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FROM DIVORCED TO BILLIONAIRE HEIR CHAPTER 15
“That was the whole point of letting someone like you marry into our family!" “But since you can’t provide her, why can’t she find a better mate for herself?”Victoria's voice dripped with contempt. "What good is a husband who can't even provide properly?""Provide?" Louis's voice was dangerously quiet. "I gave her the foundation for everything she has now.""Even if you did give her some measly start-up money - which I highly doubt - two million is nothing!" Victoria spat."Is that all my daughter was worth to you?”“A pathetic man like you should have emptied your bank accounts, sold everything you owned, and begged on the streets if you had to!"Louis's cold smile returned."How interesting. One moment you deny I gave anything, the next you say it wasn't enough. Which is it, Victoria?""Don't you dare take that tone with me!" Victoria snapped. "My precious Vivian worked herself to death while you, her so-called husband, probably skimmed money from her success.”“I bet that fan
FROM DIVORCED TO BILLIONAIRE HEIR CHAPTER 16
Louis's patience was wearing thin. This circular argument was getting nowhere. He took a step forward, intending to enter the villa, but Victoria moved quickly, stepping in front of him to block his path.She raised her hand in a dismissive gesture, and that was’s when he noticed it—a glint catching his eye.There, on her outstretched finger, sat his mother’s ring.The delicate silver band with its modest moonstone setting - the only piece of his mother he had left. He remembered the day he'd given it to Vivian, hoping she would treasure this small piece of his mom’s heirloom."That ring," his voice came out low and controlled."I'll be taking it back."Victoria instinctively covered the ring with her other hand. "This? Don't be ridiculous! You gave it to Vivian, which makes it hers. And since she gave it to me—""It's my mother's heirloom," Louis cut in, his tone leaving no room for argument."It was never meant to be passed around like a cheap trinket.""Heirloom?" Victoria's l
FROM DIVORCED TO BILLIONAIRE HEIR CHAPTER 17
"Mom? What's going on here?"Just then, a man walked into the room while rubbing his sleepy eyes.Victoria's face lit up with obvious relief. "Jackson! Thank goodness you're here!"She immediately scurried behind her son, her previous intimidation morphing into renewed boldness. "This… this leech is trying to steal from us! He wants to take things from our home, and now he’s taken the ring your sister gave me!” She exaggerated, twisting the story to make Louis look like the villain and to ease her own guilt.She hoped Jackson would step up, put Louis in his place… and most importantly, get the ring back.“Don’t worry, Mom. I’ll handle this pest,” Jackson Howard sneered, looking at Louis like he was nothing.His lips curled into a sneer as he sized up Louis. "Well, well. If it isn't our family's pet beggar. Missing the taste of our table scraps already?"Louis remained silent, but something dangerous flickered in his eyes.His fingers tightened around the ring in his palm."What's
FROM DIVORCED TO BILLIONAIRE HEIR CHAPTER 18
In one fluid motion, Louis caught Jackson's arm, twisted—CRACK!Jackson's scream echoed through the foyer as the coat rack clattered onto his foot."AHHHHH! MY ARM! MY FOOT!""Interesting," Louis observed clinically. "I didn't know you could hit such high notes. Have you considered a career in opera?""You... you broke my arm!" Jackson wailed, cradling his twisted limb."Really? I thought I was just helping you wave goodbye." Louis's voice was desert-dry. "My mistake."Victoria rushed to her son, shrieking. "Monster! Beast! We'll have you arrested!""For what?" Louis adjusted his cuffs calmly. "Self-defense against a man attacking me with furniture? Please, do call the police. I'd love to hear you explain that to them."Jackson writhed on the floor, alternating between cursing and sobbing.Victoria was trembling with fear as well."I'll kill you for this! I'll destroy you!" Jackson threatened."You couldn't even destroy a coat rack properly," Louis observed."Though I must say
FROM DIVORCED TO BILLIONAIRE HEIR CHAPTER 19
Her mind couldn't reconcile the Louis she knew with the man who just left."Let's go... we’ll figure out who he really is later."But as they made their way to his car, Victoria couldn't shake the sinking feeling that they had grossly underestimated the man.They'd tormented for years – and now they were seeing the consequences.An hour later, Vivian rushed to the hospital with Ben accompanying her. "Vivian! Thank goodness you're here!" Victoria wailed the moment her daughter rushed through the hospital corridor, Ben following close behind.Jackson, his arm now in a cast, seized the opportunity. "Sis, look what that bastard did to me!" He gestured dramatically at his injuries. "He's gone completely insane!"Perfect timing, Victoria thought, quick to feed the flames."He was like a different person, Vivian. So violent, so cruel! And he stole my ring!""Mother's ring?" Vivian's eyes widened. Louis would never dare... unless... "What exactly happened?"Victoria wrung her han
FROM DIVORCED TO BILLIONAIRE HEIR CHAPTER 20
