All Chapters of The Masked Stripper is my Wife. : Chapter 141 - Chapter 146

Loretta I stood in the kitchen, my hands gripping the edge of the counter, staring blankly out of the window. The sunlight streamed in, but it did nothing to lift the heaviness in my chest. Why do I keep falling for him? I asked myself silently, frustration bubbling inside me. Why can’t I resist his touch, his words, the way he looks at me? Just earlier today, I had watched him flirt shamelessly with his physiotherapist, and now, somehow, it was my turn again.This is exactly who Asher Prescott is. A married man who treats women like trophies, like pieces in some game only he can win. He doesn’t love me, he doesn’t care about anyone but himself. And yet I let him in every single time. I could feel the sting of my own foolishness, and before I could stop myself, I slapped my hand hard against my cheek. “Loretta,” I muttered to myself, “you should have learned your lesson by now. If you keep letting him, he will only keep using you.”I sighed deeply and turned away from the window, wis

LorettaI could barely focus at work. My mind kept drifting back to Dad. I still hadn’t heard from him, and the worry was eating me alive. Tonia drove me to his place early this morning, and the moment we stepped inside, it became painfully clear he hadn’t been home for a week either.I felt sick, I have two kids depending on me. I can’t afford to hire a private investigator. I was already almost late for work today, and if not for the time, we would have gone straight to the police to report him missing.When I finally got to work, I prayed for a quiet day, the first person I saw outside was Richard. My stomach dropped instantly. God, please, I can’t lose this job.Not now, not with everything else falling apart.“Miss Astor,” he called as I walked toward the mansion. He was standing behind his car, it looked like he had just arrived. “I haven’t heard from you in a while,” he added with that strange smile of his.“I wish it were that simple,” I said. “I haven’t seen Diane. The last t

AsherEarlier, as we drove to Loretta’s place, memories kept flashing through my mind. Memories of dropping her off, stealing a kiss in this very car, and picking her up from that same house. Memories that reminded me that Loretta and I were far more than just a boss and secretary, despite what she had claimed.There’s so much more I remember, though my mind still struggles to hold it all. But nothing could have prepared me for the revelation that she had children. She has a man in her life, yet she returned my kiss when I kissed her. The thought made my chest tighten. Part of me wanted to tell her to call her husband or her baby daddy but I stopped myself. I didn’t want to come across as insensitive, or worse, like I had some hidden agenda.As soon as we dropped them off, Richard and I drove straight home in silence. The quiet weighed heavily on me until I finally broke it, my voice sharp with curiosity and suspicion.“What are you hiding from Richard?” I asked. “You know a lot abou