All Chapters of The Billionaire's Bride Hidden Identity : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

"Take your hand off my wife."Josh froze, then as if he was just realizing what Liam said. He removed his hand from my waist immediately, like he'd been burned. He took a small step back, glancing between Liam and me, unsure whether to speak or stay silent."I'm sorry, Mr. Kingsley," he said calmly. "I meant no disrespect."Liam didn't respond, he didn't look at Elara, or at Josh he walked into the conference room with slow measured steps, his eyes on me the entire time. Collin followed a few paces behind. He stopped beside me and without asking, his arm slipped firmly around my waist. My breath stopped.I missed this. Oh yes, I did. It had been days since he had touched me, and looked at me like I existed. At this point, I wanted him to chase everyone out and just claim me on top of this table. Oh Nora! Get a hold of yourself. I swallowed hard.His cold gray eyes settled on Elara. "Is there a problem here?" Liam's voice came out bored, but there was something dangerous underneath it.

The drive home was quiet, I sat beside Liam in the back seat, my hands resting on my lap tightly, my fingers had started to ache. Neither of us spoke.The silence wasn't new anymore, but tonight silence felt different.An hour ago, he had walked into that conference room like a storm and stood beside me without hesitation, he wrapped his arm around my waist in front of everyone and looked Elara straight into Elara's eye demanding an apology.He protected me as if I mattered and as if I belonged to him. I turned my head slightly, to steal a glance at him, his face remained turned toward the window, with a calm and cold expression. The same expression he wore lately.Why did he always save me, only to push me away again? The words hung on my throat.The car finally stopped. Liam had already opened the door before I could even unfasten my seat belt, I watched him walk into the mansion, his long strides never slowing. I held my chest tight with both hands."...Liam." The name escaped my l

"Whoever has a problem with my wife... can leave my company."The words landed so hard like a grenade, but this time, a silent one. Everybody froze, including me. Someone's spoon slipped off their hand and clattered against the floor, the sound echoed through the room before heavy silence returned.My heart pounded against my ribs. Did... did Liam just say that?His hand was still wrapped around mine, it was warm, firm and steady. I lowered my eyes to our joined hands, just to confirm it was real.Just yesterday, Liam wouldn't even look at me, he barely answered my greeting this morning, and now he was standing beside me, holding my hands in front of the whole company.Vanessa stood a few feet away, instead of shock, her face hardened into something darker, her fingers tightened around the folder in her hands until the edges bent. She said nothing, but the way she stared at our joined hands made my stomach twist. Josh looked just as stunned as Vanessa. His smile had disappeared comp

JOSHTrust is something that is hard to earn and easy to lose.I watched Nora from across the conference table as she focused on the construction drawings spread between us. A loose strand of her dark hair slipped over her cheek and without thinking, she tucked it behind her ear and continued marking corrections with the tip of her pen.She wasn't pretending anymore. A few weeks ago, every conversation and smile was measured, but not anymore. Now she laughed, she argued over designs and interrupted me whenever she thought I was wrong.And that was exactly where I wanted her."Nora."She looked up immediately."Hmm?""You've been staring at that same drawing for almost five minutes."She blinked before looking back at the paper. "Oh..." She sighed and rubbed her forehead. "I'm sorry."For a few seconds, of us spoke, and and she went lost again. She wasn't looking at the drawing anymore, she was somewhere else, and without asking… I already knew where her thoughts had gone.Mr Kingsley

LIAM"We found something."Immediately, Collin walked into my office, and I saw his expression; I knew my instincts were right. Josh had ulterior motives. I mean, for a man to be so comfortable being around another man's wife, even with all the scandal… There was something wrong.I looked up slowly to meet Collin's gaze."What is it?"Collin remained standing. He didn't answer immediately. Instead, he opened the file and pushed several printed documents toward me.I lowered my eyes to the papers; everything looked ordinary at first, so I lifted my eyebrow to look at him."I started with the routine background check you requested," Collin said."So?" I flipped to the next page. Collin slid another sheet forward. "Keep going."I turned to another page, and the next before my fingers stopped. The timeline didn't make sense. For two years, there was no registered address, no tax records. I frowned and raised my head."What happened here?""That's exactly what caught my attention." Coll