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A Billion-Dollar Mix-Up: Pregnant With The Mysterious CEO's Baby
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2 Chapters
Chapter 6 Please Hit Me Right Now img
Chapter 7 I Did It For The Sake Of The Baby img
Chapter 8 Then You Can Throw Away Your Position As The Heir! img
Chapter 9 I Will Take Full Responsibility! img
Chapter 10 William Tried To Strangle Her img
Chapter 11 I Want Her To Apologize To Me! img
Chapter 12 Only You Can Bear My Child img
Chapter 13 Sharing A Room With William img
Chapter 14 The Results Are In img
Chapter 15 You're Really Able To Make It On The Spot img
Chapter 16 Go Ahead And Fulfill The Wager img
Chapter 17 William Backs Her Up img
Chapter 18 Marrying You Might Be The Most Wise Choice I've Ever Made img
Chapter 19 Married To Spite You img
Chapter 20 Lily Is Missing img
Chapter 21 She Would Not Resign Herself To Fate img
Chapter 22 His Hacking Skills img
Chapter 23 Accusing Me To Cover Up Your Own Wrongdoing img
Chapter 24 Shielding Her From The Fallout img
Chapter 25 Set Out Alone For Lily's Rescue img
Chapter 26 The Notice She Posted Worked img
Chapter 27 Did He Even Know How To Use A Sniper Rifle img
Chapter 28 Don't Move img
Chapter 29 He Hoisted Her Straight Onto His Shoulder img
Chapter 30 You Shouldn't Have Gotten Involved Today img
Chapter 31 Apologize To Him img
Chapter 32 This Isn't Over img
Chapter 33 I Didn't Mean To Seduce You Just Now img
Chapter 34 Are You Really So Confident You Won't Be Exposed img
Chapter 35 He Shielded Her img
Chapter 36 Mercy Had Never Been Part Of Her Nature img
Chapter 37 Because She Is My Wife img
Chapter 38 You're Only Saying Sorry Because You're Scared img
Chapter 39 Looks Like I Really Struck Gold This Time img
Chapter 40 Made Him Change His Mind img
Chapter 41 See How Much She Could Achieve img
Chapter 42 Like A Private Armory img
Chapter 43 Training img
Chapter 44 Repay A Kindness img
Chapter 45 Love You img
Chapter 46 He Doesn't Take Her Seriously img
Chapter 47 The First Use Of Night Edge img
Chapter 48 There Are No Bullets In My Gun img
Chapter 49 Without Relying On William img
Chapter 50 Falling For Her img
Chapter 51 I Could Never Fall For Anyone Else img
Chapter 52 Why Did You Get So Upset With Me Earlier img
Chapter 53 Refusing William's Help img
Chapter 54 Wealthy People Truly Knew How To Savor Comfort img
Chapter 55 Another Encounter With Devin img
Chapter 56 Because They Aren't Worth What It Would Cost You img
Chapter 57 Don't You Dare Set Your Sights On Her img
Chapter 58 Hiding Her Identity And Finding A Partner img
Chapter 59 A Devoted Son img
Chapter 60 She Knew How To Handle Devin img
Chapter 61 I Need To Borrow Some Money img
Chapter 62 Kept Woman img
Chapter 63 Struck A Deal With Devin img
Chapter 64 This Trait Of Hers Appealed To Him img
Chapter 65 Why Are Your Cheeks Suddenly So Red img
Chapter 66 His Concern img
Chapter 67 Adolf img
Chapter 68 Gloves Made By Adolf img
Chapter 69 Your Mentor And Aidan Are On Good Terms img
Chapter 70 Schedule Changed img
Chapter 71 Are You Afraid I Have Feelings For You img
Chapter 72 Ambitious img
Chapter 73 Two Candidates Stand Out img
Chapter 74 They Deserved It img
Chapter 75 That's Wanting Everything At Once img
Chapter 76 I Can't Live Without You img
Chapter 77 She'll Never Pick You img
Chapter 78 Reviewing The Candidates img
Chapter 79 The Three Powerful Families Of Aethelran img
Chapter 80 Colin Fails img
Chapter 81 I'm Colin Harvey From Harvey Pharmaceuticals img
Chapter 82 A Janitor img
Chapter 83 Test img
Chapter 84 Also Known As Gemma img
Chapter 85 You've Crossed The Line img
Chapter 86 I Like Your Ambition img
Chapter 87 His Mood Affected By An Image img
Chapter 88 William's Emotional Turmoil img
Chapter 89 Decided To Ask Her Directly img
Chapter 90 Could Chris Have Feelings For You img
Chapter 91 I Didn't Expect You To Have A Wild Imagination img
Chapter 92 Come With Me To Virel Dining Tonight img
Chapter 93 A Call From Aethelran University img
Chapter 94 If She Were Not Already William's Wife img
Chapter 95 So Her Husband Was Just Chris' Bodyguard img
Chapter 96 Another Identity Of Mine img
Chapter 97 Gave Her A Scare img
Chapter 98 Accept Or Refuse img
Chapter 99 I'll Make Sure You Never Use That Filthy Mouth Again img
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Chapter 2 You Are Going To Marry Me

Colin was propped up against the pillows, and his hand reached out to wipe away Thea's tears with a tenderness that didn't belong to Vivian.

