chen sent over the raw data from the Argentum shell company. But we need context. We need to know who Isabella Voss was before she became... this."He typed a string of search commands into the archival database Cross Industries paid a fortune to access. It scraped scanned microfiche, society pages, and international registries from the pre-digital era.SEARCH:

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   Chapter 18: New Identity

    The vow she’d made in the cold, fog-gray bathroom had settled in her bones.He will never know you.It was a promise that had solidified the ice. The hysterical, broken woman who had sobbed on the bathroom floor was gone, frozen out. In her place was a new, cold, calculating intelligence.She was n

    last updateDernière mise à jour : 2026-03-17

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   Chapter 17: A Choice

    The vow hung in the cold, salt-damp air, a new and terrible covenant.He will never know you. I will die before I let him touch you.Aurora was still on the bathroom floor, but the hysterical, broken woman who had laughed and sobbed was gone. In her place was a new creature, forged in the ice of th

    last updateDernière mise à jour : 2026-03-17

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   Chapter 13: Escape

    The blare of the car horn was a shriek, a sound from a different world, and it shocked her back into her own body.She stumbled, her silk heel catching on the asphalt, and fell to her knees. The gravel of the roadside bit into her palms, a sharp, grounding pain.The town car, a massive black Escala

    last updateDernière mise à jour : 2026-03-17

  • Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride   Chapter 15: Hidden Away

    The bus was hot, and it smelled of damp wool and exhaust. Aurora was huddled in the back, on a hard plastic seat that vibrated with the rattling of the engine. She had been on it for over an hour, a ghost in her ivory slip, tucked into the anonymity of the crowd. People got on, people got off. Th

    last updateDernière mise à jour : 2026-03-17
Plus de chapitres

Vous vous intéresseriez aussi à

Découvrez et lisez de bons romans gratuitement
Accédez gratuitement à un grand nombre de bons romans sur GoodNovel. Téléchargez les livres que vous aimez et lisez où et quand vous voulez.
Lisez des livres gratuitement sur l'APP
Scanner le code pour lire sur l'application
DMCA.com Protection Status