Lahat ng Kabanata ng Billionaire's Pregnant Ex-wife : Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Something that resembled pain crossed his eyes. I wasn’t sure if it was pain, but before I could look deeper into his eyes and confirm what I saw, the emotion vanished as quickly as it had arrived. There was nothing left of it, as though it hadn’t existed at all. It left me wondering if it had been just my imagination.“W-what do you mean?” I replied. The words sprang from my lips louder than intended.“I’m asking about your relationship with Ash,” Grey said without a trace of expression on his face.“There was nothing between us,” I snapped.How could he jump to conclusions that I was having an affair with his brother? I thought to myself, inwardly trembling in disbelief. True, Ash Bradford had blatantly expressed his interest in me by sending gifts and frequently visiting the hotel when I was at work, but that was all. Everything he gave me—the gifts and the flowers—I sent back and threw a few in the garbage bin. As for his frequent and untimely visits, I had told him to stop and ca

The door opened, jolting me back to reality. The nurse stepped out of the room. “You can enter now,” she said, turning toward me. A shadow of sympathy crossed her clear blue eyes as she laid a comforting hand on my shoulder before walking away.I rose from my seat and entered Mom's room while wiping the tears from my cheeks.Mom was asleep on the bed again. Watching her so helpless only made me cry more.I was still crying when the door flung open and Celine strode inside, looking as pale as a ghost. When her tear-streaked eyes landed on mine, I realized she'd been crying too. Just as I was about to ask the reason for her tears, she told me she had met the doctor in the hallway, and he had told her the news.“I don't want to lose her, Celine,” I sobbed, clutching my tight chest. “I can't afford to lose her. Once she's gone, I will have no family left with me.”Celine crossed the distance between us. Within seconds, she was beside me, squeezing my fingers to comfort me while tears fell

When I reached home, the first thing I did was take a quick bath. I knew the day would be hot and humid, so when I got out of the shower to change, I put on a pink flounce dress. The hem bounced every time I moved. It was comfortable too. Satisfied with what I was wearing, I slipped a sweater into my bag just in case it got cold in the evening.While waiting for my hair to dry, I made buttered toast and coffee for breakfast. Still not satisfied with what I had for breakfast, I looked for food in the refrigerator and found yogurt.I sat down at the table and ate my breakfast.The house felt quiet and lonely with only me inside. Gone was the liveliness that used to be there. With Mom and Celine in the hospital, the house would remain lifeless until they returned.After breakfast, I washed the dishes. When I was done, I made my way upstairs and entered Mom's room. Opening her cabinet, I took her favorite knitted sweater. Mom would be elated once I gave it to her.I was closing the cabin

Hearing from Celine that Grey had already settled everything was reassuring. I was still weak, and I doubted if I could walk on my own at all if I tried to get up from the bed.“I don’t know how to live without her.” The words softly emerged from my lips before I could even stop myself. I clenched my fists at my side and tried to keep the tears at bay. But try as I might, I couldn’t hold back the tears, and they fell down my cheeks.Celine took my hand. With tears in her eyes, she spoke. “I feel the same, Lily. I feel lost without her. It feels as though a part of me has been taken away with her.”For a moment, neither of us spoke as we took the time to compose ourselves.“Has Mom told you about something before she died?” Celine suddenly asked.My gaze curiously landed on her face. “No,” I told her, but after a moment of hesitation, I continued, “But I could feel Mom was hiding something from me, Celine.”“I feel the same way too, Lily,” Celine replied as honestly as she could. “Ther

I was sure whoever called me to the office wasn’t Grey. He was away on a business trip today, and there was no way he could return soon. He had told me he would be away for a week. Could it be Ash? A member of his family?I took a deep breath and went to the office to find out. When I reached Grey’s office, I knocked on the door before entering. When I opened the door, I found Elizabeth Bradford inside, holding a document in her hand. Grey was the owner of the hotel because his grandmother had given it to him before she died. Elizabeth helped manage the hotel when Grey was not around.Despite my shock, I kept my emotions to myself while maintaining a straight face. It had been almost a month since the last time I saw Elizabeth, and I wondered why she called me. “Good morning, Ma’am,” I greeted her politely, the way an employee treats her superiors. Elizabeth didn’t like me, and I didn’t like her either, so that made us even. But I had to be respectful to her because she was still my