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Chapter 103 Family Council
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(Ethan)I saw the panic flash across James’s face at Grace’s announcement. Whatever she was about to reveal clearly terrified him.“Mom?” he whispered.Grace looked directly at him, then at me. “It’s about Robert Sterling,” she said. “And why his associates are targeting Romy.”Alexander stood abruptly. “This isn’t the place for—”“It is exactly the place,” Grace interrupted. “Because I’m the reason they found her.”The room went completely still. Romy, who had stayed quiet most of the evening, pale hands protectively cupping her pregnant belly, stared at Grace with dawning horror.“What did you do?” she asked, voice barely audible.“When I was at my worst,” Grace explained, hands shaking, “I contacted some of Robert’s old associates. I thought they might help me…hurt people who had hurt me.” She swallowed hard. “I told them where to find you, Romy. I gave them information about the Montgomery security protocols.”Alexander’s face hardened to granite. “You put my wife and unborn child
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(Lila)I laid on top of Ethan in his king-sized bed, still catching my breath, enjoying the warmth of his body beneath mine. My heart was still racing from our passionate encounter, but my mind had already wandered to something else—something that had been consuming my thoughts all day.“Where’s my anniversary present?” I asked playfully, tracing lazy patterns on his chest with my finger. The silk sheets rustled beneath us as I shifted to look at his face, expecting to see that familiar warm smile.“What anniversary?”Two words. Just two simple words, but they made my entire body freeze. We had been seeing each other for exactly one year now. Three hundred and sixty-five days of stolen moments, passionate nights, and what I thought was growing love. My jewelry designer friend had told me just last week that Ethan had bought a ring. I’d been floating on cloud nine ever since, imagining the perfect moment he would propose.Surely he was teasing me. He had to be. I forced a chuckle an
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(Lila)“He never even knew my real name,” I said, staring at my reflection in the vanity mirror while Maria, our longtime housekeeper, pinned my hair up. “For a whole year, I was just Lila. No last name. No family legacy. No Montgomery fortune.”“Miss Lila—”“Do you know what the funny thing is?” I cut her off, pressing my hand to my temple. “When I saw him…something just clicked. Like I knew him from somewhere.”Maria’s face went blank. I’d seen that expression before, whenever I asked about my childhood.“The doctors said your memories might return naturally,” she said, busying herself with my jewelry box. “It was your brain’s way of protecting itself.”“Eight years old,” I muttered, picking up an old photograph from my bedside table. I stared at the faded image—a summer barbecue, a little girl with pigtails turned away from the camera, standing next to a teenage boy.Everything before that car crash was a blank slate. Sometimes I’d get flashes—the smell of cotton candy, a warm hand
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(Lila)I smoothed down my red dress and made my way to the bar. No one even tried to hide their stares tonight. The Montgomery name commanded attention, whether I wanted it or not.“Whiskey, neat,” I told the bartender, deliberately positioning myself next to Nicholas.He turned, and those striking blue eyes landed on me. “Let me guess. Lila Montgomery?”“What gave me away?”“The red dress.” His smile widened. “Your mother mentioned you’d be wearing one.”“Of course she did.” I accepted my drink from the bartender. “And you’re Nicholas Baldwin.”“Nick, please. Only my father calls me Nicholas, usually when he’s disappointed in me.” He touched his glass against mine. “Which is most of the time.”I couldn’t help but laugh. There was something disarming about him, so different from his nephew’s intensity.“So,” he leaned closer, “want to tell me why your mother’s so desperate to get us talking?”“Probably hoping we’ll fall madly in love and merge our empires.”“Ah, the classic rich peopl
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(Lila)I sat on Nick’s penthouse balcony. He’d insisted I stay at his place after being discharged from the hospital, claiming my family’s mansion would be the first place anyone would look for me.“Here.” Nick handed me a steaming mug. “Ginger tea. Good for morning sickness, or so G****e tells me.”“It’s evening.”“Tell that to your stomach.” He settled into the chair beside me. “You’ve thrown up three times today.”“Are you keeping count?”“Someone has to.” He propped his feet up on the railing. “So, ready to talk about it?”I wrapped my hands around the warm mug. “About which part? The pregnancy? Ethan? The fact that I’m hiding in your penthouse like some scandalous secret?”“Let’s start with Ethan.” Nick turned to face me. “Tell me everything.”“Everything?”“From the beginning. The real beginning.”I took a sip of tea. “I saw him first in my father’s office. He was rejecting another takeover attempt.”“And?”“And something about him felt…familiar.” I closed my eyes, remembering.
