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Side Chick Tax: Everything Chapter 28
They found out Lyra was pregnant on a bright afternoon.Theo held the lab report with shaking hands. His usually steady voice wobbled. "Is... Is it real?"The doctor smiled and nodded. "Congratulations. You're six weeks along."Theo spun around and lifted Lyra off the floor—then froze, panic hitting all at once. He set her down fast and hovered over her stomach, hands unsure. "Did I hurt the baby? I was too rough."Lyra laughed and pinched his cheek. "It's not that fragile."Still, Theo couldn't relax.On the drive home, he barely went over twenty-five. Every speed bump made him tense, like he wanted to get out and smooth the road by hand.As soon as they got back, he pulled out a notebook and started a list.Pregnancy nutrition. Prenatal appointments. Safety precautions..."Theo." Lyra sighed and took the pen. "Breathe."He looked up, eyes a little red. "Lyra, I'm scared."She paused."I'm scared you'll be in pain. Scared it'll be too hard." His voice rasped as he rested h
Side Chick Tax: Everything Chapter 27
On the wedding day, Lyra stood at the end of the red carpet in a clean white gown, her arm linked with Victor's. A soft smile sat on her lips.Victor's eyes were red. His grip on her hand shook."Lyra," he said after a steadying breath, "my greatest wish in this life is to see you happy."Her nose stung. She squeezed his hand. "Dad, I am happy now."He nodded, fighting tears, and walked her step by step toward Theo.Theo waited at the end of the aisle in a perfectly tailored black suit, eyes locked on her, love obvious and unguarded.When she reached him, he swallowed. His voice was rough. "Lyra, I've waited for this day for a very long time."The priest smiled and motioned for them to exchange vows.Theo took a deep breath and pulled out the love letter he had never dared to give her back then."When I wrote this, my hands were shaking so bad I could barely keep the letters straight," he said, his voice uneven. "Lyra, if you like me even a little, wear the purple hairband tom
Side Chick Tax: Everything Chapter 26
Lyra stood by the window. Theo stepped in behind her and wrapped his arms around her, his chin resting lightly on her head."What are you thinking about?" His warm breath brushed her ear.She leaned back into him and smiled. "That time we met and you shoved a frog into my backpack."Theo laughed, the sound rolling through her back. "You know that was because you pushed me into the fountain, right? I had nightmares for three days."Laughter drifted up from the garden below.Victor and Bennard were locked in a chess match, while Bennard's wife, Helena, chatted with the Leighton family's chef about the wedding menu.Ever since she and Theo got together, their families had been meeting almost every week."Lyra, come try this." Helena walked over with a plate. "I tweaked the pudding for you. Half the sugar."Lyra took a bite. The sweetness spread, light and clean. "It's really good. Thank you, Mrs. Tremont.""Still 'Mrs.'?" Bennard called from the garden. "You should drop that alre
Side Chick Tax: Everything Chapter 25
Wesley stood at the Leighton estate gates, clutching a limited-edition designer bag.The cuffs of his suit were frayed. His shoes were dull. His eyes still burned with purpose."Lyra!" He hurried toward her. "I bought the bag you like."Lyra wore a beige suit, her hair loosely pinned. Clean. Effortless.She gave the bag a lazy glance, a faint smile that didn't explain itself."Oh?" She took it and let it drop.The bag hit the ground with a hard smack.Lyra lifted her heel and crushed it, grinding it back and forth without pause."You—" Wesley froze."What I liked yesterday, I don't like today." Her voice stayed flat. Her gaze was cold, like she was looking at a stranger. "Same with you. Seeing you now makes me sick."Wesley went pale.The bag he'd emptied himself to buy was just trash under her shoe."Is there really no chance for us?" His voice shook. "I'll do whatever it takes to give you the life you want.""Whatever it takes?" Lyra let out a short laugh. "And last time
Side Chick Tax: Everything Chapter 24
Lyra sprawled lazily in Theo's arms, twirling a finger around the buttons of his shirt.Sunlight poured through the window. Theo peeled grapes for her, long fingers twisting neatly as the skins slipped free and the fruit dropped into the bowl."Theo, I want a pretzel from that spot on the east side," she said, voice syrupy on purpose.He set the grapes down at once and grabbed his phone. "I'll have someone get it."Lyra closed her eyes, satisfied. Being cherished like this felt amazing.She was about to lean in and kiss him when a sharp shout sliced through the quiet outside."Lyra! I'll prove myself to you!"Wesley stood at the gates of the Leighton estate, still in a hospital gown. The lash marks on his back kept him from standing straight, but his stare was locked in, stubborn as ever.Lyra frowned. "He's here again."Theo patted her hand. "I've got it."Outside the gate, the two men squared off."You don't have the right to stop me," Wesley snapped, eyes burning.Theo l
Side Chick Tax: Everything Chapter 23
Wesley opened his eyes slowly to the sharp sting of disinfectant. Fire ripped across his back, forcing a breath out of him."Hiss."Sunlight slipped through the blinds, breaking into jagged shadows across the hospital bed.For a second, his head was still stuck in the dream.In it, he hadn't betrayed Lyra. They were happy. Together. They even had twins, two perfect kids curled between them. Her smile was soft, real enough that he could almost remember the light jasmine scent in her hair.The smile tugging at his lips barely lasted before reality hit him like ice water.The hospital room was empty, filled with nothing but the steady beep of machines. No warm house. No wife pulling the blanket up around him."Heh." Wesley let out a dry laugh. It pulled at the wounds on his back, pain flaring sharp and fast.Still, it didn't touch the regret tearing through his chest.He thought about Lyra's cold stare that day. The way she said she would never forgive him.This was on him. All
Side Chick Tax: Everything Chapter 14
Wesley stumbled through the door, dragging a hand along the wall until he hit the switch.Click. The living room lit up.No one rose from the couch. No soft voice saying, "You're home."He stopped in the entryway. The quiet pressed in hard. Even the fridge humming sounded too loud.Pain knifed t
Side Chick Tax: Everything Chapter 12
Cheswick TechWhen Wesley shoved through the company's glass doors, Mia at the front desk was scrambling to pack her stuff into a cardboard box."M-Mr. Cheswick!" Her hand trembled. Her cup slipped and shattered on the floor.Wesley scanned the half-empty office. "Where is everyone?""Mr. Cook s
Side Chick Tax: Everything Chapter 11
Irene crouched and reached for Wesley's hand. He yanked it away.She forced a smile. "Wesley, don't do this. I'm carrying your child too.""You don't get it!" Wesley snapped, his voice blowing up out of nowhere. "Leighton Corp holds forty percent of the shares. Every loan I got was backed by Lyra'
Side Chick Tax: Everything Chapter 10
Wesley kicked the hospital room door open.The bed was empty, the gown folded neatly on top. A stack of papers sat on the nightstand.His hand shook. The second his fingers brushed the page, he flinched like it burned.[DIVORCE AGREEMENT] jumped off the top page. The signature at the bottom locke
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