Chapter 1

Two pink lines.I stared at them for a long time. I was sitting in a small gas station bathroom with the test in one hand and Margaret's shopping list in the other.*Eggs. Lemons. Champagne. White roses for Sabrina.*I blinked and looked again. The lines were still there.Pregnant.Someone banged on the door. "Hey, lady! You done in there?""One minute!"I wrapped the test in tissue and pushed it deep into my coat pocket. My hands were shaking so badly that the shopping list fell on the wet floor. I picked it up and wiped it on my jeans.Tomorrow at noon, my contract with Gabriel Stone would end.And today I found out I was carrying his child.One year ago, I was not a wife. I was a caregiver.I took care of Eleanor Stone, Gabriel's grandmother. She was eighty-one years old and owned most of Stone Industries. She had sharp eyes, a sharp tongue, and a big heart that she hid from everyone except me. I made her tea, read her the newspaper and held her hand when her legs hurt at night.On

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Chapter 2

I did not sleep at all that night.I sat on the thin mattress in the little room behind the laundry and read the message again and again until the words stopped looking like words.*Don't drink anything they give you in the morning. And don't sign. They lied to you about Eleanor's stroke. — E.*Who was E? How did they know my number? And what did they mean about Eleanor?I thought about her face the last time I saw her in the care home. Her mouth hung down on one side. Her eyes followed me around the room like she was trying to tell me something. I had cried in the car that day. I told myself it was just the stroke.Now I wasn't sure of anything.I put my hand on my stomach. It was still flat and soft, and nobody would ever guess. But I knew. And Margaret wanted to take it away from me before I even had a chance to love it."I won't let them," I whispered into the dark. "Do you hear me, baby? I won't let them."I didn't know how. I didn't know anything. But I said it anyway, because s

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Chapter 3

The rain did not stop.I stood outside the back gate of the Stone house with my two wet trash bags and stared at the door they had slammed in my face. My shirt was stuck to my skin and my hair was dripping into my eyes. I was so cold my teeth would not stop shaking.My coat was inside, behind that door, and so was the test.I walked back to the gate and pressed the button. Once. Twice. Three times.A voice came from the little speaker. It was one of the security men."Go away, Miss Carter. Mrs. Stone said you are not allowed on this property anymore.""Please," I said. "I just need my coat. It's hanging in the laundry room. Just my coat, and I'll go."There was a pause. Then the speaker clicked off.Nobody came.I stood there in the rain until my fingers went numb. Then I picked up my bags and started walking. I didn't know where I was going. I only knew I couldn't stand in front of that house like a dog waiting for scraps.At the bus stop, I sat on the cold bench and called Rosie."I

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Chapter 4

**Gabriel's POV**At 6 PM, my phone buzzed in the middle of a board meeting.It was Mr. Grant. He never called during meetings unless something was wrong.I stepped out into the hallway. "What is it?""Mr. Stone, I'm sorry to bother you. It's about your wife."*My wife.* After today, nobody should call her that anymore."Is it done?" I asked.There was a pause. "No, sir. She didn't sign."I stopped walking. "What do you mean, she didn't sign?""She refused. She pushed the papers back and said 'not today.' Mrs. Margaret Stone had her removed from the house.""Removed?""Security walked her out, sir. In the rain."Something cold moved in my chest. "And the money? Did she take the check?""No, sir. She left it on your desk. She didn't take one dollar."I stood there in the hallway with the phone against my ear. People walked past me and said "Good evening, Mr. Stone." I didn't answer them.Ivy had nothing. No family, no house and no savings. I knew that because I had read her file before

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All Chapters of The Heir She Was Not Supposed To Carry: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4