His Wife, His Heir

Part 2: The Secret in Seattle

Dominic Vale read the anonymous message three times.

You should ask your wife what really happened three years ago in Seattle.

He slipped the phone into his pocket and looked through the hospital room window.

Sophia was asleep, one hand resting protectively over her stomach.

He had promised not to do anything reckless.

But someone had been following his wife for six weeks, and now they knew about their unborn child.

“Caleb,” he said quietly. “Find out who sent that message. I want every detail about Liam Prescott’s movements over the last six weeks.”

“Yes, boss.”

“And nobody gets near my wife without my permission.”

Caleb nodded.

Dominic returned to the room.

Sophia opened her eyes when she heard him approach.

“Is something wrong?”

He sat beside her and brushed a strand of hair away from her cheek.

“Nothing you need to worry about tonight.”

She studied his expression.

“Dominic, please don’t lie to me.”

He hesitated.

“Someone sent me a message about Seattle.”

Sophia’s face immediately lost its color.

“What did it say?”

“That I should ask you what really happened three years ago.”

Her fingers tightened around the blanket.

Dominic gently took her hand.

“Sweetheart, whatever it is, you can tell me.”

For a long moment, she remained silent.

Then tears began rolling down her cheeks.

“Three years ago, Liam didn’t just lock me in that apartment.”

Dominic’s jaw tightened.

“What else did he do?”

“He discovered I was pregnant.”

Dominic went completely still.

Sophia looked down at her stomach.

“I was only six weeks along. I hadn’t even told him yet. I thought he would be happy.”

Her voice broke.

“But he accused me of cheating. He said the baby couldn’t possibly be his.”

Dominic’s hand closed around hers.

“What happened?”

“He took my phone, locked me inside the bedroom, and refused to let me see a doctor. He kept telling me that I would never have a child with another man.”

Sophia struggled to breathe.

“Three days later, I started bleeding. By the time someone found me, it was too late.”

Dominic closed his eyes.

Their first child.

The child Sophia had lost before he had ever met her.

“I’m so sorry,” he whispered.

“I never told anyone because I thought it was my fault. I thought if I had behaved differently, if I hadn’t argued with him…”

“Stop.”

Dominic gently lifted her chin.

“Listen to me. None of that was your fault. Not one second of it.”

Sophia began sobbing.

He pulled her into his arms, careful not to put pressure on her stomach.

“I thought I had buried that part of my life,” she whispered.

“You don’t have to bury anything with me.”

He kissed her forehead.

“You survived something terrible. And now we’re going to make sure nobody ever hurts you again.”

Sophia nodded against his chest.

But Dominic was thinking about something else.

Liam hadn’t simply returned to apologize.

He had deliberately found Sophia, followed her, attacked her, and somehow discovered their pregnancy almost immediately.

Someone was helping him.

The following morning, Caleb entered Dominic’s private office at the hospital.

“Boss, we found something.”

He placed a folder on the desk.

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“Liam Prescott has been receiving money from an offshore company. The payments started six weeks ago.”

“Who owns it?”

“That’s the problem. The company is connected to Richard Prescott.”

Dominic looked up.

“His father?”

“Yes. Richard has been trying to establish a partnership with Vale Meridian for months. We rejected him twice.”

Dominic opened the folder.

Inside were photographs of Sophia leaving her apartment, entering restaurants, and visiting a medical clinic.

His expression darkened.

“He was tracking her.”

“Yes. And there’s more. Richard Prescott recently acquired a private medical records company. We believe someone accessed Mrs. Vale’s information.”

Dominic slowly closed the folder.

“They knew she was pregnant before I did.”

Caleb nodded.

Dominic stood.

“Find out who authorized the access. And prepare the legal team.”

“What about the Prescotts?”

Dominic looked toward the hospital room.

“My wife and child come first. Everything else can wait.”

But the Prescotts had already made their next move.

At noon, a news alert appeared on every major Chicago media outlet.

BILLIONAIRE’S WIFE ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING FORMER PARTNER

The article included a photograph of Sophia standing beside the shattered display pedestal at the gallery.

Liam’s statement claimed she had attacked him after he refused to resume their relationship.

Sophia read the headline on Dominic’s phone.

Her face went pale.

“They’re doing it again.”

Dominic immediately took the phone away.

“No. They are trying to frighten you.”

“But people will believe him.”

“Then they’ll hear the truth.”

He kissed her forehead.

“And this time, you won’t face it alone.”