All Chapters of The Billionaire's Bride Hidden Identity : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

SOPHIA I have been in front of the hospital Matron Grace directed me to the last time I visited the orphanage, but i couldn't go out. I just sat inside my car for a whole minute before I finally found the courage to step out. The morning breeze swept my hair across my face, I quickly tucked it behind my ears and walked into the hospital. The name of the hospital Matron Grace gave me still felt wrong in my hands. I couldn't explain, but I just know something doesn't feel right. This wasn't the hospital I had delivered twenty-three years ago. I had even gone home to check my records, I saw a different name and a different address, which made me confirm that Nora isn't my daughter after all.But I was here anyway, entering a hospital I had no personal history with, because somewhere along the way, this had stopped being about finding a daughter, but helping someone know her roots.I smoothed down the front of my blazer and walked toward the front desk where a young receptionist looked

JOSHThe ice in my glass had long since melted. For the few hours I have been holding it, I haven't taken another sip.The soft jazz playing inside the VIP lounge faded into the background as my eyes remained fixed on my phone lying on the polished wooden table.One message still unread. Or rather...still unanswered.Normally, a reply would come within minutes, sometimes even seconds. But today...nothing.For the first time since I accepted this assignment, the silence on the other end was beginning to bother me.A waiter walked over, politely disrupting my thoughts."Another drink, sir?"I forced an easy smile. "I'm good.""As you wish." The waiter walked away.I leaned back against the leather chair and businessmen laughed over expensive whiskey while soft lights reflected against the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Blackthorne City.Usually, I enjoy places like this. I blended in without effort. But tonight, my thoughts were elsewhere. "What kind of face is that?" A familiar

Sunlight spilled softly through the curtains of Liam's room at the Kingsley estate. I stirred awake as the sun warmed my skin. Liam's arm was still wrapped around my waist; his breathing was slow and even against the back of my neck."Good morning." He murmured.His voice was rough with sleep, with his lips brushing against my shoulder."Morning." I turned slightly in his arms to meet his half-lidded gaze. "Did you sleep well?""Always, with you by my side." His ran his fingers slowly through my hair, tucking a loose strand behind my ear with a gentleness that still caught me off guard every time. "And you?""I did." I smiled genuinely and unguarded.“Hm... mmm.”He pressed a slow kiss against my temple, then another at the corner of my mouth, lingering there until my body responded without permission."We should get up," I said, curling myself further into the warmth of his arms."Should we?" He brought his lips to mine properly this time. The kiss was unhurried and teasing, as he

The ballroom at Kingsley Holdings glittered with elegance that only old money could afford.Chandeliers threw soft gold light over the room filled with business partners, reporters, and enough tension. I could feel it even before I stepped inside fully."You look beautiful." Liam murmured against my ear, his hand settling against the small of my back, warm and steady."You have said that three times already.""Because it's the truth." I looked away, pretending to study the crowd so he wouldn't notice how quickly my heart had begun beating."Come on," he said. "There are a few people I would like you to meet."We moved through the room together, greeting partners and exchanging pleasantries with people I had only seen on TVLiam's hand never left my back, grounding gently."This is my wife, Nora."He introduced me proudly in every conversation to anyone who cared to listen.Every time he said my wife, I felt a flush warm on my cheeks. I was still not used to this version of him—ungua

SOPHIA As soon as our eyes met, I felt a cold chill run down my spine. Neither of us moved for one long suspended second.Then he broke the contact. He didn't panic, he just turned sharply toward his car, preparing to enter."Wait—"The word left me before I could stop it, but the distance swallowed it up.He was already inside the car, engine roaring to life, tires screeching against pavement as he drove out of the parking lot. I didn't waste time either, I quickly turned on the ignition and followed him. I don't know what possessed me, but I followed him still. Some instincts are older than reason, and the need to have an answer instead of another dead end finally.His car drove sharply through traffic, taking turns that made no logical sense, and driving through streets we had already passed. My knuckles went white around the steering wheel, and my heart was hammering so hard I could feel it in my throat."Where are you going?" I whispered to no one as I turned through an int