All Chapters of After Betrayal, I Married a Billionaire: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

"How did you even get that idea, Emma?"I turned my face away and nervously clenched my fingers to suppress the suffocating feeling that had returned. "There are too many beautiful women in your life, Rex. Starting with the makeup artist on national TV and Dr. Agatha this afternoon. I... I’m not ready to see you bring another woman into the house and disrupt our contract marriage.”Rex smiled faintly, showing no anger at my accusation. He took my hand again and gently stroked the back of it to convey calm. Then, he pushed open the double wooden doors at the end of the corridor. Those doors had always been locked tight, and I’d never been allowed to go near them.As soon as the room’s lights came on, I was stunned to see a vast central room that I hadn’t set foot in since moving here. Every corner was filled with stunning decorations ranging from colorful beaded hangings and perfectly ordered children’s toys to soft-toned furniture.I stepped inside, my eyes sparkling brightly as I to

"No, Emma! It's not what you're thinking!"Rex's deep voice cut through the room's silence instantly, sounding extremely firm yet pleading. He spun around quickly, took a step closer, and stared straight into my eyes as if he wanted to channel all his remaining trust into me.I offered only a faint, insincere smile and slowly released my grip on the hem of his expensive suit to show that I was unaffected by the drama that had just unfolded. I averted my gaze from his panicked face and turned to look at the stranger standing with her chin held high in defiance at the doorway."I don't care at all about your past together in this house, Rex," I said in an incredibly flat, calm voice.Rex let out a long, heavy sigh. His tense shoulders slumped instantly upon hearing my cold indifference to his feelings.I broke eye contact with my husband, stepped gracefully toward the woman, and extended my right hand. "Excuse me, may I ask your name?"The little girl beside her suddenly stirred, tuggin

"Emma," the call came in a very low voice, breaking the silence amid Isla’s steady breathing. Rex’s hoarse voice instantly triggered a strange tingling sensation and a sudden flutter that ran down the back of my neck. I tried to look as cold as possible, shifting my gaze toward the ceiling to avoid my husband’s hungry stare. From the luxurious velvet sofa in the corner, he was locking me in place. I offered a thin, insincere smile as if refusing to acknowledge his demanding presence tonight. Yet Rex’s eagle-like eyes remained fixed on me with such an intense gleam that we were now both staring at each other in silence.I placed my index finger over my lips and whispered softly from the edge of the bed. "Keep it down, Rex. Isla has just fallen into a deep sleep after listening to a bedtime story.”Rex didn’t respond with words. He rose from the sofa and stepped closer without a sound, his feet gliding over the thick carpet. Before I could move, he lifted my petite body into his embrace

"I’m not kicking you out, Claudia! Who said I was doing that?"I let a faint, proud smile play at the corners of my lips. "If you once felt tragically cast out of this house, that’s entirely your personal business with Rex, Claudia. It’s no longer my concern."Claudia clenched her fists so tightly her knuckles turned white, staring at me with a gaze that was beginning to waver. “I thought you were just a weak girl I could easily bully here. Oh, it turns out you’re far smarter and more cunning than I initially thought, Emma!”I stood with my arms crossed in front of her, staring straight into the woman’s eyes with a gaze demanding clarity. “Actually, what did you get from Rex back then besides a daughter as beautiful as Isla? That your deep-seated heartache still lingers this intensely within this house?”Claudia immediately planted her hands on her hips, her breath coming in ragged gasps, her face flushing crimson as she struggled to contain the shame and rage surging violently within

"Get down on your knees right now and apologize properly to my wife, Alex!" The pungent smell of antiseptic liquid assaulted my senses as I slowly opened my eyes. My blurry vision cleared to reveal the silhouette of Rex’s muscular frame. He stood so firmly with his jaw clenched tight. My husband’s massive hand gripped the back of my ex-husband’s neck. Alex suddenly looked so small. The man who had oppressed my life was pushed forward toward the metal bed, his head bowed like a frightened cat before its master. "Emma, forgive me. Please forgive all my insolence and rough behavior earlier at the office building,” Alex said in a trembling voice. I winced softly and moved my fingers slowly to touch the lower part of my abdomen, which still throbbed from the hard impact on the skyscraper lobby floor earlier. Severe dizziness swirled inside my head, making it difficult for me to shift positions. Rex immediately shifted his full attention away from Alex. He knelt beside the bed and