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CHAPTER 10- Eleanor's Warning

Author: Zieey
last update publish date: 2026-03-18 11:02:22

"How far is the hospital?"

"Twenty minutes if we're lucky. Forty in traffic." Eleanor is already heading to the door.

"What happened? You said he was stable."

"He collapsed during the board meeting. Right after they voted Harper in. Paramedics stabilized him in the ambulance, but he's now critical."

Caleb looks at me. "You don't have to come."

"I'm coming."

"Lena…"

"He's your father. And Evan's grandfather. I'm coming."

The car ride is silent. Eleanor drives. Caleb in the passenger seat starin
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  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S SECRET HEIR    CHAPTER 10- Eleanor's Warning

    "How far is the hospital?""Twenty minutes if we're lucky. Forty in traffic." Eleanor is already heading to the door."What happened? You said he was stable.""He collapsed during the board meeting. Right after they voted Harper in. Paramedics stabilized him in the ambulance, but he's now critical."Caleb looks at me. "You don't have to come.""I'm coming.""Lena…""He's your father. And Evan's grandfather. I'm coming."The car ride is silent. Eleanor drives. Caleb in the passenger seat staring out the window, and I'm at the back with my hand on my stomach. My baby moves a little flutter for the first time today."You okay back there?" Eleanor glances in the rearview."Yeah. Baby's moving."Caleb turns around, and looks at my hand on my belly."That's good, right? Is movement good?""Movement is good."He reaches back. Hesitates. "Can I?"I nod. His hand replaces mine. Warm and gentle. The baby kicks right where his palm is. Caleb's eyes go wide. "Was that…?""That was him."This

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S SECRET HEIR    CHAPTER 9- Harper's Offer

    "What are you writing?" He jumps and closes the laptop fast. "It's not what you think." "Then what is it? Because it looks like a denial statement." He stands up. "I'm exploring options. Trying to figure out what Harper expects." "By writing exactly what he wants?" "By understanding what he's asking for!" "It's three in the morning, Caleb. You've been up all night writing a statement denying your son." He runs his hands through hair. Exhausted. Desperate. "I don't know what to do. If I lose the company, I have nothing. No way to support you and Evan. But if I deny him, I lose you both anyway. I'm trying to find a third option and there isn't one." "So you're actually considering it." "No! I'm trying to understand what choosing you costs." "I never asked you to choose! I never asked for any of this!" "I know that!" "I thought you already chose. Last night. When you told your parents you were done. When you told Harper to go to hell." He sits beside me. Not touching. "I

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S SECRET HEIR    CHAPTER 8- The Leak

    The morning light shines through the window. Voices outside. Lots of them.I sit up. Caleb is asleep in a chair by the door. Fully clothed. I stayed up all night.I look out the window. Twenty people. Maybe thirty. Cameras everywhere. Microphones. News vans.My stomach drops.Caleb wakes, and sees my face. He crosses to the window."Shit." He pulls out his phone, his face goes pale.He turns the screen toward me. Photos everywhere. The motel. Marcus and Clara leaving. Caleb in the parking lot. Me in the doorway. Video clips. Audio recordings.Someone recorded everything.The fight. Clara slapping me. Caleb choosing me. Every word. My face is everywhere. Close-ups through the window."I need to get you out of here."Knock on the door. Hard and loud."Ms. Hart! Just a few questions!""Caleb! Is it true you were disinherited?"More knocking. Voices overlapping."Lena! When's the baby due?""Did Clara Vaughn really slap you?"Press hands over ears. I can't breathe. Caleb pulls out his pho

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S SECRET HEIR    CHAPTER 7- Jared

    Jared stares at his phone. Same video, for the fourth time. Lena's face fills the screen. Pregnant. Holding an ultrasound. Caleb stepping back. "How much do you want?" Four million views. Comments are pouring in. “Gold digger exposed” “She got what she deserved” It's been three months since he helped her escape, but he still can't stop watching the moment that destroyed her. His apartment is dark. Full of empty beer bottles on the coffee table. He hasn't showered in two days. Called in sick to work. Again. He can't focus, let alone eat. All he sees is her face. The woman he's loved for eight years. Destroyed on camera. And all he could do was help her run. Three months ago, the day after the gala, she showed up at his door. Eyes red. Shaking. "I need help. I can't go home. There are people everywhere. Cameras. Signs calling me a liar. I lost my job, now I'm losing my apartment. I don't know what to do." He didn't ask questions. He just grabbed his keys. "Stay here. I'll g

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S SECRET HEIR    CHAPTER 6- The Choice

    Marcus and Clara step back into the room. Caleb follows behind them. "Get out of her room," Caleb says. Clara ignores him. She looks at me. Eyes cold. "Ms. Hart. Let's talk like adults. No dramatics. Just business." "There's nothing to talk about , Mrs. Vaughn. ." "Oh, I think there is. Three months pregnant with no job, no home, living in a forty-dollar motel. You have twelve thousand dollars. How long does that last?" I don't answer. Marcus steps forward. Calm. Calculated. "We're prepared to offer two million dollars. Cash. We'll transfer to any account you want. All you do is sign a document stating Caleb Vaughn is not the biological father of your child. Deny paternity publicly one time. Disappear. Never contact our family again. You get to raise your child with more money than you'd make in ten lifetimes." "She's not signing anything," Caleb says. "Let her speak for herself," Clara snaps. Then, to me, the voice was softer. "Think about what I'm offering. Two million dolla

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S SECRET HEIR    CHAPTER 5- The Confession

    "Hello, Lena. We need to talk." Says Sienna. My heart pounds. I reach for my phone."Don't bother. I'm not here to hurt you. I'm here to save you from making a terrible mistake.""Get out.""Not until you hear what I have to say. You think Caleb showing up with apologies, and DNA tests mean something? He hasn't changed. He's the same scared boy playing at being a man."I sit up slowly. "How did you get in?""Bill's easy to bribe. Fifty dollars for a key. You're not as safe as you think."I stand up. Back against the wall. "What do you want?"She crosses her legs. Smiles. "I want you to understand what you're dealing with. I want you to know the truth about that gala. Because Caleb's going to feed you lies and you're going to want to believe him.""I know what happened. You showed him fake evidence.""It was fake. Every text, every photo, every search. All manufactured. But do you know why? Do you know who paid me?"I don't answer.She leans forward. "Clara. Caleb's mother. Six month

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