All Chapters of Sold to the Disfigured Billionaire: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Chapter 21: The Queen's New Armor

They dripped onto the expensive marble floor of the foyer. Puddle. Puddle. Puddle.The maids rushed over with towels, gasping. "Mr. Sterling! Miss Evans! You're soaked!"Sebastian ignored the water dripping from his own nose. His eyes were fixed on Harper. Her clothes were clinging to her body. Her lips were slightly blue from the cold hail."Go upstairs," Sebastian ordered, his voice sharp. "Hot shower. Now. Don't come out until you're warm."Harper sneezed. "But the wheelchair... I need to dry the battery...""I said go," Sebastian pointed to the stairs. "If you get sick, I'm deducting it from your salary."The threat worked. Harper grabbed a towel and sprinted upstairs. "I'm going! Don't deduct my money!"Sebastian watched her disappear. He shivered, but not from the cold. He touched his chest. The frantic heartbeat from the storm had calmed down, but a warm, steady rhythm remained."Sir?" The butler approached cautiously. "Your bath is ready.""Wait," Sebastian said. "Make ginger

Chapter 22: The King Returns

The Grand Imperial Hotel was ablaze with lights. Tonight was the engagement party of the year: Julian Vance & Elena Lin.The ballroom was packed with the city's elite. Champagne flowed like water. But beneath the laughter and music, there was a buzz of malicious gossip."Is he coming tonight?" "Sebastian Sterling? I heard he's a wreck." "My cousin said he hasn't left his house in three months. He's probably grown a beard and lost his mind."Julian stood in the center of the room, holding a glass of wine, basking in the attention. "Oh, don't be too harsh on him," Julian said loudly, feigning sympathy. "Sebastian has had a hard time. If he shows up looking... unpresentable, please be kind."Elena laughed, clinging to Julian’s arm. "I just hope he doesn't cause a scene. You know how unstable he is."The crowd chuckled. They were all waiting for the show. Waiting to see the fallen King humiliate himself.[The Arrival]Outside, the noise of the paparazzi suddenly stopped. A hush fell over

Chapter 23: The Silent Note

The ballroom was thick with tension. Sebastian and Harper didn't move to the corner. They stayed right in the center, like a rock in a stream, forcing everyone else to flow around them.Waiters nervously offered champagne. Old business partners hesitated, then approached."Mr. Sterling," a balding man bowed slightly. "I haven't seen you in months. The market has been... chaotic without you."Sebastian swirled his sparkling water (he didn't drink alcohol tonight). "Chaos is just opportunity in disguise, Mr. Lee," Sebastian said smoothly. "I trust your lithium mines are doing well?"Mr. Lee’s eyes widened. "You... you've been keeping track?""I may be sitting down," Sebastian smirked, tapping his temple. "But my brain is still standing tall."Within minutes, a small circle of influential CEOs had formed around Sebastian's wheelchair, ignoring the groom, Julian.Julian watched from the stage, his face turning red. This was his night. He was the new CEO. Why was everyone still bowing to t

Chapter 24: Sooner or Later

The partition in the stretch Lincoln limousine slowly rose, sealing off the driver's cabin. The rear compartment became a private, silent world, smelling of leather and faint cologne.As soon as the privacy glass clicked shut, Harper collapsed. She kicked off her crystal heels, slouching into the soft leather seat like a deflated balloon."I am dead," she groaned, rubbing her ankles. Gone was the fierce Queen who had just silenced a room full of elites. Now, she was just a tired girl with sore feet."Did you see Julian's face, Boss?" Harper grinned, her eyes sparkling. "It was darker than a burnt pot! And Elena looked like she swallowed a fly! That was amazing!"She waved her hands excitedly, reliving the victory.Sebastian leaned back, watching her. The cold, imperious mask he wore at the party melted away. "Hn," he hummed a soft agreement.Suddenly, his brow furrowed. His hand, resting on his knee, clenched tight. His knuckles turned white.Harper, who was in the middle of imitating

Chapter 25: The Gold Digger

The next morning, Harper woke up with a headache. Not from alcohol, but from the memory of the night before. The car. The massage. The almost-kiss."Argh!" She buried her face in the pillow. "How am I supposed to face him today?"Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Her phone vibrated on the nightstand. It wasn't an alarm. It was a barrage of messages.[Liam]: SISTER-IN-LAW! YOU ARE FAMOUS! [Liam]: Wait, I mean Harper! Look at Twitter! [Liam]: Wait, don't look at Twitter! [Liam]: Actually, maybe don't look at your phone at all.Harper frowned. She sat up and opened social media. Her jaw dropped.Trending #1: #TheMysteryInBlue Trending #2: #SterlingComeback Trending #3: #CinderellaExposedShe clicked the first hashtag. Photos from the engagement party were everywhere. There were photos of Sebastian looking like a dark god at the piano. And there were photos of her. Standing beside him, pushing his wheelchair, whispering in his ear.@FashionKilla: Who is she? That dress is custom Leo! She looks like royal

