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CHAPTER 187 — Falling All Over Again

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~ ISLA ~

I woke up to a heavy weight draped over my waist.

For a second, my mind was groggy, floating in that strange, hazy space between sleep and reality. I blinked slowly against the soft lighting of the hospital room before shifting my gaze toward the bedside clock. The digital numbers glowed faintly: 10:14 PM.

I turned my head and realized Alistair was lying right beside me on the narrow bed. He was stretched out on his side, one of his long legs hooked over mine while his heavy arm wrappe
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  • The Billionaire's Unwanted Wife    CHAPTER 187 — Falling All Over Again

    ~ ISLA ~I woke up to a heavy weight draped over my waist.For a second, my mind was groggy, floating in that strange, hazy space between sleep and reality. I blinked slowly against the soft lighting of the hospital room before shifting my gaze toward the bedside clock. The digital numbers glowed faintly: 10:14 PM.I turned my head and realized Alistair was lying right beside me on the narrow bed. He was stretched out on his side, one of his long legs hooked over mine while his heavy arm wrapped protectively around my waist. He looked exhausted, judging by the way his brows were creased even in his sleep.I shifted slightly, trying to turn without disturbing him, but the faint movement was enough for his eyes to snap open."Did I wake you?" His voice came out low and raspy, thick with fatigue.Before I could answer, his hand slid up my waist to cup my hip, and with effortless care, he pulled me closer until I was facing him directly on the mattress."No," I whispered, shaking my head.

  • The Billionaire's Unwanted Wife    CHAPTER 186 — Two Choices

    ~ ALISTAIR ~My mother's expression didn't shift the moment I dropped those words. She kept her composure intact, looking at me with the same confused expression she always used when she wanted to play innocent. But I didn't miss the small flicker in her eyes—a split-second twitch of her pupils before she hid it.That tiny reaction was all the answer I needed."What does that girl's death have to do with me?" she asked, her tone laced with a sharp, defensive edge. "Why are you bringing up a dead woman in my bedroom?""I just thought you'd care," I replied, keeping my voice completely level. "Considering the two of you were close enough to do business together in Biogen."Her jaw tightened for a fraction of a second, but she didn't admit a thing. She didn't act surprised, and she certainly didn't express an ounce of pity for Lindsay."I don't know what foolish rumors you're listening to, but I have no interest in that girl or her company," she snapped, waving her hand dismissively.She

  • The Billionaire's Unwanted Wife    CHAPTER 185 — The Empty Vault

    ~ ALISTAIR ~It wasn't Rebecca who ruined the family you were supposed to have. It was your mother's selfishness.Vitale's words kept repeating in my head, just like a dull, persistent ache that wouldn't go away.I stared at the amber liquid left in my glass, feeling a grim realization sink in. My whole life, I had blamed Rebecca for tearing my family apart, hating her for making me an illegitimate Montgomery. But to hear that it was my own mother who had orchestrated the entire fallout out of pure, obsessive spite... it made my blood run cold.I didn't stay in the lounge any longer. I stood up, left a stack of bills on the table, and walked out into the cool night air. Per my instructions, my driver had my car idling by the curb. I climbed into the front seat, taking the wheel myself, and pulled out into the Manhattan traffic, heading straight back to the hospital where Isla was resting. My mind was already exhausted, but before I could even make it a few blocks, my phone connected t

  • The Billionaire's Unwanted Wife    CHAPTER 184 — The Real Monster

    ~ ALISTAIR ~The words that spilled from Vitale's mouth filled the room, thick enough to choke on.I didn't say a word right away. I just set my glass down—slowly—the ice clinking softly against the heavy crystal, and stared at him with a knife-like gaze. A sharp wave of disbelief and suspicion hit me, surging like a tide. Why would he suddenly bring up my mother?Instantly, my mind flashed back to a few weeks ago. Antonio had been sitting in my executive office to present a high-stakes investment for the Manhattan project when my mother walked in unannounced. The temperature in the room had plummeted the moment their eyes met. I remembered the sudden, suffocating silence that fell over them—the unspoken history, the sharp tension, the bitter hostility radiating between two people who clearly weren't strangers. It didn't look like a meeting between high-society acquaintances. They looked like two survivors of a violent, buried past.I had suspected something back then. Sitting across

  • The Billionaire's Unwanted Wife    CHAPTER 183 — About Your Mother

    ~ ALISTAIR ~I remained seated, the silver key resting in the palm of my hand. My focus was already fixed entirely on the bigger picture. I couldn't afford a single loophole.I reached for my phone in my pocket and dialed Evan. "Get in here. Now."The line clicked shut right away. Less than a minute later, the office door opened, and Evan stepped inside. He closed it firmly behind him, his expression sharp and alert, carrying the residual focus of a man who had spent the last several hours crashing a pharmaceutical empire."Sir," Evan said, stepping up to the desk. "The Biogen board is still in full damage-control mode. Are we keeping the short-selling sequence active, or should I command the team to halt?""Not yet. Keep the pressure steady for another hour to ensure absolute compliance, then begin a gradual pullback," I instructed, my voice dropping into a low, calculating tone.Even if Lindsay had given in, the pieces I needed weren't in my possession yet. Lindsay Morris had alread

  • The Billionaire's Unwanted Wife    CHAPTER 182 — The Missing Pieces

    ~ ALISTAIR ~I stayed where I was until Vitale's car vanished from view. Absolute surprise mixed with deep suspicion had entirely locked my limbs in place as I witnessed the impossible—Antonio Vitale, the ruthless monolith who ruled an international empire with an iron fist, was physically shaking.After we exited Isla's suite, I had received an overseas call that demanded my full attention, so I stepped away and left him in the hospital lounge. But when I was about to head back, I saw him cornering Alice near the parking lot. He had gripped her arm as if she were a ghost slipping through his fingers. And Alice—who had appeared entirely composed when she arrived—had gone deathly pale, a flash of panic fracturing her features before she forcefully yanked herself away and vanished into the labyrinth of vehicles.Allison. That was the name torn from Antonio Vitale’s throat like a ragged plea—a tone of raw, desperate vulnerability that sounded completely foreign coming from him. He had sp

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