Todos los capítulos de Fakely Inlove With The Billionaire: Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 20

The officiant’s voice shook slightly as he tried to find his place in the ceremony again.“Where were we,” he muttered, flipping through his notes.“The vows,” Christian said, his eyes never leaving Jessica’s face. “We were about to say our vows.”“Right. Yes.” The officiant cleared his throat. “Christian, please repeat after me.”Christian didn’t wait for the words to be fed to him. He took both of Jessica’s hands in his, ignoring the officiant completely, and spoke from somewhere deeper than any script could reach.“I didn’t plan to fall in love with you,” he said quietly, just for her. “I planned a contract. A business arrangement to make my grandfather happy before he passed. I never expected you to defend me at dinner, or challenge Matt without flinching, or make me feel something I thought I’d buried a long time ago.”Jessica’s eyes filled with tears, her hands trembling in his.“You’re not what I contracted for,” Christian continued. “You’re what I didn’t know I needed. I promi

The lawyer’s voice crackled through the phone speaker, tense and rushed.“We froze three accounts this morning,” he said. “But there’s a problem. Two million dollars already moved out before we got the order through.”Christian’s hand tightened around his coffee cup. “Where did it go?”“We’re tracing it now. It looks like it passed through several accounts before disappearing into something offshore. This wasn’t sloppy work, Christian. Whoever did this knew exactly what they were doing.”“Barry,” Jessica said quietly, sitting across the table. “He worked in finance before all this. He knows how to move money quietly.”“That fits,” the lawyer said. “The transactions started three days ago. Right around the time your engagement broke off.”Jessica felt sick. Barry had been planning this even before the gala, before Faith, before any of it. The public humiliation hadn’t been random cruelty. It had been a distraction, something to keep everyone focused on drama while he worked behind the

“Matt, don’t,” Christian shouted, stepping forward.“Stay back!” Matt’s voice cracked, the gun shaking wildly in his hand now. “This isn’t how it was supposed to go.”Jessica stood frozen, her heart hammering as flashing lights began to reflect through the broken windows. Barry had backed against the wall, hands raised, terror written across his face.“You called them,” Matt said, staring at Barry with betrayal in his eyes. “You called the police.”“I didn’t,” Barry stammered. “I swear, I didn’t call anyone.”“Then who did?”A voice answered from the doorway, calm and steady despite the tension in the room. “I did.”Everyone turned to see Faith standing there, her phone still in her hand.“Faith,” Barry breathed, shocked.“I followed you here,” Faith said, her eyes fixed on Matt. “After I told Jessica about the money, I couldn’t just sit at home wondering what would happen. I called the police the moment I saw the address on your phone.”“You ruined everything,” Matt snarled, swinging

The boardroom went silent the moment Jessica walked in.“Mrs. Ford,” one of the older board members said stiffly, clearly still not used to seeing her at these meetings. “We didn’t expect you today.”“I own fifteen percent of this company,” Jessica said, taking her seat calmly. “I think that earns me a place at this table.”Christian, sitting at the head of the table, hid a small smile behind his hand. Six months of marriage, and she still walked into rooms full of powerful men like she owned the whole building.“We were just discussing the new expansion into overseas markets,” another board member explained. “Some of us feel it might be too risky given recent… family disruptions.”“You mean the scandal,” Jessica said bluntly. “You can say it. Matt’s arrest, Barry’s fraud case, all of it made headlines for weeks. I’m aware.”The board members shifted uncomfortably.“The company’s reputation has stabilized,” Christian said firmly. “Our stock price recovered within a month. The expansio

“Grandfather,” Christian said, stunned. “How long have you been standing there?”“Long enough,” Arnold said, his eyes never leaving the envelope in Jessica’s hands. “Please. Don’t read that letter.”“Why not?” Jessica asked, her voice sharp. “If you have nothing to hide, why does it matter?”Arnold’s shoulders sagged, years of tiredness suddenly visible on his face. “Because whatever is written in there, it’s not the full truth. It’s only half of a story that ended badly for everyone involved.”“Then tell us the other half,” Christian said, his voice cold. “Because right now it sounds like you threatened Robert Powell into losing everything, then lied about it for twenty years.”Arnold’s mother-in-law figure, still standing near the doorway, watched everything unfold with an unreadable expression.“Sit down, Arnold,” Jessica’s mother said quietly. “Tell them what really happened. They deserve that much.”Arnold lowered himself slowly into a chair, his cane clattering softly against th