All Chapters of Substitute Wife For The Cold-Hearted Billionaire : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

ChelseaI inhaled, and my nostrils filled with the scent of Nathan’s shampoo.After I cried myself to sleep, I woke to Nathan knocking on my door and begging me to speak to him.At first, I had wanted to just ignore him and stay mad at him, but I realized that doing that won’t change what happened in the past, and it will be punishing both of us, especially me.I like being with Nathan. I like laughing with him and discovering a new side of him.I realized I won’t have any of that if I stayed mad at him for something I already knew happened and didn't think about until my mother showed up. Just because my mother reacted the same way he did after finding out about my illness doesn’t mean I have to punish him too.I have known him for only a little over a year. That’s not nearly enough time to punish him like my mother, whom I have known all my life.Yes, I know I am making excuses for him, and I honestly don’t care.If I stayed mad at him, I wouldn’t have him in my arms right now and

ChelseaWhen I opened my eyes and saw Nathan sleeping next to me with his arms around me, it felt so good; it almost felt like a fever dream.I turned to face him fully and just looked at him, taking in every one of his facial features. His extra-thick eyebrows, his heart-shaped lips, the small mole on his upper left cheek, and everything.Last night, we stayed awake together, cuddling and laughing while watching a funny movie, and when it was time to go to bed, I asked him if he would sleep next to me, and he had been all too happy to be with me.There was nothing sexual going on, but the shift in our relationship was obvious and last night, the urge to kiss him had been so strong, but I held back because I knew he was holding back too.As much as I would love to kiss him to show him that it’s okay to kiss me now, I wanted to build our friendship first and even though he didn’t say anything to me, I felt like he wanted the same.He wanted me to trust him fully and that’s why he wasn’

Chelsea“Wait, you were mad at me for kissing a boy? Why?”I had so many questions, but I settled for that one.“I don’t know. I just didn’t like seeing you with another man.”If my mouth wasn’t already open in shock, it would have fallen open at his words.I pulled out of his arms completely and folded my hands over my chest.“You didn’t even know my name; how could you have been mad about me kissing a boy? He was a boy, not a man!”A nineteen-year-old definitely wasn’t a man, and the clumsy kiss we shared was enough proof that he wasn’t a man.“I knew your name.”Wow, Nathan dropped another shocking detail, and I could only stare at him in shock.“How? I don’t remember being introduced to you before that.”“I asked after I saw you dancing that night and found out you were a Richardson.”He revealed. The image of Nathan asking who I was and finding out my name because I caught his attention just didn’t make any sense.“Still don’t know why you were mad. Besides, the boy I kissed that

Chelsea“I thought you ladies might need something.”Nathan said, looking from me to Joan and back to me.“We don’t need anything right now but I do want to introduce you guys to each other since the last time you met didn’t go as I would have wanted.”I said and stood up. I went to Nathan whose eyes slightly raised when I linked our arms. I grinned at him before turning to Joan who looked just as surprised by my gesture as Nathan had been.“Joan, this is my husband, Nathan, and Nathan, this is the absolute love of my life, Joan.”I ignored Nathan’s grumble of disapproval when I called Joan the absolute love of my life.“Nice to meet you even though it’s not the first time.”Joan told Nathan and walked close to him to shake his hand.“I can’t say the same.”I turned to Nathan with confused eyes but Joan seemed to get what he said better than I did because she laughed and so did Nathan.“So? I am the only one who didn’t get the joke? Great.”I said which made both of them laugh again.

Chelsea“I don’t hate your father, Chelsea, but I don’t regret leaving him. I did what I felt was best for me, and I don’t regret it.”I actually liked that she didn’t lie and make some sob story about how she was sorry for leaving him. She has to stay true to herself somehow, and I prefer it over some fake regret.“Okay, let’s keep it like that. He probably doesn’t even remember you. He doesn’t remember me most of the time, but the last time I went to see him, he remembered me. He knew me because Nathan always went to him and talked about me.”She looked surprised when I told her Nathan knew my father. Even Joan looked surprised too.“Your husband knows your dad? As in your real dad?”I nodded at Joan’s question.“He has been going to see him at least three times every month since we got married. They are practically best buddies and he remembered him before he remembered me.”Both women couldn’t hide their shock and I couldn’t blame them because it had been the same for me when I fo