Chapter 169: Hoping For Lies
Chapter 169: Hoping For Lies
ABEL DONOVAN
"Okay, Mr. Donovan," she said finally, resignation in her voice. "I'll... I'll figure something out. But if this goes badly—"
"It won't," I assured her, though I had no idea if that was true. "Thank you, Doctor. I owe you."
I ended the call and stood the...
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Chapters
1. Chapter One: The Imperfect Surprise
2. Chapter Two: The shattered anniversary
3. Chapter Three: The Poisoned Truth
4. Chapter Four: Web of Lies
5. Chapter Five: Cast out
6. Chapter Six: Breaking Point 
7. Chapter Seven: Marked for Death
8. Chapter Eight: A Lie For The World
9. Chapter Nine: The Offer
10. Chapter Ten: A Daughter Reborn
11. Chapter Eleven: The Beginning of the End
12. Chapter Twelve: The Hidden Daughter of the Serrano's
13. Chapter Thirteen: Unveiled
14. Chapter Fourteen: A Public Reckoning
15. Chapter Fifteen: Never Supposed to Return
16. Chapter Sixteen: Her World
17. Chapter Seventeen: When Karma Waits!
18. Chapter Eighteen: Who is She?
19. Chapter Nineteen: BelleNova
20. Chapter Twenty: Golden Demands
21. Chapter Twenty-one: In Her Shadow
22. Chapter Twenty-Two: A Crack in Her Armor
23. Chapter Twenty-Three: Fractures
24. Chapter Twenty-Four: The Face of my Enemy
25. Chapter Twenty-Five: Poisoned Obsession
26. Chapter Twenty-Six: Armor of Guilt
27. Chapter Twenty-Seven: An Old Friend, A New Strength
28. Chapter Twenty-Eight: Schemes and Squeals
29. Chapter Twenty-Nine: Foundations of Power
30. Chapter Thirty: Threads of Revenge
31. Chapter Thirty-One: Problem and Solution
32. Chapter Thirty-Two: The Face of Truth
33. Chapter Thirty-Three: Resemblance and Denial
34. Chapter Thirty-Four: The Call
35. Chapter Thirty-Five: The Vale's Indulgence
36. Chapter Thirty-Six: To The Club!
37. Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Wrong Kind of Escape
38. Chapter Thirty-Eight: Through My Eyes
39. Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Past Never Sleeps
40. Chapter Forty: Seeds of Doubt
41. Chapter Forty-One: The Aftermath
42. Chapter Forty-Two: Blind to the Truth
43. Chapter Forty-Three: Ties That Unravel
44. Chapter Forty-Four: A Failed Confrontation
45. Chapter Forty-Five: The Veiled Encounter
46. Chapter Forty-Six: The Search Beneath the Dirt
47. Chapter Forty-Seven: Tangled Grounds
48. Chapter Forty-Eight: Painted Perfection
49. Chapter Forty-Nine: The Game of Pretenses
50. Chapter Fifty: The Hidden Player
51. Chapter Fifty-One: Strings of Deception
52. Chapter Fifty-Two: Whispers and Lies
53. Chapter Fifty-Three: Selena's Humiliation
54. Chapter Fifty-Four: Old Grudges, The Game Begins
55. Chapter Fifty-Five: Voices that Dare Me
56. Chapter Fifty-Six: An Apology OR An Excuse
57. Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Rumor That Shouldn't Exist
