All Chapters of Stepdaughter by Day, Wife by Night: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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Chapter 31 – Hospital Visit

LENABy the time we reached the hospital, my nerves were frayed to threads. Roman had insisted on driving, his knuckles white around the steering wheel, his jaw locked like stone. Mom sat in the backseat, murmuring reassurances that only made the silence feel heavier.I tried to protest at least a dozen times, but each attempt was met with Roman’s sharp, unyielding glare. He didn’t speak much during the ride, but his presence pressed in on me, suffocating and steady at the same time.When we pulled up to the hospital entrance, the smell of antiseptic hit me instantly, cold and clinical. My chest tightened. Hospitals had never been my favorite places. Now, they felt like cages.Roman was out of the car in seconds, opening my door before I could even unbuckle. “I’ve got you,” he said firmly, ignoring my weak attempt to brush him off. His hand closed around mine, warm, unrelenting.Mom followed us in, her worry written across every line of her face.The nurse at the front desk glanced up

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Chapter 32 – Intimate Hospital Moment

LENAThe door shut again after Mom left, the faint echo of her heels fading down the sterile hallway. For the first time in what felt like hours, the room was quiet, just me and Roman and the hum of fluorescent lights above.I sank back against the pillow, still dazed by everything—the diagnosis, the way Roman had claimed me in front of the doctor without hesitation, and the suffocating weight of the truth finally spoken aloud.Pregnant.The word felt enormous, overwhelming.Roman didn’t sit in the chair across the room like most men would have. He stayed close, right at the edge of the bed, his hand still tangled with mine. His thumb brushed lazily over my knuckles, a deceptively gentle rhythm that belied the storm brewing in his eyes.“You look pale,” he murmured, leaning closer.I swallowed hard. “I just fainted. Hospitals have that effect on people.”His lips curved slightly, but there was no humor in it. “Don’t make light of it. You scared the hell out of me.”Something inside me

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Chapter 33 – Roman Bribes the Doctor for Secrecy

LENAThe air in the hospital room felt heavier after Mom’s sudden entrance. She had narrowed her eyes, suspicious but too polite to comment, before excusing herself with a brisk promise to speak to the doctor. I knew she hadn’t missed the way Roman’s hand clung to mine, or how my lips were still flushed.Now, as the door shut again and her footsteps echoed down the hall, I pulled my hand from his grip, my cheeks burning. “You can’t keep doing that,” I whispered harshly. “She’s not blind. She’ll figure it out.”Roman didn’t look guilty at all. If anything, he looked smug, his gaze resting on me like I belonged to him already. “Let her suspect,” he said. “She won’t get the truth from anyone that matters.”My chest tightened. “The doctor knows. He knows everything now. The pregnancy, the fainting, all of it. What if Mom asks questions?”Roman&rs

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Chapter 34 – Lena Moves to Roman’s Guesthouse

LENAI didn’t want to admit it, but Mom’s suspicions were starting to suffocate me. Every time she looked at me, I could see questions behind her eyes, ones she was too polite—or maybe too afraid—to ask. I was tired of skirting around the truth, tired of the tension that hung in the air like a storm about to break.And Roman knew it.That evening, after Mom left the hospital to run some errands, he appeared at my bedside with that same infuriating calm, dressed in his dark shirt with the sleeves rolled just enough to reveal the veins in his forearms. He looked like he had stepped straight out of a dream—or a warning.“You can’t stay here much longer,” he said simply, as if reading my thoughts. “The hospital’s just a temporary excuse. Your mother will hover, and the longer you’re under her roof, the more questions she’ll dig up.”My heart lurched. “So what are you su

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Chapter 35 – Roman Buys Her Baby Gifts

LENAI woke the next morning to the sound of birds outside the window. For a moment, I almost forgot where I was. The bed was too soft, the air too quiet, and the faint scent of cedar still lingered in the room, as if Roman had left it there on purpose.It hit me then—I wasn’t at my mom’s. I wasn’t even at the hospital. I was in Roman’s guesthouse. My new… home.The thought made my stomach twist.I pushed myself out of bed, still in the oversized T-shirt I had fallen asleep in, and padded toward the kitchen. To my surprise, there was already food on the counter: fresh fruit, croissants, even a steaming cup of coffee in a mug, like someone had known the exact moment I’d wake up.Roman.I shook my head, muttering under my breath. “Does he ever stop?”I ate in silence, staring out the wide windows, the estate grounds stretched endlessly around me. It should’ve felt peaceful. Instead, it felt like a spotlight, as though I couldn’t hide here even if I wanted to.Later in the afternoon, jus

