Semua Bab The Billionaire's Island Bargain: Bab 91 - Bab 100

EMILY'S POV“Your child isn’t with me.”The moment Laura said those words, all the hope I had been holding onto shattered.“Where is she?” I asked desperately.“When Denise brought her to me ten years ago, I took care of her for a few months. Then Denise came back for her,” Laura replied calmly.“What? Denise came back for my child?” I shouted.“Yes. She came back and took the child away. I asked her where she was taking her, and…” Laura paused.“And what? Please tell me. Don’t leave anything out,” I begged.“She took her to an orphanage.”I felt like the ground had disappeared beneath me.“So what you’re saying is that my mother never killed our child… she took her to an orphanage instead?” Cade asked in disbelief.Laura nodded.“For the past ten years, your child has been living as an orphan.”“Can you tell us where that orphanage is?” I asked.Laura reached into a drawer and pulled out a piece of paper.“A few months ago, I wouldn’t have been able to answer that. But since I knew y

LAURA'S POV“Denise! Denise, is that you?” I asked into the phone.“Yes, it’s me,” she replied.“The last thing I heard was that you escaped. Where have you been? How are you?”“I’m fine. Thanks to someone, I’m living quite comfortably now.”“Tell me where you are and I’ll come to you.”“I was about to ask you the same thing, but right now you can’t come to us. You might be under police watch. It’s better if we meet somewhere else.”“Tell me where and I’ll be there.”“It’s too dangerous to say it over the phone. I’ll text you the address.”She hung up.Thank God Denise is safe. With her here, I’ll finally know what to do about this child.A few seconds later, I received the address. I was about to leave when I felt Nina still clinging to my leg.How was I supposed to leave with this child being so clingy?I needed to move Nina and her nanny to another safe house first, then go meet Denise.“Paulina, where the hell are you?” I called out.The nanny quickly appeared with their bags.We

EMILY'S POVA Week Later“The king and the queen and their little princess lived happily ever after,” I said softly as I closed the book, hoping Nina would finally fall asleep.But her bright eyes were still wide open. She looked more awake than before.“Really? Did they live happily ever after?” she asked, staring at me.“Of course,” I replied gently. “I can even show you if you don’t believe me.”Instead of answering, she turned her attention back to the book for a moment, then sat up again, looking sad.It had been a week since Cade brought her home. While we had managed to make her comfortable in the new house, she still hadn’t accepted us as her parents. She continued to believe that Laura was her real mother and that she would come back for her one day.We had managed to convince Paulina, her nanny, that we were Nina’s real parents by doing a DNA test. Even after Paulina herself told Nina the truth, the little girl still clung to the idea that Laura was her mother.Sometimes I w

EMILY'S POVI stood by the window, watching the sky slowly brighten as I waited for them to wake up.It was about time.Just then, I heard Cade’s voice from the bedroom. He had woken up first.I walked over to the light switch and turned it on, making my presence known.Cade blinked in confusion, then turned his head and saw Paulina lying beside him. His eyes widened in horror.“Emily, I—”“Shhh,” I cut him off coldly. “My parents are downstairs. No one else knows what’s happening in here yet. So keep your mouth shut.”I turned to Paulina, who was staring at me without a single trace of guilt.“You have five minutes,” I said. “Five minutes to pack your things and get out of this house.”“But… I still have to look after Nina and—”“Your services are no longer needed,” I snapped. “Nina can manage without you now. Get out while I’m still in control of myself.”Paulina quickly grabbed the bedsheet to cover herself and rushed out of the room.Cade sat up. “Emily, please… it’s not what you

EMILY'S POVI sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the clock. It was already past midnight, and Cade still hadn’t come to bed.Just where could he be?I had to admit — I was wrong. I didn’t even try to trust him. I let my jealousy and anger take over, and that was what hurt him the most. I should have listened to him instead of jumping to conclusions.What would I have done if I had walked in and seen him in bed with another woman? The thought alone made my stomach twist.I got up and started pacing the room, my mind spinning.A soft knock on the door pulled me out of my thoughts. Thinking it was Cade, I rushed to open it — only to feel disappointed when I saw my mother standing there.“Is Cade here?” she asked.“No, Mom. What’s wrong?”“The study light is still on. I saw it when I went downstairs.”“Haven’t you two made up yet?”I sighed and sat down. “It turns out Cade was innocent. Paulina drugged him and staged everything. I should have trusted him.”My mother gave me a gentle b