Semua Bab Divorced by the billionaire, pregnant with his twins: Bab 21 - Bab 30

MaraMy grip tightened around the folder as I walked toward the conference room. If there was one place I never thought I would set foot in again, it was Carter Group, my ex-husband's company. My company now too. The thought still felt strange whenever it crossed my mind.I had been Damon's wife then, a woman who had spent years believing that this building represented the life she was going to have forever. Now I was returning as a shareholder. A stranger with a familiar past.The moment my driver dropped me off, I didn't immediately walk inside. I stood beside the car and looked up. The building rose above me, its glass walls reflecting the afternoon sun until I had to squint.My thumb rubbed slowly against the edge of my folder. For a moment, I wondered what it would feel like to see Damon again. I had imagined it before, more times than I cared to admit. Sometimes I imagined myself walking past him without feeling anything. Other times, I imagined breaking down the moment our eyes

My phone vibrated again just as I reached the door. At first, I didn't think much of it. The message I had received moments earlier had left a smile on my face, a small reminder that there was still a life waiting for me outside the walls of Carter's Group.But when the phone began ringing immediately afterward, something inside me tightened. I pulled it from my handbag. The moment I saw the name on the screen, the smile disappeared."Hello?""Ms. Mara." The voice on the other end sounded different. My fingers tightened around the phone. "What happened?"There was a brief silence. Then she said, "One of the children is sick." My entire body went cold. "What?""He started vomiting this morning. At first, I thought it was something he ate, but it didn't stop. He became weak, so I brought him to the hospital."My handbag slipped down my arm. "Which hospital?""St. Mary's."My breath caught. For a moment, I stood completely still. "Has the doctor seen him?" I asked quickly."The nurse att

**Mara's POV**The moment I stepped back into the room, a small body crashed into my legs. "Mommy!" I stumbled slightly before looking down.Adriel had thrown both arms around my waist, his face pressed against my stomach as though he hadn't seen me in days. A tired smile found its way onto my lips. "Easy, sweetheart."He pulled back and looked up at me, his eyes bright despite the tense atmosphere hanging over the room. "Mommy, I met someone!"My attention shifted immediately toward the bed. His brother was still lying beneath the sheets, his eyes closed. The sight made the smile disappear from my face.I walked closer and placed the back of my hand against his forehead. The fever was still there, not as hot as before, but enough to make my stomach tighten."Mommy." Adriel tugged at the sleeve of my dress. I glanced at him. "Yes?""I met a man.""Mhm.""He was very tall." I pulled the chair closer to the bed and sat down. Adriel followed me immediately, standing beside my knee. "He w

**Mara's POV**The door opened behind me, and I turned sharply, expecting to see one of the nurses. Instead, Damon stood in the doorway.For a moment, I couldn't move. My mind went completely blank as I stared at the man I had spent five years trying to forget. After everything that had happened today, after the confrontation I had just had with Vanessa, the last person I expected to see standing in that hospital room was Damon.His eyes moved around the room before settling on me, and something unreadable passed across his face. Neither of us spoke. We simply stared at each other, separated by only a few feet, yet it felt as though five years stood between us.Then Adriel suddenly gasped. "Uncle Damon!" Before I could even react, he ran across the room and threw his arms around Damon's legs.Damon looked down in surprise, but the confusion on his face quickly disappeared when he recognized the little boy. He bent slightly and placed a hand on Adriel's shoulder. "You remember me?"Adr

**Mara's POV** The door slammed shut behind them. For a few seconds, the ward fell strangely quiet. I could still hear Vanessa's voice through the door, muffled but unmistakably angry. Whatever she was saying, she wasn't trying to hide it anymore. Adriel was still holding my hand, his small fingers wrapped tightly around mine. "Mommy," he whispered, looking toward the door. "Is she angry?" I looked down at him and forced a small smile, though my chest was already tightening. "Everything is going to be fine, sweetheart." I wasn't sure whether I was reassuring him or myself. Another shout came from outside. My eyes moved back to the door. I shouldn't have been listening. Whatever was happening between Damon and Vanessa was none of my business anymore. But then Vanessa's voice rose above everything else. "Our child is in there fighting for her life, and you're standing here carrying another woman's child!" I froze. Another woman's child. My chest tightened, although I couldn't