《THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCLAIMED HEIR》全部章節：第 11 章 - 第 19 章

Elena’s POVThe mansion was silent by the time I finally retired to my room.The events from dinner replayed endlessly in my mind as I changed into my silk nightgown and slipped beneath the sheets beside Lucas.My son had long fallen asleep, sprawled across the bed with one arm wrapped around his stuffed dinosaur.A faint smile crossed my lips. Lucas slept peacefully no matter where he was. It was one of the few things that made me grateful after everything life had dragged us through.I brushed my fingers through his curls gently before leaning back against the headboard, but sleep refused to come.Every time I shut my eyes, I kept remembering Dominic. The way he defended me at the dining table, the sharpness in his voice when he cautioned Mabel.The way his gaze lingered on me all through dinner like he was trying to understand something he couldn’t explain.My chest tightened slightly. I still could not believe a man like Dominic West existed outside the terrifying headlines and b

Elena’s POVThe moment I pushed the study door open, my entire body froze.Mabel’s arms were wrapped tightly around Dominic’s neck while her lips pressed desperately against his. The sight hit me so suddenly that my fingers tightened around the folder in my hand.My breath caught painfully in my throat. The sound of the door clicking open echoed through the room, and Mabel immediately jerked backward in shock.Dominic looked just as startled.For a few long seconds, nobody moved. The morning sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows behind him, casting sharp shadows across the room. His dark shirt sleeves were rolled halfway up his forearms, exposing the veins beneath his skin, while his tie hung loosely around his neck as though he had been interrupted while preparing for work.Mabel recovered first.The panic on her face vanished almost instantly and was replaced by a smug expression.“Well! You should really learn how to knock before entering someone else's private s

Mabel’s POVThe moment I stepped into my room, I slammed the door shut so hard the loud sound echoed across the walls.My chest rose and fell violently as anger burned through me uncontrollably. I yanked my heels off carelessly and flung them across the room before pacing back and forth on the marble floor with trembling fingers curled into fists.I could still see it clearly.Dominic standing there defending Elena right in front of me like my feelings meant absolutely nothing.The humiliation replayed inside my head repeatedly, making my stomach twist painfully with rage.For years, I had looked down on Elena because she was beneath me in every possible way. She was the poor, miserable girl nobody chose while I was the woman who got everything she ever wanted.Or at least, that was how things were supposed to be.But now somehow, after all these years, Elena had returned and suddenly Dominic could not stop paying attention to her.The way he looked at her irritated me. The way he l

Mabel’s POVThe following morning, I stood in front of the mirror adjusting the diamond earrings hanging from my ears while my mind replayed everything that happened the previous night over and over again.The humiliation still burned beneath my skin.Dominic had rejected me again. Not only that, he had done it so coldly, like my touch disgusted him. Like I was some stranger forcing myself into his space instead of the woman who had been engaged to him for the past five years.My fingers tightened around the edge of the vanity table as anger crawled through my chest.At first, I tolerated Dominic’s emotional distance because it did not matter much to me. I still had the mansion, the wealth, the influence, and the West family name attached to me. As long as I remained by Dominic’s side, everybody treated me like royalty, but now Elena had returned.And everything suddenly felt threatened.The way Dominic looked at her unsettled me deeply, and the way he defended her irritated me eve

Elena’s POVThe moment the elderly man stepped toward Lucas, my entire body reacted on instinct.I immediately pulled my son gently behind me, my fingers tightening protectively around his small shoulders as my pulse quickened inside my chest.I did not know these people, I did not understand their family dynamics. And after spending years protecting Lucas from unnecessary attention, judgment, and cruel remarks, my first reaction had been to shield him immediately.Especially in a room filled with wealthy strangers staring at us. But to my surprise, the old man did not look irritated, or offended.If anything, his entire face softened with warmth the closer he got to Lucas.“Well now! Who do we have here?” he muttered slowly, his sharp eyes fixed completely on my son. Lucas peeked out from behind me curiously, his little fingers clutching the side of my dress, and Dominic stepped forward calmly beside us.“Grandfather, this is Lucas,” he explained.“Lucas?” the elderly man repeated