All Chapters of Second Marriage to the Billionaire: Ex-Husband Begs Me Not to Go: Chapter 501 - Chapter 510

The perfect chance had just been ruined by a kid. Lia was so furious she could’ve tossed the little brat out herself. But this was Archer’s cousin—someone she couldn’t afford to offend. She swallowed the fire in her chest and didn’t dare let even a flicker of annoyance show on her face.“Don’t think this is just a toy phone!” Melvin announced proudly.“…” Lia nearly choked. That was exactly what she’d been about to say.Then Melvin glanced around, spotted the makeup table, and started dragging a chair over. The legs scraped against the floor with a loud, grating screech.Archer finally stepped in, frowning. “What are you doing?” He took the chair out of Melvin’s hands.Melvin pointed to the spot right beside Lia. “Archer, put it there.”Archer gave him a look, not sure what the boy was plotting this time, but he set the chair down anyway.Melvin clambered onto it, standing tall enough that he was nearly eye level with Lia. With his tiny finger he tapped a couple of times on the

“I’d better get back to work,” Aria said, a hint of laughter slipping into her voice. “And thank Melvin for me.”She hung up before Archer could respond.Archer lowered his head, a helpless smile tugging at his lips.Lia’s heart sank. Maybe things weren’t going the way she’d hoped. The way he smiled—soft, unguarded—made it clear just how deeply he cared for that woman. That tenderness wasn’t something he showed anyone else.When Archer finally looked up, his face was cool and impassive again. He handed the phone back to Melvin without the slightest trace of that warmth. Not even to his little brother.And yet… if just a phone call could make him soften like that, what would he be like face-to-face with her?“Your sister-in-law says thank you,” Archer told Melvin, lifting him down from the chair.“Of course she does.” Melvin straightened his back proudly. “I’m on her side.”Then, as if to drive the point home, he shot Lia a look that made her want to kick him straight out of the

Melvin finally wriggled out of Aria’s arms, his round little body still tense from Archer’s glare. He grabbed another fistful of chips and crammed them into his mouth, then dug into his backpack for the bottle of fresh juice Lily had packed that morning. After a few noisy gulps, he let out a long sigh—like a grown man after a drink—and finally spilled everything that had happened at the set.“Aria, you’d better keep a close eye on Archer. He’s way too good at charming women,” Melvin declared, chubby fingers fishing another chip from the bag and shoving it in whole.Archer shot him a sidelong glance. Where on earth had the kid even picked up a phrase like “charming women”?Melvin went on, even recounting how Archer had turned down Lia’s number, using Aria as an excuse.Aria blinked in surprise. She hadn’t expected him to go that far. She didn’t mind either way, but the way he phrased it might make people think he was “afraid of his wife,” as if his reputation could take a hit. Still

Especially with a man like him—someone born with so many advantages—yet able to give all of himself to just one woman. It was rare, almost unheard of.In fact, Aria thought, there was only one man in the world capable of it. Archer. No one else.It was everything he had done from the very beginning that gave her this unshakable confidence. Because of him, she never once felt small in the face of other women. She could hold her head high, proud and secure, because all of her pride came from the man in front of her.The moment the words left her lips, Archer’s gaze darkened, burning with an intensity that made her tremble. His black eyes seemed to flare with fire, searing her where she lay beneath them.Before she could react, the world tilted—he pulled her down onto the back seat, caging her beneath him.“Archer!” she gasped. It was still daylight, in the car, in front of the family estate. The tinted windows might have shielded them, but the bright sun streamed in, and she couldn’

“You’re back!” Marianne stood where she was, making no move to cover Aria’s embarrassment. “This is one of the actresses from our set—she plays my daughter in the show. She insisted on walking me home. I told her it was unnecessary, it’s only a ten-minute walk. But Lia is just too polite.”Lia smiled sweetly. “Not at all. Mr. Duncan has always looked out for me, so since you’re in the same crew, it’s only right I look after you as well. If anything ever went wrong, I’d be terrified of him blaming me.”Marianne gave a perfunctory laugh. Looked out for her? He hasn’t even glanced her way once.Archer slid an arm firmly around Aria’s waist and walked them over.Aria’s cheeks were still flushed, her discomfort obvious, but she didn’t shy away. Instead, she stood calmly in front of Lia, meeting her with the air of someone who didn’t recognize her at all—a gesture that left Lia silently fuming.“Come, let me introduce you,” Marianne suddenly said, her tone now brimming with enthusiasm.