All Chapters of The billionaire's hidden bride: The secret heiress: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Ethan’s gaze darkened as he stared into Maya’s eyes. Looking at her, he realized she was actually smarter than he thought she was. He smirked lightly. “You want me to tell you the reason?” She nodded slowly, even though she could feel the chill of his aura so close to her.Ethan lifted one hand to his chin as though thinking. “What if I don’t tell you?”Maya looked at him, “Then I’ll tell everyone your secret.”Ethan’s gaze darkened again, deeper this time. “And what if I kill you before you can?”Maya swallowed but held his gaze. “You wouldn’t want to kill me,” she said quietly. “I’m pretty sure you need a wife… considering the fact that you married me without question.”Ethan just looked at her. Then his hand lifted until his palm cupped her face with his free hand. He held her gently, the kind of gentleness that made Maya’s blood run cold, because it felt like at any moment he could either keep holding her like that or snap her neck in one swift motion.His thumb brushed her chee

Ethan raised a brow. “What?”“Yes, Mr. Ashford,” Jake said quickly.“Okay.” Ethan hung up and looked straight at Maya. “Your sister is causing a scene outside.”“My sister?” Maya’s eyes went wide.Ethan was already rolling out of the room. Maya rushed after him.The moment they got outside, Maya froze.Nelly stood, gripping the collar of a security officer who stood well over six feet tall while she was around five feet. The man didn’t even flinch; he only looked down at her with a displeased expression.But Nelly was screaming. “How dare you touch me? I’m going to call the police on you. How dare you touch me!”Mrs. Sterling immediately chimed in from behind her daughter. “Yes! How dare you touch my daughter?”Meanwhile, Mr. Sterling didn’t say a word. He simply walked straight to the car, opened the door, and got inside.“What the fuck is going on here?” Ethan spoke, his voice filled with irritation.Nelly froze and slowly turned to him. She immediately released the security officer

Silence filled the entire room for a few seconds.The three men froze. Xander’s eyebrows rose up in surprise. Ethan’s expression didn’t change at first, but his eyes sharpened, like he was trying to decide if she was joking.“You?” Ethan asked quietly.Maya nodded once. “Yes.”“How?” he said, genuinely wanting to know.Maya inhaled deeply and walked to the corner of the room, touching the faint line where the wall color shifted under the morning light.“Well… for starters, the colour is wrong. The natural light in this room comes from the left side, but you painted the darkest shade here” she pointed, “...which makes the whole space look smaller. And the bed…” She gestured toward the awkwardly placed frame. “It has no command position. It’s facing the dead angle of the room, which makes it feel empty.”One of the workers blinked hard. “Command position?”“Yes,” Maya said. “It’s where the bed should be placed so that whoever sleeps here feels safe, and balanced. Right now, it’s in a po

Ethan’s gaze darkened instantly, his aura dropping into something cold. The atmosphere changed sharply, and the two men standing behind him straightened, their eyes settling on Maxwell with a silent warning. Ethan lifted a hand slowly and stroked his chin, his expression unreadable.“Maxwell, you…” Ethan’s eyes narrowed. “Pedophile.”Maxwell’s lips twitched. “It’s not pedophilism. She’s an adult, isn’t she?”Ethan stared at him, unblinking. “She’s my wife.” He stated. “I’ll give you three seconds to get your miserable self out of here. Otherwise, my men will throw you out.”Maxwell’s gaze darkened, disbelief evident across his face. “You wouldn’t order them…” he glanced at the two men behind Ethan “to dare touch me and throw me out.”Ethan smirked, the corner of his mouth lifting in a cold, almost amused way. “I have two dogs too. If you don’t like my men doing the chasing, then my dogs can.” He leaned forward slightly. “But trust me, if my dogs chase you, they’ll chase your clothes a

Maya was just completely confused.Dubai? Seychelles? Paris? Seattle?What was she even saying?“Uhm, I don’t think…” Maya murmured, her eyebrows knitting together.Ethan’s mom leaned closer, her eyes widening. “You don’t like any of the places?”“No, I didn’t say—” Maya began.“Well, would you like to go to Seattle or—”“Mom,” Ethan cut her off softly. “She’s not interested.”Ethan’s mom gasped dramatically and turned to Maya. “You’re really not interested in the honeymoon, dear?”Maya’s mouth fell open. “That’s not what I meant. I—”“See?” Ethan’s mom interrupted, clapping her hands softly. “She’s interested. Honey, I would really appreciate it if both of you go on the honeymoon. Look, I know my son can be really boring, strict, and rigid.”“Mom,” Ethan warned, closing his eyes like he was begging the earth to swallow him.“I tried to get him to date all the years of his life,” she continued loudly, ignoring him, “and he never dated anyone.” She tapped Maya’s shoulder like they were