LOGINShare
Chapter 54
Last Updated:
2025-02-20 15:09:23
Related chapters
The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 55
Ryan’s fingers twitched at his side, but he knew better than to start a fight here. Instead, he exhaled through gritted teeth. “You’re wasting your time. If Sophia thinks I’m sticking around, she’s delusional.”Julian’s smirk didn’t falter. “That’s the beauty of it. You are sticking around, whether you like it or not.”Ryan’s blood ran cold as Julian pulled something from his pocket and slid it across the bar toward him, a neatly folded piece of paper.Ryan hesitated before picking it up. As he unfolded it, his breath caught in his throat. It was a paternity test form.“I took the liberty of arranging everything for you,” Julian said casually. “All you have to do is sign, and the world will believe that Sophia’s baby is yours.”Ryan’s throat went dry. He knew the baby wasn’t his. Sophia knew it too. But this… this was a trap. A very well crafted one.He looked back at Julian, who simply raised his glass in a silent toast.“Checkmate,” Julian said smoothly.Ryan felt his pulse hammerin
Last Updated : 2025-02-20The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 56
Sophia drummed her manicured nails against the table, her eyes flitting between the exit where Ryan had just left and the bar where Julian sat, deep in thought.Something about the way Julian looked, detached, troubled, made her uneasy. She had been waiting for him to return, but now she was beginning to wonder if he was about to tell her something she didn’t want to hear.Her mind raced with possibilities. Had Ryan said something to shake him? Had Julian changed his mind about helping her?That couldn’t happen. Not now.Julian was the only person powerful enough to keep Ryan in check, and without his backing, she had nothing. The so called leverage she had over Ryan was shaky at best, and if Julian withdrew his support, she’d be left vulnerable.She straightened as Julian finally returned to the table, his expression unreadable. She searched his face for any sign of hesitation, any shift in his demeanor that would indicate things had changed.Julian took a sip of his drink before mee
Last Updated : 2025-02-20The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 57
Julian set his keys down and leaned against the doorway, watching her. Even amidst a crisis, she carried herself with grace, strength, and determination. It was one of the many things about her that captivated him.Finally, Alexis looked up and noticed him. A tired smile crossed her lips. "You’re back."Julian pushed off the wall and walked over to her. "And you’re still working. Have you even taken a break?" His tone was gentle, but there was a hint of concern beneath it.She sighed, closing her laptop partially. "There’s too much to do. The leak could cost the company millions if we don’t handle it right. The damage control alone has been exhausting."He pulled out a chair beside her and sat down. "I know. But you also need to rest, Alexis. Running yourself into the ground won’t solve anything."She exhaled, tilting her head back slightly. "I just… I can’t believe this happened. We’ve spent months on this project. Every detail, every design, we put our hearts into it. And now it’s a
Last Updated : 2025-02-21The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 58
The morning sun cast a golden glow over the Montgomery Group headquarters as Alexis stepped out of Julian’s car.She turned to give him a small smile, but his usual smirk was absent. He had been distant since the night before, and though he reassured her it was just work stress, she couldn’t shake the feeling that there was more. Still, she had enough on her plate and decided to let it go for now.As soon as she stepped through the grand glass doors of the building, Claire, her assistant, came rushing towards her, her heels clicking urgently against the marble floor."Ms. Montgomery! You need to see this," Claire panted, handing Alexis a tablet. "Sophia is holding a press conference right now."Alexis’s brows furrowed as she took the tablet and tapped the screen.The live broadcast from a major news network flickered before her eyes, revealing a tearful Sophia standing behind a podium, surrounded by flashing cameras and eager reporters.Her hair was impeccably styled, and her makeup w
Last Updated : 2025-02-22The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 59
Alexis’ phone rang, the caller ID flashing Sophia’s name. She sighed, rubbing her temple as she debated answering.After the stunt Sophia had pulled at the press conference, Alexis wasn’t in the mood for whatever justification she was about to spew. Still, she picked up, pressing the phone to her ear as she stepped into her office.“I assume you saw the press conference?” Sophia’s voice was surprisingly light, almost casual, as if she had merely announced a new fashion line rather than confessed to leaking company secrets.Alexis clenched her jaw, fighting to keep her tone even. “Yes, Sophia. I saw it.”“Good,” Sophia chirped. “I thought it was the best thing to do, you know? To clear the air, show some remorse, and, well… I meant every word, Alexis. I do miss you.”Alexis scoffed, sinking into her chair. “Miss me? You mean after betraying me in more ways than I can count?”Sophia let out an exaggerated sigh. “I knew you’d be like this. But look, I’m taking responsibility. I’m leaving
Last Updated : 2025-02-22The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 60
Julian sat in his office, the city skyline stretched before him through the floor to ceiling windows, his fingers gripping his phone tightly.The news of Sophia’s press conference had spread like wildfire, and the sheer audacity of her actions had him fuming.He had given her strict instructions to keep a low profile, to wait for his command, yet she had gone ahead and acted on her own accord, basking in the attention while turning the situation into a sob story.He dialed her number, pressing the phone to his ear as it rang. The moment she picked up, he didn’t wait for pleasantries. His voice was cold, sharp like a blade.“Who the hell gave you permission to hold that press conference, Sophia?”On the other end, Sophia hesitated before responding. “Julian, I did what I had to do. I couldn’t let the company suffer any more. I needed to take responsibility.”Julian scoffed. “Needed to take responsibility? Or needed to manipulate public sympathy? You’re under me, Sophia. You don’t get t
