All Chapters of The Billionaire’s Discarded Bride: Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

Nadine’s POV​The guards escorted me out of the house and directly into the back of a black car, ensuring that I did not have a single moment alone to try and run away again. My mother sat right beside me, fixing her makeup in a small mirror while occasionally looking over to make sure I was not ruining the white dress.​"Keep your face straight when we get inside, Nadine, because the photographers might be lurking around the courthouse," she warned, not even looking at me directly as she snapped her compact shut, "Adrian is already annoyed about the rushed ceremony, so do not give him a reason to walk away before the papers are signed."​"He is going to notice the moment he looks at my face, Mom," I said, my voice sounding completely hollow while I stared down at my hands, which were shaking in my lap, "Nadira and I look similar from a distance, but we do not have the same face."​"He has only met your sister twice in noisy clubs, and he was drunk both times, so he will not notice a

Nadine’s POV​The full year finally passed, and during those twelve long months, I endured endless humiliation, severe loneliness, and constant accusations from everyone around me, but I kept my head down because I knew the agreement would eventually come to an end. The final event of the year was the Kingsley annual gala, a massive corporate party where the entire city’s elite gathered to celebrate the family business, and Adrian’s assistant had made it clear that my attendance was mandatory to keep up appearances one last time.​"Just stand by my side, smile for the cameras, and do not say anything that could complicate the business merger," Adrian muttered as we stepped out of the limousine and walked toward the entrance of the grand ballroom, his hand resting heavily on my waist only for the benefit of the photographers flashing their lights at us.​"You do not have to remind me, Adrian, because I want this night to end just as much as you do," I replied quietly, keeping my eyes f

Adrian’s POVI walked through the grand entrance of the mansion expecting to find Nadine waiting to take my coat and briefcase as she always did, but I was met with the head butler standing alone in the foyer instead.I gave him a sharp, suspicious look. "Where is Nadine?""S-She is not home, sir," he stammered, keeping his gaze fixed firmly on the polished marble floor.My mind instantly flashed to the signed divorce decree sitting on my office desk downtown, but I brushed the thought aside. The paperwork still had to clear the legal team before anything was finalized. Nadine wouldn't actually leave with nothing, despite what she had claimed in the agreement. No one walked away from the Kingsley name with empty hands."Find her. Tell her we need to talk," I instructed coldly, passing him without another word as I headed up the stairs to my study.The moment I opened the heavy double doors, my eyes landed on the desk where the gold wedding band I had bought her a year ago sat. I walk