All Chapters of The Billionaire Married Me, Then Forgot How to Love Me: Chapter 241 - Chapter 250

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241 Let the Court Games Begin

(Serena)I stare straight at the judge, not at Damon Cross.He’s hard to ignore though.Rings, tattoos, smirk… every inch of him still built for shocking headlines. He looks like he came here for an encore, not a hearing about a baby he never met. His own child.The introduction to the proceedings have been done and I’m first on the witness stand.My body wants to implode and I feel so ill, I might puke right now.I can picture it. Judge asks me something and I puke all over the stand.God, that thought is not helping.I get sworn in and survive it. Damn this is so hard.The clerk calls my name. I raise my right hand, swear in, and sit. My pulse won’t slow.But no puking, so I ‘ll take that as a positive.Adler starts. “Ms. Langley, you knew Ms Savannah Blake during her late pregnancy?”“Yes.”“How did that begin?”“I met her outside Hale Tower. She stepped out in front of my car, I swerved, hit a lamppost. She yelled that I’d nearly killed her and said her husband worked inside. Then

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242 Dragging Up The Past

(Serena)“Did Ms. Blake ever mention Mr Cross at that time?” Adler asks.“Yes. She said he was violent. That he smashed things, used drugs, and she was scared. She said she left him to protect herself and the baby.”My voice stays steady, but my insides are quivering.I can still see Savannah’s face when she said it. The tears that came too fast, too perfectly timed.She had a way of twisting pain into power. Back then, I thought maybe she was suffering. Now, I know she was strategic.“Did she file a police report against him?”“I don’t know.”“Did she ever tell you she’d informed Mr Cross she was pregnant?”“No. She never said those words to me.”I grip the edge of the witness box until my nails press crescents into the wood.Adler turns toward the bench. “Would it have been possible for my client not to know this child existed?”“I think it would’ve been almost impossible. Her pregnancy was everywhere in the media.”I hear a faint scoff from Damon’s table. He doesn’t even try to hid

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243 The Enigma

(Margot)I’m sworn in and take my seat. My hands stay folded. Calm is the only thing that I want to project.Adler begins. “Mrs Hale, you’ve known Ms Blake for how long?”“Since she was born.”“You are close.”“She was engaged to my son once. I care about her.”“You all expected that she and James would marry. That they had been taught to expect that too?”“It seemed a natural fit.” I keep my voice even.“But then she left James, correct?”“Yes. She left and married Damon Cross.”“Did she ever tell your that Damon Criss was the father of her baby?”“It was assumed the father of her baby would be her husband at the time.”“But did she ever directly tell you about her pregnancy and her marriage to Damon Cross?”“She did tell me she was pregnant to Damon Cross, yes.”“And you believed her?”“I did. I had no reason not to.”Adler nods. “Did she also mention the nature of her marriage to my client?”I pause for effect. “She said he was physically and mentally abusive towards her and she fe

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244 Almost The Truth

(Savannah)Nico stands to my left, composed as ever.He begins. “Ms. Blake, let’s keep this simple. Why did you come back to this city?”“Because I was heavily pregnant and terrified. Damon and I were finished. I’d left him early in my pregnancy. He was using again. He yelled, broke things, threatened me. He encouraged me to use. I’d ran out of the money I’d managed to save and I needed help.”“Did you tell him you were pregnant with his child?”“No.”“Why not?”“He is an addict, and I couldn’t imagine a baby in that life. I didn’t want to be a mother but I wanted the baby to have the best chance.”Nico nods. “When you thought about returning here, who did you contact?”“Margot Hale. She’d always said I could call if I needed help. She answered. She told me to come home, that she’d handle everything. She encouraged me to contact James.”“You wanted to be with James Hale again?”“James and I have a long history. I thought I still loved him. Margot seemed to be in support of that. She n

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245 The Breaking Point

(Serena)The words won’t leave inside my head.The nausea won’t leave my stomach.He told me he married Serena because she was pregnant.She’s lying. I know she’s lying. She is trying to stir up trouble. This was probably Margot’s idea because I’m still not as far away from James as she wants me to be.Perhaps she’s noticed our recent closeness.Savannah’s voice still rings in my ears long after she’s stepped down from the stand. She walks past James without even looking at him.But she looks at me. Oh yes, she looks at me and she’s gloating. Once again poor Savannah is the victim. But I’m not saying anything to get that baby back near her or Damon.This is a stunt, that’s all. I’m not sure what Damon’s game is but I think it’s just to bring down Savannah and make her look bad. Maybe this is the way he punishes her.I don’t doubt the life she says she had with him. I don’t doubt the baby is better off.All I doubt right now is James’ true feelings for me. I always believed in his love