Last Updated : 2025-02-23The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 61
Alexis sat frozen in her office, Ryan’s words echoing in her mind.The weight of the revelation pressed down on her chest like an iron fist, constricting her breath.Julian. Mrs. Devereux. The Montgomerys. The manuscript leak.Nothing made sense, and yet, everything suddenly did.She replayed every moment, every interaction, scouring them for signs she had missed.Had she been naive?Had she been gullible?Had she walked into Julian’s arms blindly, believing he was her sanctuary when in reality, he had been the orchestrator of something far more calculated?The anonymous message...Her breath hitched as she remembered it, the text that had shattered her world that.A message that lead to the hotel room.An unknown sender.At the time, she had been too consumed with heartbreak to question the source.Had it all been Julian?Had he wanted her to break things off with Ryan so seamlessly that he had fed her the truth at the perfect moment?And then there was the way Julian had been there,
Last Updated : 2025-02-23The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 62
Alexis sat back in her car, staring at the ocean waves crashing against the shore, her vision blurred by unshed tears again.The weight of everything felt suffocating.Her heart ached with betrayal, with regret, with the realization that she had been played in a game she never even knew she was a part of.Her phone vibrated on the passenger seat. She blinked away her tears and glanced at the screen.Julian: Lunch? I’ll pick you up.Alexis let out a bitter chuckle, a self deprecating smile tugging at her lips.Lunch?As if nothing had happened?As if she hadn’t just learned that the man she had trusted, the man she had believed loved her, had orchestrated so much of her life without her even realizing it?She tightened her grip on the steering wheel.Did she really need him when she was this broken?When the very foundation of their relationship was now riddled with doubt and uncertainty?She had been blind, so painfully, stupidly blind. How had she not seen it? The pieces had always b
Last Updated : 2025-02-24
Latest chapter
The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 137
Julian exhaled slowly, nodding. “I don’t want you to forget,” he murmured. “I just want you to let me make it right.”His fingers brushed over her knuckles, tentative, as if giving her the chance to pull away. But she didn’t. She let him hold her hands, let him be close.“I spent years blaming your father for what happened to mine,” Julian continued, his voice thick with emotion. “And maybe some of that blame was justified. But I made the mistake of thinking you were just another extension of him, that hurting you would somehow fix what was broken inside me.”A pained look crossed his face, regret etched into every feature. “But all I did was hurt the one person who had nothing to do with any of it. And I will never forgive myself for that.”Alexis swallowed the lump in her throat, her own regrets beginning to surface.She had tried to ignore the way her heart had ached in his absence. She had told herself she was better off without him, that his betrayal had severed the connection be
The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 136
As they strolled beneath the Eiffel Tower, the golden glow of the city casting long shadows around them, Alexis felt an unfamiliar warmth settle in her chest. She had spent so long running, from her past, from Julian, from herself. But now, in this moment, it was as if time had slowed, allowing her to breathe, to truly take it all in.Julian didn’t rush her. He simply walked beside her, their fingers still loosely intertwined, as if he was afraid that if he held on too tightly, she would slip away.“Do you remember what you told me that night?” Julian asked softly.Alexis frowned slightly, searching her memory. “Which night?”“The night of the gala,” he clarified, glancing at her with a knowing look. “You told me that I was a mistake waiting to happen.”Alexis let out a small, breathy laugh. “That does sound like something I would say.”Julian’s lips curved into a smirk. “And you weren’t wrong.”Alexis tilted her head up, watching the soft glow of the tower above them. “It wasn’t just
The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 135
Harrison Montgomery had always been a man of power, control, and strategy. He built an empire from the ground up, ensuring that his family never lacked anything. To him, emotions were liabilities, love was a distraction, and personal connections were just another battlefield where the strongest prevailed.And yet, as he stood by the large windows of his estate, watching his daughter through the glass as she sat in the garden, something in him shifted.Alexis was smiling. A real, genuine smile.For months, she had walked around with a guarded expression, a shadow of the confident, fierce woman he had raised. She had been betrayed, humiliated, and hurt in ways no father would ever want for his child. He had watched her hide her pain behind work, pretending she was fine, but he had known better.But now, this was different.She was laughing softly as she stared at her phone, a small, almost shy smile on her lips. Her fingers hovered over the screen, typing something before deleting it an
The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 134
