All Chapters of His Dead Wife: No Longer the Surrogate Bride: Chapter 291 - Chapter 300

The first rays of sunlight slipped through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the master bedroom, washing the room in soft amber light. Outside, a gentle morning mist clung to the gardens, making the fountains and ancient trees appear almost ethereal as dawn came quietly.For the first time in several nights, the estate itself felt still despite the problems still being there.It was because exhaustion had finally forced everyone into sleep.Almost everyone.Althea's eyes slowly opened and adjusted to the light.Years of medical training had conditioned her body to wake before sunrise regardless of how late she slept.She remained lying still for several moments, breathing and listening.The steady rhythm beside her immediately caught her attention.Dominic.Still asleep.She slowly turned her head.He rarely slept this deeply.Not anymore.The past several days had stolen what little rest he usually managed to get. His brow, usually furrowed even in sleep, was finally relaxed. His breat

Blackstone is starting to wake up, the eastern sky glowing with the first light of dawn while the remainder of the estate still rested under the blue-gray morning mist.Normally, Althea would have returned to their bedroom after her morning routine at the medical wing and would have woken Dominic gently, placing a kiss on his forehead.She will then tell him what Nicholas had unknowingly discovered.However, she stopped halfway back to their room, resting her hand on the banister."No." She whispered to herself.Althea could feel her heart was pounding too quickly and her mind refusing to wait. Every instinct she possessed screamed at her that if she stopped now or allow even just one interruption, the fragile pattern forming inside her mind might disappear.She looked towards the hallway leading to the master bedroom.Dominic deserved to hear it first.He deserved to be the first one beside her when they finally unraveled Alessandro's greatest secret.But another voice answered insid

Silence filled the War Room that is not of uncertainty or the one that haunted Dominic and his men since the Axis Core.The silence this time is different.It’s the silence that followed discovery.Every pair of eyes remained fixed on the estate blueprint spread across the massive oak table.The single red X that August had drawn seemed insignificant.A tiny mark that’s barely visible.Yet everyone in the room understood that generations of Valtieri history now rested beneath that point.Dominic hadn't moved and neither had the rest of the men.Enzo, unusually, wasn't making jokes.Sebastian continued staring at the overlays as if expecting them to suddenly rearrange themselves. His eyes just continued to stare at the marked that August made.Vincent adjusted his glasses for what felt like the tenth time.Michael leaned closer over the table, listening to August’s explanation.Ulysses and Antonio quietly reread Alessandro's survey notes.No one wanted to be the first to speak because

Night settled over the financial district like a shroud.Forty-eight floors above the city, the lights inside the executive office of Valtieri Holdings still burned while the rest of the building had long emptied.Assistants had gone home, lawyers had left and board members have stopped calling.Only security alone remained.Matteo Valtieri preferred it that way.Silence had always been his greatest ally.It allowed him to think.To remember.To hate.The panoramic windows behind him overlooked a city his family had quietly shaped for generations.Banks.Hospitals.Shipping lines.Construction firms.Investment houses.Every tower represented another branch of Valtieri influence.Yet none of it mattered.Not tonight. He thought hardly as he looked across from his desk.The enormous mahogany conference table dominating his office had disappeared beneath layer upon layer of drawings.Ancient estate surveys.Original construction plans.Handwritten annotations.Garden layouts.Drainage s

The last dinosaur balloon refused to cooperate despite Dominic having it tied twice. However, it still insisted on drifting towards the ceiling fan.Enzo, who had briefly wandered into the dining room in search of a midnight snack, watched the balloon float lazily across the room before looking at Dominic."You know..." He started to comment wryly as he folded his arms. "...for someone who can dismantle an international crime syndicate, you're losing to a balloon, boss."Dominic looked up and glared at him darkly."It has a personal grudge, you a$shole." He snapped coldly.Althea let out a laugh from the other side of the room where she was arranging little paper dinosaurs along the center of the dining table."The balloon isn't the problem, Dom." She said softly.Dominic glanced at her."It isn't?""No." She answered as she smiled mischievously. "You tied the ribbon upside down."Enzo covered his mouth dramatically."Oh, this is painful." He commented.Dominic narrowed his eyes."I f