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From Beggar To Billionaire, From Princess To Prisoner
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Chapter 6 She Is Under My Protection img
Chapter 7 Live With Me img
Chapter 8 I'm Back img
Chapter 9 The Perfect Match img
Chapter 10 He Chose To Be With Me img
Chapter 11 Crossed The Line img
Chapter 12 Where Are You img
Chapter 13 Lying To Him For Another Man img
Chapter 14 You Belong To Me img
Chapter 15 There Is Someone img
Chapter 16 Memories img
Chapter 17 Too Late img
Chapter 18 A Show For Elijah img
Chapter 19 First Lesson img
Chapter 20 Still Valid img
Chapter 21 The Sword Of Damocles img
Chapter 22 Questions img
Chapter 23 A Threat img
Chapter 24 Hope img
Chapter 25 I Can See Elijah Less img
Chapter 26 You've Crossed A Boundary img
Chapter 27 Come Home With Me And Meet My Parents img
Chapter 28 How She Shone Whenever She Chased After Her Dreams img
Chapter 29 Her Portfolio img
Chapter 30 Shades img
Chapter 31 A Trap img
Chapter 32 Resistance img
Chapter 33 His Tenderness img
Chapter 34 The Pictures img
Chapter 35 An Offer img
Chapter 36 He Had To See Vanessa img
Chapter 37 Jealousy img
Chapter 38 Why Can't You Trust Me, Even Once img
Chapter 39 Her Painful Memories img
Chapter 40 Calming Her img
Chapter 41 An Orchestrated Hunt img
Chapter 42 The Auction img
Chapter 43 Playing img
Chapter 44 Her Mother's Bracelet img
Chapter 45 The First Destination img
Chapter 46 The Last Chance img
Chapter 47 You'll Have To Earn It Yourself! img
Chapter 48 Catching The Mole img
Chapter 49 The Traitor img
Chapter 50 The Plagiarized Work img
Chapter 51 A Flawless Web Of Lies img
Chapter 52 The Old Times img
Chapter 53 A Confrontation img
Chapter 54 The Phoenix Rising img
Chapter 55 Twisting The Truth img
Chapter 56 The Undeniable Evidence img
Chapter 57 A Competition img
Chapter 58 Art img
Chapter 59 Apprenticeship img
Chapter 60 The Championship img
Chapter 61 A Gift img
Chapter 62 Like A Battlefield img
Chapter 63 For You img
Chapter 64 Anything Strange img
Chapter 65 The Clues img
Chapter 66 The Clothing Boutique img
Chapter 67 Another Shop img
Chapter 68 The Turning Point img
Chapter 69 A Venomous Text Message img
Chapter 70 The Financial Manager img
Chapter 71 Coming At Her Again img
Chapter 72 The Numbers On The Bracelet img
Chapter 73 Another Dead End img
Chapter 74 The Helmeted Man img
Chapter 75 Don't Let Go img
Chapter 76 The Secret img
Chapter 77 Do You Still Like Me img
Chapter 78 My Girlfriend img
Chapter 79 His Parents img
Chapter 80 Walking Into Danger img
Chapter 81 Hardship img
Chapter 82 I'm Leaving Today img
Chapter 83 Eavesdropping img
Chapter 84 The Confession Of Love img
Chapter 85 Choosing One Of Two img
Chapter 86 The Journal img
Chapter 87 Communication Might Still Bridge The Chasm Between Them img
Chapter 88 Why Did You End Things Between Us img
Chapter 89 The Truth She Couldn't Say Out Loud img
Chapter 90 Hope img
Chapter 91 They Knew It img
Chapter 92 A Warning img
Chapter 93 What Had Happened Back Then img
Chapter 94 What Am I Supposed To Know img
Chapter 95 He Nearly Lost His Life img
Chapter 96 Her Name img
Chapter 97 Letting Go img
Chapter 98 Choice img
Chapter 99 Their Connection img
Chapter 100 A Revelation img
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From Beggar To Billionaire, From Princess To Prisoner

Author: Elara Greene
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Chapter 1 Meeting Ex-Boyfriend Again

At the highest level of Aegis Law Firm, Vanessa Owen trailed behind the assistant, and her steps wavered with every move.

An old, washed-out T-shirt hung loosely on her frame, while frayed jeans brushed her knees, and the sight clashed sharply with the polished luxury of the building around her.

With trembling hands, Vanessa gripped her battered handbag and pressed her nails into her skin because the sting helped her hold on to what little pride she had left.

There was nothing left for her beyond this moment.

Since her parents had been sent to prison, she had gone from one law firm to another across the city, yet none of them were willing to touch the case.

