All Chapters of Accidentally Pregnant with the Billionaire’s Baby: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

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Chapter 71: The Confrontation

Arabella felt cold. “Me.” “You. The Ashford heiress. Young, brilliant, building a company from her late mother' s fortune, vulnerable and easy to manipulate.” Claudia’s voice was more direct now. “I’d been watching you for months. Your father Richard was easy to buy—greedy, resentful and desperate. I hired Everett Quinn to seduce and marry you. To position himself as your husband so we could control your inheritance.” “You orchestrated my entire marriage,” Arabella said. Her voice was shaking. “I orchestrated an opportunity. The rest was Everett’s execution, admittedly clumsy, but effective enough.” Claudia turned back to Adrian. “And then I knew you’d stored genetic material for health reasons. And I saw the perfect solution.” “You had my sample switched,” Adrian said. “I ensured that when Arabella Ashford had a child, it would be a Whitmore child. Your child.” Claudia’s voice was almost proud. “Not Everett’s. Yours. A biological connection you couldn’t deny or walk away from. An

Chapter 72: The Visit

Lilian Quinn signed in at the front desk with hands shaking."He's in the common room," the receptionist said. "Visitor hours end at four."Lilian nodded and walked down the hallways.The common room had large windows overlooking the East River. Chairs arranged in conversation circles. A television playing muted news. Art therapy supplies on a table.Everett sat by the window.He looked different. Thinner and somehow cleaner. The manic energy that had always hummed beneath his surface was gone. He saw her approaching him but didn’t smile. "Hi," Lilian said."Hi."She sat in the chair across from him. Awkward silence stretched between them."You look good," she tried.His voice was flat. "Thank you.""How are you feeling?""Like someone who tried to kill himself and failed." Everett looked at her properly now. "Why are you here, Lilian?""I don't know. Closure, maybe? Or…" She stopped. "The hospital called me. I'm still listed as your emergency contact. I thought I should visit.""Ou

Chapter 73: Us

Arabella stood at the window of their bedroom, looking out at the calmness of the city.She felt Adrian before she heard him. The warmth of his presence behind her. His hands settling gently on her shoulders, thumbs tracing small circles against the tension knotted there.“You’re still awake,” he said quietly.“I couldn’t sleep. Too much in my head.” She leaned back against his chest. “You?”“Same.” His arms slid around her waist, pulling her closer. “I was working in the office, suddenly looked up and realized it was almost midnight and I hadn’t seen you since dinner.”“We ate dinner with three lawyers and an FBI agent. Does that count as seeing each other?”“No. It doesn’t.” Adrian turned her to face him. Even in the dim light from the city below, she could see the exhaustion in his eyes. The weight he’d been carrying. “When’s the last time it was just us? No lawyers, no investigators, no crisis?”Arabella thought about it. “I don’t remember.”“Me either.” His jaw tightened as his h

Chapter 74: Marry me

“Marry me. I know the timing is terrible. I know we’re in the middle of a trial and my mother’s fighting criminal charges. But I don’t care. I want you to be my wife officially.” He sat up, pulled her with him. “I don’t have a ring yet. I haven’t planned some elaborate proposal. But Bella, I know I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I know I want more children with you—ones we plan and create together. I know I want to wake up every morning for the next fifty years with you beside me.”Arabella felt tears on her face. Happy ones, for once. “Yes.”“Yes?”“Yes, I’ll marry you. After the trial, after the chaos settles, when we can actually plan something that isn’t damage control—yes. I want that too. I want all of it. The marriage, the life, the family, everything.”Adrian laughed, pulled her close, kissed her like she was oxygen and he’d been drowning.“I love you,” he said between kisses. “God, Bella, I love you so much.”“I love you too. Even when you’re being controlling a

Chapter 75: Closure

The doorbell rang.They both froze.“That’s her,” Adrian said.“Yeah.”They stood there for a beat, neither moving.“Where’s Raina?” Arabella asked.“Living room with Maria. Playing with blocks. She doesn’t know why Lilian’s coming.” Adrian looked at her. “Ready?”“No. But let’s do this anyway.”They walked to the foyer together. Adrian opened the door.Lilian Quinn stood in the hallway looking nothing like the polished actress Arabella remembered from court hearings. She wore simple jeans and a sweater. No makeup. Hair pulled back in a plain ponytail. Dark circles under her eyes like she hadn’t slept in days.She looked smaller and broken.“Thank you for letting me come,” Lilian said quietly. “I know you didn’t have to.”Adrian didn’t respond. Just stepped aside to let her enter.Lilian walked in slowly, like she was approaching a land mine. Her eyes went immediately to the living room where Raina was stacking blocks, completely oblivious to the tension.“She’s gotten bigger,” Lilian

