All Chapters of THE BILLIONAIRE’s SECRET TWINS : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Ariana couldn’t move.The hallway was dark, except for the faint emergency light glowing near the stairwell.“Ryan?”She heard his footsteps approach.A second later, his figure appeared from the shadows.Ariana’s heart pounded.“What are you doing here?”Ryan looked around before answering.“I came to warn you.”She let out a bitter laugh.“After everything you’ve done, you expect me to believe you?”“I know how this sounds.”“It sounds like another lie.”Ryan stepped closer.“Someone is trying to destroy you.”Ariana’s expression hardened.“Was that supposed to be you?”“No.”“Then who?”“I don’t know.”She stared at him.“You accessed my project files.”Ryan went silent.Ariana’s eyes narrowed.“So it was you.”“I accessed them, yes. But I didn’t change anything.”“Why were you looking at my files?”“Because I was trying to find out who was sabotaging you.”“Why would you care?”Ryan’s face tightened.“Because I still care about you.”Ariana shook her head.“You don’t get to use th

Damien didn’t sleep.The image of the Blackwood Grand kept appearing in his mind.Six years ago.Ariana.The mysterious photograph.The forgotten woman.There were too many coincidences.He sat behind his desk early the next morning, staring at the old hotel records Daniel had managed to obtain.Most of the information was ordinary.Guests.Reservations.Staff records.Payments.Nothing immediately stood out.Then Damien noticed something.A reservation made under a woman’s name.The date was the same night he had stayed at the hotel six years ago.He stared at the name.Ariana Cole.His breathing stopped.“No.”He checked the date again.It was correct.Six years ago, Ariana had been at the Blackwood Grand.On the same night he had been there.Damien leaned back slowly.There had to be an explanation.Perhaps it was another Ariana Cole.Perhaps the records were wrong.But deep down, he knew.He picked up his phone.“Daniel.”“Yes, sir?”“I need you to verify something.”“What?”“Was

Damien stared at the message on his phone.Ask Ariana who the twins’ father is.For several seconds, he didn’t move.The words shouldn’t have affected him as much as they did.He had known Ariana had children.He had met Ethan and Emma.He had watched the way they laughed, argued, and competed with each other.He had noticed their intelligence.Their confidence.Even the little habits they shared with Ariana.But he had never seriously wondered about their father.Perhaps because Ariana had always kept that part of her life private.Or perhaps because he had never had a reason to ask.Until now.Damien locked his phone.He wasn’t going to interrogate her because of an anonymous message.Someone was clearly trying to manipulate him.And yet, the question wouldn’t leave his mind.Who was the twins’ father?He walked toward the window.Six years ago.The Blackwood Grand.Ariana.Him.The mysterious woman from the photograph.His forgotten memories.Everything seemed to be circling the sa

Ariana woke before sunrise.She had barely slept.Every time she closed her eyes, she saw the photograph of Ethan and Emma outside their school.Someone had been watching them.Someone knew about the secret she had spent six years protecting.And now Damien was getting closer.She sat on the edge of her bed, staring at the floor.She had promised herself that the truth would never come out.But promises were easy to make when the past stayed buried.Now it was crawling back into her life.Her phone vibrated.A message from Damien.We need to talk.Ariana’s heart sank.She stared at the message for several seconds before replying.About what?His response came quickly.The hospital.Her face went pale.For a moment, she couldn’t breathe.He knew.Not everything.But enough.Ariana stood and walked to the window.Six years ago, she had woken up in that hospital room feeling like her entire world had collapsed.She had been alone.Terrified.And carrying a secret that would soon become t

Ariana couldn’t concentrate for the rest of the day.Victoria’s words echoed in her head.Someone knows the truth.But which truth?The twins?The hotel?Or something even worse?She stared at the unfinished report on her computer screen.The numbers blurred together.A knock sounded on her office door.Before she could answer, Damien stepped inside.His eyes immediately found hers.“You look worried.”Ariana forced a smile.“I’m fine.”Damien raised an eyebrow.“You really need a new answer.”Despite herself, Ariana laughed.The tension eased slightly.Then Damien noticed her untouched coffee.“You haven’t touched that either.”“Are you keeping a file on me?”“Maybe.”Ariana shook her head.“You are impossible.”“And yet you’re smiling.”For a moment, neither looked away.The air between them shifted.Dangerously.Ariana was the first to break eye contact.“What do you need?”Damien’s expression became serious.“Daniel found something.”Her stomach tightened.“What?”“The woman who c