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Chapter 179: The Panic
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The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 237: Olivier Apology
Bella POV"I don't think either of us did anything wrong, Olivier. I think we both just got handed something complicated. He carries a tremendous amount of guilt for my mother, Elaine. He didn't know she died, and he didn't know I existed. His reaction to me isn't a rejection of you or your mother. It's years of unanswered questions finally hitting him at once."He was quiet for a long time. When he finally spoke, his voice was lower and rougher."Our father is not easy to love," he said. "He is distant and works too much. He never shows thanks. I have spent my whole life trying to get his attention, but I do not think he knows how to give it."I looked at him, and everything suddenly made sense."You just described my husband," I said.Olivier stared at me in shock. Then, he let out a short, surprised laugh. He looked embarrassed, like the laugh had escaped before he could stop it. It was the first real emotion I had ever seen from him."That is either very comforting or very scary,"
The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 236: Olivier Shifts
Bella POVI was sitting in the living room of our house, watching Tom play with his toy trains on the rug. The evening sun cast long shadows across the floor, and the house was finally quiet after a busy day.My phone vibrated on the coffee table beside me. I picked it up, expecting a work email from my assistant or a message from Caleb. Instead, an unknown number lit up the screen.I tapped the notification and opened the text message.Unknown Number: It's Olivier. I stole your private number from Enzo's phone because I really needed to talk to you. I know after our last encounter you must have barred me from your business line. Can we talk? Just us. No agenda this time.I stared at the short message for a full minute. Tom laughed as one of his toy trains fell over, but my focus stayed entirely on the screen. Olivier only had my office line before, and he had used that to walk into my room and start a bitter corporate interrogation. He was right—I had instructed my assistant to bl
The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 235: Picking his son
Sebastian pov I paused, looking at the screen. I had not texted Olivier yet. I knew my eldest son would respond with cold questions and suspicion. He would want to know the legal implications, the business structures, and how this affected the Marchetti Group. He was too much like me in business, but he lacked the wisdom to see what truly mattered.I will deal with Olivier when we land in Lyon. Just be ready.I closed the phone and placed it in my pocket. The car rolled smoothly through the gates of the private airport terminal, coming to a stop directly on the asphalt near the gleaming white fuselage of my private jet. The twin engines were already humming quietly, a low vibration that traveled through the ground.The driver opened my door, and I stepped out into the night. The wind was stronger here on the tarmac, blowing my hair across my forehead. I looked up at the stairs of the aircraft.My life had completely changed in the span of months, years ago, I lost Elaine. Tonight,
The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 234: Sebastian plan
Sebastian pov The car door clicked shut, cutting off the cool night air. I stood on the sidewalk outside the restaurant, completely frozen. My daughter was gone. The red taillights of her car moved down the dark street, turning the corner until they disappeared completely. My chest felt tight, I could not breathe. I looked down at the expensive fabric of my suit jacket. My shoulder was slightly wet. That was where she had rested her face. That was where she had held me. Goodbye, Dad. The words repeated in my mind over and over. She had called me Dad. She did not say Sebastien. She did not say Mr. Marchetti. She had looked at me with those beautiful eyes—the exact same eyes as her mother, Elaine—and she had claimed me. A hot tear spilled over my eyelid, rolling down my cheek. I did not wipe it away. I let it fall. I had spent years carrying the heavy weight of grief for a woman I could not save. I had lived with the quiet agony of thinking Elaine had simply stopped answering m
The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 233: Sebastien Meets Caleb pt 2
Bella POVI felt a sudden, sharp ache of sympathy and love in my chest. I reached across the table and lightly touched the back of his hand. "She is very real, Sebastien. And she is very loud. You will meet her very soon, I promise.""I would like that more than anything," he said quietly, setting the phone down and wiping his eyes with a crisp white handkerchief.He took a deep breath, folding his hands on the table. He looked at Caleb with a directness I now understood was just how he operated when he wanted an honest conversation."What is your intention toward my daughter?" he asked.Caleb did not hesitate."To spend my life earning her trust," he said, looking Sebastien dead in the eye. "Which I know I have not always deserved."The table was very quiet as Sebastien looked at him for a long moment. Finally, Sebastien nodded once a small smile appeared on his face."That's good enough," Sebastien said.I picked up my water glass and said nothing but I felt something in my chest se
The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 232: Sebastien Meets Caleb
Bella POVWe walked into the hotel, our shoes clicking softly against the polished marble floor. I could feel the tension radiating off the man beside me. Caleb was walking a little too straight, his shoulders locked tight, his usual easy confidence completely replaced by an intense, quiet focus.As we neared the entrance of the private dining room, he stopped me, pulling gently on my hand. He reached up with his other hand, adjusting his tie for what felt like the tenth time since we left the house."Bella," Caleb said, his voice unusually low. He looked down at me, his eyes scanning my face with total seriousness. "Be honest with me. Do I look okay? Is the suit right?"I stared at him for a second, completely caught off guard, and then I laughed. It was a bright, genuine sound that echoed in the quiet hallway. I couldn't help it. For the past twenty-four hours, I had been the one pacing, checking monitors, and babbling out of pure nerves."Yes, Caleb," I said, reaching up to smooth
The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 31: Going To The Park
Bella POVThe morning after the reception, I woke to Tom jumping on my bed, his small body landing on my stomach with the force of a tiny meteorite. "Mommy! Mommy, wake up! Angela says we can go to the zoo today if you say yes!"I groaned and pulled him close, tickling his sides until he dissolved
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walked away before she could respond, my composure intact but my heart racing. Victoria Lane and Caleb. Of course. A beautiful socialite with connections and no moral compass, exactly his type. Not that I cared. I absolutely did not care."Bella." Ethan appeared at my elbow, his timing impeccable a
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Bella pov I tucked Tom into bed and sat beside him, smoothing his dark hair back from his forehead. "I love you, Tom. More than anything in the whole world.""Love you too, Mommy." His eyes opened slightly, that grey gaze so like his father's that it hurt. "Mommy? Why do I look different from you?
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