The Billionaire's Betrayal Now He Wants Me Back

he cake into the oven and wiped flour o

anniversary. But the date wasn't

paper from the clinic. She had read it at least

ving it would ever happen again. She had cried for an hour

hought, pressing a hand to her flat st

new that. But a baby could change everything. A baby had

gus, and the chocolate cake he loved but never admitted he loved. By six o'clock, the din

checked her reflection in the hallwa

her phone an

until it

ed again

she told herself. *The CEO of Hartwe

he candles burned low. The food went cold. The only sound in

ten, the front d

ooded her chest. "Welcome home, honey!"

past her like she wa

aside. His face was carved from ice. No smile. No

? Are you okay? Did someth

t into the living room, and she hur

what's

nt from inside his jacket, and dr

ad

ng fingers. The title was p

CE AGRE

from her hand. "Wh

like?" His voice

't..." She couldn'

t a di

sweat prickled down her back. *No. N

ven't been good between us, but we can work

nched the bridge of hi

lood ra

whose name had haunted this

she whispered. "

ou took her place by trapping me with a pregnancy. You ran to my mother and made her threaten my inheritance so

ut deeper t

e. I never ran to anyone. Madam Hartwell was the

ve

t away like her touch burned him. "I did everything for

iless. "My mother is dead. Freya is back.

love her. She had *known.* But some stubborn part of her had a

ach. *Tell him. Tell him n

ething important to tell

get back to the office. I've already signed. You have

he door and di

with a q

ding the clinic paper in her pocket,

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ow how long s

Don't act so

he dining room. Eve l

t the doorframe with her arms crossed and a smirk o

obody like you?" Brielle strolled in and dropped into Eve's chair a

ace and stood.

ed Eve from the day she moved into the mansion. She was also Freya's bes

d cutting a thick slice with Eve's own knife. "She comes from a real family. You? You're a ch

edle. But Eve had h

d any of this. Our drinks were spiked on

had asked her to play his fiancée for a few weeks until the scandal faded. Then two lines had ap

ther man's arms long before any of it.

went. If she spoke, Brielle would run to Lucas with

ever protected her. And

hough her voice shook. "He's under st

laughing. "Keep dr

nd walked out of the room with her

t, holding her phone. Every buzz made

old herself. *I'll make him

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ays p

call. He didn't answer a single

he maid, pushed a tray of soup onto the stool by her bed. Her

e whispered, her eye

s about to speak whe

rt leaped

his name. It was an unknown numb

vered. Then

th left

o a luxury hotel. And he was *smiling.* A real smile, wide and warm and b

he, a second message a

en,* her mi

pressed p

to me," Lucas said in a voice so gentle

he soft sou

years of marriage, he had neve

he disgusts me. I only put up with her because of my mot

to throw the phone against the wa

e heard wha

worse than anything

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