The Billionaire's Fake Fiancé

WHO....

Alex I can explain" Molly began but he cut her off

"I don't want to hear it Molly You told me he was dead so what the hell is going on here? What is this some kind of sick joke?" Alex yelled

Marco stepped forward, his eyes fixed on Alex "All I want is to take my son home with me"

"Will you shut up and get out of my house right now?" he thundered his fists clenched at his sides

"Why should I leave? Are you not ashamed to be married to a single mother who abandoned her husband to be with a rich man like you? She's nothing but a...," Marco sneered but before he could finish Alex punched him

"So what if she's a single mother? I love her regardless of her past You abandoned her, and now you have the audacity to come here and claim Jasper? You must be out of your mind! Let me remind you, Jasper is not my biological son, but Molly is my wife and I love her. I don't care about your past with her that's history Right now she's my wife and I'll do whatever it takes to protect her Next time you set foot in my house I'll have you arrested I promise you that!" Alex yelled his fists still clenched

"Then you have to give me back my son!" Marco yelled

"Are you deaf? I told you to get out of my house right now, or else I'll call the police on you! I mean it!" Alex shouted, his patience worn thin

Marco snarled "I'll be back!"

"I'll be expecting you and if you come back here, you'll end up in prison Or worse I'll take matters into my own hands and deal with you myself"

"whatever I will be back for my son"Marco muttering to himself and hastily departing

Alex turned to Molly his eyes locked on hers for a moment before he turned and walked back into the inside

"Alex let me explain" Molly said reaching out to him

"Don't fucking touch me!"

"Alex... "

"you know I trusted you I asked you time and again who Jasper's father was but you kept lying to me What the hell do you think you've made me look like? A fool?" he shouted

"I'm sorry" she whispered her voice barely audible

"I can't stand hypocrites like you I shared everything about myself with you, even things my own mother and best friend didn't know All I wanted was for you to be honest with me in return but you lied to me instead Why why why?"

Molly sobbed "I'm sorry..." she whispered, but Alex cut her off, his anger boiling over

"Stop saying that! It's annoying and doesn't fix anything Just stay away from me!" he slammed the door, leaving Molly alone on the floor her tears falling like rain as she wept
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"I was taken aback when I heard you wanted to see me," Ezra said a hint of a smile on his face as he looked at Nathan

"Let's get straight to the point Stay away from my company" Nathan warned

"What are you talking about?"

"I heard you asked my mom to give you the largest share in the company What gives you the right to even think you deserve that?" Nathan yelled

"it's business"

" business??and I expect it to be handled professionally If you continue to pursue this unauthorized acquisition I will have no choice but to reclaim my shares from your company Consider this a formal warning stay away from my company's interests"

Nathan stood up "And tell your daughter to cease her harassment of my brother and me If I catch her stalking us again there will be consequences for her and your company"

With that Nathan turned and walked out leaving Ezra fuming.

"How dare you speak to me in such a manner?" Ezra yelled but his secretary Michel interrupted his outburst

"Sir Mr. Yang has withdrawn his investment"

"What are you talking about??He's taking his business to Richardson Company? And you didn't stop him? What am I paying you for you incompetent fool?"

Just then another person entered his office "Sir, Manuel Ferrara has also withdrawn their investment from the company"

Ezra's eyes widened in disbelief. "What?!"

As if on cue, his phone buzzed with an alert He glanced at the screen and let out a blood-curdling scream The company's shares had plummeted to 10% Ezra's face contorted in despair as he hurled his phone across the room the device shattering against the wall

"Fill me in on what Mabel's been up to lately,"

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Mabel raised an eyebrow "What are you talking about? he was  not surprised?"

Marco smirked. "It seems he's already in the loop"

" Plan A didn't work out, so let's move on to Plan B But before that, I need to take care of something," Mabel said
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"Mom can you read me a bedtime story?" Jasper asked
   
Molly sighed "Jasper Mommy's not in the mood to read right now Can you just go to sleep please?"

"Then I'll go ask Uncle Alex to read me a story!"

"Fine I'll read you a story But promise me you'll go to sleep on time okay?" she said and Jasper nodded eagerly

"Where is my father?" Molly paused, her hands hovering over the book before forcing a smile "Let's read another story, okay?" she suggested quickly grabbing a different book

"How is my father?"

Molly's expression faltered and she dropped the book her eyes avoiding Jasper's gaze. "Why are you asking about him?"

"Because all my friends at school talk about their dads, and I wonder what mine is like," Jasper explained his eyes welling up with tears

"You don't need to know what he looks like Jasper I've told you he's someone you don't need to know about,"

Jasper's face crumpled, and he began to cry "I didn't mean to make you mad Mommy I just want to know about him" he sobbed

She sighed and enveloped Jasper in a warm hug. "It's okay, baby I'm sorry I shouted at you Let's just forget about it okay?" she whispered stroking his hair

Alex gazed through the door his eyes fixed on  Molly and Jasper He let out a heavy sigh and retreated to his room muttering to himself, "Is he really that bad that he won't even tell his own son about him?"

Just then Molly entered Alex's room "Alex, can we talk?"

Alex engrossed in his laptop barely looked up "I'm busy right now"

"Alex, I'm sorry"

"The more you apologize, the more it hurts because you didn't trust me enough to be honest from the start It's infuriating that you kept something so significant from me!"

"am sorry"

"Why didn't you tell me, then? You keep saying you're sorry, but that only makes it worse!"

Molly's face fell, her eyes welling up with tears. "I am sorry..." she whispered but Alex cut her off

"Forget it, Molly Just stay away from me" he yelled as he turned away leaving Molly standing alone
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Mabel and Elisa were enjoying a lively moment in the kitchen cooking and sharing laughter "I had no idea you were such a skilled cook!"

Mabel smiled, "I learned from my mom she was an amazing cook"

"That's great! It reminds me what happened with you and Alex? Why did you two break up?" she asked her eyes fixed on Mabel's face

"Why are you bringing that up? It's already in the past"

"I know, but I can't help wondering what's going on between Nathan and Alex..." Elisa said but before Mabel could respond, her phone rang "Excuse me" Elisa said, walking out of the kitchen

Mabel took advantage of the momentary privacy to pull out a pill and attempt to add it to the food "I'm sorry but I need to make my father care about and love me" she whispered to herself, her desperation palpable.

Just as she was about to slip the pill into the dish a hand grasped her wrist halting her actions Mabel's eyes widened.....