Stepmom by surprise: The Billionaire's Seductress

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rs were just my adoptive parents. Then, after finally returning to my

a, trying to piece my life back togeth

led slightly as I held onto the counter, my vision blurring for a moment. The only one who could save me now-the ma

g thoughts as I pressed my back against the co

's cold here, you c

ulder, pulled me from my haze. My disoriented gaze me

nce made me look away in shame. I wished t

haunted my dreams. But no matter how many times the scene replayed in my mind, I could never fully grasp

the point of unconsciou

otherwise I would no

" The nurse extended a set of papers toward me. "Dr. Jam

ully placed it in my purse. As I made my way toward the exit,

, he was a

. It had been months since I last spoke to him. In fact, I on

when I broke the news to him over the phone. Ther

n struggled to process their first child and t

egarding our marriage, was

ak

asn't

t mean he didn't want the baby?

o support my aching waist as I flagged down a taxi. Just as I raised my hand,

hite sports car swerved dangerously close, just barel

ly leaped out

woman emerged, her wavy hair cascading over her sho

od ran

ta

houted, my hands still clutc

she swayed toward me, her high heels clicking against the pavement with an arrogant rhyth

r head. "Scared I'll kill the

nstinctively shielding my b

far!" My voice wavered wi

me, but never had I imagine

t too far. You got drunk, had fun with some random man, an

e air leavi

aying?" My voice came ou

e you actually believe the man you slept with that night wa

listened. Despite standing under inte

hat was s

t you're childhood sweethearts?" Her voice dripped with

chill sprea

at couldn'

became sharper. I thought back to the blurred silhouette, to the broa

been... d

diff

heart, I even prepared two burly men for you. Who knew that you would be so insensible? You actually entered some wild man's r

shook v

voice cracke

g into her skin. "Why would you do t

to push me away, but then she softened all of a sudden. And beg

t to beat and scold someone, then do it

rfec

ed as Natasha suddenly fall to the groun

voice rang out

y, and my blood

o

even seen him coming. He stood there, h

ut a second glance and r

was soft, concerned-so unl

body pressed against his a

he whimpered. "I was just trying to exp

everything to Eve" Joel patted Natasha's shoulders, a

had been punch

Joel walk towards me. I watched as his li

nfessed to him, of his anger when he found out what she had done, of his guilt when

ke the words that sha

ght or the child, but because... I can't let Natasha down,

ld cru

ning inside of me. Wha

th him overseas. And after getting along togeth

an affair with me that night just for the sake of coverin

. All this while, I had b

r it any longer and immediately went to the my fami

t it right to reve

the sake of protecting her, you told me that it was you that night?" I spoke after I

it on purpose, she's stil

ok at Joel, my face full of despair. "Did yo

after a long while, he

right here, let's

n't even dare", I p

bling from my lips, though the

ife had be

I had put all her strength in my studies

Joel, I had given

bandoned my adoptive parents to return to the Edwards family, c

I get?. All I received in

let Natas

ity, and my biological parents, but now...she

oung, so her mistak

take responsibi

ow who the man fro

ly as I began taking steps away. I was already in the depths of des

rew away the key he was grasping between his fingers, and was about to chase

ng?. Just let her be. Sh

el was hesitating unti

air by an upcoming vehicle,

woman was hit–!!", some

haking silhouettes and the tw

lose consciousness bit by bit. I only blinked my eyes once

nto darkness...a