บททั้งหมดของ Married To a Stranger : บทที่ 261 - บทที่ 270

Caleb's declaration had knocked the air out of Ruby's lungs. Her eyes flew wide open, the implication of those heavy words settling over her slowly. So Sebastian really is my father. She'd had her suspicions for a while, but she stopped trying to confirm them. Hearing that Natalia had told Sebastian she never wanted to see him again, and seeing the pain and panic in her mother's eyes, Ruby had decided not to touch the subject ever again. But now that the truth was practically slapping her in the face, she had no option but to confront it. That man she'd had a strange yet warm bond with, the one she called Boston Guy, was her dad all along. The revelation left her shaken. Ruby's eyes grew moist despite her composure. Caleb was certain he had just dropped a bomb on the entire room. He glanced over at Ruby, expecting her to be overcome with joy. A mega-rich father had just dropped into her lap, after all. But all he saw was a woman standing there, staring back at him with a compl

Owen's words didn't even register for a moment. Ruby just kept staring at that face she'd been silently yearning for. She just stood there, studying his features in a daze. Caleb was telling the truth. Owen had lost weight. She could see the exhaustion etched onto his face. Is it really because he's been grieving me? She couldn't help but wonder. His soft smile and searching eyes made her heart wrench. Before she knew it, her nose began to tingle, and tears threatened to well up. The urge to just abandon everything and run into his arms was beginning to take over. For the past month, she'd felt so lonely. She'd missed him so so much. Her stunned expression was all the encouragement Owen needed. Ruby, he called, louder this time. Come on. Let's talk this through. Let's go home. Oh, Owen. Ruby almost spoke his name in a shaky voice filled with ache and longing. But she fiercely bit her lip before her body betrayed her. I can't. She silently reminded herself, digging her nails

Owen's eyes were like a glacier. A single glare from him made Jess and Harrison shiver. He was well aware of how much they must have tortured Ruby for the past month. If they were sickening enough to make her crawl into his bed, he couldn't even fathom what other disgusting schemes they could cook up. Thankfully, the woman they sent to entrap him had been his own wife. If he could have his way, he'd cause them pain in a way they wouldn't even dare to imagine. But this was Boston. You couldn't just get away with murder. That didn't mean he couldn't get payback, though. Owen stared them down, his gaze flicking past Ruby for a second, before he looked down and coolly adjusted his cuffs. His voice was icy, cool, with a hint of danger. "A month ago, you tried to set me up. I don't think we ever settled that score." As he spoke, a half dozen bodyguards in black suits materialized in the doorway out of thin air. Harrison had never been on the receiving end of this kind of power befo

The crack of Ruby's slap was so loud, it was almost as if someone had fired a gun. Penelope's head whipped to the side, her cheek already stinging as a red handprint bloomed across her skin.Everyone was deathly quiet for a moment. No one even dared to breathe.Even Penelope was so shocked that her eyes went wide. Her arrogant expression from earlier was replaced by one of shock now.After a beat, she grabbed her face, shrieking, "Did you just hit me?""Damn right. I did," Ruby retorted, her voice cold and steady. "And I'm not done with you yet."The moment the words left her lips, she shoved Penelope hard, sending the woman tumbling into the ball pit.This was very mild payback for what she'd done to Gigi. Ruby didn't care if this was out of character for Reina either.Right now, she only saw red.Besides, she didn't think Reina would have let this go. Either way, a woman's kids were completely off limits, and anyone who played that dirty deserved a good smack.Penelope sputtered and

Mia just stared at Ruby with a mix of amazement and awe. After a long pause, the corner of her mouth twitched. "Reina, you've got to be kidding me. Is that why Caleb ran after you this morning? I thought you were just upset about the divorce." Ruby only offered a weak smile, shaking her head as she recalled the shocker she'd gotten this morning. "I'm completely serious. I had no idea until Caleb mentioned it. Apparently, he did a DNA test." The entire day had been such a roller coaster. First, she'd found out that Sebastian was her actual father. Then she'd fulfilled Reina's wish, the divorce from Harrison. And right after, Owen had come and confronted her about her identity, only for Harrison and Jess to catch them together. So much had happened in so little time. Ruby hadn't had the time to process any of it. But the most complicated truth bomb of the day definitely had to be the one involving Sebastian. She didn't know what to feel about the whole thing. He was so kind and so