All Chapters of Owned by the debt : Chapter 11 - Chapter 18

18 Chapters

The Ring and the Closed Door

The valley could not stop talking about it. For three weeks, every newspaper, radio station, and gossip website had the same headline: The Duarte and Ramirez Families Merge. People called it the wedding of the century. They talked about the ancient feud, the massive debt, and the handsome, ruthless Adrian Ramirez who had finally chosen a bride. They imagined a grand party with hundreds of rich guests, expensive champagne, and flowers flown in from Europe. But the actual ceremony was nothing like the rumors. It was tiny. It was quiet. It took place inside a cold, dimly lit courthouse room in the city. There were no flowers. There was no music. There were only five people in the room: Marisol, Adrian, Camila, Julian, and a sharp woman named Renata Cole. Renata was the Ramirez family’s public relations manager. She wore a sleek black suit and held a tablet in her hands, her eyes constantly checking her phone. She was there to control the story, to make sure the media received the exa

Last Updated : 2026-08-04

Quiet Moves

The first seven days in the Ramirez house felt like living in a shadow.Marisol spent her first week walking through the long, quiet hallways. The house was giant, with dozens of empty rooms, tall windows, and shining wooden floors. Every morning, the sun would light up the grand entrance, but the air inside stayed cool and silent.As Marisol mapped out the layout of the mansion, she noticed something very strange. It was almost impossible to find any trace of Adrian’s personal life.There were no old toys, no school trophies, no relaxed photos on the tables, and no casual items left out on the counters. The living room looked like a page from a high end magazine. The kitchen looked like no one ever cooked a real meal in it. The whole estate felt like a luxury hotel where the main guest had checked in only yesterday.Even Adrian himself felt like a phantom.When they crossed paths in the morning, he was always dressed in his dark, expensive suits. He was polite, soft spoken, and kept

Last Updated : 2026-08-05

The Shape of His Walls

Adrian slowly raised his eyes from his desk, looking at Marisol. The strange, embarrassed flush on his cheekbones was still fading, but his expression turned serious as her words sank in."Camila?" he asked softly."Yes, Camila," Marisol said, crossing her arms tight over her chest. "She is my sister, Adrian. She is only nineteen years old. She is sitting in our father's house all by herself, surrounded by empty rooms and bad memories. I won't leave her there alone while I live in this giant museum."She expected him to push back. She expected him to bring up privacy, or the rules of the contract, or how his grandmother Beatriz would react to having another Duarte living under their roof. She stood tall, preparing herself for a fight.Instead, Adrian just nodded."She can have the room next to yours," he said simply. His voice was low, devoid of any anger or resistance. "I will have the staff clean it tomorrow morning. She can bring whatever she needs from your old home."Marisol blin

Last Updated : 2026-08-06

The Room of Maps

The heavy iron handles of the double doors felt like ice against Marisol’s fingers. She stood in the pitch black hallway, her heart pounding hard against her ribs. Turn around, her brain warned her. Go to the kitchen, get your water, and go back to bed. But the memory of Adrian’s blushing face, his cousin’s strange warnings, and the sheer emptiness of the rest of the house pulled her forward. She couldn't live here like a ghost, surrounded by secrets she wasn't allowed to understand. She reached into the pocket of her silk robe and pulled out a small, thin metal hairpin. When she was twelve years old, she and Camila used to sneak into their father’s locked wine cellar to steal sweet fruit juices. Picking simple tumbler locks was an old childhood skill she had forgotten she possessed a silly trick she had never expected to use as an adult. Marisol knelt down in front of the keyhole. She inserted the metal pin, feeling for the small pins inside the lock. Click. The sound was

Last Updated : 2026-08-08

The Hidden Blueprint

Marisol closed her bedroom door with a quiet, trembling click. Her heart was beating fast, and her breath came in short, ragged hitches.The image of her own face staring back at her from those old photographs was burned into her mind. She walked back and forth across the carpet, her hands balled into tight fists inside her robe pockets. She was furious, humiliated, and deeply shaken. Adrian had spoken to her like a master scolding a child, threatening her with vague promises of punishment.He expects me to be scared, she thought, her eyes narrowing in the dark room. He thinks I will just sit in the corner, hiding from his dark secrets.She did not sleep a single minute that night. As the morning sun began to light up her room in shades of gray and gold, her fear slowly turned into a cold, sharp determination. She was not a pawn in a game she didn't understand. If Adrian Ramirez had been watching her for five years, she was going to force him to tell her why.At seven in the morning,

Last Updated : 2026-08-13

Sparks in the Dark

The morning air outside the mansion was cool, but the ground was already warm under the bright sun. Adrian did not wait for the guards to pull open the heavy wooden doors. He pushed them open himself and walked out into the driveway. His leather shoes hit the stone ground with loud, fast clicks. Each step he took showed how angry he was.Marisol walked right behind him. Her heart was beating fast against her ribs, and her hands were clamped into tight fists at her sides. She could feel the anger coming off Adrian in hot waves, but she was just as angry.Nico was waiting near his bright red sports car. He had his arms crossed over his chest, leaning back against the shiny metal. The moment his eyes landed on Marisol, his small, fake smile grew wider. He pushed himself off the car and took a step toward her, completely ignoring the two large security guards standing near the iron gates."Marisol!" Nico called out. His voice was smooth and friendly, but it sounded fake in the quiet morni

Last Updated : 2026-08-15

The Public Mask

Marisol woke up early the next morning before the sun had even cleared the horizon.She lay perfectly still under her white cotton duvet, staring up at the grand plaster ceiling of her bedroom. Her lips still felt slightly warm and swollen from the night before. Every time she closed her eyes, the memory of Adrian’s dark bedroom hit her like a physical shock the heavy scent of whiskey and cedar, the tight grip of his hands on her waist, and the wild, rough press of his mouth against hers.It was a mistake, she told herself firmly, squeezing her eyes shut. He said it himself. It was just anger. It was just stress.That was the story she chose to believe. It was the only way she could keep her head clear. They were two people trapped in an impossible situation, forced into a fake marriage while fighting over old family secrets. It was completely natural for all that dark tension to explode into a moment of pure madness.She decided right then that she would act as if it had never happen

Last Updated : 2026-09-05

Blurred Lines

The reporter lowered his microphone, staring at Adrian in silence.The reporters stood frozen. The guests held their breath. Camera lights flashed bright across the grand room, but Adrian did not look at any of them. He only looked at Marisol. His fingers stayed locked with hers, warm and solid."That will be all," Adrian said smoothly to the quiet room.He did not wait for the reporter to ask another question. He guided Marisol away from the terrace doors and back into the center of the warm ballroom. The crowd parted for them, people whispering behind their hands as they passed.Marisol’s heart was hammering against her ribs. Her mind was spinning.My marriage to Marisol is completely real.The words repeated in her head, over and over. Adrian had said it with such power. He had looked straight into the camera and said it like a promise. It had sounded so honest, so real, that for a tiny second, Marisol had almost believed him.And that scared her more than anything else.Where did

Last Updated : 2026-09-05

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