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OWNED BY MY EX-HUSBAND’S STEPBROTHER Chapter 42
Funny thing: people in the news hardly ever saw Gloria or Annabel. They were the wife and daughter of a young, handsome billionaire. But when reporters asked Victor about his missing wife, he always said the same thing. "My wife is shy. She hates cameras. I protect my family."People believed him. They thought he wanted a normal life away from flashing lights."Why don't you go to big events with him?" Isaiah asked."Victor says no. I can't meet strangers. I can't go out much. I'm stuck in the house," Gloria said sadly. "I just care for Annabel, cook food, wash clothes. At first, it was okay. Victor is jealous. But then I learned he sleeps with other women all the time. Non-stop. I felt like old furniture. I got so sad. I even thought about ending my life."Isaiah's eyes went wide. Gloria smiled a sad smile. "Please don't tell Lukas, okay? I don't want him to think I'm a problem. I can't lose my job now. It would be the end for me."Isaiah bit his lip. At first, he thought Gloria was
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Isaiah smiled big. He knelt down in front of Annabel. He was very tall. He knew he looked scary to small kids. Especially shy ones like Annabel."Of course, Princess," he said softly. "My name is Isaiah Johnson. You can call me Uncle Isaiah. What is your name again?"Annabel turned white. She heard "Uncle" and got super scared. She ran behind Gloria's legs fast. She hid her face in Gloria's leg. She held on tight.Isaiah frowned. This was not normal for a kid. Something was wrong."Mommy, I'm scared!" Annabel cried. Her voice was small and shaky.Gloria looked at Isaiah. Her eyes begged him to help. "It's okay, baby. Call her Mr. Isaiah. She is not your uncle, right Mr. Isaiah?"Isaiah felt confused. But he nodded. "I'm sorry, little princess. I am not your uncle. Call me Mr Isaiah, okay?""Um..." Annabel nodded a little. She peeked out. "My name is Annabel Rose Gray. Mr Isaiah can call me Annabel.""Okay, Annabel. Nice to meet you!" Isaiah smiled again. He hoped she would relax now.
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Gloria and Annabel went to Mall to buy groceries Luckily for her It was late afternoon, so not too crowded."Yay, grocery time!" Annabel hopped happily behind her mom, skipping down the aisles. Gloria checked her list: raw ingredients, spices, dairy.They shopped here before. They drove from their mansion to the Upper East Side for Citarella or Grand Central. Then dinner at The Brown Hut—just them, laughing and sharing desserts.Victor was rarely home. Busy with business—and sleeping with any woman he met.Sometimes Gloria got tired. She drove Annabel to school morning and night, then shopped. At home, she cooked and did laundry.Housekeepers cleaned every two days. Gardeners helped. Gloria just cooked for Annabel and washed clothes.But she did it all alone, with depression and starving herself for diets. It made her weak and sick.She asked Victor for a driver. He said no—called her a "thirsty whore" who would sleep with the driver.So only Victor was the man in the house.He proba
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How do can I hid this? Lukas can't know about this," he must never find out.” Gloria mumbled at the mirror. "If he knows my body problem, he'll think I'm annoying.""Maybe he'll kick me out. He won't want me as his worker. He's so unpredictable."It was just her guess. But Lukas got mad easily. She did not want to risk it.She wanted to save money for her daughter. Maybe get another job or open a store later. Any way to support herself.She could get divorce money, but Victor refused to divorce. With his corrupt friends in power, Gloria would lose and suffer most.She had no plan to charm Lukas. She did not believe in love anymore."Staying with Lukas is temporary," Gloria told herself.Lukas fixed his shirt cuffs and left his room. He looked for Gloria. He frowned at the dirty plate on the table."Where is she?" Lukas wondered."Sister-in-law?""Gloria?""Gloria!" He raised his voice. She answered from the bathroom near the kitchen."Y-Yes!" Gloria opened the door. She walked slowly
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Lukas glanced at Gloria, the way she was picking her food was making angry.” Can’t she just be herself around me?” Gloria eating very slowly. It bothered him.He glanced at her. She chewed a small piece of meat for at least ten minutes. She even stopped a few times.Lukas said nothing. He watched her from the side while eating his food. Gloria took tiny bites of cherry tomato and mashed potato, then chewed slowly again.Soon, Lukas finished his big plate. Gloria had eaten only four spoonfuls.He got annoyed. "Why so slow? You took ten minutes to chew one bite!" Lukas asked.Gloria froze. She knew she ate slow. That's why she did not want to eat with him. It made food look bad."S-Sorry..." Gloria said softly. She stopped eating. Most of her food was untouched. She was only eating to please him not that she was hungry."Why say sorry?""I-I don’t know.”"Stop apologizing! Eat now!" Lukas raised his voice. Gloria jumped in fear. It felt like an order.She grabbed her spoon, even with no
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It took Gloria almost four hours to finish her pot roast. She had to check the taste and make it look nice on the plate. She was scared Lukas would not eat it if it did not look good. Or start shouting at her the way he did earlier. She was being extremely careful.After setting the table, she went to the living room. Lukas was still working on his iPad. He looked very focused. Before calling him, she peeked to see what he was doing.As she thought, Lukas was checking his stocks and studying the market. His company worked in investments.Gloria gasped when she saw the huge amount of money in his portfolio. She had never seen so much money before, not even with Victor. She could not even count all the zeros.Lukas turned around. His sharp eyes looked angry. Gloria had peeked at his private stuff."Did I say you could look?" Lukas stood up from the sofa. He was tall and towered over her with his wide shoulders.Gloria was short. She shrank back. "I-I'm sorry! I just came to say lunch is
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