Then, without hesitation, Colin leaned forward and kissed Thea, slow and intimate, his voice warm with devotion. "Silly girl," he murmured. "For you, I would definitely wake up."

"It's all my fault!" Thea said, her breath hitching as she shook her head like she was drowning in guilt. "If your meeting with Vivian that day hadn't been delayed by bringing me cake first, you wouldn't have driven so fast, which led to the car crash..." She paused just right, her eyes flicking toward the door, almost like she was checking to see if anyone was listening.

"Stop blaming yourself. It was my own carelessness." Colin's expression softened as he tried to comfort her. "That day... I was hurrying to meet Vivian because I wanted to delay the wedding. I just didn't expect..."

Delay the wedding? The words struck Vivian like a sharp slap across the face. So that was the truth. He hadn't been rushing to see her out of love or excitement. He'd been on his way to tell her to postpone the wedding.

That car crash, the one Vivian had blamed herself for until it stole her breath every time she thought about it, wasn't some tragedy triggered by her at all. It was simply the messy consequence of their affair.

Everything she had suffered through this past month, the endless pain, the humiliating IVF procedures, and even the nightmare of carrying the wrong man's child, suddenly felt like some twisted joke played at her expense.

She realized she had been the victim, the poor fool kept in the dark. The realization tore through Vivian so sharply that it felt like something inside her split open. Her stomach lurched, and her knees nearly gave out beneath her.

A worried voice broke through the moment. "Vivian? What's happening?" Katrina called as she hurried closer.

Vivian turned slowly, locking onto Katrina's anxious face. Her voice came out flat, almost freezing. "The results came back. The IVF... failed."

Thea had just stepped into the hallway, and she caught every word. A bright, uncontrollable spark of satisfaction flickered in her eyes. Now, there was nothing stopping Colin from breaking up with Vivian.

Katrina went still before reaching for Vivian's hand, squeezing it tightly as she tried to steady her. "Oh, sweetheart... it's alright. Colin is awake now. Once you're married, there will be more chances to conceive a child. Please, go inside and see him..."

Then, Katrina looked up at Thea. "Thea, how is Colin doing?" she asked softly.

Thea's face shifted instantly, smoothing into a picture of harmless sweetness. "Colin just opened his eyes, but he's still pretty weak. I was about to grab him something to eat."

She flicked Vivian a look filled with quiet triumph before turning.

"Stop right there." Vivian's voice sliced through the hallway, cold enough to stop the air itself.

Thea paused and looked back, putting on an innocent frown. "What's the matter?"

Vivian didn't bother answering. In two fast steps, she closed the distance, lifted her hand, and struck.

Crack! The slap echoed loud and brutal as it landed across Thea's cheek.

Thea staggered, her head snapping to the side. She pressed a hand to her face as the skin flushed red, tears gathering instantly. "Why did you hit me?"

"Why?" Vivian snarled. She grabbed a handful of Thea's hair, ignoring her shriek and Katrina's shocked gasp. She yanked Thea straight into Colin's room and threw her down in front of him. "Because you're just like your mother-you love stealing what belongs to others. You're a filthy slut!"

"Vivian, have you lost your mind?" Colin's face drained as anger exploded across it. He forced himself out of bed, shoved Vivian back, and pulled Thea close as if shielding something precious.

Vivian laughed, sharp and bitter. "You're this worked up because I hit your precious little darling?"

Colin's panic flared as he stared at her. "Vivian, let me explain-"

"Explain?" Vivian moved closer, her voice almost too calm, like something shattered beneath the surface. "Explain what, Colin? Explain how you planned a wedding with me while you cheated with my stepsister behind my back? Or do you want to explain how you were racing to meet me that day just so you could push our wedding aside? Was that your plan, to keep me hanging around while you entertained your sordid little affair?"

"That's not it. I..."

Crack! The sound snapped through the room before he could finish.

Vivian's palm struck his face with brutal force, and red marks immediately flared across his cheek.

Katrina froze, shock swallowing her whole. Her lips parted like she wanted to stop it, but the truth behind it all rooted her in place. She couldn't even breathe.

"This one," Vivian said, her eyes blazing and her voice trembling, "is for wasting three years of my love like it meant nothing."

Crack! Her hand flew again, even harder this time, sharper, crueler.

