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OPENED FACT

Penulis: D.N odunukwe
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-03-23 05:30:15

The air felt heavier today, thick with the weight of unspoken words. It was the kind of silence that filled the spaces between people who had too much to say yet feared what the truth might destroy.

Aria sat in the large leather chair, her fingers drumming absently against the armrest, her mind racing in circles. She had uncovered more than she was ready to handle, more than she had ever expected. The secrets were no longer whispers in the dark; they were loud, glaring truths waiting to be confronted.

And yet, Damien had said nothing.

For days, he had carried the same distant expression, his silence louder than any confession. He was avoiding it, avoiding her, as if by ignoring it, he could keep their fragile world from shattering. But Aria knew better. The truth had a way of creeping through the cracks, no matter how much one tried to bury it.

She inhaled deeply, her heart pounding as she finally broke the suffocating silence.

“Damien, we need to talk.”

Her voice was steady, but insi
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  • THE BILLONIARE UNWANTED SUBSTITUTE BRIDE    THE PAINS OF BEING LET DOWN

    The day following the board meeting, Liam’s victory felt bittersweet. The air around Carlyle Holdings had shifted like a storm waiting to unleash its fury. Vincent’s expulsion had been a spectacle, but Liam knew that the game was far from over. As much as he had wanted to rid himself of the toxic influence, something gnawed at him. He couldn’t shake the feeling that this was just the beginning.He walked into his office, eyes scanning the space. His desk was piled with paperwork, but it wasn’t the files that concerned him. It was the quiet. The stillness. No calls from his lawyer. No urgent summons to another boardroom. The world around him had settled into an uneasy lull, and Liam couldn’t afford to let his guard down. He knew Vincent wasn’t the only one who had a hand in the company’s web of deceit.Lily entered the room, holding a cup of coffee in her hands. She placed it gently on his desk, a silent gesture of support. She could see the tension in his jaw, the furrow in his brow.

  • THE BILLONIARE UNWANTED SUBSTITUTE BRIDE   EMBERS IN THE SHADOWS

    The morning sun broke through the clouds with a strange intensity, as though the heavens themselves were preparing to witness the unfolding war. Liam stood in the underground vault beneath the Carlyle estate with Damien by his side. The air was cold, dry, and humming with anticipation. In front of them sat a spread of files, ledgers, and encrypted drives remnants of Marcus Carlyle’s secrets, and yet none of them held what they now knew existed: the second ledger.Liam turned to Damien. “How long before Vincent makes his next move?”“Not long. The way he’s playing this, he’s building momentum. If we don’t strike first, he’ll push you out and with that ledger in his hands, he won’t just discredit you. He’ll bury everything we’ve fought for.”Liam exhaled heavily, his eyes dark with conviction. “Then it’s time we flip the board.”Damien nodded, sliding a flash drive across the desk. “Our hacker decrypted fragments from the old Carlyle files. There’s a name Foster Danes. He was Marcus’s p

  • THE BILLONIARE UNWANTED SUBSTITUTE BRIDE   THE FIRE BENEATH THE SURFACE

    The morning air was thick with silence. It wasn’t the peaceful kind that came with dawn it was the kind that warned of an approaching storm. Liam stood at the balcony of his study, overlooking the sprawling grounds of the Carlyle estate. In his hand was Marcus’s journal, the pages now worn from sleepless nights spent poring over secrets that could ruin everything.The old ledger they’d uncovered was now locked in a hidden compartment beneath the floorboards of his study. But even as he tried to move forward, Liam couldn’t shake the feeling that someone was already ten steps ahead.Behind him, the door creaked open.Lily stepped in, barefoot, her silk robe brushing the hardwood floor. “You haven’t slept,” she said softly, walking to his side.He didn’t look at her at first, but when he did, there was something in his eyes something she hadn’t seen in a long time. Vulnerability.“I thought finding the truth would bring peace,” Liam said. “But it’s like opening one door only reveals five

  • THE BILLONIARE UNWANTED SUBSTITUTE BRIDE   WHISPERS FROM THE PAST

    The old Carlyle family graveyard sat in the farthest corner of the estate forgotten by time, swallowed by ivy, and seldom visited. The air was colder there, as though the earth itself held its breath beneath ancient stones and buried secrets.Liam stood at the edge of a crumbling headstone, a lantern in one hand and Marcus’s decoded journal page in the other. The words still echoed in his mind: The truth lies buried beneath our oldest grave.Beside him, Damien scanned the names etched into the moss-covered stones. “This one,” he said finally, pointing to a weathered grave that read: Edward Carlyle – 1792 to 1853. “He’s the first of the line. The one who started the empire.”Liam dropped to one knee, brushing away dirt and vines. “If Marcus left us this clue, it has to be here.”They worked in silence, digging with tools Damien had brought. Minutes stretched into an hour. Then thud. Damien’s spade struck something solid.Liam knelt down, clearing the soil. A rusted metal box, sealed sh

