All Chapters of THE BILIONAIRE'S DISABLE BRIDE : Chapter 21 - Chapter 22

Mimi sat across from Lyra at their favorite café, the soft hum of quiet chatter in the background. Her fingers twisted the edge of her napkin, her stomach a tight knot of anxiety. The weight of the upcoming custody battle was pressing on her chest, suffocating her. She couldn’t breathe without feeling the strain of it all.“Lyra,” she said, her voice a whisper of fear, “I don’t know how to do this. How do I fight someone like James? He’ll do anything to win.”Lyra, ever calm, met her gaze with understanding. She had always been the steady rock in Mimi’s life, the friend who knew when to push and when to simply listen. “You’re stronger than you think, Mimi. You’ve always been. And you have something he doesn’t, Simeon’s love. Don’t let him play you into thinking otherwise.”Mimi’s eyes filled with tears, but she quickly blinked them away, unwilling to let her vulnerability show any further. “I can’t afford to lose him, Lyra. If I do, I... I don’t know what I’ll do.”Lyra reached across