All Chapters of Betrayed Fiance Becomes Billionaire Boss, Ex Wants Him Back: Chapter 21
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Chapter 21
The plane touched down at Heathrow just before dawn. London looked cool and serene as he looked through the window, the clouds were hanging low over the runways. Caiden had been here years ago, while he was training to be a doctor. It was for a medical conference. He'd stayed in a cheap hotel and eaten sandwiches from a street shop. He was nobody then. But now…….Now a Rolls-Royce waited on the tarmac.Nolan stood beside the car, frowning. This old man had served Sir father for forty years, he looked like he hadn't slept in a week. "Your father really wants to see you,” he told Caiden the moment he approached. "He's not feeling too fine at the moment. The doctors are attending to him."Caiden’s eyes flared, the words hit him deep but he didn't let them show. "What's wrong?"“You will get to know everything soon. He's been asking for you." Nolan opened the car door. "He said there are things you need to hear before it's too late. His words, not mine." Nolan twisted his face further.
Chapter 22
The investigation room was a converted storage space beneath the hospital's data center. It had no windows, and the air stench was harsh, befitting of the serious business they were here to do. Marcus Webb had set up six monitors along one wall, all of them displaying different streams of data….financial records, communication logs, security footage."Here's what we're dealing with," Marcus said, pointing to the main screen. "Three confirmed moles. Helen Carver, board secretary. Robert Kline, finance board member. Vivian Cross, Kline's assistant. All three have been active for years, feeding information to the Consortium through encrypted channels."Caiden's jaw dropped. He was thinking it's one person. It wasmysterioushow these people seemed like they were helping his company only to find out they were traitors. "How do we catch them?" He fisted his palms. "We set a trap." Marcus pulled up a new display. "We feed each suspect a different piece of false intelligence. Carver hears a
Chapter 23
Caiden, before long, involved the FBI. They were more then ready to get into the case of two massive companies. Sensitive information and money were involved, it could affect other individuals and organizations with time. The FBI took Helen Carver into custody at the motel that evening. She went quietly, her only request being a moment with her daughter on a call, to explain what was happening and how mommy is both sorry and happy at the same time. The agents allowed it, and Caiden watched from the doorway as Helen told Sophie. One phrase struck him a fatal blow, that people would even kill another for love. “Like I said……Mommy had made mistakes which I don't want you to.” Her daughter didn't even say anything else, she added. “I would be going away for a while. My ex-boss will cater for your needs, be a good girl.” When the call ended, Helen looked at Caiden with red-rimmed eyes. "Thank you for letting me talk to her. And thank you for helping with her treatments. You didn't have
Chapter 24
The attack came while Caiden's team was still hunting for Ashford's inside contact. Marcus Webb was in the investigation room at three in the morning, running on his fourth cup of coffee, when the alerts started flashing. Red warnings. Unauthorized access. Massive data transfers."Something's wrong," he said into his comm. His fingers flew across the keyboard, trying to trace the source. "I'm seeing unauthorized downloads from the patient records database. Someone's inside our most secure servers.""Can you stop it?" Caiden's voice rang in high alarm. "I'm trying. They've got advanced hacking skills, higher than Carver or Kline ever had. They're bypassing firewalls I designed myself."The breach lasted exactly eight minutes and thirty-seven seconds. In that time, over six thousand patient records were copied and transmitted to servers that Marcus couldn't trace. Even the data from finance were copied. Employee files. Secret emails and the Research data of the hospital.” “I ding eve
Chapter 25
Michael had been acting strange since the breach. Not his usual stoic silence, rather it was something words couldn't explain. Something fishy was going on. Of recent, he's been giving an offish vibes of a man something is wrong with.Caiden found him in the security office late one night, staring at a file spread across his desk. It was old such that the pages were already turning yellow. Photographs. Reports. Newspaper clippings scattered over the desk. "What is this?" Caiden asked.Michael didn't look up. "Fifteen years ago, your grandfather hired me to do more than just protect you. He hired me to find out who in particular killed his wife."Caiden sat down across from him. "Why didn't you tell me?""Because your father ordered me not to. He was afraid of what you'd do if you knew. You have the hot-tempered spirit especially when it comes to cases like this.” “He was afraid you'd go after them and get yourself killed." Michael finally looked up. "But he's dead now, if you don't
