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Chapter Six

Author: Sammy
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Amina.

Grief has a way of making men weak.

And Jake Donovan was crumbling by the minute.

I step into Kyla’s house, my house now, though no one dares say it out loud with an armful of freshly baked pastries and a face softened by sympathy. I’ve perfected the look in the mirror: red rimmed eyes, slightly swollen, lips pressed just enough to quiver like I’ve cried all night.

“Oh Jake,” I whisper the moment I see him sitting on the couch, unshaven, hunched over with that lost expression etched across his handsome face. “You look… broken.”

He doesn’t speak at first. Just lifts his eyes to me haunted, hollow. His pain is intoxicating.

Delicious.

“I brought those almond scones you like,” I say gently, walking into the kitchen and placing them on the counter, deliberately next to her pregnancy test. Still there. Still glaringly positive.

I study it for a moment, letting the irony wash over me. All it took was one little test to trigger the chain of events I so carefully orchestrated. But no
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  • BILLIONAIRE'S DEAD WIFE RETURNS    Chapter 139

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    KylaThe next morning, I woke up to sunlight spilling through the curtains and the faint sound of Jake humming in the bathroom.I blinked sleepily, staring at the ring on my finger, still half convinced I was dreaming.I had said yes. We were married before, but he never really got a chance to propose before so this was new especially after being apart for over five years. We were getting to know each other again, I was not the same woman he was married to, I had kids now, my body had changed in so many different ways. After everything we had been through, the pain, the heartbreak, the years apart, I had said yes.When Jake came out, his towel slung around his neck, his hair damp, he gave me that same boyish grin that used to make my heart race years ago.“Morning, fiancée,” he teased.“Morning, soon to be husband,” I fired back, smiling as I sat up and stretched.He chuckled, leaning down to kiss me before saying, “Get dressed. We are going out today.”“Out?” I asked, suspicious. “

  • BILLIONAIRE'S DEAD WIFE RETURNS    Chapter 136

    KylaBy the time we got back home, my heart was still fluttering.The house was quiet, the kind of peaceful quiet that made everything feel safe. The kids were already asleep upstairs, the lights dimmed low in the hallway.I stood in the doorway of our bedroom, still in my dress, my heels dangling from one hand, my other hand resting lightly on the small velvet box in my purse. Every time I looked at the ring on my finger, it felt surreal.Jake walked in behind me, loosening his tie, and I turned to him with a teasing smile.“So, this is really happening,” I whispered.He chuckled softly, coming closer. “You are stuck with me now.”“Hmm.” I pretended to think about it. “I can live with that.”He leaned down and kissed me gently, then stepped back, his eyes holding that familiar glint, the one that meant he was up to something.“What are you hiding?” I asked, narrowing my eyes.He grinned. “You will see. Sit down.”I did as he said, sitting cross legged on the bed, watching him disapp

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