THE BILLIONAIRE'S FOUR SECRET HEIR'S AND HIS BETRAYED WIFE

The secret opened

Lynn reluctantly agreed to walk toward the bathroom with Jessica and Richard, but before they could get very far, she suddenly stopped and turned to face them. She looked around to make sure nobody else had followed them, then lowered her voice as she tried to come up with another way to save herself from the humiliation waiting outside.

“Hold on,” Lynn said quickly. “There is something you both need to hear before we go back there.”

Jessica folded her arms across her chest and stared at her suspiciously. Richard remained silent, his eyes fixed on Lynn.

“My late father left me a company worth millions of dollars,” Lynn continued, forcing a nervous smile onto her face. “I am willing to hand the entire company over to you if you help me take this shame away from me.”

Jessica's expression immediately hardened.

“Are you saying that you faked the entire pregnancy?” she asked.

Lynn's lips parted, but no words came out immediately.

Outside the bathroom, the guests were still waiting impatiently. Whispers had begun spreading throughout the hall as everyone wondered what was happening and why Jessica, Richard, and Lynn had disappeared together.

“I am not interested in your worthless company, young lady,” Jessica finally said coldly. “Do you really think you can buy your way out of this situation?”

Lynn swallowed hard.

Jessica then turned toward Richard.

“Look here, Richard. If we walk out there and announce that Lynn fabricated her pregnancy, your father will take everything away from you. Your position, your inheritance, your future in the company—everything. You know your father well enough to understand that he will not forgive you for bringing this kind of disgrace to the family.”

Richard's face changed immediately.

He had been thinking about Lynn and the scandal, but Jessica's words made him think about his inheritance.

“Mother…” he whispered.

“You cannot afford to lose a multibillion-dollar company over this,” Jessica continued. “So I suggest we make Amanda suffer for this instead. She has already placed herself in the middle of this matter. If we need someone to carry the blame, she has volunteered herself.”

Richard slowly lowered his head, thinking carefully about what Jessica had said.

“You know my thoughts, Mother,” he finally said. “I cannot afford to lose everything because of this. I have worked too hard to inherit the company, and I will not allow Amanda to destroy my future.”

Lynn breathed quietly in relief.

Jessica turned her attention back to Lynn.

“And you,” she said sharply. “Do not ever try to play smart with me again. You are not from some wealthy family, and you have no inheritance waiting for you. You were simply fortunate enough to gain favor with my son. Do not confuse that favor with power.”

Lynn's face tightened.

“The next time you decide to manipulate people, make sure you understand who you are dealing with. I am doing this because I want to protect my son. If Veronica were still here, I would have exposed the truth to the entire world and made it clear that you were never pregnant.”

Lynn remained silent.

Jessica's voice softened, but the warning in it became even stronger.

“Now, wipe that expression from your face. We are going back inside.”

Lynn slowly forced a smile onto her face.

The three of them returned to the main hall together.

Every eye immediately turned toward them.

Mr. Williams stood anxiously near the center of the hall, his face filled with expectation.

“Jessica, what is the result?” he asked.

The entire room became silent.

Guests leaned forward, waiting for her answer. Amanda stood among them, her heart pounding as she watched Lynn walk beside Richard.

Jessica looked around the room before finally speaking.

“She is carrying the true heir of the Williams family.”

A loud murmur immediately swept through the hall.

“No!”

Amanda suddenly stepped forward.

Everyone turned toward her.

“No, that is not true!” Amanda shouted. “She is lying!”

Richard's face darkened.

“Are you saying my mother is a liar?”

For the first time, his voice thundered across the room.

Amanda stared at him.

“I did not call her a liar,” she answered, trying to remain calm. “But what she is saying right now is a lie.”

Before Amanda could say anything else, Richard raised his hand and slapped her across the face.

The sound echoed through the hall.

“Richard!” Mr. Williams shouted.

Richard immediately turned toward his father.

“Father, I am sorry for acting that way,” he said, although his anger was still obvious. “But she has gone too far. She is trying to destroy Lynn's reputation in front of everyone, even after being warned about the consequences. Someone has to stop her.”

Amanda held her cheek, tears filling her eyes.

“You are all making a terrible mistake,” she whispered.

Mr. Williams stepped forward.

“Young lady, I warned you earlier. I told you that there would be consequences if you continued spreading false accusations against Lynn.”

“Mr. Williams, I swear to you, she has manipulated all of you!” Amanda cried. “There is something wrong with this story. Lynn is not—”

“Security!” Mr. Williams suddenly shouted.

Two security officers rushed into the hall and stood before him.

“Take her away,” he ordered. “She will answer for what she has done.”

Amanda stared at him in disbelief.

“No! Please, Mr. Williams, listen to me!”

The security officers took hold of her arms.

“Wait,” Lynn suddenly called.

The guards stopped.

Lynn walked toward Amanda slowly, a satisfied smile appearing on her face.

“You see?” Lynn whispered. “In your next life, perhaps you will learn to be smarter. You have brought this trouble upon yourself by involving yourself in matters that had nothing to do with you.”

Amanda looked directly into her eyes.

“You may think you have won,” Amanda said quietly, “but this will not end here.”

Lynn smiled.

“You should be more worried about yourself. You jumped into a situation at the wrong time, and now you are paying the price. You allowed yourself to suffer for a man who does not even love you.”

Amanda's eyes hardened.

“I have no more words for you, Lynn. But I promise you one thing. You will suffer for everything you have done.”

Lynn's smile disappeared for a moment.

Then she turned toward the security officers.

“Take her out.”

Amanda was immediately dragged from the hall as the guests watched in stunned silence.

Far away from the Williams family, however, another story was beginning.

Veronica had just been discharged from the hospital.

Although she had survived everything that had happened to her, the doctor had ordered her to remain on strict bed rest for three months.

Dr. Norah stood beside her bed with a serious expression.

“Must you work, Veronica?” she asked. “You have been placed under my care, and I will not allow you to put yourself or the babies at risk.”

Veronica stared at the ceiling.

“It is only three months,” she replied.

“Three months can make a huge difference,” Norah warned.

Veronica slowly turned her head.

“Three months of rest will give me enough time to plan.”

“Plan what?”

Veronica's eyes became cold.

“My revenge.”

Norah sighed.

“Veronica…”

“I sacrificed everything for that family,” Veronica continued. “I gave Richard my trust, my loyalty, my love, and everything I had. And what did I receive in return? Betrayal.”

She placed a hand gently over her stomach.

“I will not forget what they did to me. I want to become the woman they never expected me to become. I want the Williams family to remember my name for the rest of their lives.”

Norah stared at her carefully.

“You are carrying lives inside you. You cannot allow anger to control you.”

Veronica's jaw tightened.

“If you were in my position, Norah, how would you feel? Imagine giving everything to the man you love, only for him to break your heart because of an heir.”

Norah sat beside her.

“I know this hurts,” she said softly. “But you do not owe Richard your destruction. He owes you an explanation, and perhaps an apology.”

Veronica shook her head.

“No. He does not owe me anything anymore because he has already given me the worst thing a person can give another—betrayal. And I will give him the other side of me.”

Norah remained silent.

Veronica looked toward the window.

“I will not rush anything. I will wait. I will become stronger. And when the right time comes, they will understand exactly what they lost.”

After a moment, Veronica turned toward Norah.

“When Mikel calls, please give the phone to me. I want to speak with him.”

Norah nodded reluctantly.

Veronica closed her eyes and rested her hand over her stomach.

Three months.

She could wait three months.

But when those three months were over, Veronica knew she would no longer be the woman the Williams family had betrayed.