Chapter 53: Tests on Two Fronts

Margot's POV

By noon, I had made forty-three calls.

Forty-three calls. Eleven voicemails that would never get returned. Six assistants who'd told me their boss was "unavailable." Four hard hang-ups, the kind where you can hear the decision in the silence before the line goes dead.

Three years a...

Chapters

1. Chapter 1: The Impossible Return

2. Chapter 2: When the Past Becomes Doubt

3. Chapter 3: The Fourteen Years

4. Chapter 4: Alex

5. Chapter 5: Eight Hundred Thousand

6. Chapter 6: His Cousin

7. Chapter 7: The DNA Report

8. Chapter 8: @BellaCreates

9. Chapter 9: When a Ghost Goes Online

10. Chapter 10: You're Still You

11. Chapter 11: First Contact

12. Chapter 12: The Precinct

13. Chapter 13: The Standoff

14. Chapter 14: Desperate Alliances

15. Chapter 15: Jealous

16. Chapter 16: The World She Left Behind

17. Chapter 17: The Ghost at the Hartley Gala

18. Chapter 18: When the Son Says "Mom"

19. Chapter 19: The Perfect Stepmother's Trap

20. Chapter 20: Mother and Daughter

21. Chapter 21: What You Stopped Doing

22. Chapter 22: Moonlight Confessions

23. Chapter 23: Ghosts and Closed Doors

24. Chapter 24: Lunch with Mom and a Test of Truth

25. Chapter 25: Little Schemes in High Places

26. Chapter 26: The Two Faces of Richard Winston

27. Chapter 27: But Mom—

28. Chapter 28: The Aftermath of the Storm

29. Chapter 29: What I Dug Up

30. Chapter 30: The Money and the Trap

31. Chapter 31: A Million-Dollar Lesson

32. Chapter 32: The Cost of Walking Out

33. Chapter 33: The Lady of the House

34. Chapter 34: An Errand Service

35. Chapter 35: Old Faces

36. Chapter 36: Your Son's Getting Played

37. Chapter 37: The Man I Already Hate

38. Chapter 38: Wolfe

39. Chapter 39: The Truth About Mom

40. Chapter 40: The Price of Being Needed

41. Chapter 41: Mr. Wolfe Is Coming

42. Chapter 42: The Art of Getting Burned

43. Chapter 43: Man at Forty

44. Chapter 44: The Price of Being Lovesick

45. Chapter 45: Hello, Gold Digger

46. Chapter 46: White Noise

47. Chapter 47: Smoke and Mirrors

48. Chapter 48: The Shadow Behind It All

49. Chapter 49: The Puppet's Rebellion

50. Chapter 50: A Bet

51. Chapter 51: The Insulated Bag

52. Chapter52: I Was Never the Real Heir

53. Chapter 53: Tests on Two Fronts

54. Chapter 54: Lies and Truth

55. Chapter 55: I'm Losing

56. Chapter 56: You Won

57. Chapter 57: Who Are You?

58. Chapter 58: Isabella Winston

59. Chapter 59: We Should Break Up

60. Chapter 60: When the Lies Break Open

61. Chapter 61: Matthew

62. Chapter 62: He's So Old

63. Chapter 63: Call The Police

64. Chapter 64: The Counterattack

65. Chapter 65: Mother Lion

66. Chapter 66: The Long Game

67. Chapter 67: Learn From You

68. Chapter 68: A Perfect Imitation

69. Chapter 69: He's Wolfe's Son?

70. Chapter 70: When It All Falls Apart

71. Chapter 71: Isabella Gets a Confession

72. Chapter 72: The Kids Take the Blame

73. Chapter 73: Campus Square Confrontation

74. Chapter 74: The Reveal

75. Chapter 75: A Retirement Plan

76. Chapter 76: Familiar

77. Chapter 77: If We Got Divorced

78. Chapter 78: Mom Said Dad's Being Mean!

79. Chapter 79: Comforted by Mom

80. Chapter 80: Necklace, Jealousy, and a Flash Drive

81. Chapter 81: The USB Drive

82. Chapter 82: Truth and Counterattack

83. Chapter 83: Bait in the Water

84. Chapter 84: The Fight Again

85. Chapter 85: Mother Shows Up

86. Chapter 86: Mama Bear

87. Chapter 87: Father and Son

88. Chapter 88: William Russo

89. Chapter 89: Best Actor

90. Chapter 90: Mother's Verdict

91. Chapter 91: Art Night

92. Chapter 92: Mom's Got a Plan

93. Chapter 93: Husband Was Unconscious

94. Chapter 94: The Other Kids at the Club

95. Chapter 95: Homecoming

96. Chapter 96: The Reversal

97. Chapter 97: Blowback

98. Chapter 98: Aftermath

99. Chapter 99: Fiona Thornton

100. Chapter 100: Nora Mitchell

101. Chapter 101: Mwah. Love You!

102. Chapter 102: Wear a Ring

