All Chapters of Seducing my daughter's dad: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

“Please get this baby out of me.” The woman rolled past me in a wheelchair, screaming those words.The other patients exchanged wide-eyed, frightened glances, but no one said a thing. My hands trembled as I gripped the metal armrest, feeling the contractions come and go, each one stronger than the last. Yes, I was ready to have my baby.Easy, Clarice. You can do this.A lie. I couldn’t. But I didn’t have a choice either.My husband, Murilo, knew I was close to having our daughter, but he’d left on a business trip and vanished for days without a word. We’d been together five years; he was the only family I had left. Marrying him hadn’t been my choice it hadn’t even been his. It had been my father’s dying wish, the man he’d handpicked for qualities he swore he saw in him… Murilo was perfect for managing my inheritance.I’d always steered clear of drama, clinging to some pathetic hope that Murilo still saw me as his wife. But he wasn’t here now, even knowing a child would bind us togethe

Three years passed… three damn years, so slow I could barely call it living.I pushed the door open while balancing the beer glasses, careful not to spill a single drop. I'd done it so many times I was used to dodging the drunk guys who always showed up to make my job harder.Loud music mixed with the unbearable stench of piss and sweat.Professional, composed. That's what I'd been for three years, working as a waitress and saving nearly every cent of my paycheck for a future I still dreamed about with my missing daughter. After I left the hospital, I refused any help from the doctor who'd tried to kill me. He'd spend the rest of his life wondering, dreading my next move, never knowing if I'd hand him over to the police or not.From millionaire heiress to waitress at a roadside bar with a fake ID. This wasn't the life I'd dreamed of for myself.“Skay, you forgot my drink.” The person on the other side of the bar called out to me; that's who I was now.“Coming right up, just give me a

I swallowed the knot forming in my throat, choking me a little more with every second. This wasn't the moment to panic. I forced air into my lungs and reined in the tremor spreading through my body.“It's impossible we've met before.” My gaze stayed on my feet, far from his curious stare. “This is the first time I've seen you, sir, but people tend to say I have one of those familiar faces.”The creak of the chair startled me. I lifted my eyes quickly and watched him straighten his jacket and walk slowly toward me. My instinct to run surged through me, but I fought it down. I held his gaze and waited for him to say something.“Where's your daughter?” He looked past me for a moment, then turned back to face me with a challenging stare.“She… isn't here.” My voice faltered, panic threatening to take hold of me again. “She's with my mother.”He studied my face like he was trying to read me, trying to figure out who I really was. His jaw tightened, his expression turning even darker.“Why

POV ClariceThe strong wind hit the back of my head, tousling my hair. I ran a slightly sweaty hand over it to smooth it down and kept walking, clutching my bag to my chest, chin level, eyes forward.I checked the time on my wristwatch; still ten minutes to go. I looked up at the building ahead of me. Lancaster Company wasn't just another company—it was my family's biggest competitor. When I took over the business and became CEO, I tried to be better than them, tried to reach the top, and leave them behind. I failed at every single one of my missions.To the world, Clarice Bragança was dead, and the business she'd fought so hard to keep standing was a shadow of what she'd once dreamed it could be. Three years invisible, watching the world she'd dreamed of crumble around her.Today was supposed to be the start of getting it all back.I approached the building's entrance, looking for a quiet wall to lean against. This was my plan for today: meet my daughter and become her nanny. I was s

POV Gabriel LancasterI blinked, impatient, watching Emily carry Charlotte off without my say-so. I clenched my jaw and reined in the emotion flooding through me, refusing to lose control. Behind me, someone let out a huff, a long, heavy sound. When I turned my head, I saw Scarlet wiping away tears.Why was she crying? Why were her hands trembling so hard as she wiped her face? What secrets was that woman hiding?She sighed in a way that said this would be an enormous problem to solve, her gaze fixed on the exact spot where Charlotte had just disappeared, and a second later, her eyes were on me. Her whole demeanor shifted instantly. Her blue eyes, so dark a moment ago, lightened, and she smiled, like she wanted to hide whatever she was feeling.She was beautiful in a way I couldn't help but admire. Long blonde hair falling just past her waist, shining like sunlight. Her lashes so long, her skin so fair, her lips pink as if she'd just put on lipstick, her teeth perfectly white and stra