The Ex-Wife’s Billion Dollar Comeback Novel

---- Chapter 146: What Angela Needs ~ Soraya ~ "Miss Ashford, you are hereby served with a restraining order issued by the court. This order prohibits you from contacting Jacob Steel, Veronica Steel, Soraya Azar, and Angela Steel. You are required to stay at least 100 yards away from them, their home, their workplace, and Angela's school or therapy center. Any violation of this order will result in your immediate arrest. Do you understand?" Soraya watched Sienna being served by a police officer from outside the therapy center.

Since Sienna had decided to wait for Angela, Soraya asked Logan to call the police. Over the past few days, Soraya knew that the restraining order had already been issued, but the problem was that Sienna could not be located. The restraining order would not take effect unless Sienna herself received the court's order. There were reports of Sinnna coming to the community gates of Jacob's home and not being allowed to enter, but no one had ever tracked her correct home address. Sienna angrily accepted the court order. She turned to Soraya with narrowed eyes. "This isn't over.

I'll be back to get Angela, one way or another. Even if | have to fight it in court!" Although Sienna was a few meters away, her voice was loud enough for Soraya to hear. Sienna finally left, with the police officer following her car. Only then did Soraya return to get Angela. The trouble was over... for now, but Soraya could tell something bigger was brewing. tee ---- In the evening, Jacob returned to the mansion. The first thing Soraya did was ask him to follow her to the bedroom. "Can | shower before we have sex?" Jacob teased, but Soraya only raised a brow at him. "What?" Jacob asked.

"What did Sienna say?" Of course, Jacob already knew about Soraya's encounter with Sienna. Landon must have told him, or whoever was his connection with the police. "Jacob, Sienna said you are not Angela's father." Soraya softly said, her voice shaking. "That's absurd. | am Angela's father," he said, pointing to himself. Soraya blinked. Despite his words, something felt uncertain. " Are you positive about this? Because Sienna just threatened to take Angela using-" She paused, unable to bring herself to say those words. " Jacob, | love Angela.

|-|-what if?" Still, she couldn't bring herself to say it outright, fear tightening her throat. "Jacob... she said that if we don't let her take Angela, she'll tell Angela's real father that she exists. Why would she say this?" Jacob planted his hands on his hips, his chest rising and falling as he steadied his breath. "lam Angela's father," he said firmly. "I was there through every sleepless night. It was me my mom and who held her, changed her diapers, fed her, and bathed her as a baby.

| was the one sitting in the doctor's office, trying to understand her condition." His voice grew stronger, his hands cutting through the air with each word. "And even now, I'm the one meeting her needs, ---- supporting her, giving her the love she deserves. Tell me, what more accurate definition of a father could there be than that?" "Oh, my god." At that point, Soraya cried. Her fears were real. "No, Jacob. No," Soraya cried. Dread filled her heart. She loved Angela. In just a short time, she had come to care for her deeply.

Angela had become Soraya's healer, the one who filled the emptiness inside her. And if Angela were taken away... she would shatter. Soraya was certain of it. "This can't be happening," Soraya muttered, more tears streaming down her face. "Tell me it's not true." Jacob paused and took deep breaths. He looked down before meeting her gaze. "I'm sorry, Ara. | didn't mean to keep it from you. Only Sienna and Mom know. | never thought this day would come. | never thought that one day Sienna would come back wanting Angela, for whatever reason she has." "Oh, god." Soraya covered her mouth.

Jacob walked closer and pulled her into his embrace. He recounted, "When Sienna got pregnant, we had a paternity test. It came back positive. Angela was mine, but years later, after Sienna took my daughter away for a trip, | discovered that she lied and that the DNA testing was manipulated." "Many were involved in faking that DNA testing, including high-ranking officials at the hospital," Jacob explained. "And Sienna and | were intimate when we were together, so | had believed it." "The moment Angela was born, | loved her. Even after | discovered the truth, nothing changed.

Mom and | loved Angela. To us, Angela was a Steel." ---- "So you ran another DNA test?" Soraya asked, looking up at Jacob. "| did," Jacob admitted. "It came back negative. | had to keep that test a secret from everyone. Again, only Mom, |, and the head of the medical facility know." Soraya cried more as she asked, "Then, who-who is Angela's father?" "| don't know," Jacob admitted. "Sienna claimed she did not know the father. All she gave me was her signature, signing away all rights to Angela. It was a legal adoption." "| tried to investigate. | got leads," Jacob said, still holding Soraya.

"But | also feared finding out who Angela's father was. | was worried he might try to take her from me. So, as time passed, | just gave up. In any case, according to the law, if the father was never identified, Sienna's authority to give Angela up for adoption was all | needed." "But Sienna's words suggest that she knows the father and that she was going to use him to take Angela away from you- from us!" Soraya's nose flared, her vision blurred from the tears. "Jacob, | already lost Sage, | can't-I can't lose Angela too." "Shhh," Jacob said, hushing her tears. "It's not going to happen.

| promise you. | will do everything in my power to keep Angela. No matter what, she's my daughter. No one can take her away from me-from us." "Ill call the lawyers involved in the adoption. They would know what to do best," Jacob said, and Soraya nodded. eee They met with the lawyers the next day, and they looked into the possibilities. Suggestions were thrown in, but one ---- particular proposal gave Soraya a sense of control over the situation. The lawyer said, "Courts often favor children living in a stable, legally recognized family unit.

A married couple raising a child together can demonstrate stability, permanence, and emotional support." "Mister Steel, Miss Azar, | would highly recommend... getting married and giving Angela a legally recognized family unit."