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Chapter 1

Bella’s fists clenched under the tablecloth until her nails bit into her palms. The room buzzed with a family gathering, lights glittering off crystal glasses and gold-rimmed plates, but the air felt suffocating. Alex Seneca, her father, the man who commanded boardrooms and headlines, leaned back in his chair, smiling like he’d just closed a deal. “Bella, you’re twenty-three,” he said, voice carrying over the low chatter. “You’re not getting any younger. It’s time to think about settling down.” And her stepmother, Evelyn sat beside him, lips curled into that sweet, venomous smile she wore like perfume. “Yes, darling,” she purred, eyes glinting. “Before your looks fade… and your womb loses its chance. It would be such a shame to waste any more time.” Bella’s throat burned. She stared at her father, waiting for the joke, a laugh, or anything to make this stop. Just an hour ago, Alex had stood in this same spot, glass raised, telling everyone how proud he was of his daughter. Now

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Chapter 2

Bella sat on the edge of the bed, knees drawn up, with her arms wrapped tight around herself like she could hold the pieces together.The suite was too quiet now. No sounds but the faint hum of the city far below the windows and the echo of Lorenzo’s last words looping in her head.She stared at the scattered bills on the floor. Hundreds of them, Like she was some sort of service to be paid for and forgotten.The thought of her father crept in, uninvited. Alex Seneca, the man who owned Seneca’s Finances LTD, who moved politicians and money like chess pieces. The same man who’d raised her to stand tall, and to command rooms.Yet last night, he’d sold her future to old men for alliances. And this morning, a stranger had paid her to disappear.Humiliation burned fresh, deeper than any slap. She was supposed to be powerful, Instead, she felt small and Used.Bella stood up fast, but her legs staggered beneath her as the room tilted for a second. Her thighs ached, with her inner muscles s

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chapter 3

Bella walked halfway across the street from Lorenzo’s villa, her legs still unsteady beneath her.The gate loomed behind her, tall iron bars, black and cold. She’d slipped past the maids somehow, heart hammering with every step. The bodyguards straightened as she neared the gate, eyes narrowing. One of them shifted like he might block her path. Instead, they exchanged a glance and let her pass, silent and unreadable.She kept moving, chin lifted even as her skin crawled.The dress from last night clung wrong now wrinkled, too tight in some places and too loose in others. She tugged at the hem and adjusted the straps, trying to cover what felt exposed even though she was fully dressed.Wind cut through the thin fabric. She shivered, arms crossing tightly over her chest.At the street corner, she stopped and pulled out her phone. The screen lit up with notifications.One missed call from an unknown number. Probably her father’s PA. Alex Seneca never called himself unless it was to summo

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Chapter 4

Bella stepped inside her father’s mansion after the long, quiet drive. The heavy door clicked shut behind her, the sound echoing through the grand foyer.The staff moved around her with exaggerated care, heads slightly lowered, footsteps softer than usual, eyes flicking away the moment they landed on her. They knew. Her father was annoyed, and no one wanted to be the one who set him off.Bella’s stomach twisted with nerves. She had felt braver back at Stephanie’s, surrounded by vanilla candles and her friend’s fierce worry. Here, under the high ceilings and polished marble, that bravery felt thin, almost laughable.She adjusted the strap of her dress, suddenly aware of how wrinkled it still was from the night before. The fabric clung to her in all the wrong ways, too tight and too exposing even though it covered everything.Her eyes met Evelyn’s across the hallway.The stepmother approached slowly, not by rushing or shouting, just calm poison wrapped in expensive perfume. When she re

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chapter 5

Bella remained in the study, still standing there long after the door had closed.She couldn’t believe what her father had just said. The words kept replaying in her mind. Her chest felt tight, like the air had been sucked out of the room, leaving something heavy and suffocating behind.Evelyn was still there, seated on the sofa with that same calm, poisonous composure. She rose smoothly to her feet, her expression unreadable but her tone as soft and measured as ever.“Let me give you some advice, Bella,” she said lightly. “Fighting him only makes it harder on yourself.”Then she left, closing the door behind her with quiet finality.Bella stayed where she was for a moment longer, disgust and exhaustion rolling through her in slow waves. She was tired, tired of the fake concern, the quiet manipulation, the way they spoke about her like she was something to be managed.Without another thought, she turned and walked straight to her room, slamming the door hard enough for the sound to ec

