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CHAPTER 40: The Quiet
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ACCIDENTALLY MARRIED TO MY BILLIONAIRE BOSS Chapter 104 : The Headlines
Ariana’s POV The apartment was quiet in that soft, early-morning way that felt borrowed from another life.Sunlight filtered through the floor-to-ceiling windows, pale and gentle, warming the edges of the room without demanding anything from me. I sat on the couch with a mug of tea cradled between my hands, my feet tucked beneath me, my phone face down on the coffee table like it might bite if I looked at it too long.Dinner at my parents’ house still clung to me like a smell I couldn’t wash off.Alex moved around the kitchen, barefoot, sleeves rolled up as he made breakfast with the kind of ease that came from not being rattled by much. He glanced over at me every few seconds, checking without asking. I loved him for that, how he gave me space without leaving me alone.My phone buzzed, once, then again.I stared at it, my stomach tightening before I’d even touched it. Finally, I flipped it over.It was an email notification.Subject: Interview Request – National Network Spotlight
ACCIDENTALLY MARRIED TO MY BILLIONAIRE BOSS Chapter 103 : Dinner
Ariana’s POVIf anxiety had a taste, it would be the metallic tang sitting at the back of my tongue as Alex’s car pulled into my parents’ driveway.Nothing about the house had changed. Same porch, same wide windows, same unspoken rule that appearances mattered more than comfort.I’d grown up learning how to sit straight, smile politely, and swallow anything inconvenient.Tonight felt no different, except now I was pregnant, engaged, and walking in with a man whose name carried more weight than my entire family combined.Alex cut the engine and turned to me. “You okay?”I nodded automatically, then shook my head. “No, but I will be.”His hand slid over mine, warm and steady. “We leave if you want to.”That alone eased something in my chest. “Let’s get it over with.”Inside, the house smelled like expensive candles and roasted meat. The kind of dinner scent meant to signal stability and success. My mum had always been good at that…..curating an image.She appeared almost immediately, pe
ACCIDENTALLY MARRIED TO MY BILLIONAIRE BOSS Chapter 102 : The Call
Ariana's POV Alex’s penthouse always felt quieter in the afternoon, like the city held its breath just for us.Sunlight spilled across the marble floors, staying on the glass walls and turning everything soft and gold. I was curled against Alex on the couch, my legs tucked beneath me, his arm draped easily around my shoulders as it had always belonged there. His thumb traced absent-minded circles on my arm, slow and grounding.This was the calm I hadn’t known I needed.“You’re smiling,” he said, lips brushing the top of my head.“I am?” I tilted my face up toward him.“Mhm. The kind you don’t notice.” His mouth curved. “What are you thinking about?”I shrugged. “Nothing dramatic for once. Just… being here.”His hand stilled for a fraction of a second before tightening gently. “I like it when you’re here.”The simplicity of it made my chest ache. “I like being here too.”We had been like this all day: no meetings, no calls, no chaos. Just us, wrapped up in a bubble that felt dangero
ACCIDENTALLY MARRIED TO MY BILLIONAIRE BOSS Chapter 101 : The Truth
Alex’s POVEthan came to my penthouse mid-afternoon without calling first. That alone told me something was wrong.He didn’t take off his jacket or sit. He walked straight to the windows, looked out like the city had personally offended him, then turned around.“She’s impossible,” he said.I closed the door and folded my arms. “Good to see you too.”“I’m serious, Alex.”“I know,” I said. “You only barge in like this when you’re spiraling. Coffee?”“No.”“You are drunk anyway.”He ignored the cup when I handed it to him. “I don’t get her.”“Who? Lexi? You’ve said that before.”“And it keeps being true,” he snapped. Then he paused, like he realized who he was talking to. “Sorry.”I waited.“We spent the night together,” he said finally.I nodded once. “Okay.”“That’s it?” he asked.“What reaction were you expecting?”“Something,” he muttered. “Advice, judgment. A warning about Ariana killing me.”“That part comes later,” I said. “Go on.”He ran a hand through his hair. “Everything was f
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