The Billionaire's Regret: My Hidden Wife

night, it was transformed into a gala space, filled with white roses, champagn

ed for the party. She was wearing a blue jumpsuit slightly too large for he

aning supplies. Her heart was bea

uired studio. Deann was a shark with lipstick-ruthless, untalented, and cruel. She had ordered Ais

laxative herb she grew on her balcony to Deann's soy latte. Deann was currentl

nd the main stage. She could hear the murmur

r. Eric Koch for t

use r

ront, looking bored. Clinging to his arm was Janine. The emerald

n Eric's ear. He pulled away

nine announced loudly, ensurin

nd headed toward the private VIP

inn

to block it and slipped into the women's rest

er of lip gloss. She saw Aislinn's reflection-

le I'm using it," Janine

ed the main

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Janine. "We

. "Excuse me? Do y

on a file she had spent the afternoon synth

h a bore. And his fans are disgusting little pigs. I ju

e. "That's... that's fa

nn said, disguising her voice to be de

! This is

The necklace fo

he emerald. "Eric

slinn stepped closer. "He doesn

t she had long nails. She swiped at Ais

arned from Master Hancock, she twisted Janine's arm behind her back and pi

! You're bre

ace," Aisl

ched up with her free hand and unclaspe

abbed the jewelry. She shov

Bang

unded on

was Eric. His voice was low a

e. There was

anine screamed. "She's g

y. The only way out was the wind

. The wind howled outside. Below, the

ly in the wind, was a window washer's rig.

or!" Eric shouted. A heavy thu

sill. She didn't look dow

u

d herself i

g of the rig. The impact wrenched her shoulders, but she held on. Sh

splintered open. Eric burst

ed on the floor. He

he ledge an

e of the building using the rig's emergency cables, moving

plit second-masked, unidentifiable-a

windowsill, his

l is that?"

nded him of the Mustang driver. It remi

ce!" Janine wailed.

. "I didn't give you a necklace, Janine. And w

suit to reveal a black cocktail dress underneath,

nd the locket in her

new Eric had seen her.