All Chapters of Playboy CEO Contract Wife : Chapter 41 - Chapter 48

Oliver’s POVShe hadn't stopped fidgeting since we stepped into the back of the car at two-forty-five.Elena sat pressed as far against the passenger door as humanly possible, her hands tightly clutching her handbag, her eyes darting nervously out the window. Every single time I adjusted my posture or shifted my legs, she flinched like a startled cat.I sat back against the leather seat, resting my chin in my hand, keeping my face smooth while enjoying the utter chaos playing out inside her head."I observed that you went out during your lunch break today," I remarked casually, breaking the heavy silence in the car.Elena jumped, her head snapping toward me. "Oh! Yes. I... I had to meet up with my best friend. - Maya. We go way back. From college."He knew she was just blabbing to fill up any silence."I see," I nodded smoothly. "I hope everything is fine?""Yes! Everything is completely fine. Great, actually." She offered a tight, overly bright smile that lasted for all of two secon

Oliver’s POVI watched the exact second the light went out in Elena’s eyes.When Camilla leaned over our table, chattering about Paris and old times, I felt the shift in the booth beside me. Elena didn't snap or glare the way she had at Ms. Harrison that morning. Instead, she retreated. She pulled inward, her shoulders tensing, her fingers tightening around her water glass, building an invisible fortress of ice around her heart.I cut Camilla and Alistair off as quickly and politely as humanly possible, sending them packing back toward the bar. But the damage to Elena’s mood was already done.For the rest of dinner, even as Chloe chattered happily about her first day of seventh grade, Elena was miles away. She smiled when she was supposed to, nodded at the right moments, and kept her voice soft, but her eyes remained guarded and distant. She had looked at Camilla's designer dress, her effortless high-society grace, and her shared history with me, and she had drawn a hard, painful conc

Elena’s POV The world seemed to stop the moment my eyes met his. Standing in the doorway of my office, dressed in a sharp suit that looked far more expensive than anything he had worn three months ago, was Liam. My heart did a violent, sickening drop. All the air was sucked straight out of my lungs. My relationship with Liam had only lasted two short months. But during those two short months, I had fallen deeply in love with him. The way he had supported me through the harrowing trials of Chloe’s medicals and everything else... I had trusted him completely. I was ready to confess my love to him, to go all the way with him and give him everything. And he had turned around and betrayed me in the most humiliating way possible. For the last two months, my life had been a whirlwind of meetings with Oliver's partners, dealing with his family, navigating contract clauses, and Oliver Wyatt. I had mourned the bitter end of my relationship with Liam for maybe two whole days before the

Elena’s POVOnce we were seated at our quiet corner table with glass flutes in front of us, the formal atmosphere of the office completely evaporated.Oliver leaned back in his chair, resting his forearms on the white tablecloth. He looked across at me, his dark eyes warm, steady, and entirely focused on me."Alright," Oliver said softly, a gentle glint in his eyes. "Now that we are strictly out of work business... do you want to tell me what that was really about back in your office?"I took a slow breath, looking down at my glass before meeting his gaze directly. I wasn't going to hide anything from him."His name is Liam," I began, my voice clear and steady. "We were in a relationship for two months before everything happened. And I'm not going to lie to you, Oliver... back then, he was actually very nice and considerate."Oliver listened intently, his expression unreadable, though his jaw tightened just a fraction."He was patient with everything happening with Chloe," I continued