All Chapters of The billionaire who never wanted a bride : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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Chapter 51: The Night Chose Sides

Darkness crashed over her like a wave. For a moment she could not tell whether her eyes were open or closed. The sudden loss of light stole her sense of direction, of balance, of time. Her heart slammed violently against her ribs as panic rushed in, sharp and blinding. Then the sound returned. Boots hitting the floor. Voices raised but controlled. The unmistakable metallic click of a weapon being readied. Her breath caught painfully in her throat. A hand closed around her wrist and pulled her backward. She stumbled, barely keeping her feet as her back hit a solid chest. “Don’t move,” he said close to her ear. His voice was calm. Too calm. Fear wrapped around her spine like ice. The lights snapped back on. The sudden brightness made her flinch, her eyes burning as the room came into focus. Three men stood near the door, their expressions hard and unreadable. They looked like men who had come prepared for resistance and were disappointed they might not get it. Her stomach

Last Updated : 2026-01-25

Chapter 52: The Lie That Built Her Life

The car cut through the night like a blade, headlights tearing open the darkness as the city slipped past in broken flashes of light and shadow. She sat frozen in the passenger seat, her body moving with the speed but her mind left behind, trapped in the last words he had spoken. You were the target from the very beginning. Her chest felt hollow, like something vital had been ripped out and left bleeding somewhere she could never reach again. She stared straight ahead, unable to blink, unable to breathe properly. “That’s not possible,” she finally whispered. He kept his eyes on the road. “I wish it wasn’t.” Her hands trembled in her lap. “You’re saying everything I believed was a lie.” “I’m saying it was carefully arranged,” he replied. The weight of that pressed down on her lungs. Memories rushed in uninvited. The warnings she ignored. The coincidences that never quite made sense. The people who appeared and disappeared from her life without explanation. “You let me live lik

Last Updated : 2026-01-25

Chapter 53: What They Hid in Her Blood

The knock echoed again, louder this time, heavy enough to rattle something deep inside her chest. She could not move. Her feet felt rooted to the floor as if the house itself had decided to claim her. Every instinct screamed that whatever waited behind that door was not here to save her. He stepped fully in front of her, his body tense, one hand already gripping the weapon at his side. “Stay where you are,” he murmured without looking back. The door handle turned slowly. The sound was unbearable. Her heart pounded so violently she thought it might burst. The seconds stretched thin, fragile, as though one wrong breath would shatter them completely. The door opened. A man stood there alone. He looked ordinary. That was the worst part. Middle aged. Calm. Dressed neatly, like someone who belonged anywhere and nowhere at the same time. His eyes swept the room once before landing on her. Recognition flashed across his face. Relief. “There you are,” he said softly. Her stomac

Last Updated : 2026-01-26

Chapter 54: The Choice That Set the Trap

The moment she moved, everything erupted. The sound came first. Not a gunshot. Not a scream. The sharp crack of glass shattering somewhere above them, raining fragments that caught the light like falling stars. She flinched instinctively, hands flying up to protect her face as chaos tore through the quiet compound. “Down,” he shouted. Too late. Hands grabbed her from behind, yanking her backward just as the front door burst inward. The room flooded with bodies, voices overlapping, orders being barked with military precision. Her feet slid across the floor as she fought for balance, fear exploding in her chest. “No,” she cried. “Let me go.” The grip tightened. The man who had come for her earlier moved fast, pulling her toward the side hallway. “This way,” he urged urgently. “You chose. Don’t hesitate now.” Her heart slammed violently. “I didn’t choose this.” “You chose the truth,” he replied. “And the truth never comes quietly.” Behind them, she heard him shout her name. T

Last Updated : 2026-01-26

Chapter 55: When Love Learns to Bleed

The night was too quiet.That was the first thing Arielle noticed as she stood by the window, staring down at the city lights far below. Lagos never slept. Even at midnight, there was always movement, always noise, always life. But tonight, the silence felt deliberate, like the world had paused just to watch her break.She pressed her palm against the glass, feeling the cold seep into her skin.Her heart had been restless all evening, beating faster than it should, whispering warnings she had tried to ignore. She had told herself she was tired. She had told herself she was overthinking. But deep down, she knew something was wrong.Alexander had been distant.Not cruel. Not angry. Just… absent. The kind of absence that hurt more than shouting ever could.The door behind her clicked softly.She didn’t turn around.“You’re still awake,” Alexander said.His voice was calm. Too calm.Arielle swallowed. “I could say the same.”She heard him move closer, felt his presence before she felt his

