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บททั้งหมดของ Stepdaughter by Day, Wife by Night: บทที่ 251 - บทที่ 260

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Chapter 251

BILLYI had been waiting in front of Isabella’s school for almost fifteen minutes, but it didn’t feel long at all.The bell rang, and children poured out through the gates in small clusters, backpacks bouncing, laughter spilling everywhere. Parents waved, teachers bent down to say goodbye, and for a moment I felt like an outsider standing on the edge of someone else’s world.Then I saw her.Isabella stepped out holding her teacher’s hand, her hair neatly tied, her eyes scanning the crowd. The second she spotted me, her face lit up like I was the best surprise she hadn’t known she was waiting for.“Uncle Billy!” she shouted.Before I could even fully bend down, she ran straight into me, her small arms wrapping around my waist. I laughed softly and hugged her back, lifting her slightly off the ground.“Hey, star student,” I said. “How was school?”She nodded enthusiastically, pulling back just enough to look up at me. “Good! We painted today. And I got a sticker.”“I knew it,” I said, t
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Chapter 252

LENA The night felt quieter than usual, the kind of quiet that only comes after a long day when the house finally exhales. I had just finished reading the last page of the storybook, my voice already hoarse from doing too many character voices. Benjamin and Nathaniel were half-asleep on their beds, eyes heavy, fingers still clutching their blankets. Isabella, however, stayed wide awake, watching me with that thoughtful look she had inherited from Roman. “I want to sleep with Mommy tonight,” she said softly, as if afraid I might say no. I smiled immediately. “Of course.” I kissed the twins’ foreheads, tucked them in, and turned off the light. Then I took Isabella’s hand and led her to my room. She climbed onto the bed without hesitation, curling into my side like it was the most natural thing in the world. The moment I wrapped my arm around her, she sighed, her small body relaxing completely. Being this close to her always did something to me. It grounded me. Reminded me why I ke
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Chapter 253

LENAThe rain started without warning.One moment the sky was only gray and heavy, the kind that made the air feel thick, and the next it was pouring so hard it sounded like thousands of small stones hitting the roof. Thunder cracked loudly, close enough that the windows rattled, and almost immediately I heard the children scream.“Mommy!”I dropped what I was doing and ran.Nathaniel and Benjamin were already halfway out of the living room, their faces pale, Isabella right behind them, clutching her stuffed toy so tightly her knuckles were white. Another thunderclap shook the house, louder than the last, and all three of them burst into tears at once.“It’s okay, it’s okay,” I said quickly, gathering them in my arms. “It’s just thunder. Mommy’s here.”I ushered them toward my bedroom, the safest place I could think of, my heart pounding not from the storm but from how afraid they were. The rain slammed against the windows now, relentless, and the sky lit up with flashes of lightning.
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Chapter 254

LENA The thunder didn’t stop. It rolled across the sky in long, violent waves, shaking the windows, rumbling through the walls, filling the silence between us after the kiss. Roman’s lips were still close to mine when reality hit me. My children were calling me. “Mommy!” Isabella’s voice, high and scared. The spell shattered. I don’t even remember deciding to push him away. My hands just moved on their own, pressing hard against his chest. He stumbled back a step, surprise flashing across his face. And then the slap came. The sound of it shocked both of us. It wasn’t loud, but in that narrow hallway, with the storm raging outside and the electricity still humming back to life, it felt explosive. My palm stung instantly. Roman froze, his head slightly turned from the impact, water still dripping from his hair onto the floor. For a second, neither of us spoke. I didn’t mean to. I swear I didn’t. The slap hadn’t come from anger alone. It came from panic. From fear. From
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Chapter 255

LENA By the time the storm passed, the house felt like it had survived something bigger than bad weather. The rain softened first. Then the thunder drifted farther away, turning into distant rumbles instead of violent cracks that shook the windows. The air felt damp and heavy, and the whole place smelled faintly of wet earth drifting in through the cracks. The children had finally settled down. Now it was quiet. Too quiet. Roman and I sat in the living room across from each other like strangers forced into the same waiting room. I had made tea because I needed something to do with my hands. Something steady. Something normal. The steam curled upward between us, blurring the space in small, fragile swirls. He held the cup in both hands, warming himself. His hair was still slightly damp. I had given him a towel earlier, and he had thanked me quietly. There was something about the way he said thank you that made it feel heavier than it should have. He glanced at me every few sec
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CHAPTER 256

