My Billionaire Husband is Addicted to Me のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

[Olivia Jude Velcro]Carter’s arm stayed locked around me as he guided me inside. His voice hovering in my ear like a constant warning. “Careful. Watch your step.”Blood slid warm against my neck, trailing toward my collarbone. But what caught my attention wasn’t the sting of the wound—it was Carter’s face. The frantic tightening of his jaw. The worry carved into his forehead. The way his eyes never left me. What was it? Concern. From him? It almost made me laugh.“I can walk on my own, Carter.” I pushed lightly against his chest, trying to break free of his grip. “Go get your hand treated first.”I needed space. Needed distance from the hypocrisy wrapped so neatly in his touch.If he had truly cared—he would never have betrayed me. Never crawled into Camilla’s bed. Never built another life behind my back.But he only shook his head, stubborn as ever. “Not until you’re taken care of.”We reached the ward. A junior nurse hurried off for the first aid kit while Carter eased me into a ch

[Carter Velcro]“Lower your voice, Camilla.” The words tore out of me, rough and lethal. My teeth clenched so tightly my jaw ached.Camilla froze. For the first time, she was seeing a side of me she had never dared imagine. We stood in the drawing room, the air thick and suffocating, and still she had the audacity to lie to my face.“Carter, you have to believe me.” Her voice trembled. Hesitation flickered in her eyes — the telltale crack in a liar’s armor. “I have nothing to do with Jace.” She reached for my face, as if tenderness could erase betrayal.I swatted her hand away with violent impatience. “Don’t lie to me, Camilla. Do you really think I didn’t investigate?”My hands closed around her arms, grip tightening with uncontrollable rage. “Don’t you dare lie to me about Jace.”When Olivia was attacked, I had hired a private detective. This morning, the truth had been delivered to me like a death sentence. Camilla’s name. Jace’s name. Intertwined.And the guilt ate at me because I

[Olivia Jude Velcro]I couldn't take it anymore. How could Camilla be so careless around her daughter? When Carter suggested taking her away I instantly agreed. Candice fell asleep in my arms, her small body warm against mine. Her fingers were still clinging to my shirt as if I might disappear if she let go. The poor girl was truly afraid.I carried her down the hallway, careful with every step. The house was still rumbling with their quarrel, drenched in soft amber light. The outdoors were so calm for a place where storms lived behind closed doors.As I reached the spare bedroom, I glanced toward the door. Settling in the bed with Candice in my arms. It took me a few walks here and there to put her to sleep after calming her down.Carter was there, leaning against the door with a glass of water in his hand. His eyes lifted to mine. Sharp. Knowing. “Thank you.” I could see genuine gratitude in his eyes as he handed me over the glass.He knew. But did he care about me?He knew about th

[Olivia’s pov]I snapped out of my daze and immediately stepped back.My heart lurched violently, rising straight into my throat.“You haven’t changed a bit, Ollie,” Ronan said with a crooked smirk.His eyes roamed over me slowly from head to toe lingering in a way that made my skin crawl. There was something dangerous flickering in his gaze. A mixture of mischief and something far more unsettling.I knew what it was.My whole body froze in the spot as my mind became numb. Ronan leaned forward and extended his hand. I felt his fingers brushing against my escaped hair locks. “Except,” he added lazily, his voice dropping a note lower, “you’ve grown hotter.”The warmth of his touch sent an involuntary shiver down my spine.And with it came a flood of memories.Memories I had spent years trying to bury.“You—” My voice faltered, stumbling over the words. “What are you—”I already knew why he was here.“Surprised to see me?” He spread both his arms in a dramatic way. He took a step forwa

[Olivia’s pov]Did Carter know Ronan?The thought struck me like a bolt of lightning.I looked back and forth between the two men standing before me, my heart pounding in uneasy confusion. If they both knew each other then I was at the risk of losing everything. For a fleeting moment I thought Carter and I were still a couple. How naive of me! “Good seeing you here, Mr. Velcro,” Ronan said smoothly.Carter gave him a tight smile in return. It wasn't as warm as I had expected. It wasn’t friendly either. It was the kind of smile powerful men used to give when they were forced to acknowledge each other’s existence.That was when I understood.They had met before.Maybe not here at the hospital but somewhere else.The way they spoke with the subtle edge hidden in their voices, it was obvious. As much as I hated the acknowledgement, my past and present were standing in front of each other.I gasped at the realisation with a heavy heart. My body was already trembling faintly while I coul