"And this one is for making a fool out of me. For making me drown in self-blame with the assumption that I was the trigger of your car crash. For making me in constant concern for your life. For making me lie on that table, going through hell for IVF!" Vivian snarled.

Colin held his cheek, his expression twisting between disbelief and fury. "You..."

Thea screamed as she rushed forward, "Vivian, stop it! How could you hit Colin? You couldn't hold onto his heart, and you have no right to blame us for your failure!"

Vivian whipped toward Thea, her eyes cutting like glass. "Don't say another word!"

Colin's arms tightened around Thea without thinking, and that simple instinct stabbed Vivian deeper than anything else.

Vivian's chest heaved as she lifted her hand one last time, gathering every ounce of strength she had left.

Crack! The sound exploded through the room, louder than the others, final and brutal.

"This one," Vivian hissed, her voice breaking apart, "is for ruining everything. For twisting my whole life into a ridiculous, pathetic joke! Colin, we're done. I never want to see you again. You make me feel disgusted."

The moment the words left her, she turned sharply and stormed out, slamming the door so hard that it felt like she was sealing the past behind it.

Her feet carried her down the corridor until she reached a quiet, deserted corner, and only then did her body finally give in. She pressed her back against the icy wall and slid down slowly, collapsing onto the floor.

Three years of love. A month of unbearable suffering. And the cruel irony of a child she never asked for growing inside her. It all shattered at once, dissolving into burning tears that wouldn't stop pouring.

Time blurred while Vivian sat there sobbing, but when she finally lifted her face, her eyes were raw and swollen, and one decision burned through the haze. This couldn't continue. She needed to put an end to the pregnancy and undo the nightmare her life had turned into.

That single thought became the only thing keeping her upright. She braced herself against the wall, forced her legs to move, and walked straight out, heading for another hospital as if the answer might change.

Checking in, sitting through another examination, waiting for another report, every minute felt like it was slicing deeper into her chest.

"Ms. Fowler," the doctor called out softly, sadness weighing down her voice as she read the results, "if you choose to end this pregnancy, there's a strong possibility you will never be able to conceive again."

"No... that isn't possible," Vivian murmured, shaken to her core. She refused to believe it.

The next few days turned into a frantic search for hope. She rushed from one specialist to another, crisscrossing the city, desperate for someone to say William had lied, that the previous diagnoses were wrong.

The answer never changed. Every single one gave her the same unmovable truth. Ending the pregnancy could take motherhood away from her forever.

By the time she returned home, whatever strength she had left was gone. She drifted through the doorway like a ghost.

Her foot had barely touched the stairs when voices floated from the half-open study door. Inside were Thea and her stepmother, Melinda Fowler.

"Mom, how much are the Kirbys actually paying to marry Vivian? Could you buy me that limited bag I have been eyeing? Everyone I know already has one." Thea's tone was spoiled and impatient.

"Just hold on, sweetheart." Melinda's tone was sharp with calculating excitement. "Once Vivian walks through that door and the Kirby money is finally in our hands, you won't just get a bag. You'll get a car. A new one, something better than anyone else's." She let out a cold laugh. "Your father warned that Devin has a temper with women, but he spends like a king. Vivian is nothing but an endless expense anyway. We might as well get something useful out of her. At least then raising her won't feel like such a complete waste."

Devin Kirby, the infamous man everyone whispered about. The crippled brute with a violent streak, the kind of man women feared more than strangers in dark alleyways. No one sane would ever agree to marry someone like that.

Vivian stood frozen outside the door as her blood seemed to turn to ice. Her hands began to tremble, and she couldn't stop it.

She knew Thea and Melinda would actually go through with it. For money, they would wrap her up like a package and deliver her straight into that creep Devin's hands without losing a wink of sleep.

Nausea churned in her stomach, but her thoughts spun wildly, searching for an escape, any crack in the wall closing around her.

Just then, her phone lit up. A new message flashed across the screen from a number she didn't recognize. "This is William Lewis. Have you made your choice?"

At this, a fierce certainty lit up Vivian's eyes, cutting through everything else.

With her world closing in, his name felt like the only direction left to run. It wasn't comforting, and it wasn't gentle, but it was still a way forward that didn't end in complete disaster.

At the very least, he wanted her baby. That meant she had leverage. Whatever choice she made, it had to be better than being handed over to someone like Devin.

Vivian rushed back to her room and called the number immediately.

William picked up almost at once, and a low, controlled voice filled the line. "Ms. Fowler."

"Mr. Lewis," Vivian replied, her voice worn down but strangely steady, "I'll keep the baby. But..."

She stopped, letting the silence stretch just long enough for him to understand there was a price.

Then, Vivian inhaled slowly and then spoke with absolute firmness, leaving no room for negotiation. "But if you want this baby, you're going to marry me."

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