LENAAfter Roman left, the house felt emptier than it had during the blackout.The storm was gone. The lights were steady. The air was calm.But my heart was not.I stood by the door for a long time after it closed behind him. I could still hear the faint echo of his footsteps fading down the driveway. I could still see the way he had looked at me before turning away—like he wanted to say something else but chose not to.And I could still feel his kiss.It lingered on my lips like warmth that refused to fade. No matter how many times I pressed them together, no matter how hard I tried to focus on something else, it was there. Familiar. Dangerous.I lifted my hand slowly and touched my mouth.Why did it still feel like that?Why did it still feel like something I had missed?My chest tightened, and my gaze dropped to my palm.The same hand that had slapped him.I stared at it, remembering the sound, the shock in his eyes, the sting against my skin. I hadn’t meant to hurt him like that.
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Chapter 257

BILLYI knew something had changed the moment I walked into the house that morning.Not because Lena said anything. She didn’t. She greeted me the way she always did—soft smile, polite tone, asking if I’d eaten. The kids ran to me like usual, talking all at once, tugging at my hands.But there was a shift in the air.You don’t spend this long loving someone without noticing the smallest difference in how they breathe.Lena was quieter.Not distant. Not cold. Just… somewhere else.She would pause in the middle of folding laundry, staring at nothing. She would forget what she was about to say. Sometimes I’d call her name twice before she answered.And the kids—God, the kids.“Uncle Billy, can Daddy come again tonight?”“Uncle Billy, when can we visit Daddy’s house?”“Uncle Billy, Daddy said he’d take us to the park.”They weren’t trying to hurt me. They loved me in their own way. They still called me Daddy sometimes, especially the twins, out of habit more than anything.But lately, the
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Chapter 258

ROMAN Since the night of the storm, I hadn’t been able to sleep properly. I told myself it was work. Pressure. Deadlines. Investors asking too many questions. But that was a lie. It was Lena. It was the way she had looked at me after the kiss—shocked, hurt, confused. It was the sound of Isabella’s voice calling me Daddy like nothing had changed. It was the warmth of my sons crashing into my arms. That one stayed with me the most. Not because I thought Lena would forget me. I knew her better than that. She didn’t erase people she loved. That was the problem. She never truly erased me. And I had never truly let her go. I wasn’t jealous in the way people might expect. I wasn’t afraid she would suddenly wake up and stop loving me. I was jealous because Billy could be there. He could sit at the dinner table with my children. He could fix the fuse box when the lights went out. He could hold her hand on the patio when she was lost in thought. He was present. And I wasn’t.
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Chapter 259

LENA I didn’t think packing a suitcase would feel this heavy. It wasn’t like I was moving across the country. I wasn’t even sure where I was going yet. But folding my clothes and placing them carefully inside the suitcase made everything feel real in a way my thoughts hadn’t. The room looked the same as always. The curtains were half open. The late afternoon light stretched across the bed. The kids were in the living room watching a movie with Ava. And I was standing in the middle of the bedroom, quietly dismantling the life I had tried to build. I told myself this was practical. Responsible. Necessary. We couldn’t stay here forever. This wasn’t my house. It wasn’t our house. Billy had asked us to move in, yes. He had insisted. He had made it feel safe. But that didn’t mean I should get comfortable enough to forget that it wasn’t mine. I folded another dress and placed it in the suitcase. The zipper felt louder than it should have. A knock interrupted my thoughts. “Lena?”
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Chapter 230

IVYThe morning I decided to leave, the house felt unusually quiet.Not because the children were calm—they never were—but because my heart had already made the decision before my mind could catch up.I stood in the living room, staring at the packed suitcases lined up neatly by the door. Three small ones for the kids. One medium for me. Isabella was the first to notice.“Mommy?” she asked, her eyes landing on the luggage. “Are we going somewhere?”I forced a gentle smile. “Yes, sweetheart.”“Where?”Nathaniel walked in behind her, frowning slightly. “Why are the bags here?”Benjamin trailed after them, rubbing his eyes.I knelt down so I could look at all three of them.“We’re going on a little trip,” I said.“A trip?” Isabella’s face brightened for a second. Then confusion replaced it. “Is Uncle Billy coming?”The question hit softly but directly.Nathaniel looked at me carefully. “What about Daddy Billy?” he repeated.Benjamin’s lower lip trembled slightly. “I want Daddy Billy.”M
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