All Chapters of THE WIFE WHO STOLE HIS HEART: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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Chapter 50: The Hunter Becomes Hunted

Thomas Romano's office felt like a mausoleum. Expensive everything, but cold as a grave. I sat across from him at his massive mahogany desk, the evidence folder burning a hole in my briefcase, knowing this conversation would determine whether Emma Romano had a future.Or whether I had one."James." Thomas poured himself scotch from a crystal decanter, not offering me any. "Five years we've worked together. Five profitable, productive years."I kept my voice steady. "Thomas, I think there's been a misunderstanding—""Have there been?" He slid a tablet across the desk. Security footage of me meeting Bella and Mikel at Pike Place Market. "Because it looks like you've been having very interesting conversations with my family."My mouth went dry. The footage was crystal clear—me showing documents, Bella's shocked face, Mikel's protective posture. Thomas had been watching everything."I was fulfilling my duty as your attorney," I lied. "Gathering intelligence on their legal strategy."Thoma

Last Updated : 2025-10-02

Chapter 51

Thomas's expression didn't change, but something deadly shifted in his posture. "I see."He walked back to his desk, picking up his phone. "That's unfortunate, James. I'd hoped we could handle this like gentlemen.""Thomas, wait"He held up a hand for silence as he dialed. "Vincent? Yes, it's Thomas Romano. I have some information about the Morrison family you might find interesting."My blood turned to ice. He was calling Vincent Torrino directly."It seems James Morrison's father had some unfinished business with your organization. Business that might reflect poorly on the son's legal career.""Thomas, don't""I'll email you the documentation. I'm sure you'll find it... illuminating." Thomas hung up, then immediately dialed another number."Sarah? Thomas Romano. I need to report some concerns about attorney James Morrison's ethical fitness to practice law."The State Bar. He was destroying my career in real time."Yes, I have documentation suggesting family connections to organized

Last Updated : 2025-10-05

Chapter 52: Elena's War Room

The secret room behind Elena's library? It was straight out of a spy film. Cabinets packed with files against every wall, boards covered in photos and documents linked by red strings, and computer screens showing financial data that made my head spin."Jesus, Elena," Mikel said, eyes wide at what looked like forty years' worth of proof. "You've been digging into your brother since the eighties?"Elena moved around her war room like she owned it, grabbing files and laying them out on the big table in the middle. "I've been keeping my family safe from my brother ever since our dad passed. Thomas never got over not getting control of Romano Enterprises."I grabbed a photo dated 1985—Thomas shaking hands with some guy I didn't know outside a courthouse. "Who's this?""Vincent Torrino, a money launderer for the Seattle mob. Thomas used him to hide money during his first attempt to take over from me." Elena's voice was all business. "That photo cost me twenty grand and almost got my investi

Last Updated : 2025-10-07

Chapter 53: Sophia's Breakdown

The bank statements scattered across my coffee table told a story I never wanted to believe. Three years of payments. Monthly transfers. All from accounts I'd traced back to Thomas Romano.My hands shook as I held the smoking gun—a contract with my signature, agreeing to "consultation services" for Romano family interests. Services I'd never remembered agreeing to provide."You stupid, stupid woman," I whispered to my empty apartment, the words echoing off walls covered with photographs of Mikel and Emma. Three years of my life, three years of what I'd called love, and it had all been bought and paid for.The laptop screen glowed with more evidence of my orchestrated obsession. Email threads between Thomas and someone called "Project Manager"—discussions about my psychological profile, my triggers, my weaknesses. How to "maintain subject motivation" and "direct subject actions toward family destabilization."I was the subject. I was the weapon. And I'd been so blinded by what I though

Last Updated : 2025-10-07

Chapter 54: The Proposal

The bourbon stung as I swallowed, but the words I had to say were way worse. I sat across from Bella in her living room, watching Emma color at the kitchen table. She had no clue that the next few minutes would change everything."Bella," my voice sounded rough. "I need to tell you something."She glanced up from the legal papers James had given us; her green eyes looked tired. It had been three days since James Morrison waltzed back into our lives. Three days since we learned saving Emma meant blowing up everything we'd rebuilt."If this is about marriage, Mikel, I can't…""You have to marry him."The words landed hard. Bella's face went white, and Emma's crayon froze mid-scribble."What did you just say?"I stood up, needing to move. I couldn't stand looking her in the eyes while I crushed our hearts. "You heard me. You have to marry James Morrison.""Mikel, no." Bella was up now, her hands shaking. "There has to be another way. We can fight Thomas in court; we can…""With what?" I

