The Untold Wife Novels & Stories

'Useless modern contraptions' she would call them whenever I tried to talk her into fitting in with the times. "How could you keep something that important away from me, your mother?" she said. "Do you have any idea how foolish I felt about Mrs McCarthy knowing about my own daughter's marriage before I did? Mrs McCarthy, my new neighbor, told Ellen when she saw it in the newspapers and then they came over to the house and told me. I had to look at the pictures in the papers carefully to confirm that I was really you. I was so surprised that you could have knocked me over with a feather. Why did you keep it from me?" she asked again.

The man I shared a bed with for the past five years had a legally wedded wife and two children. To make things worse, he had been secretly dosing me with contraceptives all this time! Now, I was pregnant with a child he would never acknowledge as his. - I wandered out of the company like a lost soul. Victoria Winston was the heiress to the Winston business empire. I was more than familiar with that name. Daniel Hudson had ranted about her more than once. “Victoria is arrogant just because she’s rich! I’ll never marry her, not even if I go broke!

Her marriage had never been made public, and she had been labeled as someone who stole another woman’s man. Mom let out a small laugh along with a long sigh, as though it was truly nothing more than an old story now. “Yes, those were difficult times, and our journey together was indeed very long.” She let out another long breath. Looking at this incredible woman in front of me, who now looked so happy, I also felt a sense of pride. She truly was amazing. Our conversation flowed naturally. She told me more stories about her relationship with Uncle Dylan, and yes, it really was just like what I had read.

I lay in the hospital bed, watching as my mom cried and worried about me. She had no idea what had been going on, no idea about the pain and the heartache I had been through. I hadn't told her about the day my cousin, Clara, had cheated with my husband on our wedding anniversary. I hadn't told her about the way my husband's mother, Mrs. Robinson, had treated me. I hadn't told her about how my husband, Nicholas, had ended up in the hospital, or about my own pregnancy.

"What is it?" At first, Nathan remained silent. He just flipped the phone so she could see the headline flickering on the screen. Her heart ceased beating. Billionaire's Wife Caught in a Web of Lies: Was Money Always the Main Focus? Anita breathed quickly and shallowly. Harry had taken action. And that was just the start.

All for a woman who would never see it. Everyone has wounds they don't want to tell others about, I thought as I shut off the water and reached for a towel. Mine were visible for the world to see—pregnant and divorced, betrayed by my husband and stepsister. But Nate's were buried deep, only revealed through yearly garden photos and an empty house in the 16th arrondissement. I was drying my hair when Scarlett returned, the distinctive sound of her heels clicking across the suite's marble entrance announcing her arrival.

“Let them watch. Let them talk.” His hand came to rest lightly at her waist, but there was nothing gentle about it. “They’ll leave reminded of exactly who you are.” Elena tilted her head, meeting his gaze. “And who is that?” His thumb brushed just above the edge of her stomach, where the secret was no longer just hers. “My wife,” he said quietly. “The mother of my child. Untouchable.” Elena held his gaze a second longer than necessary. Then she stepped back. “Untouchable people don’t need to convince anyone of it.”

"My name is Clara Vance, and I am the founder and CEO of V-Tech Industries." The room erupted. Reporters scrambled to get closer. "Miss Vance! There are rumors you were married to Julian Thorne! Is it true you've been his housewife for three years?" a journalist yelled. Clara leaned into the microphone, a small, icy smirk playing on her lips. "I was a wife, yes. But I found the position… underwhelming. I’ve decided to return to a role that requires more intelligence and significantly less cooking." Julian felt like the air had been sucked out of the room. He stared at the screen, his blood running cold. She looked beautiful. She looked powerful. She looked like a stranger.

a life she didn’t know. He was going to slide into the bed with her tonight...he was going to touch her...this man she didn’t know...this man who’d touched her a thousand times before, but she didn’t recall any of them...she was married! She was married to him! Chrissie Willard...Chrissie Willard... No! Chrissie Hill! I’m Chrystal Eden Hill...thirty years old...sister to Dena...daughter of Dolly and Daniel Hill...

His power was not as great as it was now, so our wedding had been very low-key. To this day, many people in Luncy still did not know who his wife actually was. Isabella's father was overjoyed. After Isabella married in a fit of anger, the family regretted missing the chance to curry favor with the mafia boss. They never expected that after their daughter's divorce and return, she would be able to latch on to him once more. Nearly everyone from the Marcelli family would be attending this wedding. … A week later, the wedding took place as scheduled.