The Paper Wife’s Empire novel Chapter 319

"No... impossible... it can't be..." Liliane mumbled, her breathing growing ragged.

"It's true," the head of security said, stepping forward. "We are bound by confidentiality, but since Mr. Jordon has spoken, I can confirm. This is indeed the CEO of the Jordon Group. And yes, they are legally married. As for this property, it, along with the entire development, is owned by the Jordon Group. The idea that Ramona would use the Holts' money to live here is, frankly, laughable."

Each word was a slap in the face, leaving Liliane dizzy and disoriented. Ramona and this man might lie, but the entire property management company wouldn't play along.

Ramona glanced up at Ethan. This was the first she'd heard of him owning the building. He met her gaze with a wry smile, a silent acknowledgment passing between them.

"So, you let me pay for an apartment you already owned?" she whispered.

"The apartment is mine, but I am yours," he murmured back. "Everything I have is yours."

When he had first seen her at the sales office, she had already fallen in love with the place and was in the process of buying it. Knowing how much she needed a space of her own, he had stayed silent. They were family; his money was her money.

Liliane was still struggling to process the information.

"Covington's daughter? Impossible... Ramona can't be..."

Each word was a hammer blow, shattering Liliane's reality. The penniless orphan who had married into her family, the girl who had relied on their charity... was the heiress to the Covington fortune? It couldn't be true. And yet... she remembered hearing that the Covingtons had recently found their long-lost daughter. The timeline matched up perfectly with Ramona's departure from the Holt family.

The light faded from Liliane's eyes. If Ramona was a Covington, then the Holts hadn't just been outmaneuvered; they had committed suicide. She finally understood how Ramona had managed to cripple their company in a matter of months, why all their partners had abandoned them.

It wasn't just business; it was retribution. They had wronged the one person they could not afford to wrong.