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Chapter 113- THE BACKGROUND CHECK
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2026-07-20 06:30:24
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THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 129- THE TRUTH AT THE DOOR
By the time my car rolled into the driveway, the sky had turned dark a little. I let out a slow breath before stepping out. It had been a long day. The meeting. The conversation with Adrian. Then Nathan… Everything kept playing over and over in my head.The front door opened before I reached it. The next second, two little figures came running toward me. “Mommy!” Lila threw herself into my arms. Elias wasn’t far behind. I laughed as I wrapped both of them in a tight hug. “Easy, you two.”“We missed you!” Lila said excitedly.“I missed you more.”Elias looked up at me with a bright smile. “Did you bring anything?”I tapped the tip of his nose. “I brought myself.”He pouted. “That’s not fair, you didn't get us anything?”Lila giggled. For the first time that day, I forgot everything else. No Nathan. No Adrian. No contracts. No business. Just my children. I kissed both of their foreheads before Clara walked over with a smile. “They’ve been waiting by the window since they heard your car.
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 127- RACING AGAINST TIME
Lia ran out of the house until her legs began to ache. She didn’t stop. She couldn’t. Every second mattered now. The cool evening breeze brushed against her face as she hurried down the busy street. Cars passed one after another, their horns filling the air, but Lia barely noticed. Her mind was elsewhere. She had escaped. For now.She glanced over her shoulder. No sign of her parents. She let out a shaky breath and raised her hand. “Taxi!”A yellow cab slowed to a stop beside her. The driver rolled down his window. “Where to, miss?”Lia reached for the door, then froze. Her heart skipped. She didn’t know Serena’s home address. She bit her lower lip. “Think… think…”Then it came to her. Lumina Studio. Everyone in the city knew where Lumina’s headquarters was. Even if Serena wasn’t there anymore, someone at the company would know how to reach her. She quickly got into the back seat. “You know Lumina Studio right? Take me there” she said. “Please hurry.”The driver nodded. “No problem.”
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 127- LIA'S ESCAPE
Outside the room, her mother tightened her grip on the key. The security guard looked at her. “Ma’am…” She gave a small nod. “Thank you.” He quietly walked away. Her father placed a hand on his wife’s shoulder. “Come.” The two of them slowly walked downstairs. Neither spoke for several moments. The house suddenly felt much quieter than before. Finally, her mother broke the silence. “Did we go too far?” Her husband didn’t answer immediately. Both of them remembered another day… years ago. A frightened Serena. Trying to run away before her wedding with Adrian. And the two of them stopped her and locked her up. The memory settled heavily between them. Her mother lowered her eyes. “It feels like we’re making the same mistake again…” A heavy silence settled over the living room. Neither of them spoke for several seconds. The father sighed and leaned back on the sofa. His wife stared at the staircase leading to Lia’s room. “It feels wrong,” she said quietly. “We’ve locked our own daug
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 126- LOCKED DOORS AND BROKEN TRUST
Lia stood in the middle of the living room, her chest rising and falling. Her parents’ words still echoed in her ears. “YOU WILL DO NO SUCH THING!” She looked from her mother to her father. Neither of them looked like they were joking. Her father pointed toward the staircase. “Go back to your room.” Lia didn’t move. “I said go upstairs.” He shouted. She folded her arms. “No.” Her mother’s patience was wearing thin. “Lia, don’t make this harder than it already is.” She laughed bitterly. “Harder? You’ve been lying to me. You slapped me. And now you’re trying to order me around.” Her father took a step forward. “Enough.” Lia stared at both of them. Then she suddenly turned around. Before anyone realized what she was doing… she ran. “Lia!” her mother shouted. Lia ignored her. She sprinted across the living room toward the front door. Her father reacted immediately. “Stop her!” The maids froze in surprise. Lia had already pulled the front door open and rushed outside
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 125- A SECRET WORTH PROTECTING
Morning sunlight slipped through the curtains and spread across Lia’s bedroom. She opened her eyes slowly. For a few seconds, she simply stared at the ceiling. She kept thinking why her parents ghost her more often these days and always seem to stop conversations they were having whenever she walks into the room. She turned onto her side and frowned. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t stop thinking it must be about Serena or what they had seen when they went to her place to carry out the plan that was meant to destroy her. Yet they had come back completely different. Her mother wasn’t angry anymore. Her father had barely even looked at her these days. It was as if seeing Serena had changed everything.Lia sat up. “What happened there? Did they not tell me everything the other day?” she muttered to herself. She still couldn’t understand it. Deep down, she wanted to see the children that her parents talked about. She wanted to know what Serena’s children were really like. Were
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 124- A FATHER'S BREAKING POINT
A brief silence settled between them. Finally, Adrian spoke. “Things have changed dad.”Victor stared at him. “What changed?”Adrian looked away for a moment. “I saw my children today.”Victor froze. “You… what?”“I went to their school.” His voice softened. Victor didn’t say a word. A faint smile appeared on Adrian’s face, but it carried more pain than happiness. “They hugged me.” His eyes lowered. “They didn’t hate me.”Victor slowly sat back down. He had never seen his son like this. For years, Adrian had buried every feeling behind work. Today… That wall had cracked.Victor spoke more gently. “I know seeing them affected you.”“It did.”“But that doesn’t mean you throw away everything we have built.”Adrian looked back at him. “I’m tired, Dad.”“Tired of what?”“Trying to fix everything just because of the company, I have my own life to live. I have a family I have to win back..”Victor remained quiet.“I have caused Serena so much, I don't even know what it's like to train those
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 4- THE TRUTH HE WOKE UP TO
He smiled. Soft. Warm. Almost boyish. “There you are,” he murmured. My heart dropped. Because even now… He still thought I was Lia. He stepped in, jacket already off, shirt partially unbuttoned, the scent of whiskey and cologne clinging to him. His movements were unstable from drinking, but ther
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 3- THE BRIDE BENEATH THE VEIL
The days before the wedding passed like a blur I couldn’t escape. People moved in and out of the house carrying fabrics, jewelry, flowers, and invitations while I stood in the middle of it all feeling completely detached. Measurements were taken and dresses were fitted. Every room was filled with
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 2- THE WRONG BRIDE
“There’s a family willing to help us,” my mother explained quickly. “Very powerful. Very wealthy. But they have conditions.”My stomach tightened. “What kind of conditions?” I asked.My sister let out a soft, shaky breath. “They want their son to be married so that they can get a grandchild out of
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 1- THE SPARE DAUGHTER
That night, I sat alone in the vast bedroom that wasn’t mine, wearing a white light robe they had given me after the wedding with no panties under. My hands were clenched so tightly in my lap that my nails left little crescent marks on my palms. I felt nervous.The door opened.He stepped in, jacke
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