The Billionaire’s Notorious Villainess Stepmother Novel by Claire

The Billionaire’s Notorious Villainess Stepmother Chapter 12 Leaving the East Coast We left Manhattan on a Tuesday. No announcement. No farewell party. No warning to the relatives who had lived off Blackwood money for years. The private jet waited at Teterboro. Black, clean, and marked with the Blackwood crest. Los Angeles. That was where we […]

The Billionaire’s Notorious Villainess Stepmother Chapter 11 The Black Diamond Pact He came to my room at midnight. He did not knock. The door opened, and Alistair stood there. He had showered and changed into a black shirt with the sleeves rolled up. A faint line of dust still marked his wrist. Whatever happened in

The Billionaire’s Notorious Villainess Stepmother Chapter 10 The Final Reckoning Sebastian stepped forward. Cassandra tried to cut him off. “Alistair, thank God you’re home.” Her voice cracked perfectly. “That woman destroyed everything. She terrorized me, she stole my jewelry, she turned the children against me—” Alistair did not touch her. He let her cling to

The Billionaire’s Notorious Villainess Stepmother Chapter 09 The Diamond King Returns Three months after the wedding, the front gates opened without warning. No call. No message. No heads-up from his office in Cape Town. Four black SUVs rolled up the driveway at seven p.m. on a Tuesday. I was in the dining room with the

The Billionaire’s Notorious Villainess Stepmother Chapter 08 The Campus Iron Fist Sebastian came home from school with a torn collar, bruised pride, and a suspension notice in his bag. He walked past me without a word. Went straight to his room. Closed the door. I gave him ten minutes. Then I opened it. He was

The Billionaire’s Notorious Villainess Stepmother Chapter 07 The Stolen Trust Fund I found the receipts at two in the morning. After the lockdown drill, the staff feared me enough not to stop me. Cassandra’s office sat on the second floor of the west wing. She claimed it was only for household and charity work. I

The Billionaire’s Notorious Villainess Stepmother Chapter 06 The 4 AM Lockdown Before I touched Cassandra’s money, I was going to break the house first. At three fifty-five a.m., I put on a robe over my nightgown. At three fifty-eight, I walked to the main security panel in the east corridor. At four a.m. sharp, I

The Billionaire’s Notorious Villainess Stepmother Chapter 05 The Charity Tea Massacre I opened the door. Still in my robe. Coffee in hand. “Your son was choking mine and trying to destroy Clara’s things,” I said. “Be grateful I only put him in a cellar.” Her face went white. Then red. “If you ever touch my

The Billionaire’s Notorious Villainess Stepmother Chapter 04 The Wine Cellar Punishment That night, I couldn’t sleep. The villa kept me awake. Wind hit the windows. Pipes knocked behind the walls. At two a.m., I got up for water. Barefoot, I walked down the hall. Sebastian’s room was at the end of the hall. I almost

The Billionaire’s Notorious Villainess Stepmother Chapter 03 The First Strike I came downstairs at seven. The dining room was all dark wood and crystal. Cassandra sat at the head of the table in a silk blouse, fresh blowout, diamonds on her fingers at seven in the goddamn morning. Lady Margaret sat to her right, sipping