Chapter 26
The warning arrived on a Tuesday morning, three days after Thorne gave them the flash drive. Caiden was in the investigation room with Marcus, reviewing the decrypted files from the Consortium's communication network, when Michael burst through the door without knocking. His face was pale, his jaw tight."We have a situation." Michael crossed to the main screen and pulled up a video feed. "Nolan sent this five minutes ago. Your grandfather's London residence is under attack."The footage was grainy, a security camera feed from outside the Mayfair townhouse. Armed men were moving through the building's ground floor, searching round, guns in hand, pointing to different directions. Over eight men. "British intelligence identified the lead operative as Jonathan Crane. He was your father's original business partner. They had a falling out thirty years ago when Crane tried to take over the company. He's been presumed dead for decades." Michael paused. "He's working for the Consortium.""N
Chapter 27
The Bank of Geneva was an old, dignified building near the shore of Lake Geneva. It had been guarding secrets for centuries, and the manager who greeted Caiden at the door seemed almost offended by the urgency of his arrival."Mr. Howard. We received word of your father's passing. Please accept my condolences." The manager was a thin man with spectacles and a precise accent. "The safety deposit box has been waiting for you. Your mother opened it thirty years ago and specified that only you could access it after your father's death."He led Caiden to a private room. The box was brought in and placed on the table. Caiden unlocked it with trembling hands.Inside were documents. Research papers covered in his mother's handwriting. Diagrams of cellular structures. Chemical formulas. And a letter, addressed to him.My dearest Caiden,If you're reading this, I'm gone. I'm writing this the night before I plan to release my research publicly. I know the Consortium will try to stop me. I know t
Chapter 28
Michael found him the next morning, waiting outside his office with an expression that meant bad news."Edward Ashford is dead."Caiden stopped mid-stride. "How?""His body was found at an estate in Switzerland. Apparent heart attack. The Swiss authorities are calling it natural causes.""You don't believe that.""I don't believe in coincidence." Michael handed him a tablet with the Swiss police report. "He died three days ago, right after our press conference. Right after we released the evidence against him.""He knew we were coming for him. The stress—""Maybe. Or maybe someone else got to him first. Someone who didn't want him talking."Caiden stared at the report. Edward Ashford had been the architect of his mother's murder. The founder of the Consortium. The shadow that had hung over his family for thirty years. And now he was dead before Caiden could face him."There are others still out there," Michael continued. "The Consortium's leadership was never just one man. Ashford was
Chapter 29
The engagement was made public in a quiet way, a brief newspaper notice and an official statement from the hospital’s PR team. After months of intense media attention, Caiden and Cecilia had decided they wanted this announcement to remain personal and low-key.However, the news still spread quickly. Congratulations came in from all parts of Caiden’s circle. Evelyn Cho sent a large bouquet of flowers with a simple note that said, “Finally.” Marcus Webb dropped by Caiden’s office with a premium bottle of whiskey and a grin that seemed impossible to contain. From Dubai, Amir called to offer his blessings and even proposed hosting the wedding at one of his family’s palaces.Even Maelie sent a card. It was simple, handwritten, almost restrained: “Congratulations to you both. Wishing you every happiness.”Caiden read it once, then again, before quietly putting it away. The person she used to be in his life felt like a distant memory now, familiar, yet unreachable. They had both become diffe
Chapter 30
The wedding day came with clear skies and an unseasonably warm breeze. The rooftop garden had been completely transformed, like something out of a fairytale. Glass candles lined the walkways, soft light flickering against the evening air, while white and gold flowers covered every surface in carefully arranged abundance. Somewhere nearby, a string quartet played gently as guests settled into their seats, the music drifting through the open space.Michael had organized security with military-level precision. Every attendee was carefully screened, every supplier thoroughly checked. Plainclothes operatives were placed strategically across the hospital grounds, while FBI agents blended into the guest list. Commander Ellis had even brought in his team from London as a personal favor.If the Consortium intended to strike, they wouldn’t find a ceremony, they would find a heavily fortified stronghold.Caiden stood at the altar with Michael beside him as his best man. For the first time, ther