Todos os capítulos de The Billionaire's Forgotten Bride : Capítulo 81 - Capítulo 90

Chapter 81The memorial service was a blur of hypocritical eulogies and hollow prayers.Ethan sat rigidly in the polished oak pew. He kept his gaze fixed blindly on the altar, projecting the image of a broken man. But beneath the dark lenses of his sunglasses, he was watching everything. He tracked the nervous sweat on the CFO’s brow. He cataloged the way the legal team hovered around Chloe.He was mapping the battlefield.As the final hymn concluded, the congregation began to file out toward the reception hall.Zara stood up, buttoning her trench coat. "Ready?" she murmured to him."Get the car," Ethan replied quietly, not turning his head. "I need to speak to her."Zara hesitated, her protective instincts flaring. "Ethan, no. Don't be alone with her.""I have to set the hook, little bird," he whispered softly, his tone brokering no argument. "Wait for me outside."Reluctantly, Zara nodded. She squeezed his good hand once, a silent anchor, before slipping into the crowd and exiting t

Chapter 83The abandoned South Bay shipyard was a desolate wasteland of rusting shipping containers, broken cranes, and the heavy scent of saltwater and decay. A thick, chilling fog rolled off the ocean, obscuring the moonlight.A sleek black Mercedes pulled into the center of the yard, its headlights cutting through the mist.Chloe stepped out, clutching a heavy leather duffel bag to her chest. She was trembling, terrified of the shadows, but driven by absolute desperation.From behind a stack of rusted containers, Kael emerged. The massive mercenary wore dark tactical gear, his face heavily scarred. He didn't look happy."You're late," Kael grunted, stepping into the headlights.Chloe practically threw the duffel bag at his feet. "There’s two million in untraceable bearer bonds in there. It’s everything I could pull from the corporate slush funds without alerting the board. It’s more than enough to cover your retainer."Kael kicked the bag open, inspecting the stacks of paper. He sn

Chapter 85The following morning, the atmosphere inside the central police precinct was a chaotic blend of ringing phones, shouting detectives, and the stale smell of bad coffee.Julian Pierce sat on a rigid metal bench in the holding area, wearing the same tailored suit he had been arrested in. He looked exhausted, his sandy-blonde hair disheveled, but he immediately stood up when the heavy security doors buzzed open.Zara walked through the threshold, followed closely by her legal team."Julian," Zara breathed, practically running toward him and throwing her arms around his neck.Julian caught her, burying his face in her dark hair, letting out a profound sigh of relief. "Thank god. When they pulled me over and popped the trunk... Zara, I thought I was going away for life. How did you get the charges dropped?""We acquired an audio confession from the men who planted the body," Zara explained, pulling back and gripping his arms. "Kael is currently in Interrogation Room B cutting a p

Chapter 87The morning of the board meeting dawned bitterly cold, the sky a bruised, unforgiving gray that matched the tension gripping the city’s financial district.Inside the cavernous, glass-walled executive suite of Cole Corp, the atmosphere was thick enough to suffocate. Fifteen senior board members sat around the massive mahogany table, murmuring nervously among themselves. The sudden death of Victor Vance and the rumors surrounding Ethan Cole’s erratic behavior at the memorial service had the company’s stock prices teetering on the edge of a violent plunge.At the head of the table, an empty leather chair waited.To the right of the empty chair sat Chloe. She wore a striking, blood-red designer suit, her blonde hair pulled back into a severe, calculating knot. The manic desperation she had exhibited in her uncle’s study over the weekend was entirely gone. She sat perfectly still, a terrifying portrait of absolute, venomous confidence. Resting neatly on the table in front of he

Chapter 89The silence in the Cole Corp boardroom was absolute, save for the faint hum of the ventilation system. Fifteen of the most powerful executives in the city stared at Zara Frost. She stood at the head of the mahogany table, flanked by her four-year-old son and the devastating reality of what had just occurred. In less than twenty minutes, Ethan Cole had orchestrated a flawless corporate coup, entirely dismantling his own family to hand his empire over to her. He had triggered his own professional execution just to keep her safe. Zara placed her hands flat against the polished wood. Her heart hammered against her ribs, but her face remained carved from ice. She looked at the terrified board members, her blue eyes sharp and calculating. "Let’s be very clear," Zara began, her voice ringing with titanium authority. "Cole Corp is bleeding. The arrest of Chloe Sterling and the SEC investigation into Victor Vance’s shares will cause the stock to plummet by the opening bell tomor