Todos los capítulos de The Billionaire's Forbidden Bride: Capítulo 41 - Capítulo 50

Elena stood frozen in the middle of the room.Catherine was gone.One moment she had been standing beside them, and the next, she had vanished without leaving a trace.Adrian searched the hallway while Lydia checked the other rooms.“Nothing,” Adrian announced when he returned. “The back entrance is open.”Elena shook her head.“She knew something was going to happen.”“Or someone warned her,” Lydia replied.Elena turned towards her.“Do you think Catherine betrayed us?”Lydia hesitated.“I don't know. But Daniel specifically warned you about the person helping us find the truth.”Adrian placed his phone on the table.“We need to stop assuming everyone who gives us information is on our side.”Elena looked at him.“Catherine helped us find Amelia. She showed us the original agreement. She helped us understand Jonathan's inheritance.”“And she may have known exactly where every discovery would lead us,” Adrian replied.Before Elena could answer, Lily entered the sitting room.“Mum, are

Elena stepped away from her mother.“No. That isn't possible.”Margaret's eyes filled with tears.“I wish I could tell you otherwise.”Elena shook her head. “You're saying Jonathan Vale was my father?”“Yes.”“And Daniel knew?”Margaret nodded slowly.“He knew from the beginning. He promised Jonathan that he would raise you as his own daughter and keep your identity hidden until it was safe.”Elena looked towards Adrian.He appeared just as stunned.“But Jonathan was my biological father,” Adrian said. “If Elena was his daughter too, then how—”Margaret interrupted him.“You and Elena have different mothers. Jonathan had a relationship with me before he married Amelia. When he discovered that I was expecting a child, he wanted to acknowledge you.”Elena's voice trembled.“Why didn't you tell me?”“Because Alexander discovered the pregnancy. He believed you would become a threat to his control of the inheritance. He wanted you removed from the family records.”“Removed?” Elena repeated

Nobody moved.Victoria's words hung in the air.Alexander Blackwood has been hiding the third heir in plain sight.Adrian stared at his mother.“What exactly does that mean?”Victoria placed her handbag on the table.“It means your grandfather has spent years protecting someone whose identity could destroy everything he built.”Elena stepped forward.“Who is this person?”Victoria looked towards Margaret.“Before I tell you, she must explain what happened thirty years ago.”Margaret's expression tightened.“I have already told them enough.”“No,” Victoria replied. “You've told them what you wanted them to know.”Adrian's patience was running out.“Both of you keep speaking in riddles. I want names, dates and the truth.”Victoria nodded slowly.“Then listen carefully. When Jonathan disappeared, Alexander believed he had eliminated every threat to his inheritance. He was wrong. Three children survived, and each carried a different part of Jonathan's legacy.”“Samuel, Elena and Lydia,” A

Elena stared at the computer screen.LILY ROSE BENNETT.Her daughter's name was displayed beneath the words that had threatened to destroy everything.Adrian immediately moved in front of her.“No one is taking Lily.”Alexander's voice came through the speakers.“You still don't understand, Adrian. Lily belongs to a family whose history began long before you were born.”“She is my daughter,” Elena replied. “Nothing you say will change that.”Alexander gave a quiet laugh.“Then perhaps you should ask why Daniel spent so many years hiding her from me.”Elena's expression changed.“Daniel has never hidden Lily from anyone.”“Are you certain?”The screen went black.A moment later, a new document appeared.It was a photograph of an old hospital record.The heading contained Lily's date of birth, but the mother's name had been deliberately covered.Elena stepped closer.“That isn't her original hospital record.”Adrian looked at her.“How do you know?”“I kept every document from the day L

Alexander Blackwood stood in the doorway, his expression unreadable.Nobody spoke.His eyes moved from Evelyn to the silver box on the bedside table. For the first time since Elena had known him, he looked genuinely unsettled.“It's been a long time, Evelyn,” he said.Evelyn remained seated.“Not long enough.”Alexander stepped into the room.“I see you've finally decided to come out of hiding.”“I never hid from you. You spent thirty years making sure nobody could find me.”Adrian moved between Alexander and the table.“You're not taking anything from this room.”Alexander barely glanced at him.“Still pretending you understand the family you're trying to protect?”“I understand enough to know you've been lying.”A faint smile crossed Alexander's face.“Then perhaps your grandmother should explain why Jonathan trusted her with a secret that destroyed everyone around him.”Elena stepped forward.“Stop using Jonathan's name to frighten us. Tell us what happened.”Alexander turned towar