"Everything what? Everything you put me through?"Victoria and Jackson exchanged worried glances as Vivian's face turned scarlet. "Put YOU through? You ungrateful—""I have no time for rubbish, Vivian. Bye.""Don't you dare hang up again! Don't you—"Click.Vivian stared at her phone in shocked silence. No one... NO ONE treated her this way!"Did he..." Victoria gasped, "hang up on you again?"Vivian's scream of frustration echoed through the hospital corridors.When Vivian saw the call end screen, disbelief turned into rage.She slammed her fists down on the hospital room table, ignoring the curious glances of nurses passing by.Her face was flushed, her breathing shallow. Louis, of all people, dares to hang up on her?Without a second thought, she dialed his number again, her finger pressing the screen harder than necessary.She wasn’t going to let him get away with this. When he finally picked up, she could feel her anger simmering.“Louis!” she spat out, her voice cutting. “Y
FROM DIVORCED TO BILLIONAIRE HEIR CHAPTER 21
"None of your business.""None of my—" Vivian sputtered, her face reddening. How dared he dismiss her like this? "Everything about you is my business! Now explain why you attacked Jackson!""Your precious brother?" Louis's voice turned cold. "He got exactly what he deserved."Victoria gasped from her seat. The audacity!"You worthless piece of trash!" Vivian exploded."You're nothing but a loser who got lucky enough to marry into our family. How dare you touch my brother?""A loser?" Louis's voice carried dangerous undertones."Tell me, Vivian, is your brother somehow untouchable? Does his Howard bloodline give him the right to attack others without consequences?""Of course it does!" Vivian declared without thinking. "You should feel honored that Jackson even acknowledges your existence!"Did she really just say that? Louis couldn’t help but sneered coldly."So I should just stand there and let him assault me?""Yes! That's exactly what you should do!" Vivian's voice rose
FROM DIVORCED TO BILLIONAIRE HEIR CHAPTER 22
“How shameless of him! I have always treated him like a son, and now look at what he has done to my boy.”She paused, shaking her head as if heartbroken.“Honestly, I’m not surprised he’d stoop this low. He’s desperate.”Vivian sighed, her tension slowly melting in the face of her mother’s words.Of course, Mother’s right.Jackson was fiery, but he would never act so crudely, especially in their own home.The notion that he’d needlessly provoke Louis seemed absurd.And even if Jackson did provoke Louis, so what?Latest Chapter
CHAPTER 262
Silence stretched between Louis and Silas Vance, the dim light of the private lounge casting long shadows across the table.The surveillance photo lay between them, a relic of a past Louis thought he understood.His mother’s face, frozen in time, stared back at him—a ghost haunting the edges of his reality.Louis tightened his grip on his glass. “Where did you get this?” His voice was calm, but his knuckles whitened.Silas smirked, tapping the side of his whiskey glass. “That’s not the question you should be asking. The real question is: How deep was she in?” He leaned forward, his dark eyes gleaming with amusement. “You see, your mother wasn’t just a warrior against the Eternals. She played both sides. And from where I’m sitting, it looks like you’re the only one who didn’t know.”Louis’s jaw clenched. His mother had fought against corruption, had sacrificed everything to keep him safe. She couldn’t have been involved with The Obsidian Ring. Could she?Juliet’s voice crackled in his
CHAPTER 261
The dimly lit lounge reeked of cigar smoke and aged whiskey. Louis scanned the room, noting the subtle but unmistakable presence of security. Men in tailored suits leaned against the walls, their eyes tracking his every move. Silas Vance sat at the center of it all, his confidence dripping from every motion as he swirled a glass of amber liquid.“Louis Everette.” Silas smirked, gesturing toward the empty seat across from him. “I was starting to think you’d ignore my invitation.”Louis stepped forward, refusing to sit just yet. “I don’t make a habit of entertaining men who send death threats wrapped in business proposals.”Silas chuckled, a deep, knowing laugh. “Threats? No, no, Louis. That wasn’t a threat—it was an opportunity. You just have to see it from the right perspective.” He slid a photograph across the table. “Like this one.”Louis’s breath hitched as his gaze fell on the image. A grainy black-and-white surveillance photo. His mother. Standing next to Silas, looking composed,
CHAPTER 260
Apple City had always been loud.The streets buzzed with life, the skyline flickered with neon, and the underworld hummed with the kind of danger that never truly disappeared.But now?Now, it was too quiet.Louis stood in his office, overlooking the city. The Broker’s empire had collapsed, but that didn’t mean his influence had disappeared.The rules had been shattered.And in the absence of a king, the vultures had begun to circle.Juliet leaned against the desk, her arms crossed, watching him. "It’s starting."Louis didn’t turn. "I know."Pearl exhaled, tossing a newspaper onto the table. "City’s about to tear itself apart. And we’re just sitting here."Louis finally turned, glancing at the headline."Gangs Clash Over Territory: Apple City’s Underground Faces Its Bloodiest Night in Years."His jaw tightened.The city was falling apart.And whether he liked it or not, he was the only one who could stop it.The Broker had kept the crime world in check.Not because he was just, or eve
CHAPTER 259
