All Chapters of Divorced by the Billionaire, Pregnant with His Heir: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Chapter 11 — The Man Who Was Supposed to Be DeadElena stared at Adrian.For several seconds, neither of them spoke.The words he had just said echoed through her mind.“My father wants to see his grandson.”His father.The man everyone believed had disappeared five years ago.The man whose disappearance had been one of the darkest secrets in the Blackwood family.The man who, according to Adrian, might still be alive.Elena looked at the photograph again.The image was unmistakable.An older man with silver hair stood beside an unfamiliar woman.He looked thinner than Elena remembered.Older.But there was no mistaking him.Charles Blackwood.Adrian's father.Lucas's grandfather.“Where did you get this?” Elena asked.The man standing in front of them smiled.“I think you should ask your husband.”Adrian stepped forward.“He isn't my husband.”The stranger's smile disappeared.“Not anymore.”Adrian's jaw tightened.“Who are you?”The man didn't answer.Instead, he looked at Lucas.“Y

Chapter 13 — The gunshot exploded through the underground chamber.Elena screamed.Lucas clung to her leg.Adrian immediately pulled Elena and Lucas behind him.“Stay down!”Smoke drifted through the air.For several seconds, nobody moved.Then Elena heard a groan.Someone had been hit.“Adrian?”“I’m here.”She looked around.Adrian was standing.Lucas was unharmed.Then she saw Charles.He was on one knee.Blood spread across his shirt.“Dad!”Adrian rushed toward him.Charles collapsed against the wall.Elena covered Lucas's eyes.“Don't look.”“But Mommy—”“Close your eyes, sweetheart.”Another shot struck the stone wall above Adrian's head.“Get down!”Adrian dragged Charles behind a concrete pillar.Nathan and Victoria had disappeared into the darkness.“Who fired?” Elena whispered.Daniel looked toward the far end of the chamber.“I don't know.”Adrian crouched beside his father.“Dad.”Charles opened his eyes.“Adrian…”“Who shot you?”Charles shook his head.“Not important.”

Chapter 15 — The Marriage That Wasn't an AccidentFor several seconds, nobody moved.Rain began tapping against the roof of the old boathouse.Outside, Victoria stood surrounded by armed men.Inside, Elena held Lucas tightly while Adrian stared at Daniel's mother.“You said I was never supposed to marry Elena,” Adrian said.The woman nodded.“Yes.”“Why?”“Because your marriage was arranged long before you met.”Elena's face went pale.“What are you talking about?”The woman looked at her.“You were chosen.”“Chosen for what?”“To become Adrian's wife.”Adrian shook his head.“No.”“You met Elena at a charity event six years ago.”“Yes.”“You believed it was accidental.”“It was.”“No.”The woman looked toward Charles.“He knew about it.”Charles lowered his eyes.Elena turned sharply.“You knew?”Charles sighed.“I knew someone had arranged the meeting.”“But you let me believe it was fate.”“I wanted to protect you.”Elena's voice trembled.“You keep saying that.”Charles looked ash

Chapter 17 — The Bloodline Begins With HerElena stared at the frozen image on the laptop.THE BLOODLINE BEGINS WITH ELENA.She couldn't move.Her father's final words repeated inside her head.Lucas wasn't the heir because he was Adrian's son.He was the heir because he was hers.“What does that mean?” she whispered.Nobody answered.Adrian stood beside the laptop, staring at the black screen.Daniel's mother looked unusually pale.Even Daniel seemed frightened.Elena turned toward them.“Someone explain this.”Daniel's mother slowly sat down.“Your father knew this day would come.”“That doesn't answer my question.”“He believed your bloodline was older than the Blackwood family.”Elena frowned.“Older?”“Yes.”Adrian looked at her.“What bloodline?”The woman hesitated.“Your grandfather belonged to an organization that existed long before the Blackwood Foundation.”Elena's expression hardened.“What organization?”“The Meridian Circle.”Daniel frowned.“I've never heard of it.”“M

Chapter 19 — The Original KeyThe explosion sent dust and shattered glass across the corridor.Elena instinctively covered her face.“Get down!”Adrian grabbed Lucas's sister and pulled her behind a concrete wall.Daniel dragged his mother toward the emergency exit.Gunfire erupted through the building.“Where's Lucas?” Elena shouted.Her sister looked at her.“He's not here.”“Then where is he?”“I don't know.”“You said they discovered something in his DNA!”“I said that's why they want him.”Elena's voice cracked.“Then tell me where he is!”Her sister stared at her.“Your father knows.”Adrian stepped forward.“Where is Jonathan?”“Under the old cathedral.”Adrian frowned.“What cathedral?”“The Saint Gabriel Cathedral.”Daniel's mother suddenly stiffened.“No.”Everyone looked at her.“What?”“That place was sealed twenty years ago.”The sister nodded.“That's where the Meridian Circle kept the original records.”Adrian looked at Elena.“Then that's where we're going.”They escap