All Chapters of The Wife They Rejected Was a Billionaire Heiress: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

"How dare you talk to your brother like that. You lost because you weren't good enough, and now you've gone and stolen Julian's trophy on top of it. Hand it back this instant"Grandma Blackwood reached for the trophy in Lily's arms. Naomi stepped between them before she could get a hand on it."Before you say another word, someone should probably verify who actually won this competition." Naomi's tone stayed flat, expressionless.Grandma Blackwood scoffed. "I already thought little of your background. Now it seems you can't even manage to be a decent mother to two children. Not only have you neglected Julian all this time, you've let Lily run wild enough to steal from her own brother."As far as she was concerned, Lily had always been the disposable one a sickly little girl who'd never amount to much under the guidance of some small-town nobody.Of course Julian had won the championship. He was clearly the sharper of the two.That other one had been fragile since birth. The fact she'd

Meanwhile, at Sinclair Holdings.Marcus turned his phone over in his hand, thinking back to the last time he'd brought up the engagement with Naomi.Her reaction hadn't been what he'd expected.If she genuinely has no interest in remarrying, there's no reason to let Sebastian Cole off easy.His sister deserved better than anyone the world had to offer.The Sinclair name carried more than enough weight on its own. They didn't need a marriage alliance to secure anything.If Naomi wanted for nothing, the family's resources alone could keep her comfortable for ten lifetimes over.As it happened, Sebastian wanted out of the engagement too. Marcus decided, begrudgingly, to let it go.But if he was going to be honest with himself Sebastian owed Naomi something for all those wasted years attached to his name. As her brother, it was Marcus's job to squeeze some kind of compensation out of him on her behalf.He scrolled through his contacts and dialed.It rang a few times before connecting.Mar

Something in Naomi's expression went dark at that.She'd organized every single one of Julian's medications herself. There was no version of events where it just went missing.Still she couldn't quite believe Ethan would lie about something involving one of the kids' health. She forced a little more patience into her voice. "I know it's in there. Are you sure you actually looked properly?""I checked three times. It's not there." Ethan's voice hardened. "Naomi, he's running a real fever right now, and you're not even coming to check on him? Some mother.""Bring Lily and come home. Take care of him tonight, at least. I'll let everything else go, for now."Naomi almost laughed at the sheer nerve of it.Even now, he expects me to just come back and slot right into the role of the household nanny?"Ethan, do you genuinely think the world revolves around you?" Her patience finally snapped clean through. "I'm not coming back. Julian's yours to handle from here on. I'm only bringing Lily."S

Naomi arrived at the restaurant a short while later and scanned for the room number Mr. Lawson had sent.She didn't notice the two sets of eyes that had locked onto her the second she walked in."Isn't that Ms. Hart?" Miles said, eyebrows lifting.Sebastian's expression stayed neutral watching her disappear into the room next to theirs, though something complicated flickered behind his eyes.A coincidence? Again?He seemed to be running into this woman constantly these days."Feel like we keep bumping into Ms. Hart lately?" Miles leaned in, throwing Sebastian a deliberate look. "Seems like you two have quite the rapport going."Sebastian's frown deepened, about to warn Miles to watch his mouth when a heavyset figure walked into the same room Naomi had entered."Why does that guy look familiar?" Miles muttered.Sebastian felt the same tug of recognition.Miles snapped his fingers. "Right that's Mr. Lawson."Both their expressions shifted at once.Sebastian had no real interest in indus

Not long after, Ethan pulled up outside the police station.He stepped out just as a heavyset man with a face like thunder came stumbling out through the front doors.The man's face was swollen and discolored, a gash crusted over his forehead. Ethan didn't recognize him at first didn't connect this battered figure with the Lawson he'd been looking for.He walked right past him, heading inside.Lawson recognized him instantly.Already furious, watching Ethan brush past him without a word tipped him over the edge. "Did you come here just to laugh at me, Mr. Blackwood?"Ethan stopped at the sound of the voice, and turned back slowly.Realizing that ruined, swollen face actually belonged to Lawson, Ethan's stomach dropped.What happened to this man?He couldn't even bring himself to look directly at it. "Mr. Lawson what exactly"He shouldn't have asked. Lawson's face went ashen with rage. "You didn't think to mention Naomi Hart was personally connected to Sebastian Cole? Do you have any i