Chapter 76: The Witness

Elias Thorne sat at a conference table with two Assistant US Attorneys and a court stenographer. He looked younger than Arabella expected—mid-thirties, maybe. Thin and tired. The kind of tired that came from three years of looking over your shoulder.He stood nervously when they entered.“Mr. Whitmore. Ms. Ashford.” He said quietly . “Thank you for coming.”“Thank you for agreeing to testify,” Adrian said. They shook hands.“I should have done it three years ago. Would have saved everyone a lot of pain.” Elias gestured to the chairs. “Please. Sit.”The prosecutors introduced themselves and the stenographer started recording.“We thought it would be helpful for you all to meet before the trial,” Chen said. “Mr. Thorne’s testimony is the cornerstone of our case. The one thing Claudia Whitmore can’t explain away or discredit.”“Because I was there,” Elias said. “I saw it happen and I know it wasn’t an accident.”“Tell us,” Arabella said. “Please. We’ve pieced together so much, but we do

Chapter 77:

The prosecutors and stenographer left. Morrison followed, giving them privacy.Arabella, Adrian, and Elias sat in silence for a moment.“I have a daughter because of what you witnessed,” Adrian said finally. “A daughter I love more than my own life. A daughter who shouldn’t exist but does. And I don’t know how to feel about that.”“I don’t either,” Elias admitted. “Is she—how is she? Raina?”“She’s perfect. She’s funny and smart and completely oblivious to the conspiracy that created her. ”“Good. That’s—that’s good.” Elias looked at his hands. “I think about her sometimes. The child who exists because I didn’t stop what I witnessed. I know that’s strange. I never met her, but I feel responsible.”“You’re not responsible for what Claudia did,” Arabella said. “You witnessed a crime. You were threatened, you ran to protect yourself. You’re not the villain here.”“Maybe not. But I’m not a hero either. Heroes don’t hide for three years while the people hurt by what they witnessed suffer t

Chapter 78: The Ring

Arabella had never been in a space this quiet in the middle of Manhattan, soundproofed and exclusive. The kind of place where you didn't ask prices because if you had to ask, you couldn't afford it.Adrian sat beside her on a velvet sofa while a consultant named Philippe spread black velvet trays across the glass table."Mr. Whitmore specified we show you our finest pieces," Philippe said with the kind of discretion that came from years of serving billionaires. "But of course, if none of these speak to you, we can design something custom.""Let's start with what you have," Adrian said. His hand rested on Arabella's lower back possessively. "She'll know it when she sees it."Philippe revealed the first tray with six rings. Each more stunning than the last."This is a 5-carat emerald cut," Philippe said, lifting one. "Flawless clarity, D color, platinum setting." It was beautiful and elegant. Arabella tried it on. It caught the light perfectly, throwing rainbows across her hand."What

Chapter 79: Paparazzi

Dozens of cameras waited outside, flashing. And shouting."Mr. Whitmore! Did you just buy an engagement ring?""Ms. Ashford! Let us see the ring!""How do you respond to your mother's trial starting in three weeks?""Is it true the child was conceived without your consent?"Adrian's team had been waiting. They formed a barrier, pushing through the crowd toward the car. But the paparazzi were relentlessly pushing cameras in their faces and shouting questions. Someone grabbed Arabella's left hand, trying to get a photo of the ring.Adrian pulled her against him, protective. "Don't touch her.""Just one photo of the ring!""Mr. Whitmore, how much did you spend?""Is this a publicity stunt to distract from your mother's crimes?"They made it to the car. Doors slammed and the engine started. But the cameras didn't stop even as the car pulled away, photographers ran alongside, still shooting through the tinted windows."I'm sorry," Adrian said. "I knew there'd be paparazzi, but I didn't thi

Chapter 80: Family Betrayal

Special Agent Morrison’s face was grim when Adrian and Arabella arrived.“We have a problem,” he said without preamble. “A serious one.”Nathan was already there, laptop open, looking like he hadn’t slept.“What kind of problem?” Adrian asked.Morrison pulled up a recording on his computer. “Yesterday, Claudia Whitmore’s defense team filed a motion to suppress key evidence. The motion contained information about our prosecution strategy that should have been confidential. Details about witness testimony order, our timeline for presenting evidence, specific questions we planned to ask.”“How would they know that?” Arabella asked.“That’s what we wanted to know. So we ran a security sweep of everyone involved in the case.” Morrison’s expression hardened. “We found these.”He opened a box, inside were three small electronic devices. Listening bugs.“Where?” Adrian’s voice was tight.“Your office, your apartment and your car.” Morrison set them on the table. “High-end surveillance equipme

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