Last Updated : 2025-10-08

Chapter 55: The Runner

The speedometer hit seventy before I realized I was driving like a maniac through downtown Seattle. My hands shook on the steering wheel as Mikel's words echoed in my head: *You have to marry James.*I pulled into an empty parking lot by the waterfront and just sat there, engine running, staring at Elliott Bay through tears I couldn't stop. Somewhere behind me was the man I'd loved for over a decade, telling me to marry someone else. Somewhere in this city was my five-year-old daughter, completely unaware that her safety required destroying her parents' happiness.My phone had been buzzing nonstop—Elena, Maya, Lucas, even James. I'd turned the ringer off after the fifteenth call, but I could see the notifications piling up on my screen like evidence of my cowardice.*Running away won't change the choice,* I told myself. But sitting in my car felt like the only safe space in a world that had suddenly turned upside down.I thought about my parents' love story—how my mother had given up

Last Updated : 2025-10-08

Chapter 56: The Wedding That Wasn't

The marriage license felt like it weighed a thousand pounds in my purse as I walked up the courthouse steps toward James Morrison. He stood there in his best suit, looking like a man about to attend his own funeral instead of his own wedding."Bella, wait." He held up his hand, his expression shifting to something I couldn't read. "There's something I need to tell you. Something that changes everything."My stomach dropped. After everything we'd been through, after Mikel's sacrifice and my broken heart, was James having second thoughts?"What do you mean?"James pulled out a small device from his jacket pocket—a digital recorder, its red light still blinking. "I've been wearing a wire for the last twenty-four hours. Everything Thomas said to me yesterday, every threat, every confession—it's all recorded."The world tilted sideways. "What?""Attorney-client privilege doesn't protect criminal activity, Bella. When Thomas threatened my life, when he revealed his plan to physically take E

Last Updated : 2025-10-17

Chapter 57: The Courthouse Chase

James Morrison was dead within thirty seconds of hanging up his phone.That's what would have happened if Thomas Romano's hired muscle had been even slightly more competent. Instead, the bullet meant for James's head shattered the courthouse window behind us as I tackled him to the marble floor of the King County Courthouse lobby."Stay down!" Detective Martinez's voice cut through the chaos as tourists and lawyers scattered like startled birds. "Federal agents, everyone on the ground!"But Thomas's men weren't interested in following law enforcement orders. They were interested in permanent solutions to temporary problems namely, James Morrison's evidence and my continued existence."Bella, this way!" James grabbed my hand, blood streaming from where flying glass had cut his temple. "The recording we have to get it to the prosecutors!"We ran toward the elevator bank as gunfire erupted behind us. Real gunfire. In the courthouse. Thomas Romano had officially lost his mind, or maybe he

Last Updated : 2025-10-17

Chapter 58: The Taking

The sad lady's hands were shaking when she picked me up from the garden. I was playing with my dolphins by the big fountain when she came through the gate that was supposed to keep strangers out. Someone must have given her the secret numbers, because the gate just opened for her like it opens for family."Hello, Emma," she said, and her voice sounded different than at school. Less scary, more... broken, like when I dropped Mommy's favorite mug and couldn't fix it. "I'm Sophia. I'm here to help you."I remembered what Mommy and Daddy taught me about strangers, even strangers who know my name. "I'm not supposed to go with people unless Mommy says it's okay."Sophia knelt down next to me, and I could see she'd been crying. Her eyes were all red and puffy like mine get when I'm really sad. "Emma, your mommy is in trouble. Big trouble. And I'm the only one who can help her."That made my tummy feel funny. "What kind of trouble?""The bad men who were chasing her and Daddy? They want to hu

Last Updated : 2025-10-18

Chapter 59:

I thought about that while I smoothed my dolphin's fur. "So if you love me, you should want me to go home to my family.""Yes." Sophia's voice was very quiet. "That's exactly what I should want.""But you brought me here instead.""Because sometimes, Emma, love means doing something that feels wrong to prevent something worse from happening." Sophia pulled out a phone. "I have to make a call now. To your parents. And I'm going to say some things that might sound scary, but I want you to remember what I told you about love, okay?"I nodded, even though my tummy was feeling funny again.Sophia dialed the phone and waited. When someone answered, her whole voice changed. It got colder and sadder."Bella? Yes, it's Sophia. Emma is with me, and she's safe." There was a long pause while Sophia listened. "No, you can't talk to her yet. First, we need to discuss what's going to happen next."I could hear Mommy's voice through the phone, but I couldn't understand the words. She sounded scared a

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