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246 Just Get Me Out Of Here

(Serena)Case adjourned. Day one done. I hope I don’t have to come back.I just need to get out of here and away from this circus. Like permanently.Nico’s voice cuts through the shuffle. “Let’s move,” he tells us, low. “No press statements. Straight to the cars.”James touches my elbow like we’ll be leaving together.I step out of reach. “Don’t,” I whisper. “Not here. Not now. After that admission. Not ever.”He hesitates, then drops his hand. “Serena… I can explain”“No. Whatever you’re building in your head… save it. I’ve heard every version.”I look him dead in the eye. “And they’re still excuses.”We file out.The courthouse doors open and daylight hits like a flash grenade… sun, noise, cameras, bodies pressing forward.So many people. Of course, the Hale circus is always the hottest ticket in town.Security clears a path down the steps, but Damon’s already there, waiting at the base like some headline-hungry animal.He spreads his arms and spins a full circle. “Well, that was fu

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247 The Vortex

(James)Screens all over the city are looping Damon Cross’s meltdown outside the courthouse.His vitriol, his screaming, his accusations, over and over again.I try to get inside Hale Tower and I’m swamped.“James! James Hale… over here! Did you provoke Damon Cross? Did Savannah Blake tell the truth today? Why was Serena present?”I ignore all of it. I don’t even bother with a glare.I head straight to the private elevator that goes up to the CEO suite. Nico’s domain now. Not mine.The doors shut and I finally breathe.Except I don’t. Not really. Serena’s voice is still in my head like a bruise I can’t stop pressing.You wanted the baby, not me. You treated me like shit. I’m done.The elevator dings. I force myself to step out. I’m not looking forward to this. Damn Savannah and her games. Why did I ever believe that woman?The atmosphere up here is worse.The entire floor is a pressure cooker… phones ringing relentlessly, staff looking stressed.When I open the door to Nico’s office,

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248 The Devil’s Exit

(Nico)The phone buzzes across my bedside table just as the sky starts to get light.Ramos.Not a man who calls unless something’s gone sideways.I answer. “Detective.”“You up?” he asks.“I am now,” I say. “But go ahead.”“It’s Cross.”A pause. Damon Cross is a real thorn in my side. I need to shut him down.“Damon Cross is dead.”I sit upright. Okay, that will work. “How.”“His hotel bathroom. Alone. Looks like an overdose, but— there was a huge party. A lot of people coming and going on the security cameras in the hallway. Most of them wearing black hoodies.”“Okay, so an overdose. That’s not unexpected with he lifestyle he lived.”“But his recent tox screens showed him as clean. He professed to be reformed and medical reports back that up.”“What, exactly, are you saying?”“That it’s too early to rule out foul play.”“And there are a lot of people who wanted him gone. Including my client.”“Correct. This a courtesy heads-up.”“Wait, you mean you are human?”He chuckles. “Wouldn’t

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249 You Love Me

(James)The second Nico hangs up, I’m already grabbing my keys.Damon Cross. Dead.No one here is going to miss him, but Nico is right. If they think someone killed him they are going to look right at us.I don’t need an alibi. I never killed him. I doubt Serena did. I mean he was painful, but she’s been through worse publicity.Mostly because of me and Mother. And Savannah.No wonder Serena thinks she hates me right now.I earned it. I need to change it. And this news on Damon gives me the perfect excuse to go see her.And she deserves someone who shows up for her, even if she never wants to see me again.***Her security detail nod me through and I ring her doorbell and wait.This is probably not the smartest thing I’ve ever done, but she came looking for me when I was dying in the snow. I can be here for her even if she thinks she never wants to see me again.She loves me. I know she does.Her door opens and she takes one look at me and slams it shut again.“No. Go away.”“Serena,

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250 The Things We Survive

(Serena)His cheek is burning red from where I slapped him.It must have hurt. I put all my strength into it. Maybe I should care.The other part of me… the part that lived through the time at Hale Manor… wants to hit him again.I lean back against the kitchen counter, trying to breathe evenly, trying not to look like I’m about to fall apart.My whole body feels hot, restless, trapped inside itself. I’m exhausted, emotional, nauseous in a way I can’t explain.Maybe I’m just tired. Maybe it’s stress.Maybe it’s him.James stands in the center of my kitchen. He touches his cheek and his eyes burn with anger.We glare at each other.“You make it impossible to love you,” he shouts, shaking his head like I’m the unreasonable one.The words hit harder than the kiss. Harder than the slap. Harder than anything.I straighten. “Good. Because I’m done wanting you to love me. I’m done with you.”His eyes close for a second, like he’s praying for patience. “You don’t mean that,” he says.“Yes,” I

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