The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 51 - チャプター 60

Bella pov "I was your daughter!" The words came out as a shout, years of pain finally exploding. "Evidence shouldn't have mattered! You should have believed me, should have protected me, should have chosen me for once in my life! But you didn't. You never did. And now you show up here talking about family and rights and opportunities, and you expect me to just forget?, or incase you think I am crazy as you once tagged me as, you guys lied on my head all for what.""We've apologized," Richard said stiffly."No, you haven't," I said. "You've explained. You've justified. You've tried to minimize. But you haven't once said you're sorry. You haven't once acknowledged that you destroyed me, that you sent me out into the world pregnant and penniless and completely alone.""What do you want from us?" Margaret asked, her voice breaking. "What can we do to make this right?""Nothing," I said simply. "There is nothing you can do. The damage is done, and I have no interest in repairing it. I bui

Jade POVI stared at my phone, scrolling through the photos that made my blood boil. Bella, looking radiant and powerful in her designer suit, walking into Hart Worldwide's Silverton headquarters. Bella, laughing with some associate at a business lunch. Bella, living the life that should have been mine.The worst part? The photos of Caleb outside that hotel where she was staying, carrying bags of toys, looking at the building like it contained everything he'd ever wanted.He'd never looked at me like that. Not once."This is unacceptable," I said, throwing my phone onto the couch of my cramped apartment. Not a penthouse anymore, not since Daddy cut my allowance after Caleb's embezzlement charges started gaining traction. Not since everything started falling apart."Darling, you need to calm down," a smooth voice said from the doorway.I turned to see Lane leaning against the frame, perfectly styled as always, her dark hair swept over one shoulder and her red lips curved in a knowing sm

Bella POVThe pounding on my hotel penthouse suite door woke me at six AM, violent and insistent. I stumbled out of bed, disoriented and terrified, my first thought that something had happened to Tom."Ms. Hart!" Maya's voice came through the door, panicked and urgent. "Bella, open up now!"I yanked open the door to find Maya standing there in her pajamas, her phone clutched in her hand and her face pale with shock."What's wrong? Is Tom okay?" I looked past her, half expecting to see danger in the hallway."Tom's fine, he's still asleep, but Bella" Maya shoved her phone at me. "You need to see this. Now."The headline on the screen made my blood turn cold: BREAKING: Billionaire Caleb Black's Secret Love Child - CEO Bella Hart Hid Heir for YearsBelow it was a photo of Tom. My son. His face plastered across a gossip website for the entire world to see, his grey eyes highlighted in comparison to a photo of Caleb positioned right next to it."No," I whispered, scrolling down with shakin

Bella pov I climbed in with Tom still in my arms, Maya sliding in behind us. The door shut, the locks engaged with an ominous click, and suddenly we were moving, pulling out of the loading dock and into an alley I'd never noticed before."Mommy, why are we hiding?" Tom asked, his small voice worried now. "Are the bad guys after us?""No, baby," I said, holding him close. "We're just avoiding some people who want to ask Mommy boring work questions. Nothing for you to worry about."Through the tinted windows, I watched the city pass by, saw the news vans still clustered outside the hotel's front entrance, saw reporters checking their phones and comparing notes.None of them looked our direction as we drove past, just another black car in a city full of them.Twenty minutes later, we pulled into an underground parking garage beneath a gleaming high-rise I recognized immediately. Black Tower, Caleb's headquarters and residence combined. The most exclusive address in Silverton."We're her

Bella pov The casual way he said 'Daddy' made my chest tight."I like any color you like," Caleb said. "This is your room, so you get to choose everything.""Everything?" Tom's eyes went wide. "Can I have glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling? And a race car bed? And a big toy box?""Absolutely," Caleb said without hesitation. "We'll make this the best room ever.""Tom, don't ask for too much," I said from the doorway. "We're not staying here permanently."Both of them looked at me, Tom's face falling. "But I want to stay with Daddy. Can't we stay a little bit?""We'll see," I said, that frustrating default again. "For now, let's just get you settled in.""Bella, can I talk to you for a minute?" Caleb asked, standing up. "Tom, why don't you go with Aunt Maya and check out the kitchen? I think there might be some cookies in there.""Cookies!" Tom abandoned the paint samples immediately, running after Maya.Once they were gone, Caleb turned to me with serious eyes. "I know this isn't w