All Chapters of The Undesired Wife and Her Hidden Heir: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Carter's POVAt that moment, I could have gladly strangled Lucas and faced the consequences later.Maya jerked back away from my arms so fast she nearly stumbled. She stared at me with wide eyes, and I could see the disappointment in her eyes.But it wasn't disappointment at me. Rather, it was disappointment at herself.Sighing, I turned to find Lucas frozen in the doorway, staring at the two of us in disbelief.For the first few seconds, he simply looked shocked. Then his eyes dropped to Maya's face.I saw as they took in the drying tears on her cheeks, her red-rimmed and vulnerable-looking eyes, and his expression darkened with utter rage."You bastard. You arrogant asshole…" he spat at me, stalking towards me."Lucas, wait…" Maya started to say.It was too late. Lucas crossed the room in three strides, and before anyone could say 'Jack Robinson,' he swung his fist straight at my face.I didn't see it coming. The blow snapped my head backwards and sent white-hot pain exploding throu

Juliet’s POVThe estate was mine by right. My parents had left it to me, along with their business, but now it belonged to the people I hated most on the planet.Unfortunately, there was nothing I could do about it. In this day and age, with all the available technology, pulling off what Richard did would have been way more difficult than it was thirty years ago, or maybe even impossible.But thirty years ago, it was fairly easy to do, especially since I had no living relative, and I married him properly.After Whitfield declared me mentally insane, everything I had had gone to Richard, or at least he had found a way to steal it.I had no way of knowing for sure. There were times I thought I remembered being forced to sign some papers under duress years after being locked up, but my memory of that time was all jumbled up.In any case, even if there was a way I could get back what was rightfully mine, I could only imagine what Richard and Ashley would do if I tried.I shuddered just th

Brooke's POVMom's smile disappeared immediately. Dad shifted uncomfortably in his chair, but as usual, he said nothing, content to leave the problem to us girls to handle."Listen," Juliet continued, like she was a professor giving a lecture to naughty students. "I came here to tell you that I have long since forgiven you for what you did to me. As I told Richard over the phone a few days ago, I have no intention of taking back what you stole from me. The house, the money, the estate ... you can keep it all. All I want is to live the rest of my life in peace. I want you to leave me and my daughter alone and stay as far away from us as humanly possible."Mom's eyes widened with relief and her mouth opened. I knew her like the back of my hand and was a hundred percent certain that she was about to say something along the lines of "Do you really mean that?"Then she would probably follow up that dumb question by saying stuff like we didn't want any trouble either and that she accepted J

Maya's POV"What is this, Mom?" I asked carefully, unable to hide the tremor in my voice.She didn't answer. Instead, she opened the briefcase and emptied its contents on the bed, her hands shaking.Inside the briefcase were files… dozens of them. We began to sift through them.There were photocopied medical records, yellowed with age, and dated decades ago. There was also a handwritten ledger with columns of numbers and dates.Then there were old letters. I recognized both Ashley's and Richard's handwriting in many of them. A folded document with Whitfield's signature at the bottom of every page was also in the pile."This is everything I need to put your father and Ashley away for good," Mom told me.It felt like I was dreaming. All this time… all these years, and now… I didn't realize I was crying until Mom reached out a trembling hand and wiped my tears."Where… h… how did you get all this, Mom?" I asked tremulously."Whitfield gave it to me.""Whitfield? I don't understand…""I d

Maya's POVLucas looked tired, and his expression was guarded, in a way that was so different from the very playful man I used to know. It made me sad."Thank you for coming, Lucas," I said carefully."You said you missed me," he said, not quite meeting my eyes. "I couldn't exactly say no to that, you know.""Well, I'm glad you came."The first several minutes were kind of awkward. We used small talk to fill the awkwardness, but I could tell that something was weighing on Lucas's mind.After we were done with the appetizers, he set his fork down and fixed me with a straight gaze that made me a tad uncomfortable."I missed you too, Maya… so much," he told me.His deep blue eyes seemed to stare deep into my soul. I fought the urge to look away. God, what on earth was wrong with me?Lucas was one of the handsomest men I'd ever seen. He was young, extremely successful, he was in love with me, and he loved my son as if Ethan were his. What more could a woman ask for?"Really? It didn't see