All Chapters of The Billionaire's Sixty-Day Wife: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Alejandro's POVThe office grows impossibly quiet after we find Sophia's signature.Neither of us reaches for another document and neither of us pretends it isn't there.Camila gently slides the report back toward me."You don't have to talk about her.""I know.""I'm not asking because…..." She stops herself, looking embarrassed. "Actually, that's not true. I am asking, just….. not because I'm jealous."I look at her.She shrugs awkwardly."I know she mattered.""She did.""I just….." She sighs. "I don't want to know who she was to you. I want to know who she was."The question catches me off guard.Most people ask about the relationship but bhe asks about the person.I lean back in my chair."I haven't talked about her in a long time.""You don't have to start now.""I think……" I rub my forehead. "No, maybe I should."She doesn't speak, she simply waits.Sophia deserves that much."When people hear her name," I begin quietly, "they usually assume she was the love of my life."Camila

Alejandro's POVThe hospital feels different after sunset.The daytime rush gives way to quieter hallways, softer voices, and nurses who smile because they're too tired not to.Camila walks beside me with Sophia's photograph tucked carefully inside a folder.Neither of us says much.We're both thinking about the old man's words.Karen meets us outside his room with a cup of coffee balanced on a stack of charts."I knew you'd come back."Camila looks surprised."You did?"Karen shrugs."You've both had that face all afternoon.""What face?" I ask."The one that says, 'We're absolutely going to ignore our own exhaustion.'"Camila glances at me."She's not wrong.""I know."Karen points toward the room."He's awake.""Can we see him?""You can." She smiles before adding, "Just don't keep him talking forever."Brian walks past carrying a clipboard."Please do," he says. "If he keeps talking to you, maybe he'll stop asking me why hospital pudding exists."Karen sighs."He asked you that to

Alejandro's POVI don't mention the flowers over breakfast.Camila doesn't either.We both glance toward the bouquet sitting on the dining table as though it might suddenly explain itself.It doesn't.Mrs. Harper places a basket of warm croissants between us."Eat."Camila smiles."I already had toast.""And?""And…...." Mrs. Harper points at the basket."That wasn't the correct answer."I hide a smile behind my coffee.Camila catches me."Don't encourage her.""I value my life.""So you're choosing her side.""I'm choosing survival."Mrs. Harper beams. "Smart man."Camila tears off a piece of croissant."I've been betrayed.""You'll recover.""I won't.""You will."She sighs dramatically."I probably will."The front door opens.Ethan, the head of estate security, steps inside carrying a tablet.He nods politely."Mr. Vega.""Morning.""I reviewed the flowers with the gate staff."Camila immediately looks up."Did anyone see who delivered them?"He shakes his head."They were alread

Alejandro's POVCamila doesn't touch the doorknob again.She simply looks at me."I'm sorry."I blink."For what?""I shouldn't have come down this hallway.""You were looking for blankets.""I still found something that wasn't mine to find."Her voice is careful, not guilty.Respectful.I look at the old wooden door."It isn't your fault.""I can leave."She starts to turn away.Without thinking, I stop her."Camila." She looks back. "You don't have to.""Are you sure?"I reach into my pocket, the old brass key feels heavier than it should."I haven't opened this room in a long time.""You don't have to because of me.""I'm not." I meet her eyes. "I'm opening it because…... maybe it's time."She doesn't rush me, doesn't ask questions. She simply waits while I unlock the door.The lock clicks softly.The room smells faintly of old books and cedar.Nothing dramatic waits inside. No covered furniture, no dark secrets.Just a room.Sunlight filters through cream-colored curtains onto a w

Alejandro's POVMy phone starts ringing before seven in the morning.I don't even open my eyes. I already know who it is."Dylan."His voice explodes through the speaker."WE'RE FAMOUS!"I pull the phone away from my ear."Good morning to you too.""Forget morning!""I'd love to.""Turn on the news.""I don't watch breakfast television.""Your face is everywhere!"That gets my attention.I sit up. "What?"Across the room, Camila walks out of the bathroom drying her hair with a towel.She raises an eyebrow."Everything alright?"I sigh."I don't know yet."Dylan is practically laughing."You two were photographed holding hands outside the aquarium.""Seriously?""The internet has decided you're relationship goals."Camila freezes."What?"I put the call on speaker.Dylan doesn't disappoint. "Congratulations, lovebirds."Camila groans."I already don't like this.""Oh, you'll love it.""No.""I promise.""You've never kept that promise.""Fair point."Ten minutes later we're sitting at