All Chapters of The Billionaire's Bride Hidden Identity : Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

NORAI stepped out of the elevator into the lobby when my eyes dropped on Lillian. I should be dreaming. She doesn't just come to the house unannounced, she now comes to the office. She was even holding a container. At first, I stopped short because I couldn't believe what was in front of me.Lillian stood near the front desk, poised and composed, with a neat container balanced on one hip, as if she visited this building every week. The receptionist was laughing at something she'd said, leaning slightly across the desk toward her, entirely charmed.The receptionist needs to be fired. I felt irritated immediately. Before I could register her presence, she spotted me."Nora," Lillian called, offering a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "What a coincidence."Coincidence indeed, right?"Is it?" I kept my voice even as I walked closer, ignoring the urge to turn around."I was in the area." She lifted the container slightly, like an offering. "Thought I should drop these off for Liam.” Sh

SOPHIA[That baby wasn't born at Blackthorne Medical Center.] That statement from the nurse had followed me home, sat with me through dinner, kept me awake long after Ryder had drifted off beside me. I couldn't sleep one bit, even when I tried to. I lay there in the dark, turning the words over and over, until I finally gave up on sleep entirely and slipped down to my study quietly. I spread every document I had gathered across the desk, the incomplete Blackthorne Medical Center records, the missing paperwork from Fairmount orphanage and one single, unshakable fact.March 14th. The day I delivered my child.If the baby hadn't been born at Blackthorne Medical Center, then somewhere else in this city, a real birth record existed. I just had to find it.I started with the largest hospitals first, cross-referencing maternity admissions from that date, working late into the night and picking it up again the following morning. This time, I took it like a penance for every year I had misse

NORA I was having a brief meeting with Josh and the others before noon, when the message came through from an internal extension I recognized as Collin's office line.[Mr Kingsley requests you join him for lunch at Aldric's on Fifth. He said it's a surprise, so please come without calling ahead… Collin]I smiled throughout the course of the meeting, until I arranged my bag and even on my way there.A surprise lunch? I was genuinely touched. Liam rarely did anything spontaneous during work hours… Maybe he was just trying to ease things up after everything that happened with Lillian lately.My smile broadened.The idea of him carving out time in the middle of his packed schedule just to surprise me…it felt like a small gesture, but it had come to define these past weeks. I stepped into Aldric's, scanning the dining room for him, and found him seated near the back window…Then I paused. He wasn't alone, he was with Lillian. At first, I thought I was hallucinating. You know that feelin

NORA The fundraiser hall was packed with Blackthorne's elite. Servers moved around with trays of champagne. Liam and I had not had a moment to ourselves since we stepped in. I saw familiar faces from our wedding. Liam did most of the talking and returning handshakes, I just stood there, looking pretty.“Are you okay?” Liam asked, pulling me closer by the waist.“Yeah.” I nodded. But I still haven't gotten used to this, and I don't know if I will.“You don't have to.” He leaned closer and kissed the crown of my head. “You are doing just fine.”“Liam,” I said, smiling. “We are in public.”He paused. “Say that again, and I will kiss you on the lips.”The word tore laughter out of me. “Really?”I didn't dare repeat the word because Liam was unpredictable. He might actually do it. So I moved into a different discussion until we noticed Elizabeth. That was when it occurred to us that we didn't check the guest list.She walked towards us in her full glory."Nora." Elizabeth's voice came out

SOPHIA I parked a little farther away from the address. According to Reyes, if we weren't racked, they wouldn't know my final location. I stayed inside the car a little longer, my hands were trembling slightly against the wheel before I finally forced myself out of the car.The warehouse district was quiet just as Reyes described. Buildings were abandoned, weeds were already growing thick along the walls, windows and through cracked pavement. Reyes refused to let me come alone, he didn't trust Celeste and the location she picked, so his car was parked several streets back, close enough to reach me if something went wrong, and far enough that Celeste would never notice him. I might not have shown it, but I was grateful for the presence because it gave me that sense of safety. By the time I entered the warehouse, Celeste was already there, standing near the entrance of an old loading dock, arms wrapped tightly around herself even though the weather was mild."I hope you came alone?" s