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The Billionaire's Deadline Bride

Chapter 3 The Man on the Screen

Word Count: 861    |    Released on: 03/03/2026

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The Billionaire's Deadline Bride
The Billionaire's Deadline Bride
“At twenty-three, Adrian Vale inherited a ten-billion-dollar empire... and a ruthless condition in his father's will: Marry before twenty-five - or lose control of Vale Consortium. With only months left, the board pressures him. Investors panic. Political rivals circle. Vanessa Cole is the perfect solution - elegant, connected, and the daughter of a powerful senator. A marriage to her would secure billion-dollar contracts from New York City to London. And then she drops a bombshell. She's pregnant. The media explodes. Headlines declare: Billionaire Heir Secures His Legacy! The board demands an immediate engagement. The public celebrates the "royal" baby. Adrian is stunned. Because he knows something isn't right. Meanwhile, Zara Bello - the only woman who ever loved him before the billions - has disappeared from his life after discovering his secret identity. What Adrian doesn't know is this: Zara is carrying his real child. Alone. Heartbroken. And determined never to beg a billionaire for love. As wedding plans accelerate and Vanessa tightens her grip with staged hospital visits and carefully leaked ultrasound photos, Adrian begins to investigate. What he uncovers is devastating. Fake medical records. Bribed doctors. A calculated plot to trap him into marriage and hand her father control of Vale Consortium. But exposing Vanessa means public humiliation. Stock collapse. Corporate war. And if he's wrong? He destroys the mother of his "child" - and his last chance to keep the empire. Now Adrian must choose: Marry the woman claiming his baby and secure his power... Or risk losing billions to protect the woman secretly carrying his true heir. Because in a world where pregnancy is a weapon and love is a liability- The biggest betrayal isn't in the boardroom. It's in the nursery.”
1 Chapter 1 The Youngest Billionaire2 Chapter 2 The Girl Who Didn't Know His Name3 Chapter 3 The Man on the Screen4 Chapter 4 The Confrontation5 Chapter 5 Secrets and Shadows6 Chapter 6 The Tail and the Trap7 Chapter 7 Boardroom Pressure8 Chapter 8 Vanessa's Control9 Chapter 9 Zara's Resolve10 Chapter 10 First Close Call11 Chapter 11 The First Proof12 Chapter 12 Boardroom Gambit13 Chapter 13 Zara's Secret Moves14 Chapter 14 Media Siege15 Chapter 15 Close Encounter16 Chapter 16 The Hidden Threat17 Chapter 17 The Unexpected Ally18 Chapter 18 The Trap Tightens19 Chapter 19 Shadows of Betrayal20 Chapter 20 Lines That Cannot Be Crossed21 Chapter 21 The Boardroom Trap22 Chapter 22 When the War Turns Personal23 Chapter 23 The Enemy Within24 Chapter 24 The Suspension Vote25 Chapter 25 Secrets in the Shadows26 Chapter 26 The Spy Revealed27 Chapter 27 A Dangerous Alliance28 Chapter 28 The First Strike29 Chapter 29 Shadows of Revenge30 Chapter 30 Alliance of Shadows31 Chapter 31 Web of Deception32 Chapter 32 Close Calls33 Chapter 33 Escalation34 Chapter 34 The Tipping Point35 Chapter 35 The Final Gambit36 Chapter 36 Epilogue: Beyond the Shadows