  • THE BILLONIARE UNWANTED SUBSTITUTE BRIDE   BURIED TRUTHS AND NEW BEGINNINGS

    The fallout from Zoe’s exposure echoed far beyond the Carlyle estate. News outlets retracted stories, public opinion shifted, and Carlyle Enterprises’ stock which had dipped following Zoe’s fake exposé began to recover. But within the estate walls, not all wounds healed as swiftly as headlines faded.Lily sat alone in the rose garden, the scent of blooming petals swirling with the memory of secrets unearthed. The sun filtered through the vines overhead, casting lace-like shadows on her lap. Her fingers traced a flower’s soft edge, but her mind was far from serene.Elias approached quietly, not wanting to startle her. She sensed him before he spoke.“You didn’t come to breakfast,” he said gently.Lily looked up, offering a small, tired smile. “I wasn’t hungry.”He sat beside her, careful to give her space. “You’ve been quiet since the press conference.”“I just needed to breathe,” she murmured. “It’s been too much. Too fast.”Elias nodded, his voice low. “I owe you an apology.”“For wh

  • THE BILLONIARE UNWANTED SUBSTITUTE BRIDE   THE HEIR AND THE TRAP

    Rain lashed against the windows of the Carlyle estate as the family gathered once again in the grand study. Tension clung to the air like a second skin. The fire crackled in the hearth, but no one felt its warmth.Elias stood near the shelves, staring blankly at the swirling storm outside. Inside him, a different storm raged of betrayal, identity, and the weight of every decision he was about to make.“So what now?” he asked without turning. “Do we expose her?”Liam folded his arms, his posture rigid. “Not yet. If Zoe’s planning to go public with your name as the heir, then we let her. We let her think she’s won.”“But won’t that mean you lose everything?” Elias turned, eyes searching Liam’s. “The company, the shares your position as CEO?”Liam gave a half-smile that didn’t reach his eyes. “I built this empire with my blood, not my last name. And I don’t intend to lose it. Zoe underestimates how deep this family goes.”Damien nodded in agreement. “If she wants to play dirty, we give h

  • THE BILLONIARE UNWANTED SUBSTITUTE BRIDE    A WEB OF DECEIT

    The wind howled through the corridors of the Carlyle estate like a restless spirit, echoing the storm brewing within its walls. The chandelier in the main hall swayed gently as Liam paced across the study, his phone clutched tightly in his hand.“Is she safe?” he asked Damien, who stood just a few steps away.“We’re not sure yet,” Damien replied. “Declan and two men from my security team are en route to the facility now. We need to move fast before Zoe catches wind.”Liam’s jaw clenched. He didn’t like feeling powerless—especially not when it came to Emily, a woman whose betrayal had once fractured him, but whose safety still stirred something in the locked chambers of his heart.“She was trying to protect something,” Liam muttered, almost to himself. “Maybe even me.”Damien gave a subtle nod. “And she may have just become our strongest piece in this game.”Meanwhile, in the secured facility Zoe had chosen for secrecy, Emily struggled against the ropes digging into her wrists. Her bod

  • THE BILLONIARE UNWANTED SUBSTITUTE BRIDE   TANGLED LOYALTIES

    The private jet coasted across the Atlantic, leaving the stormy skies of London behind. Liam sat by the window, his eyes unfocused as the clouds drifted below. Across from him, Elias sat in silence, earbuds in, pretending to be engrossed in the music on his phone. But Liam could feel the tension thick and undeniable settling between them like an invisible wall.It was one thing to discover a long-lost half-brother. It was another entirely to trust him.Liam had grown up in a world where loyalty was transactional and trust, a weapon that could turn into a blade. Elias, on the other hand, had lived a life stripped of luxury but anchored in truth or so he thought. Now both stood at a crossroads, each unsure whether they were about to gain an ally or invite in another enemy.“You ever been to New York before?” Liam finally asked.Elias glanced up, removed one earbud, and shook his head. “No. Just seen it in movies. Looks… loud.”A dry chuckle escaped Liam. “That’s one word for it.”There

  • THE BILLONIARE UNWANTED SUBSTITUTE BRIDE   THE HIDDEN BLOODLINE

    The silence in the office was thunderous. Liam stood rooted, his mind reeling from the revelations Damien had just laid before him. A hidden heir. A forged will. And a father who had manipulated everything..even Lily. The room felt colder, the walls tighter. Damien leaned against the glass table, arms folded. “I didn’t want to believe it either. But the documents we decrypted… they don’t lie.” Liam slowly sat down, fingers steepled beneath his chin. “So what you’re saying is, my father had a second family?” Damien nodded. “Or at least a child he kept hidden. There are bank transactions brecurring ones made to an unlisted name. And some travel records that suggest he flew to London frequently, always to the same address.” “Do we have a name?” Lily asked, her voice laced with disbelief. Damien opened the tablet again. “Elias Thorn. Born nineteen years ago. His mother, Marianne Thorn, was once Marcus Carlyle’s personal assistant. She resigned under suspicious circumstances and mov

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