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Chapter 201: What Margaret Knows
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The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 201: What Margaret Knows
Caleb POVThe word that stayed with me was what Jade had said in the courtroom, right before the guards took her away. Stripped of all her composure, she had shouted, "You're not even my sister. Ask her what you really are."I had been standing in the gallery, three rows back. I watched Bella hold Jade's gaze for seconds. Then, Bella turned and walked toward me. I took her hand at the end of the aisle, and we walked out into the cold Tuesday afternoon. I didn't say anything about it because Bella said she didn't want to think about it, and I respected that.But the word stayed with me, I thought about it on the drive home. I thought about it that night while Bella slept and I couldn't. I thought about it the next morning at five-thirty over coffee, and by six, I had made a decision.The trial had produced hundreds of pages of paperwork—witness statements, forensic accounting, and communication logs from the remand facility. My legal team had read every page twice to prepare for testi
The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride Chapter 200: Distress
Bella POV Inside the office was Caleb, the deputy head—Mrs. Walcott, according to her lanyard—and Lena, who stood slightly apart with her tablet running a building schematic. Caleb turned when I came in. His face was composed, and his jaw was set. "He was at afternoon registration at 2:50," Caleb said. "No gate footage yet. Lena is pulling interior cameras." "That's thirty-two minutes," I said. "A full staff sweep is in progress," Mrs. Walcott said. "Every classroom, the sports hall, both toilet blocks." My phone rang. It was an unknown number but a number, with a local prefix so I answered. "Mrs. Black?" A young woman's voice sounded slightly breathless. "This is Miss Perry, the library assistant at Silverton Primary. I'm so sorry, I only just heard the office was looking for him. Tom is here with me. He has been here since half two. He's completely fine." I put my hand on the edge of the nearest desk. "He stayed behind to finish his Spinosaurus project," she continued. "H
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 44: Caleb Vow
Caleb pov The question hung in the air, and I saw everyone watching me, waiting to see how I'd respond."years ago, you would have been right," I said quietly. "I was dead inside, so focused on control that I couldn't let myself feel anything. But Bella, losing you broke something open in me. I've
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Caleb pov "I understand." I felt something loosen in my chest, hope flooding in where there'd been only guilt. "Thank you, Bella. You won't regret this.""I already regret it," she said, but there was less bite in her voice. "But Maya's right. Tom deserves to know his father. And despite everythin
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Bella pov "Jennifer called me," I said coldly. "I know about your threats.""They weren't threats." He finally looked at me, his grey eyes pleading. "They were options. I don't want to take you to court, Bella. I don't want to fight you. I just want a chance to know my son.""You should have thoug
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