The Second Heart of the Eternals pulsed behind the thick glass, a silent reminder of everything Louis had fought against.His mother’s final gift. Or maybe her final curse.His chest tightened.This wasn’t just about him. It never had been. Power like this didn’t belong to one man.It belonged to history. To war.To the corrupt, the desperate, the ones who would kill for a chance to claim it.Louis took a slow breath, his hands flexing at his sides.Then, he turned away from it."Seal it."Juliet was the first to react.Her gun hand relaxed, but her eyes still burned with concern. “You’re sure?”Louis didn’t hesitate. “Yes.”Pearl’s expression shifted, relief barely hidden under her usual smirk. “Good. For a second, I thought you’d lost it.”Louis exhaled, rolling his shoulders. “Me too.”He wasn’t immune to temptation.But the difference between him and men like The Broker?He knew when to walk away.The vault rumbled, security mechanisms whirring to life as Juliet activated the lock
CHAPTER 258
The vault was silent, except for the low hum of energy radiating from the Second Heart of the Eternals.Louis stood still, his breath slow and measured, but his mind was anything but calm.He had faced monsters, warlords, and power-hungry maniacs.And now?Now, he was staring at the very thing that had turned those men into monsters in the first place.It pulsed inside the glass containment unit—alive, like it was waiting for him.For anyone bold enough to claim it.His mother’s words still echoed in his head:"The truth. The power. The curse."He exhaled slowly, jaw tightening. She knew.She always knew.Pearl shifted uncomfortably behind him, arms crossed, her usual confidence buried under a layer of something dangerously close to fear.She wasn’t the type to be afraid.And yet."Louis, we need to destroy it," she said, her voice quieter than usual. "Now. Before anyone else finds it."Pearl prided herself on being unshakable.She had seen too much, done too much, to let anything get
CHAPTER 257
Louis had spent years burying his past, locking away the questions that had no answers, pretending that Eleanor Kindsor was just a ghost in his bloodline rather than a force that had shaped him.Now, here she was—reaching from the grave, pulling him back in.His mother’s seal stared back at him from the letter Isabella had placed on his desk.His fingers hovered over the envelope for a moment longer than he’d ever admit.Eleanor Kindsor had never been sentimental.She wasn’t the kind of mother who wrote long, heartfelt letters or whispered I love yous before bedtime.If she wrote this, it meant something.He finally broke the wax seal.The paper inside was aged but crisp. Deliberate. Precise.His mother’s signature style.No greetings. No emotions. Just instructions."If you are reading this, it means you have survived.""You always were the strongest of us, my son.""But strength is not enough.""You must go to the coordinates below. The vault must be opened—but only by you.""No one
CHAPTER 256
The city still smelled like fire.Even though the flames had long been put out, even though the sirens had stopped wailing, Apple City still bore the scars of war.Louis sat in his high-rise office, his fingers resting against his temple as he watched the city lights flicker in the distance.The Broker was gone. The war was over.So why did it still feel like something was missing?He exhaled, rubbing his thumb against his jaw.Maybe it was because peace wasn’t real. Not for men like him.There would always be another threat, another enemy waiting in the shadows.And for the first time in a long time, Louis wondered if he was just delaying the inevitable.AAA Group’s headquarters was in better shape than expected. Most of the damage had been financial, political—things Louis could fix. Would fix.His name was cleared, the media spinning his survival into something almost mythical."The Unkillable Kindsor."He chuckled under his breath. What a joke.If they had seen what he had seen—th
CHAPTER 255
Louis barely had time to react as The Broker crashed through a set of steel doors, stumbling onto the rooftop.The neon glow of Apple City stretched before them, its lights flickering in the distance. The wind howled, cold and sharp against the sweat on Louis’s skin.The Broker’s breath came in ragged, uneven gasps, his once-pristine suit now nothing but tattered fabric clinging to his mutated, shaking frame. His skin pulsed unnaturally, veins bulging, his muscles twitching violently as the unstable serum ate away at his body.He was falling apart.Louis stepped onto the rooftop, rolling his shoulders. Bruised, battered, but still standing. Still him.The Broker turned, his bloodshot eyes filled with a twisted mix of rage and desperation. “You… ruined everything…”Louis exhaled, cracking his knuckles. “Yeah, I tend to do that.”And then—the fight wasn’t over.The Broker lunged, swinging wildly, his movements sloppy and unhinged.Louis dodged with effortless precision, twisting away as
CHAPTER 254
The moment The Broker charged, the air shook.Louis barely had time to react before a fist the size of a wrecking ball came straight for his head.He ducked.The punch missed—but not the aftermath.The sheer force shattered a marble column behind him, sending chunks of debris flying across the ballroom.Louis rolled away, breathing hard. His body ached, his muscles burned, but there was no time for pain.The Broker was on him again, faster than a bullet.Louis barely got his arms up before a knee slammed into his ribs, launching him across the room.His back hit the ground hard, skidding across the polished floor.Pain exploded through his chest. That one was gonna leave a mark.He coughed, spitting out blood.Pearl’s voice screamed through his earpiece. “Louis, get UP!”Louis smirked, wiping his mouth. “Oh, I’m up.”He pushed himself onto his feet just in time to see The Broker charging again.Louis dodged left, feinting—then countered.A brutal right hook to The Broker’s jaw.The im
