All Chapters of The mysterious Billionaire's Wife; a lost heiress.: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

124 Chapters

101: New Threats

( Mia POV)The board meeting went better than expected.Not perfect. Several older members clearly resented taking orders from a twenty-year-old woman, no matter how many billions she controlled. But they listened. Took notes. Didn't openly challenge my authority.Progress.I announced the name change. Cops Industries would become Anita Trade and Investment, effective immediately. A few faces tightened at the news, but no one argued. Not when I controlled fifty-one percent of the votes.By the time I left, I felt almost confident. Like maybe, just maybe, I could actually do this.The car ride home should have been triumphant. Instead, anxiety coiled in my stomach like a living thing.Something felt wrong.Robert's text from earlier had been brief. *Need to talk. Important.*Important could mean anything. Board issues at JR Investment. Problems with the merger James had mentioned. Normal business complications.But my instincts screamed otherwise.I found him in the study, staring at p

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102: Old Debts

(Robert POV)James summoned me to his office the next morning.Not asked. Not requested. Summoned. Like I was still a child who needed disciplining instead of a grown man with a wife and responsibilities.The text had been brief. *My office. 9 AM. Don't be late.*I'd left Mia sleeping, her face peaceful in the early light. She'd tossed and turned most of the night, nightmares about Oscar and Sophia and legal battles chasing her through sleep.I hadn't slept at all. Just watched her and tried to figure out how to fix this mess.James's office at JR Investment was exactly as I remembered. Massive mahogany desk. Leather chairs that cost more than most cars. Floor to ceiling windows overlooking the city like a king surveying his kingdom.He sat behind the desk, his expression carved from stone."Sit," he said without preamble.I sat."I've been reviewing the contract with Oscar Wealth," James began, sliding papers across the desk. "It's ironclad. Legally binding. Enforceable in any court.

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103: The seduction Begins

(Mia POV)Sophia Wealth was everywhere.It started three days after Robert's confrontation with James. Three days of tense silence where Robert barely spoke about what his father had said, only that we needed to find ten billion dollars or face consequences neither of us wanted to discuss.Three days of watching my husband retreat into himself, his expression growing more haunted by the hour.And then Sophia appeared.The first time was at a charity gala James insisted we attend. Some fundraiser for children's hospitals that the Lud family had sponsored for decades. Robert warned me it would be uncomfortable, that Oscar and Sophia would likely be there.He hadn't warned me about how beautiful she was.Sophia Wealth looked like she'd stepped out of a magazine. Long blonde hair that caught the light perfectly. A silver gown that probably cost more than most people's cars. Skin like porcelain, eyes like sapphires, a smile that could sell diamonds.She was everything I wasn't. Polished. R

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104: Impossible Position

(Robert POV)Oscar Wealth's lawyer called on Monday morning.I was in my office at JR Investment, reviewing financial statements and trying to figure out how to produce ten billion dollars from thin air, when my phone rang."Mr. Lud? This is Marcus Vincent, representing Oscar Wealth. I'm calling to inform you that if we don't receive payment or a satisfactory resolution by Friday, we'll be moving forward with legal action.""What kind of legal action?""Breach of contract. We'll be seeking full damages, which include the ten billion dollar buyout plus interest and legal fees. We'll also be filing complaints with the SEC regarding potential stock manipulation and insider trading related to your marriage to Miss Cops."My blood ran cold. "That's absurd. There was no manipulation.""That's for the courts to decide. We have evidence suggesting your marriage was designed to facilitate Miss Cops's acquisition of Richard Cops's assets. Assets that rightfully should have been frozen pending i

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105: Cracks Forming

( Mia POV)Robert was slipping away.Not physically. He still came home every night. Still slept beside me. Still kissed me goodbye in the mornings before heading to JR Investment.But emotionally, he was somewhere else. Somewhere I couldn't reach.It started small. Subtle enough that I almost missed it.A phone call he took in another room, his voice low and tense through the closed door. A meeting he left abruptly, muttering something about an emergency. Papers he quickly shuffled out of sight when I entered his study.Small things. Explainable things.Except they kept happening."Is everything okay?" I asked one evening over dinner. Nel was at a friend's house for a sleepover, giving us rare privacy. "You seem distracted.""Just work stuff." Robert pushed food around his plate without eating. "The Oscar situation is getting complicated.""How complicated?""I don't want to burden you with it.""Robert, we're supposed to be partners. Your burdens are my burdens.""I know." He reache

