Semua Bab SECRETLY MARRIED TO HER BILLIONAIRE BOSS: Bab 91 - Bab 100

I stared at myself one last time in the mirror. "This should be fine..."It wasn't as though I was attending a royal banquet. Just a private charity gala hosted by one of the city's influential families.Still...Mrs. Vilmorre had invited me personally. I couldn't exactly show up underdressed.Eventually , I settled on an elegant emerald-green gown that hugged my figure just enough. My hair fell in soft curls over one shoulder and I remained simple, elegant, respectful.Taking one final breath, I grabbed my clutch and headed inside the grand ballroom. The party looked too familiar… almost like the one Elise and I attended…which Lance’s grandmother hosted before her death.Lance grandmother? I had promised to refrain from calling her that until her image was very clear. Until I summoned the courage to ask Lance why that woman buried looked nothing like the woman who arranged our flash marriage.Crystal chandeliers glittered overhead. Business leaders, politicians, celebrities...Almost ev

Maybe her arms should be wrapped around mine. Or maybe I should just stop overthinking. But this seemed way serious than I thought it would.We began walking side by side through the ballroom. Waiters moved between guests with trays of champagne. After a few moments, I noticed Klaire unusually quiet.I glanced sideways to see her fingers twisting the strap of her clutch. “Are you nervous?"She looked at me almost immediately. "What?""I asked if you're nervous."She forced a small laugh. "Should I be?""You tell me."She shrugged. "I've never met the grandmother of a CEO before. I don't know what to expect."I smiled faintly. "She's just an old woman that enjoys disturbing her grandson”She laughed. “Really?""My grandmother has frightened board members. She once made an investor cry."Klaire stopped walking. "...You're joking.""I wish I was."She stared at me for another second before bursting into laughter. "Now you're making me more nervous.""Don't be. She had been excited to ap

Klaire's fingers were still wrapped around my arm, trembling. Kingston stared between us, his face cycling through disbelief, suspicion, and anger. "This..." he laughed bitterly. "This has to be a joke."Klaire swallowed but didn't let go of me. "It isn't."He scoffed. "You expect me to believe that the CEO of Vilmorre Enterprise married you?"She opened her mouth, but nothing came out. I knew she was lying...I knew she was trying to survive. And somehow, I couldn't bring myself to expose her.Kingston looked at me. "Mr. Vilmorre. You don't have to entertain this. This girl has always been dramatic. I've known her for twenty-six years."I finally spoke. "I think you've said enough."His eyebrows lifted."My relationship with Klaire is none of your concern."His expression darkened. "You know she's my daughter?"I nodded once. "I do now… I wish I didn’t”His jaw tightened. "You've embarrassed me enough today." He looked at Klaire. "When you're ready to stop pretending...you know where

I checked my watch for what had to be the tenth time in fifteen minute. 8: 42 a.m.The meeting wasn't until nine.Yet I had already walked from my desk to the floor-to-ceiling windows so many times that even I found it irritating.Why was I pacing?I stopped myself, walked back to my desk and picked up a file.Today being the resumption day for Mrs Klaire didn’t have to make me so nervous. But I slightly had doubts. What if she decided on not coming back? What if getting vindicated was enough for her and she didn’t want to go through this tough side of life anymore?What if her husband…who doesn’t like me, convinced her to stay back?I set the file down with a sigh."Sir?" Hale poked his head into my office."You called?"I looked up. "Yes. Has everyone arrived?"He smiled knowingly. “Mrs. Kingston signed in five minutes ago."My shoulders relaxed before I could stop them. "Good."Hale's smile grew. "You've been waiting for her, haven't you?""I've been waiting for the meeting.""Of co

It had barely been three days since I resumed work. And work flowed smoothly. No complains, no workload.Just the right amount of work. Exactly the way I liked it.I stepped out of the elevator with a stack of documents tucked under my arm, heading toward the Strategy Department. Someone called my name. “Klaire.”I stopped. I hadn’t heard that voice in weeks.Slowly, I turned around. “Elise.” She stood a few feet away, dressed elegantly as always. There was no smile on her face. Only a strange expression I couldn’t quite understand.“I’ve been looking for you.”I offered a small smile. “It’s been a while.”“It has.”I tried to lighten the mood. “I thought you were avoiding me.”“I was.” Her blunt answer caught me off guard.“Oh…”She crossed her arms. “I just wanted to ask you something.”“What is it?”“What’s going on between you and Aleksander?”“…What?”“You heard me.”I couldn’t help laughing. Maybe because this was coming from Elise. Or because everyone was ridiculous to think tha