All Chapters of DOUBLE HEIR ; A LOVE IN DISGUISE : Chapter 61 - Chapter 65

ELENA'S POV “Mommy, look! It’s so tall!” I turned around and saw him smiling proudly, and clapping when the tower stayed standing.I smiled and ruffled his hair. “It’s beautiful, baby. You’re both doing such a good job.”We were sitting on the floor with, and I helped them build a tower with their colorful blocks. The apartment felt warm and safe with their laughter filling the small space. Liam was carefully stacking the blue blocks on top, his tongue sticking out in concentration, while my baby girl kept handing him more pieces with excited little hands.I sat there, watching them in admiration. My phone buzzed on the couch behind me. I reached over and picked it up nonchalantly, expecting a message from the office forum. But when I opened it, my stomach churned.It was a message from Alexander. “Get ready. I’m coming to pick you and the kids up for dinner.”I stared at the screen for a long moment, then laughed, a short, bitter sound that surprised even me. “Who does he think

ELENA'S POV After dinner, we got into Alex’s car. The driver inserted the key into the ignition, the engine roared to life with a subtle vroom, waking the dashboard lights and a low blip from the radio. He drove back to my apartment. The twins were tired but happy, and they leaned against me in the back seat. Liam wouldn’t stop talking about the fancy lights at the restaurant, the way they hung like tiny constellations from the ceiling, how they made the water glasses throw little rainbows on the tablecloth. His voice was bright, with that relentless five-year-old wonder that didn’t know how to read a room.Lila was already half-asleep, her breath evening out against my jeans, her curls spilling over my lap. The weight of her head was warm and absolute, a small anchor. I kept one hand on her back, feeling the slow rise and fall as she breathed slowly, and the other hand rested lightly in Liam’s hair as he chattered. I held them both close, trying to memorize the exact temperatu

ALEXANDER'S POV I arrived at the estate with the twins in the back seat, the morning sun sliding through the windows and warming their cheeks. The car pulled up smoothly in front of the grand entrance, tires crunching softly on the gravel driveway. Tall iron gates swung open ahead of us, revealing a long stretch of manicured lawns and fountains catching the light.They both pressed their faces against the windows, breath fogging up the glass in little circles. Their eyes were wide with wonder, like they’d never seen anything bigger than their apartment block.“Wow!” Liam shouted, bouncing in his booster seat. “It’s so big! Like a castle!” His voice cracked with excitement, and he turned to his sister, grabbing her sleeve. “Lila, do you think there are knights inside? Or secret rooms?”She didn’t answer at first, she just stared, her mouth slightly open, counting the windows as we rolled past. Finally she whispered, almost to herself. “It’s bigger than the school… bigger than ev