103. Chapter 103: Called Him HONEY

104. Chapter 104: She Was a Man

105. Chapter 105: Richard Was a Devil

106. Chapter 106: Fund

107. Chapter 107: Own The Hotel

108. Chapter 108: Victor's Told Me Everything

109. Chapter 109: Richard's Car Accident

110. Chapter 110 : Unwrap The Bandage

111. Chapter 111: Don't You Dare Tell Him

112. Chapter 112: A Family in Pain

113. Chapter 113: Mom, Don't Cry

114. Chapter 114: The Bellred studio

115. Chapter 115: Riverside Drive

116. Chapter 116: Only She Could Tell

117. Chapter 117: I Have a Secret

118. Chapter 118: When You Started Chasing Mom

119. Chapter 119: Lily Morgan

120. Chapter 120: The Charity Gala Showdown

121. Chapter 121: Give Me a Break

122. Chapter 122: Isabella Knew Alex Too Well

123. Chapter 123: Richard’s Luck: He Has Me

124. Chapter 124: Mom and Dad Went on a Trip

125. Chapter 125: Richard Got Hurt

126. Chapter 126: Is Richard Afraid of Water?

127. Chapter 127: Richard Attempted to Drown Himself

128. Chapter 128: The Daughter Complained to Mom

129. Chapter 129: Dad Has Never Been Divorced

130. Chapter 130: Ethan Slept with a Fan

131. Chapter 131: Bella Was Home with a Man

132. Chapter 132: The True Face of William Russo

133. Chapter 133: Matthew Protected Olivia

134. Chapter 134: When Big Brother Steps In

135. Chapter 135: Pretentious Act

136. Chapter 136: Olivia Warned Matthew

137. Chapter 137: Were the maids arranged by William?

138. Chapter 138: Did Mom Have a Love in College?

139. Chapter 139: Matthew and Ren Split

140. Chapter 140: Are the Winstons About to Jump Off the Building?

141. Chapter 141: Kidnap

142. Chapter 142: Vivian Knows the Real Identity

143. Chapter 143: Olivia Knows Mom’s True Identity

144. Chapter 144: Heart Broke Completely

145. Chapter 145: Why Isn’t She Angry?

146. Chapter 146: Matthew Knows Mom’s True Identity

147. Chapter 147: The Children Don’t Believe Her

148. Chapter 148: A Strange Family

149. Chapter 149: You're a Remarkable Kid

150. Chapter 150: What Margot Knows

151. Chapter 151: The Weight of Waiting

152. Chapter 152: Richard Has a Secret Child?!

153. Chapter 153: Family Discussion

154. Chapter 154: Olivia Got Dragged Online

155. Chapter 155: Olivia Got Into a Fight

156. Chapter 156: Recording evidence

157. Chapter 157: On the Sofa

158. Chapter 158: Come Home Early Tonight :)

159. Chapter 159: Another Reason

160. Chapter 160: A Child Called Isabella “Mom”

161. Chapter 161: Mom Comes to Take Her Daughter Home

162. Chapter 162: Olivia Runs Away from Home

163. Chapter 163: Olivia Has Been Kidnapped

164. Chapter 164: Olivia Calls for Her Mom

165. Chapter 165: Isabella’s Family Background

166. Chapter 166: The Hidden Force Behind It All

167. Chapter 167: Olivia Dreamed of Another World

168. Chapter 168: When Would You Kill Your Father?

169. Chapter 169: Olivia's In Love?

170. Chapter 171: Richard Is Missing

171. Chapter 171: A Storm Is Coming

172. Chapter 172: Alex Is Trapped

173. Chapter 173: Pressure From the Board and an Insider Betrayal

174. Chapter 174: Find Richard

175. Chapter 175: Secret Pocket Money

176. Chapter 176: A Sudden Uncle

177. Chapter 177: He Didn’t Hurt Alex

178. Chapter 178: Olivia and Matthew’s Party

179. Chapter 179: Sebastian Left the Estate

180. Chapter 180: Taking Sebastian Hostage

181. Chapter 181: The Nursing Home Was On Fire.

182. Chapter 182: Surrounded by Twins

183. Chapter 183: Ten Million Dollars. Leave My Sister.

184. Chapter 184: Olivia Confronts Rory

185. Chapter 185: The Old Man Olivia Saved

186. Chapter 186: Isabella’s Mom’s Inheritance for Vivian

187. Chapter 187: The Man Who Should Have Died

188. Chapter 188: Vernon Investigates Isabella’s 14-Year

189. Chapter 189: Vivian Takes Vernon to Court

190. Chapter 190: Trapped in Vernon’s underground chamber

191. Chapter 191: Isabella’s Soul Witnesses the Past

192. Final Chapter 192: When the Dust Settles

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