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Chapter 28

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No one knew where Caleb had been for the past few days

Not his father, who had spent the better part of the morning asking questions nobody could answer. Not Victoria, who had grown accustomed to her son disappearing whenever responsibility came knocking. And certainly not Clair, who had spent too many nights staring at her phone, wondering whether she should call him or wait for him to remember he had a wife.

When Caleb finally returned, he looked as though he had been dragged through the last
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    Caleb had read Julian’s message four times.Actually, five.He’d opened it, locked his phone, picked it up again, read it, then tossed it onto the bed like the thing had personally offended him.It hadn’t.The message was perfectly reasonable. That was the bloody problem.Julian: We need to talk. Properly this time, Caleb. I’m tired of having conversations that end with you promising things you never follow through on.Caleb rubbed his face.“Jesus Christ.”He wanted to call him. He wanted to explain that things were complicated, that Damien had discovered their secret, that his father was already asking questions. He wanted Julian to understand that he wasn’t deliberately keeping him in the shadows because he enjoyed it.But how many times could he use the word complicated before it became an excuse?His phone buzzed again.Julian: Are you coming tonight?Caleb stared at the screen.Then he typed.Yes.He deleted it.Typed again.I’ll try.Deleted that too.In the end, he sent nothin

  • The Billionaire’s Wrong Heir    Chapter 32

    Victoria knew something was wrong the moment she saw Caleb.He sat quietly in the living room, his usual careless expression replaced by tension. Damien had barely spoken since their confrontation, and Caleb had been avoiding his brother altogether.Victoria waited until they were alone.“What happened between you and Damien?”Caleb looked up. “He knows about Julian.”Her expression tightened. “What?”“He threatened to tell Father. He knows everything, Mum. He knows who Julian is to me, and he’s willing to use it against me.”Victoria stared at him, absorbing the news.“Did he say when he planned to tell your father?”“He didn’t say. But you know Damien. He doesn’t make threats he isn’t prepared to carry out.”Victoria reached for his hand.“Listen to me. You cannot let him frighten you into making a mistake.”“Father would never accept it.”“I know.”“You know what he thinks about people like me.”Victoria’s grip tightened. “And I know what your father can be like when his pride is c

  • The Billionaire’s Wrong Heir    Chapter 31

    Damien had always preferred knowing what he was walking into, understanding the problem before anyone else had finished explaining it, and keeping every situation under control. It was one of the reasons he had earned Alexander’s trust in business, even if that trust had never translated into the kind of recognition he wanted.That morning, however, he found himself unable to concentrate.A report lay open on his desk, its figures blurred by thoughts he couldn’t seem to silence. He had read the same paragraph three times without absorbing a single word.Clair was pregnant.The announcement still felt unreal. He had known the possibility existed, of course, but knowing and having the entire family celebrate the news were two very different things. Everyone had smiled. Alexander had spoken about the family’s future. Victoria had looked at Clair with unmistakable affection.And Damien had stood among them, pretending he was simply another man pleased by the arrival of a new member of the

  • The Billionaire’s Wrong Heir    Chapter 30

    Caleb had always believed there were things a man could forgive and things he could never forget.He had never considered that his brother might become one of the things he could never forgive.The pregnancy report lay on the dressing table, beside the test that had turned his world upside down. He had left them there when he walked away from Clair earlier, unable to stand in the same room with her without feeling the urge to demand answers she might not be able to give him.He had known Damien hated him.That was hardly a secret.Their father’s decision to name Caleb the future head of the family empire had driven a wedge between them. Damien had never accepted the decision, and although he had maintained the appearance of a respectable, dutiful son, Caleb had seen the resentment in his eyes often enough.He had simply never imagined that resentment could lead here.His brother had slept with his wife.No. That wasn’t quite right.Damien had done more than sleep with Clair. He had be

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    Clair knew something was wrong the moment she stepped into the bedroom.Caleb was standing beside the bed, his back partially turned towards her. The papers she had left in the bathroom were in his hands, folded and unfolded so many times that the edges had begun to curl.He didn’t look up when she entered.“Caleb?”Nothing.She closed the door behind her, trying to ignore the uneasiness creeping up her spine.“I was looking for you downstairs. Your mother was asking whether you’d eaten anything, and your father—”“Come here.”The words were quiet.Too quiet.Clair stopped moving.Caleb turned his head towards her, and she immediately wished she hadn’t tried to fill the silence. There was something in his expression she had never seen directed at her before. His face was pale with exhaustion, but his eyes were sharp, fixed on her with an intensity that made her fingers tighten around her phone.“What’s wrong?” she asked cautiously.He raised the papers.“Tell me what this is.”Her eye

  • The Billionaire’s Wrong Heir    Chapter 28

    No one knew where Caleb had been for the past few daysNot his father, who had spent the better part of the morning asking questions nobody could answer. Not Victoria, who had grown accustomed to her son disappearing whenever responsibility came knocking. And certainly not Clair, who had spent too many nights staring at her phone, wondering whether she should call him or wait for him to remember he had a wife.When Caleb finally returned, he looked as though he had been dragged through the last several days rather than lived them.He came through the front door with a loose grin on his face, his shirt creased, his hair untidy, and the unmistakable smell of alcohol following him into the house. There was something almost cheerful about his carelessness, as though the world had been entertaining him while everyone else was busy worrying about things that mattered.Alexander was in the sitting room when his son walked in.His eyes travelled over Caleb’s dishevelled appearance, taking in

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