All Chapters of His Chubby Wife For Ninety-Nine Days: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

AURIELLE Elena’s question hung like a live wire. She turned to look at Dominic. "And are you happy now?” I paused, my mind racing through everything that had happened. I glanced at Dominic, searching his face for any sign of what he wanted me to say. His eyes pleaded silently. Elena looked so fragile, so close to breaking completely. Her doctors had warned us about stress triggering setbacks in her recovery. I couldn’t risk that. I took a deep breath and forced the words out. “No, Elena. It's nothing like that. Yours and his happiness comes first, it always has. I....I am his good friend." I smiled, despite how bitter the words tasted. Elena studied me for a long moment, then her shoulders relaxed. A small smile broke across her face. “Really? You mean that? Oh, thank goodness. I was so worried I had walked into a completed love story and ruined it. If you’re not the new wife in that sense, then maybe we can actually be friends. I’d like that, Aurielle." Dominic walked up to her

AURIELLE "Oh my God." The words on the medical report blurred in front of my eyes. Elena had been pregnant when she disappeared. The document detailed test results, ultrasound notes, and estimated due dates. My hands started shaking so badly I nearly dropped the papers. This changed everything I thought I understood about Dominic’s past and our present. How could he have kept something this enormous hidden? I had just started to believe we could navigate the complications with Elena, but this secret shattered any fragile hope I had left. I didn’t hear Dominic enter at first. His footsteps stopped abruptly when he saw me standing there with the file clutched tightly in my hands. His face shifted instantly. A deep sigh escaped him, full of heavy realization, like he had always known this moment would come eventually. “What is this, Dominic?” I demanded, my voice trembling as I held the report out toward him. “Explain it to me right now. Elena was pregnant? How long have you kno

AURIELLE When I turned, I saw the head cook gritting her teeth at me. I didn't want to respond so I stormed down the corridor. “Miss Aurielle, wait please,” her voice called behind me. I didn’t stop. She hurried after me, her apron still dusted with flour. "What do you want?" I took a deep breath. “Forgive me, miss. But I just want to say my own observation,” she said, catching up and matching my pace. “Why don’t you leave now that you know Mrs. Elena is back? It would save everyone a lot of trouble.” I halted for half a second, then kept walking. “Mind your business. You have meals to prepare, so maybe you should go do that instead of throwing your hidden mockery not opinions around.” She didn’t back off. Her footsteps followed me down the long hallway towards my room. “I don’t want to call you shameless, but you’re acting like it now. Parading around with the master while his wife recovers upstairs. Have you no pride or even a little bit of self respect?” I spun aroun

AURIELLE Dominic rubbed the back of his neck. “Victor and I were business partners in the past. He tried to act shady and steal from one of our joint ventures, but I was smarter. I caught him before he could do real damage and cut ties immediately.” I stared at him, heart pounding. “So is part of the deal, your revenge against him? Using me to get back at Victor?" “It is complicated,” he admitted, eyes meeting mine directly. “Yes, but not completely.Things changed, let’s go to my office and talk properly. Away from everyone." Elena groaned loudly from the top of the stairs, clutching her head. “My head hurts so badly all of a sudden. Dominic, I need you to help me lie down. Please?” Dominic glanced up at her, torn. “Elena, just rest for a bit. I’ll be there soon.” “No, you have to come now,” she insisted, voice sweet but firm. “I feel dizzy. You know what the doctor said.” I crossed my arms, watching him. “Just handle your stuff, Dominic. I have things to do anyway.” I turne

AURIELLE Dominic burst through the hallway doors, fury written all over his face. “Get your hands off her right now!” His fist flew before Victor could even turn fully. The punch landed squarely, splitting Victor’s lip open. Blood trickled down his chin immediately. Victor staggered back, touching the wound with shock that quickly turned to rage. “You bastard! You think you can just hit me like that?” He looked furious enough to explode, fists clenched at his sides, but he didn’t swing back. He just stood there breathing heavily, glaring daggers at both of us. I crossed my arms, unable to stay silent. “Oh, so it is only when it comes to me you suddenly become the strongest man on earth, Dominic? Where was this protective energy earlier when Elena kept calling for you every five minutes? Or when the entire table was humiliating me?” Dominic ignored my jab for the moment and stepped aggressively into Victor’s personal space. “Listen to me carefully. If I ever see you come near my wi