All Chapters of Mr Billionaire's Borrowed Wife: Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

After Sienna finally fell asleep, after a mini war over whether or not she could sleep with her plastic tiara, and one long bedtime story about a mermaid who married a sea monster because of a work contract, I dragged my feet back to my room.I didn’t bother turning on the main light. Just the soft glow of the table lamp in the corner guided me toward the bathroom. The sound of water running in the shower was like the forgiveness I’d been waiting for all day. And for the next few minutes, I let myself drown there… in the steam, in the scent of sandalwood and lemon soap far too luxurious to just be called "soap."Showering here felt like trying to wash off emotional sins. But unfortunately, hot water can’t rinse away five years of trauma, or shut off my body’s biological response whenever Nicholas stands a little too close.Afterward, I wrapped myself in a towel and opened the door to the walk-in closet. Then stopped. Stared.The walls were lined with clothing racks, too neatly arrange

"You’re not supposed to be here." His voice was low and flat. Stripped of any emotion. I swallowed. It felt like glass shards scraping down my throat. My hand fell slowly, like it knew it had been caught stealing air from a room I had no right to enter. I couldn’t speak. My tongue was frozen against the roof of my mouth.Because I knew this version of Nicholas. The quiet, detached, almost lifeless one...didn’t mean he was calm. It meant he was angry. Deeply."I..." My throat burned. My voice caught like it had forgotten how to function. "I was just curious."He didn’t move. Just stared at me like I was something he was trying to tolerate. I felt like a cracked antique sitting in the middle of his priceless gallery."Out."One word. Sharp. ....it hit me like a sledgehammer to the gut.I nodded once, slowly, before my body could even register that it should start moving. I turned toward the door, every step aching like my bones were protesting the motion.As I passed him, the familia