All Chapters of ACCIDENTALLY YOURS FOREVER: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Rosa's PovThere was a silence that followed and answered the question before Marcus said a single word."I don't see how that's relevant," Marcus said finally, his voice tight."It's entirely relevant." Daniel's voice carried a controlled fury I recognized from the night he'd defended me at the gala. "You've spent weeks arguing this board's position with unusual passion for someone who claims to simply be exercising fiduciary caution.""I'm doing my job.""You're doing her job." Daniel pulled up something on his laptop, connecting it to the display. "IT traced additional data transfers this morning, once I asked them to expand the investigation beyond Patricia. Your corporate email account has been in regular contact with Johansson Theron's personal attorney for the past eight months."The room went completely silent.Marcus's jaw tightened, something calculating shifting behind his eyes as he realized exactly how much evidence Daniel already possessed."Fine," he said finally, his c

Rosa's PovI paced the living room for three hours before I heard the elevator chime.Daniel walked in looking like a man who'd aged years in a single evening, his jacket rumpled, his expression hollow in a way I'd never seen from him before, not even during the worst of the board fights."Where have you been?" I crossed the room fast. "I've called you eleven times.""I'm fine.""You don't look fine. You look like something happened.""Johansson is finished." His voice came out flat, exhausted. "The evidence will be released publicly. Her family's political career is over.""What happened at her apartment, Daniel?""It doesn't matter.""It matters to me." I studied his face, searching for whatever he was clearly refusing to say. "Tell me.""I can't discuss it right now.""Why not?""Because there are things happening that need to stay contained for legal reasons." His jaw tightened. "Please, Rosa. Trust me on this one thing."I studied him a long moment, something in his evasiveness s

Rosa's PovThe call came three days later. We were still adjusting to a stricter set of doctor's orders and a considerably more careful daily routine.Daniel answered his phone at the kitchen counter, and I watched his entire posture change the moment he heard whoever was on the other end."When," he said quietly. Then, after a pause, "I'll come now."He hung up, his face pale."What is it?" I asked."My father's lawyer. He's dying, Rosa. They don't think he has more than a few hours left." His voice stayed carefully controlled, the way it always did when something threatened to break through. "He's asking to see me.""Do you have to go alone?""He specifically requested it." Daniel's jaw tightened. "I don't want to go. Every instinct I have says walking into that room will accomplish nothing except giving him one final opportunity to hurt me.""Then don't go.""I have to." He crossed to me, pressed a kiss to my forehead. "Whatever else he is, he's still my father. I need to see this

Rosa's Pov My stepmother's face drained of color."That's a lie," she said, though her voice lacked its earlier confidence."It's not a lie." Daniel's voice carried across the marble hall, loud enough for everyone nearby to hear clearly. "My security team has phone records, financial transfers. Timestamped messages between your daughter and Johansson Theron, showing months of paid collaboration to destroy my wife's reputation."Gasps moved through the crowd."That's not true," my stepmother said."I can show you the documentation." Daniel's tone stayed level, deliberate. "I have every single message. Every transaction, the full timeline of your daughter's betrayal, dated and verified."Robbie's face had gone pale, her earlier tears forgotten entirely. "That's not… i didn't..""You sold photos of Rosa's wedding day collapse." Daniel turned to face her directly. "The worst moment of her life, and you turned it into cash.""It wasn't like that.""It was exactly like that." His voice har

Rosa's Pov I woke to fluorescent light and the sound of a monitor beeping steadily beside my bed.The room smelled like antiseptic and something faintly floral. A nurse stood at my bedside, checking my IV line. She made a note on her chart. She left without saying much.Through the glass wall of my room, I could see the hallway. Daniel stood there with James. His hands pressed against his face. His shoulders shook.I couldn't hear them clearly. The door muffled most of the sound. But I could see Daniel pacing. James said something. Daniel stopped, he shook his head. He said something back.I watched his shoulders shake again.James put a hand on his arm.Daniel's back hit the wall. He slid down slightly. James caught him under the arms, keeping him upright.The door was open a few inches. Enough that fragments carried through."You need to pull yourself together," James said. His voice was low but firm. "She's going to be fine. The doctor said so.""I know." Daniel's voice cracked. "