All Chapters of The Billionaire's Fake Wife: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

"Tell her I’m coming soon," she whispered. "Tell her I love her.""I will. And Ella?""Yeah?""She needs you. But I get it. Just… don’t wait too long, okay?""Okay."They hung up, and Ella sat in silence, staring at the phone resting on her palm like it held the weight of her entire world. She had to trust that Chase would hold up his end of the bargain, that once this month was over, he’d pay her, and she could save her mom.She had to believe that.The rest of the day slipped by in quiet limbo. Ella spent hours wandering through the garden behind the mansion, book in hand, though her eyes barely processed the words. The sun was soft on her skin, the breeze dancing with her loose curls, and yet, no matter how peaceful the surroundings were, peace didn’t live in her.It felt strange, being surrounded by calm while her world teetered on chaos. By evening, she heard the hum of a familiar engine and looked up from her book to see Chase’s car pull into the driveway.He stepped out, loosen

After the party, Ella had asked to drive seeing how intoxicated Chase was. He had argued that he wasn't that drunk but Ella wasn't going to wait to find out. The ride back started off quiet.Chase had clearly had one too many glasses of bourbon, his head resting against the cool window while Ella gripped the steering wheel with more confidence than she actually felt. The road was empty, the late-night silence stretching around them like a dark blanket.It was almost eerie how peaceful it was, until the car sputtered. And died.Ella blinked, pressing the brake and glancing at the dashboard. "Oh no, no, no... come on."She turned on the ignition. The engine gave a low grunt, then went silent. Chase cracked an eye open. "We stopping for snacks?" he slurred lazily.Ella groaned. "The car just died."Outside, thunder rolled across the sky like it had been waiting for the worst possible moment. Then the heavens opened.Rain pelted the windshield in thick, angry drops, and within seconds, it

Ella tried, to no avail, to hide the satisfied look from her face; she’d have done anything to keep the smug look off of his face. Her cheeks grew red at the thoughts of his head between her thighs and his warm tongue scorching and lapping up at her insides. She should say something, any of them should, as the silence between them was becoming heavy, oppressive, and nestling in the corner of her heart and mind. Her cheeks flushed as she took one more look at him before casting her head towards the window.Chase couldn't get the taste of her off his lips. She had no right to be so sweet, no right to melt like butter under his touch, no right to call his name like that. Ella was a maid and a slut who he had elevated. He shouldn't be thinking of her like that, and yet his slacks had grown taut with a thick erection sporting from the side. He maintained a grim silence, wiping off the smug, satisfied look that once plastered across his face.The car pulled up to the driveway uneventfully,

Ella was going to pick Vera up from school today. She wasn't complaining about it as she rather enjoyed spending time with Vera, and it helped her take her mind off the things that otherwise danced in her mind on a constant basis.The car pulled into the parking lot, and Ella was humming a song that had been playing on the car radio beforehand. No sooner had she come down from the car when another took the parking space beside her.Katrina stepped out of the car, and Ella let out a small groan, her face twisted in embarrassment and unease. Katrina’s eyes landed on Ella, and she looked at her the way an animal stared at its food. Katrina smiled and waved before walking towards her.“What a pleasant surprise,” she said, still showing her teeth. “What brings you here, Mrs. Connor?”The way Katrina said it sent a feeling of unease moving down her spine, but still, she smiled and maintained a calm look on her face.“Good to see you too, Katrina,” she said, stretching her hands for a handsh

The next couple of days were a blur, and Chase could barely bring himself to take a break with all the things that needed his attention. Even worse, Ella seemed to have become distant, so distant that he barely recognized the woman she was becoming.She was colder, quieter, and didn't particularly pay much interest in how he handled their affairs. This shouldn't have bothered him; he was getting the calm and obedient woman he wished for her to be, but something ate at him, something that he chose to ignore.He knew he had overstepped his boundaries with the loophole in the contract, but he needed to close this deal no matter what happened. Even if he had to twist the contract just a little, he would reimburse her for everything later when he wasn't under so much strain, and she would be back to her annoying self once he gave her even more.The flight was silent save for their loud breathing as they stared at each other. The silence between them was loud and sort of oppressive, and it