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(Ethan)I saw the panic flash across James’s face at Grace’s announcement. Whatever she was about to reveal clearly terrified him.“Mom?” he whispered.Grace looked directly at him, then at me. “It’s about Robert Sterling,” she said. “And why his associates are targeting Romy.”Alexander stood abruptly. “This isn’t the place for—”“It is exactly the place,” Grace interrupted. “Because I’m the reason they found her.”The room went completely still. Romy, who had stayed quiet most of the evening, pale hands protectively cupping her pregnant belly, stared at Grace with dawning horror.“What did you do?” she asked, voice barely audible.“When I was at my worst,” Grace explained, hands shaking, “I contacted some of Robert’s old associates. I thought they might help me…hurt people who had hurt me.” She swallowed hard. “I told them where to find you, Romy. I gave them information about the Montgomery security protocols.”Alexander’s face hardened to granite. “You put my wife and unborn child
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(Ethan)I gazed out the cabin window as first light pierced the forest. The storm had finally passed, leaving everything dripping and fresh. James still slept on the worn couch between Nick and me, his face peaceful despite yesterday’s ordeal.“We should head back,” I whispered to Nick over James’s head. “Everyone must be worried sick.”Nick nodded, dark circles under his eyes evidence of our sleepless night. “I’ll call the driver to meet us at the access road. Signal’s back.”While Nick stepped outside to make calls, I gently shook James awake. “Time to go home, buddy.”“Already?” James rubbed his eyes, looking smaller than his years, wrapped in the cabin’s old blanket. “Is it still raining?”“No, storm’s passed.” I ruffled his hair, still damp from yesterday. “But we have a lot of worried people waiting to see you.”“Are they mad?”“They’re just relieved you’re safe.” I helped him pack his small backpack. “Though grandma might never let you out of her sight again.”The hike back was
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(Ethan)“Sorry I’m late,” I said. “Work crisis.”“The injunction,” she nodded. “It’s all over the business news.”I followed her inside, noticing the apartment looked different—some of her things had been packed into boxes by the door.“You’re moving?” I asked, heart sinking.“Just organizing,” she said, settling onto the couch. “I needed something to do with all this nervousness.”I sat opposite her, unsure how to begin. “Cara, about what Grace said—”“Let me go first,” she interrupted gently. “I’ve had time to think, and I want to be clear about where I stand.”I nodded, bracing myself.“I love you, Ethan,” she said simply. “I believe you love me too, but I also believe Grace was right—you haven’t fully processed your feelings for Lila.”“I’m trying to,” I assured her.“I know. But trying isn’t the same as succeeding.” Cara folded her hands in her lap. “And here’s the thing—I can’t compete with a ghost. I won’t compete with her.”“You’re not competing—”“Let me finish,” she said fir
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(Ethan)I hung up the phone, satisfaction coursing through me. The Singapore Trade Commission had just approved our joint venture’s licensing application—the same application Nick had spent months trying to block.“Good news?” Jonathan asked, entering my office without knocking.“The best,” I confirmed. “We’re cleared for operations. Nicholas Baldwin’s redirect strategy failed.”Jonathan smiled thinly. “Nicholas always underestimates the value of personal relationships. My connections in Singapore go back three decades.”“He’ll retaliate,” I warned. “This isn’t over.”“Let him.” Jonathan settled into the chair opposite my desk. “He’s run out of legal options. Anything more would cross into actionable territory, and Nicholas is too smart for that.”My phone rang with an incoming text from Cara: “Can we talk today? Important.”We hadn’t spoken much since she’d left my home three days ago. Both of us needed space to process Grace’s revelations and their implications for our relationship.