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Chapter 36 – Vivian Starts Questioning

LENAThe guesthouse had quickly started to feel like a cocoon—separate from the main estate, private, and strangely safe. Roman had insisted on setting it up for me, stocking the pantry, filling the closets with soft clothes I didn’t remember choosing. He kept showing up with little things for the baby, his protectiveness wrapping around me tighter every day.But there was one person who wasn’t blind to the closeness between us.My mother.Vivian had always been perceptive. Too perceptive. When I was younger, she could tell from the way I walked through the door if I’d had a good day or not. Now, her eyes caught every flicker, every pause, every shift of air between Roman and me. And I hated how powerless I felt under her gaze.At dinner that evening, the air was thick. The three of us sat at the long dining table, candlelight flickering against glassware. Roman sat across from me, his eyes finding mine too often, his hand brushing mine when he poured me water. Each time, I felt my mo

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Chapter 37 – Lena Begins Falling for Roman

LENAI kept telling myself I couldn’t fall for him.It was wrong. It was messy. It was a disaster waiting to happen. He belonged to my mother. He was off-limits in every sense of the word.But the more time I spent around Roman, the harder it became to convince myself of that.After Vivian’s suspicious comments at dinner, I had tried to keep my distance, to put up walls between us. But Roman didn’t allow walls. He was relentless, always finding ways to break them down—dropping by the guesthouse to bring me food, asking about how I was feeling, leaving little baby things on the counter as though it was the most natural thing in the world.It was those small things that undid me more than the heat of his kisses or the hunger in his eyes. It was the quiet gestures, the unspoken ways he cared.And that terrified me more than anything.One evening, I was curled up on the couch, flipping through a book I wasn’t

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Chapter 38 – Kitchen Counter Hookup

LENAThe guesthouse felt too small that morning. Every wall seemed to hum with the memory of last night, of Roman’s kiss, of the way I had melted into him even though I swore I wouldn’t. Sleep had been impossible. My body was restless, my mind on fire, and the bracelet he gave me was a constant reminder with its delicate weight against my wrist.I tried distracting myself. I made tea, straightened the couch pillows, even reorganized the tiny kitchen cabinet. Nothing worked. Every nerve in me buzzed, waiting for him, dreading him, wanting him all at once.So when the knock came, sharp and insistent, I knew it was him before I even opened the door.Roman stood there, looking unfairly good for so early in the day. A crisp white shirt hugged his shoulders, the top buttons undone, and his hair looked freshly damp, like he’d just stepped out of the shower. His eyes locked on me instantly, sweeping down my frame before meeting mine again, heate

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Chapter 39 – Roman Vows to End the Engagement

LENAThe knock at the door faded, replaced by the sound of footsteps retreating. Whoever it had been didn’t wait. Relief washed through me in a dizzying wave, though my body still thrummed from the heat of what we’d been doing on the counter just seconds before.Roman lingered close, his hand still firm on my thigh as if he didn’t want to let go. His breathing was ragged, and his gaze stayed locked on me, dark and possessive.“You’re shaking,” he said softly, brushing his thumb over my cheek.“I should be,” I whispered back. “We almost—someone could’ve—”“I don’t care.” His tone was harsh, but not at me. At the situation. At himself. At everything. “I’m done pretending, Lena. I can’t keep doing this while everyone expects me to marry your mother.”My chest tightened, the weight of those words crashing into me. I wanted to b

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Chapter 40 – Vivian’s Motives Revealed

LENAWhen I opened the door and saw her standing there, I almost forgot how to breathe. My mother. Perfectly composed as always, her tailored dress hugging her figure, her makeup flawless, her hair falling in soft waves that somehow looked effortless. She didn’t look like someone blindsided or heartbroken. She looked like someone who knew more than she was letting on.“Mom,” I whispered, clutching the edge of the door as if it could hold me up. “I wasn’t expecting you.”“I can tell,” Vivian replied smoothly, her eyes flicking over me in a way that made my skin crawl. “You look… flushed. Is everything alright?”“Yes.” My voice came out too quick, too defensive. I cleared my throat. “Just… tired.”Her lips curved into a polite smile, but it didn’t reach her eyes. “May I come in?”I hesitated. My instincts screamed no, but she was

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