Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Billionaire's Counterfeit Fiancee: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 15

The flash of her father’s memory left a lingering warmth in Lily’s chest, but it also brought a heavy, sobering reality. She remained seated at the vanity table for several minutes, her fingers tracing the smooth wood. The game had officially changed in her mind. Before, she was a passenger in Levi’s crusade, a victim looking for shelter. Now, she had a purpose that was entirely her own. She was going to save Hart Industries, not just watch it burn.She stood up, carefully pinning her hair back into the neat, professional bun the stylists had created earlier. She smoothed down the wrinkles of her navy blazer. If she was going to be a player in this war, she had to look the part.When Lily walked back into the main living area, the penthouse was quiet. The bright afternoon sun flooded the space, reflecting off the glass partitions and the polished marble floor. Levi was gone from the kitchen counter, but the quiet tapping of a keyboard guided her eyes toward the glass-walled study at t

The rain returned in the early hours of the morning, tapping a steady, rhythmic beat against the massive glass windows of the penthouse. Lily didn't sleep after the audio feed cut out. She spent the remaining hours of the night staring at the ceiling, mentally replaying the shaky, desperate tone in Damian’s voice. He was the interim CEO now. A man terrified of his own shadow, holding the keys to her father's legacy.By six in the morning, Lily was already up, sitting at the small desk in her room. She pulled out the hidden piece of paper from her portfolio bag.Arthur Mercer.She needed a way to contact him directly, away from Levi’s monitoring and away from Gideon’s encrypted network. If Levi found out she was trying to save the company infrastructure rather than help him burn it down, their contract would be nullified, and she would find herself back on the streets without a name. The stakes were too high to mess up.A firm, double kno

Lily’s heart pounded violently against her ribs, the sound so loud she was certain Levi could hear it in the quiet office. She forced herself to look straight into his dark gray eyes, refusing to lower her head. If she flinched now, the fragile web of lies she was spinning to save her father’s legacy would completely unravel."I was watching the live commentary on the financial blogs," Lily said, her voice tighter than she intended, though she managed to keep it from cracking. She gestured slightly toward the monitor, where rows of angry red numbers were still refreshing. "The things they’re saying about me, about the hospital... it’s suffocating. I didn’t realize how ugly a public corporate war could get."Levi’s gaze remained fixed on her, sharp and analytical. He didn't move an inch, his large hands still resting flat on the mahogany desk, pinning her within his physical space. He studied the slight tremor in her fingers, the rapi