All Chapters of Left At The Altar Loved By A Billionaire : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Nobody spoke.I stood in the middle of Ethans office. Let Graces words sink in slowly. Your father is not who you think he is. The man trying to ruin your family is your fathers brother.I looked at my mother.She sat back down her hands folded in her lap her eyes on the floor. She looked like a woman who had been carrying a weight for twenty years and had just been told she could put it down but couldn't quite make her body do it."Mum."She looked up at me."Is it true?"A pause. Then she nodded once small, like even that tiny movement cost her something."Why " I said. "Why did you never tell me? My whole life and you never said a word.""Because we thought we had protected you " she said. Her voice was quiet and careful like voices get when they've been rehearsing something for a long time. "Your father cut all ties with his brother before you were born. We thought it was over. We thought he had accepted it and moved on.""He didn't move on " Grace said. She stood by the window arm

The safe house was an apartment on the floor of a building owned by Ethan. He owned it through a company with a name that couldn't be traced back to him.My mother and Grace were in one room. Daven was in another room with two of Ethan's security team outside his door. He wasn't a prisoner. He wasn't free either.Ethan and I were in the room. We were alone. For the time since all this started there were no contracts between us, no audience, no event to perform for. Just the two of us. Everything that had been said and unsaid since I walked into his office.I sat on the couch. Looked at Ethan."Tell me what happened to the person before me, " I said.He was standing by the window. He didn't turn around."Ethan, " I said.He turned."Her name was Nadia, " he said. "She worked for your fathers company seven years ago. She was an accountant. She was sharp and careful. She noticed some things in the books that nobody else had caught and she started asking questions."I said nothing. I just

I opened the door.And both of them turned to look at me.Daven was sitting on the edge of the bed. Ethan stood with his arms folded, his back against the wall. Neither Daven nor Ethan looked surprised to see me. It was like they both knew I would come."What else?" I said. I looked at Daven. "What did you not tell us about the company and my family?"Daven looked at Ethan. Ethan gave a nod. Then Daven looked back at me."When your uncle first approached me " Daven said, "he told me something about you, Sofia.,About why he needed you. I thought it was just him justifying himself making the whole thing sound bigger than it was.. Now I think he was telling the truth.""Say it " I said to Daven.Daven took a breath."Your grandfather did not just leave the company to your father in the altered will, " he said. "He also set up a trust, a private one. The trust has conditions attached to it. It can only be accessed by a female heir of the family like you Sofia. Not your father, not your un

Nobody moved for a time.The woman stood inside the door looking at Ethan. Ethan stood across the room looking at her.. I stood between them trying to figure out what was happening."Who is she? " I asked.Ethan did not answer. "Her name is Victoria, " he said finally. "She is my mother."The room became very quiet.My father stood up slowly. He looked at Victoria with an expression that was hard to understand. It was not surprise it was something"You two know each other " I said, looking at my father and Victoria."A long time ago " Victoria said, still looking at me. She was looking at me in a way that felt deliberate. "You have your grandmother's eyes, " she said softly."My grandmother, " I said."Your fathers mother, " she said. "We were friends before everything fell apart."I looked at Ethan. For the time since I met Ethan Voss, he did not seem to know what to do next."This can wait until morning, " my father said quietly. "Everyone needs to rest. There is much to talk abou

The call came at five in the morning.Ethan's security team. Just those three words and Ethan was already moving."Your father's office," he said to me, pulling on his jacket. "Someone broke in an hour ago. They didn't take anything. They left something instead.""What did they leave?" I asked.He looked at me."A photograph, " he said. "Of everyone in this building. Taken from outside. Tonight."Our safe house wasn't safe anymore.We moved within twenty minutes. My parents got into one car.. Victoria got into another.. Two security guards are in a third. Ethan and I got into his car at the front.Nobody spoke much. The city was still dark and quiet outside. We drove through it fast and quietly.I sat in the passenger seat staring at the road ahead thinking about the photograph. Someone had been standing outside that building watching us all night. Counting us. Recording us. Sending a message that said, I know where you are and I'm not afraid of any of you."He's escalating, " I said.