All Chapters of Crossed: Chasing Back the Unwanted Wife: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Jules folded Asher's tiny clothes lazily, her eyes flicking to the crib every few seconds. He snored softly, lips slightly parted, one chubby hand sprawled across his sky-blue blanket. She still wasn't over Nolan's unexpected visit days ago, and the fact that he'd seen Asher made her even more uneasy. Now he knew the baby survived, and when he left her house that day, he didn't sound like he was going to let her be without intruding into her life and Asher's. But that was just a part of her worries. There was Ethan. And she didn't want to find out what he'd do if she told him that the man who'd left her broken and pregnant when he found her was back and wanted a say in the child's life. A child whom Ethan had watched slip out of her, a child whom he'd watched grow up to this point. A child who called him dad. Jules arranged the last of the clothes and sighed, walking over to where Asher laid, one hand sticking out of his sky blue blanket. Gently, making sure she didn

Jules’ knee weakened, the color draining from her face as she just kept staring, unable to move or breathe. Her heart pounded in her chest so loud, she could barely hear the surrounding room.Nolan didn't move, either. He just kept staring, his face emotionless, his entire body still, with only the slow, casual swirl of wine in his glass confirming to her that he was real. Even when the other men began walking towards them, he still didn't shift.“Are you okay?" Jules gasped, the sound of Ethan's voice breaking the stare as she turned to him.He had a frown on her face, his sharp eyes studying her expression, then he followed her gaze—but by the time he looked, the men had gotten closer and blocked his view from Nolan.“Ethan!” the one Jules guessed was Lancaster called, getting to where they were. He was just the same height as Ethan, but smaller in size than he was.Frankly, Ethan was the most built in all the men who had walked over.Ethan's face brightened as they shook hands,

Jules tapped her pen impatiently on the document in front of her. She wasn't sure she wanted to take the proposal and sign the contract. And she really wasn't ready for a head-aching consultation with George. He just seems so pushy and annoying these days, like he had something on his mind.Jules snorted, holding back a laugh, remembering how Cassie had called him Papa Smurf when Jules told her about him. She'd nearly choked on her coffee when she said it.She was glad her friend had moved into her city. At least now they didn't have to always talk on video calls just to have the slightest feel of their friendship.She just needed her to settle down so she could introduce her to Asher and maybe Ethan, too.Her phone's alarm suddenly rang, with the screen flashing. “Asher!" Without thinking twice, she scribbled her signature on the document and rose to her feet, picking up her phone and keys. Then she walked out of her office and hopped into her car, heading for Asher's school.“Mumm

Kai stared at Nolan, who sat across from him, eyes fixed on the desk. A pen spun lazily between his fingers, the silence in the room thick enough to choke on.Kai let out a sigh, obviously to get Nolan's attention or better still, break the deafening silence in the room.But it didn't seem enough to pull Nolan out of his thoughts.He even took up the bottle of scotch on the table and noisily poured it into a glass, but Nolan still didn't look up.Finally, Kai sighed. “You know I didn't fly an hour down here just to watch you stare at nothing." Nolan was still silent.“Quit the suspense, Nolan. Just because I don’t have a nine-to-five doesn’t mean I don’t have a life.”"Jules said something the other day.”Kai rolled his eyes. "Still chasing Jules?”Nolan looked up and stopped twirling the pen, but was not willing to reply to the question.Kai took a gulp of the scotch. "I thought you were over her." Nolan ignored him. “She said…” he hesitated, his voice quieter now. “She said if I w

Before six in the morning, Cassie had sent Jules the address—two addresses. One was for the morning, then the other for evening.Jules just smiled as she yanked open her wardrobe to pick out her outfit.Wherever Cassie had picked for their outing, she knew it was going to be fabulous and she needed to look good, or better still, out dress Cassie.She chuckled to herself, remembering how back in high school, Cassie always won best dressed almost all the time, and was crowned prom queen their senior year.Cassie was beautiful, and she, Jules, was the opposite. And Cassie would have easily ruled the popular kids if she'd agreed to denounce Jules as her friend.But Cassie had stuck by her, and she'd been left out of the group. And though that cost her a seat at the cool kids’ table, it never dulled her shine. She was still liked by everyone.Jules eventually settled for a soft summer dress with thin straps and put on a light touch of makeup. She was just about packing her credit and debi