58. Chapter Fifty-Eight: A Jealous Man in Denial
59. Chapter Fifty-Nine: DONOVAN-SERRANO SCANDAL
60. Chapter Sixty: Fool Me Twice
61. Chapter Sixty-One: The Scandal She Shouldn't Care About
62. Chapter Sixty-Two: Lies and Alibis
63. Chapter Sixty-Three: An Unexpected Encounter: Meeting Gerard
64. Chapter Sixty-Four: GERARD
65. Chapter Sixty-Five: The Kindness That Wasn't Enough
66. Chapter Sixty-Six: The Better Daughter-in-law
67. Chapter Sixty-Seven: Late Night Visitor
68. Chapter Sixty-Eight: Drunk Truths and Sober Lies
69. Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Fool Who Doesn't Know
70. Chapter Seventy: The Morning After
71. Chapter Seventy-One: Unraveling
72. Chapter Seventy-Two: The Confrontation
73. Chapter Seventy-Three: The Lion's Den
74. Chapter Seventy-Four: The Spider's Web
75. Chapter Seventy-Five: The Wrong Move
76. Chapter Seventy-Six: Checkmate
77. Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Panic
78. Chapter Seventy-Eight: Desperation's Last Move
79. Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Beggar at the Gate
80. Chapter Eighty: When Pride Dies
81. Chapter Eighty-One: The Trap She Sees Coming
82. Chapter Eighty-Two: On Her Knees
83. Chapter Eighty-Three: Answered Curses
84. Chapter Eighty-Four: What If Shes Mine
85. Chapter Eighty-Five: Father For A Day
86. Chapter Eighty-Six: Secrets and Ice Cream
87. Chapter Eighty-Seven: What Feels Right
88. Chapter Eighty-Eight: Pieces and Puzzles
89. Chapter EIGHTY-NINE: Something New
90. Chapter Ninety: Moving Forward
91. Chapter Ninety-One: The Date Begins
92. Chapter Ninety-Two: Looking Forward
93. Chapter Ninety-Three: A Gentleman
94. Chapter Ninety-Four: Whore
95. Chapter Ninety-Five: Drawing The Line
96. Chapter Ninety-Six: The Beach And The Revelation
97. Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Teacher's Words
98. Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Unveiling
99. Chapter Ninety-Nine: Ambush: The Unveiling Interrupted
100. Chapter One Hundred: Too Nice
101. Chapter One Hundred and One: Tension
102. Chapter 102: The Moment Before
103. Chapter 103: BelleNova is Anna Serrano
104. Chapter 104: The Unexpected
105. Chapter 105: Flowers
106. Chapter 106: Hermione is not okay.
107. Chapter 107: Flowers and Daggers
108. Chapter 108: Guilt...
109. Chapter 109: The Bathroom Brawl
110. Chapter 110: Sarcasm!
111. Chapter 111: Pride and Guilt
112. Chapter 112: The Cost of Strictness
113. Chapter 113: Leverage
114. Chapter 114: Leverage
115. Chapter 115: Nuclear Option
116. Chapter 116: Desperate Measures
117. Chapter 117: Losing Control
118. Chapter 118: Pregnancy Scheme
119. Chapter 119: Dreams and Deception
120. Chapter 120: Bittered Breakfast
121. Chapter 121: The Unwanted Drink
122. Chapter 122: Undeniable Resemblance
123. Chapter 123: The DNA Question
124. Chapter 124: Evidence and Guilt
125. Chapter 125: Stolen Moments
126. Chapter 126: A Child That Might Be Mine
127. Chapter 127: Shattered Certainty
128. Chapter 128: Questions and Doubts
129. Chapter 129: A Donovan Claim
130. Chapter 130: Charity Home
131. Chapter 131: Borrowed Family
132. Chapter 132: Distance!
133. Chapter 133: Reconciliation
134. Chapter 134: Borrowed Time
135. Chapter 135: TRENDING
136. Chapter 136: IMPOSTER !!!
137. Chapter 137: RUIN
138. Chapter 138: The Photo Album
139. Chapter 139: HE HELPED!
140. Chapter 140: GERARD'S FAITH
141. Chapter 141: The Gloves Come Off
142. Chapter 142: Declaration Of War
143. Chapter 143: Power Shift
144. Chapter 144: The Tables Turn
145. Chapter 145: Public Desperation
146. Chapter 146: The Sweet Sound of Desperation
147. Chapter 147: Ghosts and Gratitude
148. Chapter 148: The Question
149. Chapter 149: The Threat
150. Chapter 150: Mother's War
151. Chapter 151: Contradictions
152. Chapter 152: Unexpected Grief
153. Chapter 153: Girls Night Confessions
154. Chapter 154: Shared Heartbreak
155. Chapter 155: He Knows The Truth
156. Chapter 156: My Daughter
157. Chapter 157: Torn Evidence
158. Chapter 158: Pressure Point
159. Chapter 159: The Past Won't Let Go
160. Chapter 160: ANNABELLE: The House That Once Cast Me Out.
161. Chapter 161: Inheritance
162. Chapter 162: I'm Pregnant
163. Chapter 163: Unraveling Lies and Truth
164. Chapter 164: The Evidence
165. Chapter 165: Investigation!
166. Chapter 166: The Search For Truth
167. Chapter 167: The Flower Shop
168. Chapter 168: What He Never Noticed
169. Chapter 169: Hoping For Lies
170. Chapter 170: Negative Test
171. Chapter 171: Before The Truth
172. Chapter 172: Facing What I've Done
173. Chapter 173: She Is The Victim
174. Chapter 174: I Am The Culprit
175. Chapter 175: Flowers From The Wrong Man
176. Chapter 176: Bouquet of Lies
177. Chapter 177: Echoes of a Past We Buried
178. Chapter 178: The Restaurant He Shouldn't Have Chosen
179. Chapter 179: Doesn't Matter. Not Anymore.
180. Chapter 180: Five years! Too late!
181. Chapter 181: The Reckoning
182. Chapter 182: The Question
183. Chapter 183: Manipulated
184. Chapter 184: The Weight of Yes
185. Chapter 185: Everything Comes Out
186. Chapter 186: The Photos Hit The Floor
187. Chapter 187: We All Failed Her
188. 156
189. 186b
190. 6bi
191. Draft ab
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