All Chapters of The Wife He Never Knew: Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

It was nearly dark by the time Julian found Margaret.She'd gotten turned around, calling out "Ellie" to every stranger she passed, drawing looks that ranged from pity to real concern.Julian had gone himself rather than send anyone else, knowing full well that once her confusion flared, forcing her anywhere could genuinely hurt her.Luckily, the sight of him seemed to ground her enough to realize she'd wandered off from somewhere she was supposed to be.He drove her back to Serenity Care and settled her in. He'd planned to head straight to the hospital after, but David told him Caleb, Lauren, Peter, and Tyler were all already there, so he let that plan go."Mr. Cross, don't take this as me prying, but your friend... are you courting her?" Gerald, a few glasses of scotch in, had loosened up considerably."No."Watching Julian shut it down that fast, Gerald let out a disappointed sigh. "You're not getting any younger, you know. You look young, sure, but a good man ought to settle down

David's thin mouth parted slightly before he answered.He'd only come along with Cassandra to visit Eleanor because Julian had asked him to.Though David had worked as Julian's assistant for years, he didn't know much about Cassandra's history. Just that she was Julian's first love the two of them had weathered something hard together at the detention center as kids, and she'd stayed an unshakable presence in his memory ever since.Still, David had never warmed to her.Back in school, Julian and Cassandra had been the golden couple, impossible to miss on campus.Even now, plenty of Julian's old classmates still assumed the two of them were together.To outsiders, Julian looked completely devoted to her.Looks, family money, talent by any measure, Julian was a catch. David never once thought Cassandra was somehow too good for him.But she'd been the one to end it.David didn't know the full story, only that it had something to do with Julian's grandfather.Julian's first real investmen

The man strode into Hawthorne Rehabilitation Center, stood in front of Eleanor, and turned to the two guards."You can't be this rude to a lady."The guards instinctively stepped back. The man turned, smiling, and extended a hand to Eleanor."Hello, Ms. Hale. Derek Vane."Eleanor didn't take his hand. "How do you know my name?"Derek withdrew it, slipping both hands into his pockets, casual."I know more than just your name. I know you have a friend named Lauren Reyes, a voice teacher at New Future Training Academy."Eleanor's brow furrowed harder. This man had clearly come with an agenda."Who exactly are you? What do you want?"Derek shrugged, smiling. "Walk with me, Ms. Hale? I can't stand places like this makes me feel like a patient myself."She was still hesitating when he grabbed her wrist.His grip was surprisingly strong, tight enough to hurt. She tried to shake free; he pulled her along instead.The guards moved to intervene, only to catch the receptionist on the phone, wavi

Eleanor's mind flashed to the employee who'd jumped after the market value collapse.If Cross Group's ownership structure shifted now, it wasn't just the Cross family and the executives on the line it was every ordinary employee depending on that company.She took a breath, kept her voice level."Yes, Lauren's my friend. But Cross Group is your company. It has nothing to do with me."She said it without flinching, holding his gaze.Her eyes stayed steady, her tone certain.She could see it plainly disappointment, filling his expression.Disappointment in her.The room went dead still, the air gone cold and heavy, like wet concrete.Julian broke the silence first."I should've seen this coldness in you a lot sooner."Eleanor thought the description fit him better than it fit her."Likewise."She shot it right back.A cold smile crossed his face, and he crushed his cigarette out."You didn't actually think I'd just let this go. Did you? After you stabbed me in the back like this."Her e

Cassandra's eyes went wide instantly.Her heart hammered in her throat, but she couldn't let panic show."Julian, what are you saying?"Tears welled instantly, and she let them fall, voice breaking."Are you accusing me of paying Derek off behind your back that he used Eleanor's friend to force her into handing over the shares?"Her voice cracked on the question. Julian said nothing.Which was, effectively, confirmation.Cassandra's fists clenched, nails digging into her own palms.Julian suspected her.He actually suspected her.If this were the Julian from high school, hearing someone talk about her like this behind her back, he wouldn't have bothered confronting them he'd have made sure whoever started the rumor disappeared from the school entirely.That's how much he'd loved her, once.Because she'd been his first.The one love he'd sworn to protect for life.Cassandra had never once doubted his feelings for her. At least, not before graduation.That certainty was exactly why she'