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chapter 6

Bella sat on the edge of her bed, her mind racing.She didn’t stay long enough to reflect. She pushed herself up almost immediately, pacing a few steps before stopping again. Her fingers drummed against her thigh, restless, as she tried to think of something, anything that could help her.She pulled out her phone, the screen lighting up in her hand. For a moment, she considered calling Stephanie again. The thought lingered… then faded.Stephanie had already done enough. Dragging her back into this mess didn’t feel right.Bella exhaled quietly and set the phone back down.The urgency didn’t leave. If anything, it intensified, running through her body like a current. She moved again, throughout the room. Her steps were quick, uneven, like she couldn’t settle anywhere.There was no one she could fully trust.Angela had already gone behind her back, telling her father what happened at the lounge. Stephanie had warned her about her. And Bella wasn’t about to risk pulling anyone else into

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Chapter 7

One month later.Bella laid on the examination bed in the small hospital room, the paper sheet crinkling softly beneath her.The doctor glanced down at the file, flipping a page before looking back up.“You mentioned nausea in the mornings?” he asked.Bella nodded once. “Mostly in the mornings. And… sometimes at night.”“Any dizziness? Fatigue?” he asked.“…Yes,” she answered quietly.He hummed quietly, jotting something down. “When was your last cycle?”Bella hesitated, the answer catching slightly. “…About a month ago.”The doctor’s pen paused briefly, then continued moving. He didn’t react dramatically, just noted it, like it was routine.“Alright,” he said, setting the file aside. “We ran a test to be sure.”Bella’s fingers tightened slightly against each other, the silence stretching just a little too long as she waited.A small pause followed before he continued, tone steady. “It came back positive.”For a moment, the words didn’t register.Bella blinked once, her expression bar

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Chapter 8

Lorenzo pushed through the glass doors, his steps measured but deliberate. The receptionist at the front desk looked up when he approached. She was young, with tired eyes and a pen tucked behind her ear like a weapon she might need to use. Lorenzo placed his phone on the counter. The screen showed a photo of Bella captured from surveillance footage his men managed to find. "This woman," he said. "Was she here today?" The receptionist glanced at the photo. Then back at him. Her smile faltered. "Can I ask why you're..." "Was she here." Not a question. His voice dropped low, stripped of any pretense of politeness. The girl must have heard something in his tone because she dropped the polite routine entirely. "...Yes. She came in this morning." Lorenzo pulled the photo back slowly. His thumb traced the edge of the screen where Bella's face had been. "Who saw her?" "That would be Dr. Mensah, but he's with a patient right now and I can't just..." "When he's done." He said i

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Chapter 9

Bella stared at the words until they blurred. The entire situation had finally caught up to her.A few seconds later, an unknown number called. Bella hesitated, her thumb hovering over the screen before she finally swiped to answer. There was silence at first, just a faint line of static, before a voice came through.“You got the message.” It was Lorenzo. No introductions or explanations.“Now come downstairs.”Then the call ended immediately after, cutting off any chance for her to respond. Bella remained still for a moment, the phone still pressed to her ear, as the silence returnedTo confirm it was real, Bella moved to the window and looked outside. A black car sat at her porch.That was enough. She stood there for a moment, letting the reality settle in, before slowly opening her door. She walked down the stairs and stepped outside, each movement controlled but heavy with awareness.The car was waiting exactly as she saw it, the door already open as if it had been expecting her.

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Chapter 10

The clinic doors slid open and Lorenzo walked her through, his grip firm on her upper arm. Not quite painful, but close enough to send a clear message.Bella tried to slow her pace, a small resistance, but his fingers tightened instantly, pressing into her skin without him even glancing her way.That was enough for her to understand.This was about control, and he would go as far as necessary to protect his name and keep it.The staff knew him. That was the first thing Bella registered, the way the woman at the front desk looked up and nodded before he even reached her.It felt planned. Like everything had already been set in motion long before he showed up at her house.Bella had to quicken her steps just to keep up with him."Wait..." she said. But he didn't slow down. Bella looked at the doors they passed, the small plaques on the walls, and something in her chest started pulling tight."Lorenzo please stop..." She tried pleading again But Nothing. He didn't even give a glance ba

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