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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
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2026-07-06 01:08:27
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Morning arrived like every other day, traffic built along the roads, businesses came alive and people prepared for another ordinary day. But none of them knew that, sometime during the night, a secret had been buried with an old woman.Sophia walked into her kitchen, still fastening the buttons of her blazer as she casually carried her coffee. "Maria?"The housekeeper appeared almost immediately."Good morning, Mrs. Sophia.""Morning." Sophia smiled tiredly as she walked out of the kitchen. "No breakfast?"Sophia shook her head. "I'll eat at the office."Maria frowned. "Ma, You've said that three days in a row, you'll make yourself sick."Sophia paused for a while and laughed softly. "I promise I'll eat later."Maria knew she couldn't convince Sophia otherwise. Sophia walked into the sitting room and sat on the sofa, as her eyes landed on the brown envelope resting inside her handbag. She smiled to herself as she wrapped her hands around the cup, letting the warmth settle into her
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Sophia stood quietly by the floor-to-ceiling window, with a mug of coffee forgotten in her hands. Outside, Blackthorne City moved as it always did, nothing looked different, but to Sophia, everything felt different. She took a deep breath and turned away from the window, her eyes landed on the brown envelope lying at the edge of her Shek.She picked it up again without thinking, it was Queeneth's address, the retired matron from Fairmount Orphanage.Her thumb brushed over the envelope, before she unfolded the paper inside for what felt like the twentieth time that morning.Sophia folded it carefully and held it against her chest for a brief moment."Please..." she whispered, almost afraid to hear her own voice. "Just let this be the answer."A knock sounded from the door and interrupted her."Come in." The investigator stepped inside carrying another file. "You wanted to see me, Mrs. Sophia?"She nodded and gestured toward the chair opposite her desk."Sit."He did. For a moment, ne
The Billionaire's Bride Hidden Identity CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
By morning, my hand drifted lazily across the bed. The space beside me was cold. I frowned and forced my eyes open.A few seconds later, the bathroom door clicked open, Liam stepped out, already dressed, adjusting the cuff of his shirt as though the night we shared had never happened.A smile spread across my face before I could stop it."Good morning, Liam."He didn't look at me."We leave in fifteen minutes."His voice was flat, and ice cold just like before. The smile disappeared from my face instantly. I waited, hoping he would look back, smile at me, or maybe he would call me 'baby' again.Nothing came. He picked up his watch from the dresser, fastened it around his wrist, then walked past me without another word. Cold crept past my skin as the bedroom door closed behind him. I remained exactly where I was, my fingers tightened around the blanket.Again? Why again? Last night, he held me, kissed me… He looked at me like… No Nora, don't think about iPerhapsybe this was normal to
The Billionaire's Bride Hidden Identity CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Since Liam has not yet inspected the resort site, I finished with Josh and his team earlier than expected. I forwarded all the necessary information to his email, just as he had instructed. I had barely leaned back in my chair when Collin stopped in front of my desk."Mrs. Nora."I looked up immediately."Mr. Liam said you should prepare for a trip."I blinked."A business trip?"Collin nodded. "To inspect the Haven Resorts site."I smiled immediately before I could stop myself. Another chance to spend time with Liam, maybe things would finally go back to the way they were before he started pushing me away."I'll get ready immediately," I said excitedly. Collin smiled politely before turning away. By the time Liam stepped out of his office, my laptop, I was already waiting beside the elevator. He spared me one glance before pressing the button.Neither of us spoke. The silence followed us all the way to the parking lot, into the car, and even to the private jet. His attention remaine
The Billionaire's Bride Hidden Identity CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
I still haven't recovered from the way Liam treated me yesterday. After the night we shared, I believed something had changed between us; I even thought we'd crossed the line and now had something real.Maybe he had a bad day yesterday, and this morning will be different. That hope stayed with me until I walked downstairs.Breakfast was tasteless. I barely swallowed a few bites before grabbing my bag and stepping outside, then… I stopped in my tracks. A man I'd never seen before stood beside a sleek black sedan.He smiled politely."Good morning, Mrs. Liam. I'm Matthew, your new driver."I frowned. "My... what?"He continued. "I've been assigned to drive you to work and anywhere else you need to go."My heart sank."Where's Liam?""Mr. Kingsley left for the office earlier this morning."So... he hadn't traveled, he had left without me."Oh." That was all I could say before climbing into the car.The drive was endless. My mind replayed every second of that night. His kisses, his gentl
The Billionaire's Bride Hidden Identity CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
LIAM.I couldn't bring myself to sleep, Nora lay curled against my chest, her breathing slow and peaceful, while I stared at the ceiling for what felt like hours.This wasn't supposed to happen, our marriage had started with a contract. There were clear boundaries and expectations but somewhere along the line, I had broken every single one.I saw her. I saw the way she looked at me like I was someone worth choosing, she trusted me without hesitation. No one had ever looked at me like that before, and that was what frightened me.I closed my eyes, and all I saw was Nora. Her shy smile, the way she had looked at me in the kitchen, nervous yet certain, the way she had whispered that she chose me.I had spent years building walls no one could climb. After Lillian, I swore I would never trust another woman enough to let her hold my heart, until Nora came along. Without trying, she simply walked into my life and made me forget why those walls existed.I turned my head, her face was buried a
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For the first time since leaving Kingsley Holdings, I opened the email Liam's secretary had sent. I wasn't planning to accept the offer, I just wanted to see how ridiculous it was.The moment the contract loaded, my eyes nearly fell out of their sockets. I read the first page, then the second… I w
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"Would you be willing to be my wife for one year?"For a moment, I was sure I had heard him wrong.I stared at Liam Kingsley, He stared right back calm, unbothered, as if he had just asked me to pass him a glass of water."Have you lost your mind?""No." His expression didn't change.I laughed, a s
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I stared at the text on my phone for what felt like the hundredth time.Mrs. Sophia: Nora, please come to my office.My thumb hovered over the screen for a while. I took a deep breath and stood up.The moment I did, the elevator doors opened and Elara stepped out. Her heels clicked against the floo
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The comments kept multiplying every time I refreshed the page. More people laughed at the worst night of my life. My thumb hovered over the screen as I scrolled aimlessly."She really thought she could compete with Elara Hart?""Three years and he still chose Elara. That says everything.""Someone
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