All Chapters of Substitute Wife For The Cold-Hearted Billionaire : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

ChelseaHis lips were softer than I expected and unmoving. He didn’t try to kiss me back.He stayed still, as if he hadn’t expected the kiss, and for more than half a minute, my lips stayed pressed against his, hoping he would take a hint and kiss me back.When he didn’t, I slowly pulled away, feeling like the biggest fool for initiating a kiss.Just because he said some words and acted a certain way towards me doesn’t mean he wants to kiss me.I blame the stupid movie for messing with my mind. I was doing just fine not knowing such a fucking idiotic movie existed.I blame his tears for making me soft.I started to pull away from his hug, and I gasped when, instead of letting me go, Nathan hugged me closer, and I felt his lips on my forehead.All the stupid thoughts in my head faded away the second I felt his lips on my forehead.I closed my eyes and felt the kiss deeper than I would have felt it if he had kissed me on the lips.For a lot of reasons, his kissing my forehead felt so mu

NathanThe first thing I noticed when Chelsea walked into the kitchen to eat breakfast was that she was wearing her ring.I couldn’t hide my smile, knowing that she walked into her bedroom and decided she wanted to wear her ring again.It only means that I finally got to her. That’s what I wanted.To get to her and win her over completely.“I spoke to your doctor.”I told her as I placed the food in front of her. She frowned.“What?”She asked as she reached for her spoon and took a bite.I smiled when she closed her eyes to savor the food.“We have a date already.”I told her when she opened her eyes again, and she nodded. I let her eat her food while I cleaned up what I used to cook and sat opposite her to eat my breakfast.“Thank you for the food.”She told me when she finished eating, and I smiled.“I am glad you liked it.”I took her dirty dishes and washed them alongside mine.“Do you want to buy something for your father? I know he loves chocolate-filled croissants.”Chelsea pa

Chelsea“I didn’t tell you because I didn’t think it was a big deal. He is my father-in-law and it’s only right that I take care of him. It wasn’t a chore for me.”I inhaled and exhaled.“Now I feel bad for all the times I badmouthed you. I thought you were a terrible man, but in the past two days, you have managed to change how I see you. How did you hide this side of you so well?”I asked him because I needed to know.“We could have had it all, Nathan. I wanted it all with you, but you were so distant and cold. I thought you hated me. I thought you hated the idea of being married to me.”I couldn’t keep the sadness from my voice.We could have had a year of happy marriage together. We could have done everything together.Instead, we wasted a whole year. He reached for my hand without saying anything, and I let him.It still felt surreal that we were holding hands, and it would probably take a while to get used to it.“We wasted so much time.”I whispered, staring at our joint hands.

Chelsea“You don’t know anything about me or my marriage; my mother and I won’t let you dictate my marriage for me!”My mother looked at me as if I had gone crazy. Maybe I have.“What has gotten into you? Why are you suddenly so adamant about defending him? I came here thinking it would be easy to talk you out of this marriage since you never really liked being married to him. What changed?”Nathan did. He changed, and now I don’t want to let him go.Heck, he doesn’t want to let me go, and I am okay with it. As far as I know, no one else would take care of me whether I choose to get treated or die in less than three months.Not even my mother would spare me a look if she finds out I was sick.I am sure she would probably never speak to me again and act like I don’t exist.Then she would show up at my funeral and pretend she lost something irreplaceable.“I am not going to leave my husband, mother, so just drop it!”I told her.“He is going to be worthless to you! You are used to a lif

Nathan“I need to talk to her!”Chelsea’s mother said as I dragged her with me out of the house. Chelsea was already upset, and I didn’t want her mother to upset her more.I tried to politely ask her to leave after Chelsea walked out on both of us, but she refused to listen and insisted on wanting to speak to her, so I had no choice but to force her out.“You can’t speak to her right now! Didn’t you see how upset she was?”I fired at her.I had no reason to respect her. She hasn’t been the best mother to Chelsea, and that hasn’t changed even after she married me and left the house.Before Chelsea told her about the sickness, she had been trying to persuade her to divorce me and marry some older man who didn’t mind that she had been married before.I heard everything they talked about.I only stayed away because I thought that’s what Chelsea wanted.Now, I regret it. If I had walked in, maybe the conversation would have been cut short, and Chelsea wouldn’t have told her about the sickn