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Chapter 18: The Iron Empress
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The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 199: The Call
Bella POVMonths laterThe merger documents were forty-seven pages long. I was on page thirty-one when my phone rang.It was Silverton Primary and the time was 3:22 PM.I answered on the second ring. "Mrs. Black, this is the main office," a woman said. "We need to let you know that Tom didn't board the afternoon bus."I stood up before she finished talking. My chair rolled back, and my hand reached for my jacket on the door hook. Every alarm in my body fired at once, but my voice came out steady. "When was he last seen?" I asked."We are checking our attendance records right now, Mrs. Black," she said but her voice sounded strained. "We will call you back as soon as we have a location. Please try to stay calm.""Check well," I said, but the line went dead.I hung up and instantly dialed Caleb as he answered on the first ring. "Tom didn't come home from school."There was silence on the line then Caleb said, "I'm moving. Where are you?""Leaving the office now," I said, I jabbed the
The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 198: Jade's Out bust
Bella pov The room was silent. "The jury will note," Ms. Osei said quietly, "that the defendant has not said she is sorry for what happened to the child." Jade looked at me. I looked back at her, I didn't feel happy that I won. I didn't feel sad. I just felt incredibly tired—the kind of tired you feel when you finally put down a heavy box you have been carrying for years. The courtroom was completely silent when it was time to announce the judgement. The court clerk stood up. "On the count of kidnapping, how do you find the defendant?" "Guilty," the foreperson said. "On the count of child endangerment?" "Guilty." "On the count of conspiracy?" "Guilty." "On the count of directing criminal conduct?" "Guilty." "On the count of attempting to flee when about to be arrested?" "Guilty." Jade did not move, instead she looked eerily calm. The judge looked down at her over his glasses. His voice was flat and cold. "Jade Hart, for these crimes, you have shown no remorse. This c
The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 197: Jade's Trial
Bella POVThe courtroom was smaller than I expected.I don't know what I had imagined. Something grander, maybe. But Court Three was just a room with wood walls, bright lights, and the smell of old paper. Benches filled up with lawyers, reporters, and strangers who just liked to watch other people's disasters.I had been in courtrooms before for Richard and Victoria. I had always been calm and left without looking back. I told myself this would be the same.It was not.Jade was already there, she sat at the defense table. Her hair was shorter, she had lost weight, and her face looked completely blank and cold.I had thought about this moment in the car, in the hallway, and right before the courtroom door opened. I told myself it wouldn't bother me.It did.But it wasn't sadness or the old bond of being sisters. It was harder than that. It was a cold, sharp anger. I looked at the person who had put Tom on a concrete floor and saw she had the same blood as me.She looked at me like she
The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 196: Family time
Caleb pov "He's very capable," she said. "But yes, he's five. This is a lot to carry.""He's working very hard not to show it," I said. "He catches the feeling and hides it before anyone can see. But i recognize that because i did the exact same thing at his age."Dr. Abara looked at me steadily. "What did it take from you?"I was quiet for a moment. "Years of not knowing what I actually felt," I said. "And a marriage that got ruined because I didn't know how to let someone in.""Is that what you want for Tom?""No," I said. "That's why we're all here every Friday. My father taught me that showing feelings was a weakness, and I believed him for a long time." I looked down at my hands. "Tom is not going to learn that. He is not going to learn that feelings are something to hide."Dr. Abara was quiet for a moment."You should tell him that," she said. "Not necessarily in a session, but when the moment is right."I thought about Tom on the terrace, figuring out that he could see the win
The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 195: Healing Together
Caleb POVI cleared my calendar on a Wednesday morning and told James I needed three weeks.James, my assistant of years, had never heard me ask for even one full week off. He was quiet for a long moment before saying, "I'll reschedule everything possible and delegate the rest. Is there anything else I can do?""Tom has therapy on Tuesdays and Thursdays," I said. "Make sure nothing ever lands on those days.""Done," James said.There was a brief pause before James spoke again."Sir," he said, in a careful tone. "I want to say—I think this is the right call."James never offered opinions on my personal life. In years of working together, he had always just done the job. It was why I trusted him completely."Thank you, James," I said."Tom is a remarkable boy," he said. "The whole office has been—we've all been thinking about him."Looking at all the new white space on my calendar, I felt a wave of complete, physical relief."Tell them thank you," I said. "From both of us.""I will," J
The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 194: Reunion
Bella pov "Diana." I said her name the way she sometimes said mine"You got there, you found the Malta connection. You stayed throughout helping out”."I'll be there for dinner," she said finally."I know.""Don't make it a thing.""I'm not making it a thing.""You're smiling," she said. "I can hear it.""Goodbye, Diana.""I'll bring wine," she said, and hung up.I set the phone down, finally letting myself feel the relief—a massive weight leaving my chest.From the living room, Tom called out, "Mummy? Where did you go?""Kitchen," I called back. "I'm here.""Can you come back? I woke up.""Coming," I said.Tom was sitting up on the sofa when I came back in. He looked at me with that same watchful, checking expression he'd had since coming home."You were on the phone," he said. "Was it about the bad person?"I sat beside him, and he immediately leaned into my side. "Yes," I said. "It's all sorted now. You don't need to worry anymore.""Are you sure?" he asked quietly."I'm sure."He
The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 82: Enter Ethan
Bella POVI didn't see Caleb for the rest of the gala. He'd disappeared after his devastating revelation, leaving me to navigate conversations and networking while my mind spun with humiliation and anger.He'd heard me, he heard everything. By the time I made it back to the penthouse, it was past m
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2026-03-31The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 81: The Dance
Bella pov The song was ending, our dance almost over, and I knew I should step away. But his arms were strong and warm around me, his scent was drowning me, and for just a moment, I let myself imagine what it would be like to give in. To let him kiss me in front of everyone, claim me publicly, mak
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2026-03-30The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 80: Business Talks
Bella pov I turned to find Ethan Pierce, CEO of Pierce Industries and one of the few self-made billionaires in the room. I'd met him a few times at business events, always found him charming and intelligent."Ethan, good to see you." I shook his hand. "You know Caleb Black?""We've met." Ethan's s
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2026-03-30The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 9: Nowhere to Go at 3:47 A.M
Bella pov The bus pulled into Crestwood at 3:47 AM, depositing me at a station that was little more than a covered bench and a flickering streetlight. The rain had stopped somewhere during the ride, leaving the air cold and damp, smelling of wet concrete and exhaust fumes.I stood on the sidewalk
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