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CHAPTER 52: FORGED BLOOD
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2026-11-10 07:03:24
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The billionaire’s contract bride CHAPTER 53: FAMILY WAR
Lena’s POVFor several seconds after Cassandra left, nobody moved.The door remained open behind her. Her footsteps slowly disappeared down the hallway, but the tension she had left behind stayed in the room.I looked at Julian, he was still staring at the doorway, and his face had gone pale."She knew," Julian whispered. Adrian folded the letter carefully. "Yes,” Adrian said.Julian looked at him. "She knew you found out,” he murmured."She knew we found something,” Adrian muttered."No,” Julian shook his head. "You don't understand, she wasn't surprised because you found the records, she was afraid because you found that letter,” Julian said.I looked at Adrian, he seemed to be thinking the same thing."What does the letter mean?" I asked.Julian looked down. "I don't know,” he responded softly."You've been searching for answers about your birth for years,” I said."I found pieces. Never enough to understand the whole story,” Julian whispered.He rubbed his forehead."Cassandra alw
The billionaire’s contract bride CHAPTER 52: FORGED BLOOD
Lena’s POVI did not sleep that night. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the words from the file, Julian Vale.Then I heard Julian's voice again.My birth records may have been changed.There was something about the way he had said it that stayed with me. Julian was usually confident, he smiled when people expected him to be serious, and he joked when things became uncomfortable.But last night, there had been no smile, he had been afraid, and now I understood why.By morning, Adrian had already started investigating.I found him in his study room before breakfast. Several files were spread across his desk, his laptop was open, and beside it were copies of old family records.He looked exhausted. "You didn't sleep," I said.His eyes lifted to mine. "Neither did you,” he murmured. I walked closer. "What did you find?" I asked quietly.Adrian leaned back in his chair. "Enough to know Julian wasn't imagining things,” he said.My stomach tightened.He pushed a document toward me. "This i
The billionaire’s contract bride CHAPTER 51: JULIAN'S SECRET
Lena’s POVI stared at Julian's name until the letters blurred, JULIAN VALE.It was written at the bottom of the page in dark ink. There was no explanation, no date, no signature, just his name, and somehow that was worse.I looked at Adrian, he had gone completely still. "What does it mean?" I asked."I don't know,” replied softly. "You're sure?" I asked again. "Yes,” he replied.I studied his face very closely.For once, he looked as confused as I felt, and that frightened me the most. Julian had always been difficult to understand.He smiled too easily, he joked when things became uncomfortable, he knew exactly how to irritate Adrian, he flirted with me because he knew it would get a reaction.But I had never thought he was connected to my father's disappearance from the Vale records. Now I wasn't sure what to think.Adrian closed the file. "We're not going to assume anything,” he said quietly.I nodded."Then what do we do?" I asked. "We find out why his name is here,” he replied.
The billionaire’s contract bride CHAPTER 50: VICTOR'S SMILE
Lena’s POVVictor's voice stayed on the other side of the door. "Adrian,” he whispered.I could hear the calmness in his voice, and that frightened me more than anger would have.Adrian looked at me. "Stay behind me,” he said.I nodded.He unlocked the door, and Victor stood in the hallway wearing a dark suit, one hand resting casually in his pocket.He smiled when he saw us, not a nervous smile, not an apologetic one, but a calm, and polished smile.The kind of smile I had seen him at charity events when cameras were pointed at him."Adrian,” I said.Victor's eyes moved to me. "Lena,” he whispered. I didn't answer.His gaze shifted toward the folder in Adrian's hand, only for a second, but I saw it, his smile remained, and his eyes did not."You are working late?" he asked. I did not answer. Immediately Adrian stepped out of the archive."What are you doing here, Victor?" Adrian asked. Victor said nothing.Victor gave a small laugh. "I could ask you the same thing,” he said."You alr
The billionaire’s contract bride CHAPTER 49: THE MISSING FILES
Lena’s POVThe warning stayed on my mind long after Adrian took the paper from my hand, Stop searching for him.Four simple words. But they changed the feeling inside the mansion.Before, I had believed the danger was hidden somewhere in the past.Now I knew someone was watching what we did in the present. Adrian stood in the hallway, staring at the empty staircase."Go back to your room," he said. I shook my head. "No,” I muttered. "Lena,” he whispered."I'm not hiding,” I said. "I'm not asking you to hide,” Adrian whispered. "Then what are you asking?" I asked quietly.He looked at me for a long moment. "I'm asking you to stay where I can protect you,” Adrian replied politely.Something inside me tightened."I don't want to spend the rest of my life behind someone else's protection,” I murmured.His expression softened."I know,” he muttered. "Then don't tell me to go away,” I said. He was quiet.Finally, he nodded."Fine,” Adrian whispered. He held out his hand, I took it. We walk
The billionaire’s contract bride CHAPTER 48: THE ERASED MAN
Lena's POVI carried the wooden box to my room as if it contained something alive. Maybe it did, not a person, not a secret that could breathe.But it carried pieces of my father's life, and after everything I had learned, I was beginning to understand that even paper could hurt.Adrian followed me upstairs, he did not speak until we reached my room.I placed the box on the desk, the photograph remained in my hand, and my father stood in front of the old Vale Enterprises building, smiling at the camera.I had seen hundreds of pictures of him, none had ever looked like this.There was confidence in his face, he looked younger, lighter, and like a man who believed his work mattered.I touched his face with my fingertip."I don't remember him looking this happy,” I whispered.Adrian stood behind me. "Maybe he was,” he murmured. "Maybe,” I said.I turned the photograph over again. If the promise is broken, find the man who signed the first transfer."Who wrote this?" I asked consciously.
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