All Chapters of Marrying My Ex-husband's Greatest Enemy : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

The ballroom went silent.Seraphina stared at Julian.He was still on one knee.The small velvet box rested between his fingers.For a moment, she forgot about the cameras.Forgot about the reporters.Forgot about Evan.There was only Julian.And the question hanging between them."Seraphina..."His voice was calm."I know this isn't how you imagined being asked."A nervous laugh escaped her."You think?"A few people in the crowd laughed softly.Julian smiled.Then his expression became serious again."I won't pretend this is a normal proposal."Her heart beat faster."Because it isn't."He opened the box.Inside was a simple diamond ring.Beautiful.Elegant.Not too large.Not designed to impress a room.Designed to be worn.Seraphina stared at it."I don't want you to answer because there are cameras watching."Julian continued."I don't want you to answer because of Evan.""I don't want you to answer because of our plan."Her eyes met his."I want you to make the choice yourself."

The next morning, Seraphina woke to the sound of her phone vibrating across the nightstand.She reached for it without opening her eyes.There were twenty-three new messages.She opened the first one.Then the second.Then she stopped.A photograph of her and Julian had been published on the front page of a major news website.The headline read:JULIAN CROSS'S MYSTERY WOMAN REVEALED: BILLIONAIRE TO MARRY EVAN WRIGHT'S ESTRANGED WIFESeraphina sat up."Mystery woman?"She opened another article.Then another.Everywhere, the story was the same.Some articles called her a gold digger.Others suggested she had been secretly involved with Julian before her divorce.One even claimed she had planned the divorce so she could marry him.Seraphina threw the phone onto the bed."This is ridiculous."A knock came at the door.Diana entered carrying breakfast."You've seen it."Seraphina looked at her."How did you know?""Because I saw it five minutes ago."Diana placed the tray on the table."E

For several seconds, nobody moved.Seraphina stared at the man standing in the doorway.Daniel Mercer.The man Julian had spent four years believing was dead.The man whose name had appeared throughout the notebook.The man who now stood in front of them as if disappearing for four years had been the most ordinary thing in the world.Julian finally stepped forward."You died."Daniel's expression barely changed."That's what everyone was supposed to believe."Julian shook his head slowly."I searched for you.""I know.""You let me believe you were dead?""I had no choice."Julian's jaw tightened."Four years, Daniel.""I know exactly how long it's been.""Then explain it."Daniel glanced toward the windows."We shouldn't stay here."The man who had accompanied Julian looked toward the entrance."He's right. We need to move."Julian didn't take his eyes off Daniel."Not until he tells me what happened."Daniel looked at him."You really haven't changed.""Neither have you."A faint sm

Seraphina couldn't move.Daniel's words remained in the air.That's exactly why I disappeared.She looked at Julian.He wasn't looking at her.His eyes were fixed on the road, but the tension in his face told her everything.Something was being hidden from her.Something important.Something about her father."Stop the car."Julian glanced at her."Seraphina...""Stop the car."He pulled over.The moment the car stopped, she turned toward Daniel."You said you knew what happened to my father."Daniel nodded."Then tell me.""It's complicated.""No."Her voice shook."It's been complicated for everyone except me. Everyone else seems to know things about my life that I don't."Julian turned toward her."Seraphina, you deserve the truth.""Then give it to me."Daniel looked down."Your father didn't simply sell his company."Seraphina frowned."I already know that.""No. You don't."He took a breath."Your father was being investigated.""For what?""Financial fraud."Her expression chan

Lydia sat alone in her living room, staring at the glass of water in her hands.She had not taken a sip.Her phone lay on the table beside her.She kept looking at it, then toward the front door.Something had changed.She could feel it.For years, she had convinced herself that the past was buried. Julian had moved on. Evan had control of everything. And the mistakes she had made would eventually stop haunting her.But then Daniel had appeared.Alive.The man she had believed was dead had stood in front of her, and everything she had buried came rushing back.She still didn't understand why he had returned.She didn't know what he wanted.And she was terrified that Evan would somehow find out.Her phone suddenly rang.Lydia flinched.She looked at the screen.Evan.She stared at his name before answering."Hello?""Where are you?""At home.""You're sure?"Lydia frowned."Why wouldn't I be?""You sound nervous.""I'm tired."There was a pause.Then Evan said, "Have you spoken to Sera