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23. You're Suing Me for Him
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2026-11-09 18:20:19
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The Billionaire Accidental Son 27. No Coffee, No Word
Hannah's POVI didn't hear from Gabriel for the rest of that Saturday. On Sunday morning, Dr. Kessler called at nine.I was sitting on the floor of Leo's room, folding the clothes Tessa had brought, while he slept in his crib. The cloud romper lay on top of the pile. I almost let the phone ring, because I knew why she was calling."Ms. Ashcroft, I'm sorry to call on a Sunday," she said. "Ms. Dunn's lawyer filed her sworn statement, and the court sent me a copy.""I thought it might.""I want to hear your answer before I write anything else in my report.""I never paid Marcy anything," I said. "I didn't know Gabriel Locke existed until an ancestry website gave me his sister's name. I never touched his sample, and I never had money of my own to pay anyone.""I understand that's your position," Dr. Kessler said.I stopped folding. "My position? It's the truth, Dr. Kessler.""I'm not saying it isn't. But a woman has sworn you planned this and hid it from your husband and from Mr. Locke."
The Billionaire Accidental Son 26. Say You Believe Me
Hannah's POVI couldn't breathe for a second. June kept talking, slowly, so I could catch up."Hannah, I know that's a lie, and I'm going to prove it's a lie. But you need to hear the rest. The statement is public now. Reporters read court filings, so by tonight somebody will have it. Don't answer calls from numbers you don't know, and don't post anything.""I sat in her kitchen," I said. "I watched her shake. She told us a rich woman paid her and pleaded with us to protect her little girl. I believed her.""I know," June said."Then somebody must have paid her enough to outweigh her fear.""Maybe," she said. "Right now that's only a guess, so keep it between us. I'll call you in the morning."I sat on the bed, holding the romper, until Leo woke up hungry.At six, I walked him over to Gabriel's kitchen, the cold grass soaking my sneakers. Gabriel stood by the island, holding his phone. He didn't turn the screen away this time."Howard sent it to me an hour ago," he said. "I've read it
The Billionaire Accidental Son 25. I Believed Her
Hannah's POVJune was still talking when the driver pulled up outside the terminal. I gripped the phone until my fingers ached."Her lawyer wants protection for Ava before Marcy signs anything," June said. "Her treatment can't stop, and nobody from Brightwater can contact the family. Howard and I will work out the terms with him. It could take a week or two, so please don't call Marcy yourself. Let us do this properly.""I won't call her," I promised. "Just tell me the second it's signed."It took eleven days. I spent them in the guest house with Leo, checking my phone every five minutes.On the morning of April 3, I woke up without the fear. It took me a minute to understand why. The statement was nearly done. Someone was finally going to tell the truth under oath. After that, people would have to stop calling me a liar.I changed Leo and carried him across the lawn to the main house. Gabriel sat at the kitchen island with his coffee, scrolling through his phone. He turned it face do
The Billionaire Accidental Son 24. She Called the Ashcrofts
Gabriel's POVThe shower was running when Dex called back. I carried the phone to the window, speaking low."I traced the number," he said. "Marcy called the main switchboard of Ashcroft Holdings, Brett's family company.""How long?""Four minutes and thirty-two seconds, but I can't see who picked up on their end. A switchboard call gets passed to an extension, so I'd need their internal phone records, and they won't hand those over without a court order."I stared down at the wet parking lot. The storm had left everything gray. Four and a half minutes was long enough to warn someone, or to ask what to do next."Don't go near anyone at that company," I said. "Get me the records the legal way, and find any link you can between the Ashcrofts and Brightwater. Money, meetings, anything. And keep your people on Marcy's house. Nobody gets near her or that little girl.""Understood," Dex said, and hung up.Behind me, Hannah's pillow, the one that had divided the bed, lay on the floor. One of
The Billionaire Accidental Son 23. You're Suing Me for Him
Hannah's POVI lay in the dark after he asked, listening to the rain drip off the window ledge, trying to decide where to start."You've seen Brett's post," I said at last. "Everybody has. But nobody has asked me what that night was actually like.""I'm asking," Gabriel said.I pulled the blanket up to my chest, keeping my eyes on the ceiling. That was easier than looking at him."He put Leo's car seat down on the front steps in the snow and shut us out. I had my coat and my phone, and that was all. I walked to a gas station on Sheridan Road and tried to buy diapers, but every card I owned was declined. The bill was twenty-three dollars and forty-seven cents, and I couldn't pay it. I pulled off my wedding ring and thought about who would buy it at midnight. Then Rosa came and got us, and the first thing she said was, 'Then I believe you.'"Gabriel stayed quiet, listening. I could hear him breathing on the other side of the pillow, slow and careful."The part nobody knows is what I did
The Billionaire Accidental Son 22. I'll Sleep in the Car
Gabriel's POVThe storm hit before we reached the airport. I could still hear Marcy crying in my head.Rain beat on the windshield, turning the highway into red taillights and running water. The driver slowed down, squinting through the glass. Lightning lit up the palm trees bending in the wind. I kept refreshing my phone, watching every flight out of Tampa go from delayed to canceled.Dex called from his car near Marcy's house, and I turned on the speaker so Hannah could hear."I've checked every airline," he said. "Orlando has the same storm, and Jacksonville isn't much better. There are no commercial seats out of Florida tonight, and the airport just stopped private departures too, so your plane can't leave until morning.""Then keep watching that house," I said. "Keep someone there all night and make sure nobody goes near Marcy or her daughter. Call Howard at seven and tell him everything she said. I don't want anyone promising her anything until he tells us what we can legally of
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