A Billionaire Discovers His Hidden Chef Is Actually the Mother of His Only Daughter — Part 2

Previously: When billionaire Matteo stormed into his restaurant's kitchen, he expected a routine inspection. Instead, he found his fiancée mocking a bruised chef who held the key to his forgotten past.

Five Years of Deception

The silence that followed Elena’s confession was deafening. Matteo’s mind raced as pieces of a shattered puzzle began to fall into place. Five years ago, a devastating car accident had left him in a coma, erasing months of his memory. When he woke up, Victoria was at his bedside, claiming to be his sole partner. He had never questioned her, trusting her blindly as she helped him rebuild his empire. But now, looking at Elena’s tear-stained face, a wave of familiar warmth and intense pain washed over him.

"What is she talking about, Victoria?"

Matteo asked, his voice dangerously low, like a predator cornering its prey.

Victoria’s glamorous facade began to crack. Her perfect posture stiffened, and her eyes darted toward the kitchen exit. She tried to laugh it off, but her voice pitched higher with panic.

"She’s insane, Matteo! She’s a disgruntled employee trying to extort us. I hired her out of charity because she was a struggling single mother. This is how she repays us?"

Elena shook her head, pulling a small silver locket from beneath her black apron. She opened it to reveal a photo of a little girl with Matteo’s striking green eyes, sitting next to a younger Elena and Matteo himself, smiling happily before the accident.

"She threatened to take Lily away from me,"

Elena whispered, her voice gaining strength.

"She found out I was pregnant right after your accident. She told me that if I ever tried to contact you, she would use your family's immense wealth and power to declare me an unfit mother. She forced me to work in your restaurant's basement kitchen, keeping me hidden away like a shameful secret while she raised her social status on your arm."

Matteo stared at the photograph. The fog in his mind suddenly cleared, unleashing a rush of buried memories. He remembered the small apartment, the laughter, and the promise he had made to Elena just days before the crash. He turned to Victoria, his hands clenching into fists.