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Chapter: Too Late

Author: supremoAR
last update publish date: 2026-06-02 20:33:50

The rain finally stopped three days later. But for Damien Monteverde, the storm never ended. The search operation continued nonstop. Divers searched every section of the river. Rescue teams expanded the radius daily. Helicopters monitored nearby areas. But every report brought the same answer.

Nothing.

No body.

No survivor.

No Ariana.

And somehow, that uncertainty made everything worse. Because part of him still hoped. Part of him still believed she would suddenly walk through the mansion doors
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  • The Billionaire's Forgotten Bride   Chapter: Too Late

    The rain finally stopped three days later. But for Damien Monteverde, the storm never ended. The search operation continued nonstop. Divers searched every section of the river. Rescue teams expanded the radius daily. Helicopters monitored nearby areas. But every report brought the same answer.Nothing.No body.No survivor.No Ariana.And somehow, that uncertainty made everything worse. Because part of him still hoped. Part of him still believed she would suddenly walk through the mansion doors and tell him everyone was wrong. That she was alive... that she hated him. That she never wanted to see him again. Anything. Anything except this unbearable silence.Damien stood alone inside his office. The divorce papers remained untouched on his desk. The signatures were incomplete. Meaningless now. He stared blankly at the documents. Then suddenly grabbed them. The papers flew across the room. His desk lamp shattered against the wall and glass exploded everywhere. His breathing became uneve

  • The Billionaire's Forgotten Bride   Chapter 8: The Accident

    Rain hammered against the windows of the Monteverde mansion. Thunder roared across the dark sky. The storm seemed endless. Ariana stood silently inside the bedroom she would soon leave forever. One suitcase rested beside the door. Everything she owned fit inside it. A painful reminder that she had never truly belonged here. She slowly looked around the room one last time. The bed... the balcony. The couch where Damien used to sleep during the early days of their contract marriage. Memories flashed through her mind. The small conversations and the rare smiles. The moments when she foolishly believed things might get better. Tears burned her eyes again. But this time, she refused to cry. There was nothing left to cry for. Slowly, her hand moved to her stomach."I'm sorry, baby," she whispered softly.Not to Damien, not to herself... but to her baby. Because this child deserved better than a father who believed they were nothing more than manipulation. The pain in her chest returned imm

  • The Billionaire's Forgotten Bride   Chapter 7: The Cruel Divorce

    The Monteverde mansion had never felt colder. Not even during Ariana's first day there. Not even when Cassandra openly insulted her. Not even when Vanessa mocked her existence. But tonight was different.Tonight, Ariana felt like a ghost wandering inside a place she once tried desperately to call home. She sat quietly on the edge of the bed while staring at the city lights outside the window. Her eyes were swollen. Her heart was numb. And one hand remained protectively over her stomach. The only thing keeping her together. Her baby.The child growing inside her. The child whose father had publicly humiliated her only hours ago. A fresh tear slid down her cheek. She quickly wiped it away. She was tired of crying, tired of hurting... tired of hoping.The bedroom door suddenly opened. Damien entered. The moment Ariana saw him, her chest tightened painfully. For several seconds, neither of them spoke. The silence felt unbearable. Damien removed his suit jacket slowly before placing it ov

  • The Billionaire's Forgotten Bride   Chapter 6: Public Humiliation

    The air between Damien and Ariana felt suffocating. They stood facing each other in the hallway outside the charity luncheon while the photographs remained clenched tightly in Damien’s hand.Ariana’s chest rose unevenly. “Damien, please listen to me first.”His eyes looked terrifyingly emotionless.“Then explain.”“I already told you, those photos were planned.”Damien laughed bitterly. “Planned?”“Yes!”“Convenient answer.”Pain crashed heavily inside Ariana’s chest. She had never seen him look at her like this before. Not even during the beginning of their contract marriage. This time, the anger inside his eyes looked personal. Ariana took a shaky breath.“That man was my former coworker. He approached me because someone paid him to deliver those pictures to you.”“And you expect me to believe that?”“It’s true!”Damien stepped closer slowly.“Do you know what your problem is, Ariana?” Her throat tightened. “You look innocent even while lying.”The words stabbed her brutally. Tears

  • The Billionaire's Forgotten Bride   Chapter 5

    For the next several days, Ariana avoided Damien as much as possible. She left the room early. She ate meals quickly. And constantly made excuses whenever Damien tried speaking to her. The pregnancy terrified her. Every time she looked at Damien, guilt tightened painfully inside her chest. Because she still hadn’t told him the truth.Meanwhile, Damien slowly became more irritated by her strange behavior. Inside the Monteverde mansion’s dining room, he watched Ariana quietly sipping water while avoiding eye contact again.“You’ve barely eaten.”Ariana forced a smile. “I’m not hungry.”“You said that yesterday too.”“I’m fine.”Damien placed down his coffee cup slowly.“You keep saying that.”Vanessa rolled her eyes dramatically from across the table.“Maybe your wife finally realized how exhausting it is pretending to be classy.”Ariana ignored her. But Damien’s gaze remained fixed on Ariana. Something was definitely wrong. Even her face looked paler lately. Then suddenly— Ariana stood

  • The Billionaire's Forgotten Bride   Chapter 4: Cracks Between Us

    The following weeks passed quietly inside the Monteverde mansion. Too quietly. Ariana slowly adjusted to her new life, but every single day still felt unnatural.Every morning, stylists chose her clothes. Etiquette teachers corrected the way she walked, talked, and even held utensils. At night, she attended dinners and business gatherings beside Damien while pretending to be the perfect wife. It was really exhausting. She constantly felt like she was acting inside a world where she did not belong. But despite everything… One thing slowly began changing.Damien.He was still cold ,still distant and still emotionally unavailable. But little by little, Ariana started seeing cracks beneath his icy exterior. Like the way he silently waited for her whenever she walked too slowly in heels. Or how he always made sure she ate before long events. Sometimes, he even defended her from his family’s insults without making it obvious. Small things, tiny things. But enough to confuse Ariana’s heart.

  • The Billionaire's Forgotten Bride   Chapter 2: A Loveless Marriage

    Ariana did not sleep that night. She remained seated outside Lucas’ hospital room while tightly holding Damien Monteverde’s business card in her trembling hands. Every second felt heavy.Painful.Suffocating.Marriage.The word kept repeating inside her mind like a curse. She had dreamed about love

  • The Billionaire's Forgotten Bride   Chapter 1: The Proposal

    Rain poured heavily across the city that night. The cold wind slapped against Ariana Celeste Villareal’s skin as she ran across the hospital entrance while desperately pushing her younger brother’s wheelchair.“Lucas! Stay awake! Please… just stay awake!” Her trembling voice broke between sobs.Six

  • The Billionaire's Forgotten Bride   Chapter 3: The Monteverdes

    Morning sunlight slowly entered through the massive glass windows of Damien’s bedroom. Ariana woke up feeling disoriented. For several seconds, she stared blankly at the unfamiliar ceiling before reality came crashing back. She was married. Married to Damien Monteverde. Her chest tightened instantl

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