All Chapters of After 666 Betrayals, I Chose His Billionaire Rival: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

I Just Love Watching Dogs FightThe moment those words left Melissa’s mouth, Lily Ashford felt as if lightning had split her open.Melissa had actually dialed Nathan Pierce.So that was it.Nathan had heard every single word.Today he had even warned her that Melissa still held some value to him, and that she should not provoke the woman in front of him.A thin sheen of sweat broke out across Lily’s forehead. Her eyes darted wildly.Nathan’s voice on the other end of the line was ice-cold. “I’ll be right there.”Lily stepped out of the elevator and sat in the quiet waiting area of the hospital lobby.Melissa went outside to collect her takeout.Just as she was about to head back upstairs, Lily’s voice stopped her cold.“Why are you running? Nathan will be here any minute. When we confront him face to face, the truth will come out. I want to see whether Nathan will claim the child in your belly.”Melissa’s throat bobbed.Lily lowered her gaze and calmly scrolled through her phone until

Adrian's hand went still for half a second.His eyes lifted to meet Dr. Hayes's in the small mirror in front of him.Hayes crossed his arms, rubbing his chin with one hand, studying him. "He's married. You planning on being the other man?"Adrian didn't dignify that with a response.Hayes wasn't finished. "Even once the divorce goes through, you two still can't just walk into this clean. Have you actually thought through who she was married to before?"Whatever the paperwork said about Jonathan handing his son into someone else's care, the fact remained: there was a marriage certificate on file. Legally, cleanly, on the books Lily had been Jonathan's wife.Which meant, to anyone looking in from the outside, that pursuing her now made Adrian the man chasing his own brother's widow. The scandal alone would be ugly enough. Her own father-in-law in every sense that mattered to the public would have every reason to come after him for it.Adrian's expression went cold. His mouth barely move

"This is an old friend of mine from back home Vanessa," Eleanor said smoothly. "Since it's not worth much to you, why not sell it to this old woman? You'd still walk away with a hundred dollars profit enough for a tin of formula for the baby."Vanessa's eyes went red.Her fingers drifted to the necklace at her throat. "Grandma Eleanor, it's not that I'm being stingy. I've just grown attached to it."Winnie rolled her eyes at her. "That's exactly what stingy looks like! Drink a glass of cold water and you turn into a whole different person."Harold and his wife weren't fools.The second they heard thatThey understood, instantly, that the necklace around their daughter's neck was very likely the real thing.Eleanor had to be right. It probably was worth eight figures.Eleanor beamed, thoroughly pleased with herself. "So when's the wedding, Vanessa? I'd love an invitation you ate plenty of meals at my table when you were small."Winnie tugged at Eleanor's sleeve. "Is she a beggar?"In t

The living room.Nathan sat across from Lily, hands loosely folded over his knees.His voice came out gentle. "That's right. The clinic that's been managing Owen's life support just developed a new piece of equipment something that could genuinely help patients in his condition.""I reached out the moment I heard. But this time they were firm the equipment doesn't leave the facility. If we want access to it, we'd have to bring him there for treatment. What would you like to do?"Lily lowered her eyes, lashes trembling faintly.She let a small smile settle, pressing her lips together.Then looked up. "What do you think?"Nathan leaned closer and took her hand. "Honestly? I want Owen well again, as soon as it's possible. This device is a genuine leap forward a year or two under their care, and there's a real chance he wakes up."Lily nodded. "Then let's send him."She said it, and then simply looked at him, waiting, silent.She didn't for one second believe Nathan had brought this up ou

Once the room beyond the door had gone quiet, Adrian knocked.Lily hurried over and opened it. "Mr. Sterling you're up."He nodded, something dark still lingering behind his eyes. "Dr. Hayes says Milo's awake."Relief flooded through her instantly.She and Adrian hurried together toward the ICU.Hayes was in the middle of a full post-op check when they arrived. Once he'd confirmed everything looked cleanMilo was moved to a regular ward.He lay propped against the pillows, head tilted to one side.Still groggy from the anesthesia, he managed to stay awake long enough to hook one finger around Lily's.Hayes explained gently to Lily, "It'll be about a week before we can activate the implant we need the incision fully healed first.""What he's got now is the most advanced cochlear device available anywhere. You don't need to worry about it this thing's built to last a lifetime."Lily nodded, over and over.Not long after, Eleanor and Winnie arrived, arms full of fruit.Winnie walked stra