All Chapters of The Undesired Wife and Her Hidden Heir: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Carter’s POV“Ashley, you handed me that account number yourself. I remember that day very well. You both came to plead with me to give Maya an allowance, no matter how little. You were sitting across from me in my office at home. The account number you gave me bore Maya's full name, which was why I didn't question its validity,” I told her, feeling a trifle foolish even as I said the words.I should have verified, back then, but I didn't. I remembered how something used to bug me, back when Maya and I were newlyweds. Every month, the transfer notification would land in my inbox, and every month, I'd wait for some sort of acknowledgment from her that she got the money. A thank you… Anything at all, but it never came. She never acted like she got anything.Back then I told myself I wasn't surprised. She was a Miller after all, and they weren't exactly known for their good manners.She was just like the rest of them... entitled, ungrateful, and scheming. But then, despite myself, I kn

Brooke's POVI was literally sitting on a time bomb. The first day after Tanya called and threatened me had passed, but of course, there was nowhere to access the funds she was asking for.Tanya's threats echoed in my head, making it difficult to think or even function properly. In fact, when I slept, I dreamt about her.If she made good on her threat and told Carter my secret, then I was well and truly done for.He would immediately cut off the meagre child support he was paying me, and then where would that leave me?Meagre as it was, that was the only income I had as of now. I hadn't even gotten used to trying to manage it to survive yet, and it was already being threatened.I couldn't even depend on my parents to get me out of this mess. For starters, they didn't even know the mess I was in.They believed that Leo was their grandchild, their blood, and even though they weren't the most affectionate of grandparents, they still loved him in their own way.Damn Tanya to hell and back

Brooke's POVI knew that even if I went back home now, I'd have nothing… except if I used my senses. I hardly had any contact with the outside, except for when it was time to do my routine call with my parents.Till today, I found it insane to think that they never suspected that anything was wrong… not even when they stopped receiving money from me.They simply believed I was living my best life out there, and that was that.I tried to make acquaintances with the other girls, but I soon found out they were all dumb ninnies.We were lucky, some of them told me, confiding in me that in the former places that some of them were before they were brought here, things were much more gloomy.They didn't have the freedom they had here. At least here, we all had our own rooms, could socialize with each other, and had TV for entertainment.I couldn't stand all of them. I couldn't stand Tanya either, with her tobacco-stained teeth and talkativeness.All she was interested in doing was complainin

Maya's POVLucas was already seated when I arrived. I gave him a quick hug and a kiss on both cheeks and sat down."Okay," he said, the second I sat down. "What's going on? I could feel your panic over your text."I wrapped both hands around my glass to stop them from shaking. "You won't guess what happened today.”“Really? What happened?”“I ran into Brooke at Ethan’s school today.”His eyes widened, then he shrugged. “Well, that was bound to happen sooner or later. So what did she say?”“She didn’t see me.”“Oh, I see.”“Yeah, but that’s not all. I need your honest opinion about something.”“Sure. What’s that?”“It’s about telling Carter about Ethan… and vice versa if he responds favorably to him. And no, this isn’t about me becoming soft towards Carter or anything like that… far from it, but telling Carter about his son has been weighing on my mind lately.”The words hung in the air. Lucas went very still, carefully weighing his words before he spoke them aloud. As far as I could r

Brooke’s POVThere it was. I'd been counting on him asking that… praying he would ask it. I nearly sagged in relief, but I kept myself in check and shrugged as if I actually didn't care one way or the other. "My parents' company is drowning. It has been drowning for quite a while now. That's their only source of livelihood and what they know how to do. That's the easiest place I could get the best job for me as well as the best pay. You could help them. Sign a restructuring deal with them and bring the company under Davis Group; you know, get the company stable again. Also, I want you to reinstate my allowance… the real one, not whatever scraps you've been sending. As you well know, the cost of living has gone up, and Leo is already used to a certain lifestyle. I have to maintain that lifestyle."Something flickered across his face, disbelief giving way to something worse. It almost looked like hatred. Well, too bad. Carter could hate me all he wanted, but he had to give in to my