THE HUSBAND PUSHED HIS PREGNANT BILLIONAIRE WIFE FROM A HELICOPTER TO CLAIM HER INHERITANCE — BUT HE DIDN’T KNOW… SHE WAS ALREADY PREPARED
The wind blew violently across the helicopter pad on top of a skyscraper in downtown Seattle. The rotor blades roared, slicing through the late afternoon air.
Daniel Carter stood near the open door of the helicopter, his hands tucked into the pockets of his coat as he looked down at the city below.
Towering skyscrapers. Busy streets. Tiny cars moving like toys.
All of it… could be his one day.
He only needed one more step.
Behind him, a woman slowly stepped into the helicopter with the careful movements of someone who was pregnant.
Her name was Olivia Bennett Carter.
Thirty-two years old.
The youngest female billionaire on the Forbes list in Washington State.
The only heir to Bennett Aerospace, an aviation components corporation worth more than $4.2 billion.
But at that moment, Olivia didn’t look like a billionaire.
She simply looked like a woman who was six months pregnant, one hand resting gently on her belly.
Inside was her first child.
And also the child Daniel always said he was most excited to welcome.
The pilot turned around.
“Are we ready to take off, Mr. Carter?”
Daniel nodded.
“Fly out toward the bay.”
Olivia sat in the seat across from him and fastened her seatbelt.
“Are you sure about this?” she asked softly. “The wind is pretty strong today.”
Daniel smiled.
A perfect smile.
“It’s just a sightseeing flight.”
Olivia studied him for a few seconds.
Then she nodded.
“Alright.”
The helicopter lifted from the rooftop and climbed into Seattle’s pale gray sky.
Below them, the city slowly shrank.
Roads became thin lines.
Ships in Elliott Bay looked like tiny white dots.
Olivia gazed out the window.
“It’s beautiful.”
Daniel didn’t answer.
His eyes rested on the wedding ring on her finger.
A three-carat diamond ring.
That ring alone was worth nearly $150,000.
But for Daniel, the ring wasn’t what he wanted.
He wanted Olivia’s entire fortune.
Two years earlier, Daniel had been nothing more than a mid-level investment broker in Chicago.
He met Olivia at a charity gala.
She was the center of the room.
Smart.
Beautiful.
And wealthier than anyone there could imagine.
Daniel knew the moment he saw her.
If he married her, his life would change forever.
And he succeeded.
He charmed her.
He cared for her.
He made her believe he truly loved her.
One year later, they were married.
And six months ago, Olivia announced she was pregnant.
That was also when Daniel discovered something important.
According to Olivia’s father’s will, if she died before the baby was born…
Her legal husband would temporarily control her entire fortune.
Temporarily.
But when the fortune was $4.2 billion, even “temporary” was enough to change a lifetime.
The helicopter flew farther from the shore.
Below them was only the cold gray ocean.
The wind grew stronger.
Olivia turned toward Daniel.
“You want to talk about something, don’t you?”
Daniel raised an eyebrow.
“What do you mean?”
Olivia smiled slightly.
“You’re rarely this quiet.”
Daniel stood up.
He walked to the helicopter door.
And slid it open slightly.
The wind immediately blasted into the cabin.
Olivia frowned.
“Daniel, what are you doing?”
He turned to face her.
His eyes were cold.
“Olivia… have you ever thought that you might be too trusting?”
She looked at him.
“What are you talking about?”
Daniel slowly walked toward her.
“Your fortune… it’s incredible.”
Olivia said nothing.
“$4.2 billion.”
He continued.
“Do you know how many things that kind of money can buy?”
Olivia looked directly into his eyes.
“What exactly are you trying to say?”
Daniel leaned down and unfastened her seatbelt.
“I’m just saying… you should have been more careful.”
Olivia didn’t resist.
She simply watched him.
“Daniel…”
“Yes?”
“You think I didn’t know?”
Daniel paused.
“Know what?”
Olivia sighed softly.
“About your plan.”
A second of silence.
Daniel laughed.
“Are you trying to stall for time?”
He grabbed her arm.
Pulling her to her feet.
The helicopter door remained open.
The wind howled outside.
Below them was a dark, endless ocean.
“I’m sorry, Olivia,” Daniel said.
“But this is the only way.”
He shoved her toward the door.
Olivia looked down at the sea.
Then back at him.
Her expression was strangely calm.
“Daniel.”
“What now?”
“Do you really think a woman who runs a billion-dollar aerospace company would step onto a helicopter without preparing for something like this?”
Daniel frowned.
“What are you talking about?”
Olivia smiled.
A smile he had never seen before.
“Do you know why I agreed to this flight?”
Daniel suddenly felt uneasy.
“Why?”
Olivia tilted her head slightly.
“Because I knew you were going to do this.”
At that exact moment—
A voice came from the cockpit.
“We thought so too.”
Daniel spun around.
The pilot was removing his headset.
But he wasn’t a pilot.
He was an FBI agent.
And behind the pilot’s seat, a small camera had been recording everything.
Daniel’s face turned pale.
“What the hell—”
Olivia calmly stepped away from the open door.
She unzipped her jacket.
Underneath was a thin protective vest with a recording device attached.
“You didn’t think I investigated you, Daniel?”
she said.
“Three months ago I discovered you transferred $500,000 to an account in the Cayman Islands.”
Daniel stepped back.
“No… that’s impossible…”
Olivia looked at him coldly.
“You also hired a lawyer to ask about inheritance rights if a wife dies while pregnant.”
She paused.
“You thought I wouldn’t know?”
The helicopter began turning back toward the city.
The pilot—an FBI agent—spoke calmly.
“Daniel Carter, you have been recorded attempting to murder your wife to obtain her assets.”
Two more agents stepped forward from the rear cabin.
Handcuffs gleamed in the light.
Daniel stood frozen.
“Olivia… you can’t do this to me…”
Olivia looked at him.
Her voice was calm.
“You’re wrong.”
She placed a hand gently on her stomach.
“You did this to yourself.”
The agents grabbed Daniel.
He shouted as they restrained him.
“OLIVIA! YOU CAN’T—”
The helicopter door closed.
His voice vanished into the roaring wind.
Olivia sat down slowly.
Letting out a long breath.
One of the FBI agents turned toward her.
“Are you alright, Ms. Bennett?”
Olivia nodded.
“I’m fine.”
She looked out over the ocean.
The water shimmered under the fading sunlight.
Then she whispered softly:
“I’ve been preparing for this for a long time.”
Because there was one thing Daniel Carter never understood.
People who build empires worth billions of dollars…
rarely become easy victims.