All Chapters of Married to my father’s enemy.: Chapter 11 - Chapter 18

The door creaked open.Arabella's breath caught in her throat.For one terrifying second, she thought the person standing outside had come to silence her forever.Then the man stepped into the room."Uncle..."Her voice came out as barely a whisper.Her uncle closed the door behind him and looked around the abandoned office.His face was pale."You shouldn't have come here alone."Arabella tightened her grip around the folder she had found."You've been telling me to look for answers?""I told you to be careful.""And you've spent years hiding from me!"Her voice cracked.The anger she had carried for so many years finally exploded."You knew something about my mother. You knew something was wrong, and you watched me grow up believing she died in an accident."Her uncle lowered his voice."I didn't watch."Arabella froze."What?""I tried to stop them."The room fell silent.Arabella slowly stepped closer."Them?"Her uncle looked at the old photograph lying on the desk.Richard, her

Arabella woke up before sunrise.For several seconds, she didn’t move.She was still wrapped in Alexander’s arms.His chest rose slowly beneath her cheek, one arm firmly around her waist as if even in his sleep he was afraid she might disappear.But Arabella wasn’t peaceful.Her eyes were open.The memories of the previous night kept returning.The old house.The truth about her mother.Her uncle.The gunshots.And then the flames.She closed her eyes tightly.A tear escaped.Alexander stirred beside her.“Arabella?”She quickly wiped her face.“I didn’t mean to wake you.”Alexander opened his eyes and immediately noticed her expression.“You haven’t slept.”Arabella looked away.That was true.Every time she closed her eyes, she heard the gunshot again.Alexander gently turned her face toward him.“You’re still thinking about last night.”She swallowed.There were a thousand things she wanted to tell him.But the truth could destroy everything.I was sent to marry you.My father want

Arabella stared at the message on her phone.TOMORROW ALEXANDER BLACKWOOD DIES.Her hands trembled.Alexander took the phone from her.For a moment, his expression didn't change.Then, finally, Arabella spoke."My father sent me to you."Alexander looked at her."I know."Arabella froze."What?""You didn't marry me because you wanted to."Her heart stopped.Alexander stepped closer."I knew something was wrong from the beginning."Arabella couldn't speak."But I didn't know how far your father had gone."That was when Arabella finally told him everything.The mission, the information she had given Richard.Her father's plan to destroy the Blackwoods.The hatred.The manipulation.And finally, her decision to turn against him.When she finished, Arabella looked down."I understand if you can't forgive me."Alexander went silent for a moment.Then he took her hand."You should have trusted me sooner."Arabella looked up."But you told me now."His grip tightened."And I'm not leaving y

Richard stared at Arabella's message.IT WAS NEVER YOUR MONEY.His hand tightened around the phone.Victoria watched him carefully."What happened?"Richard slowly lifted his eyes."Arabella knows something."Victoria's face changed."That's impossible.""She went to a lawyer."For the first time, fear entered the room.The next morning, Arabella received a call from her lawyer.She immediately went to Alexander."They found something."Alexander stood."What?""A document connected to my mother's estate."Her heart raced.The lawyer had found evidence that some of her mother's assets had been transferred shortly after her death.Arabella's face hardened.Richard had lied to her for years.Alexander took her hand."Then we keep digging."Arabella looked at him."No."Alexander frowned."This time, we don't just dig."She picked up the file."We make him answer."That evening, Arabella and Alexander arrived at another public event together.This time, nobody whispered about whether the