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(Nick)“Let’s move to the living room,” I said, helping Lila into her wheelchair. She’d insisted on getting out of bed for this conversation, despite my protests.Thompson brought extra chairs as everyone settled in. James curled up next to Lila on the couch while Ethan paced by the windows. Alexander hadn’t moved from Romy’s side since they arrived.“Start from the beginning,” my father demanded, gulping down all his scotch. “What about Grace?”Romy sat perched on the edge of an armchair, her hands clasped tight in her lap. “I met Grace when we were both modeling. She was eighteen, already dating Ethan. I was with Alexander.”Her eyes swept to him before dropping back to her hands. “At first, she seemed sweet. Vulnerable. But there were…incidents.”“What kind of incidents?” Ethan stopped pacing. Romy twisted her hands like she used to do with her wedding ring, but she was no longer wearing it.“Little things at first. A model would get sick before a big shoot that Grace wanted. Someo
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(Grace)I lay on my satin sheets in the luxury rehab suite, staring at the ceiling as I waited for the evening group therapy to begin. My silk robe swished as I shifted.Anyone would think I had wandered into rehab straight from a five-star hotel!A knock on my door. “Ms. Williams? Group starts in five minutes.”“Coming,” I called, dabbing concealer under my eyes. Just enough to look tired but dignified. Broken but beautiful.The therapy room smelled like coffee, and nothing says rock bottom like bad coffee and broken dreams. I settled into my usual armchair, arranging my robe just so.A new patient—some washed-up actress—openly stared at my Cartier bracelet.“Grace, would you like to start?” Dr. Sanders smiled encouragingly. “You mentioned wanting to discuss your progress.”I pulled out a tissue from my purse, letting my hand shake just so. “I just…I miss my son so much. Every day without him feels like torture.”“Tell us more about that pain.”“James is my whole world.” I twisted th
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(Lila)I watched Alexander and Romy gather their coats after the intense family dinner. The discovery of Maxwell’s surveillance cameras had everyone moving quickly, casting wary glances at the corners of rooms.But who’d put them there?Romy’s phone chimed—a sharp sound in the tense quiet. She pulled it out, reading something on the screen. Her fingers started trembling so badly she nearly dropped the phone. All the blood drained from her face.“Romy?” Alexander grabbed her waist as she stumbled. “What is it?”She shook her head, shoving the phone into her pocket. Alexander bent down, whispering something in her ear that made her grab his arm hard enough that her fingers went white.“We need to leave,” he muttered, already steering her toward the elevator. “Now.”“Wait.” My mother’s voice stopped them. “Nick, Lila—a moment please?”Nick helped me adjust on the couch as everyone else filed out. My back ached from sitting up so long, the baby kicking restlessly, but I needed to hear wha
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(Nick)The scotch burned going down, but not as much as the memories playing on my laptop screen. I hadn’t touched this video in years, and now Maxwell had somehow gotten his hands on it.The flames licked higher in the grainy footage, spreading fast on a deck slick with blood.I remembered every detail. Every scream. Every desperate moment.My phone beeped. Another text from Maxwell.“Tick tock, Nicholas. How long before everyone knows the truth?”I downed another glass, watching the video loop again. Younger me, standing amid chaos. Smoke billowing. Bodies scattered across the yacht’s deck. The night Jean-Paul died.The night everything changed.Paris, five years earlier, played out in my mind like a nightmare I could never escape.The shipping deal had seemed routine. Jean-Paul Renaud, a powerful French maritime magnate, had approached me about expanding Baldwin shipping routes into European markets.We had met at that exclusive restaurant near the Seine, deinking the French wine a
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(Lila)I stood in the powder room, gripping the marble counter as I tried to steady my nerves. Nick had excused himself to take a business call, leaving me alone for the first time since our dance. My reflection stared back at me, red dress striking against my pale skin, diamonds glittering at my ears like tears.The door opened behind me. I saw him in the mirror before I heard him—Ethan. He locked the door behind him.“This is the ladies’ room.”“Cut the act, Lila.” He stepped closer, and his reflection grew larger in the mirror as he did. “Or should I say, Ms. Montgomery?”My heart stopped. “How—”“How long have I known?” He barked out a laugh. “That you’re Jonathan Montgomery’s daughter? That you’re the heiress to the empire that’s been trying to take over my company for years?”I turned to face him, lifting my chin. “Does it matter?”“Does it matter?” He slammed his hand against the counter, making me jump. “You played me for a fool for an entire year!”“Played you?” My voice ros
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Billionaire, I'm No Longer Yours Chapter 45 Guests
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(Nick)The reporters swarmed outside my building like vultures. Through the penthouse windows, I watched them jostle for position, cameras ready. Their shouted questions could be heard even forty floors up.“Mr. Baldwin! Any comment on the pregnancy?”“Is it true you’ll be raising your nephew’s child?”“How does Grace Williams factor into this?”I turned away from the windows to find Lila propped up in our bed, scrolling through her phone with shaking hands.“Stop reading that trash,” I said, taking her phone gently. “Doctor said no stress.”“Have you seen what they’re saying?” Her voice cracked. “The pictures they dug up…”“Hey.” I sat beside her, pulling her close. “Let me handle the press.”“But—”“No buts.” I kissed her temple. “Your only job is taking care of yourself and this baby.”James padded in, still in his dinosaur pajamas. “Uncle Nick? The TV people are saying mean things about Lila.”“Come here, buddy.” I patted the bed. He crawled up carefully, mindful of Lila’s stomach
