All Chapters of The 18 Billion Wife He Abandoned : Chapter 211 - Chapter 220

POV: Elena My button camera was recording when he approached our table. Mom had just returned from the stage, her face pale, the oversized check trembling in her hands. Dad immediately took it from her and whispered something I couldn't hear. Then Darren was there, standing the required distance

"I'll keep it for the documentary," I said. "For evidence. But I won't contact him. Okay?" Mom relaxed slightly. "Okay." But I'd seen her face during our conversation. Seen the fear mixed with something else. Something that looked like doubt. Maybe she was wondering the same thing I was. What if

He was on the phone. Had to be. Talking to someone about his plan. "No, I'm not rushing it. That was my mistake with Nova—moving too fast, trying to control too much. With Elena, I'll be patient. Supportive. Everything her paranoid parents aren't." He laughed, but it wasn't the gentle laugh from th

"I'm thirteen, not stupid. And now I know what manipulation looks like. What reformed abusers claim versus what they actually do. That's valuable. Painful, but valuable." She pulled me close. "When did you get so wise?" "I have good teachers." Dad appeared in the doorway. "Family meeting in the l

"Don't read it," Nova said. "Burn it. Don't give him the satisfaction." But Elena insisted. "I need to know what he's saying. What he's planning." We opened it together. Three pages, handwritten, his careful script. *Dear Elena,* *I know you won't want to hear from me. I understand. I've thought