Julian answered on the first ring.“Alexis?” His voice was cautious, unsure.She swallowed hard, her grip on the phone tightening as she stood outside his childhood home. The wind rustled through the overgrown grass, carrying with it the echoes of the past she had just walked through.“I went to your house,” she admitted, her voice barely above a whisper.Silence.For a long moment, there was nothing but his breath on the other end of the line. When he finally spoke, his voice was rough, strained. “You didn’t have to do that.”“But I did,” she countered. “I had to see it. I had to understand.”A bitter chuckle escaped him. “And? Do you understand now? Do you finally see what your father did to me?”Her heart clenched at the raw pain in his voice.“I see everything, Julian,” she said softly. “The eviction notices, the empty cabinets… the house falling apart. You had nothing.”He exhaled shakily. “We had worse than nothing.”She closed her eyes, imagining a younger Julian standing in th
The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 133
Julian sat in his car, gripping the steering wheel tightly. His heart still pounded in his chest, the image of Alexis standing in the doorway burned into his mind.She hadn’t told him to leave.She hadn’t slammed the door in his face.That had to mean something, didn’t it?He let out a heavy breath, resting his forehead against the wheel. He had spent so long fighting battles against Charlotte, against his mother, against the world… but this was the most important fight of all. The one for Alexis.And if waiting was what it took, then he would wait.He just prayed she would give him the chance to prove himself before it was too late.Julian knew better than to push.For the first time in his life, he was stepping back, not because he was giving up, but because he finally understood that love wasn’t something he could win like a business deal or a war. Alexis wasn’t a prize to be claimed. She was a woman who had been hurt, who had every right to doubt him, and if he truly wanted a futu
The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 132
Alexis pressed the power button on her phone, silencing the vibration that followed Julian’s call. Her heart was pounding, her emotions tangled in a war between longing and self preservation. She had spent weeks convincing herself that she was done with him, that she had buried every last trace of love she had for him beneath the rubble of his betrayal.But then, there he was, standing in front of the entire world, stripping himself of his armor and baring his soul in a way she never thought he would. And now, she didn’t know what to do with the feelings clawing their way back to the surface.A knock at the door jolted her from her thoughts. Her breath caught. Had he come to see her? No, Julian wouldn’t be that reckless, would he?Slowly, she made her way to the door, her pulse racing. When she opened it, she wasn’t sure whether she felt relieved or disappointed to see Sophia standing there instead.“Can I come in?” Sophia asked softly, her eyes searching Alexis’ face.Alexis stepped
The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 131
The world erupted in a frenzy the moment Julian Devereux's press conference ended. News outlets, social media platforms, and television channels dissected every word he had spoken, every frame of his expression. His admission of love for Alexis Montgomery, combined with the exposure of Charlotte’s corruption, sent shockwaves through the business world and beyond.Some lauded Julian for his honesty, praising his courage in standing against Charlotte. Others, however, were less forgiving.“So Alexis was really nothing more than a pawn in a revenge plot?”“She should’ve never married him in the first place. He destroyed her.”“Why is Julian being praised for ‘love’ when he manipulated her from the start?”Within hours, #AlexisMontgomery trended worldwide. News anchors debated whether she had been complicit in Julian’s schemes or simply another victim of powerful men playing dangerous games. Everyone had an opinion, and Alexis, despite her best efforts, could not drown out the noise.She
The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 130
Alexis blinked, but she remained silent.Julian took a step closer. “I love you, Alexis. Not because it’s convenient. Not because I want to win. But because even after everything, even when you have every reason to hate me, you are still the best thing that has ever happened to me.”A flicker of something crossed her face, something he couldn’t quite place.But then she inhaled sharply and shook her head. “Love isn’t enough, Julian.”He knew that. He had always known that.But he wasn’t giving up.“I know,” he said softly. “But I’m going to prove to you that I can be the man you deserve.”Alexis looked at him, searching his face, as if trying to find the lie.She didn’t respond right away. And for now, Julian didn’t expect her to.This was just the beginning.And he would fight for her, for them, with everything he had left.Alexis’ chest tightened as she stared at Julian, his words still hanging in the air between them. I love you, Alexis. She wished she could believe him, wished she
The Billionaire Heiress's Contract Marriage Chapter 129
Harrison Montgomery stared Julian down, his sharp gaze cutting through the younger man like a blade. Julian had confessed everything, his revenge, his betrayal, his regret, but none of that changed what he had done to Alexis. None of it erased the pain he had caused.Harrison leaned back in his chair, steepling his fingers. His expression was unreadable, but Julian could see the fury simmering beneath his composed exterior.“You don’t deserve her,” Harrison said, his voice cold and absolute.Julian swallowed but didn’t argue. He knew it was true.“And yet,” Harrison continued, his eyes narrowing, “I have never seen my daughter care about someone the way she cared about you. Even now, after everything, she still feels something.”Julian’s breath hitched. He had spent weeks believing Alexis wanted nothing to do with him. That her hatred had erased any trace of love she once held for him.Harrison sighed, standing up and adjusting his cufflinks. “So, here’s how this is going to go, Deve