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106: The friend Returns

(Mia POV)The email came on Friday morning.I was at Anita Trade and Investment, reviewing quarterly projections and trying to focus on anything except Robert's growing distance, when my assistant buzzed."Miss Cops? You have an email marked urgent from a Collins Ryder. He says he's an old friend."Collins Ryder. The name hit me like a punch to the chest.I hadn't thought about Collins in months. Not since before the contract marriage. Not since my old life had exploded and rebuilt itself into something unrecognizable.Collins had been my friend in college. Maybe more than a friend for a brief moment before I'd realized we were better off platonic. Smart. Ambitious. Kind in ways that made you forget how calculating he could be.I opened the email.*Mia, I heard about everything. Richard, the inheritance, everything you've been through. I'm so sorry. I'm back in California now, working as a senior prosecutor. If you need legal help with Anita Trade and Investment, or anything else, I'd

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107: Old Comfort

( Mia POV)I couldn't go back to the office.Not after seeing Robert's face. Not after watching him walk away like I'd physically struck him.I stood on the sidewalk outside Bellini's, my phone clutched in my hand, staring at his text.*We need to talk. Tonight.*Three words that felt like an ending."Mia?"I turned. Collins stood a few feet away, concern etched across his face."I thought you left," I said."I did. But then I saw your expression and came back." He moved closer. "Are you okay?""No. I don't think I am.""What happened?"I gestured vaguely across the street. "Robert was there. He saw us. Saw you holding my hand. And now he thinks..." I couldn't finish the sentence.Collins's expression darkened. "He thinks we're having an affair.""Maybe. I don't know. Everything is so complicated right now." My voice cracked. "I can't breathe, Collins. I feel like I'm drowning and everyone keeps adding more water.""Hey." He touched my arm gently. "Come on. Let's walk. You need air."

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108: Poison

(Robert POV)I drove for hours.No destination. Just movement. Putting distance between myself and the image burned into my brain.Collins Ryder kissing Mia's cheek. Her hand pressed to the spot where his lips had been. The intimacy of their body language. The way she'd looked at him.Like he was safe. Comfortable. Easy.Everything I wasn't anymore.My phone kept buzzing. Mia calling. Texting. Leaving voicemails I couldn't bring myself to listen to.I'd told her not to come home. Sent that text in a moment of rage I immediately regretted but couldn't take back.Except she had to come home. Nel was there. Mrs. Cara. The house was hers as much as mine.I was being irrational. Childish. Letting jealousy cloud my judgment.But God, seeing another man's lips on her skin had nearly destroyed me.By the time I finally drove home, the sun was setting. Golden light painting everything orange and red like the world was on fire.Appropriate.I found Mia in Nel's room, reading to him. Some book a

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109: An offer by James

(Mia POV)I didn't leave the mansion that night.Couldn't bring myself to walk out the front door with Robert watching, his expression a mixture of desperation and resignation.Instead, I found myself in one of James's guest suites. Third floor. East wing. Far enough from the dining room that I couldn't hear Sophia's laughter or James's calculated conversations."You can stay here tonight," James had said when I'd appeared in the hallway, bag in hand. "Tomorrow we'll discuss more permanent arrangements."More permanent arrangements. Like my marriage was already over. Like it was just a matter of logistics now.Robert had followed me upstairs. Watched silently as I unpacked the few things I'd thrown together. A change of clothes. Toiletries. The book I'd been reading to Nel.Not enough for a real departure. Just enough to prove a point."How long are you planning to stay here?" he asked finally."I don't know. Until I can think clearly. Until you figure out what you want.""I want you.

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110: Distance

( Mia POV)I ended up at Anita Trade and Investment.Work had always been a refuge. Something I could control when everything else spun out of reach.My assistant looked surprised to see me. "Miss Cops. I didn't expect you today.""Change of plans. What's on the schedule?""Board meeting at two. Conference call with Tokyo at four. And you have several messages from Mr. Ryder."Collins. Of course."Put him through if he calls again."I buried myself in work. Financial reports. Strategic planning. Merger discussions. Things that made sense. Things with clear answers.My phone rang at noon. Collins."Hey," I answered. "Sorry I haven't called back.""It's okay. I figured you were busy." A pause. "Or avoiding me.""Little bit of both.""Want to grab lunch? Or is that too complicated right now?"It was too complicated. Absolutely too complicated.But I said yes anyway.We met at a quiet restaurant away from downtown. Somewhere neither of us would run into business associates or reporters or

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