All Chapters of RETURN OF MY BILLIONAIRE HUSBAND: Chapter 11 - Chapter 15

Caleb’s grip tightened on the phone. Across the room, Jonathan Monroe stopped pacing, his sharp eyes narrowing.“What happened?” Caleb asked, voice clipped and low.Miss Jones—his ever-efficient, never-rattled executive secretary—let out a frustrated breath. “There’s a diplomatic issue. The Monaco delegation dropped out of the virtual summit... ten minutes in.”Caleb frowned. “That’s it?”“They were offended by your virtual background during the opening remarks. The artwork displayed behind you—it triggered political tension. Apparently, the AI-generated image resembled an old sovereignty emblem banned in their region.”Caleb blinked at the glowing whiskey in his glass. “You’re saying Monroe Holdings is trending on European media because of... a background?”“Technically,” she said, “it was an image you signed off on from our visual content AI. Their media’s calling it a veiled insult. It's blowing up online.”Jonathan muttered, “Damn delicate nations.”Caleb rubbed his temples. “So t

Charlotte walked into the guest room with a tray of warm tea, but the sight that met her eyes made her hands go numb. The porcelain cup slipped and shattered against the marble floor."Lauren!" she gasped, rushing forward. Lauren lay unconscious on the floor beside the bed, her face pale, her body limp.No response.Her breath caught. She checked for a pulse. It was faint—but there.“Emma!” she called sharply. “Get me the landline. Now!”Minutes later, the Whitmore estate’s private physician, Dr. Harris, arrived—sharp in his charcoal coat, glasses perched on the bridge of his nose, and his medical bag in hand.He was slightly older than Ethan, composed and professional, though the sight of an unconscious Lauren raised one of his brows. He had treated Ethan, his sisters, Taylor and Viola and Raymond Whitmore many times—but this was his first time meeting the woman everyone had been whispering about.Charlotte met him at the doorway.“She fainted,” she said quickly. “I found her on the

"Lauren!" Ethan called out, his voice thick with urgency.Tears streamed down Lauren’s face as she backed away from them. "How long?" she choked. "How long will you all keep doing this to me? Lying to me. Hiding things from me!"Amy’s eyes welled up. "Lauren, please... I’m so sorry."Lauren let out a hollow laugh, full of disbelief. "Sorry? Amy, we’ve been best friends for ten years. Ten years! I told you everything — even the darkest parts of me, even the mess with Caleb. And you—" Her voice cracked. "You kept this from me?"Amy’s voice was barely a whisper. "I saw them... the men who started the fire. I saw their faces. And they saw me too."Lauren’s expression twisted in confusion, trying to piece together the horror unraveling in front of her.Ethan stepped forward, his voice low but steady. "Amy was the one who pulled me and my father out of that fire. If it weren’t for her, we wouldn’t be alive."The words hit Lauren like a blow to the chest.Her breath caught. Her knees wobbled