All Chapters of The Billionaire's Unwanted Wife : Chapter 181 - Chapter 187

~ ALISTAIR ~I stayed where I was until Vitale's car vanished from view. Absolute surprise mixed with deep suspicion had entirely locked my limbs in place as I witnessed the impossible—Antonio Vitale, the ruthless monolith who ruled an international empire with an iron fist, was physically shaking.After we exited Isla's suite, I had received an overseas call that demanded my full attention, so I stepped away and left him in the hospital lounge. But when I was about to head back, I saw him cornering Alice near the parking lot. He had gripped her arm as if she were a ghost slipping through his fingers. And Alice—who had appeared entirely composed when she arrived—had gone deathly pale, a flash of panic fracturing her features before she forcefully yanked herself away and vanished into the labyrinth of vehicles.Allison. That was the name torn from Antonio Vitale’s throat like a ragged plea—a tone of raw, desperate vulnerability that sounded completely foreign coming from him. He had sp

~ ALISTAIR ~The words that spilled from Vitale's mouth filled the room, thick enough to choke on.I didn't say a word right away. I just set my glass down—slowly—the ice clinking softly against the heavy crystal, and stared at him with a knife-like gaze. A sharp wave of disbelief and suspicion hit me, surging like a tide. Why would he suddenly bring up my mother?Instantly, my mind flashed back to a few weeks ago. Antonio had been sitting in my executive office to present a high-stakes investment for the Manhattan project when my mother walked in unannounced. The temperature in the room had plummeted the moment their eyes met. I remembered the sudden, suffocating silence that fell over them—the unspoken history, the sharp tension, the bitter hostility radiating between two people who clearly weren't strangers. It didn't look like a meeting between high-society acquaintances. They looked like two survivors of a violent, buried past.I had suspected something back then. Sitting across

~ ALISTAIR ~My mother's expression didn't shift the moment I dropped those words. She kept her composure intact, looking at me with the same confused expression she always used when she wanted to play innocent. But I didn't miss the small flicker in her eyes—a split-second twitch of her pupils before she hid it.That tiny reaction was all the answer I needed."What does that girl's death have to do with me?" she asked, her tone laced with a sharp, defensive edge. "Why are you bringing up a dead woman in my bedroom?""I just thought you'd care," I replied, keeping my voice completely level. "Considering the two of you were close enough to do business together in Biogen."Her jaw tightened for a fraction of a second, but she didn't admit a thing. She didn't act surprised, and she certainly didn't express an ounce of pity for Lindsay."I don't know what foolish rumors you're listening to, but I have no interest in that girl or her company," she snapped, waving her hand dismissively.She