Single Dad Agreed to Pretend to Be Her Date for One Weekend—Then Discovered She Was a Millionaire
Chapter 12
Olivia’s hands shook.
Ethan took the photograph.
“Don’t panic.”
“They threatened you.”
“I’ve had worse.”
“No.”
She looked at him.
“This is because of me.”
“This is because someone is desperate.”
The police were called.
Security was increased.
But Ethan refused to let Olivia blame herself.
“We’ll handle it.”
She shook her head.
“I can’t lose you.”
He looked at her.
“You’re not going to.”
For the first time, she admitted what she had been trying to avoid.
“I love you.”
Ethan stared.
She covered her face.
“I shouldn’t have said that.”
He gently lowered her hands.
“I love you too.”
She looked at him.
“Even after finding out I’m a billionaire?”
He smiled.
“Especially because you’re terrible at hiding it.”
She laughed through tears.
The investigation continued.
The threatening messages were traced to a phone registered under a fake identity.
But the location led to an office building owned by Bennett Holdings.
Marcus’s office.
Police searched it.
They found files.
Bank transfers.
Fake invoices.
And a plan to force Olivia out of the company.
Marcus was arrested.
But he wasn’t the mastermind.
During questioning, he confessed.
Someone else had recruited him.
Someone with far more power.
Olivia’s father.
Richard.
Olivia couldn’t believe it.
“My father?”
Ethan looked at the documents.
“He signed several of the authorizations.”
Richard denied everything.
But the evidence was overwhelming.
He had orchestrated the scheme to control Olivia’s inheritance.
He had used Marcus as a middleman.
And he had deliberately interfered with Ethan’s employment to make Olivia believe their relationship was damaging her life.
When confronted, Richard finally broke.
“I was protecting her.”
Olivia stared at him.
“You were controlling me.”
“I know what’s best for you.”
“No.”
Her voice shook.
“You know what’s best for your company.”
