Married to the Billionaire to Divorce Him のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 101 - チャプター 106

“I’ve come to greet Ava. And I’d like to speak with both of you.” Mr. Hargrave gave Nathaniel a knowing look and didn’t bother pretending to be surprised by the disheveled hair, no shirt on or the faint steam still rising from the bathroom beyond.“I assume I’m not interrupting anything… too vital?”Nathaniel cleared his throat and managed a strained smile. “Just give us five minutes, please.”Mr. Hargrave inclined his head, that steel-blue gaze moving past him and catching sight of me again..just barely wrapped in the bedsheet. “Very well. I’ll be waiting in the drawing room. And Ava,” he added, trying to lower his voice, “I do hope my son isn’t going too hard on you.”My entire face lit on fire. I instinctively clutched the sheet tighter and reached to cover the side of my neck where I knew a fresh hickey had bloomed, hot and tender. My fingers brushed it as subtly as I could, but I knew he saw it.Nathaniel swore softly under his breath and dragged a hand down his face. “Jesus, Dad

Ava’s POV"Can you help me so I can see at least one of my grandchildren before I die?" Mr. Hargrave looked at me with hope in his eyes. I didn’t answer him directly. I couldn’t cause you know.......I just nodded slowly, politely… even though the silence ringing in my ears was so loud it felt like my brain had short-circuited. A grandchild? Before he died? I wasn't even capable of getting pregnant in the first place and none of them knew. This was making it harder for me to say the truth.I could feel Nathaniel’s eyes on me, searching my face, but I kept mine down, carefully blank. Mr. Hargrave gave me a warm look, then clapped Nathaniel once on the back. “I’ll leave you two to it...Okay!” he said. “I’ve said enough for one evening.”And just like that, he left the room. When I finally looked up, Nathaniel looked like he had just come out of a windstorm. I mean...his Dad just told him he was going to die soon...he must feel unhappy...“I…” he began, but then his phone rang.He glan

Ava’s POV“Sarah,” Nathaniel asked again. “why are you crying at my father’s door?”Maid Sarah sniffled. Her eyes were red and puffy, her hands wringing the hem of her uniform like it was a wet towel.“It's as Mrs.Ava said,” she said, almost like a little girl caught sneaking cookies. “I just got attached to you all after working so many years at Hargrave mansion... I was worried about him.”Nathaniel took a slow step forward. “Sarah... how did you know he was in the hospital already? Jessica?”Her eyes widened. Her mouth opened. Then closed. Then opened again. “I...I heard... I overheard one of the drivers. They said he collapsed and I...” she choked up, voice wobbling, “I told Jessica and then ran here to be of assistance."Something in her eyes was darting around like a scared bunny and I didn’t believe a single word coming out of her. She was acting suspicious.Nathaniel frowned, turning to me, then back to her. “Sarah, are you hiding something?”“I swear I’m not!” she cried quick