The Billionaire's Secret Bride
Richard's hospital room smelled faintly of antiseptic and the lilies Priya had brought that morning, his color noticeably better than it had been the week before, though his hands still trembled slightly against the blanket, veins standing out pale blue beneath thin skin.
"Elena," he said, his voice thin but steady, "there is something I should have told you years ago."
I felt Elena tense beside me, her hand tightening around mine as she pulled a chair closer to her father's bedside, the metal legs scraping softly against the linoleum.
"What is it, Dad," she asked gently, leaning in as if she could catch the words before they fully left him.
"Your mother knew Eleanor Sterling," Richard said.