Chapter 26: The Rat in the Walls

Sebastian sat in his study, the tablet screen glowing in the dim light. The hashtag #CinderellaExposed was dying down, replaced by the wave of support from his "Savior" post. But his anger hadn't faded.Knock, knock.Liam walked in. He wasn't wearing pajamas today. He was wearing a sharp grey suit, looking every bit the acting CEO. He held a file in his hand. His face was grim."We found the rat," Liam said, tossing the file onto Sebastian's desk.Sebastian opened it. It was a technical report from the IT Security team. Source of Leak: Internal IP Address, Sterling Corp Headquarters. Device ID: HR_Manager_Terminal_04. User Logged In: Dennis Pang."Dennis," Sebastian read the name. It sounded familiar."He's an HR manager," Liam explained. "And apparently, he's Harper's neighbor. He's been bragging in the office about how he 'knows the maid personally'."Sebastian’s eyes narrowed. The neighbor. The one Harper mentioned—the "Badminton Guy." The one who "did her a favor."Sebastian flipp

Chapter 27: The Price of Standing

The air in the rehabilitation room smelled of sweat and disinfectant."ARGH!" A low, suppressed growl broke the silence.Sebastian gripped the parallel bars so hard his knuckles turned white. The veins in his arms bulged like winding snakes. Sweat rolled down his high nose bridge, crashing onto the floor. His legs were trembling violently, shaking like two withered branches in a storm."Enough!" Dr. Ryan (Mo Hai) stared at the monitor, his brows furrowed. "Sebastian, your heart rate is over 100. Your muscles are on the verge of spasming. Stop now!""No..." Sebastian gritted his teeth. His face was pale as paper, but his eyes burned with terrifying intensity. "Five... more... seconds."He was trying to stand without the exoskeleton. It felt like walking on knives. As his dormant nerves woke up, every signal sent from his brain felt like a thousand steel needles piercing his bone marrow.Harper stood nearby, clutching a towel. Her knuckles were white, too. Seeing him in such agony, bath

Chapter 28: The Morning After and The Black Box

The next morning, the atmosphere in the Sterling Villa had completely changed. The air felt sweeter. The sunlight felt warmer. Even the birds outside seemed to be singing love songs.Harper was in the kitchen, humming as she flipped pancakes. Her face was still burning from the memory of yesterday’s kiss in the rehab room. Every time she thought about it, her spatula trembled.Whirrr. The sound of the wheelchair approaching made her jump. She nearly dropped a pancake onto the floor."Morning, Happy Puppy," a low, husky voice came from behind her.Harper spun around, clutching the spatula to her chest like a shield. "M-Morning, Boss!"Sebastian sat there, freshly showered, wearing a crisp navy shirt. His hair was styled back perfectly. He looked unfairly handsome. But unlike his usual grumpy morning self, today his eyes were crinkling with a lazy, satisfied smile.He rolled closer, trapping her between his chair and the kitchen counter. "Is that how you greet your boyfriend?" he murmur

Chapter 29: The 24-Hour Bodyguard

Fear spread through the office like ink in water. The sleek black box sat on the coffee table, sealed in an evidence bag.Sebastian’s office had transformed into a temporary command center. The Head of Security, sweating profusely, delivered the bad news. "Mr. Sterling, we checked the CCTV. The courier wore a helmet and mask. He dropped the package and left immediately. The delivery was booked via a burner app. The number is untraceable."The trail was cold. This wasn't just a prank. It was a calculated warning. The enemy knew where Sebastian lived. They knew what Harper looked like. They had even breached the villa’s high-security perimeter to take that photo in the garden.Sebastian sat in his wheelchair, facing the floor-to-ceiling window, looking out at the city. His silhouette looked like a volcano waiting to erupt."Upgrade the villa's security," Sebastian’s voice was cold enough to freeze the air. "Raise the walls. Install infrared sensors. Cover every blind spot with cameras.

Chapter 30: The Purge

The living room of the Sterling Estate was usually a place of warmth and light. Today, it felt like a courtroom execution.Twelve staff members—maids, the chef, the gardener, the driver—stood in a line. They kept their heads down, trembling. The air was so thick with tension it was hard to breathe.Sebastian sat in his wheelchair in front of them. He wasn't yelling. He wasn't throwing things. He was peeling an orange for Harper.His movements were slow and deliberate. Peel. Peel. Peel. The citrus scent filled the room, eerily masking the smell of fear.Harper sat beside him, holding her bruised wrist. She wanted to say something, to tell him to stop scaring them, but one look at his face silenced her. His eyes were dead. Void of any emotion. This wasn't her boyfriend. This was the King of Sterling Corp."The stairs," Sebastian said softly, placing a slice of orange into Harper’s hand. "Someone put marbles and oil under the carpet."He looked up at the line of staff. "Who was it?"Sile

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