The Billionaire's Ex-wife Is His Boss
He took a step back, looking down at me—at my wet hair, my oversized hoodie, the cracked pregnancy test sitting beside the silver seal on the stainless steel table.
"You wanted to know if you could be Melowie Vale," Nathan whispered, the words carrying the devastating weight of an absolute, unavoidable destiny. "That choice is gone now, Mel. You aren't just Noel's wife, and you aren't a ghost in hiding anymore. The codicil names you as the sole, absolute trustee of the entire Veyra estate."
The silence in the room stretched out, terrifying and complete, leaving me alone with the weight of a empire, an unborn child, and a husband who was about to find out exactly who he had tried to destroy.