All Chapters of Married At My Ex Husband's Burial: Chapter 51 - Chapter 53

"I had nothing to do with it!" I said again, my voice cracking under the weight of pure panic.I slammed the heavy door behind me, tossing my bag onto the marble floor with a loud, desperate clatter. My hands were shaking so violently I couldn't keep them still, gesturing wildly into the quiet space between us."I swear to God, Cole, I didn't agree to taking that picture. I didn't know it was being taken, and I definitely didn't even want to be in the same city as him! You have to believe me!"Cole didn't move an inch. He just stood near the floor-to-ceiling glass, towering in the dim light of the penthouse, a low-ball glass of scotch held loosely in his hand. His dark dress shirt was unbuttoned at the collar, sleeves rolled up his forearms, looking entirely relaxed while my entire world was burning down around me."I know you saw the headlines," I spilled, my chest heaving, words tumbling over each other like a broken dam. "I know you saw those trashy, fake-ass photos! And I'm so fu

"Coincidentally," Cole added smoothly, his fingers shifting to rest lightly at the dip of my collarbone, "I’ve had a few gala invitations sitting on my desk for weeks. High-society galas, official charity parties...things I was invited to purely out of courtesy."I frowned, searching his face. "And?""And I never planned on attending a single one of them," he said simply. "Even the elite organizers who sent those golden invitation envelopes weren't actually expecting me to show up. They know I'm far too busy to stand around drinking cheap champagne with them."His smirk widened, lethal and calculating, as he leaned down until his mouth was right beside my ear."Which makes it all the more glorious when I walk through their doors eventually," he murmured, his breath hot against my skin. "With you on my arm.""Which parties?" I blurted out. Why was everyone just planning to have me hanging on their arm without telling me anything? "What time are these parties? Are you really sure you s