All Chapters of The Wife he Never loved : Chapter 61 - Chapter 64

Michael waited until the house was quiet.Jessica had gone upstairs hours ago. He'd heard her bedroom door close, followed by the silence that always settled over the house at night.He went into the study and closed the door behind him.The file was waiting on his desk.It was thick. Neatly bound. Weeks of work from the investigator he'd hired.He rested his hand on the cover.He had waited weeks for the investigator to finish. Now that the file was sitting in front of him, he couldn't make himself open it.He sat down, took a slow breath, and opened the first page.Samson Loe.The name stared back at him.He kept reading.Samson had been eight when his father joined the Makadi Street project. Arthur Loe had put everything into it—his savings, his company, even the family home.When the project collapsed, the Loes lost everything.Michael frowned.Then he saw his father's name.ARTHUR KENSINGTONHe stopped.The signature beneath it was familiar. Michael had watched that same hand sig

Michael was home before her.He'd arrived ten minutes early and spent eight of them sitting in the car.She saw his car in the driveway before she reached the gate. It was already past nine. She stood outside for a moment, her hand resting on the key. She wasn't hesitating; she just needed one steady breath before walking inside.The kitchen was quiet except for the sound of the kettle and a cupboard closing. He turned when he heard her. Two mugs sat on the counter. She looked at them, then at him. He looked exhausted. He picked up both mugs and carried them to the table."Sit down," he said. "We need to talk."Jessica's stomach tightened. Every time he said those words, something went wrong. She walked past him, almost halfway to her room. "Jessica." His voice stopped her. He held her gaze."I'm going to tell you everything," he said. "All of it."Jessica leaned back against the doorframe and stared at him.They sat across from each other. Something had changed before either of them sa