บททั้งหมดของ The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride : บทที่ 261 - บทที่ 270

Bella POVMy head snapped around to look at him. "You talked to him? Why would you do that after what he did?""Because I love you, and I have lived long enough to know how easily pride can destroy a family," Sebastien replied. "He told me the whole truth. He didn't make excuses for himself. He is a broken man sitting in that hotel room right now.""He let that woman get close to him, Dad," I whispered, tears burning the backs of my eyes. "He stayed there for too long. He hid it from me.""He did," Sebastien agreed, nodding slowly. "He made a terrible mistake by letting a problem worker into his personal space. But he stopped it, Isabella. He threw her out, and he told you the truth. Please, listen to your father. Do not allow a stranger like Nadina to step in and destroy your marriage.""It hurts so much," I confessed, a tear finally slipping down my cheek. "The distance between us felt so vast even before he left.""Marriage is not a straight line," Sebastien said gently, wiping my

Caleb POVI walked through the double doors of the hospital, my boots clicking softly against the polished linoleum. Walking through the door of the hospital room was one of the hardest things I had ever done. Bella was sitting up in her bed when I came in, her bed now moved twenty feet away from the incubator where Victor lay. She looked at me as I crossed the room and sat in the vinyl chair beside her. I did not reach for her hand. I just waited."You look like you haven't slept at all," Bella said, her amber eyes scanning my face."I haven't," I said honestly. "I just sat there. Waiting.""Good," she said, her voice steady. "We cannot go backward, Caleb. We cannot pretend this didn't happen.""I don't want to pretend," I replied, looking directly at her. "Tell me what you need.""Twice a week," she said. "Therapy for both of us. Dr. Anand has couples availability on Tuesday and Thursday.""Yes," I said instantly. "Whatever it takes.""Dr. Anand actually works right here in this

Bella POVOn a Wednesday morning, days after Victor came home, I sat at the kitchen table with a cold cup of coffee and a Hart Worldwide acquisition brief. Victor lay in the bassinet two feet away, making small sounds.The kitchen door swung open, and Lena walked in. Her face was pale, her lips pressed into a tight line. She did not say good morning. Instead, she set her tablet on the wooden table right in front of my coffee cup."Media monitoring picked this up last night," Lena said, leaning over the table and tapping the glass screen. "It hasn't published yet, but a draft is being shopped to three major outlets."I looked down at the bright screen. My eyes scanned the harsh, bold text formatted into a clean, digital draft that was being shopped to the media:EXCLUSIVE DRAFT: THE MARCHETTI AFFAIR Sources close to the leadership at Black Enterprises have confirmed a series of private encounters between CEO Caleb Marchetti and former executive Nadina during their recent operational tr

Bella POVIt was a Thursday evening, days after the press conference. I was sitting on the living room floor with Victor resting on my chest. Tom sat right beside me on the rug, waving a plastic dinosaur in the air as he explained why the stegosaurus was completely underrated. Upstairs, Grace was already asleep, tucked into her bed."The spikes on the tail are called a thagomizer, Mom," Tom said, pointing a tiny finger at the toy. "They are for smacking the T-Rex. Hard.""That sounds like a very good defense," I said, smoothing his hair down.Caleb sat on the sofa nearby, watching us with a quiet smile.Suddenly, my phone vibrated on the floor. The screen lit up, showing my father's name. I looked up and caught Caleb's eye. Without a word, I carefully lifted Victor and handed him over. Caleb reached out, his large hands supporting the baby's head, and pulled him close to his chest. I picked up the phone, stood up, and walked straight into the kitchen, pulling the door half-closed b

Bella POV"No, he is not," Olivier said, his voice quiet but firm. He turned his head to look at Tom, his stiff demeanor softening completely. "Why is it underrated?"I shut my mouth, a small, surprised smile tugging at my lips as I sat back in my chair.Tom’s eyes went wide, thrilled to have a captive audience. "Because it has armor plates all over its body, and a giant club on its tail. If a T-Rex tries to bite it, the Ankylosaurus just swings its tail and breaks the T-Rex's leg. It doesn't even have to run away!""And the armor is thick enough to stop a bite?" Olivier asked."Yes," Tom said, gesturing wildly with his hands. "It's like a tank. A real living tank."Olivier actually listened. He didn't look bored, and he asked two more questions about the dinosaur's habitat while cutting his food. Under the table, Caleb’s foot gently brushed against mine."Alright, Tom," I said, standing up and tapping his shoulder once he had finished his dinner. "It is way past your bedtime. Time to