Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Marriage He Thought Was Fake (The Revenge Affair-Book 2): Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 55

“I don't think Sam has a problem with you being here.”The words came out before Sam could answer, and both men turned toward me. I set my glass down and tried to keep my expression casual. “Sam isn't the kind of person who holds grudges just because someone has made things complicated in the past. If you interrupted our dinner, he'd probably just see it as an interruption.”Sam's eyebrows lifted slightly, but he didn't contradict me. Adrian glanced at him. “Is that so?”Sam gave a small shrug. “She's probably right.”That seemed to satisfy Adrian. He leaned back in his chair, and for a moment, I thought the subject was settled. Instead, his attention returned to me.“When was the last time you spoke to your mother?”I hadn't expected the question. “Before the wedding.”“She hasn't called?”“She sent a few messages, and I replied.” I glanced down at my plate. “We haven't actually spoken.”Adrian nodded slowly. “She's still upset.”“She'll get over it.” I tried to sound more certain tha

The day after our conversation with Adrian felt nothing like the evening before. There were no business advisers waiting for us, no messages from my mother, and no reason for either of us to discuss Ashworth or the marriage. Sam had decided that since we were technically on our honeymoon, we were going to spend the day doing absolutely nothing useful. I hadn't argued.We had walked along the waterfront for most of the morning, stopped at a small café for lunch, and wandered through the market afterward without buying much. Sam had somehow managed to turn even choosing where to eat into an argument, mostly because he insisted I took too long to decide and I insisted he changed his mind every five minutes.By the time we reached the open park near the water, the afternoon sun had softened, and I was beginning to think the day might actually remain peaceful.Then Sam stopped walking.I took another step before realizing he wasn't beside me anymore. When I turned, he was staring across the

Nerissa's POVThe mansion felt livelier after William and Lily returned from their holiday. They had spent the morning telling us about the places they'd visited, while Lily moved from one room to another with the energy of someone making up for being away, checking on the flowers, asking the staff what she had missed, and complaining that William had packed far too much for a trip that had apparently been perfect anyway. The children were even happier to have them back. Maya had barely left Lily's side since breakfast, while Noah and Luna had already found several reasons to follow William around the house.By late morning, I found myself looking for Vance.I expected to find him in his office, but when I passed the study, I caught the sound of Ethan's laughter through the half-open door. I paused long enough to look inside and found Vance sitting at the long table with his laptop open, several documents spread beside it, while Ethan was on the rug surrounded by wooden blocks.Vance