All Chapters of The Billionaire's Secret Baby.: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Anna had been working relentlessly on Knight Enterprises’ corporate daycare project ever since Dr. Harris cornered her into a yes she couldn’t take back. The very project that dragged her back into Alex’s world.This Afternoon, she stole a moment's rest. The deep porcelain tub embraced her, the warm water melting away the week’s tension as her eyes fluttered shut and, for once, she let herself breathe.Ping, came the sharp chime of her phone breaking the stillness. She sighed, as she reached for the plush white towel hanging from the chrome rack, she wrapped it snugly around herself. Crossing the cool marble floor to pick up her phone from the broad vanity ledge under the mirror.A text came in from an old acquaintance her private investigator “Anna, can we talk?”Her thumb hovered before her brain caught up. “Yes, of course. Got anything?”She stayed frozen in one place, bracing for his response.“Yes, but… it's a woman from Alex’s past seven years ago.”Her brows pinched, heartbeat

The courthouse air was stale, a heavy blend of polished wood, ink, and something metallic that clung to Anna’s tongue. She sat on the worn bench, hands clasped so tight that her knuckles had turned white. Beside her, was Mr. Gerald, the only lawyer who’d agreed to stand with her, and only because pity had outweighed reasons. He flipped through his notes with the weariness of a man already braced for defeat. He hadn’t promised her a win;or anything at all.Across the aisle, Alexander Knight didn’t so much as twitch. His presence was all precision with his tailored navy suit, posture military-straight, eyes sharp as glass. He might’ve been carved from the same marble as the columns that lined the courtroom.The judge’s voice droned in the background, legal jargon dropping like gavel strikes, each one pulling Anna further under. Words like custody granted and primary guardian filtered through the haze until the final nail drove in:‘Alexander Knight will assume custody of minor, Noah C

The smell of burnt coffee filled Maya’s tiny apartment as Anna sat curled on the sofa, her knees drawn up, her eyes heavy with exhaustion. She had stopped checking her phone—the urge to see what they were saying always lurked, sharp and poisonous within her. The frenzy had dulled to whispers now, the headlines were already shifting to a hungrier prey. The silence left her raw, but it was also space to start afresh.Maya lay sprawled across her bed, the soft hum of the ceiling fan filling the silence. Her thumb skimmed lazily over her phone screen out of boredom, and to kill time. Push notifications spilled across her screen in a relentless stream. At first, she thought it was just another round of shallow gossip, but then she froze at one headline. The image was too sharp, and too fresh.Her breath caught.“Holy—”She bolted upright, nearly dropping the phone. “Anna…” Maya’s voice was soft, but cautious. The urgency in her friend’s voice ripped her up from her slump. Maya had alrea

Across the city, Anna’s phone buzzed on Maya’s bed where she had left it before slipping into the shower. She snatched it up, bracing herself for another sting from Alex, her stomach knotting when his name lit the screen. She opened it.”The message was too blunt, more like a command than a plea. Her knees weakened as she read it again. Noah. Her Noah was crying for her. The part of her heart stitched only for him ached so violently she had to grip the table beside her to steady herself. She wanted to run barefooted if she had to, tear through the night until she reached him, gather his trembling little body into her arms and whisper him into sleep.But then her bile rose her Ego, the pain of being humiliated…all of it slammed against her ribs like a tide against rocks.“How dare he?”He ripped her life apart, left her shredded in headlines, branded her with his arrogance in front of the world—and now he thought he could snap his fingers and she’d come running like an obedient dog?“H

Anna’s last words clung to Alex like smoke refusing to clear long after she left. He stared at the the Manhattan skyline blurring beyond the glass wall of his office, “Things moving around me that I didn’t know?.” He wondered. “It must've been a jab, yes….” He tried to convince himself but it didn’t feel like one when she did look him in the eye with that strange certainty and her tone had sounded less like anger and more like a warning.For the first time in years, Alexander Knight felt something he couldn’t name. Unease.His jaw clenched as he typed furiously on his phone: “What do you mean by that? What’s your jab supposed to mean?”The reply was instant. “Is Alex Knight threatened?”He cursed under his breath, his pride coiling like a serpent in his chest. She was mocking and toying with him. He tossed the phone aside, muttering, “Forget I texted.” But her words stayed, sharp like a stone in his gut.Across town, Anna leaned against her couch, staring at her phone, a grin twitch