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Chapter 6: The First Betrayal ( Pt 2)
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I’m Back, Mr. CEO Chapter 6: The First Betrayal ( Pt 2)
We pulled up to the mansion at 8:45. Clara walked me to the door, squeezing my hand.“Call me the second that lawyer contacts you. And if anyone in that house says one more cruel word to you, call me. I will come back and commit justified homicide.”Despite everything, I almost smiled. “I love you.”“I love you too. Now go prove them all wrong.”I watched her drive away, then took a breath and opened the door.Voices from the living room. I froze in the foyer, listening.“…completely inappropriate. She’s humiliating this family.”Margaret’s voice.“She’s hurting, Mother. Give her some grace.”Adrian. Actually defending me? That was new.“Grace?” Margaret’s laugh was sharp. “She doesn’t deserve grace. She deserves consequences. If that child isn’t yours—”“It is mine.”Silence. Then:“You can’t possibly know that.”“I know my wife.”“Do you? Because it seems to me you’ve been rather… distracted lately.” A pause. “Vivian mentioned seeing her with that Grant man at the charity gala. Very
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Adrian’s fist hit the table so hard his wine glass tipped over, red spreading across the white tablecloth like blood. “Don’t.”“I’m just saying what everyone’s thinking,” Vivian continued, unbothered by his anger. “She could be pregnant by anyone. That man from the charity event, the one who couldn’t take his eyes off her. What was his name? Lucas something?”“Stop.” My voice came out barely above a whisper.“Or maybe one of the staff. It’s not unheard of, lonely wives seeking attention elsewhere.”“I said stop.”“Vivian.” Adrian’s voice was deadly quiet. “That’s enough.”She sat back, satisfied. The damage was done. I could see it in Margaret’s eyes, the seed of doubt planted and already taking root.“I want a paternity test,” Margaret announced.The world tilted.“What?” I couldn’t have heard that right. Couldn’t have.“A paternity test. Before we acknowledge this child, before we accept any responsibility, I want proof that it’s Adrian’s.”“You can’t be serious.”“I am perfectly se
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I didn’t leave the bedroom for the rest of the day.Clara called six times. I let it go to voicemail. What would I even say? That my husband's college girlfriend was living down the hall? That I was pregnant with a baby he called “bad timing”?The words wouldn’t come. Nothing would come except the hollow ache spreading through my chest.Around seven PM, my stomach cramped. Sharp enough to make me gasp. I curled up on the bed, one hand pressed to my abdomen, the other gripping the sheets.Please. Please don’t let anything be wrong.The cramp faded. Then came back. Stronger this time.I forced myself to breathe slowly. In through my nose. Out through my mouth. The doctor had warned me. Stress could cause complications. Stress could hurt the baby.But how was I supposed to not be stressed when my entire world was collapsing?Another cramp. This one sent me stumbling to the bathroom, dizzy and nauseated. I made it to the toilet just in time.When I finally looked up, my reflection in the
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I didn’t sleep.How could I? Every time I shut my eyes, it was her I saw. That brilliant hair. That perfect smile. That little girl that put a hand on Adrian’s cheek as if she had done it a thousand times before.Like she belonged there.I tidied away the dining room at midnight, cleaning up on autopilot. I packed the lamb nobody would eat. I scrubbed at the wine stain that wouldn’t come out. I threw out the flowers. The staff would be back at six in the morning, and Margaret was right on one thing: I wouldn’t give them any more ammunition.They already had enough.Now, I sat in the living room on yesterday’s dress, watching dawn seep in through the windows. The penthouse was across town. Adrian was there right now. Maybe asleep. Maybe not alone.My stomach gave a sick churn. I gently pressed my hand against it."It's okay," I whispered to the growing secret. "We're okay."A lie. We weren't okay. Nothing was okay.My cell phone lay on the coffee table, the screen black. Fifty-three mi
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SERENA POV:The candles burned a bit low.I glanced at my watch again. 8:47 PM. Nothing yet. No texts. No calls. Not even a lie about traffic or last-minute meetings.The dining room smelled of rosemary and roasted lamb, his favorite. His mother used to cook it for him whenever there was a special occasion. I spent an entire afternoon perfecting the recipe. The table was set perfectly, too: white linens I pressed myself, gold-rimmed chinaware we got as our wedding gift three years back but had never really used, flowers from the market, wine in the decanter giving it a little air. My hand went to my stomach; a habit formed over the last few weeks. Still flat. Still secret.Tonight was the night I was supposed to tell him.I had practiced it a hundred times in every way imaginable: casually, slipping it into conversation while having dinner; dramatic, tossing the sonogram lovingly wrapped inside a gift box on the table; sweet, telling him while feeling his arms around me. But Adrian n
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