Only Aegis Law Firm, after listening to her story over the phone, had agreed to give her an appointment.

"Miss Owen, you may step inside now. The lawyer you scheduled with is still tied up in a meeting, so our boss will be seeing you instead," the assistant said with practiced politeness as she pushed the heavy wooden door open.

After steadying herself with a slow breath, Vanessa stepped inside the office and kept her gaze lowered.

"Go ahead and sit down," a deep and unsettlingly familiar voice said, cutting through the room and sending a cold wave through her body.

In that instant, Vanessa could not move.

Her head snapped upward, and her gaze locked onto the man seated behind the wide desk.

A sharply tailored black suit covered him from shoulder to toe, and his shirt was fastened all the way up with deliberate precision. Gold rimmed glasses sat neatly on his nose, while the eyes behind them looked distant and cold, and their sharp scrutiny felt impossible to escape.

In the past five years, that face had haunted her sleepless nights again and again, sometimes carrying the stubborn youth they once shared, and other times reflecting the bitterness and shame left behind by their separation.

However, nothing in her memories compared to the commanding authority and control that radiated from him now.

Standing before her was Shawn Madison, the man she once loved and lost.

How could fate be this cruel? Vanessa's thoughts collapsed into silence as her eyes drifted to the nameplate resting on the desk. Chief Lawyer, Shawn Madison.

She then recalled the assistant's earlier words, realizing that the law firm belonged to him.

In that moment, she felt ridiculous, like a helpless target who had wandered straight into a predator's carefully laid snare.

Without giving her a chance to gather herself, Shawn moved first. He reached for the slim file on the desk with steady fingers and spoke in an unhurried tone. "Owen Group has declared bankruptcy, and the outstanding debt has reached thirty billion."

There was no emotion in his voice, and the words sounded as impersonal as a news broadcast. "Chairman Felix Owen and his wife, Diane Owen, are under investigation for commercial fraud and embezzlement, and both have already been taken into custody."

Every sentence struck Vanessa with brutal force, and the impact rattled her already fragile composure.

Color drained steadily from her face as the silence stretched on.

After setting the file aside, Shawn leaned back into his broad leather chair. His hands came together calmly, and his attention finally lifted from the papers to rest on her.

What met her gaze was open ridicule.

"Vanessa Owen." He said her name without warmth, as though she were no more than a stranger passing through.

"I have a question for you." He inclined his body forward just enough for the lenses of his glasses to catch a cold glint. "How did the young woman who once stood before the entire school and announced that I would never be good enough for her fall to this point?"

The moment those words landed, Vanessa lost her train of thought entirely, and a sharp ringing filled her ears.

Shame and humiliation rushed through her without mercy.

Her lips shook, and forming words became painfully difficult.

"Shawn..." Her plea came out rough and strained. "My parents were set up. I know I have no standing to come here and ask you for help. But I have nowhere else to go anymore. I'm begging you to help me. If you agree to take this case, I will do whatever you ask. Anything you want."

While the last of her words left her mouth, Vanessa dropped to her knees on the cold marble floor with a hollow thud.

Nothing about their separation years ago had ended with grace, which was why Vanessa would never have stood before Shawn like this unless she had been truly cornered.

At the center of her desperation was a fragile hope that Felix and Diane could still be pulled back from the brink of prison.

Because there was no other path left, she forced herself to cast aside what little pride she had left and face Shawn.

From his position above her, Shawn stared down without the slightest flicker of feeling crossing his face.

Seconds crawled forward inside the suffocating quiet of the office.

With every moment that passed in silence, Vanessa felt her chest grow heavier, and her hope sink lower.

Clarity finally struck her then. This meeting had never been about offering help, but about allowing him to see just how broken and pitiful his former girlfriend had become.

After all, expecting him to abandon old wounds and rescue the family of the woman who once hurt him so deeply had been nothing more than a cruel illusion.

That realization crushed her spirit and wrapped her in a suffocating wave of hopelessness.

Slowly, Vanessa pushed herself up from the floor, and it felt as though every trace of strength had already abandoned her.

With great effort, she lifted her lips into a strained smile and said faintly, "I'm sorry, Mr. Madison. I apologize for taking up your time."

After those words, she turned her back on him and began to walk away, and each movement felt unbearably heavy.

To her, every step forward felt dangerous, as though she were walking along a sharpened edge that led only toward ruin.

Eventually, her fingers closed around the icy surface of the doorknob.

Once she stepped through that door, her parents would have no chance left, and their lives would be destroyed.

Just as she gathered the courage to open it, Shawn's voice cut through the silence behind her. "Stop."

            
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