Todos os capítulos de HIS FIANCEE'S UNCLE IS MY ALIBI : Capítulo 41 - Capítulo 50

NICOLE'S POVIt was the day of the wedding.I only went during the reception. I didn't go with Adrian because Jocelyn came over and they went together. I didn't mind. I preferred it that way.I wore a very provocative gold dress that Adrian didn't see before he left. He wouldn't have been up in my business about the cloth being too revealing. It was a tiny strap dress that showed my cleavage and my entire back was opened. I wanted to feel beautiful. I wanted to feel powerful. I wanted to feel like the woman I used to be.The reception was held at a grand hotel. It was elegant and luxurious, the kind of party I was used to. People whispered when they noticed me. "Is that Nicole Marchetti?""What is she doing here?""Look at what she's wearing.""She's trying to seduce the groom? How shameless of her to come here looking like that.” "She's trying to ruin the wedding."I ignored every whisper and walked through the crowd with my chin high and my back straight.I was alone. Adrian wa

NICOLE'S POVI didn't know how to feel.I sat on the edge of the hotel bed, my hands gripping the sheets so tightly that my knuckles had gone white. My body still ached from the night before ; a deep, intimate soreness that I couldn't ignore. My nipples were tender against the robe. My thighs pressed together instinctively, trying to ease the ache between them. I slept with Kevin. I actually slept with him. The thought repeated in my head like a broken record, each repetition stabbing deeper than the last.How could I be so careless? I shouldn't have gotten drunk if I knew he would do this to me. I trusted him. And the more I thought about it, the angrier I became.Not at myself. But Kevin. He took advantage of me while I was drunk. Even if I wanted it, he could have controlled me and himself. There was no way I would have slept with him in a sober state. We had a close relationship because he was my colleague and the only friend i have right now. The only person at Ashford Hol

NICOLE'S POV I lifted my head slowly, my lashes clumped with tears and my cheeks burning from humiliation.“Mr Ashford…” my voice broke as tears kept rolling down my eyes. I was so happy to see him. My breath caught as I tried to speak, I kept sniffing and my body trembled. “It's okay, I'm here.” He whispered as he pulled my head to his chest. I could hear the crowd murmuring in shock;“It's Adrian Ashford”“What is he doing here?”“Why is he protecting this thief?" “Why is he interfering?” “What is going on here?” Adrian asked with a clenched jaw. His voice wasn’t loud, but it had a commanding effect that could make anyone terrified. I flinched instinctively and stepped behind him, clutching the coat tighter around my body as I wiped my tears with trembling fingers.I was still visibly shaken, but standing behind him felt safe. The café manager cleared his throat nervously.“Sir… this woman was caught stealing a phone.”“No!” I blurted out before I could stop myself. “That’s

NICOLE'S POVDelia Moore, the woman who hit Adrian and framed me for it, was dead. My phone was found at the crime scene to make me a suspect. What was going on? I stood frozen behind Adrian, my hand still gripping the back of his shirt, my legs threatening to give out beneath me. The older officer, Daniels, was watching me with sharp, calculating eyes. The younger one, Reed, kept shifting his weight from foot to foot, his gaze darting between me and Adrian like he was waiting for something to explode.Adrian didn't move. His body was a wall between me and them."That doesn't change anything," he said. "You're still not taking her anywhere."Daniels' jaw tightened."Mr. Ashford, with all due respect, her phone was found at the scene. She has a documented history with the victim. The victim falsely accused her of a crime, according to you, but the connection exists. We have a warrant.""Then use it," Adrian said. "In this house. In front of me. She won't be taken into police custo

ADRIAN'S POV My release took longer than usual.And it felt empty and unsatisfying. Like eating what you're not craving, even when you're hungry.Because the image in my head wasn't real.The woman I was with wasn't the woman I wanted.Jocelyn pulled back and traced her fingers up my chest. Her breathing was still heavy. Her skin was still flushed. She looked satisfied.But I didn't."Mmm," she murmured. "You can't seem to get someone off your mind, Nicole, huh?"I fixed myself up and sat up, avoiding her questioning gaze. "What are you talking about? That was a mistake."“Really?” Her voice was teasing. How could I get carried away and mention Nicole's name like that?"Yeah. She's been bothering me with her issues, and her name got caught up in my head. It was just a slip."I tried my best to cover it up, hoping that Jocelyn would buy the excuse.She laughed, a knowing laugh that made my jaw tighten. "You're such a terrible liar, Addy."“What?”She sat next to me on the couch and w