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The Billionaire's Surprise: Her Secret Twins

Chapter 3 No.3

Word Count: 981 | Released on: 02/02/2026

he air and the scowl etched deeply onto Linda Sterling's face. She was rearranging th

onation, Linda," Lucas mumbl

that hung off one shoulder and a pair of black leggings. Leo

from his phone. He let out a low whistle, his eyes track

n said without breaking stride. She

eed an application for welfare, dear? Or perhaps a les

ces of toast from the center platter

ignificantly. "The 'Midnight Orchid' painting is the final lot. The buyer... the buy

sant with aggressive strokes. "She doesn't have a gown. Sh

g no room for argument. "I need her there t

le. "Fine. I'll have something sent to her room. Something from the st

r laptop. She connected to a secure server. A message fr

as painted over an older work. Our scans show the original contains a ledger

political problems anymore. It was about her children. That l

price? s

millio

om the sale of her mother's hidden jewelry collect

the auction. She had to stall, or

uld only be described as a pepto-bismol nightmare. It was pink, covered in cheap sequins, with

nkling her nose. "Are

it up. "No

heavy-duty fabric shears. Her eyes narrowed.

a roll of black gaffer's tape from her kit and wrapped it tightly around the waist, creating a m

intentional. Aggressive. She applied dark red lipstick,

ving room that evening, sil

the words died in her throat. Imogen didn't look like a poor relation. She looked l

lightly open. Linda reached

o," Imog

converted into a high-security event space. The line to get in was slow

ystem," Imogen wh

in," Lucas s

cas's own. As she approached the scanner, she held it at a slight angle. T

rating in her chest. The lights

again. The pric

l, a man was standing with a drink in his hand. He was lo

on Re

e woman in the slashed pink dress and combat b

he school?" Quentin asked

ks like it. What is she doing here? Hunting f

laughed. "Bold outfi

dn't move like she was looking for attention. She

" Branson said. "She

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“I returned to the Reeves estate after five years in exile, not as the rightful heir, but as an outcast. My father had been dead for only a month, and my uncle Julian had already claimed his mahogany desk, his face tight with a greed he no longer bothered to hide. Julian didn't even look up as he slid a check for a hundred thousand dollars across the wood. "A settlement," he sneered. "Sign the waiver, take your bastards, and disappear. We don't want you embarrassing the family name anymore." One hundred thousand dollars for a legacy worth billions-it was an insult designed to draw blood. When my five-year-old twins, Leo and Mia, ran into the room, Julian looked at them with pure disgust, calling them vermin and ordering them out. He threatened that if I didn't sign, I'd be on the street in a week, stripped of the Reeves name and every penny of protection. Even the family lawyer looked away as he helped facilitate my ruin. I tore the check to shreds and walked out into a freezing deluge, shielding my children while the doors of my childhood home slammed shut behind us. I spent years building a secret life as a high-level corporate fixer, yet when I crossed paths with Branson Reeves-the man who shared my son's eyes-he treated me like a common gold-digger. He outbid me for the "Midnight Orchid" painting, the only piece of evidence that could bring Julian down, mocking my "thrift store" clothes while my children slept in a borrowed guest room. How could they all be so blind? How could a family be so ready to destroy its own blood for the sake of a ledger? I was done hiding in the shadows. When Julian finally launched a hostile takeover to seize the entire empire, I walked into Branson's penthouse, dropped my "poor niece" facade, and threw a decrypted file onto his desk. "The game is over, Branson. Give me that painting, and I'll show you exactly how to bury the man who thinks he's already won."”