All Chapters of Ex Wife to The Billionaire, Mother to His Twins Heir: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

The next morning, we all drove to the police station together. Three cars full of family, united in grief and the need for justice.Detective Rodriguez met us in the lobby. "Ms. Moretti, are you ready for this?"I looked around at all the faces supporting me. Dominic, my father, both grandfathers, Marcus, Uncle Antonio. Even Bola had come, after arranging childcare for the twins."I'm ready."The lineup room was small and dark. Through the one-way glass, I could see five men standing against a white wall, each holding a number."Take your time," Detective Rodriguez said. "Look carefully."Numbers two and four. I recognized them immediately. The tall one who'd asked if I was Ava Moretti. The shorter one who'd mentioned Sarah and Sophia."It's two and four," I said without hesitation. "Those are the men who shot my mother.""You're certain?""I'll never forget their faces."After the lineup, they took us to another room. Through a different window, I could see Sarah and Sophia in orange

I spent three days thinking. Three days walking around the house like a ghost, watching Dominic play with the twins, remembering my conversations with Marcus.Bola found me on the third night, sitting in Lily's chair with a cup of cold tea."Girl, you're driving yourself crazy," she said, settling onto the couch. "What's really going on in your head?""I don't know how to choose.""Between Marcus and Dominic?""Between the past and the future. Between what I used to want and what I actually need."Bola was quiet for a moment. "What does your heart tell you?""That's the problem. My heart says two different things depending on the day.""No, it doesn't." Her voice was gentle but firm. "Your heart knows. You're just scared to admit it because it means letting go of something you held onto for so long."I looked toward the stairs where I could hear Dominic reading bedtime stories to Kai and Solana. His voice was soft and patient, doing different voices for each character."Marcus gave up

The boardroom at Harrison Industries felt different when I walked in as the new majority owner. months ago, I'd been Marcus's unwanted wife. Now I controlled the company that had once wanted nothing to do with me."The transition has been smoother than expected," Mr. Peterson, the family lawyer, said as he spread documents across the mahogany table. "Your father's decision to transfer his holdings to you has been finalized."My father sat beside me, looking proud but tired. "It should have been yours from the beginning, sweetheart. You're my only biological child.""What about Michael and James?" I asked, referring to my twin brothers."They'll each receive trust funds that will set them up for life. But the company needs strong leadership. It needs someone who understands sacrifice.""They're not happy about it," Mr. Peterson added quietly. "Your brothers have been... vocal about the changes.""Let them be vocal," my father said firmly. "They had twenty-six years of advantages that

Spring came early that year. The cherry blossoms in Central Park were blooming weeks ahead of schedule, covering the ground in soft pink petals.My father and I walked through the park every Sunday now, taking the twins with us while we talked about everything and nothing."Maria wants to meet the kids," he said that morning, his voice nervous."She's been dating you for twelve months, Dad. It's about time.""I just... I want to make sure you're comfortable with it."I stopped walking and turned to face him. In the year since Lily's death, he'd changed completely. The broken, guilty man was gone. In his place was someone stronger, more purposeful."Dad, you deserve to be happy. Lily would want you to be happy.""I'll never love anyone the way I loved your mother—""You don't have to. But you can love again." I squeezed his arm. "Besides, Maria makes you smile. I haven't seen you really smile since before Sarah.""She does make me smile," he admitted. "She's nothing like Sarah. She's g

13 months after the wedding, I found Grandfather Moretti collapsed in his garden."Call 911!" I screamed to Dominic, who was chasing the twins around the yard while I visited with Grandfather.He was conscious but weak, his breathing shallow."I'm fine," he whispered as I knelt beside him. "Just tired.""You're not fine. You're going to the hospital.""Ava..." His hand found mine. "There's something I need to tell you first.""Tell me at the hospital.""No. Now. In case..." He didn't finish the sentence.The paramedics arrived quickly, but Grandfather Moretti refused to be moved until he'd said his piece."Everyone gather around," he said weakly. "Dominic, bring the children."We all knelt in the grass around him – me, Dominic, the twins, even Bola who'd come running when she heard the sirens."Kai, Solana," he said, his voice soft but clear. "Come here to Great-Granddaddy."The twins crawled closer, their faces serious and worried."Granddaddy sick?" Solana asked, touching his cheek