Last Updated : 2026-01-27

Chapter 56: When Fear Learns Her Name

The darkness didn’t just arrive.It claimed the apartment.The moment the lights went out, Arielle felt it like something cold slipping around her throat, tightening with every breath. The familiar space she had learned to feel safe in transformed instantly into a stranger, filled with corners she couldn’t see and sounds she couldn’t place.Her pulse roared in her ears.“Arielle,” Alexander whispered urgently, his hand closing around her wrist. “Don’t move.”She froze, barely daring to breathe.The silence was wrong. Too deliberate. Lagos never went quiet like this, not without reason. Even the distant noise from the street below had vanished, as though the city itself had been muted.Her fingers trembled as she clutched Alexander’s sleeve.“Tell me what’s happening,” she whispered, fear clawing its way up her spine. “Please.”Before he could answer, a soft sound drifted through the apartment.A footstep.Slow. Careful. Unhurried.Arielle’s stomach twisted painfully.Alexander shifted

Last Updated : 2026-01-28

Chapter 57: The Face That Shouldn’t Be Here

For a moment, Arielle thought her mind had finally cracked.The hallway light spilled in harsh and unforgiving, illuminating the woman standing at the threshold like a ghost pulled straight from her past. The familiar curve of her face, the tired eyes, the tightly pressed lips there was no mistaking her.Her mother.The men dragging Arielle froze, clearly just as confused.Alexander, bleeding and barely upright, stared in disbelief. “What… is this?”Arielle’s heart felt like it stopped beating.“Mama?” Her voice came out broken. “What are you doing here?”Her mother stepped forward slowly, ignoring the armed men, ignoring the tension thick enough to choke on. She looked older than Arielle remembered. Smaller. But her eyes were sharp. Alert. Alive with something dangerous.“Let her go,” her mother said calmly.The man who seemed to be in charge laughed softly. “This keeps getting better.”He turned to Arielle. “You didn’t tell us your family liked dramatic entrances.”Arielle couldn’t

Last Updated : 2026-01-28

Chapter 58: The Betrayal That Finally Spoke

Arielle stared at the figure standing in front of her, her mind refusing to accept what her eyes were seeing.Her heart began to pound so violently it hurt.“No,” she whispered again, her voice breaking apart. “This is not possible.”The person stepped closer, their footsteps echoing softly against the concrete floor. The dim light revealed a familiar face, one Arielle had trusted, confided in, leaned on during her weakest moments.It was Nadia.Her best friend.The woman she had cried with. Laughed with. Shared secrets late into the night.Arielle’s chest tightened painfully. “Why are you here?”Nadia smiled. Not the warm smile Arielle knew, but something colder. Something rehearsed.“I was hoping you would wake up before they brought me in,” Nadia said calmly. “I wanted you to see me clearly.”Arielle shook her head slowly, tears gathering in her eyes. “This is a mistake. You should not be here. You should be running.”Nadia laughed softly. “I have been running my whole life.”The m

Last Updated : 2026-01-29

Chapter 59: The Name That Broke the Room

The moment Arielle spoke the name, the world seemed to stop breathing.Even the warehouse lights flickered, as if they too were unsure they wanted to witness what came next.“I choose… my mother.”The words left her mouth calmly, but inside her chest, something tore apart violently.Alexander froze.Nadia gasped.The man in charge tilted his head slightly, studying Arielle as though she had just revealed the most interesting part of herself.For a long second, no one moved.Then Alexander laughed. Not because anything was funny, but because disbelief had nowhere else to go.“Arielle,” he said hoarsely. “Look at me.”She did not.“You do not mean that,” he continued, forcing himself forward until the guards restrained him again. “You are choosing out of fear, not truth.”Arielle’s fingers curled into fists. She kept her eyes on the concrete floor, because if she looked at him, she knew she would break.“I mean it,” she said. “Release her.”Nadia stepped forward, her voice shaking. “You

Last Updated : 2026-01-29

Chapter 60: The Truth That Refused to Stay Buried

Morning arrived quietly, the kind that pretended nothing had changed even when everything had.Ariella stood by the narrow window of her apartment, watching the city stretch awake. Cars moved. People laughed somewhere below. Life went on. Yet inside her chest, something felt dangerously unfinished, like a sentence cut off mid-word.She had not slept.Every time she closed her eyes, the same image returned. Elias’s face the night before. Not angry. Not cold. Just… unreadable. And that scared her more than shouting ever could.She pressed her palm against the glass, grounding herself. Today mattered. She could feel it in her bones. The kind of day that decides futures.Her phone vibrated behind her.A message.Unknown Number.You deserve to know the truth. Meet me at the old Crescent Café by noon. Come alone.Ariella’s breath caught.Crescent Café had been closed for years. Abandoned. Forgotten. The kind of place memories went to rot.Her first instinct was to ignore it. Curiosity had a

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